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Country Club Candidates And Other RINOs

Senatorial candidate Jane Norton will be in town tomorrow to speak to the Republican faithful at the weekly breakfast.  But the Western Sizzlin isn't a good enough venue for her apparently.  The Republicans booked the country club!  Now Jim Eckersley and his faithful spousal unit Tambor Williams will undoubtedly tell people that they needed something larger, different, or that it was out of their hands.  Don't believe them.  Norton is a country club candidate, and is also the choice of the liberals in the party.

When Scott McInnis came to speak as a gubernatorial candidate, the RINO's rolled out the red carpet for him.  When Dan Maes showed up as the conservative alternative, they gave him a grudging 15 minutes.  When Jane Norton comes into town the RINO's and her wealthy backers open up the country club.  Never mind the fact that she avoids going to tea party and 9.12 groups.  Never mind the fact that she avoids controversial issues and debates.  She gets the country club.  The locally-based candidate for the same race, Ken Buck, gets treated like an outcast by comparison.

Follow the money, even within the so-called conservative ranks.  Watch the attitudes.  You will discover that there are manipulators in the Republican party, pushing it toward liberalism.  It will help you understand who state Republican chairman Dick Wadhams and his group of lackeys want in office.  You probably don't want those people.  They merely tax you less and take away fewer freedoms.  You probably want someone who is new, fresh and wants to repeal much of what is happening.  Don't look to the country club crowd for your solutions.  Vote against them.  But keep your eyes open and learn everything you can about their wiles, ways, RINO friends and money.

When America Stands Up

Joan is a concerned Northern Coloradoan, who watches current events and has a concern for America.  However, she has found herself drawn more deeply into government since the recent elections.  She has noted that the liberals have taken their agendas and instead of building bipartisan support, they have tried to slam dunk their views on everyone.

So, when the media tried to spin governor Ritter's actions on the oil and gas industry, Joan had enough.  She wrote the letter below, to Colorado regulators.  It illustrates the latent anger among many who feel current legislators are lying to them, abandoning their constituents, and are aided and abetted by current news media.  They are ready for a change in government.  These are the people who will change the face of Colorado and America in 2010.  Read Joan's letter, and know that you too can begin to take America back.

Ms. Jackson,

 

 I read the AP article in Sunday's Greeley Tribune about how much revenue has been lost and will continue to diminish.  Gas and oil has been "thrown" away and chased to Wyoming, and Texas because of Governor Ritter's total hate for the industry. (check with EnCana, people.  See how much money that was to go to Colorado exploration left the state because of him and his regulations,  I'm not making this up like parts of this AP story!)  HE has done the damage.  He and his bandit  of green regulators.  The industry needs to be regulated and it is.  But nuts is nuts. And too far is too far!  Gas and oil may not be renewable, but it's still there!  It's not gone, like the article states!   We should drill and take advantage of our "gifts!" It is America's PAYING stimulus package without owing China or anyone else. NOT borrowing and putting our great grandchildren in debt!!! A new concept for our Governor and this administration who whine about foreign oil and our dependence on it. Who's fault is it?  The article infers (that's a crock and why are you telling the public  that?) it has disappeared.  You know and I know it hasn't.  Our revenue has  been run out of town!!!  And now the sugar bowl is getting low.  And now it's "Whoa is me!"  Governor's budget is in shambles and what do we do? The industry has been harmed!!!!!!  That includes not just the drilling companies, but the thousands of people who were employed somewhere in the industry, from rigs, to other businesses that were needed to contribute to industry. Royalty owners, communities, schools devastated by one man and his green groupies. See what happens to our  property taxes!!!! These were great paying jobs!  Families could afford to buy houses and put their children through college!!! And in case your just now noticing,  they were all  paying taxes! too!!!!!!!!!!  And  they spend money in the communities where they live. Nothing like killing the goose that laid the golden egg.  We need to work on renewable energy.  We need renewable energy that carries it's own weight, NOT surviving with more government subsidies.  That comes out of MY pocket (probably not yours, I'm sure you've figured something where someone else is paying your way!)   Gov. Ritter tried to tax the industry out of business.  When that didn't work, he regulated it to where it is now.  But now it's "wah, wah, wah!"  What did he think was going to replace that revenue?  The state legislature can (and will) do their best to "fee" us to death and we still won't be able to make up the lost revenue from gas and oil. The oil and gas companies also do a tremendous amount of good  for the local communities.  Check it out!  We need to take care of the planet.  (no global warming, just common sense.) People and jobs and families are down low on the Governor's list.  Lower then "green".  But green isn't paying the bills, is it!!!  We need to put families and jobs, businesses and our country ahead of "insanity"green! Vesta in Windsor for two years and already "retooling" on their down time?  I'm sure that's not costing any of us any tax money.  Wake up Colorado State Land Board.  Answers right under your nose.  Drill!

 

Joan

While You Partied...

The past few days may have been holidays for most of us, but the politicians have been busy!  Tom-Tom Norton, may of Greeley, has proved out the old government axiom...if it moves, tax it!  Of course his desired taxes apply to chickens that various people want to raise in their own yards.  Norton of course would allow illegals into the city and give them our identities.  He just wants to license chickens.

Liberal senators Udall and Bennett both voted yes on a 2750+ page bill that would create more government agencies and slam dunk socialized medicine on all of us whether we want it or not.  It would also put the majority of the economy under government control.  So far he has managed to take over the banking industry, housing, and the auto industry.  Now he grabs health care. Welcome to the socialist state.  And remember how these people voted.  You will want to select the opposite candidate in the next elections.

Greeley Report also noticed that "god" had spoken over the weekend!  The Lib Trib weighed in on transparency and actually endorsed District 6 school board member Brett Reeses proposal to put their checkbook on-line.  It was probably hard chewing, but Bangert and his boys managed to swallow their pride at least once, and support the right thing.  Now that the local "god" has spoken, Greeley Report wonders if this issue will be revisited.

