Gerd Eysser

Richard, no kidding. I admit it would be the first time in years that I would watch the state of the Union address. 

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Gerd, I guess you haven't watched all the incidents of hate and violence at Trump rallies usually aimed at peaceful protestors. But these 2 opposing videos may show that people are not all that different - or maybe that people just want to be on camera.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Except the part about church.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Hahahahaha........

Richard Smith

All Bernie has to do to trip up Hillary is to simply tell the truth. Hillary will be confused initially because she won't recognize anything Bernie says and then she will eat up valuable time spinning the truth into lies so she can use the material. I, like many Americans, look forward to having a woman as President. I think the event will be a significant moment in American and world affairs. Although other countries have already had women in their top position, none will be as significant and as powerful as being an American President. I hope and pray that when that time comes that the woman selected to be the first will be one worthy of such an honor. Hillary is just NOT that person. Sorry for the political nature of the above comment and although not authorized or spell checked, I approve this message. ; )

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Yes, I wish Elizabeth Warren were running.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Gerd Eysser

Paul, that was hillarious! 

I could care less about race, gender, religion or other reasons when selecting president.  I want someone who is qualified and has a vision.  We don't have 4 years for any more 'historical' moments.

You'll love this youtube about Hillary and her credibility:

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Well, are you going to vote for Donald Trump, the champion of lying and fantasy; who has no credibility at all, who has no experience in governing, who has a truly lousy business record, who makes things up on the fly? If you think he has "vision" it's a maniacal, nightmarish one conflated by his ego.

Politifact is an independent organization that fact checks what the candidates are saying and has been criticized by both liberals and conservatives. Wikipedia gives a fairly balanced review of them: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolitiFact.com

Here'a an interesting line from wiki's page: 

PolitiFact's 2015 Lie of the Year was the "various statements" made by 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Politifact found that 75% of Trump's statements that they reviewed were rated "Mostly False," "False" or "Pants on Fire." Statements that were rated "Pants on Fire" included his assertion that the Mexican government sends "the bad ones over" the border into the United States, and his claim that he saw "thousands and thousands" of people cheering the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11. 

I would invite you to check out Politifact's many pages. They are quite interesting reading:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/

All politicians lie. Mitt Romney was a major flip-flopper, John Edwards cheated on his wife, Bill Clinton had Monica Lewinsky and others, George W. Bush had his "weapons of mass destruction", the most damaging one of all. But would you seriously pick Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton because of lying? Is that because he's so much better at it?

Gerd Eysser

Char, did you take the time to watch the 13 minute youtube on Hillary?  Basically, this year, we are voting on the lesser of two evils.  I think Trump is the lesser of the two 'evils' based on a number of criteria.  None of the lies any of those you mentioned come close to the two lies that have and will continue to affect American's the rest of their lives.  Obamacare (you can keep your doctor and premiums will go down) and Iran Nuclear deal.  What other planned lies have affected us as Americans?  BTW, the two i mention are documented with video and audio evidence.

What is Hillary's motto for the country.  Trump's is Make America Great and announced some things he would like to do to that end.  What is Hillary's?  "Continue what Obama started?"  More welfare, more poverty, more freebies, more dependence on the Federal Government?  I honestly don't know. 

Can i set the record straight on GW?  Most critics point to the WMD issue.  Consider:  all the intelligence agencies in the world concluded there were WMD's.  The UN passed resolution after resolution against Iraq because of WMD's.  Are you saying GW was the instigator and purveyor of the WMD lie to all these agencies and the UN?

Monday morning quarterbacking at it's finest.

Dale Charlie Salazar

I hate to interrupt the politician bashing but the wife of one of our classmates has passed away.  

An obit for Dolores Croxford has been listed a couple of days now.

I want to wish my best to Bart and his family.

Gerd Eysser

Sorry to hear about Dolores.

Best wishes to Bart and his family!  He is truly one of the 'good guys' in the world.

In reading the obit, she passed away from lung cancer.  One of my best friends, also a Cub alumn, Bruce Johnson, passed away from lung cancer last fall.  He had never smoked either.  His doctor told him that the second leading cause of lung cancer in Utah is radon gas.  And it occurs in a variety of areas along the Wasatch Front.  Over the past 2 years, a number of media sources have produced stories about radon gases.

It is real easy to identify levels of radon gas in your home and a simple and inexpensive fix (~$1,500).  Any reading above 4, should be addressed.  For example, our house was 3.8 yet two streets over our friend had a reading of 19.  Some homes in the Herriman area have been as high as in the 40's.  

So get your home checked.  There is a test kit you can get for $8.95.  You set it in your basement and 3 days later you send it to a lab and they will give you results.  Another option is a free digital monitor that they put in your house for 3 days and gives you an immediate reading. 

The kits can be obtained here:  https://www.doctorhomeair.com/utah/

For the free digital monitor, call Justin at Advanced Radon Solutions at 801-259-0268. 

No, I don't sell the service or test kit, but this stuff is happening more and more these days... to friends of ours.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

I'm no Monday morning quarterback. I knew Bush wanted to go into Iraq for all the wrong reasons when he first started saying he wanted to invade. Powerless me has been protesting him and his posse of war criminals from the beginning. I knew he would find no weapons of mass destruction and he ignored any data that showed that he wouldn't find them.

I watched the whole video you posted. Clinton is definitely not lily-white. She has done a lot of flip-flopping. She has told out and out lies. But there is also a lot of needless persecution from the Republicans of which the best examples are the supposed email scandal (brought up retroactively) and her handling of Benghazi in which the Republicans never mention several much more horrific attacks that happened under Bush's watch.

Most of those lies in your video I find not very egregious or momentous - her critics seem to be making mountains out of molehills. Whereas Trump is a pathological liar telling the most outrageous whoppers I have ever heard spewed from a politician's mouth. I find his ideas apocalyptic. I looked for a video as a counterpoint to yours about Clinton but there were just way too many to choose from and I couldn't even narro them down to two.

Politics is a chess game and I do think Clinton wants to win very badly so she says things that aren't true; she's trying to be strategic. She is certainly not even close to an ideal candidate. But Trump is the bully who is stomping all over the board, tossing pieces any which way. If things aren't going his way he'll throw a tantrum and just topple the whole board. And the only person he truly cares about is himself.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

I also want to send my condolences to Bart. I was busy typing up my last rant while the news about his wife's passing was being posted so I apologize for that.

Patty Wall (Woodland)

I am so very sorry to hear of Bart's loss.  I pray that his family will be comforted at this time.  It must be very difficult for him.

Suzanne Peel (Felt)

My families' prayers go out to Bart and his family.  The Croxford family was such a wonderful asset to the neighborhood and such good friends. I'll let my Mom and Dad know of their loss.

Marianne Eresh (Madson)

Sad to read of Bart's wife passing. I really didn't know him in school or out but I was saddened when I read here about his loss of his wife whom he called the best thing that ever happened to him.  

My Prayers and thoughts go out to him and his family during this difficult time.

Marianne

Gary Bell

Sorry to hear of your loss Bart, My heart and prayers go out to you!!           Gary

Jerald DeGraw

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

This will make you feel antiquated:

http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/the-kids-table-technology-691802179892

Dale Charlie Salazar

I've had the chance to work with this fellow over the years before he was called to serve as President of the Church.  After all the political bashing and right versus left I thought this is an appropriate approach to all of our political interests and positions.  After all, we are all God's Children.

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

So beautiful......

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

It's a good day to check out our flag and the diversity it represents in the folding process:

http://www.usflag.org/foldflag.html

Charlotte Warr (Andersen)

This is the perfect song for Memorial Day as far as I'm concerned: