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Utah 2nd Congressional District Debate: Jim Matheson Vs. Morgan Philpot

There was a debate held Wednesday at Dixie State College in St. George between Utah 2nd Congressional District candidates Morgan Philpot and Jim Matheson. It was the first (and probably only) debate between the two candidates. The debate showed clear differences between the two candidates. Both candidates did well, but Morgan Philpot proved to be [...]

Jim Matheson – Every Penny Counts?

Last week, Utah Congressman Jim Matheson started running a TV ad called “Every Penny Counts.”  Many of the points in the ad were misleading or half-truths so I decided I’d make a parody video of it. First, here’s Matheson’s ad: And here’s the parody: Vote for Morgan Philpot on November 2nd!

Ten Reasons to Get Rid of Jim Matheson

Here are ten reasons Utah Congressman Jim Matheson needs to be replaced by Morgan Philpot: (Add your reasons in the comment section) He voted for the $700 billion bank bailout known as TARP He voted for the $787 billion “stimulus package”, the American Recovery and reinvestment Act, which was supposed to keep us from hitting [...]

Morgan Philpot TV Ads

The race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District seat is heating up.  Incumbent Jim Matheson’s challenger Morgan Philpot has recently aired some new TV spots. Here they are: advertisement: Gentle adjustments, healthy life! Orem Chiropractor Coupons.

Matheson Voted for 2,000+ Page Financial Overhaul Bill

Senator Chris Dodd’s and Rep. Barney Frank’s Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act bill was signed into law July 21 by President Barack Obama.  Supporters of the bill claim it will help prevent another economic crisis similar to the sub-prime mortgage debacle.  There’s just one problem (well, actually there are many, many problems) – [...]

Bennett Staffers Received Sweetheart Loans from CountryWide

Thomas Burr of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote a story about a letter from Rep. Darrell Issa of California to the Senate Ethics committee claiming that 12 Bennett staffers got special loans from CountryWide Financial Corp. Senator Bennett has served on the Senate Banking Committee since 1993.  There has been no comment yet from Bennett’s [...]

Utah Nullification Project Announced

This is a worthy cause.  Please consider donating. Lehi, UT, July 6, 2010 — On the heels of the release of bestselling author Thomas E. Woods’ new book, Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century , a local political activist has launched a project to put the book into the hands of [...]

H.R. 5175 – Disclose Act: How did Utah Vote?

Today the House passed the Disclose Act (H.R. 5175) by a small margin, 219-206 (roll call vote).  This piece of legislation is an attack on the 1st amendment and will make it even more difficult to replace incumbent Senators and Congressmen. Read the text here. Congressmen Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz voted against the legislation [...]

The Vast Tim Bridgewater Conspiracy (satire)

The Tim Bridgewater for U.S. Senate campaign has been pushing a conspiracy involving Mike Lee, Energy Solutions, KNRS, and South Carolina Senator Jim Demint (Flyer, Lonsberry Robo-call, Cherilyn Eagar, Eagar Robo-call) .  I’ve found a conspiracy of my own involving China, Tim Bridgewater, the CP Group, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and his brother Neil [...]

Fact Checking Cherilyn Eagar’s RedState.com Post

Former Utah Republican Senate candidate Cherilyn Eagar wrote a post on RedState.com today.  The post had many half-truths, lies, and misrepresentations.  Here are a few of them:

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