A couple of items you will want to watch in future days are these.  Watch Liberal Betsey Markey try to paint herself as a fiscal conservative since she was allowed to vote against the health care bill.  Watch the fresh slew of bills the Demoncrats will try to introduce at the state level, to take away further freedoms.  And watch the role that angry, freedom-loving groups play in the 2010 elections.  They are not forgetting, and they are "bitter Americans, clinging to God and their guns."  It's going to be an exciting beginning to a new decade.

The Liberal Protection Agency

What hypocrites!  The Lib Trib continues to posture on selective issues instead of applying common sense across the board.  For example, when it comes to Nunn and regulations for mining Uranium they want things to be out in the open.  Everything should be public (including those nasty little back-room meetings bureaucrats like to hold).  Nothing is wrong with this.

However, when it comes to making School District 6's checkbook public as Brett Reese proposed, the Lib Trib falls strangely silent.  The city of Greeley can do it.  And the Trib can call for Uranium miners to do it.  But District 6 somehow has protected status.  Is it because it is "too hard?"  Or does the Lib Trib have an agenda?  Do they hate Reese to the point they obscure the truth?  If so, they have ceased to be effective journalists.

Once again we see the selective application of principles demonstrates left-leaning bias.  It also protects other left-leaning people!  Just look at the Trib and it's stories.  Reporting in large scale on a left-leaning priest who demonstrates against war.  Hating uranium mining.  Reporting all the soft, fuzzy human interest stories.  But ignoring how District 6 and others are trying to maintain the good-old boys (and girls) network that has strangled Greeley for years.  That's why others are stepping forward to report on these issues.  We don't make this up!  All we do is share what the Trib avoids.

Be sure to contact District 6 and demand they fully disclose everything for the past 2 years.  No wonder teachers and the public don't trust them.  Then call the Trib and cancel your subscription.  They don't deserve your money, any more than Ranelle Lang does.  Equal means equal.  If we wanted selective enforcement and application of principles we could have found biased people by the scores.  What we want is fairness in all areas of life.  And that includes our schools and media.

Pardon Me, Mr. Bangert, What About The Truth?

Greeley Report has an agreement with local entrepreneur and District 6 school board member Brett Reese to publish various pieces verbatim.  The following column contains Reeses response to an editorial in the Greeley Tribune, published by Randy Bangert.

As much as I want to provide inside information of our publicly funded school district, I must address literary mistakes once again made in what once was a good and decent local newspaper.

In Mr. Bangerts personal opinion piece entitled, “Reese contract, thanks but no thanks”, there are two major mistakes Mr. Bangert makes.  First as is his usual custom, he has reported approximately three fourths of the story.  Well-deserved compliments to Bangert for his actually printing something verbatim.  However,  I wonder why he didn't include comments I made to the reporter when I produced this contract.  I explained to news reporter, Mr. Rogers, that this contract  was a rough draft, that I can make my comments as specific or as general as he requested; indeed, as long or as short.  But I know many who are tired of having their comments changed in their content.  Which if you'll notice, Mr. Bangert always reserves the right to do.  Up to now he's had no one to point out the error of his libelous pen.  Mr. Bangert, I was excited however to see that you have noticed the website which I am posting comments to.  You criticized me for my " long mutterings of a four-hour schoolboard meeting".  In case you haven't figured it out yet, Mr. Bangert, the greeleyreport.com is a news site that doesn't mind a little more than "drive-by reporting".    By the way Sam Hill tells me his site is increasing exponentially in hits every day.  How's the growth of the Tribune been lately?  I could only guess when you are having to give it away now.  Mr. Bangert, try the truth, its really interesting!!

 

Of course I understand the need to edit a newspaper.  I obviously wouldn't expect you to include the page or so of content that I had posted on that website.   If you really wanted to be fair you could've included that specific address in your rambling column.  The problem you're running into now is there's finally someone in the community who can fill in the rest of the story and all the facts, not just your agenda.   I've had several leaders in the community  express their happiness that this has finally changed.  They also note the fact that apparently I am “getting under your skin”, and “he will be coming after you”. Which obviously suits me fine, as this time it will be a fair fight.  My wife has broken down in tears only once so far.  May the truth win. 

 

By the way, you said neither you nor Jakob Rodgers has ever heard me state a time when I was misquoted.   But now, through this media, I can reply without the benefit of your “Ed Clark” filter.  After the Chamber of Commerce debate, you caught up to me, asking for a biography.  I made you swear you would not change anything on my biography if I gave you one.  –I still have the copy I emailed you Mr. Bangert.  But  you wouldn’t recognize it from what you printed about me in a vicious election-time commentary, using a couple of quotes out of context and twisted beyond belief.  If you like, I am willing to escalate this issue and provide to the public, the biography I sent you.  There’s the rest of the story folks.  This is only one time.  Believe me there are more.

 

I really wish I didn't have to wage this fight but as nearly everyone in this community knows, the Tribune has been shifting left for several years and I know of no one else who is either willing or able.  I dream of a day when there is a newspaper in Greeley whose purpose will be true, objective news.  

 

And in fact, a new, competing newspaper may be in fact on the horizon for Greeley.  An anonymous donor- a local businessman in Greeley, has offered to match up to $10,000 of all donations towards establishing a local, objective newspaper.  I'm excited.  We have to raise the funds by February 1, 2010.   This is legitimate.  This newspaper will absolutely focus on the truth unbiased one way or the other.  At this stage I think it's appropriate that we focus on two things for this new newspaper.  First gathering a board of advisors.  30 or 40 local people willing to make some financial contribution monthly, maybe $50.  Secondly, there is obviously a job opening.  We need a reporter/editor with additional reporting jobs in the future expected.  It starts here.  It starts now.  We will temporarily headquartered the offices at the pirate studios since we already have the office personnel, computers, press releases, phone lines, and even advertisers.  We need someone to manage this as a start up Greeley newspaper.   It will be difficult in these economic times.  Why, even the Tribune is giving away newspapers for $1 a year or something….I guess you do what you have to do with the product you’ve got.

