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2008-03-22 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Very bad poll news for Obama and the Dems

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-03-22 17:41|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Denver is going to make Chicago '68 look like an Osmond concert.

I hope Denver makes the dhimocrats look like the dithering fools they are.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-22 17:54|| 2008-03-22 17:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama does better than Hillary in states Dems will lose anyway: Georgia, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska.

Here's an interesting analysis that, as a spambot, I can't post of why Hussein does well in some states and not so in others. Looks like he's started his debate.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-22 18:13|| 2008-03-22 18:13|| Front Page Top

#3 "Denver is going to make Chicago '68 look like an Osmond concert."

What's the downside, AC?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-22 18:14|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-22 18:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Down side? It will be hard to persuade rioters to attack the media shills. We can always hope though.
There is also the wear and tear on our armor when Bush has to roll them north from Fort Carson to restore order.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-03-22 18:18|| 2008-03-22 18:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, AC, I can see the media part....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-22 18:21|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-22 18:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Under the Posse Comitatus Act, federal troops cannot be used for law enforcement. Sorry, but it is a city and state problem, unless it turns into a general insurrection. The (Democratic) governor could call out the Colorado National Guard, though.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-03-22 18:34|| 2008-03-22 18:34|| Front Page Top

#7 The Colorado National Guard Special Forces units could cut their way through the liberal morons with only a bunch of wet spaghetti.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-22 18:39|| 2008-03-22 18:39|| Front Page Top

#8 If a riot is so serious that it might rate federal intervention, what is it but a general insurrection?
Flakes and conspira-loons say one thing, but the courts and Congress have a different view. Federal troops have been deployed in civil disturbances many times since the passage of Posse Comitatus, notably in Detroit in 1968 and again in Los Angeles in 1992. Actions taken under the Insurrection Act (which these would be) have always been exempt from Posse Comitatus. Posse Comitatus is often misrepresented by conspiracy theorists and other flakes but the case law and history are clear. The translation is often rendered as "power of the people" by conspiracy flakes, for example, but "power of the county" is more accurate.

That is, federal troops cannot be used at the behest of any local or state officials or the federal law enforcement establishment without Presidential authorization under the Insurrection Act.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-03-22 19:08|| 2008-03-22 19:08|| Front Page Top

#9 It is also worth remembering that Posse Comitatus is a statute and not an article of the Constitution.
Misunderstanding of this act is so prevalent that I have even heard various idiots claim that it prevents the military from confronting invaders on American soil.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-03-22 19:11|| 2008-03-22 19:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Gov. of Colorado is a Dem - anyone know which candidate he supports?

Posted by lotp 2008-03-22 19:37|| 2008-03-22 19:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Chew on this Rambler. Its amazing when the military is used by liberals or for liberal objectives no one seems to mention Posse Comitatus. The truth is that Posse Comitatus was passed by the Donks in 1878 so the federal troops would be removed from the voting stations in the south. Instead of 'protecting' civil liberties, it was used to eliminate the civil rights of blacks for nearly a hundred years.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-22 20:58|| 2008-03-22 20:58|| Front Page Top

#12 Denver is going to make Chicago '68 look like an Osmond concert.

I don't know, some of those Donnie & Marie fans can be pretty rowdy!

Posted by Squinty Slose7299 2008-03-22 22:14|| 2008-03-22 22:14|| Front Page Top

#13 #10. Col Gov. Bill Ritter said from the beginning he would not stump for a candidate. He is one of Democratic 10 governors who have not committed to either Clinton or Obama.

Posted by GK 2008-03-22 22:47|| 2008-03-22 22:47|| Front Page Top

#14 Wouldn't it be funny if the dems had to take out catastrophe insurance to get a city to host their conventions in the future?

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-03-22 23:02|| 2008-03-22 23:02|| Front Page Top

#15 The Dems are gonna have an accelerated depreciation field trip in Denver this summer.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-03-22 23:25|| 2008-03-22 23:25|| Front Page Top

#16 I have one word for the Donks: don't mess with Denver.

Camp George West is between Lakewood and Golden, and is the state's Emergency Command Post. I'm sure it will be manned 24/7 during the convention. It's also the largest Army National Guard arsenal in the state, with Bradleys, Strykers, and at least a company of M1A1 tanks. About half of Colorado's National Guard personnel have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Buckley Air National Guard Base, on the eastern edge of Aurora (a Denver suburb) hosts an ANG squadron of F-16s, plus at least a squadron of Army National Guard helicopters.

Fort Carson is home to the 10th Special Forces Group. Biggs Army Airfield has about 400 aircraft, including Apaches and Blackhawks.

There are more than 85,000 retired military living in Denver. There are another 35,000 in Colorado Springs.

Colorado has a statute that allows the governor to call upon ALL police in the state during an emergency. That's a BUNCH.

Buckley, DIA, Peterson, and the airport in Pueblo are all capable of handling the largest aircraft in the US inventory. Fort Riley, Kansas, one of the nation's largest Army posts, isn't that far away.

Most Coloradans have at least one firearm in their homes, and a third probably have something that will stop an elk or a bear. Elk and bear are harder to kill than humans.

At least half of Coloradans have an "attitude" about people coming here and messing up their state. It's a nice way to get your teeth violently removed. This is still a rodeo state and a cowboy state - don't let all that skiing and snowboarding confuse you.

My suggestion to the Donks is "Be nice, or stay home."

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-03-22 23:39|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com] 2008-03-22 23:39|| Front Page Top

#17 I think I'd better triple my popcorn order, OP. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-22 23:41|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-22 23:41|| Front Page Top

#18 OP, as one who considers himself a "part-time" cowboy or rodeo junkie AND a snow-skier, I resent your remark that we can't be both! Colorado is one of my fave destinations, in that you can get the feel of Texas (very independent), but also enjoy some of the "creature comforts" that liberals love (Starbucks, GREAT food, etc.).

Posted by BA 2008-03-22 23:53|| 2008-03-22 23:53|| Front Page Top

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