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Chris Buttars: A Homophobe For The Nation

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Only in Utah..., Politics, Schmolitics

Yep, I had more on Chris Buttars that I found today.

Sen. Chris Buttars listens to Cristy Gleave, of Salt Lake City, as she
testifies before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday about
Buttars’ bill to repeal the new domestic-partnership registry. (Scott
Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune)
“Christensen said Amendment 3 deliberately outlaws synonyms or substitutes
that “approximate marriage.” [...]

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Utah’s Choice: Loose Cannon, or Lose Cannon

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Only in Utah..., Politics, Schmolitics

Utah’s other idiot pol named Chris, Rep. Cannon of that ilk, shoots his mouth off over his dreams of chairing a committee in Congress and bein’ all ‘portant and stuff.  He has a mathematically possible chance and a practically impossible chance: a whole bunch of senior Republicans have decided to retire (or euphemism of choice) [...]

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Breaking: Mexico City Bomb Blast

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, terrorism

Check Flickr for photos from the scene
BBC NEWS | Americas | Large blast hits Mexican capital
Police and ambulances are attending the scene of a large blast in Mexico City, where at least one person is reported to have been killed and another hurt.

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Worst Since… Bush I. Why vote Republican?

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics

Why vote Republican, when items like this pop up:
BBC NEWS | Business | US consumer confidence plummets
Confidence among US consumers has fallen to a 16-year low, as fears grow about recession and job cuts, a closely-watched survey has found.
That’s right, since 1991… during the waning days of Bush 41. Coincidence? Maybe not.

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Righteousness in Zion: Right on, right on, Bish!

February 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Only in Utah..., Religion

Sometimes I read the letters to the editor to the Salt Lake Tribune and feel like jeering. Occasionally, I read the letters and feel like cheering. Today, I feel like wearing balloons and a party hat and waving flags, because an “old Mormon bishop” wrote a righteous, inspiring letter. Now this really rare for me, approving of the [...]

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