 

Contact me at reese@pirate1047.com

 

By the way Mr. Bangert.  I am willing to take you up on your offer of a column.  You state you will accept one from any elected official.  Let’s try you out.  My next commentary will not only be posted to www.greeleyreport.com, it will, as always, air on The Pirate, 104,.7fm AND this time, I will send you a copy to work your magical editing prowess on.  Run it through your Mike Peters rumor mill.  When you print it, people will know what you edited and I believe we will hold your feet to the proverbial fire.  Won’t this be a most unwelcome change? (evil laugh sound efx inserted here)

 

Instead of  holding the Tribune by the nap of the neck, I really wish I had more time to describe the absolute insanity of what Dana Selzer and Ranelle Lang have just done in the dark.    Without my knowledge, the district has just lowered the graduation requirements!   Worse yet, we didn’t notify teachers, it was done during finals week, and in reality, it is a cheap way to show our “improving graduation rates” next survey period.  We don't need to raise taxes.  We don't need to lower graduation requirements.  We need to stop stifling, stop manipulating and stop fighting for the status quo.   Frankly, I'm still smarting over the wasted money this district spent at the Broadmoor hotel for the Colorado Association of Schoolboards Meeting last month.  We may need to begin considering a recall election of the board. I hope not, but we'll see.

Your humble public servant,

Brett Reese

Shaking, Rattling and Rolling

Brett Reese has started to rock the District 6 school board already.  His actions are exposing the board members who want business as usual.  They want to hide their spending and justify their behavior.  (Contact them at District 6 by clicking here.)  Reese is also shaking the local media by refusing to comment to the Lib Trib.  Apparently they misquote people, or edit content to the point that it becomes insulting.  (Who would have thought they would do such a thing?)  This is opening doors for more conservative publications to come on line in future months.  Greeley might have an infusion of fresh media in days to come.  Stay tuned!

In the meantime, Greeley Report and allies in local radio will continue to present the truth.  The Trib will present...well, you know.  You can smell it sometimes here in Greeley.  Read below for Reeses' latest comments.  And stay tuned as we gather response from District 6 through our inside contacts.

What About The Laws They Aren't Enforcing Now?

The Lib Trib published a cluster of articles dealing with illegal immigration over the weekend that were nothing but ludicrous.  They covered the "vigil" that bemonaned the immigration raids on the Swift plant.  They talked with liberal Democrat Betsey Markey about how all employers need to use a Federal tracking database.  And today they weighed in with an editorial that basically says all illegals in the country deserve amnesty unless they are criminals.  I'm sure they thought they were fair and balanced in their reporting.

Here is what they did not report.  They did not mention the so-called "coyotes" and human traffickers that rape women and destroy lives, leading people across the border.  They did not address the fear in the illegal community that is latent because they do not have legal status.  They did not discuss the fact that every illegal is a criminal because he or she has stolen and falsely used the identity of a U.S. citizen.  And they didn't ask Representative Markey why she and others are not immediately enforcing the current laws on the books.  They are the Federal leaders we elected, and have the power to do this.  Instead, they are merely talking, posturing, and endorsing these so-called bipartisan panels that are usually comprised of invited parties that are nothing more than liberals from both parties.  If the Trib were truly a journalistic enterprise they would have asked these questions.  Instead, they are merely hiding under the journalistic umbrella, hoping to shape your thoughts and beliefs.

Nobody is representing the conservative point of view in mainstream media.  Especially the Lib Trib!  Unemployment is high, and yet illegals are working jobs that citizens should have.  Identities are being stolen, and those who want to stop the crimes (e.g., Ken Buck and John Cooke) are muzzled and sued.  The border still leaks like a sieve.  But nobody challenges these issues.  Instead, candlelight vigils bemoaning lawbreakers are covered.

WAKE UP!  Call Markey and demand current laws are enforced by her votes, speeches and power.  Call the Trib and drop your subscription (their readers are steadily dropping anyway).  And call both the Republican and Democratic parties and tell them you will not support liberal, whiny candidates any more.  Turn up the heat.  The battle of ideas is being read by you.  You can tell these people where you stand and shape the course of government during the next 2-4 years.

Reese Scalds Tribune And CASB

Greeley Report has agreed to publish District 6 school board member Brett Reese's statements unedited.  Despite repeated attempts to work with the Lib Trib, they have repeatedly skewed their reporting.  Therefore, Reese uses Pirate 104.7, his blog and Greeley Report to share the truth.  The following article contains Reeses' experiences this past weekend in Colorado Springs, at an event held for school board members from across the state of Colorado.

"After $20k of in kind advertising which blatantly pushed the huge property tax hike 3A, the Greeley tribune lost miserably by 2 votes to 1.  What do you suppose a local newspaper, in touch with local sentiment and anxious to “serve” the local community would do?   Yeah, me too.  But not Bart Smith, Randy Bangert and the gang.   In spite of their community speaking loudly and clearly for our school system to  become less wasteful, the Greeley Tribune is holding to their liberalism with a death grasp.

Their latest article follows their traditional pattern in that  the reporter interviews people who are in agreement with them.  Draws example after example of school districts who are allegedly doing so much better than we are because of their community’s cooperation in raising its own taxes.  The Tribune proclaims the merits of  multiple attempts at raising our taxes and finishes with several statements from a supposed expert (on their side of course), Glenn Gustafson, who I happened to have just had a conversation with last weekend.

What a reporter can do with the subtlety of words is nauseating.  For example, Did American forces “invade Iraq” or did our young men “liberate” Iraq?

So the huge article was all about how Greeley is nearly alone in raising more taxes.  All the districts around us have had at least one tax increase.   Sarah McQuiddy, big wig down at the chamber of commerce would love nothing more than to increase taxes on every chamber member.  Many chamber members I’ve talked with personally are readya for her to move on.  I wonder though, before she goes away, if she would be good enough to proclaim to all of Colorado that since we haven’t raised our property taxes, we now have one of the lowest costs of doing business in the state!!??  Nice huh?  Remember what I said about subtlety of words?  Still, if Sarah Mcquiddy, chamber prez would start thinking positively, this would be  nice selling point!

