Letter to the Editor
Ok. So Scott Gessler may be an opponent of mine in the upcoming Republican primary. I hope I win. But regardless, I can’t just overlook the Post’s biased news coverage which is on full display in the vastly different
treatment given to Republican Scott and President Obama’s newest high-level appointee from Colorado, Democrat Ron Binz.
At least eleven times since he took office as Secretary of State in January of 2011,
the Post’s editorial writers have chosen to vilify
Scott, who has one of the most thankless jobs in government. And it would be fair to say the paper’s reporters have been
quick to give maximum coverage to the controversies created by his vocal and
resourceful critics at the left-liberal Colorado Ethics Watch. Yet, when former Colorado PUC Chairman Ron Binz was reported to be the leading
candidate to head the most powerful energy regulatory body in the nation, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, the Post was strangely silent about Binz’s well-documented
history of
ethical lapses.
The Post’s silence is especially hypocritical considering that the lapses in judgment during
his tenure at the PUC were far more substantive and consequential than the minor allegations against Gessler. Binz’s conflict-of-interest behavior directly impacted the pocketbooks of
millions of Coloradans as utility rate-payers.
Why was the Post’s Washington Bureau so curiously incurious about the
pending
appointment to a powerful federal regulatory agency which has enormous
influence over the state’s energy economy? Why did none of the Post’s
business reporters find
time to enlighten the Post’s readers on the matter?
It was small comfort that a Post opinion columnist, Vince Carroll, sounded an
alarm about the appointment. But anyone who contrasts that one lone opinion column
to the drum beat of negative coverage afforded Scott Gessler will conclude that the Post’s
priorities are oddly out of whack. My own experiences with the Post are added fodder for charges of advocacy journalism versus unbiased reporting of the news.
I know it may be strange for a candidate to go out on a limb for a
potential opponent but damn, somebody has to"blow the whistle” on the
hypocrisy of the left leaning media. Maybe my doing so under these
circumstance will help.
Tom Tancredo
Candidate for Governor
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
The Left's obsession with racial politics
This voting rights decision outrage from the left is ridiculous. It's been almost 50 yrs since the civil rights act of 1964 passed. America has a black president. South Carolina, a former segregation state, elected Nikki Haley as governor.
It's 2013. Not 1953. Enough already. I think it is time the government got out of the racial discrimination business -- pretty much everyone in America but the government has.
https://chumly.com/n/1d70fdb
It's 2013. Not 1953. Enough already. I think it is time the government got out of the racial discrimination business -- pretty much everyone in America but the government has.
https://chumly.com/n/1d70fdb
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Immigration. Debate
I was thinking this morning about this incremental retreat by the GOP establishment on immigration.
They went from enforcement only, to enforcement first, to enforcement later, to enforcement never.
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They went from enforcement only, to enforcement first, to enforcement later, to enforcement never.
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Help send a message.
The first reporting period ends on the 30th, generous contribution will make a difference.
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Hickenlooper continues to show his disdain for rural Coloradans
By Ray Scott (as published in the GJ Sentinel)
Sunday, June 23, 2013
It is no secret that I have not harbored a tremendous amount of faith in Gov. John Hickenlooper over the years. But I had chosen to believe that he had come a long way from his infamous remarks in 2010 about rural Coloradans displaying"backward thinking,” that he really did understand, to some extent at least, the culture, heritage and economy of Colorado beyond the Denver city limits.
Sadly, this past legislative session has shown that this particular leopard hasn’t changed his spots. The governor has proved, over and over again, his callous disregard for the concerns of rural Coloradans.
The anti-gun bills, which the governor pushed through the Legislature and signed without a moment’s hesitation, were only part of a directed assault on our rural lifestyle, traditions and rights. And for what? Not a single one would have done anything to prevent either of the tragedies Democrats used as an excuse to push a long-restrained gun-control agenda.
Evidently we have a governor who cares more about the thoughts and opinions of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg than he does about the citizens of his own state.
He didn’t stop there, of course.
Hickenlooper had an opportunity to protect rural Coloradans from the devastating economic effects of arbitrary and politically motivated mandates being placed on electrical generation. Instead, he again displayed the contempt he has for"backward thinking” rural Americans and signed into law Senate Bill 252, which imposes an unrealistic, unworkable and unnecessary mandate on rural electric associations to get 20 percent of their electricity from so-called"renewable” sources by 2020.
The governor knows it is not feasible for our rural electric cooperatives to meet this unfunded mandate in such a short period of time. He knows that 21st century coal generation is clean and supports the economic backbone of thousands of rural western Coloradans. He knows that coal, natural gas and nuclear power can generate electricity cleanly, more reliably and much more inexpensively than solar and wind power. And yet, with the stroke of a pen, he disregarded all of this and made a conscious decision to throw rural Colorado under the bus for politically calculated reasons.
Hickenlooper has done some good work in generally supporting responsible oil and gas development. He was a geologist, after all, and for him to oppose hydraulic fracturing would be like a cardiologist opposing bypass surgery or low-cholesterol diets. But what is becoming clear is that, in order to placate the extremists whose votes he depends on, he will willingly sell out rural Colorado by supporting ridiculous, expensive and devastating measures like SB252.
His indifference to the hinterlands of Colorado is also shown with his increasing unwillingness to stand up and protect the rural parts of the state from overbearing federal intervention. Western Colorado’s economy has been struggling ever since it received the vicious triple punch of the previous governor’s overly restrictive oil and gas regulations being inflicted precisely when natural gas prices fell and the Great Recession took hold in Colorado.
The Western Slope has not recovered from the devastating job losses, and when an opportunity arose to bring some of those jobs and some economic hope back to this hard-hit region, the governor chose to side with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the well-financed environmental lobby against the people of western Colorado by opposing the development of natural gas resources in the Thompson Divide.
Additionally, he has been deafeningly silent on the Roan Plateau issue, despite what could be devastating financial repercussions in the event that oil and gas leases in that area are withdrawn due to BLM over-reaction to a court decision.
Hickenlooper has displayed a clear record of contempt for the people of his state who live and work outside the major urban centers. And, if the best he can do is to throw a bone in the form of an expensive school-finance reform bill, that just shows he still does not get it. Rural Coloradans don’t want leveling, in the form of government largesse. They want opportunity.
Most of all, they want a governor who will listen to them, not dismiss them as"backward” and place the wishes of Michael Bloomberg before theirs.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
It is no secret that I have not harbored a tremendous amount of faith in Gov. John Hickenlooper over the years. But I had chosen to believe that he had come a long way from his infamous remarks in 2010 about rural Coloradans displaying"backward thinking,” that he really did understand, to some extent at least, the culture, heritage and economy of Colorado beyond the Denver city limits.
Sadly, this past legislative session has shown that this particular leopard hasn’t changed his spots. The governor has proved, over and over again, his callous disregard for the concerns of rural Coloradans.
The anti-gun bills, which the governor pushed through the Legislature and signed without a moment’s hesitation, were only part of a directed assault on our rural lifestyle, traditions and rights. And for what? Not a single one would have done anything to prevent either of the tragedies Democrats used as an excuse to push a long-restrained gun-control agenda.
