What do the Russians think of us now?

by Mr. Bob | 9:44 pm, May 31, 2009

#tcot #teaparty
Not that the Pravda is any bastion of truth but this is worth reading, especially since if the Russians are on thing, they are experienced in what Communism does.

American Capitalism Gone with a Whimper.

Let me know what you think? I thought it interesting they used the word Communism, not socialism to describe the U.S. slide.

Ryan Frazier At R Block Party

by elpresidente | 7:33 pm, May 31, 2009

PPC Citizen Journalists and Re|Education Camp: D-Day Edition

by elpresidente | 11:50 am, May 31, 2009

***Due to unforeseen and unavoidable events the PPC D-Day Re|Education Camp scheduled for 6 May 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the Phillip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock has been canceled. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience and will let you all know the moment we reschedule with R-Block Party. In the meantime we have [...]

Sunday Morning With The Usual Suspects

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 7:58 am, May 31, 2009

Once more, I, with my coffee and my bagel, am perched before the ol’ laptop and scrolling through the day’s news. Two headline stories have caught my eye.  One details how Barry and Shelly spent last night, and my money, to jet up to New York City, shut down the bright boulevards, go to dinner, [...]

Seng Center 5/30 – Judicial Special, featuring Matt Arnold, Director of Clear the Bench Colorado

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 8:00 pm, May 30, 2009

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The following is our special
“Judicial Edition” of Seng Center, featuring our discussion on
the pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as well as our chat with Matt Arnold,
Director of Clear the Bench Colorado, about the judicial arrogance of the Colorado Supreme Court, why Coloradans should “clear the bench,” and the President’s Sotomayor selection.

For more information about the “Clear the Bench Colorado”
effort to mobilize Coloradans to vote “NO” on retaining Supreme Court
Justices Mary Mullarkey, Michael Bender, Alex Martinez, and Nancy Rice in 2010,
visit them online at www.ClearTheBenchColorado.org.

52.91 MB Download

Comments are more than welcome!  E-mailed Jimmy at Jimmy@SengCenter.com
or post on the site!  As always, please be respectful in your remarks.

Bob Glass Returns to Colorado Radio

by Ari Armstrong | 4:33 pm, May 30, 2009

Bob Glass, a founding member of the Tyranny Response Team active a few years ago, is back in Colorado preparing to jolt the radio waves.

Glass, “coming out of a self-imposed exile from Idaho,” begins his “Radio Free America” show on Monday, June 1, from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. The Monday-through-Friday show will broadcast on four different stations and stream on the internet. Tune in at KRCN 1060 Longmont, KKKK 1580 Colorado Springs, KVLE 610 Vail, KSKE 1450 Buena Vista, or at TheBigMoneyStation.com.

Glass, formerly publisher of The Partisan magazine, takes a decidedly pro-liberty, pro-free market stance on the issues. Often controversial (he once protested at Tom Mauser’s house), Glass recently made the news protesting Ward Churchill in Boulder.

Glass, who grew up in the big city, promises to lace his show “with healthy doses of New York sarcasm.” He seeks to “encourage people from all sides of the political and philosophical spectrum to call in with their ideas and opinions.”

Glass reflects that he once “was the owner of Paladin Arms, in Longmont, arguably the most politically incorrect gun store that ever was.” He is “now back on the Front Range ready to take the good fight to the airwaves,” he says. “Tune in and be a part of it.”

Compelling Television

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 2:33 pm, May 30, 2009

By happy accident, our intrepid reporter was loitering in the vicinity when this high-level policy discussion broke out…

Swayin’ to the Muzak

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 2:15 pm, May 30, 2009

To give you a sense of the crowd, we got a nice, panoramic shot…

Cinema PPC Presents, Geriatric Ostriches Being Tortured

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 2:01 pm, May 30, 2009

At today’s rally for socialized medicine, the dozens of people in the crowd enjoyed the menthol cool musical stylings of the Raging Grannies, who warmed up the crowd with a macerated nursery rhyme, recast here as the ‘Single Payer Jingle’ One theory on the origins of Frere Jacques hold that it was written about an [...]

Bitter Medicine

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 1:08 pm, May 30, 2009

We’ve just gotten back the ArapaHOPE event – a rally for socialized medicine.  Our very own Steve T. headed down to the West Steps to record the day in image and interview – which made him the only one who understood why he was there. The sparse crowd was a aging, poorly dressed echo of [...]

