I Like Mike

Yeah, I'm cool.  I hang out with future United States Senators.  Realistically, I don't think Mike knows my name, but I'm pretty sure he at least knows that I'm a full-time volunteer.

I wish I still had a lot to do for the campaign, but I'm not sure they need me nearly as much anymore.  I may still participate in parades and what-not, but that's about all I can think of that they would really need.

Ya know, I can't get enough Whose Line Is It Anyway reruns.  It's the best.

Now that I've changed the subject randomly...

see ya.

Campaign fun! Bridgewater v. Lee

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Originally uploaded by Bridgewater for Senate

This campaign has been fun to watch, but it stinks when people get away with low-blows. There have been a lot of these low-blows by Lee's opponents. For Instance:

1. Ten days before the convention a robocall falsely accused Lee of accepting $150,000 in illegal support from an out-of-state source. No one took credit and no one has found the source of the calls.
2. A mailer was sent to delegates claiming the illegal contributions as well.
3. A day before the convention the infamous “temple” mailer hit and one-third of the delegates thought it came from Lee.
4. Earlier this week, an unidentified robocall said Chaffetz had endorsed Lee. Both Lee and Chaffetz denied it.

With this pattern there is almost certain to be one more dirty trick. Whereas there's only one candidate left facing Mike Lee, there's little question in my mind who will be behind it. It seems that Bridgewater is getting pretty desperate. He apparently got pummeled by Mike this morning on KSL, as the poll on their site is HEAVILY in favor of Mike Lee.

Go Mike! (I promise this is the last Mike Lee-themed entry until election day. (Tuesday) )

Where to begin?! Lee v. Bridgewater, P90X, Sun Rape, or U of U Law School?!

The screen-captured photo to the right is awesome.  It is the ad for Mike Lee's U.S. Senate campaign that showed up here on my blog.  Woot!  Mike is seriously my favorite candidate of the two.  I've learned this week that Tim Bridgewater's campaign fights DIRTY.  I'm not going to go into detail, but I've seen some sides of this campaign that I didn't expect.  And apparently Tim is about to launch a negative TV ad campaign.  If I knew nothing about this campaign up to this point and I saw the commercial he's about to start airing, I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR HIM.  No matter what I'd seek another candidate.  His campaign is doing everything it can to lambast my chosen profession, and I do not see alienating an entire profession as a valuable contribution to our nation.  Sorry, Tim.  Even though you never had it to begin with, you've 100% lost my vote.  Anyway, but that's politics for you.  I could ramble on for another half hour about that, but I'll spare you... especially because "you" are my poor friends and family who are probably more than sick of hearing about Mike Lee.

About P90X, I just started it, and it is freakin' hard.  I hurt.  Ev-er-y-where.  And I've only done it for two days now.  Ouch.  At least I know that I'm doing something to my body, for good or for ill.

So, last weekend I rediscovered another one of the reasons I'm the genetic lottery winner (or loser, as my Mom put it--basically I have almost every health oddity or health defect that my parents each have--lucky me) in my family.  I went fly fishing with Jake on the Provo River.  It was a blast, but the sun did a SERIOUS number on my arms and face and neck.  This happens to me every summer.  I get serious burns.  So bad that the first time my friend Julianna saw how badly I get burned she exclaimed, "You don't get sunburned, you get Sun-RAPED!"  The picture above doesn't do the sunburns justice.  (I had actually used some sun block, so there are a few spots that made it out alive, others... not so much.) Anyway, the rest of this week I've been sick, possibly because of the burns solely, and have looked like a leper.  It's been fun.

Now the final topic for this wonderful life-updating blog post of mine, Utah Law.  The University of Utah Law school finally called me this morning to tell me that I'm off of their waiting list, and that they'll now accept me into their law school.  UGH!  On top of that, the dean told me I had only until Monday afternoon to make up my mind.  Double-UGH!  So tomorrow I'm going to find a time to go up to U of U and at least have a look around the campus, as well as maybe go do a session at the Salt Lake temple.  I've got a serious decision to make!  Here are the basics.... at Mason, I will have about $70,000 more of debt when I graduate, give or take.  However, I will have probably a better shot at a job as the market is much larger out there, and George Mason has a better history for landing people in jobs.  I also get to live in a city that I'd love to live in.  At Utah, my living expenses and in-state tuition make my debt load significantly lower.  I can have less stress in that regard.  However, I also think that Utah isn't nearly as good at placing people in jobs, despite their current claims that they are.  (What I hear from people actually going there right now is NOT encouraging... in other words, they were doing ok before the economy went to pot.)  Also, the jobs here will just not compare in salary... so will my debt still take just as long to pay off?  I don't know.

