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Nothing distinguishes more clearly conditions in a free country from those in a country under arbitrary government than the observance in the former of the great principle known as the Rule of Law.
Friedrich A. Hayek

Entries from October 2008

Kittens for Amendments 47, 49, and 54 - UPDATED: A Puppy Too!

October 31st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Out-of-state Big Labor-funded front organization Protect Colorado’s Future Culture of Corruption has really gone overboard with its latest mailing. Check out the scans of their “Godzilla vs. A Fire Station” ad over at Peoples Press Collective if you haven’t already received a copy of this thing yourself.
I think “Zombiehunter” hit on a great idea, though — [...]

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Tags: Amendment 47 · Amendment 49 · Amendment 54 · Colorado Politics · Labor Unions · Moonbattery · PPC · Rule of Law · Small Government

Endorse McCain, You’re Off the Plane

October 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Gosh, and I thought only the hated Georged W. Bush treated antagonistic press this way:
The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president!
The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS [...]

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Tags: National Politics · PPC

Bizarro Media

October 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

To our Democrat friends out there, here’s something for you to watch and think about:

Does watching this interview make you a little irritated? Does it strike you as absurdly one-sided? Done in bad faith? Hammering again and again on the same already-addressed points? Slipping in questionable premises and making unfair assertions in the form of [...]

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Tags: Moonbattery · National Politics · PPC · Philosophy

DMYR October General Meeting: Ballot Issues Forum

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

[ October 28, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] We take it as a given that, being Republicans, you already know who to vote for in the upcoming election. But what about all those ballot measures?

Join DMYR and Sean Tonner - President of Phase Line Strategies - on Tuesday, October 28 at On the Border (Hampden and I-25) for an informative and interactive discussion on the [...]

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Tags: @DMYR · Colorado Politics · Events

Come On, Colorado - Let’s Do This Right

October 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Take a look at the latest poll aggregations from RealClearPolitics for President and Senate in Colorado — Obama is up in Colorado by 5.4 points at this moment, Udall by 9.3 points.
Single digits, folks. Single digits.
Colorado is traditionally a “red” state. It’s hard to believe that we might be about to hand our state’s nine crucial electoral college [...]

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Tags: Capitalism · Colorado Politics · Economics · International Affairs · National Politics · Small Government · Strong Defense

Another Reason to Vote “YES” on Amendment 49

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

It makes lobbyists feel sad, because they can’t do their lobbying work without those special interest dollars collected automatically from their clients’ members’ paychecks: Lobbyists Against Amendment 49.

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Tags: Amendment 49 · Colorado Politics · Labor Unions · PPC · Rule of Law · Small Government

Amendment 49: Own a Piece of Internet History

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Jon Caldara and Independence Institute are auctioning off the sockpuppets used in their recent hit video, Amendment 49: The Ivory Tower Explanation:
 
These charming/disturbing bits of Amendment 49 puppet memorabilia are now up for bid on E-bay. All proceeds will go to support the Amendment 49 campaign, Ethical Standards Now.

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Tags: Amendment 49 · Colorado Politics · PPC · Rule of Law

You Be the Judge

October 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Regrettably, despite the good work of Judgepedia.org, there is very little information readily available on most of the judicial retentions on the current ballot. Here is a list of judiciary candidates on the 2008 Colorado ballot, in the seven-county DMYR area (district map here), along with info if I could find it - a vote FOR [...]

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Tags: Colorado Politics · PPC

Stop Obama Bus Tour in Colorado

October 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The “Stop Obama” bus tour will be holding pro-McCain-Palin rallies/news conferences this Sunday, October 19th. Bring your flags and show your support for the GOP ticket and your opposition to Obama’s progressivism radical, economy-destroying, liberty-infringing redistributionist leftism.
12:00 Noon – Pueblo
Belmont Park, between Bonforte Boulevard and Jerry Murphy, Pueblo
3:00 PM – Colorado Springs
America the Beautiful Park, [...]

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Tags: National Politics

Election Day

October 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

[ November 4, 2008; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] If you are voting in person this year instead of by mail-in ballot, be sure you vote on November 4!
Either way, here are links to useful election information to consult as you prepare to vote:

GoVote Colorado - general voting info and current mail-in ballot stats

State Ballot Information Booklet [pdf] (the Blue Book)
General voter information [pdf] [...]

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Tags: Amendment 56 · Colorado Politics · Economics · Events · National Politics · State-Level Politics