O:9:"MagpieRSS":23:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:10:{i:0;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:53:"Comment on Vote For Jim Matheson by Tim DeChristopher";s:4:"link";s:64:"https://utahbrian.com/2010/06/vote-for-jim-matheson/#comment-121";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Tim DeChristopher";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:19:38 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2010/06/22/vote-for-jim-matheson/#comment-121";s:11:"description";s:499:"If you look beyond just votes, at what Jim Matheson does to progressive reforms while they are being crafted, it is clear that he is not a weak ally, but a powerful and effective opponent of climate legislation, health care, financial reform and democracy (aka getting corporations out of government.)

I&#039;d rather have a stupid, ineffective corporate whore like Philpot than a smart and effective corporate whore like Matheson.  With no ally to choose from, I will choose the weaker opponent.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:514:"<p>If you look beyond just votes, at what Jim Matheson does to progressive reforms while they are being crafted, it is clear that he is not a weak ally, but a powerful and effective opponent of climate legislation, health care, financial reform and democracy (aka getting corporations out of government.)</p>
<p>I&#8217;d rather have a stupid, ineffective corporate whore like Philpot than a smart and effective corporate whore like Matheson.  With no ally to choose from, I will choose the weaker opponent.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:499:"If you look beyond just votes, at what Jim Matheson does to progressive reforms while they are being crafted, it is clear that he is not a weak ally, but a powerful and effective opponent of climate legislation, health care, financial reform and democracy (aka getting corporations out of government.)

I&#039;d rather have a stupid, ineffective corporate whore like Philpot than a smart and effective corporate whore like Matheson.  With no ally to choose from, I will choose the weaker opponent.";s:12:"atom_content";s:514:"<p>If you look beyond just votes, at what Jim Matheson does to progressive reforms while they are being crafted, it is clear that he is not a weak ally, but a powerful and effective opponent of climate legislation, health care, financial reform and democracy (aka getting corporations out of government.)</p>
<p>I&#8217;d rather have a stupid, ineffective corporate whore like Philpot than a smart and effective corporate whore like Matheson.  With no ally to choose from, I will choose the weaker opponent.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1277493578;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:45:"Comment on Vote For Jim Matheson by rmwarnick";s:4:"link";s:64:"https://utahbrian.com/2010/06/vote-for-jim-matheson/#comment-120";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"rmwarnick";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:36 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2010/06/22/vote-for-jim-matheson/#comment-120";s:11:"description";s:314:"So now we have a &quot;choice&quot; of a &quot;Democrat&quot; working hard with big money special interests, or a Republican who wants to do the same (only with less clout in Washington).

During the Bush administration, I vowed never to vote Republican again.  But I didn&#039;t rule out third-party candidates.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:333:"<p>So now we have a &#8220;choice&#8221; of a &#8220;Democrat&#8221; working hard with big money special interests, or a Republican who wants to do the same (only with less clout in Washington).</p>
<p>During the Bush administration, I vowed never to vote Republican again.  But I didn&#8217;t rule out third-party candidates.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:314:"So now we have a &quot;choice&quot; of a &quot;Democrat&quot; working hard with big money special interests, or a Republican who wants to do the same (only with less clout in Washington).

