Blogger David Frey reports on Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's visit to the Western Slope in his pursuit of the governor's mansion.
"Mexican-Americans wearing the green and celebrating St. Patty’s Day?" the Con Man blogs of a visit to Denver. "What a glorious sight up and down the avenue—Blake Street in this case—and a strong sign that the Union is still standing. We are, after all, Americans first, last, and always—or so we liberals like to think.... But there’s some dark doings in the Republic these days. Texas textbooks want to eliminate the Enlightenment and Thomas Jefferson while they’re at it. Tyranny and anarchy are jumbled up as if they are the very same thing. Guns and ammo have never sold better, with the vague notion that the holders of same may have to use the weapons against the federal government. The Tea Party seems to hate everybody."
"I DO require all comers to solicit my vote by speaking to what's important to me and my family," writes new Post blogger shirley in comment #1. "Besides, there is no 'Indpendent' in Colorado; only 'Unaffiliated."
Posts filed under 'Denver'
Former newspaper editor and technology executive Alan Mutter blogs persuasively about both the death of the Rocky Mountain News and the site founded by its erswhile editorial employees, In Denver Times.
When considering the future of non-newspaper sources like Aspen Post, note well the observations of Rocky editor John Temple--and the spectacular failure of the subscription model married to traditional newspaper reporting.
October 9th, 2009
When Jay Cutler went down to defeat Sunday against the Buffalo Bills--I resist the temptation to call them "lowly" so let's say they had lost seven of the last eight coming in--the Denver Broncos lost the chance to clinch a division title in the lowly National Football League (NFL) American Football Conference (AFC). The loss means the Broncos (8-7) have to play the San Diego Chargers (7-8) in San Diego Sunday night with the winner going to the playoffs and the loser limping off the pitch.
Continue Reading December 22nd, 2008
When you don't enforce laws, of course, the system breaks down. When we don't enforce our federal immigration laws or state-wide laws, yes, the system remains broken. When we suffer Mayor Hickenlooper enforcing a "Sanctuary Policy" that allows illegals to remain in Denver with immunity from deportation after 16 arrests such as Francis Hernandez, yes, the system favors lawlessness and two-tiered justice. When Governor Ritter won't enforce state laws passed in 2006 (HB 1023) that addressed illegal alien migrants, yes, a broken system results. In the final equation, this state features something close to 300,000 to 500,000 (my estimate) illegal aliens that laugh at us and our lack of law enforcement that allows them to remain in Colorado. Those who employ them laugh all the way to the bank.
Continue Reading September 11th, 2008
The more America imports millions of illegal alien migrants from the third world as well as legal immigrants from ancient cultures, the more the third world manifests itself within the United States.
Continue Reading June 23rd, 2008
Brian Williams reported to the nation last month that Detroit, Michigan high schools suffer a 76 percent drop-out/flunk-out rate for high school seniors. All totaled, 1.2 million eighteen year olds hit the streets functionally illiterate annually. In Denver, Colorado suffered a 73 percent jump of children living in poverty.
Continue Reading June 16th, 2008
DENVER, COLORADO—Not in a million years would I have chosen to stay in a Denver hotel in Cherry Creek at the epicenter of American shopping. But given the chance to matriculate at the J.W. Marriott in the heart of shopper’s paradise for a few days, I was willing to embrace the beauty of the concept.
First of all, there’s my fiancée to consider. When I tell her we’re staying in Cherry Creek, the anticipation and excitement is palpable, and not just because we’ll be staying in a place where the person who checks you in takes you up to your room to make sure everything’s copasetic. When it comes to a trip to Denver, for her it’s all about location, and what could be better than a couple of overnights in a place where every conceivable store is right around the corner?
Continue Reading June 12th, 2008
I have a problem with tomatoes. It’s nothing personal. A tomato has never intentionally harmed me and I am well aware of the tomato’s nutritional value. However, in certain circumstances, I react poorly to the presence of a tomato. It is one of those bizarre personal issues that would require a session or two of psychoanalysis to get to the bottom of, but I will do my best to explain the problem by citing a recent tomato encounter.
Continue Reading May 3rd, 2008
Click here for the complete "Con Games with Michael Conniff" for Wednesday April 16, 2008.
The Con Man enters into spirited debate with the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies--about patriotism, of all things--and with exonerated ICE agent Cory Voorhis.
April 16th, 2008
Mark Kirkorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies and originator of the concept, attrition-through-enforcement, and Cory Voorhis, the ICE agent who was just found not guilty in the cause célèbre federal criminal case in U.S. District Court Denver, will be interviewed on the Con Games (KNFO, 106.1, 8:00am-10:00am) on Wednesday, April 16.
Continue Reading April 15th, 2008
ASPEN, COLORADO (Post Time News)--Chef Ryan Hardy and Montagna Restaurant here cleaned up when it came to the announcement of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Foundation awards.
Hardy was nominated for best chef in the Southwest, while sommelier Richard Betts in the category of wine and spirits professional. Montagna in The Little Nell here in Aspen also received a nomination for outstanding service.
Chef Mark Fischer from six89 on Main Street in Carbondale will vie with Hardy for best chef in the Southwest, with finalists in all categories to be annoucned March 24, 2008.
Continue Reading March 6th, 2008
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