Leftist political violence in New Orleans

by Rossputin | 10:36 am, April 13, 2010

[Update: Michelle Malkin is reporting that the story about Palin pins is just rumor…]

Connie Hair is reporting on the beatings of a Bobby Jindal fundraiser and her boyfriend who were apparently attacked because they were wearing Sarah Palin pins.

For all the talk of fear that Tea Partiers will turn violent, this is just the latest in a long string of political violence perpetrated by pro-Obama, pro-Obamacare, and pro-union thugs.

Of course, the media won’t let evidence stop them from their anti-liberty propaganda and paranoia.

But let me be very clear here: The left, and particularly labor unions, have gone from being something like the loyal opposition to being the enemy of the nation, and a violent enemy at that.

Bipartisan SB 191 Would Improve Schools, CEA Leaders Line Up to “Kill” the Bill

by Eddie | 10:24 am, April 13, 2010

The Colorado state legislature has been in session for three months now (only one more to go!), and finally we get to the excitement of debating a truly significant education reform bill. With Democratic state senator Michael Johnston at the forefront, the newly introduced Senate Bill 191 (PDF) would overhaul our state’s teacher evaluation and [...]

Tea Parties Across Colorado April 15th

by Lu Busse | 7:58 am, April 13, 2010

Calling all freedom-loving Coloradoans!!! Here is latest listing of April 15th Tax Day Tea Parties planned across our red, white & blue state: Denver – 10:00 am to 1:00pm Colorado State Capital 200 E Colfax http://www.hearus-now.org/taxday2010.html Colorado Springs – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Acacia Park (downtown) http://www.theconstitutionalisttoday.com/come-to-the-tea-party/ Fort Collins – 5:00pm to 7:00pm Washington Park 301 [...]

Mark Kirk still seems worthless to me

by Rossputin | 6:30 am, April 13, 2010

I criticized Mark Kirk extremely harshly last June when he voted for the House’s cap-and-trade bill while offering a lame excuse on behalf of a big energy company in his district.  A good friend has since worked to help raise money for Kirk’s U.S. Senate campaign (to fill Roland Burris’ seat) and the Democrats have selected Alexi Giannoulias, a Chicago mafia banker whom I wrote about before anybody outside of Chicago had ever heard of him. That article is, in my opinion, still worth reading.

One might think that this combination of events, along with the importance of getting a Republican majority back in the Senate would lead me to lighten up on Kirk and grudgingly support him.

Hell no!

Kirk is already backing away from his call, just a couple of weeks earlier, to fight hard for repeal of Obamacare.

Quoting from the article linked just above:

“Another day and yet another shifting explanation from Congressman Mark Kirk on his stated position to ‘lead the effort’ to repeal health care reform,” (Giannoulias spokeswoman) Strand said.

What started out as fierce opposition has softened, she said, wondering whether Kirk may have to continue to “blow in the political wind” and end up supporting the reforms.

How pathetic is it for the Republican Party that their nominee is someone who can be so accurately criticized by the campaign of a man almost certainly more eligible for a prison cell than political office (at least political office anywhere other than Chicago)?

I don’t care if Mark Kirk wins or loses.  If, theoretically, Mark Kirk lost by one vote and I learned that I caused that one Republican voter to stay home (I’m not ever going to urge someone to vote for the lowlife Giannoulias), I’d be fine with that.

I feel the same way about Kirk that I did about John McCain in 2008:  If he represents winning then we’ve already lost.

This election must not be about electing Republicans.  It must be about electing principled leaders who respect and understand the Constitution and fundamental principles of the American Founding.  So far, there is no evidence that Mark Kirk satisfies those requirements. No evidence at all.

Breaking: Presidency to be outsourced, saving nation from bankruptcy

by Rossputin | 5:12 am, April 13, 2010

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7RltmTdk-g/S3BDLHGkMjI/AAAAAAAAP0Q/GnxAO-HpO1Y/s1600-h/Outsourcing.jpg

Objection From a Former Sailor

by Ari Armstrong | 8:37 pm, April 12, 2010

There’s a fun letter to the editor making the rounds, submitted by Bruce L. Hargraves of Worland, Wyoming, retired from the United States Navy. He writes for the April 2 Northern Wyoming Daily News:”I object and take exception to everyone saying that O…

Tax Day Tea Party 2010

by Al Maurer | 6:26 pm, April 12, 2010

Who can believe that it’s been a year already! Not me. But it is and this time around there are many more tea parties planned for Colorado and I’ll be they are going to be larger, too.  I might even be speaking in Colorado Springs. So far, I know about: Denver – 10:00 am to [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado continues the Grassroots Revival – tonight at the Evergreen/Conifer Tea Party meeting

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, April 12, 2010

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 continuing political story of the year 2010 in America and is profoundly affecting Colorado Politics in this year and beyond…
Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold is both proud and humbled [...]