During the Bush administration, I vowed never to vote Republican again.  But I didn&#039;t rule out third-party candidates.";s:12:"atom_content";s:333:"<p>So now we have a &#8220;choice&#8221; of a &#8220;Democrat&#8221; working hard with big money special interests, or a Republican who wants to do the same (only with less clout in Washington).</p>
<p>During the Bush administration, I vowed never to vote Republican again.  But I didn&#8217;t rule out third-party candidates.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1277410236;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Comment on More On Partisanship In The 2009 Utah Senate by RC";s:4:"link";s:87:"https://utahbrian.com/2009/12/more-on-partisanship-in-the-2009-utah-senate/#comment-119";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:2:"RC";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:08:49 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:93:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2009/12/02/more-on-partisanship-in-the-2009-utah-senate/#comment-119";s:11:"description";s:14:"Ditto. Thanks.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:23:"<p>Ditto. Thanks.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:14:"Ditto. Thanks.";s:12:"atom_content";s:23:"<p>Ditto. Thanks.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1259856529;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:63:"Comment on More On Partisanship In The 2009 Utah Senate by Todd";s:4:"link";s:87:"https://utahbrian.com/2009/12/more-on-partisanship-in-the-2009-utah-senate/#comment-118";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Todd";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:12:55 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:93:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2009/12/02/more-on-partisanship-in-the-2009-utah-senate/#comment-118";s:11:"description";s:99:"Thank you. I can&#039;t wait to look closer at each of these. Looking forward to the House info. :)";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:111:"<p>Thank you. I can&#8217;t wait to look closer at each of these. Looking forward to the House info. 🙂</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:99:"Thank you. I can&#039;t wait to look closer at each of these. Looking forward to the House info. :)";s:12:"atom_content";s:111:"<p>Thank you. I can&#8217;t wait to look closer at each of these. Looking forward to the House info. 🙂</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1259817175;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:51:"Comment on Utah Legislature 2009 Partisanship by RC";s:4:"link";s:77:"https://utahbrian.com/2009/11/utah-legislature-2009-partisanship/#comment-117";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:2:"RC";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:15:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:83:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2009/11/30/utah-legislature-2009-partisanship/#comment-117";s:11:"description";s:136:"Hey.  Interesting analysis.  Do you have the stats on Senator Dayton?  She and Senator Stephenson will be competing for bragging rights.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:145:"<p>Hey.  Interesting analysis.  Do you have the stats on Senator Dayton?  She and Senator Stephenson will be competing for bragging rights.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:136:"Hey.  Interesting analysis.  Do you have the stats on Senator Dayton?  She and Senator Stephenson will be competing for bragging rights.";s:12:"atom_content";s:145:"<p>Hey.  Interesting analysis.  Do you have the stats on Senator Dayton?  She and Senator Stephenson will be competing for bragging rights.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1259709314;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:53:"Comment on Utah Legislature 2009 Partisanship by Todd";s:4:"link";s:77:"https://utahbrian.com/2009/11/utah-legislature-2009-partisanship/#comment-116";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Todd";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:35:13 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:83:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2009/11/30/utah-legislature-2009-partisanship/#comment-116";s:11:"description";s:262:"Thanks for the update, Brian. Love this information. Looking forward to the State House. Would you consider posting or sending me a list of the 58 partisan votes? It is interesting where the difference in the Parties really are versus what people think they are.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:271:"<p>Thanks for the update, Brian. Love this information. Looking forward to the State House. Would you consider posting or sending me a list of the 58 partisan votes? It is interesting where the difference in the Parties really are versus what people think they are.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:262:"Thanks for the update, Brian. Love this information. Looking forward to the State House. Would you consider posting or sending me a list of the 58 partisan votes? It is interesting where the difference in the Parties really are versus what people think they are.";s:12:"atom_content";s:271:"<p>Thanks for the update, Brian. Love this information. Looking forward to the State House. Would you consider posting or sending me a list of the 58 partisan votes? It is interesting where the difference in the Parties really are versus what people think they are.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1259692513;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:72:"Comment on Utah Democratic Party Convention 2008, Part 1 by Jeremy Craig";s:4:"link";s:87:"https://utahbrian.com/2008/05/utah-democratic-party-convention-2008-part-1/#comment-114";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Jeremy Craig";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:23:02 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:93:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2008/05/11/utah-democratic-party-convention-2008-part-1/#comment-114";s:11:"description";s:341:"I really do wish him the best of luck. I don&#039;t know that he is the best face to put forward though. I get that this race is a sacrifice - but most people view it as that. A good demo&#039;s reputation wouldn&#039;t be tarnished by getting out there and addressing issues. It&#039;s what we need - good public debate. That, and bicycles.