“Platform for Prosperity” / “Contract for Colorado” waffling on Car “Fees” reversal poses conflict for voters

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 4:11 pm, November 27, 2009

The troubled launch of the “Platform for Prosperity” (aka “Contract for Colorado”) by “some Colorado GOP leaders” at the beginning of this week in an attempt to foster party unity behind Scott McInnis as the gubernatorial candidate seems to have generated more skepticism with each passing day. Although the pre-emptive criticism by Governor Bill Ritter [...]

Candidate Search 2010 for Governor, Senate, and Colorado’s 4th Congressional District

by PPC Elections | 2:23 am, November 11, 2009

Northern Colorado Tea Party and 9-12 organizations are hosting a candidate forum on Friday November 13th from 6 to 9:00 pm at The Ranch in the First National Bank Exhibition Hall at 5280 Arena Circle in Loveland. Keith and Gail of Fox News Radio KCOL 600’s Morning Show will be moderating the Candidate Search [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Hugh Hewitt Visits Denver, Stumps for Lucero, Broadcasts Live

by T.L. James | 11:15 pm, September 19, 2009

Lawyer, radio host, and author Hugh Hewitt was in town this weekend. Among other things, he attended a fundraiser at the University Club in Denver for GOP Congressional candidate Tom Lucero (CD-4) and held an open-to-the-public live broadcast of his show from the campus of CCU in Lakewood. PPC contributor and Clear the Bench Colorado head [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold on 850 KOA’s Mike Rosen show (host: Tom Tancredo), noon 13 August (Thurs)

by Director | 2:44 pm, August 13, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold made a special studio appearance on Thursday’s 850 KOA Mike Rosen show (hosted by Tom Tancredo).
Listen in to learn more about the grassroots movement to restore accountability to Colorado’s judiciary. The four unjust justices of the Mullarkey Majority (Justices Michael Bender, Alex Martinez, Nancy Rice, and Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey) need [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold interviewed by KJCT-ABC (TV Channel 8), Grand Junction

by Director | 10:00 am, August 13, 2009

During a trip to Grand Junction, Colorado last week to spread the word on Clear The Bench Colorado, Director Matt Arnold was interviewed by Grand Junction’s local ABC affiliate, KJCT (Channel 8). Part of the interview aired Sunday evening (9 August) and additional footage is scheduled to be featured on a more in-depth treatment of the topic [...]

Friday Funnies – Special Sunday Edition “Gone to the Dogs”

by Director | 11:56 pm, August 9, 2009

Welcome to a very special (and somewhat late) edition of the Clear The Bench Colorado Friday Funnies – a full-color Sunday Special!
And what better to mark the passing of the “dog days of summer” than to introduce our “Gone to the Dogs” spokespup Nola in the first of a series of “biting” commentaries on our state [...]

“The Pain of FASTER is Just Beginning” – Editors at Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle “get it” on Car Tax

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:44 pm, August 5, 2009

In marked contrast to the big-government elitist Denver Post editorial board, numerous newspapers around the state are beginning to take notice of the outrageous assault on Colorado drivers in the form of the “FASTER” Colorado Car Tax – and the political implications for elections in 2010 as more and more voters are impacted by this [...]

Another “week in the life” for CTBC – Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold makes the rounds (upcoming appearances)

by Director | 11:11 am, August 3, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado continues to spread the word (NOT spreading the wealth) around the state, with speaking engagements, press interviews, radio appearances, and a television debut. Another extremely busy week, with Director Matt Arnold appearing at multiple events around the Denver metro area and featuring a CBTC road trip to the Western Slope:
Monday, August 3rd: speaking at Liberty On [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado debuts on Television – watch Director Matt Arnold on “Independent Thinking” with Jon Caldara

by Director | 5:56 am, August 3, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold appeared on the Independent Thinking television program with host Jon Caldara and fellow guest John Andrews for a discussion on ”Voter Approval of Supreme Court Justices” at 8:30 last Friday on KBDI Channel 12 - a CTBC broadcast television debut. The show will be re-broadcast Tuesday, August 4th at 5PM.
For the impatient or [...]