So the Tribune believes we need to revamp and try again.  More taxes dagnabbit!! There’s an old quote that goes something like this, “a liberal is a man who believes he owes a debt to society, which he proposes to pay for with his neighbor’s money”.   Or in the Tribune’s case, with their advertiser’s money.   Or in Sarah McQuiddy’s case, with her chamber member’s money.   If they want the money to go to the general fund of district 6, why don’t they get Bob Tointon and Dick Monfort to write a couple of $10 million checks directed toward the problem, not a campaign to make us working class folks pay for it.

Here though I have to let you all in on a little secret.  I just spent nearly a week sipping the finest wines.   Eating caviar, venison and veal.  Plates of desserts and long beautiful walks along the hotel lake bridge.   I walked the marble winding staircase to one of many elegant fireplaces.  Garth Brooks and U.S. presidents slept where I slept.  Julia Roberts and Jerry Seinfeld had  shared my banquet facility.  I stayed at the Broadmoor hotel.  I was attending my first CASB convention.

I hated the fact that our district was in deep financial trouble and all the school board members and top administrators from 2/3 of the districts in the state were spending over $200k for 5 days in Colorado springs’ Broadmoor hotel.  I learned an inestimable amount about how districts should work and how to change them.  But I couldn’t help but wonder if I couldn’t have learned it for less than $2 or $300k?   To be sure, event leaders made sure to address the exploitation of public dollars by explaining that we couldn’t get such great speakers to come if it weren’t for the broadmoor’s name, and there were virtually no other facilities that could house all the workshops.  Bull butter.

We could do it all for almost nothing.  How?   Well, let’s all get used to thinking outside the box.  How could we.    Let’s think about what facility could provide all those workshops and ballrooms.   Another word for workshop is class right?  See where I’m going?  Another word for ballroom is auditorium!! …why not use our own darn facilities?  Let’s clear a big 5a school in Denver for a Thursday and Friday and use all their classrooms.  Oh, and the nationally known speakers that wouldn’t come unless it was the Broadmoor?  Maybe we aren’t interested in what those speakers have to say anyhow.

I needed to attend this session of CASB.  I will fight to move the convention to a much more reasonable venue.  We need the public to know about this. The rest will happen…  I don’t know what I will do next year if it is not moved. But about the most nauseating thing was the continual push of how to raise taxes for schools.  It was a consistent, persistent drum beat.  How to manipulate levers.   There was even a workshop about how to frame your plea for taxes and strategies for changing your community’s thinking.  I even asked the CEO of the place the president of CASB, “why is there not a single word said about using our current millions of tax dollars more efficiently?”  I’m a businessman.  If we can’t increase income—we cut costs!!

Believe me when I report to you citizens of Greeley and district 6…there is not an appreciation of how hard your life is or how tight your budget is.  And it’s true for most districts in the state. No recognition at all.   I was laughed at and metaphorically patted on the head as a “newbie” board member.   I know there are an awful lot of people here in Greeley who have their hopes pinned on me.  No worries;  I won’t be drinking the kool-aid.

We have made an important first step in denying 3A and the heaping of our hard –earned tax dollars into the general fund accounts of our schools.  As I said during my campaign, don’t worry, it will be back next year, whether it passed or not. As you know I have taken on the responsibility of a school board member.  And still I have very little access to financial information.  My meetings with teachers are even being resisted.  Don’t worry, I will get the information, either through an open records request, or litigation.   I am working with the current board and we can improve our schools significantly, but it will be through openness, caring, trust and business, parental and pastoral involvement.  I realize I may be just one member, but my cause is right and together with you, the people of this community, we will overcome.

Eventually, with the contacts I’ve made and the resolve I possess, you and I will show the rest of the state, both fiscally and academically how success can happen in their district,  without crippling the community.    Since the Tribune have proven themselves powerless to report objectively,  I will begin interviewing with Amy Oliver Cooke on a competing radio station, KFKA the Tuesday morning after each Monday school board meeting.  Of course I will be producing a quick commentary here first.

Thomas Jefferson said, "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers."  So much wisdom…

I hope that soon other community leaders begin boycotting both the Tribune and their sponsors until they begin reporting the facts as they are, not the subtle spin of the radical left.    I have made contact with the editors at www.greeleyreport.com and for now, thouogh they remain anonymous, they seem to report the truth, albeit with too much aggression.  That’s greeleyreport.com    So until my  next board meeting report, I’m Brett Reese

Stop Strangling Business

Isn't it interesting how two congressional leaders are touring Northern Colorado to talk with various businesses and make plans for the 2010 state legislative cycle?  They are planning to enact various laws, to change the way Colorado does business.  But they are also worried about business pulling out of Colorado and making their lives tougher as they take more taxes from us.  It's a very astute observation.

Recently the lib Trib observed the fact that Leprino is the last major business to come to Greeley.  They lamented that fact.  However, they failed to note that it is the restrictive atmosphere in Greeley that is also in danger of pushing out existing businesses that are already in the city.  You see, cities and states face competition from other municipalities.  If things are tough in Greeley, businesses will relocate.  If Colorado is too rigid, Nebraska will invite a business to cross the line with various incentives.  What then is the solution?

The solution is precisely what conservatives have advocated for years.  Less taxation, less restriction.  Furthermore, this should not be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Laws need to be repealed, so that the business atmosphere is attractive to existing business.  This will also attract fresh business.  It will also minimize other issues that we face.  You can lament the demise of 3A all day long (which is probably not a significant problem in the long run).  But the complete climate in Northern Colorado has to become pro-business; not just the school system.  When Northern Colorado starts to cut back on regulation at the state and local level, the job situation will turn around.  When taxation declines, it will help.  And when innovation and good management affects every area, including city government, the school system, and the state, we will see the current environment change for the better.  The jobs are out there.  Government should lift it's hand and eliminate the roadblocks it has created.  It has worked before; it will work now.