The arrogance of the State has no limit

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 11:29 am, May 30, 2009

Tim Kennedy, who’s murder conviction was overturned after 14 years in prison, will be retried. (See the Associated Press article, “Man in two killings bonds out,” in the Denver Post.)

The “left” used to believe in freedom.

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 9:55 am, May 30, 2009

I encourage everyone to surf the Ludwig von Mises Institute website. It is one of the best, if not the best, collection of pro-freedom essays and scholarly work anywhere.

Today, I came across an article originally published in 1952, written by Dean Russell. The essay is captioned “The First Leftist.”

A snippet:

It is true that this organized force of government can be used, and should be used, to restrain and punish persons who commit evil acts — murder, theft, defamation, and such — against their fellow men; but this force that is government cannot be used to force persons to be good or brave or compassionate or charitable or virtuous in any respect. All virtues must come from within a person; they cannot be imposed by force or threats of force. Since that is so, it follows that almost all human relations and institutions should be left completely outside the authority of government, with no government regulation whatever. But this seems to be a difficult idea for most persons to grasp.

Indeed, it is.

Saturday Morning with The Usual Suspects

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 9:17 am, May 30, 2009

Saturday finds me perched at my desk, making the usual morning slog through the usual sites.  The Daily Beast is, as usual, an intriguing look at how a certain soi dissant class of cultural arbiters view the world. Guest-commentating today is Alma Powell, Colin’s better half and the head of the America’s Promise Alliance, a [...]

So Long, Free Market

by Ari Armstrong | 8:58 am, May 30, 2009

Now it is perfectly normal for politicians and bureaucrats to determine the fate of businesses:

“An early start, deep political ties and important racing connections have given one of two competing Aurora racetrack proposals the inside track on millions of dollars in tax incentives crucial to getting either project off the ground.”

Remember that a “tax incentive” for some means the same thing as screwing everybody else relatively harder. It seems likely that this particular race track may have won out without political interference, but, increasingly, we’ll never know whether a business succeeded because it’s a good business or because it’s a politically connected one.

This business-by-tax-engineering is repulsive. (But not to its “bipartisan” supporters.)

Union LIAR Ready to Suck Money from Workers to Attack Bill Ritter?

by Ben DeGrow | 7:23 am, May 30, 2009

Sound the alarm on Bill Ritter’s re-election chances. Hard-core Democrats are swearing they’re going to abandon ship, at least if you take the Dead Governors at their word.
But really, Ritter’s sagging popularity is not exactly newsworthy for those who have been paying attention the past couple months or so.
The real reason I gave a [...]

Ask Congressman Mike Coffman to Sign On to Federal Reserve Transparency

by Ben DeGrow | 3:40 pm, May 29, 2009

It won’t be the first time I write it, nor likely the last. But Republican officials in Washington D.C. cannot hope to return to power simply by pointing out that they aren’t as socialist as the Democrats. A vital piece of a successful 2010 and beyond involves the need to unite aggressively behind an affirmative [...]

Obama DOJ Drops Black Panther Voter Intimidation Lawsuit… But Why?

by Ben DeGrow | 3:21 pm, May 29, 2009

Remember the story of the Black Panthers intimidating Philadelphia voters on our most recent Election Day? Well, there’s an interesting update at The Next Right that strongly suggests the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) is happy to let the issue drop.
Author Mike Roman makes some cogent points in his conclusion:
These actions raise a number of [...]

Hope and Change Friday

by Mr. Bob | 2:56 pm, May 29, 2009

#hhrs #gop #tcot #voting #voterfraud #military

Congressional Democrats and Justice appointees continue assault on the voting process.

case in point…remember these guys? Does this look like voter intimidation to you? Obama appointees say no.

Career lawyers pursued the case for months, including obtaining an affidavit from a prominent 1960s civil rights activist who witnessed the confrontation and described it as “the most blatant form of voter intimidation” that he had seen, even during the voting rights crisis in Mississippi a half-century ago. READ THE REST at Powerline.

OPPORTUNITY 2; Will Congress choose to fight for Military members right to vote. The body is controlled by Democrats, will they choose to do the right thing even it if costs them votes?…we will watch closely.

Among those who have studied the issue of military voting, there seems to be little disagreement that there is a problem. While there’s no agreement as to precisely many how many members of the military are denied the right to vote, the number is significant. One recent estimate by the Congressional Research Service says that at least one-quarter of the absentee ballots requested by members of the Armed Services are not ultimately counted.

