Josh Penry Wins Hometown Support; Bill Ritter Wins Root Canal Crowd

by Ben DeGrow | 7:47 am, October 26, 2009

The Denver Post this morning published a pair of follow-up stories analyzing the campaign finance reports in the race for Colorado governor:

“…Grand Junction residents overwhelmingly voted with their wallets for state Sen. Josh Penry over former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis in the opening salvo of their primary battle.” As they say, those who know the [...]

Monday must-read: The Real Climate Change Catastrophe

by Rossputin | 2:00 am, October 26, 2009

Across the pond, one of the most consistent and effective man-made-global-warming skeptics, Christopher Booker of the UK Telegraph newspaper, lays out in one brief article (which also happens to be promoting his new book on the subject) the history of the global warming alarmist movement and its potential devastating impact on Western civilization.

If you read nothing else today, read this:

The real climate change catastrophe

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6425269/The-real-climate-change-catastrophe.html

KRCX Seng Center 10/22 – Part One

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 8:00 pm, October 25, 2009

Part One of the 10/22 Seng Center radio show, in which host Jimmy Sengenberger discusses the unconstitutional, un-American health insurance mandate and the Democrats’ unyielding attempts to radically alter our nation’s healthcare system.  He also plays his acclaimed speech on the federal debt, “America’s Fiscal Crisis,” which was given on the steps of the CO State Capitol on 9/19/09.

Direct Link
48.94 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.

Tune in LIVE to Seng Center every Thursday night from 6-8pm MTN online at krcx.org, official website of KRCX 93.9 Regis University.

KRCX Seng Center 10/22 – Part Two

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 7:00 pm, October 25, 2009

Part Two of the 10/22 Seng Center radio show, in which host Jimmy Sengenberger discusses Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg‘s forced cuts of executive pay, the White House war with Fox News, and the decreasing popularity of the global warming myth.

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40.1 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.

Tune in LIVE to Seng Center every Thursday night from 6-8pm MTN online at krcx.org, official website of KRCX 93.9 Regis University.

Colorado Top-Level Statewide Elections (Governor, Supreme Court) profiled at CFRW forum in Colorado Springs (Saturday)

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 5:56 pm, October 25, 2009

At this weekend’s Colorado Federation of Republican Women annual convention, Colorado’s “Leading Lights” – three candidates for Colorado governor, and one representative of the movement to restore accountability to the Colorado Supreme Court – presented their respective cases for “top of the ballot” statewide votes in the November 2010 elections (for Governor, and Supreme Court [...]

CO Constitution Requires Tax-Funded Schools Three Months Per Year

by Ari Armstrong | 5:31 pm, October 25, 2009

The Colorado Supreme Court is totally out of control. As Clear the Bench details, the court’s latest outrage is to allow a legal suit to force taxpayers to send more of their hard-earned money to government schools.

As Vincent Carroll summarizes, the suit would “undermine democracy and the separation of powers in Colorado.”

The Denver Post’s Tim Hoover nicely reviews the case. He writes, “Kathy Gebhardt, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the school-funding suit, said… courts would have to determine whether the right to a ‘thorough and uniform’ education funding system outweighs the right of citizens to vote on taxes.”

But why should the courts get to establish what constitutes a “thorough and uniform” education? As Carroll and others note, the state’s Constitution explicitly grants funding authority to the general assembly.

However, there is another telling line in the same provision that indicates what the document’s authors thought consistent with a “thorough and uniform” education: the line requiring schools “at least three months in each year.” Obviously, dramatically less tax spending on education is consistent with this part of the Constitution.

Here is the entire bit from Article IX:

Section 2. Establishment and maintenance of public schools.

The general assembly shall, as soon as practicable, provide for the establishment and maintenance of a thorough and uniform system of free public schools throughout the state, wherein all residents of the state, between the ages of six and twenty-one years, may be educated gratuitously. One or more public schools shall be maintained in each school district within the state, at least three months in each year; any school district failing to have such school shall not be entitled to receive any portion of the school fund for that year.

