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I went to BYU and was also expelled from BYU. I wa...

2011-04-16T08:59:34.096+08:00

I went to BYU and was also expelled from BYU. I was raised mormon and am no longer with the church. My sister graduated from BYU in 2007 and I was there for the dick cheney commencement speech- I am proud to say i kept my ipod earphones tightly wedged in my ears for the duration of said speech. But I do have something to share about an experience of therapy at BYU if you care to hear about it- you can email me- rpando85@gmail.com

Your story is about Bob Beamon, but you included t...

2010-04-21T12:01:25.289+08:00

Your story is about Bob Beamon, but you included the world-famous of Tommie Smith (center) and his Black Power salute on the Olympic stand in 1968. Yes, Beamon won gold at those Olympics, but Smith won his event in the 200 meters, and was joined by bronze medalist and fellow American John Carlos on the victory stand.

that happened because you guys targeted the LDS Ch...

2010-02-13T11:21:59.825+08:00

that happened because you guys targeted the LDS Church instead of civil rights... What did we really think the LDS Church would change their doctrine because we want to get fucked? well we did get fucked... so I guess we should be happy now...

It's not so bad, really, but I know where the ...

2009-12-31T07:46:47.248+08:00

It's not so bad, really, but I know where the sentiment comes from. I ejected myself in Nov '08 after being a member since birth. It was painless, but nevertheless took a while (didn't get confirmation until late Dec '08, if I remember). The trick is to follow the directions at http://www.mormonnomore.com . !!! Holy crap, it's gone! :-(

You're a real barrel of laughs. Speaking of s...

2009-12-16T10:17:55.104+08:00

You're a real barrel of laughs.

Speaking of semantics, are you sure you've used "morphology" correctly?

Right, you should view your own skills in high reg...

2009-12-16T05:21:17.323+08:00

Right, you should view your own skills in high regard. Isn't self-confidence paramount?

What I was trying to say was social media is inherently transparent. You can't expose something that's already in the open.

As for the irony of the ad and "MormonTV", well, I think that the definition of what constitutes television is really starting to change. We debated this in a course in my program this past summer - is a TV show still a "TV show" if you watch it on Hulu, for example? Probably, but the venue has changed. Still, nobody is going to call Hulu television just like no one is going to call television Hulu. Nevertheless, the lines are blurring. In any case, people still recognize the difference in delivery method, so, with all of that in mind, it's nothing significant for anyone to label their YouTube channel with "TV" as part of their name. I don't think most people would confuse "MormonTV" for actual television (despite the morphology of mediums taking place today). Moreover, I think most people would understand that the ad stating not to believe in what they've seen on television is in reference to actual over-the-air broadcast and cable TV, considering that the ad directs people to a web-based delivery platform.

This is just another exercise in semantics.

Hey Mattso, People who take themselves too seriou...

2009-12-04T09:50:32.365+08:00

Hey Mattso,

People who take themselves too seriously are prone to do and say really silly things.

Latest example was this sentence of yours:

"Once more, it's my opinion as a social media strategist that there is nothing manipulative about social media strategy."

Isn't it kind of a foregone conclusion that a "social media strategist" like yourself would hold "social media strategy" in high regard?

In any case, you didn't really respond to the hilarity at the heart of my post. The LDS church is spending money to run online ads that say "Don't Believe TV" ... but these same ads direct their audience to a YouTube channel called, wait for it, MormonTV.

Ha!

Once more, it's my opinion as a blogger that my blogging skillz are unsurpassed.

Hey Chino Blanco, I hadn't really been followi...

2009-12-04T05:40:02.500+08:00

Hey Chino Blanco, I hadn't really been following anything since the Prop 8 vote last year, but today I stumbled upon this entry going through some of my own blog's statistics... anyway, I'd just like to note something here, and I said as much in my post from last year, that it's really not accurate to label these social media efforts, either by individuals or the church, as "manipulative" when they are completely transparent. That's the whole point of the social media conversation - I can see everything you're doing, and you can see everything they're doing. If anything this transparency provides people the opportunity to make a decision as to how to react. There's nothing to hide and nothing manipulative is taking place. If an institution wants to pay to place an advert in a YouTube or Google search, they certainly can do so - why not?, and if someone wants to blog or use social media tools to campaign for a cause (like you yourself are doing here), they certainly can do that, too - again, why not?.

Once more, it's my opinion as a social media strategist that there is nothing manipulative about social media strategy. If persons which you disagree with are OPENLY discussing what they are up to on-line, even how they're up to it, then I fail to see what's manipulative in that. I welcome your response.

Soo the "nice" OSC is not the same prick...

2009-07-17T09:40:58.722+08:00

Soo the "nice" OSC is not the same prick that writes at the Navoo times? crap, I used to like the early OSC until I went back and read it as an adult, there's some very nasty reductionist crap in there. For example his most popular character Ender never picks a peaceful solution if he can obliterate his opponent. Leaving the unwritted fascism in his fiction writing I would LOVE to see him write on the disgusting misogyny that was Brigham Young and his immediate followers. Even his short stories are full of women as breeders.

Chino, I don't know if you like hip hop at all...

2009-07-12T06:00:12.821+08:00

Chino, I don't know if you like hip hop at all, but my friend and I have created a protest/slander song against the boys ranch and Chris Buttars. If you'd like to check it out, the link is here:

www.myspace.com/refluxthechemist
www.myspace.com/mentalinfiltration

The song title is "Melting Buttars".

Thanks for spreading the word about this vile man.

I suppose it could be a retirement community of 5,...

