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- News, Opinion March 26, 2025
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Where are Utah’s Reps—hiding under their desks?
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- This is amazing—Utah’s 2nd Congressional District representative, Celeste Maloy, and 3rd District Rep. Mike Kennedy, showed up at a town hall, defying instructions from on-high. And you'll never guess what happened: They were “booed” and told in no uncertain terms to do their f--king jobs.
- News, Opinion March 19, 2025
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Democrats shoot the moon by losing and have Trump right where they want him.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Well Wilson, the Democrats look like ... something that stinks. Since Donald J. Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2025, he and his Sancho Panza have not been titling at windmills. No siree bob, they've been riding roughshod over the U.S. Government, as the Democrats look like helpless fools in a bad Chuck Schumer suit. (New Yorker Schumer being the Democrats leader in the Senate.)
- News, Opinion March 12, 2025
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Top 10 truths in Donald Trump’s 2025 State of the Union address.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- 10. Our presidency is the most successful in the history of our nation.
- News, Opinion March 5, 2025
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Tesla owners are getting flipped off and egged as sentiment sours on Elon Musk.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Tesla owners used to have a certain swagger—after all, they were driving the coolest cars around. No more. Now, rather than getting the thumbs up, they're bound to get the finger.
- News, Opinion February 26, 2025
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Bring us the head of SLC Police Chief Mike Brown
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- The best government is the government closest to the people—except when it isn't. The Republican supermajority on Capitol Hill likes to mess with Salt Lake City. It's like a hobby or avocation—or an itch they just have to scratch, like when they drive past a 7-11 and just have to go in for a 32 oz. Diet Coke.
- News, Opinion February 19, 2025
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Utah’s Mike Lee seeks to cut funding for Marxist NPR and PBS.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Hey Wilson, did you realize that NPR and PBS are a bunch of commie pinkos? Big Bird and Cookie Monster are actually Marxist shills. Who knew? But thanks to Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, we now see that's exactly what they are. He wants to stop funding them immediately through his “Defund Government Sponsored Propaganda Act.”
- News, Opinion February 12, 2025
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Salt Lake City is an “underrated destination,” according to The Washington Post
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Hey Wilson, did you know we are an “underrated destination?” It's true. According to The Washington Post, the City of Salt is one of 12 destinations—including the Bahamas, Europe, Australia and Japan—that you've got to put on your travel wish list. I know what you're thinking Wilson—any publicity is bad publicity, because it just brings more people. Despite what our political and business leaders say, we have enough people already.
- News, Opinion February 5, 2025
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Convicted killer Ralph Leroy Menzies spotlights Utah's capital punishment conundrum.
Opinion
- I was working the night shift at The Salt Lake Tribune on Feb. 23, 1986, when police-scanner radio traffic grabbed my attention. It was something to do with a possible abduction.
- News, Opinion February 5, 2025
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CBS caves to Trump, turns over unedited Harris interview.
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- That rumbling sound you're hearing is Edward R. Murrow rolling over in his grave. CBS just broke the First Commandment of Journalism: never, ever, let anyone outside your news organization see your work product.
- News, Opinion January 29, 2025
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Proposed bill in Mississippi: “Contraception begins at erection”
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
- Well Wilson, this is going to be hard ... er uh, difficult. A Mississippi state lawmaker has introduced a bill called the “Conception Begins at Erection Act.” It is a mouthful. The legislation would make it illegal for a man to masturbate or engage in other sexual acts when he has no “intent to fertilize an embryo.”
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Hey Mormonland—This Bud's for You
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
April 14, 2021
Where are Utah’s Reps—hiding under their desks?
Smart Bomb: The completely unnecessary news analysis
March 26, 2025
