Colorado Conservative

Some Sanity out of Boulder

Neill Woelk from the Boulder Daily Camera has an open letter to new athletic department liason, Dr. John DiBiaggio.

The first thing you'll notice is that it's full of good kids, good coaches and good people. While you might have heard differently over the last few weeks, you need to know that a lot of what you've heard flat out ain't true, and some of the other stuff is ... well, let's just say it's been slightly exaggerated.

I hope the Dr. DiBiaggio will not be swept up in all the anti-athletic sentiment flooding into Boulder these days.

That's What I Like About Bloggers

You know, everytime the grind of blogging gets a little much, there are always plenty of other bloggers who will pick you up. Well thanks a lot ya'll.

By the Way.

I'll be talking about the appointment of a special prosecutor in the CU Football Scandal on AM 1150 KNRC

I'll also be discussing what's to be done with annoying people...I mean really annoying people.....really, really, really annoying...well you get my drift.

Check it out Saturday 3 - 6 and Sunday 3 - 5

Finally, The Right Way to Protest

Finally someone in learning the right way to protest a law they don't like.

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed papers this afternoon with the state Supreme Court asking it to put an end to same sex marriages in San Francisco. The AG asked the Supreme Court to "move urgently on the matter" and asked them to restrain the City of San Francisco from issuing any more same sex marriage licenses until the issue is resolved. Lockyer, a Democrat, said he supports "equal legal rights for all people" but says it's his duty as the state's lawyer to defend the state's marriage protection law. California voters approved a proposition four years ago that defines marriage as a union between a man and woman. In the City of San Francisco's lawsuit against the state, it claims the equal protection clause of the state constitution supercedes the marriage protection act.

Hey A.G., What took ya so long?

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

I've been blogging for awhile now, close to a year, and I still don't understand the fickle fingers of the blogosphere. I've always thought that getting people to read your posts was an important part of blogging. Maybe not the main point, but an important one. I enjoy getting comments. I enjoy people reading the things I post. They may not always be the most important items. They might be humorous instead of political, but I always try to make my posts interesting.

Or so I thought.

In the last month, visits have been dropping. After one big day of 1000 hits due to posting about the CU Recruiting Scandal, my visits have dropped like a stone. Am I just becoming boring? Irrelevant? I don't know, but whatever it is, I'm becoming about as popular as a skunk in a perfume store.

I need to rethink this whole blogging thing.

I'm not ready to give it up, but......

I need to find my voice again. I need to become interesting again. I need to feel relevant. Any input is always appreciated.

UPDATE: Whewwww that's better. Just getting an early start on my Easter egg decoration

Right up Madfish Willie's Alley

Seventy-five professional "mixologists" are preparing to roll up their sleeves for the "Sixth Annual Legends of Bartending" competition next month in Las Vegas. The "flair" bartending phenomena, first made famous by Tom Cruise in the movie "Cocktail," has escalated into a sport of international appeal. This year, 13 countries will be represented by the contestants who hope to strip three-time reigning champion Christian Delpech of his title of "World's Greatest Bartender" and of winning more than $30 thousand in cash and prizes.

All of the Corner of the Bar Gang Members, don't need a silly "contest" to know who the best mixologist is. We simply look across the bar at the master and order up another.

CU Scandal Creating Hysteria

Obviously, when dealing with a scandal involving allegations and no charges or convictions, suspending the Head Coach, creating an independant panal to investigate the allegations, hiring one of the country's foremost experts on college athletics as the president's liason to the athletic department, isn't enough for the Governor and Attorney General....

Colorado Governor Bill Owens and Attorney General Ken Salazar are holding a joint press conference this afternoon at 2:30 to announce "significant steps" being taken regarding the situation at the Univesity of Colorado at Boulder. It is expected that a "special prosecutor" will be named to investigate the sex scandal at CU.

Unbelievable. I am really starting to believe that all the folks in Colorado who have harbored animosity to the University of Colorado are starting to pile on. It's unfortuate that Governor Owens, who spends his tuition check at Colorado State University and Attorney General Ken Salazar, a Colorado College, and University of Denver graduate, would add to the mess. It's sad because I have respected both men for the jobs they have done for Colorado.