Colorado Tea Party: Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs Headline Statewide Protests on April 15

by elpresidente | 2:33 pm, April 12, 2010

People’s Press Collective–PPC-Span–will be providing livestream coverage of the Denver Tax Day Tea Party, and will also cover the Fort Collins Tea Party later in the day. Stay tuned by clicking on our “Tax Day Tea Party” page–we’ve got event listings and maps, and links to other blogger coverage and events across the state, and [...]

Ryan Frazier’s 1st quarter fundraising generates more than $230,000; over $655,000 to date

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 1:32 pm, April 12, 2010

Ryan Frazier, the leading candidate for the GOP’s nomination to run against incumbent Ed Perlmutter, raised over $230,000, bringing his total take to date to over $655,000. Frazier didn’t report how much money he has in the bank. He said contributions came from 533 donors; individuals accounted for 95% of the funds raised, and 90% of the individuals’ contributions were made by Coloradans.

Happy Hour Meetup April 19th

by redrocks | 12:15 pm, April 12, 2010

“The Blueprint” — Hot Off the Presses”

Rob Witwer – Up On The Roof (upstairs indoor HEATED bar if necessary)

Quite a buzz about Rob Witwer’s and Adam Schrager’s new book, and GOOD NEWS for late arrivals – Mr. Witwer has juggled his hectic schedule and will be visiting with us later than usual, sometime between 6:45 [...]

Hell No Colorado Won’t Go ‘Toon

by Jon Caldara | 11:11 am, April 12, 2010

Our fantastic cartoonist Ben Hummel has done it again. In one image, he captured the essence of Colorado standing up for herself. Thanks Ben!

© 2010, Benjamin Hummel. To see more cartoons like this go to www.politixcartoons.com.

Time to Celebrate Victory for Teachers’ Rights… And Then Keep On Fighting

by Eddie | 10:16 am, April 12, 2010

Do individual teachers have a right to decide how their money is spent on politics? A few years ago the U.S. Supreme Court upheld common sense and unanimously ruled in the Davenport case that the answer is Yes.
The case originated from a lawsuit by the state of Washington and a group of teachers whose funds [...]

The most important story of the day

by Rossputin | 9:13 am, April 12, 2010

Make sure you check out the name of the hospital in this tragic case:

http://ow.ly/1xpZL

Connie’s Congress starts today

by Rossputin | 7:25 am, April 12, 2010

I’m pleased to be able to tell you that my colleague at Human Events, Connie Hair, the hardest-working political reporter on Capitol Hill (and one of the only real conservatives among that group), has her own new section on the front page of the HumanEvents.com web page called “Connie’s Congress”.  In that spce, Connie will frequently update us with what she’s learned over the course of her days in the halls of power, corruption, and lies.

For starters, Connie has a couple of great articles this morning, including:

• Reps. Costa and Cardoza: Cheapest Dates in Washington? which describes how these two California congressmen switched from “no” to “yes” on Obamacare for a promise of increased water for their districts.  Now, less than a month after Obamacare passed, a judge has ordered the water turned off again.  Connie puts it none-too-subtly: “Does three weeks of water count as being kissed first?”
• Rep. Ryan Exposes True Health Care Costs as Enacted in which Connie lays out the highlights of a report by Paul Ryan (R-WI) about what Obamacare will really do to this nation’s health care system, along with commentary by Hillsdale College professor Gary Wolfram.

I encourage you to check out Connie’s Congress frequently if you want to keep abreast of what’s happening – what’s being done to you – in Washington, DC.

Check Out The Blueprint: Its Political Lessons Are Well Worth Absorbing

by Ben DeGrow | 7:11 am, April 12, 2010

Last Tuesday I received a review copy of The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care by award-winning 9News political reporter Adam Schrager and former Republican state representative Rob Witwer. Despite having a lot on my plate, I found time to read the book in two evenings.
The book is [...]

