Month: January 2022

(Colorado Peak Politics)

Americans used to teach children that sticks and stones might break their bones, but words would never hurt them.

But today’s youth are terrified of words, and freedom of speech has become Public Enemy Number One at campuses like Colorado State University.

Not only are words dangerous and hurtful, but the freedom to express one’s opinion is causing catastrophic damage to young adults who are in need of multiple avenues of counseling — apparently. 

Thanks to new signage, CSU students know where to turn whenever freedom of speech strikes.

“If you (or someone you know) are affected by a free speech event on campus, here are some resources,” reads the sign, a picture of which was posted on Instagram by Turning Point USA Rockies Territory.

Listed are 17 different university departments that can help students deal with the pressure of freedom, including the Victim’s Assistance Hotline, the Student Diversity Program centers for women, the disabled, Asian Pacific Americans, Black and African Americans, Native Americans, and the Pride Resource Center. 

Multicultural counseling is offered, and complaints can be lodged with the Dean of Students.

There’s also an employee assistance program for professors who also can’t cope with free speech. 

But seriously, what students and faculty really need are classes on the Constitution, understanding and coping with the Bill of Rights, and training on how to handle freedom in today’s make-believe world of oppression.

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(Complete Colorado Page Two)

The working class has been hit the hardest by the surge in car and car parts thefts in Colorado.  Unfortunately, a bill designed to solve that problem will only hit them harder, and further empower an already-too-intrusive state agency.

One of the parts most in demand, which also feeds the theft of whole cars, is the catalytic converter.  The converter is key to clean air, converting noxious exhaust gases like CO and nitric oxide to more benign ones like CO2 and water.  Not only are they in short supply, the converter’s metals such as palladium, rhodium, and platinum are also valuable in their own right.

Senate Bill 22-009 would try to end the theft by choking off the demand. Among other things, it would add catalytic converters to the definition of “major component motor vehicle part.”  That part makes sense.  It means that they would be covered under existing law targeting chop shops.  Trafficking in stolen goods should be targeted by the law, and if the bill increases penalties for stealing cars for converters, so much the better.

The problem is two of the other major provisions and how they would interact with each other.

After October 31, 2022, the bill would make it “unlawful to install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise any used, recycled, or salvaged catalytic converter unless the catalytic converter is an aftermarket catalytic converter that has been certified for installation and sale by the division.”

“The division” in question is Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC),

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(Colorado Peak Politics)

Colorado’s Sierra Club is under investigation by the national organization for tolerating racism and misogyny and may see the entire leadership of the 20,000-member chapter suspended. 

A national meeting was held last week and input has been collected from Colorado members with the deadline for comments closing Saturday.

It turns out not all of those tasked with protecting Mother Nature are fond of women and leaders are overwhelmingly white, which is not acceptable for an organization that defines itself by protecting the environment as a social justice organization.

Former leaders say racist language was used and people were called half-breeds and hybrids, women were marginalized, genders were discriminated against, and those who spoke up here persecuted. 

That’s just in Colorado.

Turns out the problems are systematic in the national Sierra Club going back to its founder John Muir, who is said to have held racist views against Black people and Native Americans. 

Politico reported that anger and aggression were tolerated in the national organization of tree huggers, as part of its culture of  “yelling, berating, shaming, and otherwise demonstrating unprofessional and abusive behavior in the workplace.” 

But back home in Colorado, some club leaders have resigned in protest and the national club blames both accused and accusers. 

It seems that not everyone was eager to participate in holding an equity moment at every meeting or participating in anti-oppression training and diversity development,

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(Mile High Evening News)

State Representative Briana Titone (HD27) is sponsoring a bill requiring restaurants to stop including single-use serviceware (sporks, etc.) and single-use condiments from to-go orders unless a customer specifically requests them.

Yes, this is what the Colorado House is going to be spending its time on.

Co-sponsored by state senator Kevin Priola and several other state representatives, the bill would add yet another layer of bureaucracy and rules onto Colorado restaurants in the name of supposedly “skipping the stuff.” Ironically, Titone tweeted a picture of a drawer of saved utensils and condiments to demonstrate the awful irresponsibility of restauranteurs automatically offering these conveniences away with food orders.

