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Christopher Smart

Salt Lake City

Writer at Freelance

Freelance journalist. Author of Smart Bomb (https://t.co/3BcdCuQH2W) Former reporter Salt Lake Tribune. Former editor City Weekly. [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | cityweekly.net | Christopher Smart

    So Wilson, listen, the Democrats have a problem—branding. You know what pops to mind when you hear the word “Democrat,” and the pundits say these days it isn't so good. But it's complicated. Remember the old saw: “I don't belong to any organized political party—I'm a Democrat.” They can't just do something like Coca-Cola and say, we're “The Real Thing.” Still, it would be better than their unofficial slogan: “We're Not Them,” referring, of course, to the fascistic Donald Trump Party.

  • 2 weeks ago | cityweekly.net | Christopher Smart

    She may be the secretary of Homeland Security, but “ICE Barbie” Kristi Noem couldn't keep her $4,000 designer handbag secure while snarfing down a double cheese and fries at a D.C. burger joint. Oh, by the way, there was three grand in cold cash in the designer handbag, along with her passport, driver license, makeup, medication, government ID and check book. It was literally taken right out from under her.

  • 3 weeks ago | cityweekly.net | Christopher Smart

    Ruling in favor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a lawsuit brought by disaffected members, a federal court recently ordered that the church can use tithing anyway it wants. Its investment portfolio is reportedly worth some $100 billion.

  • 4 weeks ago | cityweekly.net | Christopher Smart

    Great news for Salt Lake City taxpayers: You'll now be paying $300 million more for the magical wonderland coming to downtown around the Delta Center. You were already on the hook for $900 million so that billionaire Ryan Smith and his Smith Entertainment Group could build a sports/entertainment district to keep downtown Salt Lake City from turning into a ghost town with tumble weeds and wild dogs.

  • 1 month ago | cityweekly.net | Christopher Smart

    1. Turn off your morning alarm clock and take afternoon siestas in a Mayan hammock. 2. Drink any and all liquids you can get your hands on. 3. Absolutely never watch the news on TV, it harms the cerebral cortex. 4. Don't put white substances up your nose, especially when watching news on TV. 5. Listen to a lot of Reggae music. Ganja and tie-dye T-shirts are optional. 6. Take up western swing dancing. It gets easier after a couple of pitchers of beer. 7. Go barefoot outdoors when possible.

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Christopher Smart
Christopher Smart @CksmartSmart
6 Oct 20

When Erin Mendenhall was sworn in as SLC mayor all hell broke loose: a pandemic, an earthquake, riots, a hurricane. Maybe the stars were aligned in a pretzel. We went to Madame Cassiopeia to read Erin's star chart for answers. Read more at SMART BOMB. https://t.co/GLbrBq2PuT

Christopher Smart
Christopher Smart @CksmartSmart
29 Sep 20

SMART BOMB: Dems hate that we'll replace liberal icon RBG with a woman who loathes birth control and the ACA. It's better than when we replaced civil-rights hero Thurgood Marshall with Clarence Thomas, who scoffs at affirmative action. Read more at https://t.co/GLbrBq2PuT

Christopher Smart
Christopher Smart @CksmartSmart
29 Sep 20

Only little people pay taxes