How Bill Ritter Has Made Union Leaders Feel at Home on Taxpayers’ Time

by Ben DeGrow | 2:43 pm, October 25, 2009

Have any doubts that Ritter’s union executive order has made Big Labor feel all cozy at home in state government? The intrepid Colorado Loses team reports on their union counterparts soliciting for members at an official meeting, on taxpayers’ time:

This past week, WINS organized and held a budget information meeting at the unemployment office. [...]

Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists

by T.L. James | 8:54 am, October 25, 2009

Lawyers in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office can’t be bothered to do a prosecution correctly, but have plenty of resources when it comes to chilling journalism students’ outside investigations into prosecutorial mistakes: The students provided their videotaped interviews of critical witnesses and affidavits to the prosecutors, but in June the prosecutors subpoenaed far more — the students’ investigative memorandums, [...]

Evading Serious Questions Ties Bill Ritter and Obama Nominee Villafuerte

by Ben DeGrow | 11:43 am, October 24, 2009

President Obama’s nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte to be Colorado’s next U.S. Attorney has put Governor Bill Ritter in an unwanted situation. Serious questions remain unanswered about Villafuerte’s role in the political smear of federal ICE agent Cory Voorhis during the 2006 election that led to his near conviction. But Ritter thinks it’s too much trouble [...]

Just Marketing

by Amy Oliver | 9:36 am, October 24, 2009

COST learned that the $800,000 plus Colorado paid to the Bawmann Group on behalf of the Departments of Health Care Financing and Human Services was for marketing and not crisis communication.  According to Brad Bawmann, head of the Bawmann Group, services provided, mostly to Human Services, included “promoting the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Campaign (www.coloradodads.com), LEAP, [...]

The hypocrisy of selective outrage.

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 8:36 am, October 24, 2009

Michelle Obama appeared on the Jay Leno show last night. Among other things, she revealed that the Obama dog had a nice birthday party:

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold’s remarks before the RSCC hearing on TABOR, Friday 23 October

by CTBC Director | 3:03 pm, October 23, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold spoke today (Friday, 23 October) before a committee hearing on the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) – the following is a summary of his remarks.
(Note that the following does not purport to be a word-for-word transcript; a video of the presentation will be available within a few days).
“Thank [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold to testify at RSCC hearing on TABOR today – *breaking news*

by CTBC Director | 11:00 am, October 23, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold wil be testifying momentarily at the RSCC hearing on TABOR (the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights), discussing the erosion and undermining of taxpayer constitutional rights by the activist Colorado Supreme Court.
Listen online to the RSCC hearing on TABOR, occurring now! Select “Old Supreme Court”: http://bit.ly/If6bL. #redco #sgp #tcot

Correcting a Washington Times reporter on “gains” from Obamacare

by Rossputin | 4:18 am, October 23, 2009

Last week, the normally excellent Washington Times allowed a rather shoddy article to get through, arguing that young adults could have “the most to gain” from Obamacare. The proposition is laughable and not one that should be made by a reporter. I wrote a more detailed argument about the article for the National Review Institute, and you can read it at:
http://nrinstitute.org/mediamalpractice/?p=510

Lord Christopher Monckton explains the Marxist plot to control your world under the guise of “climate change”

by Rossputin | 1:41 am, October 23, 2009

Lord Christopher Monckton, who was a senior advisor to Margaret Thatcher, was interviewed on Glenn Beck’s radio show on Monday.  During the discussion, which was both serious and humorous, Monckton explained just how much free nations, but especially the US, have to fear from the treaty which will be proposed in Copenhagen at a “climate change” summit.

This is 16-minutes of must-hear radio if you want to understand just what is at stake as the anti-capitalist, pro-world-government would-be dictators truly try to take over the world after last year taking over our White House.

The Draft Treaty which Monckton discusses can be seen HERE and at the end of this note.  Although the entire document is extremely alarming, the paragraphs which Monckton refers to are on page 18.

If you’re interested in seeing Richard Lindzen’s paper proving that CO2-based climate change theories are irredeemably flawed, you can see it HERE.

I have created an MP3 file of the interview, which you can listen to by clicking (or save by right-clicking) HERE, or click on the play button just below.

