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5/25/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Memorial Day: “Remembering”

Click here to watch a Complete Colorado video commemorating Memorial Day with a local flavor. Also, The National Moment of Remembrance recommends taking a special respectful moment of silence at 3 PM local time in honor of all the brave American servicemen and women who have fallen in wars past and present. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commemorative, General, liberty, PPC Tagged With: American, brave, Complete Colorado, Memorial Day, moment of silence, National Moment of Remembrance, past, present, Remembering, servicemen, servicewomen, video, wars

5/19/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Talking to Mike Rosen about the Boulder Teacher “Sickout” & Other Labor Issues

Feeling ill because of the teacher sickout in Boulder Valley School District? Another 269 teachers came down with the phantom cough today. Few things can drive people as crazy as trying to figure out the ins-and-outs of Colorado labor laws and policies, and how they apply to teachers and possible teacher strikes. So Mike Rosen had me on his show this morning (check May 19, 9 AM hour ... I come on during the second half of the hour) to give the lowdown and shed some more light on the goings-on in Boulder. If you're bored, or maybe sick at home with the blue flu, please take time to listen and let me know what you think. Thanks also to Complete Colorado for the kind link. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Education, Fiscal Policy, General, Labor, liberty, My Life, PPC Tagged With: blue flu, Boulder Valley School District, Colorado, Complete Colorado, crazy, ill, kind, labor laws, link, listen, Mike Rosen, phantom cough, show, sickout, teacher, teacher strikes, this morning

5/5/2009 By Ben 1 Comment

Colorado Union Goon to Republican Operative: “You Gotta Delete That”

El Presidente elaborates on a Complete Colorado exclusive: official 911 audio of Republican operative Matt Milner being threatened for recording a public event featuring newly selected U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Sure, our union goons aren't as bad as Michigan union goons or New Jersey union goons. But they sure aren't making a good name for themselves with this story. El Presidente asks:Are these thuggish tactics--employed by a Democrat constituency, big labor--indicative of what we as Coloradans should expect to influence a vote on EFCW, and a window into things to come with a Democrat win in 2010? In any case, I bet Mr. Milner won't be so inclined to show up in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, Labor, PPC, property rights Tagged With: 2010, 9/11, audio, Big Labor, card-check, Complete Colorado, constituency, Democrat, El Presidente, elaborates, exclusive, good name, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Matt Milner, Michael Bennet, Michigan, New Jersey, newly-selected, operative, public event, recording, Republican, sponsored, tactics, threatened, thuggish, U.S. Senator, union goons, union hall

5/2/2009 By Ben 2 Comments

Dispelling Facebook Membership as Motive to Scott McInnis Voicemail Story

Can't help but say that I'm a bit disappointed in the Grand Junction Sentinel for the shoddy article and headline erroneously equating the Facebook group membership of my colleagues Todd Shepherd and Justin Longo with support of Josh Penry. On the other hand, the Dead Guvs' complicity in their own headline writing and truly bizarre conspiracy theorizing is downright amusing. It reinforces the case that they're out of touch with local Republican politics and are relying on deductive logic to perpetuate a pre-fabricated narrative. They'll have to do better if they wish to be believable as something other than a fountain of Democrat talking points. When Todd -- a man of journalistic integrity (and amazing vocal impersonation skills) -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, Journalism, liberty, My Life, PPC Tagged With: amusing, article, bizarre conspiracy, CASE, colleagues, Complete Colorado, complicity, Dead Guvs, deductive logic, Democrat, disappointed, downright, equating, erroneously, Facebook, fountain, Governor, Grand Junction Sentinel, headline, Josh Penry, journalistic integrity, membership, narrative, origin, outof touch, perpetuate, politics, pre-fabricated, Republican, Scott McInnis, serious questions, settles, shoddy, support, talking points, Todd Shepherd, vocal impersonation, voicemail, writing

4/30/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Scott McInnis’ Responses to “Serious Questions” Less Than Satisfactory

Complete Colorado has the scoop on one likely Republican candidate for governor's foot-in-mouth problem when it comes to voice mail messages. Did Scott McInnis' remarks reveal something illegal or unethical? Jessica Fender reports that it's technically not. But McInnis' responses are concerning:McInnis, who verified that he left the message, points out he's not officially announced his candidacy or formed a candidate committee, so the rules do not yet apply. And what he really meant to say was that [Sean] Tonner, president of consulting firm Phase Line Strategies, is a supporter and answering questions about potential future 527s, he said. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, PPC Tagged With: 2010, 527, apply, attribution, ballyhooed, Bill Ritter, candidate, candidate committee, Complete Colorado, decision, Democrat, distasteful, easier, events, foot in mouth, former Congressman, Governor, illegal, jealous, Jessica Fedner, Josh Penry, judgment, leaning, likely, motives, Phase Line Strategies, political, public poll, questions, ranking, remarks, reports, Republican, responses, revelation, Rocky Mountain Right, rules, scoop, Scott McInnis, Sean Tonner, serious questions, support, unethical, voice mail messages