Protesting Pennies for Postcards, Pimping Plenty for Propaganda – Denver Post Editorial Board demonstrates new depths of hypocrisy

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 5:56 am, July 25, 2009

Third time’s apparently the charm for the Denver Post editorial board to stick it to Colorado citizens on the Rice/Ritter/Mullarkey car tax – apparently, this time they couldn’t wait until Saturday, as with their two most recent editorial pronouncements against the peoples’ interest, one and two weeks to the day following July 4th.
In their latest [...]

New Outlet for Continued Protests against Rice/Ritter/Mullarkey Car Tax

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 9:59 am, July 24, 2009

Now that’s customer service! Colorado citizens protesting the increased costs of vehicle registration and the outrageous “late fees” imposed by the Rice/Ritter/Mullarkey Car Tax (officially, the “FASTER” bill) now have a new outlet to register their complaints (at least if you’re a resident of Park or Moffatt county), according to a recent Denver Post article [...]

“Let Them Eat Cake” part 2 – Denver Post editorial board wants you to shut up and take it on car tax, late fees

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 4:32 pm, July 20, 2009

“Sure, new late fees for auto registration are steep, but threats that result in extra security are out of line. Just pay your bill.”
So sayeth the Denver Post, in an editorial published Saturday (July 18th).
Following on the heels of last Saturday’s suck-up to Governor Ritter’s “compromise” proposal, the Denver Post editorial board has once again [...]

Don’t Get Mad, Get Even – Car Tax Blame belongs to Ritter, Legislature, Mullarkey Court – not County Clerks

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 10:00 am, July 20, 2009

Public anger in reaction to the Rice/Ritter car tax – the substantial increases in vehicle registration fees, along with the disproportionately (if not extortionately) high, punitive, and regressive late fees – continues to heat up, apparently nearing the boiling point in several instances (“Anger simmers over auto-registration fees,” in Thursday’s Denver Post). Public reaction is [...]

Friday Funnies – “inspirational” life story no basis for confirming Sotomayor (or anyone) to lifetime Supreme Court appointment

by Director | 10:33 pm, July 17, 2009

Following “three days of grueling questioning” (including such hard-hitting gems as “what was the publisher of the encyclopedias your working-class mother bought you because she so strongly believed in the value of education” and “Perry Mason won all but one of his cases – what was the one case that he lost?“), Sonia Sotomayor is set to [...]

When is a “fee” not a tax? When the Mullarkey Court says so…

by Director | 10:54 pm, July 16, 2009

In a little-noticed ruling issued November 3rd, 2008 (yes, great time to avoid attention, don’t you think?) the Mullarkey Majority on the Colorado Supreme Court quietly handed down an extremely far-reaching decision designed to permanently end-run TABOR and undermine the Colorado Constitution. Like most people, I missed the significance of this case (Barber vs. Ritter) both at the time [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold appearing on “Under The Dome” special report Thursday 16 July at 7PM

by Director | 5:00 pm, July 15, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold is appearing on a Backbone Radio “Under The Dome” special report this Thursday evening at 7PM (710 AM KNUS).
From the KNUS 710 station promo:
“A campaign is underway to vote down Colorado’s chief justice and three of her colleagues on the 2010 ballot. What are the pros and cons? [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold appearing on Pirate Radio (104.7FM, Greeley) Wednesday 15 July

by Director | 9:27 pm, July 14, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold is appearing on Pirate Radio (104.7 FM, Greeley) Wednesday July 15th from 11-12AM. Pirate Radio was recently profiled in a Denver Post feature article (”Good times for old-time radio“) for its independent ownership, innovative/retro format (”a formula of old-time radio schtick along with playlists of the top 100 songs [...]

Additional Eminent Domain Abuse – will the Mullarkey Court back Boulder’s Land Grab, too?

by Director | 10:27 pm, July 11, 2009

Assuming that the Mullarkey Court follows its own precedent (set with last summer’s Telluride Land Grab ruling), Boulder-area land owners (Feeling stepped on in Boulder) are in for some rude treatment at the hands of local government, backed by the Colorado state Supreme Court.
Boulder County appears dead set on following Telluride’s example in seizing private property [...]