Evidently we have a governor who cares more about the thoughts and opinions of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg than he does about the citizens of his own state.
He didn’t stop there, of course.
Hickenlooper had an opportunity to protect rural Coloradans from the devastating economic effects of arbitrary and politically motivated mandates being placed on electrical generation. Instead, he again displayed the contempt he has for"backward thinking” rural Americans and signed into law Senate Bill 252, which imposes an unrealistic, unworkable and unnecessary mandate on rural electric associations to get 20 percent of their electricity from so-called"renewable” sources by 2020.
The governor knows it is not feasible for our rural electric cooperatives to meet this unfunded mandate in such a short period of time. He knows that 21st century coal generation is clean and supports the economic backbone of thousands of rural western Coloradans. He knows that coal, natural gas and nuclear power can generate electricity cleanly, more reliably and much more inexpensively than solar and wind power. And yet, with the stroke of a pen, he disregarded all of this and made a conscious decision to throw rural Colorado under the bus for politically calculated reasons.
Hickenlooper has done some good work in generally supporting responsible oil and gas development. He was a geologist, after all, and for him to oppose hydraulic fracturing would be like a cardiologist opposing bypass surgery or low-cholesterol diets. But what is becoming clear is that, in order to placate the extremists whose votes he depends on, he will willingly sell out rural Colorado by supporting ridiculous, expensive and devastating measures like SB252.
His indifference to the hinterlands of Colorado is also shown with his increasing unwillingness to stand up and protect the rural parts of the state from overbearing federal intervention. Western Colorado’s economy has been struggling ever since it received the vicious triple punch of the previous governor’s overly restrictive oil and gas regulations being inflicted precisely when natural gas prices fell and the Great Recession took hold in Colorado.
The Western Slope has not recovered from the devastating job losses, and when an opportunity arose to bring some of those jobs and some economic hope back to this hard-hit region, the governor chose to side with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the well-financed environmental lobby against the people of western Colorado by opposing the development of natural gas resources in the Thompson Divide.
Additionally, he has been deafeningly silent on the Roan Plateau issue, despite what could be devastating financial repercussions in the event that oil and gas leases in that area are withdrawn due to BLM over-reaction to a court decision.
Hickenlooper has displayed a clear record of contempt for the people of his state who live and work outside the major urban centers. And, if the best he can do is to throw a bone in the form of an expensive school-finance reform bill, that just shows he still does not get it. Rural Coloradans don’t want leveling, in the form of government largesse. They want opportunity.
Most of all, they want a governor who will listen to them, not dismiss them as"backward” and place the wishes of Michael Bloomberg before theirs.
Help send a message.
Before the big kickoff, your generous contribution will make a difference.
Tancredo For Governor anedot.com/campaigns/c66d21e4fb7
#tomtancredo
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Economic health of the State
Governor Hickenloper sent out a message a few days ago in which he touted the State's economic health. Perhaps he thinks tepid growth and nagging unemployment comprise the new normal.
ANEMIC: Colorado GDP Lags Nation; State Underperforms Due to Unfriendly Democrat Business
Climate<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...imate> Published on June 21,
2013<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...gt;by ColoradoPeakPolitics<coloradopeakpolitics.com/author/coloradopeakpoliti...itics> <coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/04/17/billion-dollar...;Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their state-by-state results for 2012
GDP<www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_ne...e.htm>. Colorado clocked in at 2.1 percent, lagging the nation as a whole and only topping Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Region. With the state’s strong economic tailwinds of the oil and gas and technology industries, this performance is unacceptable, and when looking at the totality of this situation, it is difficult to ignore the harmful business
policies<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/07/biz-environmen...moted by Governor Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature.
In terms of a state’s business policies, Colorado stands in stark contrast to our neighbor to the west, Utah, where lawmakers are serious about
setting the conditions for economic success. Utah ranked third this year in the US Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States
Study<foundation.uschamber.com/PDF/ES2013.pdf>,
where it was the only state to register in the top ten of all five business attributes that were covered by the study.
Our state’s deep bench of anti-growth Democrat
lawmakers<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/24/holding-them-a...genda>, backed by a confederation wing-nut
environmentalists,<www.savecoloradofromfracking.org/Colorado/colorado...orked to throw
roadblocks<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/03/backstop-for-t...gt;up against the oil and gas industry and other job creators throughout the
entire 2013 legislative session.
When Magpul and HiViz made it perfectly clear that they would leave the state if the meaningless magazine ban legislation was signed into law, the Dems did not think twice about ramming it through, and Hickenlooper signed it.
When high growth states such as Texas and Tennessee announce to every job creator they can find that they have no state income
tax<www.freedomworks.org/blog/breeanneh/the-state-of-s...taxes>, Colorado Democrats put a measure on the ballot this November to increase income taxes by $1
billion<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/12/two-tiered-tax...llars>, and the University of Colorado is sending up trial balloons about raising taxes on all Coloradans<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/03/dolla-holla-cu...gt;to make up for its below-average alumni fundraising program.
Colorado should be standing side by side with the highest growth states in the nation. Instead, an out of control Democrat legislature abetted by a sympathetic governor have demonstrated a destructive path for this state. At this point, these people do not need to be negotiated with or
persuaded. They need to be defeated.
https://chumly.com/n/1d66067
ANEMIC: Colorado GDP Lags Nation; State Underperforms Due to Unfriendly Democrat Business
Climate<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...imate> Published on June 21,
2013<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...gt;by ColoradoPeakPolitics<coloradopeakpolitics.com/author/coloradopeakpoliti...itics> <coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/04/17/billion-dollar...;Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their state-by-state results for 2012
GDP<www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_ne...e.htm>. Colorado clocked in at 2.1 percent, lagging the nation as a whole and only topping Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Region. With the state’s strong economic tailwinds of the oil and gas and technology industries, this performance is unacceptable, and when looking at the totality of this situation, it is difficult to ignore the harmful business
policies<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/07/biz-environmen...moted by Governor Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature.
In terms of a state’s business policies, Colorado stands in stark contrast to our neighbor to the west, Utah, where lawmakers are serious about
setting the conditions for economic success. Utah ranked third this year in the US Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States
Study<foundation.uschamber.com/PDF/ES2013.pdf>,
where it was the only state to register in the top ten of all five business attributes that were covered by the study.
Our state’s deep bench of anti-growth Democrat
lawmakers<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/24/holding-them-a...genda>, backed by a confederation wing-nut
environmentalists,<www.savecoloradofromfracking.org/Colorado/colorado...orked to throw
roadblocks<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/03/backstop-for-t...gt;up against the oil and gas industry and other job creators throughout the
entire 2013 legislative session.
When Magpul and HiViz made it perfectly clear that they would leave the state if the meaningless magazine ban legislation was signed into law, the Dems did not think twice about ramming it through, and Hickenlooper signed it.
When high growth states such as Texas and Tennessee announce to every job creator they can find that they have no state income
tax<www.freedomworks.org/blog/breeanneh/the-state-of-s...taxes>, Colorado Democrats put a measure on the ballot this November to increase income taxes by $1
billion<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/12/two-tiered-tax...llars>, and the University of Colorado is sending up trial balloons about raising taxes on all Coloradans<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/03/dolla-holla-cu...gt;to make up for its below-average alumni fundraising program.
