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Dear Readers,
I hate to do this to you on Christmas day, but it must be done...I'm sorry
to inform you that after only a short run of 6 posts, my Advice Bl...
16 years ago
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Mike Tyson, a cautionary tale
In an interview on The Today Show, Mike Tyson makes perhaps the most compelling case ever for becoming a Vegan:
The moral of the story: Become a Vegan or you'll probably end up like Mike.
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Moment of Zen - Vegan Mike Tyson | ||||
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
S.S.D.D.
This editorial cartoon is nearly two years old. The Ryan Budget 2.0 decimates medical and other programs for the poor and elderly, slashes grants and other forms of subsidies for students, AND cuts already historically low taxes for the wealthiest among us. The Republicans refuse to even discuss corporate tax loopholes and multi-billion dollar government subsidies of the oil companies, which are currently charging absurdly high gas prices and reaping astronomical prices. We're being screwed at the pump, screwed by the tax code...and your Republican congressman would rather waste time restricting access to contraception in this country rather than even entertaining a discussion making things more fair.
How is it that the middle class isn't rioting in the streets? Are we really that complacent/blind/stupid? Apparently so. Sigh...same shit (ahem) story, different day.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, April 8, 2011
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
My dad
It's not father's day. It's not his birthday. Today is a random Tuesday and I feel like I need to take a moment to say what an amazing man my father is.
We don't agree on all the issues, but especially in the past 15 years or so, my dad has opened a line of communication that allows me to be completely honest with him. No fear of judgment or reprisal, just an understanding that regardless of how wacky (or offensive) my positions are, he loves me without reservation.
I am truly blessed.
We don't agree on all the issues, but especially in the past 15 years or so, my dad has opened a line of communication that allows me to be completely honest with him. No fear of judgment or reprisal, just an understanding that regardless of how wacky (or offensive) my positions are, he loves me without reservation.
I am truly blessed.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
I'm a slacker
Not September, 2010
Dear Loyal Readers:
How did I miss blogging in January, June, and September? Clearly nothing important happened any of those months. But I'm back-dating this post at least to cover September.
Love,
Brandon
Dear Loyal Readers:
How did I miss blogging in January, June, and September? Clearly nothing important happened any of those months. But I'm back-dating this post at least to cover September.
Love,
Brandon
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
A note to my conservative family - please read
Hey folks...I know you don't like it when I talk politics. I know you're not big fans of our President. I know you tend to support the Republicans that Utah has sent to congress. But this isn't me trying to pick a fight, it's just a comment on a very eye-opening event that happened this past week. So even if it's just this once, please hear me out.
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a bill sending $26.1 billion in assistance to the states. The bill passed the Senate last week, and once the House passed it, it was a matter of hours before the President signed it into law. This funding is specifically for two things: to extend additional Medicaid assistance to states and to help states create and retain teachers’ jobs. According to one estimate, in the state of Utah alone this assistance is keeping 1,800 teachers employed.
You might ask, in this economy how can the country afford to pay for it? What did Congress do to make this "budget neutral" as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office certified that it was? This bill is paid for in part by closing a tax loophole that benefited multinational companies. In other words, we're saving the jobs of our teachers by not paying companies to ship jobs to other countries. Sounds responsible, right? Sounds like a win/win situation, right?
It is. And every one of our Republican congressmen from Utah voted against it. The congressional Republicans called this a "bailout" of "special interest groups" by "raising taxes." I suppose this is technically true. But you know which "special interest groups" are being "bailed out?" Your mother (a school teacher.) Your children. Your grandparents. Anyone with a child in school, anyone who teaches, anyone who relies on government medicaid subsidies for their health care.
Utah Congressional Scorecard:
Sen Orrin Hatch (R) - voted no
Sen Robert Bennett (R) - voted no
Rep Rob Bishop (R) - voted no
Rep Jason Chaffetz (R) - voted no
Rep Jim Matheson (D) - voted yes
The Republican position on this legislation is completely indefensible. There is no responsible moral reason to vote against retaining teacher's jobs by fairly taxing companies who choose to stimulate foreign economies over our own. None whatsoever. The only reason for voting no is a political one - Republicans don't want Democrats to "score a victory" in an election year. Our representatives in congress are playing a despicable political game with our teachers' jobs and your children's education. Period.
I'm disgusted and you should be too.
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a bill sending $26.1 billion in assistance to the states. The bill passed the Senate last week, and once the House passed it, it was a matter of hours before the President signed it into law. This funding is specifically for two things: to extend additional Medicaid assistance to states and to help states create and retain teachers’ jobs. According to one estimate, in the state of Utah alone this assistance is keeping 1,800 teachers employed.
You might ask, in this economy how can the country afford to pay for it? What did Congress do to make this "budget neutral" as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office certified that it was? This bill is paid for in part by closing a tax loophole that benefited multinational companies. In other words, we're saving the jobs of our teachers by not paying companies to ship jobs to other countries. Sounds responsible, right? Sounds like a win/win situation, right?
It is. And every one of our Republican congressmen from Utah voted against it. The congressional Republicans called this a "bailout" of "special interest groups" by "raising taxes." I suppose this is technically true. But you know which "special interest groups" are being "bailed out?" Your mother (a school teacher.) Your children. Your grandparents. Anyone with a child in school, anyone who teaches, anyone who relies on government medicaid subsidies for their health care.
Utah Congressional Scorecard:
Sen Orrin Hatch (R) - voted no
Sen Robert Bennett (R) - voted no
Rep Rob Bishop (R) - voted no
Rep Jason Chaffetz (R) - voted no
Rep Jim Matheson (D) - voted yes
The Republican position on this legislation is completely indefensible. There is no responsible moral reason to vote against retaining teacher's jobs by fairly taxing companies who choose to stimulate foreign economies over our own. None whatsoever. The only reason for voting no is a political one - Republicans don't want Democrats to "score a victory" in an election year. Our representatives in congress are playing a despicable political game with our teachers' jobs and your children's education. Period.
I'm disgusted and you should be too.
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