thephan wrote:

Utah’s Department of Health planned to distribute 100,000 condoms turning some popular state slogans and landmarks into double-entendres. But it apparently did not amuse Governor Gary Herbert, who put a stop to the campaign just hours after it became public.

“The Governor understands the importance of the Utah Department of Health conducting a campaign to educate Utahns about HIV prevention,” his spokeswoman, Anna Lehnardt, told FOX 13 in a statement. “He does not, however, approve the use of sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign, and our office has asked the department to rework the campaign’s branding.”

Good try

Undoubtedly the best thing to ever come out of Utah

FOX really getting desperate now.

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

Utah’s Department of Health planned to distribute 100,000 condoms turning some popular state slogans and landmarks into double-entendres. But it apparently did not amuse Governor Gary Herbert, who put a stop to the campaign just hours after it became public.

“The Governor understands the importance of the Utah Department of Health conducting a campaign to educate Utahns about HIV prevention,” his spokeswoman, Anna Lehnardt, told FOX 13 in a statement. “He does not, however, approve the use of sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign, and our office has asked the department to rework the campaign’s branding.”

Good try

Undoubtedly the best thing to ever come out of Utah

I don't get the Jello Salad one.

Phred wrote:
I don't get the Jello Salad one.

don't worry phred. not a fan of jello salad either. ain't missing much. kinda tastes like shit if you ask me.

The Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld US security aid to Ukraine last year that had been appropriated by Congress -- an issue at the center of the impeachment of President Donald Trump. In a decision issued Thursday, the GAO said that the White House budget office violated the Impoundment Control Act, which says that funds appropriated by Congress cannot be withheld by the White House.

"Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law. OMB withheld funds for a policy reason, which is not permitted under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA). The withholding was not a programmatic delay. Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the ICA," the GAO said.

The problem here is that the GAO clearly didn't read the transcript; otherwise, they would've known that everything was perfect. Many people have said so.

MAO, more like

Feels like the dam is breaking.

and it's all happening right as the Senate is about to take over the impeachment process. Stupid Pelosi really blew it holding things up and allowing all this to come out with Parnas, the OMB decision, additional emails showing administration coordination, the Deutsch Bank info, etc, etc. I mean, her waiting made no difference at all in terms of the pressure that GOP senators will feel as things are collapsing around them.

It's been a decade plus of the dems playing defense. It's fun to watch them finally get the ball and play offense for once.

Senator Barrasso (R WYO) said he's open to witnesses which is notable because he's not one of these Collins types that says seemingly the right things and does the opposite. Like he has no reason to say that politically.

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

Utah’s Department of Health planned to distribute 100,000 condoms turning some popular state slogans and landmarks into double-entendres. But it apparently did not amuse Governor Gary Herbert, who put a stop to the campaign just hours after it became public.

“The Governor understands the importance of the Utah Department of Health conducting a campaign to educate Utahns about HIV prevention,” his spokeswoman, Anna Lehnardt, told FOX 13 in a statement. “He does not, however, approve the use of sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign, and our office has asked the department to rework the campaign’s branding.”

Good try

Undoubtedly the best thing to ever come out of Utah

Funny but a bit much coming from a government entity.

Does feel very European.

Also very clever on the Filmor/Beaver sign, very funny.

Wolfgang622 wrote:

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

Utah’s Department of Health planned to distribute 100,000 condoms turning some popular state slogans and landmarks into double-entendres. But it apparently did not amuse Governor Gary Herbert, who put a stop to the campaign just hours after it became public.

“The Governor understands the importance of the Utah Department of Health conducting a campaign to educate Utahns about HIV prevention,” his spokeswoman, Anna Lehnardt, told FOX 13 in a statement. “He does not, however, approve the use of sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign, and our office has asked the department to rework the campaign’s branding.”

Good try

Undoubtedly the best thing to ever come out of Utah

Funny but a bit much coming from a government entity.

Does feel very European.

Also very clever on the Filmor/Beaver sign, very funny.

Knowing a little about how these things work, did the actual Utah Dept of health (a bunch of bureaucrats basically) come up with this, or did they give money to a non-profit that did?

This is not nearly as bad as the "Meth. We're on it." campaign

Martha McSally runs a play from Trump's anti-media playbook:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1217832454586687488


I wish I lived in AZ so I could vote for Mark Kelly.

Can't wait until she loses again

This Parnas stuff is insane. He's obviously a crook so don't want to rely on his word too much but dang.

Trump with the classic I don't know him, never talked to him.

Any estimates on how many Floridians won't be allowed to vote after the Florida Supreme Court decision?

Steyer and Bloomberg should put their money to work here. Possibly the only real way they could influence the election.

Susan Collins clarifies and says she actually is open to calling witnesses. K.

Yes she flip flopped from having the same position this entire time, to keeping it

It has been obvious for a month now that McConnell has all 53 GOP Senators on the same page for the trial procedure getting underway following what was done during Clinton's impeachment for the House and President's teams to have their say, then for the Senate to decide afterward which witnesses should be called, if any

And it has been similarly obvious that Romney, Collins and Murkowski are inclined to support calling witnesses at the end of that stage

And that they will need to persuade a fourth in order for witnesses to be called

Over the past week it looks like the GOP conference is leaning toward something of a plan to call witnesses, but for each witness the Dems want, the GOP will add someone they want.

Imagine if Pelosi just sent it over. All these Senators probably wouldn't have felt any pressure to call witnesses.

Also, under the impression that a tie vote does not necessarily mean it's a NO vote despite what Mitch says.