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What's On Obama's Blackberry?

When President Richard Nixon had cabinet members suspected of being involved in Watergate an independent council was established.  However, Obama has at least two major scandals involving members of his cabinet, and he has decided to investigate...himself?  The White House has announced that they will look into their own activities pertaining to issues such as the Solyndra case, to see if any improprieties may have occurred.  Keep in mind the fact that they have refused to release visitor logs of people that have visited the Presidential staff in the White House despite the fact they are supposed to be matters of public record for good reason.

We also do not know what is on Obama's Blackberry device.  Obama is addicted to his device, so much so, that they had to create a more secure version for him when he took over the Presidency.  His communications via Blackberry will not be seen by any investigating team.  They are private.

Obama's cabinet has been caught explicitly lying regarding Fast and Furious and Solyndra.  Their heads have perjured themselves under oath.  While it is true that some like Kenneth Monson of ATF have resigned, he was handsomely rewarded with a safe and secure lateral transfer to another government job within the Department of Justice.  No prison time, no charges brought, no justice.  The BATF, Homeland Security, Energy, all fall within the Executive Branch.  Their heads have all lied.  An independent council must be created and the White House should be held accountable to the law.  Everything should be open to scrutiny including Obama's little Blackberry.  Anything less is a travesty of justice, and tyranny will continue.

Not So Fast

The idiot markets (e.g., stock markets) have shot up this week in breathless enthusasim, over the prospect of the Greece bailout by the European Union.  However, it may be a case of too foolish, too fast.  There are other issues that still impede the bailout.  Take for example the ruling today by German courts that German tax money may not be used to bail out Greece.  This in itself may be a stopping point to the entire bailout.

The other issue that has not yet been considered is the fact that Italy, Ireland and Portugal are also in dire straits.  Portugal's debt may be three times it's annual GDP by 2012.  Once Greece is settled, then these nations may well clamor for a bailout of their own.  Where will that money come from?  You get the picture.

So while you look at the U.S. markets and marvel at the fact that they are going up, remember why they are doing it.  It's all about the confidence game.  They want to tell us what we want to hear, so that we will put our money at risk.  Who profits from this?  It definitely isn't going to be those in the market, in the long run.

Local Arranged Bank Marriages And The Emergence Of Facism

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.) is broke.  Banks have been forced to pay in their insurance premiums for a couple years in advance, and there still isn't enough money in the fund to bail out the banks that are closing around the nation this year.  So the Feds have changed the way they close banks.  They prepare to close a weak bank, but behind the scenes they are working to create an "arranged marriage," a takeover by another bank.  This tends to kill the smaller, local banks in favor of larger banks that can be more easily controlled and manipulated by the government.  Welcome, facism, the partnership of big government and big business.

This is occurring in Colorado, even this year. When Bank of Choice, a local chain based in Northern Colorado, was closed by the Feds this past Summer, the FDIC pawned it off on Bank Midwest, out of Kansas (with a holding corporation in Boston).  This past weekend the Feds closed out another small chain, Community Banks, with branches down in Durango and a couple other small communities.  Who ended up with these banks?  You got it.  Bank Midwest.  (Link here to article from Durango.)

It is as though the Feds are consolidating banking into regional mid-sized banks, while absolving themselves of the responsibility to actually close down the bank and pay out the customers from their funds.  The losers are the small banks and local communities.  Local autonomy disappears.  True, the name on the door stays the same and banking folks keep their jobs for the most part.  But the mid- to large-sized banks are the winners.  They consume the little guys.  And there is no local accountability whatsoever.

And what about the FDIC?  Well, they are still broke.  But they are the power brokers creating facism, one bank at a time.  Ultimately, it's all about controlling you.  Perhaps the Organize Wall Street folks should be camping out in the halls of the Federal Reserve instead of complaining about the private sector.  After all, it's all being orchestrated by them.

Greece And A Stock Tip

Greeley Report recently spoke with a stock broker that wishes to remain anonymous.  He has owned his own brokerage and been highly successful in life.  As you know, the financial debacle in Greece has pushed the U.S. markets and others into mood swings with breathtaking highs and lows, based on whether people "feel" that the E.U. members will actually ratify the death-grip bailout package.  Quite frankly, it looks pretty grim to me.