What's The Difference?

Greeley Report apologizes for the delay of today's post.  However, we have noted that the opening of ICE office in Colorado Springs has been duly reported by the Lib Trib.  They don't care whether people are legal or illegal; it's obvious in their bias.

Rush Limbaugh made an astute observation today, contrasting the couple who "crashed" Obama's dinner in Washington, D.C., with illegal immigration.  The entire secret service and executive branch of government is wrestling with how this could have happened.  But perhaps they weren't "crashers" after all.  They simply wanted a better meal, a better party, and a different circle of friends.  Doesn't that sound like what we are told about illegals?  They want a better life, a nicer place for their family to live, and a decent place to live.  So, they simply lie and ease their way past border security.  Then they live among us, and accept the benefits accorded citizens of this nation.  What's the difference?  Not much.  But when you share this with a liberal, they will rant about how Obama needs to be protected.  Well, doesn't your family need to be protected, too?  Shouldn't we all share the same security?  Shouldn't our borders be strong and our lives safe?  Absolutely!  Equality.  Now that's a fresh idea!

I'm Thankful

As I write this today more bad guys are off the streets here in Northern Colorado, thanks to the good work of local law enforcement.  I'm thankful for their tireless work on our behalf.  But I'm also thankful for a good number of other things.

• I'm thankful I live in America and have the freedoms we recognize here.  Our forefathers created some incredible checks and balances, and we need to recognize them and live holding our own government and the other nations who want to infringe on these rights in check.
• I'm thankful for the freedom to worship Almighty God.  This day was created specifically as a national celebration for that purpose.  And it was the Judeo-Christian God, not Allah.  Deal with it.
• I'm thankful that my friends are like-minded, solid people who want to see America be great.  I will be eating and having a great time with some of them today.  To those of you who are out there, you know who you are.  Don't quit standing for America.  Eat up, load up, stand up, and let's roll.
• I'm thankful that I will be free to carry my firearm today, and use it to target practice, shoot skeet, and keep my skills intact for any perpetrator that comes along to try to harm myself, my family or our freedoms.  If the government wants our weapons, our answer is simple.  No.
  
• I'm thankful that Obama is a one-term presidential impostor.  He and his cronies down to Gov. Ritter and other liberals are being exposed for what they are.
• I'm thankful that conservatives are starting to stand up and get involved again.  Groups like the health-care protestors, the 9.12 groups and others are making a difference.  People like Buck, Reese, Finn and others are getting elected, and we will be better for it.
  
• I'm thankful the so-called "fairness doctrine" isn't in place, and I can still write this column.  In other nations, this might be called "hate speech."  Obama's goons want that for America instead of pure freedom.  Long live the Constitution and the freedoms it recognizes.
• I'm thankful for Greeley Report.  At last conservatives have an outlet and a way to combat the lies of the Lib Trib and other garbage.  They have been biased liars for years.  Now they have to report fairly, or they will get their butts kicked.  (They still get kicked frequently because they just don't get it.)
• Finally, I'm thankful for Northern Colorado.  The independent, tough-minded skin masks the biggest hearts you have ever seen.  This is a great place to live and we have amazing friends, neighbors and allies.  Let's stand together to keep it that way.  God bless America.

Did You Catch It?

It's always interesting to watch the liberals try to kill conservatism by editorial.  Take for example the article in the Lib Trib yesterday.  They were talking about how Ken Buck must appeal to moderates in order to have a chance.  Their "expert" of choice they interviewed was Floyd Ciruli.

What they did not mention is that Floyd Ciruli is notoriously anti-conservative.  He was a pundit for Denver's 9News, and always swings center-left in his analysis.  So the Lib Trib once again selected an "expert" that shares their views.  They try to conceal their bias and write articles to try and influence the way you think by doing this.  It's not reporting, folks.  It's influencing the masses, and that means you.

The article they wrote could have been written about how Jane Norton must work very hard to gain the support of conservatives.  She faces an uphill battle against an independent-leaning Buck in that regard.  They could have found a conservative pundit to quote.  And then the article would have leaned toward the conservative sector.  And it would have been equally valid in it's viewpoint.  This is why the Lib Trib is a dangerous newspaper.  They mask their liberal views in a shroud of "unbiased" reporting, but they are extremely biased toward the moderate to liberal sector.  Watch them.  And watch Buck run.  He is gaining the support of a great many independents out there.  It's going to be a race for Norton to lose, and Buck to win.

Dirty Money In Northern Colorado

What do Senator Udall, Betsey Markey, Defenders of Wildlife and the McWhinney Group (Developers of Centerra) have in common?  They all share a common desire to take control of Northern Colorado with liberal money.  Now their true colors are showing.

McWhinney was supposed to put up a bond to guarantee the roads, sewer, etc., as Centerra was developed.  They didn't.  But they managed to fund nearly every liberal Democrat in the 2008 political cycle.  Now they have defaulted on a $116 million loan on Centerra.  They still owe $113 million!

Defenders of Wildlife attacked Marilyn Musgrave repeatedly and supported Betsey Markey and Mark Udall.  Of course they love Udall's Sierra Club lawyer wife, and they love animals more than people.  This is exemplified in the forum they are holding soon in Denver to moan and groan over the "vanishing habitat" for wolves, lynx and other animals they deem to be more valuable than you.

Of course Markey and Udall won't be giving any money back from these groups.  You won't hear Markey complain about the lack of ethics from her campaign supporter.  It's business as usual for them.  The Lib Trib won't follow the dirty money trails either.  You have to rely on Greeley Report for that.  There will be more dirty politics in days to come, and you can hear it here first.  Then you can choose where to shop and where you avoid.  Make your shopping dollars count toward conservative causes; not the liberals.