Denver Post editorial sucks up to Ritter sop on unfair late fees, proposes perpetuating plunder

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 7:45 pm, July 11, 2009

Today’s Denver Post editorial board response to Governor Ritter’s proposal Thursday (in Friday’s news story “Ritter willing to tweak auto-registration fee“) was ’swift and unreasonable’ – contradicting their previous position from only the day before (Thursday’s “Roll back state’s vehicle late fees“).
“I certainly understand people who own a $100 trailer and are looking at a $100 [...]

Friday Funnies – Dogs trump unjust justices on eminent domain

by Director | 12:45 pm, July 10, 2009

It is rare to see such wisdom expressed in the old-school dinosaur media at all, much less in the comics section, but today’s “Dog Eat Doug” cartoon was right on target.
In this cartoon, the baby represents government (Ronald Reagan’s quote is apposite: “Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at [...]

Denver District Judge Christina Habas, Defender of Colorado’s Constitution and citizen’s rights in Mill Levy Tax Freeze case, Named to Short List for Federal Bench

by Director | 7:00 am, July 7, 2009

Although overshadowed by a variety of high-profile news events (celebrity deaths, governors on opposite coasts leaving home or leaving office, and the U.S. House passing the largest tax increase in American history), last week’s announcement that Denver District Judge Christina Habas made the short list of recommendations to fill two Colorado federal judicial vacancies is noteworthy.
The [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold speaking at Coalition for a Conservative Majority (CCM) Meeting July 7th

by Director | 10:32 pm, July 6, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold is the guest speaker at this month’s Coalition for a Conservative Majority (CCM) Progress & Strategy Meeting in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, July 7th. The meeting starts at 6PM (presentations at 6:30) at The Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80915.
Matt will present the case for [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold interviewed at Independence Day Tea Party Celebration (Saturday, July 4th)

by Director | 8:00 pm, July 6, 2009

Appearing at the Independence Day Tea Party Celebration in Arvada this weekend (Saturday, July 4th), Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold spoke before the crowd, and was also interviewed by Ari Armstrong of FreeColorado, covering the event.
For more on the event, view Ari’s posts on FreeColorado and/or PeoplesPressCollective.

Video clip courtesy of Ari Armstrong, FreeColorado.com

Who is Dan Maes? Candidate for Governor speaks at Denver GOP “First Thursday” Breakfast

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 8:00 am, July 5, 2009

Although the majority of Colorado citizens are stilly only vaguely aware of it, the 2010 campaign season is already fully underway, with candidates (announced and otherwise) making the rounds among the political breakfast and lunch club set.
The Denver GOP (yes, “Republicans in Denver” is NOT an oxymoron) most recently hosted gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes at [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director invited to speak at Independence Day Tea Party Event

by Director | 12:15 pm, July 2, 2009

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold has been invited to reprise his debut appearance at the April 15th Tax Day Tea Party rally (a massive event in Denver, and extremely well-attended around the country, despite mass media attempts to downplay or discredit these grassroots events) at the Independence Day Tea Party Patriotic Celebration cookout [...]

Rule of Law:1, Empathy:0 – Supremes reverse Sotomayor

by Director | 12:00 pm, June 29, 2009

Breaking News: the U.S. Supreme Court just reversed Sotomayor (Monday, 29 June 8AM MDT)
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
This decision must be considered a victory for [...]

Empathy in Action – a poisonous doctrine for any judge

by Jose | 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 [...]

CU Regents reject responsible and licensed Concealed-Carry, effectively declaring “open season” on students

by Captain Arapahoe | 11:45 pm, May 8, 2009

Last week, two events occurred with significant implications for the safety of students on college campuses, specifically on the various campuses and property of the University of Colorado. First, the CU Regents succeeded in getting a lawsuit, brought by students seeking to responsibly exercise their constitutional rights and secure their own safety, thrown out on [...]

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