Hickenlooper: We won’t get fooled again

by Rossputin | 5:28 am, April 12, 2010

I wrote the following letter to the Denver Post a week ago in response to an article about oil and gas regulations “no longer (being a) hot button issue in (the) governor’s race“:

The Denver Post seems to be buying into John Hickenlooper’s campaign strategy of running as a moderate.  But Coloradoans have been fooled once already by a so-called “moderate, pro-business” Democrat in a race for governor and won’t be fooled again.  This energy-moderate Hick is the same guy who went to Copenhagen to hob-nob with the world’s foremost opponents of real energbilly production, who called self-proclaimed Communist and environmentalist radical Van Jones a “rock star”, and whose every reference to global warming skeptics concludes by saying he wants to “bring them over to our side.” (How eerily cult-like that is…)

John Hickenlooper is only a moderate – on energy, taxes, and every other important issue – in the sense that he talks like a conservative when he thinks conservatives are listening, and talks (and acts) like an ordinary regulate-and-tax-and-spend liberal the rest of the time.  Hickenlooper reminds me of nobody so much as the man whose head is in the oven and feet are in the freezer, so on average his temperature is “moderate”.

Allow me to elaborate given that I don’t have to abide by the Post’s word-count restrictions…

This is the same John Hickenlooper who said that the self-avowed Communist and hater of energy companies, Van Jones, is “a rock star” and is “bigger and better in life than what  you’ve heard.”  I’d hope he’s better Mayor Hickenlooper, because what I’ve heard makes him sound like a toxic mix of economic idiot, leftist radical, and traitor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyB2SD3JjNI

If that’s the sort of person Hick finds insipring, then he will end up being no more “moderate” in office than Bill Ritter was.  Remember, Ritter ran as a pro-business moderate Democrat.  His first action was then to allow collective bargaining by the state employee work force and his later actions were to do everything in his power to raise taxes while avoiding cutting salaries of government workers whose numbers he increased by hundreds during his own employment freeze.  (Ritter was forced to enact furlough days to cut costs which is much like a salary cut, but those furlough days might not have been necessary – or at least fewer would have been necessary – had Ritter abided by his own hiring freeze.)

Like most people, Hickenlooper probably speaks most freely when he’s around people whom he believes to be fellow travelers. One of those might be unreconstructed-hippie Denver Post columnist Mike Littwin, who had this to say about Hick: “Hickenlooper is, of course, the very green mayor who is running to be a very green governor.”

Don’t forget what “green” means today.  Today’s greens are actually watermelons: Green on the outside and red on the inside.  Hickenlooper is almost certainly not even close to as radical a leftist as Van Jones or Barack Obama, but how much environmentalist leftism is too much?  In my view, any amount is too much, especially with our having a national government so determined to shove enviro-radical policies down our throats. The last thing we need is a sympathetic governor even if he might not go quite as far as Obama and Lisa Jackson’s EPA if left to his own devices.  He certainly won’t work to slow down their destruction of Colorado’s energy industry in particular and the American economy in general.

Hickenritter wants to say he’s against cap-and-trade and not entirely certain about climate change, but his rhetoric is that of a global-warming-kool-aid-drinking liberal.

He attended the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit where he was interviewed, along with the global warming activism leader for Greenpeace, by a leftist TV show.  (See video below thanks to WhoSaidYouSaid.com starting around the 4 minute mark and see transcript HERE)

How’s this for some rational, open-minded rhetoric from the so-called “moderate” would-be governor?

“But a lot of the skeptics, we need to bring them together, sit down, and continue to work through this and bring them over to our side, because I think there’s a reason why Obama—it’s not because he’s a coward or he’s a, you know—17 percent is something he felt that he could sell.”

Or this: “And I think what Obama is trying to do is thread the needle and bring the country together around this issue. And I think my belief of this is nothing—I have no inside knowledge, but I think he’s trying to find some moderate goals that we can all accept, agree as a country, this is a problem, here’s a target, we’re going to move forward, and then accelerate that as he gets a broader consensus.”

Are you kidding me, Mayor?  Where is the slightest shred of evidence that Obama is a consensus-builder, or that he cares whether the country agrees with his radical goals?

Hick then went on to compare Obama to Abraham Lincoln.   Not kidding.

And then he starting going misty-eyed about how the Danish ride bikes to work more than Coloradoans do.  What part of “Nanny State” does Hickenlooper not understand that Americans object to?

But in the end, he came back to the real point of climate alarmists – getting your money, when he said “certainly, dramatically, we need billions of dollars…”

Hickenlooper is, like the current fraud of a governor, a wolf in sheep’s clothing.  Ritter proved that there is no such thing as a trustworthy “moderate” Democrat during his reign of incompetence and growth of government and taxes.  The majority of “Blue Dog” members of the House of Representatives reinforced the point: For Democrats in recent weeks and months, the party normally trumps principle, good government, and the wishes of constituents.  This is not to say that Republicans have a lot to be proud of in recent years, but it seems fairly clear to me that with Scott McInnis you know what you’re getting – even if it’s not massively inspiring.  At least you won’t be swindled – again.

