Posts Tagged ‘government’

Debt, Greed and Gun Control are dividing this house

State Representative Fields would appoint all-knowing bureaucrats to keep us safe by Craig Masters State Representative Rhonda Fields (D) was granted a lengthy guest column in the January 5, Denver Post. Her personal story not withstanding, her efforts to justify the socialists/central government position on gun control does make one valid point. She writes, “For [...]

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Communist Party backs Obama in fiscal cliff negotiations

by Jack Minor – The Communist Party USA, which supported Obama during the 2012 election, has now signed on board with the President’s economic plan and is calling on its members to work with unions to pressure Republicans in Congress to raise taxes and increase spending.   During a recent conference call on the upcoming [...]

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EyeSee You and the Internet of Things: Watching You While You Shop

by John Whitehead   “I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.”—Woody Allen ~ Gifts have been bought. Presents wrapped. Now all that remains is the giving and receiving. Oh, and the tracking, of course. Little did you know that all the while you were searching out that perfect gift, [...]

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A message from Senator Mark Udall

Give more now to get paid tomorrow!by Craig Masters This week Senator Udall sent out an email with the subject line: “Compromise isn’t a dirty word.” His message is that the Republicans need to be reprogrammed into believing that “compromise is not capitulation,” in working with the administration to solve the approaching budget crisis. Of [...]

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CU Marijuana case is only the beginning

by Craig Masters Although the details of how Colorado will control the legalization of marijuana are yet to be written, the hospitalization of victims has already begun. A CU Bolder professor and some students were recently poisoned by a couple of CU’s finest who wanted to entertain themselves by watching innocent people act stupid after [...]

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Obama’s economy: Fed predicts high unemployment through 2015

by Peter Grady –   The Federal Reserve has said it is expecting unemployment levels to remain high until at least late 2015, despite its plans to spend billions of dollars a month to keep interest rates low.   Following its final meeting for the year, the Fed announced it would only consider interest rate [...]

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Colorado taxpayers should brace for immigration of Californians

Voters approved higher taxes – Reduced revenue could resultby Craig Masters New tax increases approved by California voters in November have created bargain prices for U-Haul rental trucks – rented for one-way to California. Texas, which has no state income tax, is attracting the greatest percentage of those who are leaving California in hopes of [...]

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Petraeus affair forces media to finally cover Benghazi

by Peter Grady –   Now that the election is over, members of the media appear to be waking up and deciding to look into the contradictory stories presented by the White House, which could prove problematic for President Obama.   Prior to the presidential election, the media, with the exception of Fox News, mostly [...]

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Markets drop across Europe and U.S.

Israel is scapegoat – for defending itselfby Craig Masters Violence across Europe – seen on facebook worldwide An updated Associated Press Story carried in The Washington Post begins, ”Israeli airstrikes on targets in Gaza Strip hit markets Wednesday, with European shares falling most amid work stoppages in southern Europe and worries about economic growth across [...]

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Obama ups ante; demands $1.6 trillion in tax increases

by Peter Grady –   In what could be a troubling sign as lawmakers begin discussions on avoiding the so-called “fiscal cliff”, the President has called for tax increases that are nearly double what was previously agreed on between the administration and House Republicans.   Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary, said the President has [...]

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Dem leaders with ties to Obama have incidents with press

by Jack Minor –   In recent days, democratic officials have butted heads with reporters for simply asking them questions as part of their job.   Dave Philipps, a reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette, was doing a brief interview with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, when he was threatened with physical assault for asking a [...]

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Will U.S. “Stand Down” again?

“War” in the Middle-East, which side will Obama support?By Craig Masters BBC News from the Middle-East reports that the Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, is reporting that the military leader of the group has been killed by Israeli air strikes during early morning hours there in the region. Hamas denies responsibility for the weekend rocket attacks [...]

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D.C. Eyes Retirement Accounts To Meet Expenses

Debt, public debt to be exact, is no longer a problem in America–at least according to the Democrats following their big win last week. By their accounts the Earth’s orbit has been changed so we no longer need fuel to heat our homes and transfer goods and, yes indeedy, government debt no longer has to [...]

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Colorado,21 other states calling for secession following Obama reelection

  by Matt Lacy –   Colorado along with 21 other states have filed a petition with the administration requesting the right to secede from the United States and form a new government following President Obama’s reelection last week.   Following Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney last week, the president and his supporters have said [...]

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Obama administration cranking out regulations following reelection

by Peter Grady –   In the few days after President Obama’s reelection last week, the administration has wasted no time in continuing his agenda of stifling business with massive new regulations, by posting 408 new regulations over the past seven days. The regulations are available on the administrations regulations.gov website. The administration posted three [...]

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I’ll say God Bless America while I still can.

by Craig Masters The Constitution and America’s unique form of government was finally beaten to death by the very ballots it was first designed to protect. The America many of us thought would rise to the occasion of the threat of defeat from within has lost this final battle. Unable to understand that personal responsibility [...]

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Voters: Government, not private sector is the solution

Citizens tell Obama they are pleased with his economic track record by Jack Minor –   America appears to have reached a watershed moment as voters have decided that they want a continuation of president Obama’s policies of trillion dollar deficits and more Americans on social programs over private sector solutions to job creation.   [...]

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Government advice to storm victims without power: Go to Internet

by Matt Lacy –   In a move that has provided fuel for critics of government solutions to problems, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been telling storm victims of Hurricane Sandy who are without power they should go to the Internet for information.   Politico noted that FEMA has been advising people to use [...]

