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:Eric Ethington (Author) | November 29, 2012
Utah retail stores are on track to see some of their best sales this holiday season. But unless our congressional delegation drop their partisan opposition, next year they’ll be facing huge losses and we’ll be seeing huge tax hikes. After the 2012 election, major Republican players and elected officials across the country started recognizing that [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 18, 2012
Republican candidate for Congress in Utah’s 2nd District, Chris Stewart, is claiming in the Salt Lake Tribune that he never took any stimulus funds, but it turns out.. he’s lying. Earlier today, 2nd Congressional District candidate Jay Seegmiller pointed out the hypocrisy of his Republican opponent Chris Stewart campaigning against the stimulus, when he himself [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 27, 2012
In a not-yet released interview with a Nevada NBC affiliate, former Utah Governor and former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. told reporter Elizabeth Crum that it’s time to “take that journey” towards marriage equality. Back in February of 2009, just before leaving office as Utah’s Governor to become the US Ambassador to China, Mr. Huntsman became the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 10, 2012
As we enter the final two months of the 2012 elections, I find myself more and more often drawn into conversations about whether or not President Barack Obama has done enough to improve America’s economic outlook. I wanted to put out some thoughts about it.
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 10, 2012
Needless to say, I was shocked this morning when I opened the paper and saw an article titled “Studies Challenge Widely Held Assumptions About Same Sex Parenting.” The shock shifted to outrage as I actually looked at the study myself and found it glaring with major flaws and bias. Every major and credible study performed [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 3, 2012
I was extremely privileged to watch “8″ tonight, the powerful play written by Dustin Lance Black, based on the court transcripts of the Prop 8 Trial in California. As someone who followed Perry v Schwarzenegger closely, it was amazing to see the record come to life. Watch it below! Congratulations to an incredible cast. George [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 22, 2012
Salt Lake City – I don’t know why, but I find my thoughts lingering on the Death Penalty this morning. There isn’t any particular case troubling me, but I wanted to put some thoughts down on why I cannot justify any rationality for state-killing. I suppose that each of us has felt the need for [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 28, 2011
As I’m reviewing the 2011 Utah political history, I’m struck by how often I hear people such as Carl Wimmer, Stephen Sandstrom and Mike Lee spouting off about only supporting the Constitution in its original form. I an only say, “What utter nonsense and lack of vision.” Do you have a dollar bill? Take it [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 6, 2011
It seems almost anyone even remotely interested in the Republican nomination for President this cycle has had their moment in the spotlight. Everyone, that is, except for Rick Santorum. Many are beginning to attribute his lack of public attention to his extremist anti-gay rhetoric. Now to be fair, there are other GOP candidates who also [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 17, 2011
California – The California Supreme Court has just released their ruling on the question of Standing in the Prop 8 case. According to the court, Yes-On-8 supporters DO have standing to appeal Judge Walker’s ruling which struck down Prop 8, even though the California Government has refused to appeal. Although many in the LGBT and [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.