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7/26/2010 By Night Twister 1 Comment

My Colorado Primary Ballot

Editor's note: The following are the views of my co-blogger Randy Ketner, aka Night Twister, from Larimer County, and do not necessarily reflect my own views. Like most registered voters in Colorado, I received my Primary Election ballot in the mail last week. Ballots are due by August 10, but I've already made my decisions so I'll be mailing it in tomorrow. There are only 4 competitive races on my primary ballot. I'll start with the only Federal race, and move to State and Local races afterwards: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado Politics, National Politics Tagged With: Carl Bruning, Dan Maes, Election 2010, J.J. Ament, jane norton, Justin Smith, Ken Buck, Scott McInnis, Walker Stapleton

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

4/7/2009 By Ben Leave a Comment

Walker Stapleton Announcement Makes First GOP Treasurer Candidate

The Denver Business Journal reports that Colorado Republicans have their first official candidate for State Treasurer (H/T Rocky Mountain Right):Denver businessman Walker Stapleton , president of real estate company SonomaWest Holdings, Tuesday became the first Republican to announce that he will run for Colorado state treasurer. Democrat Cary Kennedy now holds the office and has filed to run for re-election in 2010. Three GOP businessmen, including Stapleton, have said they are eyeing the race. Stapleton, 34, unveiled a list of 30 business backers with his announcement, including El Pomar Foundation CEO Bill Hybl, Gallagher Enterprises CEO Charles Gallagher and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson. One of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Blog Talk Radio, businessman, Cary Kennedy, Colorado Republicans, debate, Democrat, Denver, Denver Business Journal, guest, impressive, J.J. Ament, official candidate, press release, primary, re-election, real estate, Republican, Rocky Mountain Alliance, SonomaWest Holdings, state treasurer, taxpayer-friendly, Walker Stapleton

4/7/2009 By Ben 1 Comment

RMA Blog Talk Radio Tonight at 8:30: State Treasurer Candidate J.J. Ament

Tune in tonight at 8:30 PM local Mountain time for the 21st edition of Rocky Mountain Alliance Blog Talk Radio, go check it out. Our confirmed guest for this week is J.J. Ament, to discuss a potential run for state treasurer. We also may have someone else to discuss goings-on at the State Capitol. And perhaps there will be time to check returns from today's heated Fort Collins city council election. You can go back and download the podcast, or just use the handy widget on my sidebar to listen directly from Mount Virtus. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, clean government, Colorado Politics, Fiscal Policy, General, PPC Tagged With: Blog Talk Radio, candidate, city council, election, Fort Collins, guest, J.J. Ament, returns, Rocky Mountain Alliance, State Capitol, state treasurer

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