The Military Voting Protection Act (MVP) has been introduced in the House and the Senate. It was introduced in the House by Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

The measure provides for the express shipping of their completed absentee ballots, with tracking of ballots while in transit. The aim of the bill is to ensure that the ballots of these troops overseas are delivered to the appropriate state election officials by the jurisdiction’s statutory deadline, while safeguarding voter privacy and ballot secrecy.

The MVP Act actually passed the Senate on a voice vote last year – indicating that it was regarded as non-controversial. Nevertheless, the bill failed to pass the House. Congressional sources say that House leaders blocked the bill due to the opposition of unionized postal workers. Supporters are hopeful that the bill will sail through more smoothly this year, as the updated version does not rely on private express mail services, but instead requires that ballots be delivered via express mail within the US Postal Service. READ THE REST of this article

Another reason to hate unions…and congressman in their pockets. Congress and the administration saw fit to send MILLIONS of dollars to ACORN a supposed non partisan group that only helps Democrats get elected but so far has denied assurance of this basic right for those fighting for it. Shameful.

Friday Funnies

by Mr. Bob | 2:43 pm, May 29, 2009

First my excuses for not blogging much lately, vacation, military duty, work, family, graduations, facebook…not necessarily in that order! Hat tip to Wolf Howling

On Citizens and Subjects

by TJ Wihera | 2:33 pm, May 29, 2009

A Thursday story in the Washington Post notes that Virgina is banning people from smiling in their driver’s license photo. Unfortunately, the story makes a serious error when it notes that “The [DMV] would like to develop a facial recognition system that could compare customers‘ photographs over time to prevent fraud and identity theft.” [Emphasis [...]

A couple of excellent political cartoons

by Rossputin | 2:17 pm, May 29, 2009

Thanks to TaxGuru…

Rockies fire manager Clint Hurdle / Monforts still rich with publicly funded stadium

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 1:28 pm, May 29, 2009

Firing Hurdle is like putting a band aid on a severed limb. As long as the Monforts own the team, the Rockies will fail. If you can’t play with the big dogs, stay on the porch. 

The Goode Family

by zombiehunter | 12:11 pm, May 29, 2009

I don’t really watch TV, but for those of you who do, it looks like a new Southparkian-like cartoon is up on ABC.  Take a look: WWAGD? What would Al Gore Do?

WWII: ‘Invasion Forces Headed for Japan’

by Ari Armstrong | 9:21 am, May 29, 2009

The following article originally was published May 25, 2009, by Grand Junction’s Free Press.

‘Invasion forces headed for Japan’

by Linn and Ari Armstrong

Theo Eversol, a long-time peach farmer from Palisade and grandfather to your younger author Ari, died in 2001. He used to say that he worked the three most dangerous jobs around: farming, mining, and soldiering. Theo served in the Pacific Rim of World War II, a war that within a generation nobody will personally remember. We remember it in the stories and legacies of those who served.

Theo’s army career posed the greatest danger. One night Theo decided not to attend a movie. The building was hit by “daisy cutter” bombs, after which Theo searched the field for body parts.

Theo recorded his opinion about the use of atomic bombs to end WWII. After Theo’s wife Ila died last year, Ari discovered a paper bag filled with copies of Yank Down Under and Yank Far East, Army publications for soldiers. On a page with a map of the Philippine Islands, Theo wrote, “Yank invasion forces headed for Japan in Sept. 1945. Thank God the bomb was dropped!”

Today President Obama wants “a world without nuclear weapons.” We worry that the price for such a world would be America’s military strength.

Theo actually heard a military leader rally the troops for a pending attack on Japan. We believe this took place on the northern most island of the Philippines; Theo wrote on the map, “Aug. 1945: We were at Luzon.”

If the U.S. military had invaded Japan, chances are good that one or both of Ari’s grandfathers would have been killed in battle. Instead, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9. Theo served on an occupation force, not an invasion force.

Theo used to tell his grandchildren, “War is barbaric,” an absolute horror. Yet, he added, if the other guy starts it, sometimes you’ve got to finish it.

Notably, after the United States decisively won the war, the occupation forces turned to the task of restoring lawful order, not fighting terrorists as troops are doing now in the Middle East. Indeed, Theo and his friends were invited to tea by the father of a boy lost in the Japanese military. Today Japan is a good ally to the United States, whereas the Middle East seethes with hatred and violence.

The copies of the Yank magazines, “by the men, for the men in the service,” offer a glimpse of military life during war. A cover dated June 23, 1944 features the story, “Noncoms Tell Replacements How To Stay Alive (Page 2).”

