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92% of Canadians Love Canadian Health Care
Posted by Cliff Lyon in American People, Health Care on September 7, 2009
The blogger behind the video said that she tried to get some negative views and failed:
In the spirit of truth, my friend Matte Black (@Shoq on Twitter) and his brother took their video camera to Canada on vacation to interview Canadians about their health care system. When we talked about it, I asked him to try to get negative views with specifics for balance. Here is the result. It has been edited for brevity, but the negative views were not removed, because there were none. He could not find one Canadian who thought they should kill the system.
Where is your Solution GOP?
“Your voice can change the world. Your voice can get health care passed. Your voice will make sure the American worker is protected. You can build America. I need your help”.
He is baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!
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Why IS The Party of ‘NO’ So Full of Hypocrites?
Posted by Cliff Lyon in Republicans, Tribalism & Blind Obedience to Authority on June 16, 2009
By virtually any measure, Republican politicians out perform Democrats when it comes to disrespecting the institution of marriage, and full on, unadulterated hypocrisy. I wonder if the same translates for civilian Republicans. I’m guessing…probably for sure.
Today’s winner is…
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In case you need more proof that Republicans are a special breed of scum…Republican Felons and Indicted 1998-2008
Christian Conservatives Abandon Republican Party
Posted by Cliff Lyon in Religious Fundamentalism, Republicans on May 6, 2009
It was reported after the 2000 presidential elections that the Bush/Rove fake out to the Christian Evangelist community mobilized at least 4 million new Republican voters. That number nearly doubled in 2004 (unfortunatly neither case was sufficient for Bush to win either election legally).
By my analysis, if you subtract them Christians from the 21% of Americans who self-identify as Republicans, you end up with a handful of folks in Utah County and south. I guess thats what they mean by ‘regional party.’
From: The Huffington Post, Family Research Council Slams New GOP Initiative
“The National Council for a New America, the much-publicized GOP re-branding initiative, is already facing skepticism from the party’s old allies. The Family Research Council, a powerful Christian conservative group, sent out a scathing press release hitting the Council’s avoidance of cultural issues.”
The effort only underscores the Republicans’ present identity crisis, as the GOP leadership kicked off the campaign devoid of the values that once caused voters to identify with the party.
Uh oh. I guess someone should have asked if Rove was only renting the religious folks.
Torture Pro Judge Bybee Fails Backbone Test
Posted by Cliff Lyon in Abu Ghraib, Alberto Gonzales, Bush Administration, Bush Failures, Corruption, Hypocrisy, Impeachment, Mormon LDS, Political Corruption, Religion, Republicans, War Crimes on April 25, 2009
Friends Say Judge Wasn’t Proud of Outcome
Via his roommate at BYU, this morning’s Washington Post reports that Torture Memo author Judge Jay Bybee is tortured by self-pity.
“Jay would be the sort of lawyer who would say, ‘Look, I’ll give you the legal advice, but it’s up to someone else to make the policy decision whether you implement it,’ ” said Randall Guynn, who roomed with Bybee at Brigham Young University and remains close.
In other words, “Its not my fault those evil men used my advice to justify torture.” Is Bybee then standing by his legal opinion?
Neither Guynn nor his brother, Steve, who also roomed with Bybee, recalled the judge distancing himself from the memos. But in the years since the first memo became public, Bybee left that sense with some.
Where is the personal responsibility? Where is the moral compass?
Since moving to Utah years ago, I am frequently reminded that without religion there is no morality.
If morality – the sense of right vs wrong — is derived exclusivily from religion, and Bybee’s religious training is straight from the bosum of The LDS Church… Is it possible the training at BYU Law School is at odds with religious doctrine? Or is Bybee a weak-kneed, ambitious, self-serving schmuck with a pretty face?
Bybee’s friends said he never sought the job at the Office of Legal Counsel. The reason he went back to Washington, Guynn said, was to interview with then-White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales for a slot that would be opening on the 9th Circuit when a judge retired. The opening was not yet there, however, so Gonzales asked, “Would you be willing to take a position at the OLC first?” Guynn said.
I can only imagine what must be going on in Bybee’s head. “Dang. I got caught.”
Bybee should take this opportunity to become a ‘man.’ Otherwise, he’s going to face the fasted impeachment in history. Three Senators have already called for his resignation.
What is he waiting for?
Is The Salt Lake Tribune Covering for BYU Grad Jay Bybee?
Posted by Cliff Lyon in Abu Ghraib, American History, Bush Failures, CIA, Conservative Sell-Outs, Crimes, Impeachment, Jason Chaffetz, Political Corruption, Republicans, Rumsfeld, Torture, Tribalism & Blind Obedience to Authority, Utah Politics on April 21, 2009
A first time commenter posted this OneUtah today claiming a Salt Lake Tribune blog deleted it?
A little background on Jay Bybee Says:
I posted this to Glen Warchol’s blog … it was deleted.
Bybee graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 1977. He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude[5] from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1980. While in law school, he served on the editorial board of the BYU Law Review.
I couldn’t find a post on Glen Warchol’s SLC Crawler related to the recent revelations about Bybee or his torture memo, so it may well be that the comment was removed for being off subject. and probably by someone in a more administrative role at the paper.
I’m not sure how I feel about that. It is certainly their right, but it also reflects a policy of control that is at odds with the value and merit of blogging and open discussion. I will send this off to Glen so he has a chance to respond.
There is a story here though. Not only is it likely that Bybee will be impeachedwhich would be a serious black mark on BYU, but it seems that BYU Law School graduates made up a disproportionate number of Bush era appointees and hires. The Bush administration proved to be an unabashed recruiter of the most dependably right-wing collaborators whose greater value was not so much in their credentials, but rather in their loyalty and reliability in following order without regard for precedent or law.
It should surprise no one that the neocons looked to Utah County for their foot soldiers. After all, Utah County produced Chris Cannon and Jason Chavetz.
BYU Law School has produced some good lawyers, but it has produced at least one celebrated graduate who has subverted his teachings (legal training) for self-interest and promotion and in the process, participated in one of the ugliest episodes in American and World history.
Judge Bybee MUST be impeached and then indicted for his role in the administration’s violation of domestic and international law. He should also be ‘judged’ for not speaking out for his Country when he had the opportunity.
Gun Permits: What The Latest Mass Killings Have In Common
Posted by Cliff Lyon in Gun Control on April 8, 2009
In summary, if you want to do a mass killing, you can easily obtain the fire power to do some serious damage.
From: Gun Permits: What The Latest Mass Killings Have In Common
They had more in common than unleashing carnage _ nearly every gunman in this monthlong series of mass killings was legally entitled to fire his weapons.
So what does that say about the state of gun control laws in this country? One thing appears certain: the regulations aren’t getting stricter. Many recent efforts to change weapons laws have been about easing them.
Despite eight rampages that have claimed 57 lives since March 10, “it hasn’t sparked any national goal to deal with this epidemic. In fact, it’s going the other way,” said Scott Vogel of the Freedom States Alliance, a gun control activist group.
The mere fact that this is being written in America about America in the year 2009, speaks to the filthy, ugly, bare white-butt rear end of this Country. The Love Canal of our national culture.
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