Political SuperCrush – DNC Spokesman Karen Finney Kicks Ass On Hardball

| June 29, 2007

As everyone in the DNC Communications bullpen knows, I’ve had a crush on DNC Communications Director Karen Finney for a few years now. Aside from her obvious intelligence and beauty, here is why: Karen Finney H/T – I totally stole the video from Crooks and Liars

Local Bonehead of the Week – Earl V. Elmont

| June 29, 2007

Yeah, I know this is tame, but, good God, how thick can you be? From the Readers Forum in the Deseret Morning Republican Party Newsletter today: Why not have a downtown Farmers Market on Wednesday or Saturday? Why on Sunday, Rocky? Earl V. Elmont Midvale 1.) There is one on Saturday. It’s called “The Farmers [...]

Cheney resigns, gives nod to probable successor

| June 28, 2007

Here it is from the NWI Times “I’m done. I turned in a resignation,” Cheney said after delivering an immediate resignation … “There’s just so much going on in my life ….” Read the rest HERE

CORRECTED – Sinking the Good Ship Lollipop 2.5 – Final (I hope) Mark Towner Round Up

| June 27, 2007

Ok, for those who may have missed this useless little flogging of Mark Towner: here is the blog post that started it all. Well, technically, Mark started it all, but, I’ll be damned if I’ll link to that asshat. Special HUHA Award Winner: Mark Towner – Part of the Plan And then, the chucklefest that [...]

The Impacts of Bottled Water – SLCSpin fears change!

| June 27, 2007

Ethan over at SLCSpin thinks that all the hubbub about bottled water is just silly. He and Michael Castner at the Nightside Project had a little tizzy about it on air the other day. I sent over an email to answer their question about “what am I supposed to do when it’s hot outside!?!” and [...]

Rocky Anderson, tall, white-haired, second-term mayor: Impeach Bush and Cheney

| June 27, 2007

This from the New York City Independent Media Center about Mayor Anderson’s visit to the Ethical Culture Society on Monday night: Rocky Anderson, tall, white-haired, the second-term mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the big political gun at the rally. Anderson quoted the American Revolutionary War leader, Samuel Adams, who said, “The liberties of [...]

Uggg. More Mark Towner. Letters in my MySpace mail. Knock it off, Mark.

| June 26, 2007

I’m getting a little sick of Mark Towner. A little friendly “place putting” for Mark should have been a simple enjoyable distraction, but, now he’s got his friends spamming my email addresses demanding that I apologize to him, make nice, kill myself, move back to Mongolia (wtf? Mongolia?) and that I shouldn’t call Mark a [...]

Sinking the Good Ship Lollipop – A mini Mark Towner Round Up – UPDATES!

| June 25, 2007

Mark Towner is a Liar – CoolestFamilyEver Doc Towner Thinks He Can Threaten Me? – Coolest Family Ever Mark “Nuke Em” Towner – The Side Track Mark “Nuke Em” Towner – UPDATED – Wasatch Watcher Open Letter To Dr. Mark Towner – Part of the Plan – The Comments Section here is a joy to [...]

Oh no! There's a make-believe pirate mad at me! C'mon Mark Towner, sack up.

| June 22, 2007

Uh, oh. I angered off the biggest political spammer in Salt Lake City! Pirate “Captain” Mark Towner likes to spew out craziness and ignorant hyperbole and, here’s the surprise, he doesn’t want to be called on it. I’ve had several phone calls this morning, some from folks that think this is pretty funny and some [...]

Romney? Duality just isn't a strong enough word.

| June 21, 2007

The always intelligent, yet ruggedly handsome, Thomas Burr, Esq. over at the SL Tribune wrote an interesting missive about Mr. Flip [Flop] Romney on the Out of Context blog this afternoon: [...] It’s doubtful those lawmakers had read Romney’s comments in the July 2002 issue of Commonwealth Magazine in which he bashed the single-party dominance [...]