Voter Fraud

Seems in Colorado we don’t have a huge problem given our population of  4,000,000. Our County Clerk and recorder system works fairly well. Still, glad to see our Secretary of State looking at the issue. If the Progressives could look beyond their “grievance hood”, they might see the benefit of citizens believing the elections are honest. Important, as Colorado has been identified as a "swing" state.

STATE OF COLORADO Scott Gessler
Department of State Secretary of State
1700 Broadway
Suite 200 Suzanne Staiert
Denver, CO 80290 Deputy Secretary of State
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: (303) 860-6903
August 30, 2012 Rich Coolidge
richard.coolidge@sos.state.co.us
Andrew Cole
andrew.cole@sos.state.co.us
1 in 8 voters who received letters trending as non-citizens
Registered voters who presented non-citizen documents respond to letters

Denver, Colo. – Today Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler released the results from letters
mailed to possible non-citizens on the voter rolls showing that one in eight voters who showed a
non-citizen document to the DMV remain ineligible. The letters asked them to either voluntarily
withdraw their voter registration or affirm that they are naturalized citizens. The results are as
follows:

• 3,903 letters sent
• 1,011 voters moved with no forwarding address
• 482 voters affirmed their citizenship
• 16 voters voluntarily withdrew their registrations

“Each of these residents helps improve the integrity of our voter rolls and increases voter
confidence across the state,” Gessler said. “While some prefer to fan partisan flames and score
political points, these residents share an interest in ensuring only eligible voters are casting
ballots.”

Of the 3,903, the office verified 1,416 voters who had an alien identification number on file with
the DMV using the Systematic Alien Verification and Entitlements (SAVE) system. The system
identified 177 voters who require additional verification from the federal government to confirm
their citizenship status. 42 of these voters have voted in Colorado elections. This analysis shows
one in eight of these identified voters remain non-citizens and ineligible to vote.

“We identified a vulnerability, and this effort helps protect our elections,” Gessler said. “When
some races hinge on just a handful of votes, every vote counts. My goal is to make it easy to
vote, but tough to cheat.”

"Good Citizen" Awards

Yesterday, parking lot of the Kum & Go, Gypsum, CO a CSP Trooper was writing a “Good Citizen” citation for  a pickup driver (who probably wasn’t a citizen; just saying). The store is on old US 6 and in a school zone.

The Trooper pulls out of the parking lot onto the street and stops at the stop sign. A SUZ comes blasting down the road.  After getting my coffee and two slices of Pizza (Wednesday is $1 a slice day), passed the Trooper and the SUV ½ mile down the road on my way to the Interstate.  Another “Good Citizen” award being delivered. Poor trooper, probably hadn’t finished the paperwork on the first.

Probably a pointless blog. Just sharing my joy at seeing two of my least favorite types getting caught.  (Yes, I’m showing my low character)

Dumb asses speeding in a school zone. I am a scofflaw but I most definitely don’t speed in school zones. Though low, I do have my standards.

Comment of the Year

Eric Holder's people (of which the Executive Director of the Tulsa Crime Commission is a member) disapprove of private gun ownership because they consider violent crime to be a legitimate career path, and armed victims to be an OSHA violation.

http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=19334552

From "Really? Who thought that was a good idea".

http://havetoscreamnow.blogspot.com/

Western Wisdom

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Train Wreck Coming

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
― C.S. Lewis

Daily I’m getting more pissed about these moralistic Republican men with their abortion/personhood/birth control mania trying to impose their views by legislation. Not by the force of their persuasion, but by force of law.

Yes, I get it. They equate abortion with murder. They think birth control, other than abstinence, is a sin. At the very least, they don’t want to pay taxes to facilitate what they oppose. They spend enormous time, money, and political capitol on the defense of marriage.

I have no problem with anyone pushing their point of view. Picket abortion clinics? Fine. Billboards along the Interstate with graphic messages? 1st Amendment. On the airways? 1st Amendment. Focus on the Family? Knock yourselves out. Occupy movement? 1st Amendment.

Where they cross the line is when they try to give their views the force of law. I see no difference between them and the gun grabbers when it comes to these tactics.

Homosexuals? Why should I worry about how 5-10% of the population get their rocks off? None of my business. How they live their lives is not my business.

I’m opposed to abortion in general. That said, I don’t think any man should tell any woman what she will, or will not, do with her body. Roe vs. Wade was exactly right. It is a privacy issue.

What these fanatics are doing is insuring Obama gets a second term. Women are angry. While they might not vote for Obama, they won’t get out and work for Romney. As someone who is more than casually involved in politics, at the local level, I can state women make up the bulk of volunteers.

Romney is, rightfully, trying to make the economy the focal point of the election. The Progressives will make the “Woman” issue the focal point. It will be a winning strategy.

Think Before You Shoot

Another from my pal, Hal Swift.

Wups!
by Hal Swift

A young gunslinger comes inta the bar,
an' spies an ol' shooter he's seen.
He sets down by 'im, an' orders some gin,
an' sez, "Folks tell me yer mean."

The ol' boy sez, "That's what some folks claim,
but I give it all up last year."
The young feller sez, "I'll give ya this gin
if you gimme some tips right here."

The ol' boy sez, "Give y'tips fer what?"
An' the kid sez, "How t'shoot straight."
The ol' man sez, "Lemme see your piece."
An' the kid sez, "Don't tempt fate.

"I don't hand off my gun t'jist anybody else,
irregardless of 'is reputation.
Jist tell me some things that'll help me shoot straight,
an' do it in conversation."

The old timer sez, "Well first off yer gun
is way too high t'draw fast.
If y'lower yer holster 'bout a foot-an' a half,
you never gonna be outclassed."

The kid did jist that, his draw was a blur,
quicker'n y'blink yer eye.
Fired off a round at the man at the pie-anna,
an' shot off 'is little bow tie.

The old man sez, "Here's another cute trick
that'll help out the talent y'got.
Cut a notch in yer holster where the hammer rests,
fer a clean smooth draw an' quick shot."

That's what the kid did, and shot a cuff link off
the pie-anna man's left shirt sleeve.
He sez, "Gimme 'nother good tip, ol' man,
then I gotta git up an' leave."

The old man sez, "Take this salt an' pepper,
an' some a' that butter over there,
an' rub it all over the length a' yer gun.
An' make sure y'do it with care.

The kid sez, "Wait jist a cotton-pickin' minute!
Up t'now ever'thin's worked fine!
Is this gonna help me t'be a sure-shot,
or you steppin' over the line?"

The old man sez, "Well, the number one reason
t'dress yer gun like a chicken wing,
is Doc Holliday gits through playin' this song,
he's gonna make you eat that thing!"

Yet Again, A Car Lot Story

So, another car lot story.

Worked at a lot owned by a man with three brothers and five sisters. This family was the gene pool mother lode. All the men, including his father, were handsome by anyone’s standard. The plainest sister was drop dead gorgeous.  Plus, they were all happy people who loved to laugh and could party all night.  Fun place to work.

One of the salesmen, Gary,  had married into the family. Someone in the extended family was getting married and all the females were doing a bacherlorlette party/bar crawl/raise hell affair.

We were standing outside when two limos with huge sunroofs slowly cruised by. Several females were standing up and leaning out the sunroofs.  As they rolled by, they were yelling, “Show us your cocks”.

“Hey”, said Gary, “That’s my wife in that car”! He spun around to look at us, shocked, then was really upset by the sight of three of us unzipping our pants.

Inquiring minds wonder what transpired when he got home that night. Never heard.