Colorado should be standing side by side with the highest growth states in the nation. Instead, an out of control Democrat legislature abetted by a sympathetic governor have demonstrated a destructive path for this state. At this point, these people do not need to be negotiated with or
persuaded. They need to be defeated.
https://chumly.com/n/1d66067
Sunday, June 23, 2013
This story will get little attention even though it is incredibly
outrageous.
The IRS sent over $46 million to illegal aliens - AT A SINGLE ADDRESS!!!
cnsnews.com/news/article/irs-sent-46378040-
refunds-23994-unauthorized-aliens-1-atlanta-address
I believe the drug cartels are involved because of the complexity of
organizing the scheme.
Here is a map showing where the Cartels are active in the U.S.
www.cnn.com/interactive/2009/05/world/map.mexican.....html
As I have said a million times, corruption doesn't stop at the border. How long will we continue this war on drughs that keeps the cartels swimming in dolllars?
https://chumly.com/n/1d652cc
outrageous.
The IRS sent over $46 million to illegal aliens - AT A SINGLE ADDRESS!!!
cnsnews.com/news/article/irs-sent-46378040-
refunds-23994-unauthorized-aliens-1-atlanta-address
I believe the drug cartels are involved because of the complexity of
organizing the scheme.
Here is a map showing where the Cartels are active in the U.S.
www.cnn.com/interactive/2009/05/world/map.mexican.....html
As I have said a million times, corruption doesn't stop at the border. How long will we continue this war on drughs that keeps the cartels swimming in dolllars?
https://chumly.com/n/1d652cc
Hickenlooper continues to show his disdain for rural Coloradans
By Ray Scott (as published in the GJ Sentinel)
Sunday, June 23, 2013
It is no secret that I have not harbored a tremendous amount of faith in Gov. John Hickenlooper over the years. But I had chosen to believe that he had come a long way from his infamous remarks in 2010 about rural Coloradans displaying"backward thinking,” that he really did understand, to some extent at least, the culture, heritage and economy of Colorado beyond the Denver city limits.
Sadly, this past legislative session has shown that this particular leopard hasn’t changed his spots. The governor has proved, over and over again, his callous disregard for the concerns of rural Coloradans.
The anti-gun bills, which the governor pushed through the Legislature and signed without a moment’s hesitation, were only part of a directed assault on our rural lifestyle, traditions and rights. And for what? Not a single one would have done anything to prevent either of the tragedies Democrats used as an excuse to push a long-restrained gun-control agenda.
Evidently we have a governor who cares more about the thoughts and opinions of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg than he does about the citizens of his own state.
He didn’t stop there, of course.
Hickenlooper had an opportunity to protect rural Coloradans from the devastating economic effects of arbitrary and politically motivated mandates being placed on electrical generation. Instead, he again displayed the contempt he has for"backward thinking” rural Americans and signed into law Senate Bill 252, which imposes an unrealistic, unworkable and unnecessary mandate on rural electric associations to get 20 percent of their electricity from so-called"renewable” sources by 2020.
The governor knows it is not feasible for our rural electric cooperatives to meet this unfunded mandate in such a short period of time. He knows that 21st century coal generation is clean and supports the economic backbone of thousands of rural western Coloradans. He knows that coal, natural gas and nuclear power can generate electricity cleanly, more reliably and much more inexpensively than solar and wind power. And yet, with the stroke of a pen, he disregarded all of this and made a conscious decision to throw rural Colorado under the bus for politically calculated reasons.
Hickenlooper has done some good work in generally supporting responsible oil and gas development. He was a geologist, after all, and for him to oppose hydraulic fracturing would be like a cardiologist opposing bypass surgery or low-cholesterol diets. But what is becoming clear is that, in order to placate the extremists whose votes he depends on, he will willingly sell out rural Colorado by supporting ridiculous, expensive and devastating measures like SB252.
His indifference to the hinterlands of Colorado is also shown with his increasing unwillingness to stand up and protect the rural parts of the state from overbearing federal intervention. Western Colorado’s economy has been struggling ever since it received the vicious triple punch of the previous governor’s overly restrictive oil and gas regulations being inflicted precisely when natural gas prices fell and the Great Recession took hold in Colorado.
The Western Slope has not recovered from the devastating job losses, and when an opportunity arose to bring some of those jobs and some economic hope back to this hard-hit region, the governor chose to side with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the well-financed environmental lobby against the people of western Colorado by opposing the development of natural gas resources in the Thompson Divide.
Additionally, he has been deafeningly silent on the Roan Plateau issue, despite what could be devastating financial repercussions in the event that oil and gas leases in that area are withdrawn due to BLM over-reaction to a court decision.
Hickenlooper has displayed a clear record of contempt for the people of his state who live and work outside the major urban centers. And, if the best he can do is to throw a bone in the form of an expensive school-finance reform bill, that just shows he still does not get it. Rural Coloradans don’t want leveling, in the form of government largesse. They want opportunity.
Most of all, they want a governor who will listen to them, not dismiss them as"backward” and place the wishes of Michael Bloomberg before theirs.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
It is no secret that I have not harbored a tremendous amount of faith in Gov. John Hickenlooper over the years. But I had chosen to believe that he had come a long way from his infamous remarks in 2010 about rural Coloradans displaying"backward thinking,” that he really did understand, to some extent at least, the culture, heritage and economy of Colorado beyond the Denver city limits.
Sadly, this past legislative session has shown that this particular leopard hasn’t changed his spots. The governor has proved, over and over again, his callous disregard for the concerns of rural Coloradans.
The anti-gun bills, which the governor pushed through the Legislature and signed without a moment’s hesitation, were only part of a directed assault on our rural lifestyle, traditions and rights. And for what? Not a single one would have done anything to prevent either of the tragedies Democrats used as an excuse to push a long-restrained gun-control agenda.
Evidently we have a governor who cares more about the thoughts and opinions of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg than he does about the citizens of his own state.
He didn’t stop there, of course.
Hickenlooper had an opportunity to protect rural Coloradans from the devastating economic effects of arbitrary and politically motivated mandates being placed on electrical generation. Instead, he again displayed the contempt he has for"backward thinking” rural Americans and signed into law Senate Bill 252, which imposes an unrealistic, unworkable and unnecessary mandate on rural electric associations to get 20 percent of their electricity from so-called"renewable” sources by 2020.
The governor knows it is not feasible for our rural electric cooperatives to meet this unfunded mandate in such a short period of time. He knows that 21st century coal generation is clean and supports the economic backbone of thousands of rural western Coloradans. He knows that coal, natural gas and nuclear power can generate electricity cleanly, more reliably and much more inexpensively than solar and wind power. And yet, with the stroke of a pen, he disregarded all of this and made a conscious decision to throw rural Colorado under the bus for politically calculated reasons.
Hickenlooper has done some good work in generally supporting responsible oil and gas development. He was a geologist, after all, and for him to oppose hydraulic fracturing would be like a cardiologist opposing bypass surgery or low-cholesterol diets. But what is becoming clear is that, in order to placate the extremists whose votes he depends on, he will willingly sell out rural Colorado by supporting ridiculous, expensive and devastating measures like SB252.
