5/5 Pt 1 – Bob Beauprez on the Killing of Osama bin Laden

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 5:00 pm, May 12, 2011

In Part One of the 5/5 Semester Finale edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger gives his take on the death of Osama bin Laden and why it is good news for America. Then, Jimmy is joined by former U.S. Congressman Bob Beauprez for a discussion on…

Raising Ariel Attack–Denver Anarchist Black Cross promoted march; woman charged with attempted murder, arson

by elpresidente | 4:34 pm, May 12, 2011

Developing . . . Ariel Attack–meet Amelia “Jane Doe” Nicol. Nicol, who participated in a march last Friday promoted by the Denver Anarchist Black Cross group, has raised the stakes in anarchist circles: A 20-year-old woman accused of hurling a fire bomb at Denver police officers during a protest last week faces two counts of [...]

Colorado Congressional Redistricting goes to the courts

by CTBC Director | 4:11 pm, May 12, 2011

For the fourth consecutive decade, the ultimate decision on the shape of Colorado’s Congressional districts will fall to the courts.  Despite Colorado’s clear constitutional language assigning responsibility for Congressional redistricting to the General Assembly, the state legislature again failed to pass a redistricting bill and abdicated responsibility to the judicial branch – further politicizing the [...]

Open Union Negotiations Gets Favorable Attention from Mike Rosen

by Eddie | 4:11 pm, May 12, 2011

A couple weeks ago I asked the leading question: Is momentum growing for open union negotiations in Colorado? It may have been wishful thinking, but just for the short term. I was so glad to see Mike Rosen take on the issue in today’s Denver Post column, even if the news he had to bear [...]

5/5 Pt 2 – George W. Bush "visits" Seng Center during comedic hour

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 4:00 pm, May 12, 2011

In Part Two of the 5/5 Semester Finale edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger and special guest George W. Bush are visited by several unexpected guests – the ghost of Osama bin Laden, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden.  What could …

Simple Majority, Super Irony

by Jon Caldara | 2:09 pm, May 12, 2011

Finally some good news came out of the general assembly yesterday, the final day of this year’s legislative session. By the skin of our teeth, we Coloradans dodged the “Son of Ref O,” also known as SCR-001. As you might remember, this Senate resolution was aimed at limiting our right to petition our government, which [...]

4/28 Pt 1 – "Tea Party" chat w/ Danny Stroud, Tim Lewis, and Jeffrey Schitter

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 2:00 pm, May 12, 2011

In Part One of the 4/28 special edition of Seng Center, Jimmy Sengenberger hosts a “Radio Open House and Tea Party” featuring Danny Stroud, Denver GOP County chair; Tim Lewis, Regis College Republicans; and Libertarian Jeffrey Schitter, then a candidat…

4/28 Pt 2 – "Tea Party" chat w/ Regis College Republicans Kelly, Megan, and Mary Catherine

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 1:00 pm, May 12, 2011

In Part Two of the 4/28 special edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger continues his “Radio Open House and Tea Party” with Regis University College Republicans Kelly Rogers, Megan Linders, and Mary Catherine Graham.In a fun and relaxed chat, t…

The Euro-Federal Crisis

by Joshua Sharf | 12:51 pm, May 12, 2011

The European Union is going through its federal-state crisis, forced into the debate on federal vs. national power by circumstance rather than by choice, just as we were 224 years ago.  There are significant differences, to be sure, and we’ll get to those.  But what it happening now is a result of similar tensions to [...]

Colorado Senate kills bill to repeal unconstitutional ‘Amazon Tax’ – one of ten “Dirty Dozen” tax increases held over from 2010

by CTBC Director | 12:05 pm, May 12, 2011

“No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” – Mark Twain (1866)
Although the 2011 legislative session is now (happily) concluded and part of the history of Colorado Politics, the effects of the bills passed this session and last will continue to be felt for some time…
Case in point: [...]