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:366:"<p>I really do wish him the best of luck. I don&#8217;t know that he is the best face to put forward though. I get that this race is a sacrifice &#8211; but most people view it as that. A good demo&#8217;s reputation wouldn&#8217;t be tarnished by getting out there and addressing issues. It&#8217;s what we need &#8211; good public debate. That, and bicycles.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:341:"I really do wish him the best of luck. I don&#039;t know that he is the best face to put forward though. I get that this race is a sacrifice - but most people view it as that. A good demo&#039;s reputation wouldn&#039;t be tarnished by getting out there and addressing issues. It&#039;s what we need - good public debate. That, and bicycles.";s:12:"atom_content";s:366:"<p>I really do wish him the best of luck. I don&#8217;t know that he is the best face to put forward though. I get that this race is a sacrifice &#8211; but most people view it as that. A good demo&#8217;s reputation wouldn&#8217;t be tarnished by getting out there and addressing issues. It&#8217;s what we need &#8211; good public debate. That, and bicycles.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1219432982;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:43:"Comment on Utah Stories by Elizabeth Dehart";s:4:"link";s:55:"https://utahbrian.com/2008/05/utah-stories/#comment-115";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:16:"Elizabeth Dehart";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:58:17 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:61:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2008/05/19/utah-stories/#comment-115";s:11:"description";s:181:"Hey Brian! Liz Dehart here asking you to come join the discussion at the pickens plan website. We have a Utah chapter: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:282:"<p>Hey Brian! Liz Dehart here asking you to come join the discussion at the pickens plan website. We have a Utah chapter: <a href="http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum" rel="nofollow">http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum</a></p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:181:"Hey Brian! Liz Dehart here asking you to come join the discussion at the pickens plan website. We have a Utah chapter: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum";s:12:"atom_content";s:282:"<p>Hey Brian! Liz Dehart here asking you to come join the discussion at the pickens plan website. We have a Utah chapter: <a href="http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum" rel="nofollow">http://push.pickensplan.com/group/pickensplanutahchapter/forum</a></p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1216569497;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Comment on How To Appoint Yourself A Pet Legislator by brian";s:4:"link";s:83:"https://utahbrian.com/2008/04/how-to-appoint-yourself-a-pet-legislator/#comment-106";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"brian";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 19 May 2008 17:13:32 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:89:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2008/04/03/how-to-appoint-yourself-a-pet-legislator/#comment-106";s:11:"description";s:35:"Great!  Call me for a contribution.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:44:"<p>Great!  Call me for a contribution.</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:35:"Great!  Call me for a contribution.";s:12:"atom_content";s:44:"<p>Great!  Call me for a contribution.</p>
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1211217212;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:68:"Comment on How To Appoint Yourself A Pet Legislator by Claralyn Hill";s:4:"link";s:83:"https://utahbrian.com/2008/04/how-to-appoint-yourself-a-pet-legislator/#comment-105";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Claralyn Hill";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 17 May 2008 01:23:24 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:89:"http://www.utahbrian.com/2008/04/03/how-to-appoint-yourself-a-pet-legislator/#comment-105";s:11:"description";s:575:"Hey, Brian, I&#039;m running as a Dem against the guy you wrote about in this blog, Chris Herrod. I am imminently more qualified except for one giant thing--the R by his name. Please feel free to contribute to my campaign and encourage others to. We are sincerely working to build, so the very thing you observed doesn&#039;t keep happening. So far I have received no money from either party or from any special interest, but I&#039;m working my tail off and have lots of grassroots support--just like it&#039;s supposed to be! Let me know if you have any questions. Claralyn";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:598:"<p>Hey, Brian, I&#8217;m running as a Dem against the guy you wrote about in this blog, Chris Herrod. I am imminently more qualified except for one giant thing&#8211;the R by his name. Please feel free to contribute to my campaign and encourage others to. We are sincerely working to build, so the very thing you observed doesn&#8217;t keep happening. So far I have received no money from either party or from any special interest, but I&#8217;m working my tail off and have lots of grassroots support&#8211;just like it&#8217;s supposed to be! Let me know if you have any questions. Claralyn</p>
";}s:7:"summary";s:575:"Hey, Brian, I&#039;m running as a Dem against the guy you wrote about in this blog, Chris Herrod. I am imminently more qualified except for one giant thing--the R by his name. Please feel free to contribute to my campaign and encourage others to. We are sincerely working to build, so the very thing you observed doesn&#039;t keep happening. So far I have received no money from either party or from any special interest, but I&#039;m working my tail off and have lots of grassroots support--just like it&#039;s supposed to be! Let me know if you have any questions. Claralyn";s:12:"atom_content";s:598:"<p>Hey, Brian, I&#8217;m running as a Dem against the guy you wrote about in this blog, Chris Herrod. I am imminently more qualified except for one giant thing&#8211;the R by his name. Please feel free to contribute to my campaign and encourage others to. We are sincerely working to build, so the very thing you observed doesn&#8217;t keep happening. So far I have received no money from either party or from any special interest, but I&#8217;m working my tail off and have lots of grassroots support&#8211;just like it&#8217;s supposed to be! Let me know if you have any questions. Claralyn</p>
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