Awesome Mother Jones Video Which Has Gone Viral With No Known Antidote!

Happy viral video du jour, Peeps!

Seriously, people (especially Donald Trump fans). You need to watch this ancient film footage, with its very cleverly done Donald Trump voiceover!


Let's just say we're putting our toe into the water early in this 2016 Presidential Election Season, peeps.

Weber State Professor Recognized with Freedom of Iinformation Award

Let's just say we're vicariously proud of Dan Schroeder

Big News yesterday:

• Weber State professor recognized with 'freedom of information' award

Let's just say we're vicariously proud of Dan Schroeder, who was smart enough to keep the story alive by continuing to post on Weber County Forum, even whilst the major Utah media took an inexpicable snooze.

Congrats, Dan

Big Doins Tonight: Weber County Commission Candidates Debate - Updated

Check back in around 6:30 p.m. tonight, as we'll try to feature tonight's Standard-Examiner live-stream.

Big doin's in the Weber County Commision race this evening, as Weber County Commission candidates Caitlin Gochnour and Jim Harvey battle it out in tonight's debate.
The Standard has at least one great pre-debate story about this,  Read up, Peeps:

• Profiles: Republican candidates for Weber County Commission before the primary

Added bonus: Sorry about the crappy video quality, folks. I'll keep it linked, however, in the hope that Youtube will issue a proper recorded version, soon. Update 5/31/16: Happily, The Standard has uploaded a cleaned-up version:

• Watch Thursday's Weber Commissioner debate LIVE

Update 5/28/16 10:00 pm:  At risk of engaging in seeming overkill on this topic; Here's an excellent post-debate report from the Standard's Cathy McKitrick, highlighting some of  the high and low points of Thursday night's Weber County Commission Debate:

• Weber County Commission debate differentiates candidates Gochnour, Harvey

Carry on, people...

On His Deathbed, Former Republican Senator Apologizes For Donald Trump (Video)

As for the current situation in Utah's federal Senate delegation, and in hindsight, Your blogmeister would take Bob Bennett any day of the week, dead or alive, over his crackpot tea party replacement, Mike Lee.

Here's the video story, peeps:



Perhaps the Standard's Don Porter got it at least halfway right, after all, in the end:

• Sen. Bennett displayed lost eagerness to serve the people

"Unlike many of the politicians populating government today, Bennett was a statesman. In my book, that’s high praise," eulogizes  the ever curmudgeonly Standard-Examiner legend, Don Porter.

As for the current situation in Utah's federal Senate delegation, and in hindsight, Your blogmeister would take Bob Bennett any day of the week, dead or alive, over his crackpot tea party replacement, Mike Lee.

Howbout you, folks?

Standard-Examiner: The Weber County Commission Debate Matters

Dang right "this debate matters," Weber County voters

Via the Standard Examiner:

To provide a forum for candidates to inform Weber County residents about where they stand on the issues, the Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service at Weber State University is partnering with the Weber County League of Women Voters and the Standard-Examiner to hold a debate between the two Republican candidates for Weber County Commissioner, Caitlin Gochnour and Jim Harvey. Greg Halling, Standard-Examiner executive editor, will moderate the exchange.
The public is invited to the free event at 6:30 p.m. May 26 in Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall on WSU’s Ogden campus. If you have questions, contact Carla Price cprice@weber.edu/801-626-6252.

Here's the full SE story, folks:

• The Weber County Commission debate matters

Dang rights "this debate matters," people. The essential question is whether the corrupt GOP convention system will shove another "good old boy" down the Weber County lumpencitizens' throats, or alternatively, whether the smart, and politically dedicated Caitlin Gochnour, with eight years' proven experience on the Ogden City Council, will succeed in overturning the current County Commission logjam against an unproven political newcomer..

Caitlin Gochnour

Jim Harvey

Mark your calenders, folks, and plan to be in attendance..

This is bound to be a great debate, wethinks... perhaps the most important debate of the 2016 General Election Season, wethinks!

