Posts Tagged ‘Washington’

Why the outrage over government eavesdropping?

by Craig Masters Reporters of the nation’s media are claiming to be outraged that their telephone conversations have been recorded and e-mails have been read by government agents writing their own search warrants. The IRS has confessed (after being caught) to using government agents to intimidate taxpayers opposed to the Obama administration. But, what does [...]

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Group stirring up anti-Christian sentiments in military now complaining about coverage

An anti-Christian activist who praised and called attention to a news article that revealed the military was preparing to make it illegal for Christians to share their faith is now crying foul after conservative outlets including WND picked up on the story.   “It’s all hyperbole and exaggerations on the part of Mike Weinstein to [...]

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Gardner to IRS: You will be held accountable

IRS asked group for media transcripts, phone calls, list of family membersWASHINGTON D.C. – Furious over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status, Congressman Cory Gardner (CO-04) is demanding answers and offering to help affected groups in Colorado that were unfairly singled out.    In a letter to the IRS, Gardner demanded [...]

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Weld County Posse heading to Washington

The Weld County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse is embarking on a journey to the National Peace Officers Memorial Week in Washington D. C., May 2013. The Sheriff’s Posse will be traveling to Washington D.C. to honor the six law enforcement officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their communities in Colorado during 2012. Colorado ranked third [...]

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Government Attacks Payday Loan Industry

by Mike McCune –   The Federal government has a spending problem. The Federal government has more debt than it can possibly pay. The Federal government is now monetizing (buying) its own debt at the rate of $85 billion per month.   So how do Federal regulators react to the above problems? They want to [...]

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Fox 31 “Investigative” reporters may attempt to scam gun sellers

by Craig Maasters Area gun owners are reporting that two reporters working for KDVR Fox 31 television have attempted to make “straw” purchases of guns listed for sale on the online site, armslist.com. Josh Bernstein, who is listed on the television station’s web site as ‘senior investigative reporter,’ and Julie Hayden, a local reporter, have [...]

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The Rant – America’s Workers Losing Faith in Retirement Funds

by Mike McCune –   The Employment Benefit Research Institute finished a survey of working Americans during the closing days of March. It reported the ‘startling’ fact a mere 13% of working Americans are “very confident” when it comes to having enough financial support to retire.   To those of us in fly-over America this [...]

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Religious Liberty & ‘Gay Marriage’ Cannot Coexist

by Matt Barber –   Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. – Psalm 73:6 “Gay pride” necessitates anti-Christian hate. It must. “Gay marriage” and other “sexual orientation”-based laws do violence to freedom and truth. They are the hammer with which the postmodern left intends to bludgeon bloody religious liberty and the [...]

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Rand Paul takes AP to task for amnesty claim

WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the winner of the Conservative Political  Action Conference straw poll for 2016 only days ago, is denying an Associated  Press report that he supports a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. The AP’s Erica Werner reported Paul told a Hispanic business group that  illegal aliens should be allowed to [...]

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Wall Street, Main Street Do Not Agree

by Mike McCune –   The jobs report for February came in nicely and Wall Street cheered. Meanwhile the January jobs report was slashed by 25% from a gain of 157,000 to 119,000 and Wall Street yawned.   That is because the deceit must be maintained. According to Washington, America has been in a recovery since [...]

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Fed’s “Recession Index” Trumps Sequester

by Michael McCune –   Attention, class: The word of the day is “Sequester.”   Isn’t it funny how a word you really never heard before 2013 is now threatening to topple our economy? At least it is if you listen to the major media outlets you’d get that impression.   But they are wrong, [...]

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Politician puts money where mouth is, gives money back to government

by Matt Lacy –   While many politicians talk about the need to cut spending, one Senator is putting his money where his mouth is by returning money back to the government.   Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky has returned $600,000 to the U.S. Treasury that was given to him by the federal government to run [...]

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Rasmussen polls reveal some tough truths to Congress

by Craig Masters In spite of the rhetoric from Congress that the views and actions of the nation’s “leaders” in Washington reflect the opinions of the people they claim to represent, a Rasmussen poll this week found that “Only 11% Say Congress is Good Reflection of Americans’ Views.” Put in common sense language, the poll [...]

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Patrick Leahy denies he’s “playing games” in gun control committee

by Craig Masters Every trial attorney knows how important the art of questioning is to getting the answers they want the jury to hear. It is the height of gamesmanship in the court room. An example is the popular question: “Mr Witness, have you quit beating your wife”? If Mr. Witness never beat his wife, [...]

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Washington’s balanced approach: $41 in taxes for $1 in spending cuts

by Jack Minor –   In a last minute fiscal cliff deal that will raise taxes on over 77 percent of Americans, the definition of compromise and balance in Washington means increasing revenue by significant amounts relative to spending cuts.   According to the Congressional Budget office, the last minute fiscal cliff deal reached by [...]

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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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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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Democratic leader willing to send America off financial cliff

Washington Senator says worth it to tax the rich by Peter Grady –   A leading Democratic Senator from Washington has said her party needs to be willing to stand firm on extending tax cuts for individuals, including small business owners making over $250,000 even if it means raising taxes on all Americans, despite concerns [...]