When Greeley Report posed the question to the broker about where to place investments in this volatile market, the answer received was not pleasant.  His reply?  "If the present administration continues in power, your best bet would be canned goods, bottled water, a reliable portable generator, a decent gun, and a supply of ammunition."

Obama's Snow Job

The forecasts of snow coming to Colorado in the next day or so may be moderated in local areas, due to the fact that Barack Obama will be in the state accompanied by vast quantities of hot air.  But while he and his teleprompter talk a great deal, they also do things behind the scenes that should be making conservatives march on the White House instead of Wall Street.

Obama stated recently that he will be adjusting rules so that it will be easier to obtain loan modifications for mortgages.  What he did not say however, is that his unilateral rule changes will actually pass any burden on, not to the banks, but to taxpayers.  Because this rule change forces you and me to pay more in taxes, it legally must be passed through Congress and be approved as legislation.  Obama is simply doing it by himself.  Who does he think he is?

This type of activity should be prosecuted.  It is yet another example of the Acorn organizer in chief and his determined steps to destroy the basic foundations and checks-and-balances that keep government reined in.  He knows what he is doing.  (He said so recently at a large fund-raiser in Hollywood.)  But he has absolutely no legal right to make these rule changes and make us pay more in taxes because of it.  This is not mismanagement of a nation; it's tyranny.

Link here to article detailing Obama's illegal rule change.

Link here to article detailing Obama's Hollywood fundraiser.

When Good News Is Bad News

The latest state jobs report showed that Colorado unemployment dropped to 8.3 percent, which is supposedly good news.  However, the drop is very alarming when you look at the hard data and what it means.  In the August-September timeframe there were at least 5,000 private sector jobs lost.  However, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment states that only 3,900 jobs were lost.  Why?  Because the government added 1,100 jobs during that period!

Let's be clear here.  The government lives off of the private sector.  In August there were 5,000 private jobs that would fund the engine known as the economy.  In September, they were gone.  But the government, the entity that sucks life out of the economy, added 1,100 new jobs even though the engine was running out of fuel!  In times like these the government should be completely throttled from adding new jobs until the private sector turns around completely.  This is a part of the problem.  Furthermore, these headlines will now be trumpeted as "good news" to the lemmings still dabbling in the stock market.  Colorado will be one of the 25 states they tout as having "dropping unemployment," which they will say is an improvement.  And the crowd goes wild!

These figures prove once again that those in government live in an "insulated" environment.  Greeley Report has information about over-spending at every level of government, from the Federal to the city level.  They don't get it.  They can do better.  But the headlines are good, so the spending spree continues.  Issues like Proposition 103 are on the ballot asking for more.  Let's say no again.  We are in trouble.

Wall Street Or White House?

The Occupy Wall Street gang has been busily camped out in various cities around the nation protesting the evils of capitalism.  Some of their issues have merit, but others are mere rants fomented by organizers on the left with little cohesion.  Some even want to protest in Greeley and Ft. Collins.  Perhaps they are camping in the wrong place.

• The Tonopah Solar company in Nevada has received a $737 million dollar loan from Obama's Department of Energy.  It will produce a 110 megawatt power system and employ 45 permanent workers.  Do the math.  Obamanomics figures out to cost around $16 million per job.  Oh!  And one of the executive directors in the company is (drum roll please) Ron Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi's brother-in-law.

• Obama's czar for business is the head of General Electric.  He has created more jobs in China this year and moved more jobs overseas than at any time in the past.  G.E. profits are up this year and they are doing quite well on Wall Street.  Why?  Because they are camped out in White House bedrooms and offices playing crony politics with liberals.

• Yesterday ABC News announced that a flashy new sports car, the Fisker Karma, would be financed by the Obama administration to the tune of $529 million.  The sports car is way beyond the price range of most of the middle class in the U.S., and it is completely assembled...in Finland.  Yup.  You are paying for a vehicle that is foreign made, completely electric, a sports car (not a family sedan), and out of your price range.

• When you look at past issues such as the General Motors bailout, it's obvious the problem isn't merely on Wall Street.  It's also on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.  This year GM will sell more Buicks and Cadillacs in China than they will in the United States.  They will also unveil a $4,000 car to be sold in China only. We can't get it here because it won't satisfy U.S. regulations.  That would boost the cost far too high.  Again, you and I paid for this with bailout dollars, not because of Wall Street alone, but because of what is going on in the White House.

