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Friday, July 18, 2008

Fools on the Hill?
In case you didn't know, Utah Republicans rock.

At least that's the claim in an invitation for Republicans to attend a fund-raising rock 'n' roll concert Monday sponsored by the Conservative Caucus of the Utah House of Representatives and organized by that wild and crazy guy, LaVar Christensen, who is running for his old House seat in Draper.

The 7 p.m. concert at the Sandy Amphitheater will feature stars of the Broadway hit "Beatlemania" singing Beatles songs and Phil Dirt and the Dozers performing top hits from Motown and "Flower Power," (we all know how much Utah conservatives are into flower power).

The concert costs $15 per person and will be dedicated to Utah soldiers and vets (although you can bet the money will go to the re-election efforts of Conservative Caucus members and not to soldiers or veterans).

Here's the kicker. The invitation from Randy O'Hara of the Salt Lake County Republican Party says that because of significant donations already made, if you are a Salt Lake County Republican Party officer, GOP Executive Committee or Central Committee member, you and a guest are invited to attend for free.

It's just the rest of those schmucks who have to pay.

Cheers,
Paul Rolly

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Paul Rolly grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from Skyline High School and earning a B.S. in political science at the University of Utah. He began working at The Salt Lake Tribune in 1973 as a copy boy. He worked his way up the ladder, covering police, local government, community affairs and business. He left The Tribune in 1982 to work for United Press International where he was the Utah political reporter and later Salt Lake City bureau chief. He returned to the Tribune in 1985, covering the Utah Legislature and later, taking over as business editor. He began the Rolly&Wells column in 2001 with JoAnn Wells and continues the column alone since her retirement. He also writes a political column that runs in The Tribune's Sunday opinion section. He is married to Dawn House, a reporter at The Tribune.


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