Denver Metro Young Republicans

And who can blame them?
Ex-communist Slovakia is fast becoming Europe’s Detroit: a humming automotive haven where — for now, at least — there’s no sign of the crisis gripping America’s Big Three.
“We’re talking about adding jobs, not eliminating them,” says Jun-Bum Park, general manager of Kia Motors Slovakia, which opened the sprawling euro1 billion ($1.36 [...]

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A few highlights from Representative-elect Acree’s address to the DMYR membership, loosely translated from my notes.
Hit every door, campaigning early and often, being out with the voting public.
Republicans should not move to the middle, as we did this last election: Stick to Conservative Principles. Deliver our message, and the people will [...]

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[ November 18, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join DMYR and our guest Cindy Acree on November 18, as we talk about what went right and what went horribly, horribly wrong in the 2008 elections in Colorado, and what we need to do now to prepare for the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
Also, following our long-standing DMYR tradition, Marines representing the Toys For [...]

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[ November 7, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join DMYR at the Q Blues and Jazz Lounge in Cherry Creek this Friday, November 7, for a post-election celebration/commiseration happy hour.

Where: Q Blues and Jazz Lounge, in Cherry Creek [map]
When: Friday November 7th, 2008
Time: Meet at 6pm

They have a great patio so keep your fingers crossed that we’ll still have this great weather to [...]

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You asked for it.

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The Rocky and Westword have now noticed our kitten and puppy “ads” supporting Amendments 47, 49, and 54.
Oddly enough, none of these papers have actually contacted us about the parodies. Hmm…

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Not much happening in Denver. Visited three polling places downtown, but no lines and no disruptions.
Most interesting bit so far has been Tattered Cover. The voting area is upstairs, and one has to walk past a gauntlet of political books on display - the most prominent being of course the various hagiographies and auto-hagiographies of [...]

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11-3: bumping this post to the top for Election Day
If you’re looking for some guidance on voting on the 2008 Colorado ballot measures, Peoples Press Collective has produced a helpful sample ballot, along with a printer-friendly PDF version you can print and take with you to the polls or study while you fill out your [...]

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…It’s past DMYR President Geoff Blue and his wife Carolyn, discussing their different party affiliations - complete with photos:

The political divide is nowhere more evident than the yard of Geoff and Carolyn Blue. The left side of their lawn sports her Democratic yard signs while the right side is dominated by his Republican signs.
In [...]

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From Saturday’s The Stump:
MEOW! CATFIGHT OVER BALLOT MEASURES
The latest mailing against Amendments 47 (right to work), 49 (union paycheck deductions) and 54 (government contracting) shows Godzilla stepping on a firehouse.
In response, the Denver Metro Young Republicans says it came up with its own “absurd, dishonest and manipulative” ad. It features a kitten and says [...]

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