Denver Metro Young Republicans

And damn near dies.
Even today, the UK defines libel and slander so broadly that it has become a favorite spot for venue-shopping plaintiffs, aptly termed ‘libel tourists’.  British court decisions slap libel convictions on, and thus harm the reputations of, people whose writings fall well within American definitions of satire or commentary on public officials.  Even [...]

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Say what you will for growing up right-wing.  It’s impossible to think your views on anything represent the entire span of thought on the topic.  You expect people to disagree with you, question your intelligence, even cast aspersions of the virtue of your mother.  On the left, though, it’s entirely possible to go through your [...]

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[ May 8, 2008; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] After kicking off its Denver chapter with a very well-done panel last month, the AFF hosts a cocktail hour at the Irish Snug, just a few blocks east of the Capitol on Colfax.

Join the AFF and find out more at 6 pm on Thursday, May 8th.

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It’s debatable whether Barack Obama’s favorite word is ‘Hope’ or ‘Change’, but undertaking a drinking game based on how frequently he throws out either one during a standard stump speech would result in almost certainly fatal alcohol poisoning. 
The man uses them interchangeably - bad enough because it creates the very dangerous idea that all [...]

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Fareed Zakaria, an editor of Newsweek International, has written a very interesting piece on America’s position in the world today, and what chaging demographic, economic, technological, and educational trends across the globe will mean for the U.S.  This piece is sober, well balanced, thought-provoking, and takes into account numerous factors - well worth a read.

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[ May 3, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] What: Arapahoe County’s Lincoln Day Dinner, featuring former US Senator Hank Brown

When: Saturday, May 3, 2008; Reception at 6:00, dinner at 7:00 pm

Where: Radisson Hotel - Denver Southeast, 3200 S. Parker Road in Aurora

Cost: $100 for VIP seating, $85 for preferred seating, $65 for open seating

Contact: www.arapahoerepublicans.org or 303.779.1115

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[ April 30, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] What: A forum for the GOP candidates in the 6th Congressional District, featuring Wil Armstrong, Mike Coffman, Ted Harvey, and Steve Ward

Who: Hosted by the Lincoln Club of Colorado and moderated by John Zakhem

When: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Where: The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria, in Parker

Cost: $5 if reserved in advance, $7 [...]

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Looks like, after all that, Pennsylvanians are bitterly clinging to…Hillary Clinton.

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[ May 21, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Free Market Movie Night, courtesy of the Independence Institute, returns on May 21st, with Flunked, a film that offers a scathing indictment of the failures in public education and spotlights successul programs in schools.

The reception begins at 5:30, with film showing at 6:30.  The event will be held at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building.

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[ May 13, 2008; 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] On Tuesday, May 13, the Independence Institute and the Independent Women’s Forum co-host a lunch at the Denver Country Club with former Interior Secretary Gale Norton.  Additionally, Gale Norton served as Colorado’s Attorney General and was a senior fellow with the Independence Institute.

In the grand tradition of private groups being able to do as they bloody [...]

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