I see that both are susceptable to the lure of politics, and I say, reluctantly, that I hope this backfires on both.

UPDATE: The special prosecuter will be...wait for it...Attorney General Ken Salazar. An interesting development. The elected officials in this state are putting themselves out on a very long limb.

Jewish Praise for "The Passion"

At least one Jewish leader is feeling optimistic after viewing Mel Gibson's film about the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ. Morris Casuto, the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego, says even though "The Passion of the Christ'' is marked by, quote, "mind-numbing brutality,'' the film is stunning. Casuto believes it could serve to renew a commitment in the Christian and Jewish communities to meet and respect each other's views. "The Passion of the Christ'' opened nationwide yesterday.

It's interesting how different reviews can be after actually seeing the movie.

What Liberal Professors?

What happens when professors get challenged about their bias? From the Denver Post

"I am representing students who are ostracized and ridiculed daily by their liberal professors," VanBuskirk, the last of two dozen people to testify, said.

"I also represent students who have been told, 'This is my classroom. I've got my Ph.D., therefore I decide what views are appropriate. I do not want your right-wing views in my class.' Clearly we have seen that the grievance process does not work. Why not send a chilling effect to these teachers so other students aren't told this?"

As he left the podium, Gould, who had just testified himself, got face-to-face with the student and said, "I got my Ph.D at Harvard. I'll see your (expletive) in court. Then we'll see a chilling effect," according to VanBuskirk. VanBuskirk was immediately called back before the committee to recount the exchange. Gould was not allowed to explain.

Nice. Gould later said he was sorry, but that's the whole point. He DID IT. He THREATENED A STUDENT!
All professors who get caught say they're sorry. They were misunderstood. Well how about this idea. STOP HARRASSING STUDENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE! I am still against the Academic Bill of Rights, but because of the talented Dr. Tim Gould, I have taken one step towards agreeing with it.

Will Metro State do anything about this. Probably, but only because he did it in public. Not because of the fact that Gould and other profs like are the reason this whole bill came up in the first place.

Doonesbury "Jumps the Shark"

The comic strip "Doonesbury" is offering $10 thousand to anyone who can prove President Bush served in the Alabama Air National Guard. Readers are sent to the comic's website and asked to fill out a Witness Registration Form. The site says Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau is underwriting the contest, "thanks to Bush's massive tax cuts for people who don't need them." But before you swear up and down, left and right that you have evidence of the president's service, remember there's always a catch. The winner will not actually receive the money. Instead, it will be donated in the winner's name to the United Service Organization. The White House had no comment on the contest.

Ummm. Nothing like a cartoonist with his eye on the pulse of current events. Well maybe not so current. Maybe next he can jump on the mystery of where Jimmy Hoffa is.

Enough about Vietnam already Senator

Someone says Kerry is weak on defense and John Kerry or Max Cleland claim umbrage because they served in Vietnam. Someone says Kerry voted against the B-2 bomber, John Kerry or Max Cleland call foul because they served in Vietnam. Someone says John Kerry is more liberal than Ted Kennedy and....well you know. Check this out....

Former Georgia Democratic Senator Max Cleland is lashing out at Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie. Cleland, in a teleconference arranged by the Kerry campaign, calls it "the height of irony" for Gillespie, who never served in the military, to label John Kerry as weak on defense. Cleland says for Gillespie to talk about John Kerry is "like a mackerel in the moonlight. It both shines and stinks at the same time."

Cleland, a Vietnam veteran and triple amputee, notes that neither Gillespie or President Bush served in combat. He says it's time to ask them tough questions about "why they are not taking care of our troops in Iraq, and why they are not taking better care of veterans back home."

Is this the only response we're gonna get from Kerry?

Hey Senator, you want paper or plastic?

Are you saying I'm unpatriotic, because I served in Vietnam.

Geez Senator, why so sensitive about your record?

Are you ashamed of everything you've done SINCE you served in Vietnam?