Local News Coverage for Tea Party – DENVER

by Mr. Bob | 2:01 pm, April 15, 2009

is building #redco #teaparty #tcot #hhrs

PPC has a Preliminary Report Here

Rocky Mountain Right has great pictures and comments.

CBS 4 has about 10 sentences and a picture, although I expect more by the evening news.

Channel 7 is a bit better.

Denver Tea Party Protest – Prelim Report

by zombiehunter | 12:30 pm, April 15, 2009

**Update–video of the entire Denver Tea Party coming soon . . . As Tea Parties were happening all over the country, Denver joined in the fun. Preliminary report on the Denver Tea Party Protest:  It was freaking huge!  It was significantly larger than any tax-loving, leftist, progressive protest I’ve personally covered.   And the people at this [...]

DENVER; Local News Channels ignore Tea Party so far

by Mr. Bob | 12:05 pm, April 15, 2009

#teaparty #redco #tcot #gop
Checking the local news channels 9, 7 and 4, one didn’t have a story, one had two small paragraphs and the other had three short paragraphs No interviews, no video, lets hope that changes. If this were a protest for any liberal cause (pick one), they’d have live feeds.

THE SIGN of the day from a 10-year-old – Don’t spend my money; I haven’t made it yet.

The People’s Press Collective is the group coverage you need to get pics, videos and straight commentary from the center-right on the tea party movement and how it affects Denver Colorado. They will be out there all day, there are already good stories leading up to it.

Including this Rally Disruptor Flyer about what to watch out for if you are planning on going. The lovers of Obama’s trillions in new spending are planning on being there too.

Representatve Cory trying to view the Tea Party from Balcony but Dems say shut up.

by Mr. Bob | 11:57 am, April 15, 2009

#redco #tcot #hhrs #gop #teaparty

Tweet from Rep Cory a few minutes ago RSCColorado: @RepCory (RSCC member): The majority is now trying to keep members from viewing the #teaparty – they shut down the balcony.

Once again The People’s Press Collective is the group coverage you need to get pics, videos and straight commentary from the center-right on the tea party movement and how it affects Denver Colorado. They will be out there all day, there are already good stories leading up to it.

Including this Rally Disruptor Flyer about what to watch out for if you are planning on going. The lovers of Obama’s trillions in new spending are planning on being there too.

Tea Party Day

by admin | 10:13 am, April 15, 2009

People’s Press Collective for Denver Tea Party coverage

by Mr. Bob | 9:59 am, April 15, 2009

#redco #tcot #hhrs #gop
Once again The People’s Press Collective is the group coverage you need to get pics, videos and straight commentary from the center-right on the tea party movement and how it affects Denver Colorado. They will be out there all day, there are already good stories leading up to it.

Including this Rally Disruptor Flyer about what to watch out for if you are planning on going. The lovers of Obama’s trillions in new spending are planning on being there too.

Clear The Bench Colorado at the Denver Tea Party 15 April 2009

by CTBC Director | 9:10 am, April 15, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado was at the (April 15th) Denver Tea Party rally against the excesses of government.
Director Matt Arnold spoke at the rally:

(Clear The Bench Colorado Director speaks at about 4:19 into this video clip…)
For more on the April 15th Tax Day Tea Party rallies (in Denver, across Colorado and around the nation) visit these superb [...]

Helpful Hints from Huffington Post on Citizen Journalism Coverage of Tea Party Rallies

by T.L. James | 8:14 am, April 15, 2009

Some helpful hints for citizen journalists covering the Tea Party rallies — from, of all places, the Huffington Post (of course, don’t send your links and materials to them — if you cover a rally, post your material online and post your links, one per comment, in the comments thread for this post): Tax Day is [...]

Tea Parties: Helpful Flyer for Dealing With Disruptors

by randomridge | 3:01 am, April 15, 2009

Based on David William’s post on Tea Party disruptors, infiltrators, citizen journalists, and whatnot , I put together a helpful (I hope) flyer to hand out at the Tea Party rallies, warning rally-goers to be on their toes with disruptors and citizen journalist “infiltrators” (snicker) potentially lurking among them. Rally Disruptors Flyer [PDF] – formatted to [...]

Tax Day: A time to mourn and protest

by Rossputin | 12:15 am, April 15, 2009

On this day when we’re expected to send money to the Federal Government so they can give it to General Motors, or to AIG who will then give it to Goldman Sachs, I wonder if we’re reaching a tipping point – and I hope we are.