Campaign Laws and the Denver Mayoral Race

by Jon Caldara | 11:51 am, May 12, 2011

This week’s Devil’s Advocate is the regular half-hour of public affairs television excellence, but in two segments. First, I am joined by Jenny Flanagan from Colorado Common Cause and Ari Armstong from FreeColorado.com to talk about whether Colorado’s numerous campaign laws are actually a form of censorship. Then Susan Greene from the Huffington [...]

Denver Mayoral Runoff Debate: Photos

by elpresidente | 7:31 am, May 12, 2011

Guest-hosting for Michael Brown on KOA tonight

by Rossputin | 5:36 am, May 12, 2011

I’ll have the privilege of sitting in for Michael Brown on Newsradio 850 KOA tonight (Thursday, May 12) from 7 PM to 10 PM Mountain Time.

We’ll have a lively discussion – as Michael always does – on the topics of the day and week. I particularly want to talk about immigration, including Obama’s speech on that topic on Tuesday as well as the lesson’s I’ve learned from the comments to my American Spectator article on Wednesday. Let’s just say I think any sort of legislation is all but impossible.

My guests will include:

Col. John Carney, President and CEO of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations personnel and their families.

Congressman Jared Polis (Democrat from Boulder) to discuss the federal budget, immigration, and more. Look for some interesting questions as listeners have the chance to speak to a Democrat congressman, and please keep those questions polite!

And for the show’s third hour, Yaron Brook (Facebook page here), President of the Ayn Rand Institute, to give us a much different perspective from Jared Polis’ views on some of the same key issues of our day. As an Israeli, I’ll also be looking forward to Yaron’s views on the implications of the death of Osama bin Laden for the Middle East.

Please listen in and don’t be shy about joining the conversation by calling the studio at 303 713 8585 – not that KOA is usually short on callers with opinions.

Out-of-towners can listen online via the “Listen Live” link at the top left of the KOA web page:
http://www.850koa.com/main.html

LifeSharers: Organs for organ donors

by Brian T. Schwartz | 5:30 am, May 12, 2011

“If you ever need an organ for a transplant operation, chances are you will die before you get one. You can improve your odds by joining LifeSharers. It’s free. LifeSharers is a non-profit national network of organ donors. LifeSharers members promise to donate upon their death, & they give fellow members 1st access to their organs.”

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold discusses Redistricting and Reapportionment on Backbone Radio

by CTBC Director | 9:12 pm, May 11, 2011

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold discussed the hot topic of Congressional Redistricting and state legislative district Reapportionment in Colorado – explaining the process and highlighting the differences in the process of drawing boundaries for Congressional and state legislative districts – on Backbone Radio (710 AM KNUS) Sunday evening, 8 May 2011.
Listen to the [...]

Tort reform is not a federal issue.

by David K. Williams, Jr. | 6:52 pm, May 11, 2011

From a press release just now issued from Congressman Cory Gardner’s office: Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) threw his support behind a bill that will curb abusive medical lawsuits, lowering the cost of healthcare nationwide.”This is a crucial step in replaci…

PPC-SPAN LIVESTREAM: Denver Mayoral Runoff Debate–Romer vs. Hancock

by elpresidente | 5:14 pm, May 11, 2011

**Audio only!! PPC will provide video on YouTube after the debate. Feed will go LIVE at 6:55pm MDT. Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV

Could Wildflower Elem. Show Colorado How to Climb Peak on 3rd Grade Reading?

by Eddie | 3:54 pm, May 11, 2011

The big news in Colorado education the past couple days is the release of the latest round of 3rd grade reading scores on the state CSAP test. While we still have a long ways to go, it is mildly encouraging to see the small increase in reading proficiency across Colorado:
Statewide, 73 percent of third-graders scored [...]

Neither Necessary Nor Proper

by Jon Caldara | 3:36 pm, May 11, 2011

Despite the changing defense of Obamacare, one of the most relied upon arguments in defense of the individual mandate to purchase health insurance is to invoke the Necessary and Proper Clause of our Constitution. But what the enablers of Obamacare did not expect was to have ace legal mind and Independence Institute Research Director Dave [...]

