Communist Minas Morgul

by randomridge | 11:41 pm, February 28, 2009

Who can look at the Denver City-County Building lately without wondering what sort of hideous, unspeakable Marxist torments are going on inside?

How ’bout THIS biblical quote?

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 8:46 am, February 28, 2009

From the Rocky Mountain News:

This time, the Republicans MEAN it.

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 8:19 am, February 28, 2009

This is a good article, except for this statement: “House Republicans, fortunately, are 90 days sober, as they are putting up a valiant fight to stop the big-government onslaught and move the GOP back to first principles.”  

Quote of the Week – Dirk Benedict

by Mr. Bob | 11:52 pm, February 27, 2009

D-blog gets results

by John Martin | 11:29 pm, February 27, 2009

Get out your cameras! Get out your mini-digi tape recorders! E-mail received from Bronson Hilliard, CU’s Director of Media Stuff: John: I’m pleased to report to you that after working with the organizers of the Ayers visit, they are waiving all prohibitions against audio and video recording by bloggers, mainstream media, regular citizens and other [...]

NYU Student Protest Ends

by Joss Armstrong | 9:40 pm, February 27, 2009

What, you didn’t know there was a sit-in and protest at NYU?  Yeah. Neither did I. With the exception of the profanity, Saturday Night Live couldn’t have done a better parody. Before the economy went to crap, corporate America was facing a real crisis as they tried to integrate these kids into the work force. [...]

Rally for Personal Freedom – THIS SUNDAY

by T.L. James | 8:22 pm, February 27, 2009

[ March 1, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] The Gadsden Society of Colorado, an organization dedicated to upholding personal freedom, free markets, and small government at the state level, will be holding a rally to defend liberty and push back against further expansion of government and government power.

You know…the kind of thing that all citizens should support.

The keynote speaker will be Aurora councilman [...]

Ritter to raise taxes on every driver Monday

by Mr. Bob | 5:36 pm, February 27, 2009

Tea Parties; Americans begin to unite against wasteful spending and high taxes

by Mr. Bob | 5:13 pm, February 27, 2009

Tea Parties Today in Denver and Nationwide: Is a Revolution Brewing?

by Ben DeGrow | 2:39 pm, February 27, 2009

Update, 2/28: Western Slope blogger Gene Kinsey has links to more Tea Party accounts from across the nation.
Update, 6 PM: My brother-in-law, an excellent photographer not usually inclined to attend politically-oriented rallies and events, had his pictures from today’s Denver Tea Party linked and featured by Instapundit. How cool is that?
More than 40 “Tea Party” [...]

Denver Tea Party Pictures

by zombiehunter | 12:02 pm, February 27, 2009

*Update* Comrade Tejador was Qiking live PPC video coverage of the DC Tea Party Happy Friday, political junkies!  We just got back from the Denver version of the National Tea Party (Chicago and Orlando also had some great signage) and to say the crowd was energized would be an understatement.  Peoople had boxes of tea, signs, flags, cool [...]

Party On The Platte: Denver Tea Party

by elpresidente | 11:50 am, February 27, 2009

**Update: Gateway Pundit has an excellent roundup from around the country, and awesome pics of the 1500 or so who gathered at the St. Louis Arch Tea Party.

Here are the scenes from Denver, where 100-150 people showed up at 10am on a workday and braved chilly wind and flurries–and many more photos from Peoples Press Collective–and Michelle Malkin has photos from DC and around the country.

Video will process and be up shortly (YouTube won’t load the video)–meanwhile, PPC’s DC stringer has video from the DC Tea Party rally, and thankfully another participant at yesterday’s rally captured a snapshot of the sentiments, video from Jenny Hatch.

A raucous crowd gathered on a chilly Friday morning, and had a clear message for President Barack Obama.

Right on.

The Gadsden Society will be holding a non-partisan, pro-liberty rally on Sunday on the west steps of the state capitol at 2pm.

A frequent reference and theme throughout the rally.

A popular sentiment.

The tea bags added a nice touch to this poster.

Wait, capitalism is still popular with Americans?

One of my favorite quotes.

President Obama’s policies weren’t popular.

Is it too late? These folks didn’t think so.

Heh.

Eagle County’s Tom Stone Tosses Hat into Ring for State GOP Chairmanship

by Ben DeGrow | 11:00 am, February 27, 2009

On March 21, Colorado Republicans convene to select party leadership for the next two years. Before today, it seemed the only real competition would be for party vice chair between Nathan Chambers incumbent Perry Buck [editorial correction based on updated information] and Leondray Gholston.
An official announcement today from former Eagle County commissioner Tom Stone means [...]

It’s Official – Gitmo complies with Geneva rules

by Captain Arapahoe | 2:09 am, February 27, 2009

Latest developments on the issue of detainees in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) The story that just won’t die…  After railing for months (if not years) against the Bush Administration policies on detention of enemy combatants captured during operations in Afghanistan and other battlegrounds of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), the Obama Administration [...]