The Tax Day Tea Parties around the country (including Denver’s, starting at noon on the west steps of the state Capitol) represent the largest, most obvious public reaction to the ever-expanding size and cost of government during my lifetime. The only nearly parallel events were elections, of Reagan in 1980 and of the “Contract with America” Congress in 1994. But even those were not truly public demonstrations of explicit anger with government.

I would not be surprised to see half a million Americans participate in Tea Parties around the country today. And although it’s still a longshot, wouldn’t it be tremendous if the number reached a million? We still have nearly two more years of this Congress and nearly 4 more years of this President. The only way we stand any chance of slowing down their inexorable drive toward a devastating combination of socialism and fascism is if they believe that continuing down their current path with cost them dearly at the next election.

Over at the Wall Street Journal, Ari Fleischer has written an article about a very important topic: The persistent reduction in the percentage of Americans who pay any income tax. The article, entitled “Everyone Should Pay Income Taxes” is a must-read, pushing into an issue which I believe will become of much higher priority in the next couple of years as the Democrats’ budget proposals will further reduce the number of Americans paying income tax and push more of the burden on to “the wealthy”.

Keep in mind, there is NO WAY the budget can be balanced (or anything close to balanced) by raising taxes only on people who make over $250,000 per year. Indeed, you could simply take all the money those people make and not balance the budget. (Only Democrats would assume those people would still keep working if that were the case…)

We are perilously close to a critical tipping point: The point at which more than 50% of Americans pay no income tax. If (when) the Democratic budget is passed, combined with a weak economy, we could pass that point in the next year or two. Consider the political implications of a majority of Americans who don’t pay income tax deciding whom to vote for. The majority of that majority will never vote for someone whose platform includes bringing those voters back into the income tax system, and back from being a free-rider on the work of others when it comes to covering their “fair share” of legitimate expenses of government. After all, is a strong national defense worth nothing to someone who makes under $30,000 or $40,000 per year?

As Mart Laar says, a progressive income tax is “the grand idea of Karl Marx.” Now the Democrats want to make it that much grander. We are NOT the People’s Republic of the United States of America. We have not reached this position as a nation with beggar-thy-neighbor policies. We have not reached this position by adopting the failed soft-socialist policies of Western Europe or the hard-socialist policies of the USSR. But since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern Europe has moved with great success to flat taxes and Western Europe seems to be in a trend of electing more center-right governments than center-left. They have learned the lessons of history, but since it’s their own history the lessons really hit home. Our politicians are not smart enough to learn that the pretty face of “progressivism” hides what Jonah Goldberg accurately calls “Liberal Fascism”, with all the loss of economic and personal freedom that term implies.

When you pay your taxes, remember: YOU earned that money. It should be presumed to be yours, not government’s. And remember, when you hear about unconstitutional government spending and bailouts, they’re not only putting a match to money that you should have been able to keep, but they’re burning your children’s and grandchildren’s futures as well, all in pursuit of buying a few more votes and maximizing their own political power.

As you send your check to the tax man today, I urge you to be angry, sad, and afraid…and to do something about it. Go to the nearest Tax Day Tea Party. Contact your elected representatives and tell them that you will not just vote against them if they don’t start governing like Americans (rather than French or Bolivians), but you will also help fund challengers.

“Dread Pirate Ritter” and the Scurvy Senate raid Pinnacol

by Ikonoclast | 12:10 am, April 15, 2009

Piracy has been very much in the news of late, with the much-publicized hijacking of an American-flagged ship (the Maersk Alabama) and subsequent rescue of the heroic captain (who had volunteered to be the sole hostage in order to free his crew) by Navy Special Warfare operators (my most heartfelt and solemn thanks and congratulations [...]

Denver Tea Party: Monday Update; Rallies Scheduled Around Colorado On April 15

by elpresidente | 11:00 pm, April 14, 2009

**Scroll for Tax Day Tea Party dates, times, and locations from around Colorado . . . more updates/information as rally approaches

**Update 2–An avowedly non-partisan Tea Party in Denver says organizer Brian Campbell, who appeared on Neil Cavuto’s Fox News show on Monday:

Campbell emphasized that the “Tea Party” movement is non-partisan, especially in Denver, where hundreds of protesters turned out in February, representing all sides of the political spectrum, and at least four different political parties.