A cover dated November 24, 1944, features a photograph of Douglas MacArthur. After President Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to leave the Philippines for Australia in 1942, MacArthur said, “I came out of Bataan [a Philippine province] and I shall return.” Yank Far East reports: “He Returned: Attack Day in the Liberation of the Philippines.”

Some of you may know our local Sikhs. Corporal Ralph L. Boyce reported, “About 400 [Sikhs] were captured at Singapore and were kept there until May 1943, doing forced labor.” One prisoner said, “They give us only handful of rice a day… We are very weak now.” Boyce wrote, “[Corporal] Anup Singh closes his notebook [that recorded their imprisonment] and stands up. ‘And yesterday we [66 of the captives] were freed.’ He smiles, straightens his shoulders and adds, ‘By the Americans!’”

We imagine that the news and photographs from the states kept the boys a little homesick. We wonder what Theo was doing as he read this report from March 24, 1944: “A heavy snow, reaching 8 inches in Denver, brightened prospects for a good winter-wheat crop. Gov. Vivian declared that the special session of the General Assembly would be confined to legislation amending the state ballot law to permit Coloradans in the armed services to vote. Twelve of the 14 members of the La Plata County Rationing Board quit because they said policies were dictated by the state OPA office.”

The Army publications included entertainment news, but even that served as a reminder of the national scope of the war. One caption reads, “Frank Sinatra… and that old master Bing Crosby decided to bury the hatched as rivals for the swoon-croon vote, at least temporarily. They agreed to go into a duet together if someone would buy a $10,000 War Bond. And the buyer came through, at the Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood.”

Strikingly, the magazines kept a high spirit. Sprinkled among the stories of bloody battles and executions are silly jokes and “Yank pin-up girls.” While Gene Tierney’s swim suit is modest by today’s standards, we imagine her photo gave the boys some reminder of the normal life they were trying to get back to.

On the back cover of a Yank Far East, Theo summarized his tour. Ten months state side. Eight months overseas in 1943, twelve months each for 1944 and 1945, and a month in 1946. Forty-three months of service. Many of us can only imagine. And say thanks.

Empathy in Action – a poisonous doctrine for any judge

by admin | 8:44 am, May 29, 2009

Another excellent article (by Thomas Sowell) amplifies my earlier critique of “empathy” as a basis for selecting judges (particularly for the highest court – state or federal Supreme Court).  ALL citizens are entitled to fair and equal treatment before the law – Justice must be blind to race, class, ethnicity, or social status.  We must [...]

Strange Twists and Turns Following Obama’s Sonia Sotomayor Nomination

by Ben DeGrow | 8:08 am, May 29, 2009

The other day I highlighted Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s indefensible statement and the need for repudiation. But more serious than a statement at Berkeley is Sotomayor’s actual judicial record.
It certainly is interesting to see serious criticism directed at Barack Obama’s nominee from outside the center-right political spectrum — and not because she is [...]

Tea Party Groups Unite at Capitol

by zombiehunter | 8:02 am, May 29, 2009

Yesterday afternoon the Arapahoe Tea Party and the Colorado Tea Party teamed up for an impromptu rally along Lincoln in front of the Capitol to fire up vehicles driving by on their ways home from work. Though the turnout was a modest of 50-75 people, they got lots of honks and cheering from homebound commuters [...]

What do you expect from a President who loves ACORN?

by Rossputin | 8:01 am, May 29, 2009

It’s no surprise that an Administration who coordinates with people who should be in prison for election fraud (ACORN) would want to protect Black Panther thugs who brought weapons to polling places to intimidate anyone not likely to vote for Barack Obama.

see The Washington Times Article “Career lawyers overruled on voting case“
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/29/career-lawyers-overruled-on-voting-case/

Rightosphere and I Agree on the Basics

by Ben DeGrow | 7:46 am, May 29, 2009

I participated in the latest edition of Right Wing News’ “Rightosphere Temperature Check”. In case you’re wondering, I happened to vote with the majority on each of the seven A or B questions. Digging further into the details likely would yield more disagreement, but when you only have two options….

Welcome to NY where we shoot first and ask questions later.

by John West | 7:19 am, May 29, 2009

Every citizens nightmare has happened in NY.  A man holding a firearm in the open was shot by the cops.  It is not clear if any orders were given to the man who was killed or even if the plain clothes cops identified themselves as police.  Except this time the cops got one of their [...]

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