2009-06-11T06:04:01.917+08:00

I suppose it could be a retirement community of 5,000...hence no minor signatures would be required.

Oh, and those who support equal rights and marriage between two consenting adults are hard working, honest, dedicated, morally upright citizens and have jobs that they actually have to work at.

Wow, petitioning minors...now that's small tow...

2009-06-11T05:59:58.497+08:00

Wow, petitioning minors...now that's small town politics at it's finest.

5,000 letters/notes/petitions from a town of 5,000...

2009-06-10T23:36:25.623+08:00

5,000 letters/notes/petitions from a town of 5,000 people ... Wow! 100% Now that's impressive, Tim.

So, by the way, how many people are you saying actually showed up in Albany yesterday?

5,000?

500?

50?

5?

Hey...CHINO....I was there at the rally. I do not ...

2009-06-10T22:13:28.352+08:00

Hey...CHINO....I was there at the rally. I do not perceive that it was a "huge flop". Those who support traditional marriage are hard working, honest, dedicated, morally upright Citizens and have jobs that they actually have to work at. I know that I personally collected, about 5000 signed petitions, letters, and notes to our senators asking them to stand for traditional marriage and to vote NO against the same sex marriage bill. 5000 letters, notes, petitions from my little small town of 5000 people. Homosexuality is still "queer" and is not morally acceptable.Neither is same sex marriage.

What's up with BYU-Idaho and Liberty U both pullin...

2009-05-25T16:27:06.964+08:00

What's up with BYU-Idaho and Liberty U both pulling the plug on college dems?

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705306084/Liberty-University-pulls-plug-on-campus-Democratic-club.html

More notes ... http://www.earnedmedia.org/sfpu052...

2009-05-25T10:29:06.068+08:00

More notes ...

http://www.earnedmedia.org/sfpu0522.htm

More notes re MP: http://www.tnr.com/talkback.htm...

2009-05-24T19:15:49.718+08:00

More notes re MP:

http://www.tnr.com/talkback.html?id=cf9cd254-f184-482c-bded-45d9a5af32f1

Note to self re MP: http://www.Rebuildingtheman.c...

2009-05-24T19:11:31.446+08:00

Note to self re MP:

http://www.Rebuildingtheman.com/audio/JPRadioShow/JPShowPodCast.2009-04-21.mp3

"Is That What You Want?" What? Happy families, r...

2009-05-21T18:39:25.954+08:00

"Is That What You Want?"

What? Happy families, regardless of orientation? Why, yes, it is.

I don't get these NOM ads...

One of the things the Yes on 8 campaign did well w...

2009-05-20T04:07:00.000+08:00

One of the things the Yes on 8 campaign did well was to recognize their weaknesses, chief among those was their bigotry and intolerance. They successfully turned it around and convinced many, through protesting intolerance and organized vandalism of some their own campaign signs with black paint (political signs aren't vandalized, they're taken - as in the case of prop 8 signs) that prop 8 opponents were intolerant of their religious beliefs.

The removal of Rev. Thompson shows who is truly intolerant. It's sad to know that bigotry is almost always hidden behind religion. What's worse is knowing that religious leaders allow it. Nowhere in this action do you see the God's love or Christ's compassion. These leaders serve the faithful poorly. Here, Rev. Thompson was a true shepard, the regional presbytery, the wolves. Where is God's love or Christ's compassion in the actions of these church leaders? The answer is nowhere.

She TOTALLY burns my cookies. I read something sh...

2009-05-19T23:34:00.000+08:00

She TOTALLY burns my cookies. I read something she posted and another blogger commented on, and yeah -- It's people like her what make me have high blood pressure.

Banned? From Angie's place? Inconceivable! In...

2009-05-19T02:31:00.000+08:00

Banned? From Angie's place? Inconceivable!

In any case, at this point, as you suggest, the acronym STP should probably stand for the Same Three People as far as the DNA is concerned.

I've not run into Troy at bb's place, but I've noticed their schtick elsewhere - the one where they pat each other on the back for their most excellent comments without letting on that, you know, they're married and all. Weirdos.

Anyway, about the nuclear thing, are you kidding? J. Robert Oppenheimer at your service.

So, by the way, you wouldn't happen to have any screen shots of info that Angie has scrubbed from the net? If not, no worries. Just askin'.

I'm banned, or I would. Oh, and it's 6 people usi...

2009-05-19T02:06:00.000+08:00

I'm banned, or I would.

Oh, and it's 6 people using 10 screen names, and half of them are related to one another.

For example, have you run into Troy at Angie's place? Yeah, he's Angie's hubby. It's a teensy bit dishonest if you ask me.

Oh, and at some point, you should ask me about my screen shots of info Angie has scrubbed from the net. If you ever want to go truly nuclear, that is.

I know of at least one leading hardcore opponent o...

2009-05-14T11:19:00.000+08:00

I know of at least one leading hardcore opponent of marriage equality who is also a home schooling advocate.

For home schoolers of a certain political bent, my guess is that anything that goes to show just how scary public schools have become is something that reinforces their sense of having made the right decision to home school, and so they eat it up.

Speaking as a parent, I find this commercial compl...

2009-05-13T19:29:00.000+08:00

Speaking as a parent, I find this commercial completely insane. Since when is it the government's business to protect your kids from even hearing about people or ideas that you didn't want to teach them about?

By the same logic, you could argue that Hindus need to be segregated from monotheists: "Mommy I heard that some people don't believe that Adam and Eve were real -- and they believe in lots of gods that look funny to me. I'm confused!"