The Wall Street protestors (#OWS) have a few valid issues worthy of concern, but they are leftists.  They will not march against Obama.  But they must always remember that the government has aided and abetted most of the atrocities committed by big business.  In all reality the United States is a facist state at present, where big government and big business colludes on a regular basis.  That's why the Federal Reserve and every connection between government and big business must be investigated.  And the candidate that has focused on that one issue has been ignored by the mainstream media more than any other.  They would rather focus on an organized demonstration...on Wall Street, instead of looking at real progress in the halls of Congress.

Swallowing Garbage In Little Pieces?

Thanks again to readers of Greeley Report and your frequent e-mails with various news tips.  You make such a difference in getting the truth out about various issues.  Some of the material today came from you.

Barack Obama has a jobs bill that is largely dead in the water for several reasons.  First, it doesn't work.  Second, it doesn't create jobs; it rewards unions and government workers with jobs for the most part.  And third, it's filled with lies.

According to groups as liberal as the Associated Press, Obama has completely missed the facts regarding his jobs bill, or he's just plain lying.  (Link here to associated article.)  As Ronald Reagan used to say about liberals, "It isn't that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so."  Obama and his cronies (including those in the House and Senate) are making stuff up, and trying to stuff it down our throats.

Now that the main jobs bill is largely dead, Obama is trying to break it up.  He will use the emotional debate, much like the "it's for the children" camp uses whenever education is discussed.  He will push teachers, police and fire while concealing federal strings and unfunded mandates down the road.  He is a master of propaganda.  Obama will also use the pack of lies he started with, to feed these smaller bills and try to push components through.  However, just because the garbage is smaller does not make it any less garbage.  He needs to be held accountable, as does congress for even considering this trash.  Our local reps and senators must be reminded that we are tirelessly watching and intend to make them pay for every wrong vote they cast.  Our protests will be at the ballot box, and our voices will be heard.  (Not just next year, but in the current elections at the state and local levels.)  Garbage is unsuitable, and we don't buy it any more.

Romney's Mormon Problem

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced issues pertaining to his Mormon faith once again last night, and attempted to deflect the hot-issue, as did Rick Perry and others.  But it may be more of a problem for him than he might want to concede.  Herman Cain recently pointed out that it will be difficult for him to win in Southern states with his religious views, and Tricia Erickson (the daughter of an LDS bishop that has left the Mormon church) has released a book on the subject subtitled "Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters?".  (Link here.)

Many in the Mormon church actually believe a prophecy that one of their own will be in the White House one day, thus establishing their dominance within the nation.  Mormons also have an employment office in Washington, D.C., established for the express purpose of moving Mormons into various positions in government.  A definite schism exists between most Christian branches and Mormonism, mainly due to Mormon views about Christianity (not the other way around).

However, don't expect much in the way of investigative journalism on this subject from the mainstream media for a couple of reasons.  First, they love to bash Christianity whenever possible, and second, they don't know enough about Mormonism or Christianity to ask the right questions.  This was glaringly obvious during the Jeremiah Wright debacle, when Obama's pastor had preached Black Liberation Theology for 20 years, and had damned America in the process.  The press didn't know how to delve into the nuances of various teachings, enough to differentiate between racial bigotry and Christianity.  It was a defining moment in that campaign, brought about by the complete ignorance or obfuscation of the mainstream media.

So will Romney's faith make a difference in the race?  It has been a hot button, so far.  It's also one that nobody wants to talk about, even though it's worth discussing.  (Link here for another article.)

Guns On Campus

On Saturday evening the CSU campus in Ft. Collins was flooded with all types of guns including assault weapons and various gun-related items as Rocky Mountain Gun Owners held their annual banquet and fund raiser in the packed-out ballroom.  Amy Oliver-Cooke acted as mistress-of-ceremonies, and several speakers interspersed the auctions and acknowledgements.  But with all of those loaded, dangerous weapons on a college campus there was not one shooting, injury or fatality!