Selling a Birthright: What Would the West Be Like Without Its Federal lands?

Please read this article, even if you don't read anything else today (or this week..or next week)

• Selling a Birthright: What would the West be like without its federal lands?

Screw this little turd/scammer Ken Ivory, we say..

Seriously. Will the voters of Utah's troubled House Distict 47 ever give Utah any relief from the likes of Chris Butters and/or the current current sleazy but dapper dilletante, i.e. Leg 47 dipshit, Ken Ivory?

Who knows, now that Trump is the presumptive GOP presidential nominee?

The Independent:The Electoral Politics of the 2016 Western Freedom Festival

Vote Caitlin Gochnour for the Weber County Commission, Weber County Forum readers. Time to clean house on the free-spending Weber County Commission "good ole boy's men's club," wethinks.

Vote Caitlin Gochnour

Disturbing news from The Independent (a voice for Utah)  of all  places.  No we'd never heard of them it until today either.  But nevermind.  Check out this morning's disturbing lede:

Time to get your free VIP tickets for the taxpayer-funded 2016 Western Freedom Festival, this year held 9/11 weekend in Richfield, Utah. You just need to ask your county commissioners who childishly call themselves “The Posse.” I mean, who are they after to string up from a tree, taxpayers and student protesters?
The Posse consists of County Commissioners from Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Iron, Piute, San Juan, Wayne, Weber, Washington, and Sevier Counties.
The Posse annually spends over $100,000 in public funds supporting both the Western Freedom Festival and the American Lands Council that is associated with the event. It’s money down the toilet on political, marginally religious pet projects of no intrinsic value and with nothing to show for the expense.

Read the full article here, Peeps.

• The electoral politics of the 2016 Western Freedom Festival

That's right, gentle readers.  According to this report, "[T]he Posse (including the Weber County Commission)  annually spends over $100,000 in public funds supporting both the Western Freedom Festival and the evil American Lands Council  that is associated with the event. It’s money down the toilet on political, marginally religious pet projects of no intrinsic value and with nothing to show for the expense."

And there's's more to ponder "There is an election season underway wherein candidates for office may not agree with incumbents who believe they can misuse taxpayer monies and property to support pet causes and private concerts. As a taxpaying voter, neither should you."

Vote Caitlin Gochnour for the Weber County Commission, Weber County Forum readers. Time to start cleaning  house on the Weber County Commission "Good ole Boys Mens Club," wethinks. There's no way that the tight-fisted and sensible Ms. Gochnour would ever stand for this B.S, wethinks.

Breaking 2016 Election information

What a pity it is, wethink, that Standard-Examiner readers can't get accurate information from our home-town newspaper, although we'll compliment the Standard for at least having their heart "in the right place."

In the aftermath of Sunday's giant windstorm, here's a stirring editorial from the Standard-Examiner, which was inaccessable to us, due to the unfortunate Sunday-Moday power outtage, peeps:

• Utah, it's inexcusable that Lee, Love and Stewart are unopposed

Happily though, Crazy Mike Lee, et al. actually have a great a slate of worthy challengers, namely, those candidates who appear on the Weber County Elections and Utah Lt Governor's respective websites:

• Weber County Elections - 2016 List of Candidates
• Lt. Governor's Website 2016 Candiate Filings

What a pity it is, wethink, that Standard-Examiner readers can't get accurate information from our own home-town neswpaper, although we'll compliment the Standard for at least having their heart "in the right place," HAHAHA!

Gotta Admit I'm Feeling a Mite Sorry for My Old Pal, Matthew Bell

Gotta admit I'm feeling a mite sorry for my old pal, Matthew Bell, who was a friggin' kingmaker just a coupla years ago, when he served as Weber County GOP County Chairman.  After that, he generated his own election to the Weber County Commission, a position which was none too secure, so it would seem.  Now he's off into the Ozone layer.

• Utah GOP: Matthew Bell booted from House race; Weiler, Perry avoid primaries

How the mighty have fallen, NO?

