Last Saturday was the GOP Convention here in Utah. It was an amazing day. I was able to take part in the political process like I never have before. Throughout the course of the day, I sent a lot of updates to Twitter which were then relayed to Facebook. I know that not everyone that visits this blog follows me on those other sites so I’m posting them here for their benefit.
While not everyone that I voted for won or will be moving on to a primary, I am very pleased with the fact that I will not be voting against a candidate on election day. What I mean is that there is no “lesser of two evils” this time around; all of the Republican candidates seem to be good, solid conservatives who believe in the Constitution and the greatness of this country. I like that a lot.
For those who are unfamiliar with how Twitter works, you will notice that I use a lot of # characters in my messages. The # is basically used to tag something making it easier for others to find. On Saturday, I used the #utpol tag a lot to make my posts easier to find for those who were searching for information regarding Utah politics.
- Getting geared up for the Utah #GOP convention today. Should be a lot of fun meeting with all of the candidates. 6:20 AM May 8th via Echofon
- Just had a parking attendant see a pocket Constitution and say that we weren’t democrats. LOL #GOP #utpol 7:32 AM May 8th via txt
- Very impressed with #DanOaks. #utpol 9:18 AM May 8th via txt
- .@MikeLee2010 “I will be successful not in spite of my conservatism but because of it.” #utpol #utsen 9:36 AM May 8th via txt
- Blackberrys and iPhones everywhere at the #UT #GOP convention. #utpol 10:35 AM May 8th via txt
- .@bobbennettutah These problems that you say you’re going to fix came under your watch. I think you’re in trouble today. 10:54 AM May 8th via txt
- Fabiano’s speech was painfully delivered. Thank you. #utpol #utsen 11:14 AM May 8th via txt
- Hey Merrill Cook, didn’t you use to be a Democrat? And an independent? #utpol #utsen 11:22 AM May 8th via txt
- David Chiu looks like Morpheus. #utpol 11:23 AM May 8th via txt
- .@MikeLee2010 gets a standing o before even opening his mouth. #utpol 11:23 AM May 8th via txt
- .@MikeLee2010… Very powerful speech. #utpol 11:27 AM May 8th via txt
- .@MikeLee2010 is waving his arms like Dwight Schrute accepting a salesman of the year award. #utpol 11:30 AM May 8th via txt
- .@CherilynEager has the whole world in her hands. Literally. Nice globe. #utpol 11:32 AM May 8th via txt.
- @CheriilynEager… Great speech. #utpol 11:35 AM May 8th via txt
- 98.6% of delegates in attendance. wow #utpol 11:40 AM May 8th via txt
- No ballot oragami. #utpol 11:45 AM May 8th via txt
- Just voted for@MikeLee2010 with a @BobBennettUtah pen. 12:01 PM May 8th via txt
- Just had lunch. Who puts tomato on egg salad? 12:18 PM May 8th via txt
- Dan oaks up next. #utpol 12:38 PM May 8th via txt
- Interested to see how well #Oaks does. I’m impressed by him. #utpol 12:38 PM May 8th via txt
- Gov. Herbert – It’s a microphone. It helps amplify sound. There’s no need to yell. #utpol 12:44 PM May 8th via txt
- Romney passed government healthcare before Obama. Why so much love? #utpol 12:47 PM May 8th via txt
- Rob Bishop is up next. He has my support. #utpol 12:50 PM May 8th via txt
- Bishop: “We are the party of hell no!” #utpol 12:52 PM May 8th via txt
- GOP candidate Ridgeway bashing GOP. Really? #utpol 1:01 PM May 8th via txt
- Is #Ridgeway a democrat infiltrator? #utpol 1:03 PM May 8th via txt
- Re: Mike Ridgeway’s talk- what the crap was that? #utpol 1:05 PM May 8th via txt
- I like @Jasoninthehouse a lot. Apparently the UT 3rd district does too since nobody chose to oppse him. #utpol 1:29 PM May 8th via txt
- We need more people like @Jasoninthehouse. #utpol 1:33 PM May 8th via txt
- I think @BobBennettUtah is done. If he survives the next round, I’ll be surprised. #utpol 1:38 PM May 8th via txt
- Just voted for @MikeLee2010 with a @BobBennettUtah pen… again. He probably shouldn’t have given it to me. #utpol 2:09 PM May 8th via txt
- Overheard @ GOP convention: “My only regret is that I can’t vote against Orrin Hatch too.” #utpol 2:09 PM May 8th via txt
- Senator Hatch loves me. #utpol 2:32 PM May 8th via txt
- Looks like @BobBennettUtah can start planning life after Washinghton. #unemployment #utpol 3:41 PM May 8th via txt
- It’s nice to not have to choose between the lesser of two evils. #utpol #utsen 3:46 PM May 8th via txt
- I wonder if Orrin Hatch pooped himself a little bit when he learned that Bennett lost? He’s next. #utpol 3:52 PM May 8th via txt
- Nothing was bad about the day from where I stand. I think I’ll have withdrawals when nobody calls me next week asking for my vote. #utpol 10:17 PM May 8th via web
- .@BobBennettUtah Thank you for all of your years of service to Utah. #utpol 10:40 PM May 8th via txt
- @MikeLee2010 Congrats on advancing today. You have my support in the primary. 10:43 PM May 8th via txt
There you have it, my day at the GOP Convention. If you didn’t take the time to read through everything, I won’t be offended. I realize that it was a lot and a lot of it probably made no sense to people unless the were at the convention. It was a lot of fun sharing my thoughts in real time though and I’m really glad that I had the opportunity to be there.
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