“[At the first rally] we had people from every party and non-affiliated,” said Campbell. “It’s definitely not a partisan event…we’ve made sure that party will not be mentioned at this [rally] and that speakers will not stump speak. It’s definitely grass roots and it’s going to stay that way.”

Organizers predict 3000-5000 will attend Denver’s rally alone.

**Update 1–developing–more information on Tea Party “crashers” and backlash from the Left including charges that Tea Parties are nothing more than “the white man’s protest”:

Tomorrow, my husband and I will be venturing into the wilds disguised as a news crew to do some in person interviewers with teabaggers here in Rhode Island (if we can find any). We’ve got some questions lined up to ask, but I’d love to get suggestions!

The great thing about owning professional video equipment is that armed with it, you can pass yourself off as being a professional news crew pretty easily.

So tomorrow, “WSFR” is going to send a cameraman and on air news personality out into the field to cover this “teabagging” phenomenon.

We’re going to ask open ended questions that seem to have a slight conservative bent to (hopefully) get them to open up and just start ranting. Then, we take any examples of racism, hatred, ignorance, and stupidity that we catch on camera and make a little movie out of it. Probably a YouTube special.

Here’s the list we have so far

* What are you celebrating (The Boston Tea Party), and can you explain its historical relevance? [We're hoping to get some hilarious flubs from this one]

* Is this your first time teabagging? [OK, so, a juvenile one, but worth it]

* Do you approve of Michael Steele’s plan to expand the GOP through a “hip-hop urban-suburban marketing strategy”? [hoping to get some juicy racist stuff from this question]

* (as an intentional misunderstanding/follow up, presuming that someone complains about wasteful government spending) “So you disapprove of your tax dollars going to the Iraq War?” [should elicit some confusion]

Anyways, it’s a start… but I’d love to have some suggestions for questions that sound fine, but should prompt an outpouring of crazy.

Thanks in advance, and I’ll be sure to post a link to the finished video when it’s available!

Forewarned is forearmed.

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Extensive April 15 Tax Day Tea Party blogging–touching on speakers, themes, and leftist attempts to hijack, sabotage, infiltrate, discredit, and smear Tax Day Tea Party efforts. Michelle Malkin has an update on the expected “race card” trope, and another blogger notes that the left really does feel the “threat” of pro-liberty crowds eager to demonstrate on behalf of limited government, freedom, and the free market, and are breaking out the Alinsky playbook to knock the movement down. Heck, the Tea Parties are the new “Weather Underground”–a “dangerous terrorist network.”

There are at least 500 rallies planned nationwide. Michelle Malkin and Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit have led the way in Tea Party-related reporting and blogging on the rallies that have recently transpired, as well as comprehensive coverage of those planned this week.

Where will you be on April 15?

Not a “grassroots” movement? Take a look at “tea party”-related sales.

Tentative Denver schedule and signup:

Denver, west steps of state Capitol on Lincoln:

10:00 Volunteers arrive, Setup
11:00 Speaker Meet & Greet
Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song
11:00 Tea Bag Sign Up Begins, Send a pink slip to your officials, Join Hear US Now! sign up!
12:00 Greeting by MC Brian T Campbell, Sr
12:05 Pledge of Alegiance – Led by Brian T Campbell, Sr.
Castle Capella’s Patriotic Singing
Guest Speaker – Gunny Bob
Guest Speaker – Tom Lucero
Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song
Guest Speaker – Jon Caldara, The Independence Institute
Guest Speaker – Mike Kopp, CO State Senator
Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song
Guest Speaker – Rob McNealy
Special Guest Speaker – Josh Penry, CO State Senate Minority Leader
Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song
Guest Speaker – Keith Peterson
Guest Speaker – Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney
Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song
Additional speakers are in the works, we will update you
as they are confirmed!

Not everyone is in the Denver metro area, and many other rallies have been scheduled (note–not all are scheduled for Wednesday):

Archuleta County
City: Pagosa Springs
When: April 15, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Victoria’s Parlor

El Paso County
City: Colorado Springs
When: April 15, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Where: Acacia Park at 225 N Nevada

Routt County
City: Steamboat Springs
When: April 15, 12 noon
Where: County Courthouse Lawn

Mesa County
City: Grand Junction
When: April 15, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Where: Soccer stadium at 12th Street and North Avenue, corner across from Mesa State College

Larimer County
City: Fort Collins
When: April 15, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Fort Collins City Hall, 300 Laporte Avenue

City: Loveland
When: April 15, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Where: 205 E Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland, CO 80537

Weld County
City: Greeley
When: April 18, 11am – 2pm
Where: Bittersweet Park at 35th Ave. and 11th St.