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Is Working Worth it anymore?

by Craig Masters Any economic recovery will have to overcome a resistance from the population created by the welfare system that depends on the very recovery it has now begun to destroy. An ever rising percentage of the half of college graduates from the past few years who have been fortunate enough to find jobs [...]

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Truth, Fruedian Projections, Eugenics and Planned Parenthood

by Craig Masters “Give dysgenic groups [people with 'bad genes'] in our population their choice of segregation or [compulsory] sterilization.” — Margaret Sanger, April 1932 Birth Control Review “ Kudos to Matt Flener, Denver TV channel 9, for doing a better than average job of presenting a “truth test” article about an Obama ad lying [...]

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Will NASA’s Mars menu help Obama feed the middle-class?

by Craig Masters Regardless of what else you may think about Obama’s policies, religious ideology, reports filled with false numbers, or unconstitutional implementation of laws, the one area where there is no doubt is that he believes the economic plan for recovery is to follow the advice of John Maynard Keynes: borrow our way out [...]

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Could Obama, Iran make secret deal prior to election?

Source says Iran could agree to temporary halt in Uranium production to help Obama reelection by Matt Lacy –   A source with ties with high ranking Iranian officials has reportedly warned about a potential “October Surprise” where the Iranian government agrees to temporarily halt uranium production prior to the U.S. presidential election in order [...]

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The Rant – Not Solyndra-sized But Another Stimulus Black Eye

Solyndra was the first boondoggle of the stimulus. It wasn’t the biggest but it was the first and it demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt why government and business differ–business has a bottom line that must be in the black, government just throws money at things and has no bottom line.   The latest, [...]

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Controversy continues to swirl over unemployment numbers

by Matt Lacy –   Criticism continues to mount over last week’s unemployment numbers which are now below the eight percent benchmark considered a hindrance to an incumbent president’s reelection.   It has long been noted that no post World War II president has ever been re-elected with unemployment above the eight percent mark. Now [...]

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Job Market Improving? No, It’s Phony Figuring

I have often cited the various methods the government utilizes to keep the unemployment figure at a manageable level. Today, after the official unemployment rate fell to 7.8%, it became apparent just how blatantly political the process has become.   In September the U.S. economy added just 114,000 jobs. Just to keep up with population [...]

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The Rant – Crisis Bubbles Form From Fed’s QE3

The Federal Reserve’s decision to proceed on an open-ended asset-buying policy is being well-received by other central banks but few others.(1)   The problem for Ben Bernanke and the U.S. dollar is the move’s aim and its outcome are not the same. Bernanke wanted to address unemployment but, by buying American debt–caused by too much demand [...]

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Real unemployment over 19 % in 7 Colorado counties

A startling new letter from the Colorado Labor Department has revealed there are seven counties in the state where over 19 percent of the residents are “not employed.”   The Colorado Observer obtained a letter through the Colorado Open Records Act that was sent out August 29 to comply with federal law. The Consolidated Farm [...]

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Fast and Furiously – Obama attacks Free Speech

by Craig Masters Did you see this one coming? Muslim leaders from all over the world setting aside their violence against each other for a week of unity – against Americans’ Freedom of Speech. John Irish writes it this way on the Reuters web site: “Muslim leaders were in unison at the United Nations this [...]

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Don’t Stop Believin’ – It’s Ryan Time!

by Craig Masters After a short concert by country music star, Jamie O’Neal, Vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan kept spirits high of the enthusiastic crowd that packed the manufacturing facility of the Walker Implement Company in Fort Collins Wednesday morning. Like he did Sunday at the Romney/Ryan victory rally in Denver, former Colorado congressman, Bob Beauprez ,opened [...]

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Rise in food stamp rolls causing problems for local revenues

by Matt Lacy –   The increase in food stamp recipients under President Obama’s economy is causing an unintended consequence as local municipalities find themselves dealing with the loss of tax revenue resulting from the purchases.   The number of people on food stamps has increased to a record 46.7 million people in June while [...]

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House 50 candidates show different views on regulations, Constitution

by Jack Minor –   During last week’s debates the two candidates for House District 50 revealed a stark contrast on the Constitution and helping small businesses with excessive regulation.   “Skip” Carlson, a small business owner, said the hindrance to job creation was excessive government regulations that make starting a business a lengthy and [...]

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Bond issue good deal for taxpayers

by Scott Rankin – Whenever I hear about a tax increase being proposed, I usually cringe.  My immediate reaction is that I already pay too much in taxes, especially to the federal government. After gaining my composure, I typically ask what the tax is for, and how much it is going to cost me. In [...]

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NY officially bans “Big Gulps”

District 6 to start similar ban in November by Peter Grady –   Residents of New York will have to purchase twice as many soft drinks to get the same level of sugar now that the city has voted to officially ban large sugar-sweetened drinks.   On Thursday, in a predictable vote, eight of the [...]

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White House blames staffers for Egypt not ally statement

by Peter Grady –   Following a statement by President Barack Obama declaring that Egypt in not an ally, the White House explained that  his remark was not prepared by staffers and the government still considers the government to be a partner with the United States.   In an interview with the Spanish language network [...]

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Rep. Gardner receives award for protecting small business owners

by Jack Minor –   WASHINTON D.C. – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award to 4th Congressional Rep. Cory Gardner on Thursday, Sept. 13.   In presenting the award, Dan Danner, NFIB CEO and President said Gardner had fought for small business owners against excessive government regulations. [...]

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