Weber County Forum Endorses Caitlin Gochnour for Weber County Commission - Updated!

Farewell to the Weber County GOP "Good Old Boy's Club," we hope

The Standard's Doug Gibson has the original story:

• Harvey the Weber commission choice of GOP (convention) delegates; primaries loom

And surprise of surprises, here's the latest weird update, concerning the further total wierdness of Weber County GOP politics, wherein convention loser candidate Brad Dee inexplicably urges Caitlin Gochnour to withdraw from the commission race:

• Brad Dee withdraws from Weber County Commission race

We confess we're wondering what happened to Commissioner Matthew Bell, who folded like a cheap suit, under threat of Dee's Saturday's not-so-crippling County Convention candidacy.  Nevertheless, Mr. Bell also urges Ms. Gochnour to withdraw from the commission race, just as the cowardly incumbent Bell did:

Under current Utah Law, our favorite Weber County County Commisswioner Candidate, Caitlin Gochnour, is now poised to become our next Weber County Commissioner.

Farewell to the Weber CountyGOP "Good Old Boy's Club,." we hope

Weber County Forum thus endorses Caitlin Gochnour for Weber County Commission, we do say!

Go, Caitlin, GO!

Update 3/22/16 11:43 AM: Undeterred by crackpot Weber County GOP political hacks urging her to "obey" the Crackpot Weber GOP,  Caitlin Gochnour, WCF's favorite commission candidate, launches her own uninhibited 2016 County Commission campaign:

• Pressured to drop out, Gochnour kicks off campaign instead

Bravo, Mrs Gochnour!

Breaking: Huntsman Family Buying The Salt Lake Tribune

Thank you Mr Huntsman for keeping the Trib around for everyone!

Fantastic news from the Salt Laker Trib's Tony Semarad this morning. Here's the lede, Peeps:

The Salt Lake Tribune is being purchased by the Huntsman family, the newspaper's top editor, Terry Orme, said Wednesday.
Digital First Media executives, who manage Utah's largest daily for hedge fund Alden Global, confirmed they have entered into a purchase agreement with Paul Huntsman, son of Utah industrialist-philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr.
The sale price has not been disclosed.
In a statement released on news wires, Paul Huntsman said the family was "honored to be stewards" of Utah's largest newspaper.
"It is important that The Salt Lake Tribune continues in its indispensable role for our community and to be locally owned," Huntsman said. "We hope to ensure The Tribune's independent voice for future generations and are thrilled to own a business of this quality and stature."

Here's the full story folks:

• Huntsman family buying The Salt Lake Tribune

Thank you Mr Huntsman for keeping the Trib around for everyone!

Salt Lake Tribune: Judge Upholds Signature-gathering System Despite Utah Republicans’ Protests

Via the Salt Lake Tribune: 

A federal judge has upheld a new political nominating system that allows Utah Republican candidates to bypass the party's caucus and convention system in favor of gathering voter signatures instead — dealing a defeat to the state GOP.

U.S. District Judge David Nuffer's ruling Friday evening comes a week before the Utah Republican Party is set to choose candidates for Congress, governor and other offices at its convention.

Nuffer said the change "doesn't interfere with the state GOP's constitutional rights and is a legitimate action by the state to manage elections."

Judge upholds signature-gathering system despite Utah Republicans’ protests

ES@D,  James EVANS.

Latest Employment Deal Gave Dee Another Retirement Package

Happily, Greedhead Dee already has some serious opposition in his Commision run, including the ever-resourceful former Ogden City Council member Caitlin Gochnour

At the risk of appearing to be asleep at the switch, we'll belatedly resurrect Monday's most excellent Mark Shenefelt story, alerting the people of Weber County to another Weber County Government player, who's nipping at the heels of the legendary Jon Greiner, as possibly Weber County's most succesful goverment retirement "multiiple dipper -leaches."

Read up, Peeps!