Thanks, Mayor Ed

Yesterday Tom Norton was sworn in as the new Greeley Mayor, replacing Ed Clark after a two year term.  Thanks Mayor Ed, for two years of solid governing.  You knew you couldn't do everything, but you did some things well.  First, you were not a two-faced politician.  You said what you meant, and meant what you said.  (That particularly irritated the Lib Trib, who obviously believes otherwise.)  You reined in crime in the area.  You protected schools.  Literally.  You worked with everyone diligently, and tried your best to govern in tough economic times without raising taxes or spending.  We commend you for your hard work on our behalf.

Tom-Tom Norton has big shoes to fill.  If he wants to import some of his wife Kay's ways, he will be a lousy mayor.  She wants illegals to have amnesty and in-state tuition, at taxpayer expense.  She supports tax increases to pay for her university, at taxpayer expense.  If this is the family mindset (and based on Norton's past voting record, it is), Greeley could be in for a rough ride.  Clark left the city solvent, stable, and with illegals and thugs backpedaling at the very least.  Let's see if Norton can maintain the momentum he inherited.  If not, he will be nothing more than another pantywaist Tom, banging the drum of liberality while pretending to be a conservative.  Be sure to attend city council meetings and watch his actions closely.  He has cozied up to UNC, District 6 and others, and may have to recuse himself from various actions the city needs to take based on conflicts of interest.  Let's see if he is a mayor of integrity or simply a power-hungry man.

Here We Go Again

Greeley Report noted an article in the Lib Trib that fits their pattern of reporting to perfection.  It features Bob Tointon and his work with a group of select people to help reform the Colorado state constitution.  Apparently they think it's broken.  If it is, what seems to be the problem?  They want to "address the knot of fiscal amendments that restrain the Legislature's ability to increase revenue..."  In other words they want to eliminate barriers that protect you and me from government thievery.  The Legislature always wants more, more, more.  They want to make sure the government gets more, and that it comes from your wallet.

This is the primary problem with these panels.  Tom-Tom Norton sat on the District 6 Blue Ribbon panel with other business leaders.  However, very few of these leaders live on fixed incomes, or have salaries at or below poverty level.  Of course they think everyone can afford to pay more taxes; especially you.  Government cozies up to them, invites them to sit on these panels, and together they develop fresh bills to "reform and streamline" the way they do business.  However, many times you and I are the victims of their efforts, and we all end up paying more, instead of demanding that the government operate more efficiently.

Colorado added hundreds of jobs to the state payroll this year, despite a hiring freeze.  They always want more.  Now this panel of stinking RINO's and DIABLO's are gathering to steal more money.  From you.  Read between the lines.  And call Tointon and tell him if he really wants to be effective, he needs to apply solid business practices to the government in staff and financial cutbacks.  The state Constitution is working effectively.  It's protecting we the people from the tyranny of greedy bureaucrats.

Bennett Meeting Well Attended

Congressman Michael Bennett sent a staff member to Greeley last night to conduct a local town hall meeting and "explain" some of his actions to the locals.  What the staffer encountered however was a group that wanted the staffer to listen to their point of view.  They had issues with Bennett's views regarding socialized health care, illegal immigration, cap and trade, and poor treatment of veterans.  The surprisingly well-attended forum was not covered by the Lib Trib, nor was the unwillingness of the Bennett group to listen and adapt to constituent concerns.

It seemed that those attending had heard about the forum through various grassroots groups such as Amy Oliver's talk show and the local 9.12 group.  Although they were not an organized, cohesive group, they did seem to express uniform concern over Bennet's lack of performance on various issues.  In the end the Staffer closed up shop and departed, presumably to tell her boss how offended she was by the outcry at the local level.

He Wants To Raise Your Taxes

Did you see it?  Yesterday.  In an article in the Lib Trib regarding Anadarco and drilling permits.  There was a comment by Weld County commissioner David Long that was simple and to the point.  He said, "if oil and gas revenues don't come in, then residential taxes are going to have to increase.  It's as simple as that."

We are about to experience another wave of Governor Ritter's problems.  When he changed the rules, adding 170+ pages to the oil and gas industry to placate his little enviro-friends, it hammered the drilling industry in Weld County.  But due to the permit processes and drilling cycles it has taken this long to catch up to the new drilling process.  Now, Weld County will experience that end of the wave, too.

But Commissioner Long seems to have the same problem as Gov. Ritter.  They both think government should be maintained at current levels by drawing money from our checkbooks.  Ritter robs Long, and Long robs us.  We get angry at Republicans and Democrats instead of saying no to the entire process.  Instead of this endless extortion, it's time to tell government officials on both sides of the aisle to cut back, stop spending, and eliminate taxes, services, whatever it takes.  It's as simple as that.  Times have changed, and government must change with them.

More Overspending Uncovered

Thanks to the efforts of a Greeley Report reader, more wasteful spending within District 6 continues to be uncovered.  This was passed on to District 6 school board member-elect Brett Reese. Greeley Report has agreed to publish this information on their behalf.  Here are the facts.

• School District 6 has not purchased one $2,000 desk.  They have purchased several in recent years.
  
• The main floor desk in the administration building cost $20,000 (with four zeros)!
  
• The receptionist desk in Human Resources cost $8,000.

Why didn't the Lib Trib's investigative reporters cover this?  Why are we being told that they cannot buy textbooks, and yet they have money for extravagant purchases like these?  These are the issues that deserve to see the light of day.  Be sure to call District 6 or the local school board and demand a thorough audit that will be published.

Write Those Checks Now

Attention all supporters of 3A.  The Lib Trib is still whining about your loss.  Your leaders are shocked and saddened. But there is something you can do!  YOU can make a difference.  You can demonstrate your heart.  Instead of pulling money out of your neighbors wallets, you can voluntarily send in your portion.  Simply figure out how much you would have paid under 3A, sit down, and write the check to District 6 schools.  I know they would appreciate it.

If you don't write a check, we understand.  You really didn't want to write a check either...unless you forced us to do it, too.  But we said no.  You still think District 6 needs more money.  The jury is still out on that issue.  Why don't you join the majority vote now, and push for more transparency, integrity and change in the district.  The majority has spoken.  Will you (and your hired shills at the Lib Trib) join the ranks of the majority, or will you simply continue to whine?