Obama: Spending & debt both problem and solution

by Brian T. Schwartz | 1:23 am, February 27, 2009

Tad DeHaven at Cato:
Time-out.  The administration accurately states that federal spending and debt have increased at a detrimental pace this decade.  Then it says we’re in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. 

And the solution to the economic downturn caused in part by too much spending and debt …

Tell Congress to Read the Bill: Why Not Sign the Online Petition Today?

by Ben DeGrow | 11:06 pm, February 26, 2009

Transparency (or the lack thereof) is the name of the game these days. After the Generational Theft Act got shoved down our throats in such a hurry – with Congress having a matter of only a few hours to read the mammoth bill – supporting this idea is the most basic sort of common sense [...]

CPAC 2009 Live Feed

by elpresidente | 6:33 pm, February 26, 2009

Here is the embedded live feed:

Live video chat by UstreamNot enough? Click for CPAC speaker archives and live chat session.

Goodbye Rocky, We’ll Miss You :(

by Jon Caldara | 4:07 pm, February 26, 2009

The Rocky Mountain News, the 150 year old Colorado institution we have all grown to love, has finally called it quits.  Tomorrow the Rocky will publish its final newspaper… ever.  It’s taken awhile for this to all sink in, and to a large extent, I’m not sure it has yet.  I don’t think we realize [...]

Rocky Mountain News Dies – Live VIDEO

by Mr. Bob | 2:58 pm, February 26, 2009

#TCOT #REDCO
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/18796593/

RIP, Rocky Mountain News

by Ben DeGrow | 2:41 pm, February 26, 2009

Update (3:15 PM): Here is a hot-off-the-presses iVoices podcast, with Jon Caldara and Dave Kopel discussing the end of the Rocky Mountain News era:

Only one more edition of a 150-year-old Denver journalistic institution before the axe falls. We knew the day was coming, but the sudden realization is still striking. More often than not, the [...]

PETA and the K.K.K! (featuring Tom Cruise)

by Mr. Bob | 1:56 pm, February 26, 2009

#tcot

Rocky Mountain News To Publish Last Edition On Friday; Need For Citizen Journalists Explodes

by elpresidente | 1:08 pm, February 26, 2009

Denver will be a one paper town starting tomorrow:

Colorado’s oldest newspaper will publish its final edition Friday.

The Rocky Mountain News, less than two months away from its 150th anniversary, will be closed after a search for a buyer proved unsuccessful, the E.W. Scripps Co. announced today.

“Today the Rocky Mountain News, long the leading voice in Denver, becomes a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges,” Rich Boehne, chief executive officer of Scripps, said in a prepared statement. “The Rocky is one of America’s very best examples of what local news organizations need to be in the future. Unfortunately, the partnership’s business model is locked in the past.”

The GOP/conservatives/libertarians need to lock-and-load, as the potential for even more media bias without a competitor in the Rocky Mountain News will allow the Denver Post and other media outlets to proceed without that additional layer of fact-checking and watchdogging.

This is a unique opportunity. The Post, by all accounts, isn’t doing that well either. Citizen journalists will represent a critical resource in combatting the misinformation campaigns from the paid hacks on the left here in Colorado. One less outlet means more competition for exposure and a fair hearing (as close to that as possible given the general left-leaning bias in the media).

Business considerations aside, this is a sad day for Colorado.

RIP Rocky Mountain News.

The Post has more, including the dwindling list of two-paper towns.

Ben DeGrow notes the balance that the Rocky brought to the Post’s left-leaning bias, and Joshua Sharf points out the reality of the loss, given that access will be limited to only those with press credentials, as Colorado loses one more layer of transparency and accountability.

And Michelle Malkin has updates on the national level, with a ban of the Fairness Doctrine passing the Senate, but with more backdoor attacks planned against local media and syndicated shows.

Liberty on Film Tonight!

by Jon Caldara | 10:25 am, February 26, 2009

Liberty on Film presents Indoctrinate U
Event Info:
Thursday, February 26, 2009
(TONIGHT!!)
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Jackson’s Hole Sports Grill Downtown
1520 20th Street, Denver, CO
There is no admission fee for this event.

Liberty on the Rocks & The Independence Institute proudly present Liberty on Film, a monthly showing of free market movies that you won’t see coming to a theater near [...]

Charles Chaput Observes Obamessiah Phenomenon — Really a Big Deal?

by Ben DeGrow | 9:30 am, February 26, 2009

The observations made by the Denver’s archbishop are hardly anything new or unreasonable, but the Rocky Mountain News reports that his words are stirring up the blogs (which ones? not clear):

Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput told a Canadian audience this week that some Catholics are treating President Barack Obama with a “spirit of adulation bordering on [...]

Does God Oppose the Secret Ballot?

by Ben DeGrow | 10:32 pm, February 25, 2009

Hey, who knew intimidating and badgering workers was a religious virtue? Or that God opposes the secret ballot in workplace elections? Well, apparently, so say “55 Colorado faith leaders” who signed a letter and sent it to Congress on behalf of the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act.
(Or maybe they haven’t actually read the bill to [...]

