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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Bought and Paid for
I was reading the Deseret News today. I came across this article about the senate race in Utah. Senator Bennett has spent an ungodly sum of money on his campaign so far... $2 MILLION. Combined, ALL of his challengers, republican, democrat, third party, ALL of them have spent $85000. That's compared to his $2000000.
Where does such an ungodly sum come from? The banks he bailed out, the drug companies that he supports, and the rest of the ridiculous special interests that have him bought and paid for.
"Bennett reported raising $398,000 in the last quarter of 2009 — and only 1 percent of it came from donors with addresses in Utah." Here's the source for that.
That's a ridiculous sum of money. 1% came from Utah. ONE PERCENT. There is no legitimate reason for anyone outside of Utah to be contributing!
Let him feel your rage. He doesn't represent me, he doesn't represent you, unless your name is Zions Bancorporation, EnergySolutions Inc, or Pfizer Inc. Don't vote for a man who has no interest in his own constituency's concerns.
Research the other candidates. Attend the Republican Caucuses. After all, everyone in Utah knows that republicans are the only ones who can win statewide. If you don't attend the Republican Caucuses, and make sure he has to face a primary, he won't.
Where does such an ungodly sum come from? The banks he bailed out, the drug companies that he supports, and the rest of the ridiculous special interests that have him bought and paid for.
"Bennett reported raising $398,000 in the last quarter of 2009 — and only 1 percent of it came from donors with addresses in Utah." Here's the source for that.
That's a ridiculous sum of money. 1% came from Utah. ONE PERCENT. There is no legitimate reason for anyone outside of Utah to be contributing!
Let him feel your rage. He doesn't represent me, he doesn't represent you, unless your name is Zions Bancorporation, EnergySolutions Inc, or Pfizer Inc. Don't vote for a man who has no interest in his own constituency's concerns.
Research the other candidates. Attend the Republican Caucuses. After all, everyone in Utah knows that republicans are the only ones who can win statewide. If you don't attend the Republican Caucuses, and make sure he has to face a primary, he won't.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Reading List
So, I was reading Selja's blog, and she said in this post that she thought it'd be cool to have a soundtrack to your life. I dunno. I think that'd get really annoying sometimes. If everyone you knew was a little radio station, broadcasting their music to the world, you'd get some mixture of Taylor Swift, Yellowcard, Fictionist, Muse, MCR, and just all sorts of general cacophany. I've heard the idea before, and I still think it'd be annoying.
On a different note, I think I'd like to tell the world about some interesting websites that I've been following/reading. First of all, MakeUseOf. It's a pretty legit website with all sorts of nerdy articles about how to get cool free apps for your computer. It also talks about other weird computerey things. One of the other sites I'll mention, I found through one of their articles.
I found MIT's OpenCourseWare through MakeUseOf. It's a bunch of MIT courses, with videos and lecture notes and homework for almost all of the courses they offer there. I'm currently listening to/watching a lecture from their Intro to Computer Science class. I figure that computer programming is interesting enough to learn, and a useful skill.
Next, I use Google Reader to read all my friend's blogs, and to read MakeUseOf and the news. It's well laid out, and I in general like it.
I'm reading a book called The Next 100 Years by George Friedman. It suggests a very interesting future for the world. I'm also reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a parody of Pride and Prejudice, rewritten by Alexander Grahme-Smith. It's pretty hilarious.
I recently read Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, a intriguing book inspired by 1984. I highly suggest it. You can find it online for free here.
I am also, preparing for my mission to Milan, Italy, by reading Preach My Gospel and the Standard Works. I'm currently in the middle of Isaiah. It's terribly interesting.
Out of curiosity, what books have YOU read recently? Comment with your suggestions!
On a different note, I think I'd like to tell the world about some interesting websites that I've been following/reading. First of all, MakeUseOf. It's a pretty legit website with all sorts of nerdy articles about how to get cool free apps for your computer. It also talks about other weird computerey things. One of the other sites I'll mention, I found through one of their articles.
I found MIT's OpenCourseWare through MakeUseOf. It's a bunch of MIT courses, with videos and lecture notes and homework for almost all of the courses they offer there. I'm currently listening to/watching a lecture from their Intro to Computer Science class. I figure that computer programming is interesting enough to learn, and a useful skill.
Next, I use Google Reader to read all my friend's blogs, and to read MakeUseOf and the news. It's well laid out, and I in general like it.
I'm reading a book called The Next 100 Years by George Friedman. It suggests a very interesting future for the world. I'm also reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a parody of Pride and Prejudice, rewritten by Alexander Grahme-Smith. It's pretty hilarious.
I recently read Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, a intriguing book inspired by 1984. I highly suggest it. You can find it online for free here.
I am also, preparing for my mission to Milan, Italy, by reading Preach My Gospel and the Standard Works. I'm currently in the middle of Isaiah. It's terribly interesting.
Out of curiosity, what books have YOU read recently? Comment with your suggestions!
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