The Huntsman Mission

post from Crooks and Liars on 21 May 2009 09:45:39 AM. © Crooks and Liars

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I knew this was going to come out of Utah as soon as I heard the announcement that Jon Huntsman was going to China. I emailed Howie about it.

Ben Smith:

This, from the blog of a Utah State Rep. Craig Frank, may not be quite what Huntsman and Obama were thinking:
This is a big deal for the Governor, Utah, the United States, and?the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
Although the LDS church?s missionary program has an ecclesiastical presence throughout many parts of the world, the countries with the largest population bases (China and India) are not currently open to the church?s missionary efforts. Huntsman served his LDS mission as a 19 year old young man in the Taiwan Taipei Mission in the early 1980?s. He has since been back to the Far East on a number of occasions. Huntsman not only takes to China his political acumen but also a lifetime of membership in the LDS church. This should bode well for the LDS church?s mission to spread the gospel throughout the world, since all members of the LDS faith are under divine mandate to??Go ye therefore, and teach all nations?? (Matt 28:19)
Huntsman?s ambassadorship not only puts him in an excellent position to address US-China relations, it puts him in an even better position to teach the gospel?in Mandarin.
The blog has since been scrubbed, GOP 12 reports, but it lives on on Google.

Is it country first or the LDS for Jon? Maybe Huntsman will receive a special eternal gift if he converts at least fifty people while being in China per year. You never know.

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The Hunstman Mission

post from Crooks and Liars on 21 May 2009 09:45:39 AM. © Crooks and Liars

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[Excerpted from Millions.]

I knew this was going to come out of Utah as soon as I heard the announcement that Jon Huntsman was going to China. I emailed Howie about it.

Ben Smith:

This, from the blog of a Utah State Rep. Craig Frank, may not be quite what Huntsman and Obama were thinking:
This is a big deal for the Governor, Utah, the United States, and?the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
Although the LDS church?s missionary program has an ecclesiastical presence throughout many parts of the world, the countries with the largest population bases (China and India) are not currently open to the church?s missionary efforts. Huntsman served his LDS mission as a 19 year old young man in the Taiwan Taipei Mission in the early 1980?s. He has since been back to the Far East on a number of occasions. Huntsman not only takes to China his political acumen but also a lifetime of membership in the LDS church. This should bode well for the LDS church?s mission to spread the gospel throughout the world, since all members of the LDS faith are under divine mandate to??Go ye therefore, and teach all nations?? (Matt 28:19)
Huntsman?s ambassadorship not only puts him in an excellent position to address US-China relations, it puts him in an even better position to teach the gospel?in Mandarin.
The blog has since been scrubbed, GOP 12 reports, but it lives on on Google.

Is it country first or the LDS for Jon? Maybe Huntsman will receive a special eternal gift if he converts at least fifty people while being in China per year. You never know.

Read The Full Article:
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/hunstman-mission

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Healthcare: Choice and Conscience

post from Open Left - Front Page on 21 May 2009 09:45:02 AM. © Open Left - Front Page

I got an email yesterday, maybe you did too, asking me to support Obama's healthcare reform and its[...]

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The IIE and American Voters

post from DemConWatch on 21 May 2009 09:43:00 AM. © DemConWatch

It appears that more and more people are just plain running as fast as they can from the IIE. Gallup looked at party affiliation from 2001 and today and found current affiliation at 53% Democratic, 39% IIE (includes leaners). The chart below shows the movement over the past eight years, and it shows that the sole group with no losses was frequent church goers, which should be no surprise. Even self-described conservatives dropped, albeit it by one point. Interestingly, those making more than $75,000/year dropped from 54% to 47%.

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Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

post from Daily Kos on 21 May 2009 09:42:35 AM. © Daily Kos

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE...

Senator Snowe

Senator Snowe
I'll have you know
That there's a welcoming and warm place you can go

I know you're pissed
And you feel dissed
And Limbaugh says that if you leave you won’t be missed

It breaks my heart
('Cause I know you're smart)
That your party treats you like a stinky fart

Glenn Beck's a boor
Gingrich is sore
The GOP base thinks you're to the left of Gore

So ditch the brats
Those pesky gnats
Come leap across the aisle and join the Democrats

We're not big babies
We ain't got rabies
(Though we do suspect that Bayh might have the scabies)

Your party's sinking
Your polls are stinking
But our great big 'Welcome' sign is up and blinking

So take a chance
Let's make romance
(Every Tuesday we serve caviar from France!)

So please, Ms. Snowe
Give it a go
You'll be loved from Kennebunk to Orono

There'll be no snarlin'
We love ya, darlin'
And you can boogie once again with your pal Arlen

Cheers and Jeers starts in There's Moreville... [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!]

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Another Bubble in the Making

post from Jutia Group on 21 May 2009 09:37:22 AM. © Jutia Group

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Steele apology alert. Next up: Hispanics

post from AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth on 21 May 2009 09:19:00 AM. © AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth

Ben Smith at Politico:

Hispanic Republican leaders say they've lost patience with promises from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to hire high-profile Hispanic operatives and launch targeted outreach toward their community.

The complaints began in March, when leaders of key Hispanic GOP organizations wrote Steele in a private letter that they "were extremely disheartened that no Hispanics were considered for the post of Coalitions Director and that, to date, no Hispanics have been appointed to any other high-profile leadership roles within the party," according to a copy of the March 6 letter provided POLITICO by one of its signatories.

The letter came in response to Steele's decision to hire a fellow black Republican, Angela Sailor, to lead the GOP's diversity efforts, a role he elevated within the party structure.

Hmmm... sounds like the Republicans are having an affirmative action problem. You see, when Democrats have these discussions about minority representation, the Republicans always tell us we're talking about quotas. Well, now they're talking about quotas.

Oh, and it's about time Latinos realized that the Republicans don't care about minorities.

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Gold Prices: Two Ways To Play An Imminent 30%
Drop

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The young generation may be lost to Republicans

Looking at this graph of party identification by age in the U.S., I was not surprised to find 40-year-olds like me in the best cohort for Republicans. My peers vaguely remember the oil shocks and high inflation of the 1970s, and then came of age during[...]

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Speech Schedule

Just to plan your morning, President Obama's speech will begin at 10:10 AM (watch live video here) and former Vice President Cheney's will begin at 10:45 AM (watch live video here). We'll be here live-blogging. Here's our preview. [...]

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