Slightly OT: Pete Ashdown for Utah Senator in 2006

[Michael Huston]

I looked at the site, and it seems to have a lot of "doublethink".
If there's anyone who doesn't know what I mean, read 1984!
Mike

--- Carl Youngblood <carl.youngblood at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys, I know that politics on the list is not normally
> appropriate, but 
> I just wanted to inform you about a new candidate that my brother
> told me 
> about who is planning on promoting patent and copyright reform in the
> US 
> Senate. Since these subjects are near and dear to the heart of many
> list 
> subscribers, I figured it would be okay to bring it up. He sounds
> like a 
> good candidate.
> 
> On 7/10/05, Luke Youngblood <luke.youngblood at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hey Carl, did you see this? I also wanted to let you know about a
> > friend of mine that is running for senator against Orrin Hatch:
> > http://www.pashdown.org/
> > 
> > Anyway, I have known Pete for years as he is the founder of
> Xmission
> > and when I used to work for an ISP we were both part of the
> Coalition
> > of Utah ISPs. I know you no longer live in Utah but I think it
> would
> > be great if you asked some of your friends that are living there to
> > support him. He may be a democrat but he is fiscally conservative
> and
> > pro-life, as well as having informed views on technology. A big
> part
> > of the reason he is running is that Orrin Hatch has been bought and
> > paid for by the media companies. He wants to enact copyright reform
> > and do away with the DMCA.
> > 
> > Please support him if you get a chance.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Luke
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