• Latest employment deal gave Dee another retirement package

Happily, Greedhead Dee already has some serious opposition in his Commision run, including the ever-resourceful former Ogden City Council member Caitlin Gochnour, whom Weber County Forum is now poised to aggressively support, especially in the interest of putting this sixty-five year old greedhead yeehew (Dee) out to pasture where he belongs.

D-News: Utah Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Disputed State Election Law

Fascinating Utah Elections story in this morning's Deseret News, of all places.

Here's the lede, peeps:

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Supreme Court justices poked at the Utah Republican Party's interpretation of a controversial new state election law in a hearing Monday as hundreds of candidates work to get on the primary ballot.
Though lawyers for the GOP, Utah Democratic Party or the state didn't want to read the tea leaves afterward, questions from Justices Deno Himonas and Christine Durham might signal where the court is headed.
Republican Party attorney Marcus Mumford argued that the state can't tell political parties how to select their nominees for public office.
"This statute doesn't do that," Durham said.

Read up, WCF political wonks:

• Utah Supreme Court hears arguments over disputed state election law

Who wants to bet that the entrenched Utah political parties will NOT get creamed in 2016, despite the Utah Supreme Court's obvious wisdom?

Why Food Stamps and Free Tuition Don’t Have Anything to Do with "Satan’s Plan"

Don't be dumbasses, my fellow Mormans!!!

Now that the 2016 Utah political campaigns are in full swing, Utah Mormons are having their quadrennial debate about whether or not social programs like Pell Grants, food stamps, and subsidized housing are tools of the devil. According to one common 21st Century Mormon philosophy (which has been kind of dominant on my Facebook feed recently), this kind of income redistribution FORCES us to give to the poor, thus TAKING AWAY OUR AGENCY and denying us the blessings that would come if we CHOSE to give to the poor like God wants us to. You can use persuasion to convince people to be charitable, but don’t use compulsion, BECAUSE THAT’S SATAN’S PLAN!!!!!

Read up on at least one of  the solid counter-arguments, my Mormon Crackpot Jackesses Friends:

• Why Food Stamps and Free Tuition Don’t Have Anything to Do with Satan’s Plan

Don't be dumbasses, my fellow Mormons!!!

Attention, Utah/American Republicans

Here's our short but sweet opinion. peeps, neatly set forth and packaged under a clever graphic "meme":

This is a severe GOP problem, wethink,. We'll rely on what's left of the Post Cruz/Trump Republican party to explain themselves, in this post-GOP world, of course..

GOP Jackasses;  [Insert your crackpot GOP gibberish here]

Colorado Raised More Tax Revenue From Marijuana Than From Alcohol

Colorado... rakin' in the BIG Bucks!

Whoa! Colorado Raised More Tax Revenue From Marijuana Than From Alcohol, according to Time Magazine.

So whaddaya think, my fellow Utahns? Are we in Utah missing the boat for legitimate tax revenue, whilst the rest of the the Western US world keeps raking in the easy bucks?

Get Off Your Asses, In Other Words, Utah Democrats. SHEESH.

Are we missing the boat in Utah.... or what!

Get off your asses, in other words, Utah Democrats:

• Letter: Utah Democrats prove they have numbers

Screw the Republicans, No?

Added update:

• Colorado Raised More Tax Revenue From Marijuana Than From Alcohol

Sodden question peeps! Are we missing thwe boat in Utah.... or what!

Time for All Good Men and Women to Come to the Aid of Their Country.

Don't wimp out.  Vote instead.

Okay folks.  It's time for all all good men and women to come to the Aid of Their Country

Check out this link to find your Tuesday evening Caucus Locations.

• Find your caucus information

Don't wimp out.  Vote instead.

Crackpot Ted Cruz's Wacko Religious Pitfalls

Too weird, as Ted "Sleazy Rafael" Cruz hangs in there as a potential GOP presidential nominee here in Utah, in advance of Tuesdays Caucus meetings, so-called;



Does America suck? or is it just Ted Cruz who sucks?