Archive for November, 2006

“If I Did[n’t] Do It”

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Today is kind of a bummer for me. The mega-book deal of the century just received the kibosh.
When I was a kid, one of my most prized possessions was a Buffalo Bills football helmet. All my friends were jealous. I liked the Bills because I liked Orenthal James Simpson. Not only [...]

Out With a Whimper

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Here at OneUtah, we haven’t talked much about the sad affair of James Carville vs. Howard Dean. In a nutshell, following the election, Carville called for Dean’s ouster from the chair of the DNC to be replaced by defeated Senate candidate Harold Ford of Tennessee. Carville has been soundly rebuked by every wing [...]

The God Gap

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Christian Evangelist folk hero and Bush appointee Andrew Kuo said today, “Evangelical voters are concerned about spiritual consequences of their
political involvement. We are tired of being taken advantage of. Within the Evangelical community, there is a deep spiritual discussion going on about the proper role of politics in faith.
Ok, so moral values voters left [...]

Lessons of Vietnam

Monday, November 20th, 2006

We’ll succeed unless we quit - George W. Bush in response to the question, “are there any lessons to be learned from Vietnam?”
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A Little Reminder

Monday, November 20th, 2006

A little reminder to the righteous who thought Bush’s ascension to the presidency was a validation of your arrogance. Do not misunderstand, the temporary preeminence of your “political will” and righteousness was on the backs of pedophiles, crooks, and algae level scum.
GOP fundraiser gets 18 years in prison
A former GOP fundraiser at the center [...]

Spreading The Good News

Monday, November 20th, 2006

John Safran vs. The Mormons.
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Thanks to Norm at One Good Move

Disclaimer: I love my Mormon friends and honor everyone’s right to religious expression. If this doesn’t give you a little belly laugh I apologize.

A Joyless Deathmarch of Consumerism

Monday, November 20th, 2006

The holiday season is almost upon us.  Most retailers seem to have controlled themselves at least marginally and haven’t put their Christmas decorations up yet.  Thank heavens for small favors.
Unfortunately, with Thanksgiving a few days away, we now face the joyless death march of consumerism known as December.
I come from a long line of people [...]

Bush: I’d understand if Israel chose to attack Iran

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

The Isareli newspaper Haaretz reports that President Bush told French President Jacques Chirac several weeks ago that Israel might carry out a strike against Iran’s nuclear installations.
Bush also said that if such an attack were to take place, he would understand it. According to European diplomats who later met with [Condoleezza] Rice, the secretary of [...]

Just Another Bad Smell

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

From HuffPo
(3) The precocious children in the endlessly repeated LearnAboutCoal.org commercials have been pimping the benefits of clean coal for months now and deserve “like, a 250 year supply” of STFU. But of course it’s not their fault that they’ve been lassoed into reciting this ridiculous drivel about the benefits of coal energy — the most [...]

Snoozer

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

If I had a nickel for every Trib article designed to get my hopes up that someday more than a handful of Utah Mormons might wean themselves off the Republican party…”Reid proof that good Mormons can also be Democrats“

Kissinger - Victory in Iraq No Longer Possible

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

WaPo — Military victory is no longer possible in Iraq, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a television interview broadcast Sunday. … In a wide ranging interview on BBC television, Kissinger presented a bleak vision of Iraq, saying the U.S. government must enter into dialogue with Iraq’s regional neighbors including Iran if any [...]

Throw The Jew Down The wELL

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

US Soldiers in Iraq
killed
wounded