The portion of our society that hates the thought of weapons in the hands of free men and women has tried to tell us that the creation of gun-free zones will somehow fix everything.  Gang members and thugs will somehow restrain themselves and will obey laws.  They won't commit crimes in these zones because after all, it's a gun-free zone.  History has disproved this repeatedly.  Guns must be allowed everywhere, not nowhere.  Guns prevent crime, restrict governmental tyranny, and protect freedom.  George Washington called them "liberty's teeth."  Saturday night was a great example of freedom.  It's the news the mainstream media never broadcasts, but it's critical you know.

Ride The Magic School Bus

Sam passed a District 6 school bus the other day with 50 students on board.  It was interesting to note what was happening inside that school bus.  Here's a snapshot of the events.

• 44 of the students were interested in learning, but 6 were not.
• 48 of the students attended school regularly.  Only 2 did not.
• Of those that were English as a second language learners, half of them were competent in English and that number was trending higher.

Of the 50 students in the bus:

• Only 30 (out of 50) could read at grade level despite being in District 6 schools for 5 years or more.
• Only 20 were competent in math; 30 were not, after 5 years in District 6.
• A mere 21 were able to write at their grade level, but 29 could not...even though they had been in District 6 for at least 5 years.
• Only 15 were proficient in science; whereas 35 were completely out of touch, after 3 years of being taught and evaluated in District 6.
• Only 32 students would graduate on time, but 18 would not.  This would happen even though graduation standards were lowered to accommodate their failures and move them on through the system.
• The huge majority of the students would not have ACT test scores that would enable them to get into college.

HOWEVER, the parents of 49 (out of 50) students would be very happy with the school district, and would be completely satisfied they were doing a fine job!

The bus driver was driving a school bus that was newer than many of the vehicles the parents drove.  And the driver was about to stop the bus in the middle of the road and let the fuel run completely out.  Why?  Because he wanted more money to run the engine and buy more fuel.  He was saying it was all about the students; not the money, management, direction or spending.  Never mind the facts here.  The students were failing, the drivers were incompetent, and those in charge merely wanted to continue business as usual (with the complete endorsement of many of the so-called power brokers in the region).  It was a pitiful and angering sight.

If you think this little story is crazy, think again.  When you take statistics from the District 6 website and condense them into understandable terms, this is precisely what happens every day in your schools.  You pay taxes to support this, whether you have a child in school or not.  You pay the bus driver, buy the bus, purchase the fuel, and watch the students fail.  Every day.  And when somebody new steps forward to take the bus in a new direction, all of the old socialists come forward to tell you how evil, how awful these people are.  "They don't care about the children.  They are bad."  Really?  If they hated children, why would they even bother with the bus; the district?  If they didn't care, why would they do selfless things, like serve in an unpaid capacity that takes free time and puts them in a risky, potentially negative spotlight?  Who is trying to tell you the truth?  And who is selling you the lie?

Full-page ads, billboards and yard signs may tell you a story, but it's probably the wrong one.  Ask yourself about the District 6 bus.  And remember this.  It's time we had drivers (e.g., a school board) that actually took the children places where they could succeed.  The tired, retread lies of the established cronies around here are nothing but that.  Lies.  Throw them under the bus for a change.  Let's build a good district we can believe in.

City Or District?

Greeley's neighbor to the south, the city of Evans has a new ballot proposal in the latest election.  Rather, there are four proposals, to create a new fire protection district.  For some it sounds good.  They believe it will provide more protection and streamline things between various current city fire departments.  While this is true, it is built on a tax increase and avoids a fundamental issue.

Many years ago cities were organized for specific reasons.  People joined together into towns and cities, so that shared resources could benefit them all.  Some cities were forts or castles, with walls for projection. However as time moved on, the common bonds changed.  Today the basic elements in any city are water/sewer, protection (police), and fire.  While it is true that a city is nicer with broad streets, parks, recreational facilities, and other things, these three are the core of the city.  So why would Evans want to make their fire department into a separate "District?"

The appetite of government always increases, and somebody must tell it no.  But government always finds creative ways to tax and spend.  One of these is to identify "districts," and break apart services.  These districts can then be their own taxing group, and the city can be absolved of raising taxes for them.  The mayor and city council can claim they are holding the line on spending, and fire protection is held over the city residents' heads, threatening to cut it unless the district tax increase is agreed to by voters.  It's clever, and it's done all the time.  But in reality the city should retain responsibility for the core of their operations, and be held accountable in city elections, under city council and the mayor.