His indifference to the hinterlands of Colorado is also shown with his increasing unwillingness to stand up and protect the rural parts of the state from overbearing federal intervention. Western Colorado’s economy has been struggling ever since it received the vicious triple punch of the previous governor’s overly restrictive oil and gas regulations being inflicted precisely when natural gas prices fell and the Great Recession took hold in Colorado.
The Western Slope has not recovered from the devastating job losses, and when an opportunity arose to bring some of those jobs and some economic hope back to this hard-hit region, the governor chose to side with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the well-financed environmental lobby against the people of western Colorado by opposing the development of natural gas resources in the Thompson Divide.
Additionally, he has been deafeningly silent on the Roan Plateau issue, despite what could be devastating financial repercussions in the event that oil and gas leases in that area are withdrawn due to BLM over-reaction to a court decision.
Hickenlooper has displayed a clear record of contempt for the people of his state who live and work outside the major urban centers. And, if the best he can do is to throw a bone in the form of an expensive school-finance reform bill, that just shows he still does not get it. Rural Coloradans don’t want leveling, in the form of government largesse. They want opportunity.
Most of all, they want a governor who will listen to them, not dismiss them as"backward” and place the wishes of Michael Bloomberg before theirs.
Economic health of the State
Governor Hickenloper sent out a message a few days ago in which he touted the State's economic health. Perhaps he thinks tepid growth and nagging unemployment comprise the new normal.
ANEMIC: Colorado GDP Lags Nation; State Underperforms Due to Unfriendly Democrat Business
Climate<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...imate> Published on June 21,
2013<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...gt;by ColoradoPeakPolitics<coloradopeakpolitics.com/author/coloradopeakpoliti...itics> <coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/04/17/billion-dollar...;Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their state-by-state results for 2012
GDP<www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_ne...e.htm>. Colorado clocked in at 2.1 percent, lagging the nation as a whole and only topping Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Region. With the state’s strong economic tailwinds of the oil and gas and technology industries, this performance is unacceptable, and when looking at the totality of this situation, it is difficult to ignore the harmful business
policies<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/07/biz-environmen...moted by Governor Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature.
In terms of a state’s business policies, Colorado stands in stark contrast to our neighbor to the west, Utah, where lawmakers are serious about
setting the conditions for economic success. Utah ranked third this year in the US Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States
Study<foundation.uschamber.com/PDF/ES2013.pdf>,
where it was the only state to register in the top ten of all five business attributes that were covered by the study.
Our state’s deep bench of anti-growth Democrat
lawmakers<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/24/holding-them-a...genda>, backed by a confederation wing-nut
environmentalists,<www.savecoloradofromfracking.org/Colorado/colorado...orked to throw
roadblocks<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/03/backstop-for-t...gt;up against the oil and gas industry and other job creators throughout the
entire 2013 legislative session.
When Magpul and HiViz made it perfectly clear that they would leave the state if the meaningless magazine ban legislation was signed into law, the Dems did not think twice about ramming it through, and Hickenlooper signed it.
When high growth states such as Texas and Tennessee announce to every job creator they can find that they have no state income
tax<www.freedomworks.org/blog/breeanneh/the-state-of-s...taxes>, Colorado Democrats put a measure on the ballot this November to increase income taxes by $1
billion<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/12/two-tiered-tax...llars>, and the University of Colorado is sending up trial balloons about raising taxes on all Coloradans<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/03/dolla-holla-cu...gt;to make up for its below-average alumni fundraising program.
Colorado should be standing side by side with the highest growth states in the nation. Instead, an out of control Democrat legislature abetted by a sympathetic governor have demonstrated a destructive path for this state. At this point, these people do not need to be negotiated with or
persuaded. They need to be defeated.
https://chumly.com/n/1d65303
ANEMIC: Colorado GDP Lags Nation; State Underperforms Due to Unfriendly Democrat Business
Climate<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...imate> Published on June 21,
2013<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/21/anemic-colorad...gt;by ColoradoPeakPolitics<coloradopeakpolitics.com/author/coloradopeakpoliti...itics> <coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/04/17/billion-dollar...;Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their state-by-state results for 2012
GDP<www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_ne...e.htm>. Colorado clocked in at 2.1 percent, lagging the nation as a whole and only topping Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Region. With the state’s strong economic tailwinds of the oil and gas and technology industries, this performance is unacceptable, and when looking at the totality of this situation, it is difficult to ignore the harmful business
policies<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/07/biz-environmen...moted by Governor Hickenlooper and the Democrat-controlled legislature.
In terms of a state’s business policies, Colorado stands in stark contrast to our neighbor to the west, Utah, where lawmakers are serious about
setting the conditions for economic success. Utah ranked third this year in the US Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States
Study<foundation.uschamber.com/PDF/ES2013.pdf>,
where it was the only state to register in the top ten of all five business attributes that were covered by the study.
Our state’s deep bench of anti-growth Democrat
lawmakers<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/24/holding-them-a...genda>, backed by a confederation wing-nut
environmentalists,<www.savecoloradofromfracking.org/Colorado/colorado...orked to throw
roadblocks<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/05/03/backstop-for-t...gt;up against the oil and gas industry and other job creators throughout the
entire 2013 legislative session.
When Magpul and HiViz made it perfectly clear that they would leave the state if the meaningless magazine ban legislation was signed into law, the Dems did not think twice about ramming it through, and Hickenlooper signed it.
When high growth states such as Texas and Tennessee announce to every job creator they can find that they have no state income
tax<www.freedomworks.org/blog/breeanneh/the-state-of-s...taxes>, Colorado Democrats put a measure on the ballot this November to increase income taxes by $1
billion<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/12/two-tiered-tax...llars>, and the University of Colorado is sending up trial balloons about raising taxes on all Coloradans<coloradopeakpolitics.com/2013/06/03/dolla-holla-cu...gt;to make up for its below-average alumni fundraising program.
Colorado should be standing side by side with the highest growth states in the nation. Instead, an out of control Democrat legislature abetted by a sympathetic governor have demonstrated a destructive path for this state. At this point, these people do not need to be negotiated with or
persuaded. They need to be defeated.
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
The plain truth for Colorado
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"You deserve the plain truth and I’ll give you nothing less."
"You deserve the plain truth and I’ll give you nothing less."
Friday, June 21, 2013
Hickenlooper pondering a 15.5% hike in the Colorado flat tax
dailycaller.com/2013/06/21/colorado-governor-now-u...-hike
"generating the money required by the bill would mean increasing the flat tax from 4.63 percent to 5.35 percent, making it the highest flat tax rate in the United States."
"generating the money required by the bill would mean increasing the flat tax from 4.63 percent to 5.35 percent, making it the highest flat tax rate in the United States."
