Category Archives: Campaigns and Elections

Good or Evil?

By Trenton Hansen | Published: October 13, 2008

Meridian Magazine has a great post today from Maurine Proctor regarding the manner in which Evil disguises itself by portraying its opposition (Good) as the real evil.

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Spencer Presumptuous, Arrogant, and Wrong

By Trenton Hansen | Published: August 17, 2008

I wrote a satirical defense of Bennion Spencer today.
I usually won’t spend a lot of time talking about people on this site unless I feel they really have earned the distinction. Mr. Spencer has crossed the line from the political to the dogmatic in such an overt way that I felt compelled to address his [...]

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The Conservative Front endorses Jason Chaffetz

By Trenton Hansen | Published: May 9, 2008

The Conservative Frontmebeli today endorsed Jason Chaffetz for Utahs’s 3rd congressional district over incumbent Chris Cannon and former Juab County prosecutor David Leavitt.
Chaffetz is know for his role as campaign manager in Jon Huntsman’s successful bid for the governor’s seat in Utah. Chaffetz later was named Gov. Huntsman’s Chief of Staff. During that time, Chaffetz [...]

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Mitt Romney’s Speech to CPAC

By Trenton Hansen | Published: February 7, 2008

“I want to begin by saying thank you.  It’s great to be with you again.  And I look forward to joining with you many more times in the future.

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The Latest Attempt to Ambush Romney

By Trenton Hansen | Published: August 8, 2007

Several bloggers have posted their responses to Romney’s answer to an anti-war activist asking a ridiculous, illogical question (did we expect anything else?) They can be found here, here, here, and here.

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Evangelicals for Mitt

By Trenton Hansen | Published: July 7, 2007

The good folks over at Evangelicals for Mitt have a great post about the double standard to which Mitt Romney is being held. Glad to see some support for Mitt from the Christian right, as well as some good sense.

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Why Fred Thompson?

By Trenton Hansen | Published: June 29, 2007

Before I get into this, I want to establish a couple of qualifiers. First, I like Fred Thompson. He seems to be a personable, likable guy. He doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously, and he gives the impression of being very confident in himself and his abilities.

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More Media Bias Against Romney’s Religion

By Trenton Hansen | Published: June 26, 2007

Here’s one for the books. The Boston Globe is printing a series of articles called “The Making of Mitt Romney.” The first part is headlined “Mormon church obtained Vietnam draft deferrals for Romney, other missionaries.”

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Romney’s Critics

By Trenton Hansen | Published: June 5, 2007

I read Hugh Hewitt’s blog critical of John McCain. Some of the comments posted there left me chagrined.
The media early on attempted to spin Mitt Romney as a flip-flopper, and some conservatives bought it. But it didn’t stick. Why? Because Romney effectively answered the charge and is a believable guy. Apparently he has had some [...]

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