And HERE is the treaty’s “framework” working document…a truly frightening political document if ever there was one:  (Click on the LINK if the embedded document doesn’t appear.)

 

UN FCCC Copenhagen 2009 –

Government programs always exceed their spending estimates.

by Brian Schwartz | 1:30 am, October 23, 2009

The Wall Street Journal has a good summary of how government programs always exceed their spending estimates. Here’s a chart:
The article concludes:
The lesson here is that spending on nearly all federal benefit programs grows relentlessly once they are established. This history won’t stop Democrats bent on ramming their entitlement into law. But every Member who [...]

Another Norton-McCain Connection?

by Ben DeGrow | 10:02 pm, October 22, 2009

(H/T Complete Colorado) The Colorado Independent reports on another connection between Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton and our last presidential nominee John McCain — thanks for the links.
In the race for a little more than five weeks now, the former lieutenant governor has been hitting the campaign trail on the Western Slope recently. As [...]

Let’s put these guys in charge of health care.

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 4:37 pm, October 22, 2009

I just attempted to call the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Services, on behalf of a client.

Natalie Menten for Lakewood City Council Ward 5

by elpresidente | 3:10 pm, October 22, 2009

Natalie Menten isn’t your usual “community activist” (she laughed when I jokingly asked about being a “community organizer”). As an advocate for citizens in Lakewood and across Colorado, Menten pushes back against those she describes as “being paid to work against us all day, every day.” What is needed, she says, are “more volunteers in [...]

RSCC Forum on TABOR (Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights), Friday 23 October at Colorado Capitol

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:23 pm, October 22, 2009

The RSCC (Republican Study Commission of Colorado) is hosting a forum at the Colorado Capitol building (in the Old Supreme Court Chambers, north end of the 2nd floor) to discuss the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) with many of the leading experts in the state, including Dr. Barry Poulson (CU and Independence Institute), Douglas [...]

I hope Palin Sues for Copyright Infringement

by Mr. Bob | 12:18 pm, October 22, 2009

#tcot #palin #teaparty
Hat tip to HolyCoast.com
The left has written a hit job book on Sarah Palin, but what they’ve also done is disguised it hoping to fool all stupid people out there. Check out the covers. The real one is of course on the right.

Buy the real one here.
It’s a bargain at nine bucks.

Is Capitalism the Cause of the Crash?

by Mr. Bob | 12:13 pm, October 22, 2009

Who do you trust, supposed warmongers or peacemakers

by Mr. Bob | 12:10 pm, October 22, 2009

Excellent history lesson from Bill Whittle. Worth 10 minutes of your time.

http://www.pjtv.com/v/2591

Clear The Bench Colorado continues Grassroots Revival tour – tonight at “We Will Not Fall” and Tea Party of North Colorado

by CTBC Director | 9:12 am, October 22, 2009

The resurgence of “We The People” in the form of local citizens banding together in grassroots civic action organizations to defend our constitutional rights is THE political story of the year 2009 in America…
Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold is both proud and humbled to have been invited as a guest speaker to several [...]

Consider Your Man Card Reissued

by wesley | 5:57 am, October 22, 2009

There was a time back in the bigotry of the 90s when the NRA wasn’t allowed to place advertisements in major media publications – even when they offered to pay publishers a premium. Today however, we live in different times and the view toward firearms has changed. Say Uncle notes that Bushmaster is now advertising [...]

Is Charlie Crist really running as a fiscal conservative???

by Rossputin | 4:13 am, October 22, 2009

Over at his campagin web site, Florida governor and candidate for U.S. Senate, Charlie Crist, has the audio of a radio commercial (which you can hear by pressing the play button just below) in which he positions himself as a fiscal conservative.  He has the gall to say “‘Enough is enough.’ That’s my message to President Obama.  We can’t spend our way into prosperity or tax ourselves into growth…I said more government isnt’ the answer.”

I almost laughed out loud when I heard the ad. Crist is the guy who was the Republican poster boy for supporting Obama’s so-called “stimulus” package.