It Isn't Over

During the course of the next 10 days a group of ballots are still in play due to issues with their signatures.  These may be corrected by the sender in a mail-in election during a brief window of time.  It may force a recount in the Greeley Mayor's race.  It also proves that just one vote matters greatly in every election.  The mayoral race is not over.

Another issue that is still breathing is the foolish notion that District 6 must have more funding in order to be a great school district.  The Lib Trib editorialized on this yesterday.  Apparently the Lib Trib does not realize that soon every other school district in Colorado will be forced to somehow cut back in their spending; and Weld County has embraced that difficult fact early-on.

The Lib Trib also encouraged 3A supporters to keep up their work.  Greeley Report agrees with this.  To all of you who support the tax increase 3A would bring, let me say this.  You can voluntarily give the amount to District 6 that your taxes would have risen.  It's easy.  Sit down, write the check, pay the district.  But I'm not going to do it.  I voted no, and no means no.  Your attempt to get money from my wallet failed, but you are still free to do as you choose.

I think Reese, Kershaw and the others need to call Lang on the carpet for buying $2,000 desks, $60,000 lifts, a tow truck, and computers they implied they didn't have.  District 6 said they did not have $300,000 for textbooks.  But when it came to inflating a few salaries in the district, they managed to find...you got it.  $300,000.  Amazing!  Something smells rotten.  Let's get to the bottom of this.

So to all you supporters of 3A, to ahead and write out your checks.  I'm sure the district will be appreciative.  As for those of you who thought this little fight would go away now, stay tuned.  I guarantee they will stonewall effort to open up District 6 books, District 6 committees, and District 6 practices.  And then they will give you sob stories and beg you for more money.  Again.  It's not about the children; we all care about them (no matter what the liars at the Lib Trib imply)  It's about managing government well!  It isn't over.  The fight has only begun.

The Winners And The Losers

Greeley Report closely followed the results of the local and national elections last night.  As the new day dawns, it appears that conservatives are winning at a grassroots level in various places in the nation.  In the Greeley area there were some clear-cut winners and losers.

Losers

Tom Norton - Why is Norton in the losers column when he won the mayoral race?  Simple.  He outspent his opponent 3-1, and garnered the support of Greeley's wealthiest crowd.  He has prior history in public office.  Still, he was only able to eke out a very slim margin of victory (with a number of ballots still in play).  If this RINO doesn't work with the conservatives and cut taxes he will join a list of failed "Toms" in the region very quickly.

Ed Philipsen - Ed did not seize control of his opponent's lies.  He could have demonstrated his ability to lead, and all he did was talk.  The race could have been won by an Ed.  Instead, it's a Tom.

The Greeley Elite - The movers and shakers in Greeley partnered with the money people to dump thousands of dollars into 3A and Norton's mayoral race.  While Norton won, 3A lost.  And their opposition was not funded well at all.  Their ivory towers are shaking.

3A - Burn baby, burn!  The opposition to this measure was outfunded by a 60 to 1 margin (yes, it's true!).  But the ballot measure went down, losing to a 60+ percent no vote!  Lang and her cronies are being told to do a better job or else.  How is that for a job satisfaction rating?

The Lib Trib - They editorialized, they criticized, they endorsed, they advertised, they pushed.  In the end their snide little diatribes didn't work.  They lost on Brett Reese, 3A, and a few other candidate endorsements.  They took the advertising money of the wealthy and showed that their reader base is shrinking.  So is their credibility.  Hear that sucking sound, Lib Trib?  It's readers moving to KFKA, Pirate, and Greeley Report.

Doug Lidiak - Lidiak lost to the name recognition and cronies of Kron and Trimberger.  He also lost to a wave of support for fresh faces and voices in Reese and Kershaw.  Too bad.  Kron or Trimberger should have been bumped instead.

RINO's/DIABLO's - RINO's (Republican in Name Only) and DIABLO's (Democrat in all but Label Only) have received a wake-up call.  They cannot govern in any way without conservatives.  You sent that message to them in screaming fashion.  Can they hear you now?  Probably not.  They are usually mild-speaking idiots.

Winners

Brett Reese - Brett Reese worked his butt off, and ran an excellent, low-budget race for school board.  He won.  Not only did he win, he was within 2.5 percentage points of surpassing the top candidate in a field of five!  Don't expect Reese to provide quotes to the misquoting and liberal newspaper.  Pirate radio will win as well as Greeley Report, because you can expect Reese to speak with them.  They will publish his information in an unedited fashion.  Pirate is already the most listened-to station in Greeley.  It's star is rising, as is Reeses.

The 9.12 Group - This little group was mocked and criticized by the Lib Trib.  They had almost no funding, and were truly a grassroots movement.  However, by focusing on positions with issues and candidates, and by getting involved, they made a huge difference in this race.  Their "No on 3A" piece nearly changed the mayor's race, and played a huge role in 3A.  They have a place at the table if they don't grow warm, fuzzy, and stupid.

Amy Oliver/School Bullies - Do not mess with Amy!  She was bold, articulate, and opposed 3A.  She and Reese (two broadcasters) spoke to the grassroots in a way that connected.  She has a good listening audence in Colorado, and she makes sense.  Oliver's winning ways make her one of the key people to listen to in the region.

District 6 - How can school district 6 win, when 3A lost?  It's simple.  Now District 6 must focus on managing creatively.  They can open up their processes.  If they will listen to the shot across their bow fired last night, they will realize they need to put their books on line.  They need to change the way they do business.  They need to listen to Reese.  If they don't his friends will join him on the board in the next round of elections.  Expensive desks and overpriced lifts are out.  Budgeting and cutting is in.  This will position District 6 ahead of the curve that most of the districts in the state will feel 2 years from now.  The economic crash is still building.