Pueblo County
City: Pueblo
When: April 15, 4:00 pm
Where: Pueblo County Courthouse, 215 W. 10th St.

Fremont County
City: Cañon City
When: April 11, 12:00 pm
Where: Veterans Park

Other cities as of Monday include (note–not all are scheduled for Wednesday):

Craig
When: April 15, 12:00pm
Where: In front of the County Court House

Delta
When: April 18, 12:30 p.m. until …
Where: on the front steps of the county courthouse

Durango
When: April 15, 12:00 Noon
Where: Rotary Park, 1565 E. 2nd Ave Durango, 81301

Walsenburg
When: April 15, 5:00 pm
Where: Huerfano County Courthouse, 401 Main St.

Woodland Park
When: April 15, 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm
Where: 12 Noon — In front of City Hall (220 W. South Ave)
4PM — In front of the old Martini Hut (209 E. Midland Ave)

What is a “neocon?”

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 6:58 pm, April 14, 2009

The term “neocon” is thrown around as an insult, like “moron,” at anyone who does not agree with a given speaker. This is a specially common epithet in libertarian circles. 

PERA Transparency

by Amy Oliver | 12:55 pm, April 14, 2009

One thing COST has learned is that transparency is much greater than finacial databases.  Spending transparency is just one aspect of open government. For instance, we have exposed bad legislation that discourages transparency such as HB 1293, the secret sick tax.
Another area of great concern that deserves much more scrutiny is Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA).  According [...]

RMA 2.0: Rocky Mtn Blogs Radio Show #22

by elpresidente | 12:34 pm, April 14, 2009

**Every Tuesday–next show April 14, 8:30 pm.

The Blog Talk Radio version of the Rocky Mountain Alliance. A weekly discussion about politics–national, state, and local–featuring RMA members bloggers led by featured host and producer Joshua Sharf, with rotating co-host duties from Ben DeGrow of Mount Virtus, Randy Ketner of Night Twister, and Michael Alcorn of Best Destiny.

April 14 lineup–Brian Campbell discusses the April 15 Tax Day Tea Party rally in Denver and the movement in general, and Jessica Corry dishes on the showdown between the Independence Institute and CU over their budget and administrator salaries.

April 7 lineup–In an excellent solo hosting gig, Ben DeGrow reviewed the heated Fort Collins City Council race with co-host Randy Ketner, spoke with J.J. Ament, who is considering a run for state treasurer, and discussed parental rights and homeschooling with Marya DeGrow of the Independence Institute.

March 31 lineup–Nancy Doty talks about a potential run for Secretary of State, and DU law professor Robert Hardaway on HB1299, the bill to replace the Electoral College with a National Popular Vote.

March 24 lineup–we review of the recent state GOP organizational meeting, where Dick Wadhams was reelected as state chair, and Leondray Gholston was elected vice chair after three rounds of voting with Boulder County GOP chair Scott Starin, and David K. Williams, co-founder of the Gadsden Society of Colorado.

Next week–TBD.

March 17 lineup–State Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry was our first guest, followed by Nathan Chambers, candidate for Colorado Republican Party state vice chair.

March 10 lineup–From 8:45 to 9:15, Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams and at 9:30 Hassan Daioleslam.

March 3 lineup–two candidates for Fort Collins City Council, Aislinn Kottwitz (District 3) and Andrew Boucher (District 5), and Tom Stone, who is challenging Dick Wadhams for state party chairmanship.

February 24 lineup–Evan Coyne Maloney of Indoctrinate U, whose film of the same name was shown at the inaugural Liberty on Film last Thursday, and Nadeem Esmail of the Fraser Institute, discussing the dangers of single-payer (socialized) medicine from first hand experience.

Indoctrinate U trailer:

Plus two special editions of RMA Radio–the Pork Roast/anti-stimulus rally edition from the steps of the state capitol, as well as extensive coverage of the Larimer County Lincoln Day dinner.

February 17 lineup–Denver-based political activist Chris Maj, also an affiliate of Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty, and a look back to today’s anti-stimulus/pig roast rally at the state capitol.

February 10 lineup–State Rep. Cory Gardner (R-63), probable candidate in the CD-4 GOP primary, and Leondray Gholston, Republican activist and candidate for state GOP vice-chair.

