Thursday Night "End of Bush Party" at Puerto Vallarta!

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End of Bush Party!

Remember, we're having our End of Bush Party this Thursday at Puerto Vallarta (on East Anderson).  Come enjoy yourself and some fine appetizers, too.  We should all try to bring someone new.

Maryanne did some amazing work tracking down the Idaho Falls donors to the Prop H8 campaign (big and small).  I was modifying it to include here, when I ran across this list.  Please consult it and keep those people in mind when you need any services.

Finally, Hollis found a couple very good links on gay marriage and Prop H8.  First, Scott Bidstrup demolishes every arguments ever given to justify opposition to gay marriage.  And Lola Van Wagenen asks, "Given the Mormon experience, why are today's Latter-day Saints not in the vanguard of pleading for acceptance, equal rights and compassion for all Americans?"

Cheers,
Dan

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Quotation of the Week

"Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks.  He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not.  In this regard, President Bush is an excellent model; Obama should take a lesson from his example.  Bush never gets sloppy when he is speaking publicly.  He chooses his words with care and precision, which is why his style sometimes seems halting.  In the eight years he has been President, it is remarkable how few gaffes or verbal blunders he has committed.  If Obama doesn't raise his standards, he will exceed Bush's total before he is inaugurated."
John "Hindrocket" Hinderaker in Time Magazine's 2003 Blog of the Year, Powerline

Contrasting Quotation of the Week

George W. Bush, the President said he "regrets saying some things I shouldn't have said." Bush added, "My wife reminded me that, hey, as president of the United States, be careful what you say."
George W. Bush, days later

Historical Quotation of the Week

"It must be very strange to be President Bush.  A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius, he can't get anyone to notice.  He is like a great painter or musician who is ahead of his time, and who unveils one masterpiece after another to a reception that, when not bored, is hostile."
John Hinderaker, surprisingly enough

Bonus Quotation of the Week

"Republicans are truly the master of the irrelevant analogy and the misleading metaphor.  Only conservatives could come up with the idea of using a tax cheat as their national mascot for tax policy – hyping a guy who does better under your opponent's tax plan to promote YOUR tax plan.  Absurd, idiotic, certifiably insane, but also brilliant in that, from a conservative's viewpoint, facts and reality don't matter.  It's all about spinning the lie and winning the voter, whatever it takes."
John Aravosis

Conversation of the Summer

In an August meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy warned that the world would not accept a Russian invasion of Georgia.  Putin seemed unconcerned.

Putin:  "I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls."

Sarkozy:  "Hang him?"

Putin:  "Why not?  The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein."

Sarkozy:  "Yes but do you want to end up like Bush?"

Putin:  "Ah – you have scored a point there."
August 2008

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