Unsurprisingly, the stupid idea was universally panned.

Some favorite examples:

It is quite possible that Titone introduced this joke of a bill to distract from being entirely ignored in the conversation for who will represent the Democrats in replacing Ed Perlmutter’s in the 2022 election. National attention on Titone’s candidacy could very well bring to light the fact that Titone is a man pretending to be a woman and whose entire political career is based on pushing a radical LGBTQ agenda – something many Arvada residents may not be aware of when blindly voting “D” on their ballots.

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BOMBSHELL: Internal DOD Data Shows Massive Increase in Troop Health Issues After Forced Vaccines

Posted onJanuary 30,

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(Mile High Evening News)

We made the prediction not long ago that forcing the vaccine on the military risked dire consequences for national security.

Now the chickens are coming home to roost for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joe Biden – who has again been rebuffed by the Constitution and judges willing to uphold individual liberty.

The Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED), which is the Department of Defense’s version of the VAERS reporting database (without the potential errors of self-reporting) has revealed a massive uptick in health issues among servicemembers coinciding with the DOD requiring COVID-19 “vaccination.”

In testimony before Senator Ron Johnson’s “Covid-19: Second Opinion” hearing, attorney Thomas Renz exposed the data provided by three military whistle-blowing doctors (including Theresa Long) indicating the DOD and the Biden administration know that the military vaccine mandate has been an unmitigated disaster.

Senior editor Daniel Horowitz at the Blaze discussed the issue and retweeted a video of testimony:

Unlike VAERS where the naysayers can suggest that anyone can submit, this is only by military doctors and quantifies every single ICD code in the military for tri care billing of Humana. This is the ultimate defined and finite population with excellent surveillance.

— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) January 25, 2022

According to Renz:

We have substantial data showing that we saw, for example, miscarriages increasing by 300% over the five-year average, almost.

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(Complete Colorado Page Two)

DENVER — Legislative Democrats are poised to kill the first of many Republican efforts to increase transparency for their constituents where fees and spending are concerned.

While Colorado Democrats and Governor Jared Polis continue to tout new state and federal regulations that went into effect Jan. 1 requiring all emergency medical costs to be disclosed before a patient is treated, an opaque charge collected on hospital stays, passed under previous Democrat legislation isn’t getting the same reception.

The fallout is leading two GOP lawmakers to call foul on their Democrat counterparts for not requiring government to follow the same transparency rules they force private industry into.

Senate Bill 22-038, the “Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Fee,” sponsored by Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling has been assigned to the State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, where ideas that majority Democrats don’t agree with go to die.

It’s dubbed the “kill committee” because it’s where Senate leadership sends bills it doesn’t want debated among all the senators on the floor.

Another version of Sonnenberg’s bill is being backed by Minority Leader Hugh McKean, R-Loveland in the House of Representatives. McKean’s bill has not been approved yet by the Democratic majority leadership, as it was filed as a late bill, which is a bill that exceeds a legislators limit and requires special approval. McKean said he is still waiting for confirmation if they will allow the bill.

Correcting a lack of transparency

SB 038 is a “correction” of sorts to the original Hospital Provider Fee bill,

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(Complete Colorado Page Two)

Imagine if your local grocery store got to decide whether a competitor could open in your town. It would likely be very difficult to open new grocery stores in many areas. And residents would surely fight against that restriction.

That’s essentially the current situation when it comes to education in most states, including Colorado. There are public school choice options in Colorado—open enrollment, magnet schools, and charter schools. But students who want access to these options are at the mercy of local school districts. Nearly every type of public school in Colorado must be authorized by a local school district. This results in a clear conflict of interest: If districts allow other options and families take advantage of those options, district schools will lose enrollment and a portion of per-student funding.

Over the years, many of these alternatives have been approved. Now, close to 30 percent of Colorado students participate in public school choice. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, districts have started to push back against approving these alternative schools.