4/21 – Tom Lucero on the skyrocketing cost of higher ed

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 3:00 pm, May 11, 2011

During the 4/21 edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger talks with Tom Lucero, a past member of the CU Board of Regents for 12 years, about the skyrocketing cost of higher education.  What are the causes of rising tuition and other prices,…

4/14 Pt 1 – Chat with Joe Carr, young conservative lobbyist

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 2:00 pm, May 11, 2011

In Part One of the 4/14 edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger is joined in-studio by young conservative state lobbyist Joe Carr, a December 2010 graduate of the University Colorado at Denver.Jimmy and Joe discuss Joe’s experiences as a lobbyi…

Shining a light on National Popular Vote

by Amy Oliver | 1:48 pm, May 11, 2011

National Popular Vote, a.k.a. “Koza Scheme”, has been working overtime in state legislatures to destroy one of the Founding Fathers’ greatest institutions the Electoral College. As a contributor to Save Our States, a group dedicated to defending and promoting the Electoral College, it is time to expose National Popular Vote for what it is — [...]

4/14 Pt 2 – Debate with liberal student Kaleb Brooks

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 1:00 pm, May 11, 2011

In Part Two of the 4/14 edition of Seng Center, host Jimmy Sengenberger and his previous guest, young conservative Joe Carr, are joined by liberal Regis student Kaleb Brooks to debate the national debt, tax hikes, and President Obama’s job performance …

May 16th Meetup — “Off the Record” with CNN

by redrocks | 8:20 am, May 11, 2011

Jim Spellman – Up On The Roof!
We hope everyone takes advantage of this opportunity for an “off the record” Q&A with national, award-winning, CNN journalist, Jim Spellman!
Over his decade of work at CNN, Mr. Spellman has covered homeland security, terrorism and politics from Washington DC and traveled extensively as a producer for Anderson Cooper 360. [...]

Obama’s broken clock on immigration

by Rossputin | 6:25 am, May 11, 2011

President Obama was better than usual, but not as good as he should have been, during a speech about immigration policy reform he gave in El Paso on Tuesday afternoon. (Text of speech here.)

He correctly noted that the current system is broken, that we train our own competition, break up families, and generally do ourselves no favors with the current system. He also said – and I agree – that immigration reform is “an economic imperative.”

He gave better lip service than usual to the important point that illegals are illegal, and that people who broke the law to come here or stay here should not be rewarded, not least because of how unfair it is to people who wait years to do it the right way.

Being who he is, Obama couldn’t help but get in a couple of jabs against the Republicans, stupidly making it far too transparent that his push on this issue is at least as much due to electoral politics than to his caring about policy.

Please read my entire article for the American Spectator here:
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/05/11/obamas-broken-immigration-cloc

SB 11-128: Colorado government compels insurers to sell plans to kids

by Brian T. Schwartz | 5:30 am, May 11, 2011

Colorado authorities are forcing insurers to sell child-only health plans to parents, and at the same price regardless of the child’s health risk. This encourages insurers to cater to healthy people & underprovide to the sick.

Legislature Fails to pass Congressional Redistricting bill – once again abdicating responsibility to the Colorado Supreme Court

by CTBC Director | 10:05 pm, May 10, 2011

For the second consecutive decade, Colorado is treated to the sad spectacle of the state Senate majority abdicating their constitutional responsibility to pass a Congressional redistricting bill, and intentionally sending the issue to the courts to decide.
The plan has apparently been in the works for at least a year – with the 2010 session closing [...]

Citizen Town Hall

by Al Maurer | 9:53 pm, May 10, 2011

It’s time for citizens to hold their own town hall meetings.

Senate Democrats Kill Two Redistricting Bills In Less Than 24 Hours

by Al Maurer | 9:02 pm, May 10, 2011

Senate Democrats seek to let the Supreme Court decide redistricting

Democrats Debate for Republicans

by Joshua Sharf | 9:00 pm, May 10, 2011

This should be interesting. Tomorrow evening, May 11, from 7:00 – 8:30, at Denver West High School, Mayoral runoff candidates Chris Romer and Michael Hancock will square off in a debate sponsored by Denver County Republicans. View Larger Map Even though Republicans constitute about 1/6 of Denver’s registered voters, Democrats in the nominally non-partisan races [...]

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