Greeley Report thinks fire operations can be streamlined among various groups without a district being created.  Interagency agreements and streamlined operations have occurred for years in other regions.  It can happen here, too.  Sam has further noticed that the city of Greeley fire department isn't involved in this proposal.  Why?  Because they are unionized, and don't like to play well with non-union folks.  Behind the scenes there is political gamesmanship, and the ever-increasing desire for more tax dollars from our wallets.  We must beware, and vote no.  They need to learn how to manage what they have right now.  We do.  It's as simple as that.

The yard signs and road signs are put out by the groups that have money in their pockets.  But they don't want to spend it on the real issue; just marketing so they can have your money.  Consider that next time you drive down the street.  And ask yourself what you could lose if you vote yes on somebody elses agenda.  You could lose control in creating yet another taxing organization that extracts more from you. And you could definitely lose more money.

The Gazette Speaks Out

Thanks to the Greeley Gazette there is now a conservative (and free) alternative to the Lib Trib.  Greeley Report publishes articles by them verbatim and unedited in keeping with long-standing agreement.  The following is from their editorial team.

We at the Gazette have thoroughly studied each school board candidate.  Everybody knows our schools are not “exemplary”, a term used by a current board member in self-congratulations.   Nearly as many residents also know that 99% of all votes taken were unanimous.  That is with the exception of member Brett Reese, who voted in dissent many times.  So two of the candidates running can be easily crossed off the list if our goal really is change and innovation.  Mark Hinze and Dr. Richard are both likeable people.  However, both have voted in complete lockstep with President Trimberger and Vice Prez Stack, both retired teachers.  We don’t need more retired teachers right now.  We don’t need more PhD’s in education or curriculum.  We need innovative thinkers, managers, non-retirees… we need new blood.

Dr. Richard, remember, was a hostile leader in the controversial historic preservation district attempt in the Cranford neighborhood, which would have forced numerous new codes and regulations on people’s homes and investments.  She fought for years leading the collectivist effort.  After finally losing, like a true Democrat, Dr. Richard blamed those darn investors, “Greater weight was given to a handful of investment property owners.”

Dr. Richard and Mr. Hinze along with most of the other candidates, have stated they are “absolutely in favor” of raising taxes for education. The entire board, minus Reese, not only signed, but gathered signatures for the now-failed Initiative 25,an overarching income and sales tax increase. We fear both Hinze and Dr. Richard would only continue the excuse-making (need more money) and failures of D6.

But here is the most disappointing part.We have recently learned that the current board has entered several of its own candidates into the current election.  There are at least a couple candidates who have served on this board four years ago when D6 was placed on academic suspension!  Some have recently held signs in public protests at Republican events. There are at least two who have been actively involved in the leadership of the Weld County Democrats.  There is one who is a fervent homosexual activist.  Be very careful of your vote!

Fortunately, after speaking with them extensively, there are four candidates who don’t believe this district is “exemplary” and have not been hand-picked by the establishment/administration. They aren’t paid by the system they need to fix. 

Geoff Broughton,   Bret Elliott,   Scott Rankin,     Tim Pike

Each of these men are well-respected in every way in this community. They have families here.  Very few voters realize that our educational systems are almost entirely staffed with very liberal leaders and teachers.  These men are not.  They attend church weekly and favor smaller, yet more effective government. We believe they will finally open the doors of transparency and, first admit, then solve the problems inside our schools. 

This election is mail-in ballots only, and they’re coming your way Oct 12.  This is your only chance to break the grip of the small-minded, status-quo establishment for the sake of our children, teachers and our community.

Losing A Good Guy

Senator Mike Kopp (R-Littleton) has announced his resignation from the Colorado State Senate to help his family (4 children) after the death of his wife from cancer this past Summer.  His departure will set up a vacancy that was filled by a RINO before him, and can certainly handle a true conservative.  Hopefully the committee that replaces Kopp will follow his lead instead of going the way of the brainless in the party.

Kopp embodies everything that the political process should be.  He returns home to care for his children, a widower grieving over the loss of his wife.  He values his faith, his family and his roots.  He trusts the process to work.  When he returns to the private sector it will not be as a lobbyist, but to work in the skill set he has outside that realm.  We wish him well.

As true conservatives are term-limited out of office in Colorado there must be a constant effort to replace them.  Where will the next great senator or representative be found?  Could it be you?  Me?  We are a nation of citizen politicians, and we should remember that.  Thanks Mike, for your service to us.  You will be missed.