What He Said

by Mr. Bob | 2:15 pm, February 25, 2009

#tcot #stimulus Bobby Jindal responds to Obama’s first State of the Union.

Denver Tea Party

by zombiehunter | 12:23 pm, February 25, 2009

(Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti via Michelle Malkin) Why wait until July for a Tea Party?  Date: Friday, February 27, 2009 Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM Location: The East Denver Capitol Steps  Contact: briantcampbellsr@yahoo.com Check Facebook for further details on the Denver Tea Party.

Another Tim Gill Plaything Gets His Panties in a Bind

by Jon Caldara | 10:34 am, February 25, 2009

Just cleaning out my email when I came across this one.  It sometimes takes me days to get through all of it, I mean so many Viagra ads – and it is my responsibility to read each and every one.  As a sidenote, I’ve spent the kids’ college funds.
So, every now and then I get [...]

State of the Union? Nothing socialism and the Messiah can’t fix, apparently!

by Rossputin | 1:34 am, February 25, 2009

Let’s start with the good part of President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night, since that’s a much shorter task:

He said his administration has “identified $2 trillion in savings over the next decade.” (A decent start against the $3.25 trillion he just spent in one single piece of legislation, but just wait until he tries to gore the sacred cows of members of Congress.)

He said he supports charter schools. (It was great to see Nancy Pelosi not clap.)

He said he would end wasteful defense spending (see same caveat as above about goring sacred cows…)

And one of the best bits, he said he’d eliminate crop subsidies “to large agribusiness.”

OK, that was easy.

The rest of the speech, though, left me fearing for our nation.

In short, he basically said:

(1) Everything he’s doing now is really the Bush Administration’s fault, and

(2) He’s going to “invest” in three of the major areas that liberal pro-Democrat interest groups have been salivating for for years: Energy (sop to the environmentalists), Health Care (sop to socialist nanny-staters), and Education (sop to one of the country’s most powerful unions.)

Time after time, he talked about “inheriting a deficit”, seemingly forgetting that he essentially doubled it in his first few weeks in office. And he made the laughable (and therefore politically stupid claim) that “we passed a recovery plan free of earmarks”, to which one could hear groans and giggles from the Republican side of the room.

I almost laughed out loud when Obama said that his plan will “save or create 3.5 million jobs” (clearly he’s not netting out the jobs he’ll destroy in the process) and that those will include jobs “constructing wind turbines and solar panels; laying broadband and expanding mass transit.” It was barely a notch better than paying people to dig holes and other people to fill them in.

Obama called for a cap-and-trade bill, despite the fact that the system has been an utter failure in Europe and despite the fact that more and more new data show that “climate change” is not greatly affected by CO2, or by humans for that matter.

While Obama mentioned the importance of parents in education, that’s clearly not where his heart – or your money – is. His nanny-state socialism was on full display when he said “the goal of this administration is to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive education – from the day they are born to the day they begin a career.” One of the great boondoggles of recent years is government-sponsored “early childhood education”, but I’ll leave that discussion for another time.

If you were listening with your political Babel Fish in your ear, you could hear Obama tell Congress that he will use his political capital to get socialism even while forcing members of Congress to cut back on their spending wishes…because he can.

Oh, speaking of “Yes, I can”, I should mention that Obama said of himself and his fellow politicians that “in our hands lies the ability to shape our world”, and, if that weren’t messianic enough, he’s going to try to be the guy responsible for “a cure for cancer in our time.” I almost said “Jesus!” when I heard that, but even I, a not-particularly-religious Jew, recognized the unacceptable irony in that expression.

There’s a lot more to say about the speech, but I’m so sickened by what is happening to this country that I can’t bear to think about Obama any more tonight. I’ll leave it to others who get paid to suffer that sort of brain damage. In the meantime, I wonder how we are going to survive the national self-inflicted wound that is Barack Obama.

Byron York – Democrats would kill for Bush’s deficit

by Mr. Bob | 4:13 pm, February 24, 2009

Must read of the day #tcot #stimulus

Pelosi and Reid called Bush’s budgets “dangerous” and “unpatriotic,” but with Obama, they’ve changed their tune

Back in 2006, when Democrats were hoping to win control of the House and Senate, party leaders worked themselves into a righteous outrage over the issue of out-of-control federal spending. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the Republican budget “irresponsible” and “unpatriotic” because it increased the amount of U.S. debt held by foreign countries. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., accused Republicans of going on “an unprecedented and dangerous borrowing spree” and declared GOP leadership “the most fiscally irresponsible in the history of our country … no other president or Congress even comes close.”

…..At some point last week, the sheer velocity of Obama’s spending proposals began to overwhelm even experienced Washington hands. In the span of four days, we saw the signing of the $787 billion stimulus bill, the rollout of a $275 billion housing proposal, discussion of Congress’s remaining appropriations bills (about $400 billion) and word of a vaguely-defined financial stabilization plan that could ultimately cost $2 trillion. When representatives of GM and Chrysler said they might need $21 billion more to survive, it seemed like small beer.

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