Hickenlooper, just like every other Democrat running as a “moderate” (unless they have a truly moderate voting record on major issues) must not be trusted to govern as anything but a puppet of unions, left-wing activist organizations, and, ultimately Barack Obama.

When you fill out your ballot, just remember the words of the Who:

Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled again
Don’t get fooled again
No, no!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss…

More Tax Breaks At Risk In Colorado

by Chuck Moe | 4:45 am, April 12, 2010

This Time Around The Democrats Have “Dynamic Analysis” Colorado House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann and his gang of Democratic friends have learned that with the aid of the Colorado Supreme Court, every tax credit and exemption in the books is subject to elimination despite the Taxpayer’s Bill Of Rights (TABOR) amendment. If the Colorado State legislature and State Supreme Court…

The Deadly Tax on Medical Innovation

by Brian Schwartz | 1:30 am, April 12, 2010

From Paul Hsieh in Pajamas Media:
[A] government that penalizes innovation could dramatically slow the pace of medical progress, leading to millions of preventable deaths. And this may be one of the worst long-range consequences of the recently passed ObamaCare health legislation.
One of the many new taxes imposed by ObamaCare is a 2.3% [...]

Interview, Part I: Ken Buck believes Jane Norton would vote for tax increases

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 9:39 pm, April 11, 2010

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck said in an interview in his Greeley office last week that he believes that his leading opponent, Jane Norton, would someday vote for tax increases while he never would.
During the 45-minute interview, Buck answered most of the questions I recently posted for him. I skipped a couple of the questions as we ran out of time. Most of the interview was about how his management of his office over the last five years shows he is a fiscal conservative. That will be covered in Part II of this report.
On whether Norton would ever vote for tax increases, Buck said he believes she would because, “I think that if you look at her position on Referendum C and her position with lobbyists, it indicates that she has made friends with those people and she will pay them back.”
Norton, of course, promises that she won’t raise taxes. She defends her support for Referendum C on the basis that the state of Colorado faced a fiscal crisis. Also, she notes, that—as required under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) section of the state’s constitution—the issue was presented to voters and they approved the tax increase. When she supported Referendum C, she was former Governor Bill Owens’ lieutenant governor.
The next question was: If Bill Owens had made you Lt. Gov. and part of his team and asked you to support Ref. C, would you have backed him up or defied him by opposing C?
Buck answered:”I would choose the team that I was on very carefully. I did not support Referendum C, and I would not be put in the position of supporting Referendum C.”  (Please click on headline to see rest of the interview.)

Redistricting: Dems’ strategy to keep Markey’s seat

by Amy Oliver | 7:57 pm, April 11, 2010

It’s no news flash that Congresswoman Betsy Markey’s bid for a second term to represent the 4th CD is in doubt.  However, if Markey wins re-election and Democrats retain control in the state house, they have plans to make sure Markey’s seat is never again in jeopardy.
David Thielen, a Boulder County Democrat and contributor to [...]

Colorado HB 1365: bad gas for Coloradans

by Brian T. Schwartz | 7:18 pm, April 11, 2010

How much would you pay for cleaner air?  Surely this depends on its current state, the proposed improvement, and if you could tell the difference. The EPA wants you to pay for cleaner air by mandating pollution limits on power plants. Colorado HB 1365 would legislate how electric utilities do it. [...]

Jeffco GOP Assembly Report: Ryan Frazier, John Suthers, Ken Buck Shine

by Ben DeGrow | 3:03 pm, April 11, 2010

Yesterday morning I was at the Jefferson County Republican Assembly. If you saw Lynn Bartels’ picture of the sea of signs, you know precisely where I was. There isn’t a whole lot to report on, other than the doughnuts I ate too many of were really good. We forwarded a slate of strong candidates for [...]

Weld County Republicans love their Sheriff

by Amy Oliver | 1:12 pm, April 11, 2010

While asking for his party’s nomination for  candidate  for Sheriff at the Weld County GOP caucus on Saturday, Sheriff John Cooke received three standing ovations.  It’s understandable why. Crime rates and response times are down in the nearly 4000 square miles that make up one of Colorado’s largest counties.
During his speech Cooke held up a [...]