February 3 lineup–Daveed Gartenstein-Ross from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Mike Saccone of the Grand Junction Sentinel.

January 27–Guests included elections expert Jan Tyler and State Sen. Greg Brophy.

January 20–Guests included Todd Shepherd, Independence Institute, and Mark Hillman, Colorado Republican National Committeeman.

January 13–State Rep. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango (HD 59) and State Senator Mike Kopp, SD 22, R-Littleton.

January 6–CU Regent Tom Lucero, chairman of the successful Amendment 54 campaign and a candidate for CD 4 in 2010.

December 30–RMA took a look back at a dismal year in their 2008 year-in-review.

December 23–Joshua and fellow commentators (including yours truly) hosted Jim Pfaff of Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Opinion Times. Pfaff discussed the AFP Colorado report “Keeping Colorado Competitive” and bridging the Christian/libertarian gap.

On December 16 we hosted State Rep. Kevin Lundberg (District 49), and discussed the Salazar appointment as the Secretary of the Interior in the Obama cabinet.

The December 12 edition featured Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier.

Complete list of guests featured on RMA Radio can be found here.

**Bookmark the new RMA Radio home page, with embedded player and calendar of upcoming shows and featured guests.

Stream the show live, or play/download the podcast at your convenience.

I’ll update co-host and guest info for each episode as it becomes available. Stay tuned . . .

RMA’s shows are archived–if you missed any of them, be sure to check out the archive page to stream or download, or scroll down this page a bit, for the embedded archive player.

Remember the 10th Amendment! (We’ll Worry about the Alamo Later)

by Ben DeGrow | 11:15 am, April 14, 2009

God bless Texas:

Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the [...]

A word from FreedomWorks

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 11:12 am, April 14, 2009

Reposted from FreedomWorks.org:

How to deal with left-wing tea party crashers

Many organizers of Tax Day Tea Parties are fretting about the possibility that ACORN or other socialist groups will be crashing the tea parties next Wednesday. As a conservative who has crashed left-wing protests before, I thought I’d offer some advice.

If you encounter any crashers, the first rule is to ignore them. Let them walk about and hold up their pro-Obama signs. If you don’t draw attention to them, they won’t be able to cause the chaos that they seek to create.

If they are getting to be especially annoying, just kill them with kindness. Designate a few people that can go and welcome them, offer them a bottled water and listen to them talk about why they disagree with you. Smile, nod and pretend that you are interested in hearing what they have to say. If done properly, and depending on the crashers, this very well could neutralize them and keep them from disrupting the tea party.

If the crashers bring offensive signs, which reportedly they will try to do, just politely ask them to leave or get rid of their sign. If they refuse, you should just ask your supporters to distance themselves from the crashers. Let them walk together, but don’t let them mingle in the crowd to where they can make it look like they are with you.

If things are really out of hand, and they are trying to disrupt the event, if you have a permit you can ask them to leave, and if they refuse you can ask the police to remove them. This is my least favorite option, since it makes you look like the aggressor, or someone that is trying to stifle speech that you disagree with. I wouldn’t recommend this option unless you tried the other options to no avail.

The bottom line with crashers is that they are looking to incite a response from you, so that you overreact. Don’t let them play you like this. If everyone stays calm and tries to find a way to ignore and marginalize ACORN and the other crashers on tax day, the movement will be able to get its message out without any serious disruptions or scenes.

 

Brendan Steinhauser

Director, Federal and State Campaigns

FreedomWorks

601 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

North Building, Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2601

(202) 942-7612 phone

(202) 379-6583 cell

(202) 942-7649 fax

www.FreedomWorks.org

Clear The Bench Colorado Director on the Amy Oliver Show (1310 KFKA)

by CTBC Director | 9:57 am, April 14, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold interviewed on the Amy Oliver show…
(Podcast coming soon!)

Legislation to Unionize Colorado State Government: Coming 2010 Battle?

by Ben DeGrow | 7:07 am, April 14, 2009

Via the Right to Work blog comes news that the new Republican Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer has repealed her predecessor’s executive order granting union powers to state workers. This scenario (and others like it before – witness Missouri and Indiana as examples) is precisely why the Colorado WINS labor coalition will not rest satisfied [...]

