PPC Homepage

Amendment 47, 49, and 54 Lies Just Keep Coming.

by | 10:11 am, September 18, 2008 | 10 Comments

A faithful People’s Press Collective reader forwarded us another misleading mailer sent out by Protect Colorado’s Culture of Corruption Future.

These Heroes Don’t Need Capes, so why has Protect Colorado’s Future put these true heroes in costumes?


Page 1

Page2

Page 3

Page 4

From Protect Colorado’s Future’s original No on Amendment 47, 49, and 54 scanned mailer, a commentor noted that the officer in the picture wasn’t wearing an “official” police badge.  Protect Colorado’s Future dressed him up in an officer-looking costume.  What is it that Protect Colorado’s Future is trying to hide?  Why is Protect Colorado’s Future trying to trick voters?   I have at least as much, and likely more, respect for Colorado’s public employees who keep us safe, but something about Protect Colorado’s Future’s mailers don’t add up to me.

The only thing about this ad that’s true is that Colorado’s officers, firefighters, and EMTs are true heroes.  It’s too bad that Protect Colorado’s Future thinks they can dress these real heroes up in costumes.

First Protect Colorado’s Future dresses real public employees up in costumes, then they outright lie to Colorado voters about Colorado amendments on the ballot, and now they’re back to putting Colorado’s heroes in costumes?  Why won’t Protect Colorado’s Future just be honest with voters?  Why are they using such sketchy tactics?

Share
Category: Colorado, Colorado Amendment 47, Colorado Amendment 49, Colorado Amendment 54, PPC
Tags: > > > > >

Comments

  1.   Peoples Press Collective » The Rocky Says, “Yes on Amendment 49″
      September 18th, 2008 @ 3:13 pm

    [...] went on to link to the PPC’s coverage of Protect Colorado’s Future and their misleading, fear mongering ads. Makes me wonder…. [...]

  2.   randomridge
      September 18th, 2008 @ 7:52 pm

    I don’t know about capes, but all but Gloria Martinez look like they could use a good laxative.

    I think it’s pretty simple what they’re trying to do, give people the IMPRESSION of an official
    police or firefighter endorsement by using carefully devised look-alike uniforms. Oh sure, if you look
    close (with a magnifying glass) you can find telltale signs that they aren’t “real” uniforms (Shaw’s FOP
    badge for example), but PCF is betting on the visual first impression and the tendency of people NOT to look
    that closely. They expect people to look at it and think “Firefighters and cops are officially against 47,
    49, and 54!” not “A couple of cops and firefighters wearing look-alike cop and firefighter uniforms
    on their own time are individualy against 47, 49, and 54.”

    It’s dishonest. And the ad doesn’t even say anything about the amendments. They might as well
    be mailing around glossy brochures with pictures of cute frolicking puppies under big red letters proclaiming
    “These amendments will force Colorado to repave I-70 with dog fur!”. It’d be about as honest and
    informative.

  3.   Ryan
      September 19th, 2008 @ 8:28 am

    You guys are being a bit ridiculous, frankly. While I may not agree with their position, they’re not using “fake” badges or uniforms… they’re using an FOP badge because you can’t use police officer badges or other insignia that identifies an individual department on a political mailer or in a commercial. It’s just like how military isn’t supposed to do political things in uniform. Attack them on the merits of their argument, not for a cop or firefighter following the rules of their own department.

  4.   Ben
      September 19th, 2008 @ 8:43 am

    “Attack them on the merits of their argument…” Unfortunately, they have no argument. Unless you count fear and deception as arguments.

    Your point, though, is well-taken. It would be illegal under Colorado law for them to endorse or oppose ballot initiatives in their official capacity as a government employee (i.e., in uniform).

  5.   randomridge
      September 19th, 2008 @ 4:10 pm

    “they’re using an FOP badge because you can’t use police officer badges or other insignia that identifies an individual department on a political mailer or in a commercial.”

    That was my point, Ryan. They take pains to make the people in the ads LOOK official, so that the voters who see the ads and don’t look at them closely will draw the conclusion that they ARE taking an official position on the issue, as a profession rather than as individuals. While making it just clear enough to the careful observer that the insignia, etc. aren’t “real” (FOP badge vs. a real police badge) to cover their backsides in case anyone calls them on it. They know exactly what they’re doing with this.

  6.   Peoples Press Collective » Amendment 54, 49, and 47 LIES Continue
      September 25th, 2008 @ 8:26 am

    [...] Colorado’s Culture of Corruption Future is shameful and dishonest.  They send out mailers full of LIES on Amendments 47, 49, and 54.  They LIE to Colorado voters’ faces about Amendments 47, 49, and 54.  They refuse to [...]

  7.   Peoples Press Collective » Average Colorado Springs Voters Reject Anti-Amendment 49 Deception
      September 25th, 2008 @ 9:38 am

    [...] Category: PPC, democratic national convention — Ben @ 2:28 pm What do people think of the deceptive Protect Colorado’s Culture of Corruption Future ads against Amendment 47 (Right-to-Work), [...]

  8.   Tom
      September 25th, 2008 @ 5:18 pm

    This site is a crook. These three admendments take away the rights of public employees to organize and advocate for their benefit. These admendments are the work of out of state big donors working with a handfull of in state wing-nuts to take away the peoples right to organize. Vote NO on 47, 49 and 54!!!!!!!

  9.   Sharpie
      October 1st, 2008 @ 1:21 pm

    Platiudes and name calling? Wow Tom. You are insightful. Can we assume from your comment that you haven’t even read the actual text of the amendments?

  10.   Peoples Press Collective » Godzilla Loves Amendment 54 and 49
      October 31st, 2008 @ 10:03 am

    [...] the misleading, contentless mailers with the Firefighter Union Boss, Police Officer Union Thug, and Teachers and Nurses Union BAs  just aren’t enough for Protect Colorado’s Culture of Corruption Future.  Now they’re [...]

Praise for PPC From Our Lefty "Fan"

  • "Zany-ass bombast-entertainment...Hackneyed weirdo communist pseudo-nostalgia" --Alan Franklin, ProgressNow

Featured Posts




  • When a young girl gets close to the truth about a long-forgotten mystery, a harmless adventure becomes a threat to the future of the independent commercial settlements on Mars.

  • Advertise Here!

    info-at-peoplespresscollective-dot-org

  • Categories

  • Archives

  • Meta




  • Buy a Tea Party Poster!