That's the decision.  Plus there are the factors of family, friends, dating, curriculum, the fact that Mason is actually more conservative than Utah, etc.  I struggle to decide these things when talking about such large numbers behind dollar-signs.

Well, that's my life in a nut-shell.  Thanks for catching yourself up.... Jules, and maybe like two other people.... and actually, maybe no one!  At least I got to get all of this out of my brain.

Best Buds...

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Originally uploaded by mikeleeforsenate2010

If I didn't know better, I'd think these two were the best of friends! This picture of Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater made me laugh just now.

I went to a debate between these two candidates tonight in the American Fork City Hall. It was really fun! They are fairly similar candidates, but I really prefer Mike. Tim said a few things tonight that I just don't agree with. Anyway, they did a really good job of being very respectful of one another. I am surprised by Mike. He's a politician that strikes me as one that will actually try to do what he says he'll do.

I wish all of our politicians were like that. I just read an article on Yahoo! about how the Japanese Prime Minister resigned over his inability to keep a campaign promise. That would NEVER happen here. While that Japanese PM was apparently just heeding the wishes of his party, and thereby not really being all that noble, at least he was willing to hold himself accountable for his promises.

Mike strikes me as someone that would hold himself accountable.

K, see ya.

Mike Lee for U.S. Senate! Boo Tim Bridgewater ads on my blog. I'm tired.

I started work on Mike Lee's campaign this morning.  It was funny because I walked into the office and there were a couple guys in there that I hadn't met yet.  One looked occupied as he was on the phone, but he smiled at me, and I introduced myself to the other.  After being led to where I would start working by Evelyn, (I guess she's my boss, so to speak; it's weird working at a non-paying job for me), I realized that the other guy was Mike himself.  Haha, oops!  It was ok, he didn't have time to chat as he was out the door soon afterwards.

Today was interesting.  When I interviewed yesterday, I thought that I would be working with a few people pretty far down the chain in Mike's campaign.  Turns out I'm working with quite a few of the major contributors to his campaign.  It's really fun, and I really hope Mike wins.  I have to admit that while I'm probably a bit more liberal than any of the people on his campaign, I think he's the man for the job.  Especially more so than Tim Bridgewater.  That guy has dumped his money into campaign after campaign to get himself elected.  He's yet to do so.  I just really prefer Mike to him, and hope that Tim doesn't win.

Speaking of Tim, he has so much money that when I wrote about Mike Lee on my last blog post, Tim's ads showed up on my blog!  Lame!  I've begun efforts to block them.  So take that Tim!  (Haha, I don't hate the guy or anything, I just would seriously rather not advertise for him, and I don't want him to win.)

Shockingly, I'm actually really tired and it's only just after 10 pm!  This is HIGHLY unusual for me.

Uh, k, see ya.

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They don't call it hunting because it doesn't require an actual hunt. Mike Lee?

Mike Lee for U.S. Senate Campaign signs
Originally uploaded by mikeleeforsenate2010

I hate job-hunting. It isn't very fun. I am struggling to even get interviews at the places that I didn't want to apply. (Pizza Hut?) I don't know why people aren't calling me for interviews. Shouldn't this be so much easier now that I'm a "college graduate?"

The good news though, is that I have found someone to let me work for them... for free. Mike Lee's campaign has brought me on as an intern. I'm really excited. It's funny... I am not normally a big fan of politicians, but I like getting involved in politics. When I volunteered for Mitt Romney's campaign, I had a blast. (Despite the couple making out on the bus in front of me, that was horrifying.) I will be working at Mike's campaign office around whatever hours required at the job I'll be picking up as soon as possible. I'm hoping to get the job I just finished applying for as it sounds like a blast. Basically it sounds like doing what I'm doing this second, only about topics unrelated to me, and quite a bit more boring. However, it seems like a really fun company. Pray for me. Or if that isn't your thing you can wish me luck, kick a cat, or do whatever superstitious thing you do when you know a fellow that needs a job!

Uh, k, bye.