Aug 31
PODCAST #1 – LaVar Christensen, Congressional Candidate
2006 at 4:13 am | posted by Rep. Craig Frank 4 comments
Welcome to Under The Dome’s first ever Podcast!
Following a meeting with the Governor on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 (Yesterday), LaVar and I sat down for a few moments in the Dining Room at the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, and spoke about Amendment Three, Washington Issues, his Campaign, and Ronald Reagan.
Tomorrow’s Podcast from the Governor’s Mansion: Tax Reform…imagine that!
September 1st, 2006 at 3:04 am
Ronald Reagan? I like Ronald Reagan as much as the next guy, but Christensen needs to give up the touchy-feely and start telling us why we should vote for him. Liking Ronald Reagan isn’t a good enough reason.
September 1st, 2006 at 3:19 am
Good production quality and the music was a nice touch.
September 1st, 2006 at 5:08 am
Its not my usual thing to argue with fellow Republicans, but as a Matheson supporter, I can’t let this podcast go unchallenged
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LaVar says that you need “principled representation” and that being an independent thinker is like “being a weather vane”.
I would rather have a Congressman who votes for his constituents, rather then for simply his political party. How do you think President Reagan would feel about the spending of today’s national Republicans? Do you think he would approve? In his speeches, LaVar has pretty much guaranteed that he would be a rubber stamp for the Republican Party- which is what he refers to as “principled government”. I have been a Republican my whole life. I believe in the traditional Republican values, such as limited government and a strong military. However, the out of control spending of national Republicans dissapoints me. Jim Matheson stands up to the spending of both parties.
LaVar gets upset at national Democrats in this podcast for two primary purposes: Blocking the traditional marriage amendment and blocking tax cuts. Rep. Matheson has supported both the traditional marriage amendment and keeping President Bush’s tax cuts permanent. Matheson is a thorn in the side of both parties, and isn’t that what principled representation means? Not simply that you are a rubber stamp for your party?
September 1st, 2006 at 5:12 am
Agreed- the quality of the podcast was great. Much better then a lot of other ones.