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Were top commanders in Middle East relieved for refusing to stand down over Benghazi?

by Matt Lacy –   The White House has denied reports that top commanders in the Middle East have been relieved over their commands for disobeying orders to stand down while the US ambassador and other Americans were being attacked by Muslim terrorists in Libya on the anniversary of 9/11.   There have been unconfirmed [...]

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Benghazi becoming rerun of “Fast and Furious”

by Peter Grady –   Congressman Darrell Issa’s investigation of the events surrounding the Benghazi attack which killed a U.S. Ambassador and three other Americans appears to be playing out like a rerun of the Fast and Furious investigation.   Issa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, has been conducting a series of events into [...]

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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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Did Obama lawyers get inside the GOP

Was the BUS DRIVER PAID OFF?by Craig Masters In politics – especially Presidential campaigns – events can happen fast. It is only August, two months until the election, and there may still be time for Romney to convince the conservatives he wasn’t the one behind the ‘Tuesday Surprise’ that has the newest and critical grassroots [...]

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“Hobby Lobby got it right” group says

by Matt Lacy –   The head of an historical organization says Hobby Lobby was correct in its claims regarding America’s Christian heritage in a recent July 4th ad.   Hobby Lobby, a Christian based company which is closed on Sundays purchased a full page ad this year for Independence Day titled, “In God We [...]

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Evans “Playful City USA” four years in a row

      For the 4th consecutive year, the city of Evans has earned the distinction of being a “Playful City USA” by a group that empowers communities to build playgrounds.   The American Academy of Pediatrics says that play is critical to brain development. It allows children to use their creativity while simultaneously developing [...]

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Sexual assault up in Army

by Peter Grady –   A military watchdog organization says recent reports reveal that sexual assaults and crimes have increased dramatically over the past few years in the US military.   The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) recently released a policy analysis quoting statistics from several military sources that reveal, among other things, the fact [...]

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King Obama I: President uses executive power

WASHINGTON — One Saturday last fall, President Obama interrupted a White House strategy meeting to raise an issue not on the agenda. He declared, aides recalled, that the administration needed to more aggressively use executive power to govern in the face of Congressional obstructionism. “We had been attempting to highlight the inability of Congress to do [...]

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March Jobs’ Report Contains Serious Understatements

by Mike McCune –   The disappointing March jobs’ report released on Good Friday started a new round of political bickering in Washington over the effect Barack Obama’s and Ben Bernanke’s policies have had for the past three years while the stock markets gave their first reviews of the report by slumping badly. The stench from an old, moldy, sewer [...]

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Gardner says proposed farm regs show Washington needs reality check

Teens could not operate pressure hoses under rulesby Matt Lacy – Congressman Cory Gardner has said that proposed regulations by the federal government that would bar young people from operating farm equipment shows that Washington needs a reality check “You get somebody who doesn’t understand agriculture and you get screwy regulations like this,” Rep. Cory [...]

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Pope calls on US bishops to stand firm against “gay” marriage legislation

by Matt Lacy – Taking aim at attempts to legalize “gay” marriage in states around the country, Pope Benedict denounced the “powerful political and cultural currents” seeking to legalize “gay” marriage in the United States. Just this year, two states Maryland and Washington passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. The Washington legislation is scheduled to take [...]

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Private Oil upsets Obama energy plan

By Craig Masters Washington Post today reports that gasoline prices have now exceeded $4.00 per gallon in at least four states. Prices at the pump are expected to continue to rise. But while President Obama is publicly blaming mid-east tensions, big-oil price gouging, and economic factors he inherited from George Bush, his Energy Secretary Steven [...]

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Insurance companies expose Red Light money trees

By Craig Masters Greeley’s state senator, Republican Scott Renfroe, stepped up to the task of opposing the big money stream to city governments and proposed Colorado ban red light cameras. But, his efforts to get the bill out of committee failed Tuesday when every democrat on the committee held fast onto the money and voted [...]

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The Rant – Goldman Sachs Ruins Western Economy For Political, Monetary Profit

by Mike McCune –   Wall Street is moving further into the realm of weightlessness, the euro’s demise moves closer by the moment while the United States government by passing tax cuts without corresponding spending cuts pulls the noose tighter around its own economic future. These events all have one entity to bless for their convergence–Goldman [...]

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The Rant – Tax Cut Extension Creates Jobs, Solves Employment Problem

by Mike McCune – Numbers mean nothing to Washington politicians and bureaucrats. The difference between white and black carries much more weight in our national capitol and that is why everything seems to be a similar shade of gray when it comes from the heart of the country.   Today’s point is the way Congress almost unaimously [...]

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Washington bill shows “gay” agenda not about equality under the law

Real agenda is acceptance of lifestyle, activist says by Matt lacy—   A new movement by “gay” activists to push for being able to have the word “marriage” ascribed to their relationships in states that already grant them full legal rights, reveals it was never about rights, but rather acceptance. When the homosexual movement first [...]

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