Airplane Races And Stealing Your Freedom

Recently a highly competent pilot crashed into a Nevada crowd at a race, killing and permanently injuring several.  It was a freak accident at a dangerous event that may have been caused by mechanical failure.  However, various liberal and RINO members of the Federal government are now calling for investigations to determine how this sport may be made safer for those attending and those involved.

These same suspects are on the same side as the President when it comes to banning you and me (citizens of the United States) from keeping and bearing arms.  They have no cohesive policy to seal our borders and protect us from enemies from without.  They can't use the term terrorist and muslim in the same sentence.  But they want to protect us from...ourselves?

We need to remember that life is dangerous.  Freedom is actually more dangerous yet.  Freedom has no safety nets, and free people do foolish things at times.  Sometimes accidents happen that are the result of human or mechanical failure.  But that is one of the risks of freedom.  This is why people like car and plane races, extreme sports, firearms, and wandering out into the wilderness alone.  They are free.  Risky?  Yes.  But you cannot have one without the other.

The government that seeks to protect people from themselves is the government that will rob you blind of your freedoms.  The government that wants to make every person succeed is the government that is the tyrannical, nanny state.  Freedom means that you and I must assume personal responsibility.  And when we stumble, it is up to ourselves to get back up again.  If we expect the government to make us more safe, we have compromised freedom at the most basic level.  May airplane races stay fun...and dangerous.  Long live freedom.

President Biden?

Business Insider is reporting that both Obama and Rahm Emmanuel have been directly implicated in the Solyndra scandal, based on e-mails and other materials quietly dumped into the public sector this past Friday night.  If this is the case and Obama has made Chicago-style politics his method of operation in the White House, this exceeds Watergate or any other scandal thus far (Link here to Business Insider article.)

The recent cache of weapons discovered in Juarez, Mexico that were controlled by a known drug lord and killer, is also a huge story.  These weapons were close enough to be used on U.S. and Mexican citizens alike.  Guess who paid for those weapons?  You did.  They are weapons sold to the drug lords, once again, by the Obama administration.  (That article link here.)

Obama has surrounded himself with dirty dealers, just as he is.  It is time to file charges in both of these scandals, and Greeley Report has heard charges will be forthcoming, and they will touch the highest levels of this administration.  Are you ready for President Biden?

Less Than One Percent

We have been told by the mainstream media and other liberals that those poor homosexuals haven't been able to marry, enjoy certain benefits, and feel so ostracized from society.  This is why the military must change, laws must change, and we must certainly stop talking about these issues because we are wrong.  Few however, are looking behind these issues to discover the truth behind the mainstream lie.

In 2010 the U.S. Census bureau announced they would count same-sex households as a part of their data gathering.  (Whether we agree with this or not is moot; they did it anyway.)  After culling through the data the Bureau announced in August that there were nearly one million homosexual households.  Not many.  Last week this number was revised downward even further, to less than 650,000 households.  That is a little more than one half of one percent of the United States homes.

In states where same sex marriage is legal, the statistics get more interesting.  In Massachusetts homosexuals could marry beginning in 2004.  Homosexuals flock to this area to marry and live because of the culture, and yet comprise only two-tenths of one percent of married households.  What is the deal?

The fact is this.  Homosexuality has marketed a couple of lies, and our society is buying them.  There is very little demand for same-sex marriage.  As a culture, they would rather be sexually promiscuous than monogamous.  Tons of research bears this out.  The second lie is that this is another "civil rights" movement in action.  No, it's not.  It is merely another segment of society trying to get their perverse behavior to be accepted.  Like shacking up, no-fault divorce, pedophilia and other social issues, this is just the latest in the string of moral garbage that is foisted upon society.  The repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in the military realm is another tactical plot to de-moralize our society, and it's all around us these days.

So when your child calls you up and asks you to pick him up from school because he has been expelled for his views (as happened recently in Ft. Worth, Texas), because he criticized a poster hanging on the wall of his classroom, don't be surprised.  The poster showed two openly homosexual men kissing, and was posted by an openly homosexual teacher.  The student's ejection and the teacher's retention was upheld by an openly gay school board member and his cronies, and morality as you know it went down the drain.  Society, laws and government are all moral decisions.  Whose morality will prevail?  The majority?  Or the vocal, active and perverse minority?  You decide.