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tancredo Accepts Paul Ryan Amnesty Challenge
For Immediate Release:
Contact:
June 18, 2013
Carlos@kapstrategies.com
Tancredo to Paul Ryan: Name the Time and Place
Gubernatorial Candidate Tancredo answers challenge from Rep. Ryan on whether Immigration Bill is Amnesty
(Lakewood, Colo.) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo today answered U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's challenge to debate whether the current
immigration legislation amounts to amnesty. Rep. Ryan told attendees of an <web.lexisnexis.com/research/retrieve?_m=a29ddb2126...31d34 f47a&csvc=lt&cform=&_fmtstr=FULL&docnum=1&_startdoc=1&wchp=dGLzVzB-zSkAb&_md 5=87df6d7d20c092bc69c8b26a03822ac0> immigration forum last week that
granting a path to citizenship to millions of illegal aliens currently
living in the United States amounted to "earned legalization," rather than amnesty, adding that he would "debate anybody who tries to suggest that these ideas that are moving through Congress are amnesty."
"Name the time and place!" said former Congressman Tom Tancredo. "I would love to hear Paul explain how granting million illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship isn't amnesty."
"This bill has one purpose: To give legal status to millions of people who are in this country illegally," added Tancredo. "Mr. Ryan can put as much lipstick as he wants on this pig, but it's still going to be a pig."
Tancredo said he is open to any number of format's to hold the discussion, and extended an invitation to hold the debate in Colorado.
"If Congressman Ryan can find some time to get out of Washington, DC, I'd love to introduce him to a few legal immigrants who came here the right way," said Tancredo. "I'm sure they'd be happy to tell him what they think of his plan to let millions of illegal immigrants sidestep the rules and cut to the front of the line."
The original article is here:
Paul Ryan: "I will debate anybody" who says immigration bill is "amnesty" (Moody, Chris. June 12, 2013.
news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-debate-anybo...ation -bill-amnesty-195916824.html
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Contact:
June 18, 2013
Carlos@kapstrategies.com
Tancredo to Paul Ryan: Name the Time and Place
Gubernatorial Candidate Tancredo answers challenge from Rep. Ryan on whether Immigration Bill is Amnesty
(Lakewood, Colo.) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo today answered U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan's challenge to debate whether the current
immigration legislation amounts to amnesty. Rep. Ryan told attendees of an <web.lexisnexis.com/research/retrieve?_m=a29ddb2126...31d34 f47a&csvc=lt&cform=&_fmtstr=FULL&docnum=1&_startdoc=1&wchp=dGLzVzB-zSkAb&_md 5=87df6d7d20c092bc69c8b26a03822ac0> immigration forum last week that
granting a path to citizenship to millions of illegal aliens currently
living in the United States amounted to "earned legalization," rather than amnesty, adding that he would "debate anybody who tries to suggest that these ideas that are moving through Congress are amnesty."
"Name the time and place!" said former Congressman Tom Tancredo. "I would love to hear Paul explain how granting million illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship isn't amnesty."
"This bill has one purpose: To give legal status to millions of people who are in this country illegally," added Tancredo. "Mr. Ryan can put as much lipstick as he wants on this pig, but it's still going to be a pig."
Tancredo said he is open to any number of format's to hold the discussion, and extended an invitation to hold the debate in Colorado.
"If Congressman Ryan can find some time to get out of Washington, DC, I'd love to introduce him to a few legal immigrants who came here the right way," said Tancredo. "I'm sure they'd be happy to tell him what they think of his plan to let millions of illegal immigrants sidestep the rules and cut to the front of the line."
The original article is here:
Paul Ryan: "I will debate anybody" who says immigration bill is "amnesty" (Moody, Chris. June 12, 2013.
news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-debate-anybo...ation -bill-amnesty-195916824.html
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tancredo to Paul Ryan Name the Time and Place
For Immediate Release: Contact:
June 18, 2013 Carlos@kapstrategies.com
Tancredo to Paul Ryan: Name the Time and Place
Gubernatorial Candidate Tancredo answers challenge from Rep. Ryan on whether Immigration Bill is Amnesty
(Lakewood, Colo.) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo today answered U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s challenge to debate whether the current immigration legislation amounts to amnesty. Rep. Ryan told attendees of an immigration forum last week that granting a path to citizenship to millions of illegal aliens currently living in the United States amounted to"earned legalization,” rather than amnesty, adding that he would"debate anybody who tries to suggest that these ideas that are moving through Congress are amnesty.”
"Name the time and place!” said former Congressman Tom Tancredo. "I would love to hear Paul explain how granting million illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship isn’t amnesty.”
"This bill has one purpose: To give legal status to millions of people who are in this country illegally,” added Tancredo."Mr. Ryan can put as much lipstick as he wants on this pig, but it’s still going to be a pig.”
Tancredo said he is open to any number of format’s to hold the discussion, and extended an invitation to hold the debate in Colorado.
"If Congressman Ryan can find some time to get out of Washington, DC, I’d love to introduce him to a few legal immigrants who came here the right way,” said Tancredo. "I’m sure they’d be happy to tell him what they think of his plan to let millions of illegal immigrants sidestep the rules and cut to the front of the line.”
The original article is here:
Paul Ryan: "I will debate anybody” who says immigration bill is"amnesty” (Moody, Chris. June 12, 2013.
news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-debate-anybo....html
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June 18, 2013 Carlos@kapstrategies.com
Tancredo to Paul Ryan: Name the Time and Place
Gubernatorial Candidate Tancredo answers challenge from Rep. Ryan on whether Immigration Bill is Amnesty
(Lakewood, Colo.) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo today answered U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s challenge to debate whether the current immigration legislation amounts to amnesty. Rep. Ryan told attendees of an immigration forum last week that granting a path to citizenship to millions of illegal aliens currently living in the United States amounted to"earned legalization,” rather than amnesty, adding that he would"debate anybody who tries to suggest that these ideas that are moving through Congress are amnesty.”
"Name the time and place!” said former Congressman Tom Tancredo. "I would love to hear Paul explain how granting million illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship isn’t amnesty.”
"This bill has one purpose: To give legal status to millions of people who are in this country illegally,” added Tancredo."Mr. Ryan can put as much lipstick as he wants on this pig, but it’s still going to be a pig.”
Tancredo said he is open to any number of format’s to hold the discussion, and extended an invitation to hold the debate in Colorado.
"If Congressman Ryan can find some time to get out of Washington, DC, I’d love to introduce him to a few legal immigrants who came here the right way,” said Tancredo. "I’m sure they’d be happy to tell him what they think of his plan to let millions of illegal immigrants sidestep the rules and cut to the front of the line.”
The original article is here:
Paul Ryan: "I will debate anybody” who says immigration bill is"amnesty” (Moody, Chris. June 12, 2013.
news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-debate-anybo....html
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Democratic governor in Colorado not so popular as widely assumed | washingtonexaminer.com
washingtonexaminer.com/democratic-governor-in-co-n...31926
"Hickenlooper is a former brewpub owner and mayor of Denver who has a very appealing personality. But his job approval is only 47 percent, with 43 percent disapproving, and he leads former Rep. Tom Tancredo by only 42 percent-41 percent. He gets 42 percent and 43 percent against lesser known Republicans."