Northern Colorado Conservatives - That roar you heard last night was from the collective screams of conservatives at the ballot box.  Can you hear them now?  They aren't merely angry with pseudo-president Obama.  They are angry with every weak RINO, liberal democrat, and lying newspaper.  They are going to continue to get involved in government.  They are awakening, hopefully long-term, to the fact that if they don't get involved with groups such as 9.12, or even run for office themselves, their liberties will be taken by the liberals who claim to protect them.  Socialism or freedom.  They have heard the cell doors clanging shut, and they are ready to fight their way out.

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

So he could vote!  Yes on Reese, No on 3A.  No on Norton and every other DIABLO (that is "Democrat In All But Label Only" according to Mark Steyn) on the ballot.  The liberals may believe in green energy, but the green is all found in your wallet, and it gives them energy.  Stop these socialistic views at the ballot box and let the Libs and the Trib feel the pain.  Vote today!

Bias Against Reese Uncovered

Greeley Report has continued to investigate the UNC attempt to censure Brett Reese for his participation in a gay and lesbian event on campus.  By talking with others at the event besides Reese, we have uncovered a few interesting details that the Lib Trib did not report.

Brett Reese was not the only person at the event that voiced concerns over the homosexual lifestyle.  However, he was the only one singled out for attempted censure.  Others at the forum with concerns were not attacked nor censured.

There were several questions from the floor that had no scientific merit whatsoever.  Many of the questions asked dealt with feelings, emotions, and asking panel members to explain their personal views.  The question Reese asked was actually scientifically connected, and was not provided with any type of serious response.

Greeley Report has obtained a copy of the fact sheet Reese and others distributed.  A full one third of the page is study footnotes.  One third contains facts about sexually transmitted diseases and homosexual activity.  The Lib Trib only chose to report on the remaining third of the fact sheet.

Brett Reese has been singled out for attack over this issue.  Why?  Because he is running for office and making statements that some of the Libs in the community do not like.  The UNC Senate president offered his support to the sexual sodomite community from the floor of the forum, but nobody condemned his biased approach.  He is in a position of authority and must maintain an even-handed and impartial approach to both heterosexuals and homosexuals.  He did not.  The Lib Trib did not write an editorial condemning him.  Instead, they chose to blast Reese with a news article.  This is media bias at its worst.  Today you are getting facts they will not report.  Now that you have all the evidence in hand you are free to consider the merits of the story for yourself.

Reese Responds To Critics

NOTE:  The following article contains the complete, unedited response of Brett Reese to the Greeley Tribune and UNC.  Sam Hill is NOT Brett Reese.  He is simply printing Reeses comments to the article below that Reese sent into Greeley Report as a comment.  Enjoy your trip, Brett.

The vast majority of this nation's citizenry are good people. People in Greeley and surrounding areas are especially solid and of a moral and decent character. However, unlike the militant, ultra-left liberals who are in control of most mass media in this country, these good people are silent. They believe in keeping their businesses operating and paying the tax that supports the rest. These are the people I claim as my own. I come from a farm/ranch operation in Wyoming. But I don't mind conflict, I'm not a "blueblood" like the Tointons, Nortons and the Monforts, and I happen to own Greeley's most listened to radio station. This makes me a real threat to them and their whipping boy, Randy Bangert and Steve Weaver. However, as you have read in today's paper, I have chosen not to comment to them due to their inability to report a story objectively. Alternately, because Sam Hill never rewords or edits my statements, I am choosing to respond to the three separate reporters who called me yesterday and use Sam's forum to do so.

I am currently on vacation in Hawaii, attending my brother in law's wedding. He is a marine just finishing an assignment in Iraq. My wife jokes that I am in exile. The tribune story does not contain my response. I explained to their reporter that if I make a statement to him, it will be misconstrued, then ostracized and "Ed Clarked" in little Mikey Peter's column. I explained to the reporter that I would be happy to respond to any questions his readers may have about either my position on 3A or my participation in the fact dissemination at the Gay indoctrination session on Pirate 104.7fm. I am choosing to include my opinion and my statement here, in a forum where all who want to find it, are able to find truth. I actually also made a statement to both UNC newspapers, as they have not misplaced my trust as of yet. By contrast, the Tribune has annhilated my statements so badly, I don't even recognize them!

UNC's GLBT community is very active in recruiting new members. I don't hate them. Neither do I believe there is room for discrimination of any sort. I attended only because I truly care about the future of these students. My thoughts were also confirmed that there would be no facts provided about STD's and the negative effects of engaging in this lifestyle. Besides AIDS, syphillis and anal warts, there is a multitude of other diseases that are mostly contained to this lifestyle. I would want my children to be made aware of this if they were considering becoming gay. These are facts. Not accusations. And they were given in a very, very caring way. As I walked away I couldn't help but hear the screams, "at least we don't have sex with our sister!". I wished I had recorded the conversation so people could actually understand how caring and gentleness can be responded to with shouts and inaccurate, community-wide libelous reporting.

A final note, before I asked the question about how homosexuality is different than group marriage/sex, the student senate president asked them how he could help further their agenda. I can only hope he meant helping them understand the dangers associated with embracing a disease that will, not may, destroy both their physical and spiritual being. Of course it would be easier to sit in front of the tv and do nothing. Too many of us are doing this already.

Hate Speech, or Free Speech?

The anti-Brett Reese machine is in full swing.  Sam Hill read an article about Reese purportedly passing out fliers at a pro-homosexual event they said was "hateful."  The UNC Senate wanted to condemn his campaign, but couldn't because of policy restrictions.

Sam is going to dig into this issue with his contacts.  He thinks that "citizen" Reese passed out these fliers, while "candidate" Reese did not.  However, the sexual sodomite community wants to link the two together and condemn Reese, and the Lib Trib and others are more than happy to help.

If a heterosexual candidate is condemned for their private social values, the same should hold true for homosexuals as well.  It seems they don't like a level playing field, even more than they despise Reese.  They want everything (including laws) to be weighted in their favor.  Stay tuned to the Trib and other liberal groups.  I'm sure more on this story will be coming out.  They hate Reese, and it sounds like they are adding to their hate speech and non-endorsements by the day.  What will they do when he wins?