It's Pretty Clear By Now

Greeley Report presents better information to you here, than you will pay to get at the Lib Trib website.  Thanks to constantly growing readership at this blog and on other sites, the liberal bias in Northern Colorado is slowing strangling itself to death.

Greeley Report has had opportunity to listen to the District 6 school board candidates several times now, and has observed those that seem to modify their statements to placate the current crowd, and those that stick with their viewpoints consistently.  There are also those that tend to show up to various venues (no matter whether liberal or conservative) and those that pick and choose.  For example, last night at the Greeley 9-12 candidate forum Ed Spindler, Tannis Bator and Julia Richard didn't even bother to show up.  All three are liberal demoncrats, and apparently didn't want to represent a very large segment of Northern Colorado.

The remaining candidates were asked questions from the Lib Trib and Greeley Gazette, as well as questions submitted beforehand from people in the community and audience.  Skip Carlson acted as moderator, and kept things moving from candidate to candidate.

Many of the candidates agreed that much needed to be changed, with the exception of incumbent Mark Hinze.  His answers seemed to indicate his repeated support for the current failing administration.  Hinze also emphasized his belief that the school board was largely restricted in what they can and can not do, a point that other candidates rebutted.

Both Valerie Leal-Whitehead and Marlene Schuman have been prior District 6 school board members when the system was in horrible condition.  This topic was avoided, but was heard discussed by various members of the audience.  The public sentiment was that past boards and ideologies have failed to the point of imperiling the health of the Greeley/Evans community.  The overall mood was for local control, return to teaching the Constitution and fundamentals, and for a board to exercise a strong governing hand over the administration and the budget.  All candidates agreed that the general budget provided them by District 6 was ambiguous, at best.  Most said that if they cut it would be in some of the "sideline jobs" within schools, and within District 6 administration.

Geoff Broughton (4 year candidate) and Scott Rankin (2 year candidate) have worked with District 6 and evaluated their budgets and spending during the past 12 months.  They seem to have a grasp of where to begin.  Bret Elliot also had a solid grasp on where to begin directing the district and was quite articulate in his viewpoints.  Tim Pike also ephasized local control of schools and teaching, and a return to the fundamentals as the approach that works best.  These candidates have also offered the same, consistent message in every session, compared to others.  Doug Lidiak has operated an educational software company and has an inspiring story from his own background, but tends to lean more toward the social-agenda of education.  Logan Richardson seemed to have a single agenda in neighborhood schools as being the key element he supports.

Many of the candidates are passionate and articulate, but now the competent, consistent ones are beginning to emerge.  By November District 6 will have a newly-elected phalanx of candidates, and depending on who they are it will be more of the same failure and degredation, or a significant change to return District 6 to the leadership status it desires.  Who will you support?  Why?

Not So Fast

The failed BATF operation "Fast and Furious" has destroyed the lives of at least two United States agents and more than 200 Mexicans to date.  More than 1,500 firearms are in the hands of drug-running gangs, and at the very least this operation by the United States has destabilized Mexico as a nation, and has violated several Federal and international laws.  Weapons from the operation may even find their way into Greeley before it's all said and done, because of links to drugs, gangs and violence.  Who is to blame?

The emerging liar of choice is U.S. Attorney General Eric Himpton Holder, Jr.  His recent perjury before the United States congress is far worse than any crime perpetrated by Scooter Libby in the Bush administration, and he may well face prison time over his recent antics.  Holder is so well-connected to Obama that a careful, deliberate investigation must be conducted.  It is highly probably that the trail leads higher than Holder himself, and Obama may be implicated before this is all over.

Holder is actually a Reagan appointee to the Judicial bench that leans consistently to the left.  He is anti-death penalty, fervently anti-gun (a public advocate of reinstating the expired "assault weapons ban"), and is friends with his former boss, Janet Reno.  He has single-handedly gutted the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and U.S. policy toward illegals by failing to uphold these Federal laws.  Holder was the lawyer that helped Bill Clinton prepare the supporting documentation for extending a pardon to former fugitive and Democratic fund-raiser Marc Rich.  Holder is a two-faced racist that called the United States "a nation of cowards" in a February, 2009 speech concerning justice and race.  This is the same man that later refused to press charges against the Black Panther movement for their obstruction of whites coming to the voting booths in Philadelphia, despit video evidence and many witnesses that would testify.  He has a track record of twisting justice to accommodate his views.  In short, he is bad news.