"Hickenlooper is a former brewpub owner and mayor of Denver who has a very appealing personality. But his job approval is only 47 percent, with 43 percent disapproving, and he leads former Rep. Tom Tancredo by only 42 percent-41 percent. He gets 42 percent and 43 percent against lesser known Republicans."
Join me in the revolt against bad Democratic policies tancredoforgovernor.org - See the Washington Times
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/16/poll-colo...crats
"“There is a full-scale revolt going on right now in Colorado, and [Hickenlooper] is bearing the brunt of it,” said Floyd Ciruli, a pollster at Denver-based Ciruli Associates."
"“There is a full-scale revolt going on right now in Colorado, and [Hickenlooper] is bearing the brunt of it,” said Floyd Ciruli, a pollster at Denver-based Ciruli Associates."
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Denver Greek Festival
Love these festivals, but must say, a game of chance or two ala St Rocco's feast would add something. Italians don't have the dancers though!
thegreekfestival.com
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Poll: John Hickenlooper in a dogfight - www.politico.com
www.politico.com/story/2013/06/poll-john-hickenloo....html
"Asked who they would vote for if the election was today, 42 percent of voters said they’d choose Hickenlooper, while 41 percent picked Tancredo."
"Asked who they would vote for if the election was today, 42 percent of voters said they’d choose Hickenlooper, while 41 percent picked Tancredo."
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo comments on North Colorado proposal - Wikinews, the free news source
en.wikinews.org/wiki/Gubernatorial_candidate_Tom_T...55966
"According to Tancredo, Hickenlooper's policies impose barriers on rural Coloradans that he plans to remove if elected governor. In addition, Tancredo feels he can better address the rural-urban rift because, "I do not believe that rural Coloradans are, as Governor Hickenlooper has called them, 'backward thinkers'.""
"According to Tancredo, Hickenlooper's policies impose barriers on rural Coloradans that he plans to remove if elected governor. In addition, Tancredo feels he can better address the rural-urban rift because, "I do not believe that rural Coloradans are, as Governor Hickenlooper has called them, 'backward thinkers'.""
Diversity
Today a friend reminded me of the story about students at Rocky Mountain High School in Ft. Collins who, back in January were made to recite the pledge of allegiance in Arabic. When some members of the community complained, the Principal defended the action by stressing the diversity in the school. Now I don't know how many Moslem students are enrolled at RMH but I do know that for over 100 years the public school system worked to assimilate students into an American culture by stressing what we had in common, not what separated us.
I would be more comfortable with type of "learning experience" if every student graduating from a public school in Colorado would have to be able to express an appreciation for American exceptionalism and the Constitution of the United States of America.
My experience in visiting many schools in this state and asking students what they like about America, leads me to believe they would fail that test - in any language
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I would be more comfortable with type of "learning experience" if every student graduating from a public school in Colorado would have to be able to express an appreciation for American exceptionalism and the Constitution of the United States of America.
My experience in visiting many schools in this state and asking students what they like about America, leads me to believe they would fail that test - in any language
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Today we honor our Stars and Stripes on Flag Day
This is our culture - fight for it. This is our flag - pick it up. This is our country - take it back!
Join me at tancredoforgovernor.org ... Let's start something.
Join me at tancredoforgovernor.org ... Let's start something.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Poll: Coloradans support death penalty, disapprove of legislature - The Denver Post
www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23450964/poll-c...rieve
"In the poll conducted by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 74 percent of residents say the issue of the state's death penalty will be either "very important" or "somewhat important""
"In the poll conducted by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, 74 percent of residents say the issue of the state's death penalty will be either "very important" or "somewhat important""
Poll: Tancredo Ties Sliding Hickenlooper in Colorado - NationalJournal.com
www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2013/0...do-13
"The poll had Hickenlooper and former Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo deadlocked in a potential matchup, with 42 percent of respondents choosing Hickenlooper and 41 percent choosing Tancredo, who ran for president on an anti-illegal immigration platform in 2008." cdn-media.nationaljournal.com
"The poll had Hickenlooper and former Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo deadlocked in a potential matchup, with 42 percent of respondents choosing Hickenlooper and 41 percent choosing Tancredo, who ran for president on an anti-illegal immigration platform in 2008." cdn-media.nationaljournal.com
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Just a reminder from 2010
Michelle Malkin | Colorado Watch: Tancredo for Governor «:: michellemalkin.com/2010/10/04/colorado-watch-tancr...ernor
"Tancredo leads Hickenlooper among Hispanic voters, edges Hickenlooper among young voters, and trounces Maes among Tea Party-affiliated voters:
The automated telephone poll of 647 likely voters was conducted Sept. 28-30 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
…Hickenlooper leads among women and every age group except 18 to 34, where he is behind Tancredo 39 percent to 40 percent.
Tancredo, who is best-known for his staunch position against illegal immigration, also leads Hickenlooper among Hispanic voters, 42 percent to 40 percent. He is ahead of Maes, considered a Tea Party candidate, with those who have a favorable opinion of that group, 64 percent to 27 percent."
"Tancredo leads Hickenlooper among Hispanic voters, edges Hickenlooper among young voters, and trounces Maes among Tea Party-affiliated voters:
The automated telephone poll of 647 likely voters was conducted Sept. 28-30 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
…Hickenlooper leads among women and every age group except 18 to 34, where he is behind Tancredo 39 percent to 40 percent.
Tancredo, who is best-known for his staunch position against illegal immigration, also leads Hickenlooper among Hispanic voters, 42 percent to 40 percent. He is ahead of Maes, considered a Tea Party candidate, with those who have a favorable opinion of that group, 64 percent to 27 percent."
In Colorado, GOP eyes governor's office, U.S. senate seat.UblAMZ3na00.UblAMZ3na00
www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2013/06/11/in-col...3na00
""Now if Tom can get 36 percent in a three-way race [as he did in 2010], I don't think you have to think too hard," says Beauprez, "especially when you realize our Governor Hickenlooper's favorability rating is dropping like a rock out here.""
""Now if Tom can get 36 percent in a three-way race [as he did in 2010], I don't think you have to think too hard," says Beauprez, "especially when you realize our Governor Hickenlooper's favorability rating is dropping like a rock out here.""
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Border insecurity
The borders remain to porous terrorists can drive trucks through them. There is still no exit system to tell us if people who come here in visas ever go home BUT we can watch -and or listen to every cell phone call in the world.
Anything wrong with this picture?
And the Gang of 8's bill will pass the Senate today
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Anything wrong with this picture?
And the Gang of 8's bill will pass the Senate today
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NSA
Political Correctness is going to get us all killed - or cause the loss of political freedom.
We cant profile so we monitor everyone
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We cant profile so we monitor everyone
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Democrats "Bill to Encourage Election Fraud" gives the phrase "ballot access" a whole new meaning.
Election fraud bill signed by Gov. Hickenlooper | Washington Times Communities:: communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/red-p...ooper
"Also opposed were five of the state’s elected county clerks from Weld, El Paso, Arapahoe, Elbert and Douglas counties, who represent over one-third of Colorado’s nearly three million eligible voters. They were opposed because of their concerns about the likelihood of increased fraudulent voting under same-day registration."