Backbone Radio, April 11th, 2010: First Principles of Capitalism and Liberty

by Rossputin | 11:17 am, April 11, 2010

[Updated with guest in 6 PM hour]

First, allow me to wish my dad a very happy 70th birthday today!  (He’s actually celebrating it in Jerusalem…but I’ll buy him a birthday dinner when he comes to visit in a couple of weeks.)

—

Please join me by listening to (and calling in to) this week’s Backbone Radio program from 5 PM to 8 PM  on 710 AM KNUS in Denver and 1460 AM KZNT in Colorado Springs.

If you’re not in range of the radio waves, you should be able to listen to the show online by clicking HERE.

I’ll be going without a sidekick this week…not that Krista has been anything but great company for the last two shows.  So please give me a call and join the conversation!

Our main focus this week will be on first principles, on adding some intellectual clarity to the swirling chaos of liberal rhetoric and poorly-conceived “conservative” responses, with the intention of arming you with a little more intellectual ammunition for our ongoing battle against the forces of big government, tyranny, and the Nanny State.  In particular, we will discuss capitalism – why it is the best economic system and the only one with a truly moral foundation.

During the first hour, we’ll be joined by Tom Lucero, a Regent of the University of Colorado and a candidate (along with our last show’s guest, Cory Gardner) for the Republican nomination to unseat Betsey “I was against it before I was for it” Markey in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District.

In addition to talking about his race, Tom and I will talk about just what a Regent does as well as what he sees in the future for CU, particularly during these times of state budget crisis.

In the 6-o’clock hour, you and I will discuss “first principles”.  The importance of a solid philsophical and economic foundation to understanding public policy can’t be overstated.  And you, fellow fighter in the battle for liberty, can’t be the most effective advocate for freedom unless you know why you believe what you believe and know why liberty-oriented policy solutions offer the best outcome in the long term.  I really hope you’ll actively participate in the conversation with me, via phone 303 696 1971, e-mail at ross(at)710knus.com, or instant message from my site at http://rossputin.com.

Also, during the 6-o’clock hour, we’ll be joined by Matt Robbbins of American Majority, a non-partisan, non-profit grassroots organization which focuses on training activists at the local level who will promote the values of limited government and free markets, and who will work to help elect politicians who value those same fundamental American principles.  We’ll hear about the organization as well as about an upcoming activist training day on May 1st in Denver (and dinner with guest speaker Erick Erickson the prior evening, April 30th) which sounds like it will be well worth the time for those of you who want to get involved in bringing liberty back to America.

During the 7 PM hour, we will be joined by Jane Norton, Republican candidate for the US Senate, hoping to unseat Michael Bennet, and running against Ken Buck, Tom Wiens, and others for the GOP nomination.  In order to make sure our short time with Mrs. Norton is used efficiently, I won’t take calls on the air during that time.  However, if you call in and give Joshua a question you want asked, or if you e-mail or IM a question any time during or before the show, I will select among your questions and ask them of Jane Norton.

Again, I encourage listener participation so please call, e-mail, or instant message me, and join in the conversation.

The studio call-in number is 303-696-1971.  Add it to your speed dial!

I have implemented an instant messaging “widget” on my website at Rossputin.com, so if you go to my main blog page, you should see the IM form on the right.   You can shoot me a message during the show and if it’s relevant I’ll respond on air or by return message.

Also, I will check e-mail during the show, so feel free to e-mail me at ross (at) 710knus.com (click on that text to open an e-mail to me!)

The Teaparty Movement, The Democrat Party, Racism and Incitement!

by El Marco | 9:55 am, April 11, 2010

How about “Redistributing” common sense and brotherly love?
After a massive kickoff rally in Searchlight, Nevada, the Tea Party Express III is winding its way across America. They are received by large rallies of Tea Party patriots in city after city along the way. The three bus, 43 city tour arrives in Washington DC this week [...]

Keep Pushing for Health Savings Accounts

by Ari Armstrong | 8:14 am, April 11, 2010

Despite enactment of the Democratic health law, one reform Republicans and market advocates should fight to keep alive is the Health Savings Account (HSA), which allows people to put pre-tax money into an account dedicated to health-related expenses.Ex…

Backbone Radio, April 11th, 2010: Jane Norton, Tom Lucero, and First Principles of Capitalism and Liberty

by Rossputin | 7:08 am, April 11, 2010

First, allow me to wish my dad a very happy 70th birthday today!  (He’s actually celebrating it in Jerusalem…but I’ll buy him a birthday dinner when he comes to visit in a couple of weeks.)

