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“Reverse-Coronations” No Better; Who, if Anyone, Wins Grassroots Momentum?

On Friday Ken Buck was ready to bow out of Colorado’s U.S. Senate race. By Sunday he had received a new boost from more than 200 emails and calls from “activists in Colorado” urging him to stay in — a figure he shared with me in a short phone interview he was gracious enough to [...]

Diana Degette to discuss health care reform at constituents

#redco #tcot #townhall #teaparty

Although, “townhall meetings” are a very small part of it. Seems to be the modus operandi of Democrats these days, avoid questions as much as possible directly from people who do not support you 100%.

Hard to blame her when THESE GUYS showed up last time her friend Nancy was in town. But rather than deal with the dissent with an argument, they attempt to avoid the argument, block it, stamp it out, destroy it.

http://degette.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=823&Itemid=245

MONDAY, AUGUST 31st
2:00PM District Office Hours in Englewood on Health Insurance Reform
and other Issues
Location: Perrin Conference Room, Englewood Library

6:00PM “Join the Conversation” on Health Insurance Reform with CBS,
Channel 4

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd
3:00PM Online Facebook Chat
* Log onto U.S. Rep. DeGette’s Facebook fan page

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
7:30AM Radio Town Hall on the Jay Marvin Show, AM 760
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will take questions about health insurance
reform LIVE on the air

10:00AM “Questions and Answers on Health Insurance Reform”
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will host constituents to discuss health insurance
reform and take questions
* Location: The Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Health

7:10PM LIVE Tele-Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform
* To receive an invitation call prior to event, please sign up here

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th
10:00AM “Questions and Answers on Health Insurance Reform”
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will host constituents to discuss health insurance
reform and take questions
* Location: TBD

Defiance: NRSC Rebuffed by Ryan Frazier and Ken Buck

Ken Buck issued the following statement:

Ken Buck confirmed today that it’s full steam ahead for his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Buck said, "While other candidates may still jump in the Senate race, one thing is clear - our party’s nominee will be chosen by Colorado’s grassroots Republicans, not by political operatives in Washington D.C."
Buck said he has been deeply gratified by the strong response to his campaign from literally thousands of Coloradans over the past few months. "We have campaign leadership in every county in the state," he said.
Buck declared that his campaign has never been about him personally but rather about the critical importance of taking back the U.S. Senate seat from Michael Bennet.
Colorado deserves a strong independent Senator who will do the right thing for Colorado. Instead Buck claimed, "the appointed Senator Bennet has turned out to be just another rubber stamp for the big spending, big government liberals in Congress."

Ryan Frazier’s campaign is also undaunted by the NRSC and will continue to push forward.

More details will emerge in the coming days surrounding the circumstances of the NRSC’s meddling. Had Norton and individuals in DC involved succeeded in "clearing the field," Rep. Tom Tancredo was reportedly prepared to enter the race. The reasons for this will become clear as more details emerge.

UPDATE: The Denver Post reports this tidbit:

Buck said it was "Washington, D.C., insiders" who were behind the "shenanigans" to try to influence the race.

Buck said he made a brief phone call to Norton this morning to tell her he was still in the race. He said she said, " ’Thanks for calling’ and that was the extent of our conversation."

UPDATE 2: Tom Wiens is also said to be unswayed by the Cornyn/Beauprez/Owens/McCain putsch.

Haditha Marine will NOT be Retried- after all charges dropped

#hhrs #tcot #murtha

This is not a huge surprise. the evidence that these Marines committed murder was pretty much non-existent from the get-go. The traction was all political, all Bush Hating, all liberal and all John Murtha. Looks like the final chapter has been written.

I think someone should write another chapter and retire Murtha since he can’t be put in jail for this (which is too bad.) If you aren’t familiar with the story;

Marines were fired on from a house, they fired back, people inside were killed, it was a tragedy, things like this do not happen often thank God, but not surprising because Insurgents hide among women and children…in HOPES that the our side will kill them so it can be used against us for propaganda purposes. We just don’t expect a US congressman to be the propangandist.

Pennsylvania senator John Murtha used the tragedy and went on the attack, (evidence be damned) to try and hurt the Bush administration and said they committed cold blooded murder. This was all said prior to ANY investigation. Murtha has skated the consequences of his politically motivated sacrificing of the members of his former service. ALL charges against all members involved have been dropped after the investigation but careers derailed.

The Marine Corps has decided not to seek to reinstate criminal charges against a former battalion commander at Camp Pendleton for a 2005 incident in which his troops killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.

Instead, the Marine Corps will convene a Board of Inquiry to hear testimony and recommend whether Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani should be demoted to major for purposes of retirement.

Even if such a recommendation is made and then accepted by the Secretary of the Navy, Chessani’s retirement pay would still be based on being a lieutenant colonel.

The Marine Corps had sought to try Chessani for dereliction of duty for not ordering a war-crimes investigation when his Marines killed the 24, including three women and seven children. Chessani, who was not present when the killings occurred, reported to his superiors that the deaths, while tragic, were the result of fighting between Marines and insurgents.

A court-martial judge threw out the charges after ruling that it was improper for a Marine lawyer who investigated the Haditha shootings to sit in on meetings with the general who decided to bring the charges.

The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Appeals agreed with the judge’s ruling and rejected prosecutors’ requests to reinstate the charges. The court, however, said the Marine Corps could begin a new criminal investigation into Chessani’s conduct and then bring new charges.

But Lt. Gen. George Flynn, assigned by the commandant, Gen. James Conway, to decide what course the Marine Corps should take, decided against a new investigation and a resumption of a crime. From Michelle Malkin

Anti-NRSC Backlash Grows, Many Supporters Urging Ken Buck to Stay In

Word is spreading about the new online petition calling for the National Republican Senatorial Committee to butt out of Colorado’s primary election and call for a fair and open process. Night Twister makes a strong statement.
Yesterday I reported that Ryan Frazier has decided to stay in despite the pressure to bow out. And now I’m [...]

Replaying Discussion of Colorado Political Developments: Jeff Crank Show

For my handful of fans out there, yesterday morning I was honored to appear as a guest on the Jeff Crank Show to discuss developments in Colorado’s governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race. The podcast of the August 29 episode is available compliments of AM 740 KVOR in Colorado Springs. I join the show [...]

NRSC: Rototiller

Much has been made about the recent surge of grassroots activism. Tea Parties, organizations such as the American Liberty Alliance, Rebuild The Party, and others, and online activist websites such as RedState.com, The Minority Report, and The Peoples Press Collective have either come into existence or had a significant increase in membership and participation. [...]

It Looks Like NRSC Can’t Talk Ryan Frazier Out of U.S. Senate Primary

With word spreading that Ken Buck will drop out of Colorado’s U.S. Senate primary on Monday, there is very good reason to believe the NRSC’s effort extends to trying to push Ryan Frazier out of the race as well.
However, a trusted source has directly contacted the Ryan Frazier campaign this morning and tells me that [...]

Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold appearing Saturday August 29th on Jeff Crank Radio Show (KVOR 740 AM)

Multitasking mania…
Calling in from the road while attending the Steamboat Institute’s inaugural Freedom Conference - Clear The Bench Colorado Director Matt Arnold joins Jeff Crank on his “Crank It Up!) radio show Saturday morning during the 8:30 AM segment (KVOR 740 AM or www.kvor.com ).
From the station promo:
“Have you heard about Governor Ritter’s new “gun [...]

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#tcot #crowder #comedy #teaparty

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