Happily, for Colorado students who need other options, there is an alternative way to create new schools in the state. In Colorado, there are Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) that provide various services to local school districts. BOCES are also empowered to start their own schools.

Seeing a need among families for educational options, the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ERBOCES) has utilized this flexibility in Colorado statute to authorize four brick-and-mortar schools.

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(Colorado Peak Politics)

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has named his successor to the 7th district throne, effectively ending any hopes of an actual Democrat primary election to fill the seat he’s vacating at the end of the year. 

I’m honored to have the trust, support, and endorsement of my mentor and friend, @Ed4Colorado. Thank you for all you’ve done for our community for the last several decades, and I promise to do my best to fill your very, very large shoes #copolitics #CO07 pic.twitter.com/geTRHJgSfJ

— Brittany Pettersen (@pettersen4co) January 27, 2022

Instead of thinking for themselves and examining whether she’s qualified or represents their values, hordes of Democrats will march mindlessly in lockstep with their lame duck leader to back Brittany.

Perlmutter says Brittany understands Coloradans’ struggles. 

Does that mean she’ll just rubber stamp Biden’s trillions in spending, or ask to see where all that money is going and whether it really helps alleviate our struggles?

Is she qualified to make decisions on vastly different paths to avert war between Russia and Ukraine?

Can she even find Ukraine on a map?

It doesn’t matter, because Perlmutter says she’s a tough campaigner. 

Now that Democrats have appointed their candidate without a single vote cast, it’s time for Republican who are wavering on whether to run to make a decision and let’s get this show on the road.

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(Colorado Peak Politics)

The U.S. military was put on standby as Russia prowled the Ukraine border this week, and world leaders are on edge as China hoovers over Taiwan.

The stock market went on a roller coaster ride and inflation continued to confound American families struggling to afford protein for the dinner table while dealing with empty grocery store shelves.

Gas prices are still high and expected to climb even higher with the impending Russian invasion.

And the entire nation has been on edge for two flipping years over words we can’t print or we’ll be shadow banned on social media, where all our friends are fighting.

So what were our Democrat leaders doing this week while the world seemed to be on the edge of collapse?

Same as usual — President Biden staged another one of his ridiculous ice cream photo ops, while Colorado’s U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper went out for beer.

🍦”Rich.” https://t.co/yTVNmRos7U

— 🇺🇸 The Steffan Tubbs Show🎙️ (@TubbsShow) January 26, 2022

The Beltway media gushed:

The big unanswered question of the Biden presidency: when—and where—will the Ice-Cream-Lover-in-Chief get his first local scoop? Turns out the answer is Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams on Barracks Row. The President made a quick pitstop at the ice cream shop this afternoon after a visit to neighboring boutique Honey Made, where he admired necklaces on the wall for “my wife,” examined a coaster with a German shepherd on it,

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(Colorado Peak Politics)

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser drew his first Republican challenger this week as John Kellner — the district attorney for the 18th Judicial District representing Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln Counties — entered the race. 

Kellner announced his bid on Twitter and in an opinion piece he authored for Colorado Politics, where he made the case against Weiser’s soft-on-crime record as the state has fallen victim to the highest crime wave in a quarter century. 

From his announcement in Colorado Politics:  

This past year, in the face of an unprecedented rise in murders — statewide by 32% and 50% in Denver — our state’s legislature passed a bill to lower the penalties for murderers. I stood against this bill and testified before our legislature multiple times to warn them of its repercussions. Our attorney general was nowhere to be seen, and it passed without any input from our chief law enforcement officer.

Kellner criticized Weiser, a Democrat, for filing a lawsuit in Colorado’s name to support supervised injection sites in Philadelphia where drug addicts would be supplied with more drugs at taxpayer expense.

Weiser failed in his role as attorney general by remaining silent when Gov. Polis’s parole board granted early release to numerous criminals who went on to commit more violent crimes, including alleged sex crimes against children, Kellner said.

There have been no prosecutions of the $100 million in fraudulent unemployment claims the Polis administration paid out during the pandemic. 

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