Now that Holder has been connected to high crimes and misdemeanors however, perhaps it is time to slow down and let him twist in the wind for awhile.  The Obama administration is sweating over this one, and may be ready to dump Holder.  They have been slowly releasing various documents (on Friday afternoons, when they hope the mainstream media news cycle won't pick them up), and there are others they are withholding at this point "for security reasons," that are undoubtedly more damning.  A special prosecutor should be appointed.  Deliberate steps should be taken.  One of Obama's basketball buddies is in trouble here, and there may be evidence there was talk on the basketball court (and in other places) between the two about this operation.  Obama knows.  And he should be afraid; very afraid.  Now is the time to slow down Fast and Furious into slow and deliberate.  This could bring Obama down.

 

"The" Race

This election cycle it seems that the incumbents are positioned to win, in the Greeley City elections.  Norton and some of the others may be job killers that love to spend and regulate ever more, while failing to roll back anything, but Greeley is too stupid or sleepy to notice.  However, the race that is getting the attention is the District 6 school board race.  With 14 candidates remaining (Jean Daviet has dropped out), the competition for the 4 open seats makes for interesting debate.

The next opportunity to hear the candidates respond to questions will be tomorrow night at the Greeley 9.12 meeting, at 6:30 p.m., at Destiny Christian Church.  (Link here to the Greeley 9.12 website.)  All candidates have been invited to attend, and the forum will be moderated.  The election outcome will do more than impact parents and children.  It may be a watershed moment in District 6, when they learn they can continue to demand more money from taxpayers, or figure out the fact that they have to do a better job of management and funds allocation.

As Greeley Report has stated before, the field actually narrows significantly when candidates are questioned about tax increases such as Proposition 103, and their views on education in general.  At this point it seems there are only 3-4 decent candidates for the four-year positions.  They are: Bret Elliott, Geoff Broughton, Tim Pike and Logan Richardson.  Only one solid candidate remains for the 2-year position: Scott Rankin.  Many of the others have various agendas of their own including tax increases, more socialism, politically-correct undercurrents, and other more personal issues.  Some have run before, and only have the same, old tax-and-spend ideas.

If you haven't attended a candidate forum yet, this might be a good one.  Since Greeley residents have lost interest in their city, let's see what they think about their failing schools.

The Ones Obama Killed

Remember the chants of "Bush lied, people died?"  The anti-war movement was growing when Bush was in office, and there was a concerted effort by media and various liberals (and some independents and conservatives) to get the U.S. out of the Middle Eastern battle fronts.  Since Obama has come to power, however, the mainstream media has fallen completely silent.  Obama did not close Guantanamo Bay.  He has not removed the U.S. from Iraq and Afghanistan.  He has lied.  And people have died.  They continue to die in the cause of freedom.  Here is a partial list of heroes that the media avoided and ignored during the past week.

SPC James A. Butz, 21, of Porter, IN, died Sept. 28 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC.

SPC Adrian G. Mills, 23, of Newnan, GA, died Sept. 29 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire.  He was assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Polk, LA.

SGT Christopher Diaz, 27, of Albuquerque, NM, died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA.

SSG Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff, 28, of Davison, MI, died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, CA.

PFC David A. Drake, 21, of Lumberton, TX, died Sep 28, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

SPC Steven E. Gutowski, 24, of Plymouth, MA, died Sep 28, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

1LT Ivan D. Lechowich, 27, of Valrico, FL, died Sep 28, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

1LT  Andres Zermeno, 26, of San Antonio, TX, died Sep. 25 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort. Polk, LA.

LCPL John R. Wimpey Cagle, 19, of Tucker, GA, died Sept. 28 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.

1LT Ryan K. Iannelli, 27, of Clarksboro, NJ, died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station New River, NC.

SPC Garrett A. Fant, 21, of American Canyon, CA, died Sept. 26 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS.

LCPL Franklin N. Watson, 21, of Vonore, TN, died Sept. 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, TN.

LCPL Franklin N. Watson, 21, of Vonore, TN, died Sept. 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, TN.