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"Also opposed were five of the state’s elected county clerks from Weld, El Paso, Arapahoe, Elbert and Douglas counties, who represent over one-third of Colorado’s nearly three million eligible voters. They were opposed because of their concerns about the likelihood of increased fraudulent voting under same-day registration."
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
Make a difference today
[Resent id=30369312 2013-06-09 07:50:01 from tomtancredo] Donate to Tancredo For Governor campaign on my fan page www.facebook.com/thomastancredo. Stop the agenda of big government, big regulations and big tax bills by using the "Donate" button near the top of the page.
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
UN treaty
We started the American Legacy Alliance two years ago to warn of this. The following is from the Texas Attorney General.
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New way to Donate
Just set up a new path to donate to the Tancredo For Governor campaign on my fan page www.facebook.com/thomastancredo. Feel free to give it a test drive by using the "Donate" button near the top of the page.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
You may recall the Denver Post editorialized against me calling me "divisive."
I wonder if they will read and heed this Gazette article? Of course I know the answer. A person is "divisive" in Denver Post speak if he or she disagrees with their liberal agenda. The governor also signed dozens of bills in private Wednesday, some of them quite controversial.
Those included a measure to allow Colorado residents without legal immigration status to receive driver's licenses. Another would take firearms from domestic abusers. He insisted the private signings weren't meant to avoid scrutiny but demanded because of timing.
gazette.com/hickenlooper-signs-more-than-50-bills/...01666
"This new law upends local control and municipal home rule authority in a manner unprecedented in recent memory," said Sam Mamet, CML's executive director.
Those included a measure to allow Colorado residents without legal immigration status to receive driver's licenses. Another would take firearms from domestic abusers. He insisted the private signings weren't meant to avoid scrutiny but demanded because of timing.
gazette.com/hickenlooper-signs-more-than-50-bills/...01666
"This new law upends local control and municipal home rule authority in a manner unprecedented in recent memory," said Sam Mamet, CML's executive director.
Hick the "Divisive"
You may recall the Denver Post editorialized against me calling mw
"divisive."
Wonder if they will read and heed this AP article. Of course I know the answer. A person is "divisive" in Denver Post speak if he or she disagrees with their liberal agenda
The governor also signed dozens of bills in private Wednesday, some of them quite controversial.
Those included a measure to allow Colorado residents without legal
immigration status to receive driver's licenses. Another would take
firearms from domestic abusers. He insisted the private signings weren't meant to avoid scrutiny but demanded because of timing.
www.necn.com/06/05/13/Colo-gov-signs-divisive-bill...ills-
on-energy-/landing_nation.html?&apID=d98d8f90ddde4a1185bad6d1e3a16a<www.necn.com/06/05/13/Colo-gov-signs-divisive-bill...16aff>
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"divisive."
Wonder if they will read and heed this AP article. Of course I know the answer. A person is "divisive" in Denver Post speak if he or she disagrees with their liberal agenda
The governor also signed dozens of bills in private Wednesday, some of them quite controversial.
Those included a measure to allow Colorado residents without legal
immigration status to receive driver's licenses. Another would take
firearms from domestic abusers. He insisted the private signings weren't meant to avoid scrutiny but demanded because of timing.
www.necn.com/06/05/13/Colo-gov-signs-divisive-bill...ills-
on-energy-/landing_nation.html?&apID=d98d8f90ddde4a1185bad6d1e3a16a<www.necn.com/06/05/13/Colo-gov-signs-divisive-bill...16aff>
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Hickenlooper signs more than 50 bills
gazette.com/hickenlooper-signs-more-than-50-bills/...01666
"Both the Intermountain Rural Electric Association and Tri-State Generation and Transmission said it would cost ratepayers considerably to implement the new standards."
"Both the Intermountain Rural Electric Association and Tri-State Generation and Transmission said it would cost ratepayers considerably to implement the new standards."
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Interview on Fox Business
Taped an interview today with John Stossel on Fox Business News. Never sure what they will cut but I thought it went well. Immigration was the issue. Will run Thursday night at 7pm
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Rural Colorado will get an electricity rate increase thanks to the Governor
kdvr.com/2013/06/04/hickenlooper-to-act-rural-ener...esday
"“Senate Bill 252 is a poison pill for the rural areas of our state which have been hit especially hard by the recession,” said Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call. "The law will raise the price of energy on everyone, meaning families will have less money to put food on the table, seniors will have less money to pay for their prescription medicine, schools won’t be able to afford new books or necessary renovations, and small businesses won’t be able to hire more employees.”"
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"“Senate Bill 252 is a poison pill for the rural areas of our state which have been hit especially hard by the recession,” said Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call. "The law will raise the price of energy on everyone, meaning families will have less money to put food on the table, seniors will have less money to pay for their prescription medicine, schools won’t be able to afford new books or necessary renovations, and small businesses won’t be able to hire more employees.”"
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Hickenlooper signs controversial renewable energy bill into law - Brush News-Tribune
www.brushnewstribune.com/ci_23395905/bill-double-r...iewed
""Hold on to your wallets, rural Colorado," State Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, said in a statement.
"Senate Bill 252 will cost the average farm family thousands of dollars in higher energy costs," Sonnenberg said."
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""Hold on to your wallets, rural Colorado," State Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, said in a statement.
"Senate Bill 252 will cost the average farm family thousands of dollars in higher energy costs," Sonnenberg said."
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Denver Post rips Tom Tancredo just before editor joins Hickenlooper PR firm | The Daily Caller
dailycaller.com/2013/06/03/denver-post-rips-tancre...-firm - fight back by visiting tancredoforgovernor.org and becoming part of the campaign team.
"“Coincidence? I don’t think so,” Tancredo told The Daily Caller News Foundation."I can’t recall an editorial of this nature, telling a political party not to nominate an individual. I’ve never seen anything like that.”"
"“Coincidence? I don’t think so,” Tancredo told The Daily Caller News Foundation."I can’t recall an editorial of this nature, telling a political party not to nominate an individual. I’ve never seen anything like that.”"
Monday, June 3, 2013
Only the Boulder Daily Camera can make a non-decision into a "brave decision"
www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_23363530/hickenl...nalty
"People who want Dunlap to be killed by the state were furious. People who wanted clemency for Dunlap were disappointed. People who want to see the death penalty replaced by life in prison with no chance of parole noted that this just kicks the can down the road."
"People who want Dunlap to be killed by the state were furious. People who wanted clemency for Dunlap were disappointed. People who want to see the death penalty replaced by life in prison with no chance of parole noted that this just kicks the can down the road."
The Intermountain Jewish News gets the Dunlap decision exactly right
www.ijn.com/editorial/3975-nathan-dunlaps-luck-joh...ooper
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Just about time for the 710 KNUS Interview
If you have questions about my campaign call in or take a look at my web site tancredoforgovernor.org.
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Curtis Hubbard's decision to leave his position as The Denver Post editor to join Governor Hickenlooper's public relations team may result in a change of his email address and mobile phone number, but we all know is won't change his day-to-day responsibilities much.
As a longtime editor at The Post (bothe news and editorial), Curtis has spent a good part of his professional career lying about conservative ideas and making excuses for the failed policies of Democrats -- and that's exactly what he'll be doing at his new job.
