One Utah

No. This has been another edition of easy answers to simple questions.

Things get pretty angry here at One Utah. Heck- that’s one of the reasons I read and write for it. But anger can be a positive influence. It motivates many of us into taking immediate action- even if it’s just out of self-defense. Here in Utah, we have a serious problem that needs to be [...]

Few people get the opportunity the Patraeus had to speak the truth and put an end to this sick political, economically motivated war which has killed at LEAST 750,000 Iraqis.  Oh well. Fuck You Patraeus.  You suck!
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In case you missed it. Word has it, the phrase was first coined by troops serving in Iraq.

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…And the cannot, will not, and must not die.
The YouTube videos of the incident at Florida State University  (posted below) are well over a million views and still smokin’.

The anger and frustration over this incident is not pretty. But, at this point, it is as it should be.
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For now, I’m not endorsing anyone for City Council 4.  
In the past, Nancy Saxton has been effective ally on the City Council for progressive issues and causes.  Luke Garrott is unknown to me but seems to be in the right place on issues.
I think the money side of the race is looking bad for Saxton.
As of 8/30/07, Luke Garrott had [...]

This is a sensitive subject, which I have stayed away from up to now. But it’s important, and as far as I know it wasn’t mentioned at last week’s congressional hearings on the Iraq occupation. General Petraeus announced plans to reduce American troop presence by five combat brigades across the country by next [...]

Nancy Saxton’s Salt Lake City Council District seat looks vulnerable to me.  Luke Garrott looks like  a strong campaigner who could unseat Saxton come November 6.
Luke’s developed a smart, straightforward platform:

Inclusive Government: Hearing & Respecting the Diversity of District 4
Smart Transportation and Environmental Sustainability
Historical Preservation:  Beauty, Balance, Affordability
A Vibrant Downtown:  Bold, Innovative Ideas for Main St. [...]

Update II: I’ve seen enough. Here’s a video from before the one below. The Pinkerton Rent-a-cops MUST BE PUNISHED!

As the cops grab the kid, Kerry says, “That alright. Let me answer the question.”

This is outrageous!

A University of Florida [...]

Author Madeleine L’Engle died last week - I read about it but couldn’t bring myself to blog about it.
From her obit.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift may be made to Crosswicks Foundation, Ltd, 924 West End Ave, apt 95, New York, New York, 10025. This is just an option, and we encourage you to [...]

If you read today’s headlines, there was another deadly incident in Baghdad involving the mercenary security firm Blackwater USA. At least 11 Iraqi civilians were reported killed and 13 wounded.
Iraq’s Interior Ministry says it has suspended Blackwater’s license to operate around the country. But Blackwater doesn’t have a license, and doesn’t need one [...]

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously remarked in November 2003, “We don’t do body counts on other people.” At the time, I thought he was just trying to avoid comparing the Iraq fiasco with the Vietnam fiasco. But perhaps the Pentagon just doesn’t want to know what we have done to the [...]

If you’ve read George Lakoff, you realize that  framing isn’t creating marketing slogans.  Framing is a way of connecting arguments and ideas with language.  To work effectively, framing requires the speaker have mastered the intellectual components of the argument and be able to articulate them.  Framing requires moving from simply articulating them to creating language [...]