—

Please join me by listening to (and calling in to) this week’s Backbone Radio program from 5 PM to 8 PM  on 710 AM KNUS in Denver and 1460 AM KZNT in Colorado Springs.

If you’re not in range of the radio waves, you should be able to listen to the show online by clicking HERE.

I’ll be going without a sidekick this week…not that Krista has been anything but great company for the last two shows.  So please give me a call and join the conversation!

Our main focus this week will be on first principles, on adding some intellectual clarity to the swirling chaos of liberal rhetoric and poorly-conceived “conservative” responses, with the intention of arming you with a little more intellectual ammunition for our ongoing battle against the forces of big government, tyranny, and the Nanny State.  In particular, we will discuss capitalism – why it is the best economic system and the only one with a truly moral foundation.

During the first hour, we’ll be joined by Tom Lucero, a Regent of the University of Colorado and a candidate (along with our last show’s guest, Cory Gardner) for the Republican nomination to unseat Betsey “I was against it before I was for it” Markey in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District.

In addition to talking about his race, Tom and I will talk about just what a Regent does as well as what he sees in the future for CU, particularly during these times of state budget crisis.

In the 6-o’clock hour, you and I will discuss “first principles”.  The importance of a solid philsophical and economic foundation to understanding public policy can’t be overstated.  And you, fellow fighter in the battle for liberty, can’t be the most effective advocate for freedom unless you know why you believe what you believe and know why liberty-oriented policy solutions offer the best outcome in the long term.  I really hope you’ll actively participate in the conversation with me, via phone 303 696 1971, e-mail at ross(at)710knus.com, or instant message from my site at http://rossputin.com.

During the 7 PM hour, we will be joined by Jane Norton, Republican candidate for the US Senate, hoping to unseat Michael Bennet, and running against Ken Buck, Tom Wiens, and others for the GOP nomination.  In order to make sure our short time with Mrs. Norton is used efficiently, I won’t take calls on the air during that time.  However, if you call in and give Joshua a question you want asked, or if you e-mail or IM a question any time during or before the show, I will select among your questions and ask them of Jane Norton.

Again, I encourage listener participation so please call, e-mail, or instant message me, and join in the conversation.

The studio call-in number is 303-696-1971.  Add it to your speed dial!

I have implemented an instant messaging “widget” on my website at Rossputin.com, so if you go to my main blog page, you should see the IM form on the right.   You can shoot me a message during the show and if it’s relevant I’ll respond on air or by return message.

Also, I will check e-mail during the show, so feel free to e-mail me at ross (at) 710knus.com (click on that text to open an e-mail to me!)

Matt Arnold’s ‘Clear the Bench’ message warmly received by Arapahoe County Republicans

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 11:10 pm, April 10, 2010

Wireless microphones were worthless in most Republicans’ hands in the Englewood High School gym Saturday.
Some candidates who spoke to the Arapahoe County Republicans’ Assembly figured out how to make the troublesome wireless technology work, several stumbled through presentations using the mikes. 
And a few others abandoned the mikes and shouted. 
Matt Arnold, a retired Army captain, quickly dropped the mike and shouted his Clear the Bench Colorado spiel. And the crowd heard him and loved it.
Activist Republicans are picking up on Arnold’s campaign against retaining four members who are up for retention votes next November. Whether independents are as angry with the judges remains to be seen. And even if the judges are dumped, Governor Bill Ritter might be able to replace them before leaving office. That seems to be a debatable point.

John Suthers brings down the house at Arapahoe County Republican assembly

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 10:55 pm, April 10, 2010

When Arapahoe County Republican Party Chairman David Kerber introduced Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, the AG received the biggest and most enthusiastic standing ovation of all the candidates that appeared Saturday.
And the reason was obviouis. Suthers talked about why he’s suing over the Federal government’s attempt via ObamaCare to tell Americans what insurance and other products to buy. That’s unconstitutional, Suthers and the crowd of about 942 delegates agreed.
Now that the Democrats have a candidate, Stan Garnett, who is running against Suthers because he is trying to overturn ObamaCare, Suthers will be able to make ObamaCare one of the top issues in the 2010 campaign. That will help remind voters why they oppose Obama Democrats. Suthers may turn out to be the best vote-getter Colorado Republicans have this year. No question that he’s a winner.
A lot of Republicans wish Suthers was running for governor or the U.S. Senate. He’s a talented communicator who talks nuts and bolts and shoots straight with voters. 
 

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