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As a longtime editor at The Post (bothe news and editorial), Curtis has spent a good part of his professional career lying about conservative ideas and making excuses for the failed policies of Democrats -- and that's exactly what he'll be doing at his new job.
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The Intermountain Jewish News gets the Dunlap decision exactly right
www.ijn.com/editorial/3975-nathan-dunlaps-luck-joh...ooper
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd5150
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd5150
The Inermountain Jewish News gets the Dunlap decision exactly right
www.ijn.com/editorial/3975-nathan-dunlaps-luck-joh...ooper
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd513f
"Hickenlooper, as is well known by now, neither allowed Nathan Dunlap’s execution to proceed, nor commuted his death sentence to life without parole. Instead, he left Dunlap — and, in our view, far, far more important, the relatives of Dunlap's victims — hanging. All, he says, to stimulate a"conversation” on the death penalty."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd513f
Only the Boulder Daily Camera can make a non-decision into a "brave decision"
www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_23363530/hickenl...nalty
"People who want Dunlap to be killed by the state were furious. People who wanted clemency for Dunlap were disappointed. People who want to see the death penalty replaced by life in prison with no chance of parole noted that this just kicks the can down the road."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd513e
"People who want Dunlap to be killed by the state were furious. People who wanted clemency for Dunlap were disappointed. People who want to see the death penalty replaced by life in prison with no chance of parole noted that this just kicks the can down the road."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd513e
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Extended response to The Denver Post -
Editor, The Denver Post:
Re: "GOP can do better than Tom Tancredo," May 27 editorial.
The Post's editorial denigrating my candidacy is more than disappointing. It is hypocritical and dishonest.
Like many others on the Democrat-left side of the political spectrum, The Post always says that they welcome a robust political dialogue. Yet, when leaders or candidates express opinions that challenge political correctness – whether on taxes,"global warming,” gun control, education reform, or immigration—they portrayed as"out of the mainstream” and usually "right-wing."
As evidence of my so-called radicalism, The Post trots out my continued opposition to granting taxpayer-supported benefits to illegal aliens and opposition to amnesty for twelve to thirty million illegal aliens at a time when the Republican Party is trying to court the Latino vote. The Post’s editors apparently did not notice that last week, 150 conservative leaders, ranging from The Heritage Foundation to editors at the National Review, sent a letter to the US Senate calling for the rejection of the"Gang of Eight” amnesty bill. Yes, not only Tom Tancredo but the entire"conservative establishment” is asking Senator Marco Rubio and the Republican party to walk away from a replay of the 1986 amnesty fraud.
The Post ought to be more worried about the leftward slide of the state’s Democrat Party than the line of battle among Republicans. Why hasn’t the Post explored the intriguing question whispered in the halls of the capitol at the end of the 2013 session of the General Assembly: what ever happened to the Governor’s"jobs agenda”? Why has it been replaced by the Michael Bloomberg agenda?
Over the past few weeks, the so-called"centrist Democrat” Governor of this state has seen fit to sign the most extreme legislation passed by the most partisan gang of state lawmakers in living memory. The Governor has given his stamp of approval to the extreme rewriting our election laws, to a $1 billion tax increase to prop up a failed education bureaucracy, and to a bill adding over $800 million to state Medicaid obligations over the next decade. Then to top it off, he blocked the scheduled execution of one of the most vicious murderers in Colorado history. But Tom Tancredo is the"divisive” one?
As for The Post’s obsession over the"Hispanic vote,” has The Post ever explained to its readers that Hispanic voters in Colorado were registered four-to-one Democrat in the year 2000, long before immigration became an issue? The last time I looked at reliable polls of Hispanic citizens, they ranked jobs, education and health care above immigration in importance—the same as other citizens.
Fortunately, the future of the Republican Party in Colorado will be decided by Republican voters, not by the editorial whims and delusions of Obama’s favorite Rocky Mountain oracle.
Sincerely,
Tom Tancredo
P.S. You can make a difference, visit tancredoforgovernor.org and volunteer or donate. Let's start something... again.
Re: "GOP can do better than Tom Tancredo," May 27 editorial.
The Post's editorial denigrating my candidacy is more than disappointing. It is hypocritical and dishonest.
Like many others on the Democrat-left side of the political spectrum, The Post always says that they welcome a robust political dialogue. Yet, when leaders or candidates express opinions that challenge political correctness – whether on taxes,"global warming,” gun control, education reform, or immigration—they portrayed as"out of the mainstream” and usually "right-wing."
As evidence of my so-called radicalism, The Post trots out my continued opposition to granting taxpayer-supported benefits to illegal aliens and opposition to amnesty for twelve to thirty million illegal aliens at a time when the Republican Party is trying to court the Latino vote. The Post’s editors apparently did not notice that last week, 150 conservative leaders, ranging from The Heritage Foundation to editors at the National Review, sent a letter to the US Senate calling for the rejection of the"Gang of Eight” amnesty bill. Yes, not only Tom Tancredo but the entire"conservative establishment” is asking Senator Marco Rubio and the Republican party to walk away from a replay of the 1986 amnesty fraud.
The Post ought to be more worried about the leftward slide of the state’s Democrat Party than the line of battle among Republicans. Why hasn’t the Post explored the intriguing question whispered in the halls of the capitol at the end of the 2013 session of the General Assembly: what ever happened to the Governor’s"jobs agenda”? Why has it been replaced by the Michael Bloomberg agenda?
Over the past few weeks, the so-called"centrist Democrat” Governor of this state has seen fit to sign the most extreme legislation passed by the most partisan gang of state lawmakers in living memory. The Governor has given his stamp of approval to the extreme rewriting our election laws, to a $1 billion tax increase to prop up a failed education bureaucracy, and to a bill adding over $800 million to state Medicaid obligations over the next decade. Then to top it off, he blocked the scheduled execution of one of the most vicious murderers in Colorado history. But Tom Tancredo is the"divisive” one?
As for The Post’s obsession over the"Hispanic vote,” has The Post ever explained to its readers that Hispanic voters in Colorado were registered four-to-one Democrat in the year 2000, long before immigration became an issue? The last time I looked at reliable polls of Hispanic citizens, they ranked jobs, education and health care above immigration in importance—the same as other citizens.
Fortunately, the future of the Republican Party in Colorado will be decided by Republican voters, not by the editorial whims and delusions of Obama’s favorite Rocky Mountain oracle.
Sincerely,
Tom Tancredo
P.S. You can make a difference, visit tancredoforgovernor.org and volunteer or donate. Let's start something... again.
Is book burning the ‘new normal’ on campus?
www.wnd.com/2013/05/is-book-burning-the-new-normal...ampus
"Higher education in America is in crisis, but the crisis goes largely unreported – and it has nothing to do with escalating tuition costs. The crisis in higher education is the abandonment of standards resulting from the tyranny of political correctness."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd11b0
"Higher education in America is in crisis, but the crisis goes largely unreported – and it has nothing to do with escalating tuition costs. The crisis in higher education is the abandonment of standards resulting from the tyranny of political correctness."
https://chumly.com/n/1cd11b0
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