4/8/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

RMA Blog Talk Radio Solo Hosting Stint: Helpful and Humorous Links

Last night I was honored to host Rocky Mountain Alliance Blog Talk Radio by myself. I was blessed to have three great conversations - including an update on the Fort Collins city council elections with Randy Ketner, a discussion on a range of fiscal issues with prospective state treasurer candidate J.J. Ament, and 12 minutes with my wife and Independence Institute colleague, the lovely Mrs. Virtus, to talk about parental rights and homeschooling freedoms. A rank amateur flying solo by the seat of my pants, I filled in the rest of the time with a monologue referencing several stories. Here are the links for anyone who is interested: Vince Carroll's excellent "Blowing the lid off TABOR" column in yesterday's Denver Post -- which Ament … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, clean government, Colorado Politics, Education, Fiscal Policy, General, liberty, My Life, National Politics, PPC Tagged With: adoptable, apostates, apostles, Arne Duncan, Blog Talk Radio, BYU, candidate, city council, colleague, column, Complete Colorado, conversations, Denver Post, Education News Colorado, Education Secretary, elections, flying solo, Fort Collins, freedoms, great sources, homeschooling, Independence Institute, J.J. Ament, links, lovely, monologue, Mrs. Virtus, parental rights, PETA, pets, photo caption, podcast, Randy Ketner, rank amateur, Rocky Mountain Alliance, state treasurer, stint, student newspaper, TABOR, Vince Carroll, vouchers, Washington DC, wife

3/12/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Is Dennis Apuan Still Boulder’s Own Representative in El Paso County?

Face The State follows up on a Complete Colorado lead about Democrat State Representative Dennis Apuan. He is the lead sponsor of a resolution honoring fallen soldiers (PDF), but he also has been arrested as an anti-war protester. Jeff Crank, former Republican Congressional candidate and current Colorado Springs radio host, wants to know why Apuan is hiding from his 2003 arrest. The following response was fired back from the Democrats' press office:Statement from Rep. Dennis Apuan (D-El Paso) Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2009 "Six years ago, long before I was an elected official, I participated in a peaceful prayer vigil at Peterson Air Force Base. With a group of religious leaders, I peacefully expressed my opposition to the use of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean government, Colorado Politics, General, PPC, property rights Tagged With: answering, anti-war protester, arrest, Boulder, Colorado Springs, community service, Complete Colorado, Congressional candidate, Democrat, Democrats, Dennis Apuan, district, El Paso County, Face the State, fallen soldiers, Fort Carson, issue, Jeff Crank, lead sponsor, military personnel, nuclear weapons, Peterson Air Force Base, prayer vigil, prepared statement, press office, property, questions, radio host, religious leaders, Republican, resolution, response, rest, state representative, Sunday School, trespassing, views

3/5/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

How Does a Federal Agency Lose So Many Computers, Cameras, & Forklifts?

You hear a lot of talk about waste in government, especially in the bureaucracies at the federal level. But then you see an investigation by my Independence Institute colleague Todd Shepherd (also the founder of Complete Colorado), and that waste sort of comes to life. It becomes a little less abstract. If the headline doesn't draw you to take a peek, I'm not sure what will: "Excuse me, Homeland Security Department, how do you lose two forklifts?" (H/T Amy Oliver) During one calendar year, the Customs and Border Patrol Agency by itself lost $7.1 million of material, including 171 desktop computers, 28 motion picture cameras, and - yes - 2 forklifts. Check it out for yourself, then do what the Independence Institute did: write members … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christianity and Faith, clean government, Fiscal Policy, General, Journalism, Labor, liberty, My Life, National Politics, PPC Tagged With: Amy Oliver, bureaucracy, calendar year, Complete Colorado, Congress, Customs and Border Patrol Agency, desktop computers, federal level, forklifts, founder, government, headline, Homeland Security Department, Independence Institute, investigation, material, members, motion picture cameras, take a peek, talk, Todd Shepherd, waste

2/19/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Lovable Losers Don’t See Rude, Big-Gov Lawmakers as GOP’s Future

From the Rocky Mountain News (via Complete Colorado)... So state representative Don Marostica, R-Loveland: Thinks removing limits on state government spending is the answer to our economic woes Thinks those who disagree with him are "has-beens" and "losers" Hmmm, interesting. Just consider me another lovable loser. I just did an informal poll of those around me: "Do you think elected officials who are rude and support bigger government represent the future of the Republican Party?" Complete silence. Not a single hand raised. Next, please. Update: My friend and colleague Amy Oliver says Don Marostica is "off the reservation". That's one way of putting it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, My Life Tagged With: big-spending, Complete Colorado, complete silence, disrespectful, Don Marostica, economic woes, future, hand raised, has-beens, informal poll, limits, losers, lovable loser, Loveland, Republican Party, Rocky Mountain News, spending, state representative

1/15/2009 By Ben 1 Comment

Now That’s a Debate Dinesh D’Souza & Christopher Hitchens Couldn’t Win

The headline of the day comes from the Boulder Daily Camera (H/T Complete Colorado):Conservative D'Souza, atheist Hitchens to debate God at CU Go back and read that again, out loud if you must... Dinesh D'Souza and Christopher Hitchens - two very bright, educated, opinionated men - are going to debate against the Almighty? Of course, this won't be a fair fight by any remote stretch of human imagination. For example, try responding to this opening statement:Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christianity and Faith, Cultural Conservatism, General, Random and Miscellaneous Tagged With: atheism, Bible, Boulder, Catholic, Christopher Hitchens, Complete Colorado, conservative, Daily Camera, Dinesh D'Souza, editors, educated, fair fight, God, headline, human imagination, Job, Macky Auditorium, opinionated, religion, remote stretch

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