James A. Natesmith
@jamesanatesmith.bsky.social
Utah Utes, Chicago Bears, the American West, sometimes a stray Shakespeare take.
Utah and BYU fans are generally very nice...except to each other.
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Utah and BYU fans are generally very nice...except to each other.
The Jazz supposedly took Deron Williams over Paul out of durability considerations, and Paul outlasted Williams by, what, a decade?
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Jazz supposedly took Deron Williams over Paul out of durability considerations, and Paul outlasted Williams by, what, a decade?
High school English teacher, if that counts.
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
High school English teacher, if that counts.
He never attended a college where his dad wasn’t the President.
June 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
He never attended a college where his dad wasn’t the President.
Or zaftig middle age hotel heir from Chicago…
May 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Or zaftig middle age hotel heir from Chicago…
A big part of the scuffling of the Biden administration comes down to Schumer's selected candidate fumbling this race in 2020.
March 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A big part of the scuffling of the Biden administration comes down to Schumer's selected candidate fumbling this race in 2020.
Orrin Hatch toppled Frank Moss in 1976 with the campaign tagline "What do you call a Senator who has served three terms? You call him home" and then held the seat for 42 years.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Orrin Hatch toppled Frank Moss in 1976 with the campaign tagline "What do you call a Senator who has served three terms? You call him home" and then held the seat for 42 years.
Or the fight caucus breaks off, uses that name and finally gets the seventh party system going.
March 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Or the fight caucus breaks off, uses that name and finally gets the seventh party system going.
It's always telling of just how young MLK was when he passed that he was about the same age as Gene Hackman and died before Hackman even started to become a leading man.
February 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's always telling of just how young MLK was when he passed that he was about the same age as Gene Hackman and died before Hackman even started to become a leading man.
Isn’t “Big Guy Solves Problems and Beats Up Bad Guys” the bread and butter of the Book of Mormon?
February 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Isn’t “Big Guy Solves Problems and Beats Up Bad Guys” the bread and butter of the Book of Mormon?
I don’t know if it’s a comfort, but this was essentially the posture of pre-Gingrich congressional republicans. So things can change pretty quickly.
February 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I don’t know if it’s a comfort, but this was essentially the posture of pre-Gingrich congressional republicans. So things can change pretty quickly.
Iron law of institutions, too much incumbent leadership, lack of ambition for power.
Could be wrong, could change. In fact, them going national would preferable to the Dems.
Could be wrong, could change. In fact, them going national would preferable to the Dems.
January 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Iron law of institutions, too much incumbent leadership, lack of ambition for power.
Could be wrong, could change. In fact, them going national would preferable to the Dems.
Could be wrong, could change. In fact, them going national would preferable to the Dems.
Have heard they suffer from a lot of the internal structural problems that Dems do.
January 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Have heard they suffer from a lot of the internal structural problems that Dems do.
There’s been this attitude from Democrats that exudes the belief that they’re being graded on a curve: “Trump will be worse of Gaza” , “we did the best we could on inflation”.
We need a results based party. Either you are making the world demonstrably, visibly better or you’ll be in the cycle.
We need a results based party. Either you are making the world demonstrably, visibly better or you’ll be in the cycle.
November 6, 2024 at 12:42 PM
There’s been this attitude from Democrats that exudes the belief that they’re being graded on a curve: “Trump will be worse of Gaza” , “we did the best we could on inflation”.
We need a results based party. Either you are making the world demonstrably, visibly better or you’ll be in the cycle.
We need a results based party. Either you are making the world demonstrably, visibly better or you’ll be in the cycle.
Tom Ripley does not vote for Trump. He’s an intellectually superior sociopath, so he can’t believe in the messiah complex. Trump would also remind him about the things he resents about himself.
He might “support” Trump if it greases the wheels, but he’s not taking time out of his schedule to vote.
He might “support” Trump if it greases the wheels, but he’s not taking time out of his schedule to vote.
November 5, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Tom Ripley does not vote for Trump. He’s an intellectually superior sociopath, so he can’t believe in the messiah complex. Trump would also remind him about the things he resents about himself.
He might “support” Trump if it greases the wheels, but he’s not taking time out of his schedule to vote.
He might “support” Trump if it greases the wheels, but he’s not taking time out of his schedule to vote.
Every conservative who says kids have it too easy these days spent at least half their childhoods in places where they could get grown ass adults fired.
November 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Every conservative who says kids have it too easy these days spent at least half their childhoods in places where they could get grown ass adults fired.
“The process” sure seems to run quickly when it’s non-elites in the crosshairs.
November 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
“The process” sure seems to run quickly when it’s non-elites in the crosshairs.
Neither of us said that Clinton would be popular, only that Trump would not have become the perma-nominee without beating Clinton in the first place.
I really recommend responding to what people actually say rather than inventing straw men.
I really recommend responding to what people actually say rather than inventing straw men.
October 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Neither of us said that Clinton would be popular, only that Trump would not have become the perma-nominee without beating Clinton in the first place.
I really recommend responding to what people actually say rather than inventing straw men.
I really recommend responding to what people actually say rather than inventing straw men.
Who are you arguing with?
October 30, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Who are you arguing with?
Because the loyalty of the GOP is largely due to him slaying the Clinton dragon. If he lost, he’d be blamed.
October 30, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Because the loyalty of the GOP is largely due to him slaying the Clinton dragon. If he lost, he’d be blamed.
Can this even get covered in mainstream news?
October 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Can this even get covered in mainstream news?
I look forward to the inevitable Hulu Docuseries about the Rise and Fall of Swig.
October 28, 2024 at 10:01 PM
I look forward to the inevitable Hulu Docuseries about the Rise and Fall of Swig.