HB 1288 is cheap!

by Amy Oliver | 5:14 am, April 14, 2009

HB 1288, the Colorado Taxpayer Transparency Act, is scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning, April 15, at 8 a.m.  It seems ironic that legislation to make it easier for taxpayers to see how their money is spent will be debated on the day their tax dollars are due to the state.
Standing [...]

US vs Pirates: Game On

by Rossputin | 1:53 am, April 14, 2009

Two fascinating headlines from Monday morning, following the tremendous action (and message) by the US Navy SEALs in simultaneously decerebelizing three Somali pirates.

From CNN: “Pirates vow to kill U.S., French sailors“

And from Bloomberg: “U.S. Military Considers Attacks on Somali Pirates’ Land Bases“

Game on.

The negotiations with the pirates broke down before the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips when Somali tribal elders refused to agree that the pirates would be arrested if they were allowed to live. That left the US government with two choices: Let pirates slip back into Somalia, feeling that they outmaneuvered the entire US government and military, or play the Queen of Hearts (from Alice in Wonderland): “Off with their heads.” Thankfully, Barack Obama made the right choice authorizing deadly force and the on-scene commanders showed why the US military is the best in the world.

While clearly the pirates are no match for the US military in the long run, or in a face-to-face fight, the actual events will be typical “asymmetric warfare”. The pirates will do what pirates do…sneak in when there are not military vessels around, board a ship, and do what they do. Their threats to kill US hostages must be taken seriously. One must believe that the pirates will be on a mission, especially in the short term, to find Americans to kill.

So, there are a few policy possibilities which emanate from this fact: One, cargo ships traveling along the eastern coast of Africa should consider having their own modestly-sized contingent of armed men on board. This may not be as simple as it sounds, given likely restrictions on the entrance of weapons into ports around the world. There is also the question of training non-military sailors to use weapons; a better, but more expensive, option might be to use outside contractors.

The other policy discussion must be as the second article linked above suggested: How should the US and its allies (yeah, right, we’ll get lots of help, just like in Afghanistan…) preemptively deal with the pirates? I believe we should send small special forces teams, guided by the most reliable local informers we can find, into the region and kill the pirates where they sleep, and inform the warlords that if the pirates do not cease and desist, the warlords and their families will be next. (This strategy worked to excellent effect in the lead-up to the invasion of Afghanistan.) The threat of death is the only language such people understand. They are not “criminals”, as Hillary Clinton is wont to call them. They are terrorists, and must be dealt with as such.

We must give no weight to the limp-wristed State Department line that piracy is just “one symptom” of problems in Somalia. If you get cancer from smoking, you don’t simply quit smoking and hope the cancer will go away. And while even the UN passed a resolution allowing attacks on pirates’ land bases, we must push the Administration not to rely on “diplomacy” and ordinary criminal trials for pirates. The Administration does seem to want to work that way, as Obama and Hillary clearly see US power as something to apologize for, not use to our advantage.

In March, the Navy turned seven pirates over to Kenya for trial. I’m not exceptionally hopeful about the outcome, not least because the US government staff writer repeatedly described the Somalis as “alleged pirates”. Read the following paragraph; can you not be very suspicious that this writer, probably working for Hillary Clinton, isn’t really sure who the bad guys are when poor Somalis attack the ships of rich western countries?

Vice Admiral William Gortney told a March 5 congressional hearing that the bilateral agreement took effect that very day, when Kenya accepted the alleged pirates. The Navy captured the men February 11, when a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel called for help as pirates equipped with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades attempted to board.

So, boarding a ship with military-grade weapons and RPGs still leaves some doubt as to whether they’re pirates? Maybe they’re just part of a Somali fraternity hazing?

If the Kenya trial ends up without a guilty verdict, or gets a guilty verdict but does not generate either life in prison or a death sentence for the pirates, then in the future when we catch a pirate in the act we should do what Mao did with his enemies: Shoot him in the head and send his family a bill for the bullet.

Although these pirates are Muslim, I do not believe they have the same desire for death at the hands of the infidel that we find among people like the Taliban. After all, what good is ransom money if you can’t spend it? We must put fear of sudden death into them and their leaders in a way they can not ignore and dare not defy. The first thing to do is to send a message to the Somali “elder” who refused to let the pirates be arrested: “If any Americans are killed by Somali pirates, your family will find your head, or what’s left of it, the next day.”

