This is tragic, since Stewart is an accomplished author who deserves wider recognition. In addition to his adventure series about an EMP hitting America, he's written a self-help book for the Apocalypse called "Redefining Joy in the Last Days".https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/chris-stewart-utah-republican/ …
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Stewart has also dabbled in short-form writing here on Twitter, accusing liberals of "drinking 18 glasses of water and wetting their pants" after Trump's 2017 speech to the United Nations. Zing!https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/09/21/utahs-stewart-tweets-then-deletes-post-about-liberals-wetting-their-pants-over-trump-speech/ …
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In Congress, he's voted to defund Planned Parenthood, put ankle tracking bracelets on families applying for refugee status, opposed gay marriage, and lined his own pockets with Federal stimulus money and lucrative contracts for his company.http://www.kuer.org/post/seegmiller-calls-stewart-hypocrite-taking-millions-federal-government …
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So it gives me the greatest pleasure to welcome Shireen Ghorbani, running against Chris Stewart in the second district of Utah, to the Great Slate! Let's talk about her instead! https://www.shireenforcongress.com
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Despite only having $65K in the bank at the end of the last reporting period, Ghorbani has been giving Stewart a real race in this very red Utah district that includes a large slice of Salt Lake City. She's held him below 50%, not a mean feat on no money!https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900031375/democratic-challenger-shireen-ghorbani-gaining-on-rep-chris-stewart-poll-shows.html …
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Shireen served in the Peace Corps in Moldova just a few miles from where I wrote Pinboard! Her experience there (like mine in the adjacent part of Romania) was a master class in political corruption, and the devastating effects it has on civil society.https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/08/03/shireen-ghorbani-utah/ …
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Ghorbani is running on healthcare for all, defending public lands (a galvanizing issue in this district, which includes some of the most beautiful public land in America), and fighting corruption. Can she win, in this district that stitches together rural Utah and Salt Lake City?
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I have no idea! Neither do you! All I know is, if she fails to win a district that didn't vote majority Trump, where people don't know their congressma, it shouldn't be for lack of money. Voting starts in 8 days. She needs $100K to run an ad. Let's do it!https://secure.actblue.com/donate/great_slate …
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(As a reminder, if you've given before, click the 'reset form' link at the bottom of the Act Blue page if you want to make a donation specifically to the new candidate(s). It will let you allocate your money however you like).
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My closing argument for funding
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Also they have a giant bear in their office! And a woman came in halfway through our meeting to write a check while complaining loudly about how underrated this race was, then took a yard sign. This is Great Slate catnip.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1043286464350416896 …
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And for dessert, here are links to two great stories about Chris Stewart's writing career. Send him home from Congress so he can write full time!
#ShatteredBone https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/a-tale-of-two-chris/Content?oid=7922982 … https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/03/14/gehrke-chris-stewarts-russia-spin-looks-to-be-the-congressmans-latest-work-of-fiction/ …pic.twitter.com/IWiVDKJ1eT
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