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THE TOWNHALL RUNNETH OVER: Gun Rights Supporters Flood Legislator Events Over The Weekend
Over the weekend, gun rights supporters flooded Democratic legislator's townhall events to express their extreme dissatisfaction with recent bills aimed at limiting gun rights. As Bill Clinton tried to warn Democrats, gun rights supporters are a passionate bunch who...
REALITY CHECK: Sen. Johnston Doubles Down on PERA Returns
UPDATE: We know Johnston is an upbeat kind of guy, but his rose colored glasses won't help fill the empty coffers of PERA whose 10 year rate of return through 2011 is actually jut 5.7%, according to its investment release from June 2012. Once again, Democrat lawmakers...
SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP: Lynn Bartels Blasts Whining Democrats’ Double Standard On Controversial Rape Comments
Since Revealing Politics dropped a bomb on State Rep. Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) last Monday by releasing video of him making controversial comments about women and rape during a gun debate, Colorado Democrats have been whining to any reporter who will listen about how...
SZABO GLOBAL: Colorado Rep Takes to the Big Stage to Shame Speaker Ferrandino for Torpedoing Jessica’s Law
State Rep. Libby Szabo (R-Arvada) took to the national airwaves last night to absolutely brutalize House Speaker Mark Ferrandino for sending Jessica's Law, the bill that would mandate tough prison sentences for child sex offenders, to the "veterans committee" for its...
“THE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDED BY SUPPRESSING THE VOTE”
The commentariat attacked Karl Rove for saying that on Fox News believing Rove's basis was only the Obama negative ad campaign against Romney – which did not move the dial on Romney despite a huge summer blitz. DU's Seth Masket suggests “less direct effects” as a...
PERVERTED JUSTICE: New Jersey Passes Jessica’s Law, Colorado Now 1 of 5 States Without It
Yesterday, New Jersey became the latest state to pass some form of Jessica's Law, upping the penalties associated with sexual abuse of young children. Colorado's version of the law, sponsored by Rep. Libby Szabo (R-Arvada), was killed in a House committee this year,...
FACE THIS: Schieffer Should Tell Hick The Mag Ban Will Hit Colorado Harder Than Sequestration
On Sunday, Governor Hickenlooper is set to go on CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer to whine about the impact of the sequester on Colorado. If the sequester goes through, Colorado stands to lose $67.9 million in federal funds over the next year, according to The...
VICTIMS SPEAK: Columbine Survivor Authors Anti-Gun Control Letter to Obama
When advocating for further gun controls, President Obama and his allies have often used children from Sandy Hook elementary or the Aurora shooting as examples. But, Columbine, which also happened right here in Colorado, was one of the first and most horrific school...
CONSERVATIVE KLOUT: Right Wingers Owning Liberals On Social Media In Colorado Politics
Conservatives in Colorado were slow to adapt to the 21st century, with little effective online presence until the last couple of years. But while they may have been slow to catch up, they have now surpassed the left when it comes to mattering in social media in state...
HEAD-ON COLLISION: Socialism Meets Reality in Book Store Closing
After 33 years of business, Left Hand Books in Boulder is closing. A quick scan of its web site should convince that this is no ordinary bookstore. Calling itself a "volunteer collective", here is how the web site describes the store: "The Left Hand Book Collective...