Crist goes on to note a Cato Institute ranking of governors, giving him the highest grade in the country in 2008.  But that was before Crist’s support of the “stimulus”. Also, although I am a big fan of Cato, THIS article by Larry Hunter explains how Cato’s analysis misses some important points which, if included, would almost certainly have caused Crist to get a much lower grade.  (Oh, by the way, Charlie, Cato is libertarian, not conservative.)

I understand politicians will say anything, but I can’t believe the cojones of Charlie Crist to market himself as a solid fiscal conservative.  He probably has to have plastic surgery on his nose each time the radio ad runs.

Crist also believes the Algore hoax of man-made global warming and supports economically devastating “solutions” to the non-problem.

I have contributed to, and continue to support, Crist’s real Republican opponent, Marco Rubio, and I encourage you to do so as well.  I know it’s hard to convine people to contribute to politicians outside their own states, but sometimes a race is important enough that the message needs to be sent.  The Florida Senate contest (much like the special election in New York state where people should suppport the Conservative Party candidate over the Republican or Democrat, and I was pleased to see Dick Armey do just that) is one such race.

To avoid Countrywide vote, Democrats sneak out, change locks

by Rossputin | 2:38 am, October 22, 2009

Republican Darrell Issa (R-CA) was ready to force the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to vote on whether to subpoena records of Countrywide Mortgage’s “Friends of Angelo” program and other such Countrywide programs which might show favorable treatment being given to politicians (of both parties).

The Democrats, led by committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) have been avoiding such a vote, maybe not least because Rep. Towns is already known to have received two mortgages from Countrywide.  One courageous Democrat, Mike Quigley, a freshman from Illinois, has stated publicly that he supports the subpoena and the efforts to get the documents – which Bank of America (who bought Countrywide) have already said are ready to go once the subpoena is delivered.

Last Thursday, the Republicans showed up for a scheduled Committee meeting only to find that the Democrats were absent.  The Democrats claimed they had a scheduling problem, with a conflict because of another committee’s mark-up of a bill which required the presence of several OGR Committee members.  However, a Republican OGR staffer got video of the Democrats sneaking out of a side door from their supposed other meeting.

It’s clear that the Democrats are literally running away from a vote on the Countrywide subpoenas.  And here’s the proof:

So what was Chairman Towns’ reaction to having his cowardice made public?

He had the locks on the Committee room doors changed so that Republicans could not use the room, telling Issa (the ranking Republican on the Committee) that Democrats would keep all the keys to the new locks.

Yes, this is what Democrat-run government has come to: literally locking Republicans out of meeting rooms.

Every Democrat on the Committee (with the possible exception of Quigley) should be ashamed, and Chairman Towns should be reprimanded (but he won’t be.)

Rep. Issa said that it’s almost certain that today’s meeting will be canceled because of the Democrats’ fear of a vote on the Countrywide subpoena issue.

Ed Perlmutter’s parasitic health care policy

by Brian Schwartz | 1:30 am, October 22, 2009

At times I find it difficult to distinguish between a politician and a user, someone who habitually treats others as if they were instruments or tools for their own ends. Their policies imply that other people exist merely for the sake of paying for their great ideas.  Such politicians or activists do not consider starting [...]

Propaganda on Dept of Health and Human Services Websites

by Mr. Bob | 4:37 pm, October 21, 2009

Color me unsurprised. This from an administration who already got caught having meetings with government funded artists asking them to push the president’s agenda. This administration is starting to look more Chavez like every week.

Senate Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is raising concerns that a Department of Health and Human Services Web site that urges visitors to send an e-mail to President Barack Obama praising his health care reform plan may violate rules against government-funded propaganda.

The Web page is accessed through a “state your support” button featured prominently on the HHS Web site and carries a disclaimer that the Web site is maintained by HHS.

Read the rest at HolyCoast.com

R Block Party: Candidates, Caucuses & Commitments

by elpresidente | 2:28 pm, October 21, 2009

Please Join R Block Party for Candidates, Caucuses & Commitments You can make a difference ~ Gotta be in it to win it ~ How the process works & why it matters ************************************ Candidates joining us… Scott Gessler, Brian Campbell, Cleve Tidwell, Tom Wiens Danny Stroud & Brad Wagnon Crista Huff on the caucus process [...]

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