Posted on September 16, 2008 by Dennis
We’ve heard a lot this campaign season about playing the gender card or race card. But there’s another kind of card-playing that is unique to highly conservative areas, such as Utah County, Utah: playing the “Democrat card.” This is the story of a Utah County Republican who is playing the Democrat card in order to [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: abortion, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Democrats, Don Jarvis, Donald K. Jarvis, education, ethics reform, gay marriage, Gordon B. Hinckley, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Jim Matheson, John Edwards, John Kerry, marriage, McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, public education, Republican Party, Republicans, Stephen D. Clark, Steve Clark, traditional families, Utah, Utah Constitutional Amendment 3, Utah County, Utah House District 63, Utah politics, Utah Valley University, Utah Values, Utah vouchers | 20 Comments »
Posted on September 4, 2008 by Dennis
Wow, you’ve got to see this clip. This is fantastic.
Be sure to watch it clear until the end; it’s only about 5 minutes long. (The first few seconds of video are kind of messed up.)
VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED: Sorry, but it looks like the video I uploaded from YouTube was pulled for copyright reasons. I [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Bill O'Reilly, Bristol Palin, Brittany Spears, Dick Morris, double standards, FOX News, gender card, GOP, Hillary Clinton, hypocrisy, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jon Stewart, Karl Rove, LDS, McCain, media bias, Mormons, Nancy Pfotenhauer, Obama, Palins, Richmond, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, sexism, teen pregnancy, Tim Kaine, Wasilla Alaska, working women | 42 Comments »
Posted on June 18, 2008 by Dennis
This is the third of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday (used to be every Wednesday). The schedule and important comment rules regarding these forums are available here.
Both McCain and Obama are touting themselves as able to unite Americans of varying political parties and ideologies.
What do [...]
Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: bipartisanship, Democrats, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Independents, Joe Lieberman, LDS, McCain, Mormons, Obama, Politics, Republicans | 9 Comments »
Posted on June 11, 2008 by Dennis
This is the second of a weekly series of public forums on TMB. Watch for a new round every Monday (used to be every Wednesday). The schedule and important comment rules regarding these forums are available here.
The big question right now regarding the presidential election concerns the vice-presidency. Obviously, the dominant issue is the Obama-Clinton [...]
Filed under: Obama vs. McCain | Tagged: Bill Richardson, Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, Chuck Hagel, Condoleeza Rice, Ed Rendell, Hillary Clinton, Jim Webb, Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman, Kathleen Sebelius, LDS, Mark Sanford, McCain, Mike Bloomberg, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Obama, Obama-Clinton, Politics, VP | 35 Comments »
Posted on February 25, 2008 by Dennis
I was quoted in this recent article from the Salt Lake Tribune. I said that I think that Obama is the most family-friendly and faith-friendly candidate in the race.
Check it out; it’s a pretty good (and short) article on Mormon support for various presidential candidates. I hope also that you leave a comment about where [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Obama, Politics, Ron Paul, Salt Lake Tribune | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 23, 2008 by Dan
While we are on the topic of Cuba…
John McCain has objected to Barack Obama’s statement that, in the interest of change, he would meet with Raul Castro without conditions. It is obvious from McCain’s official statement that he would withhold relations from Cuba until they, “release political prisoners, allow free media, political parties, and labor [...]
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Cuba, foreign policy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Obama, Politics, Raul Castro | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 21, 2008 by Clayton
Interesting article here about Clinton and Obama’s voting record on Cuba related issues. Basically, Clinton supports the same antiquated Cold War policy Bush has pursued. Obama seems in favor of more open relations with the country.
Filed under: Politics | Tagged: Castro, Cuba, foreign policy, Hillary Clinton, Obama | 1 Comment »