Proper tax treatment of charities thwarted by welfare state

by Brian T. Schwartz | 1:29 am, April 14, 2009

The Denver Post published my letter to the editor in their March 31 edition:

Joel Stein’s commentary against tax-deductible charitable donations is penny-wise but pound-foolish. By favoring some types of spending and punishing others, the tax deduction indeed violates our freedom to spend our earnings as we please. He suggests that …

Denver Tax Day Tea Party vs. Democrats’ Overreach on State Budget

by Ben DeGrow | 10:32 pm, April 13, 2009

It’s almost time for the Tax Day Tea Party at the State Capitol in Denver (with a great idea for an official logo, compliments of Ben Hummel).
Here’s where it gets good: While we citizens will be standing outside, protesting government overreach and proclaiming our rights, inside the members of the state house will be wrestling [...]

The audacity of theft

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 10:32 pm, April 13, 2009

Colorado lawmakers are trying to find a way to cover a $700 million state budget shortfall. One day, they might understand that eventually the bill for the all that free stuff comes due. 

Hooray guns!

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 10:26 pm, April 13, 2009

From the Denver Post:

Liberty Loving Coloradoans Tea Party update!

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 9:50 pm, April 13, 2009

(This message is copied from an email list to which I subscribe. I am abiding by the request in all caps at the top of the email. Also, Lenina Close co-founder and Vice-President of the Gadsden Society, is one of the speakers at the Denver rally. Somehow, so am I. I promise to be brief. Hope to see you there. All of you.)

PLEASE REDISTRIBUTE FOR MAXIMUM DISTRIBUTION

In coordination with a nationwide “Tea Party” movement on April 15th, citizens will descend upon the Colorado Capitol to voice their opposition to continued tax increases. The Denver “Tea Party” rally will be held on the West steps of the state Capitol and is scheduled to take place from 12:00 – 1:30. A “meet-and-greet” with State Legislators will start at 11:00 A.M.

As this rally provides an excellent opportunity to take part in a spontaneous grassroots movement that refuses to be complacent, it is possible that the number of attendees could exceed 2,000. For details on other rallies being held around the state, see http://taxdayteaparty.com/teaparty/colorado/.

On April 15, the Colorado House of Representatives will also be debating next year’s budget and call for reductions in spending and the out-of-control growth of government. Throughout the day, members of the Republican Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) will be attempting to relay Twitter messages directly from the Capitol, granting public access to the debate in a way that might otherwise be impossible. To follow the Republican Study Committee of Colorado on Twitter, create an account on www.twitter.com <http://www.twitter.com/> . (You must provide and confirm an e-mail address.)

After creating an account, search “RSCColorado”, and click “follow.” After doing so, all updates from the RSCC and RSCC members will be received automatically on your Twitter homepage.

Twitter updates can also be sent to mobile devices. To do so, click “Settings”, and then select “Devices.” From there, instructions are given as to how to activate cell phones to enable mobile updates.

Other RSCC information is available at www.rscc.us <http://www.rscc.us/> .

RSCC points of contact are: Chairman, Senator Kevin Lundberg, at 970-690-0232.

BREAKING: ColoradoPols Behind the Curve on Local GOP Politics

by Ben DeGrow | 6:17 pm, April 13, 2009

“Breaking” news from the Dead Governors: Marc Holtzman won’t be running for governor.
Hey, don’t yawn at me like that. — Oh, I see … you’re yawning at their headline? — So what you’re trying to say is the Dead Guvs aren’t exactly the source of breaking news for things happening on the Republican side [...]

What does it take to be a SEAL?

by Mr. Bob | 2:32 pm, April 13, 2009

Most don’t have it…do you? CLICK HERE to view three videos about SEAL training.

HT Lex

See your Navy Recruiter.

Come Party With Me on Wednesday!

by Jon Caldara | 12:09 pm, April 13, 2009

Slapstick Politics has a good overview of what all is going down for the Tea Party this Wednesday the 15th at the Capitol.  I will be there speaking, so that should be incentive enough for you to come check it out.  (but if that’s not enough, Gunny Bob, Tom Lucero, Mike Kopp, Josh Penry, and [...]

2010 Gubernatorial Straw Poll

by RMR | 12:00 pm, April 13, 2009

Vote for your favorite gubernatorial candidate. Poll closes in one week.

Poll closed – results here

Since the unknown candidate who had his supporters spam the last poll into oblivion has decided to grace the senate race with his presence instead, I don’t forsee any problems with rampant repeat voting this time around.

 

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