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June 04, 2009 11:06 PM UTC
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That would make for interesting R primaries and convention.
Now, thanks to Coffman, I know she is.
Way to go, Mikey.
It was getting boring down here in CD-6 without good old Tom Tancredo throwing off goofy outbursts every now and then. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Coffman.
This smacks of McCarthyism.
The man’s ego knows no bounds.
Please… CD6 is the district that kept electing Tancredo.
I haven’t been Ritter’s biggest fan lately but this is pure, unadulterated wacko. When, oh when, will I ever have a CD6 Rep who isn’t a complete embarrassment? Re-districting probably won’t be enough.
here to CD4. We still need all the help we can get but hey, at least we finally got a good Democrat who finally represents more than 20% of the district’s voters.
I’m aware of the politics in CD6.
God damn, I love this.
When HB 1317 passed the House not only did Rep. Corey Gardner vote for it, he added his name as a sponsor. So the press needs to ask Congressman Coffman is he going to actively campaign for the reelection of Betsy Markey (D) in the 4th CD since Mr. Gardner is obviously, by Rep. Coffman’s own definition, a terroist sympathizer who he wouldn’t want inside the Republican House caucus in Wahsington, D.C.
Rep. Markey has joined Rep. Salazar as a leader of congressional efforts to block the Pinon Canyon expansion, picking up the work started by Rep. Musgrave in 2007. So Musgrave, Markey and Gardner all appear to be terrorism squishes, by Rep. Coffman’s criteria.
Seems that Texas and Oklahoma have nothing on CO when it comes to electing out-and-out nut cases!
If ever there was an illustration of the perils of competing for dead last in education funding….
Is it just me, or does it sound like Coffman wants the Governor’s seat?
Or maybe it’s just his job as highest-ranking Republican in Colorado to attack….
Doug Lamborn, CD-5, has that distinction.
n/t
We know how to handle these people based on actual expereince. During World War II, we housed and guarded 425,000 POW’s here in the continental United States. The fear mongering is baseless. The idea that moving the detainees to the United States will somehow make us more of a target is also baseless. Whether the detainees are housed in or out of the United States, we are and will remain the prime target for terrorist groups from the Middle East. If keeping the detainees outside the U.S. eliminates the threat from terorists then why hasn’t it already done so.
Finally, Congressman Coffman has not cited any specific facts about how blocking the sale of state land for the expansion of Ft. Carson will in any way impact military training to fight terrorists. By implication, he is asserting we can’t properly train our soldiers now which is a very doubtful assertion.
We do know how to handle these people.
Someone please remind Coffman that Zararias Moussaoui, Richard Reid, Ramzi Yousef, Jose Padilla and Mahmud Abouhalima are ALL in ADX Florence NOW.
I laugh every time I read your signature.
If you can’t have a little snarky fun at the expense of others then life just aint worth livin !
… Coffman’s acting like a ‘fraidy cat.
Good grief, Mikey. Man up!
During which he said through his lawyer that there was a “jihad” against him. Considering his service to our country in the armed forces–where he saw real terrorists and real terrorist sympathizers–you’d think he’d be a little less cavalier in throwing around this kind of rhetoric.
Let’s begin the countdown for Coffman to start to backpedal from this one. 5… 4… 3…
It’s like the Republicans want to keep losing. They have a real shot at the Governor’s seat and they continue to make dumbass, nuttery fringe comments that just continue to push folks in the opposite direction of all things Republican.
I used to respect Coffman, even if I didn’t agree with him on most things. Now, I’m really disappointed in him. His statement is totally absurd.
Maybe that House seat affects people. Although Tancredo was a bigoted nutcase before he ever ran.
When Coffman even showed up at that Colorado Democratic reception in DC ? Talk about a total 180.
Coffmann has always seemed pretty level headed…a huge improvement over his predecessor.
I guess he’s just trying to steal the title of “Biggest Horse’s Ass in the Colorado Congressional Delegation” from Doug Lamborn. This is a good start….
He has never been a level-headed moderate. I’ve never understood those who claimed he was.
he was a “moderate”, just that he has always appeared to be “level headed”. He’s never appeared to be a right wing whack job in the mold of his fellow congress-critters Musgrave/Tancredo/Lamborn.
anyone would look like an improvement. I too thought that at least he wasn’t a total wack job. Is it something in the CD6 water?
One would have thought that Congressman Mike Coffman would have learned that the people of the State of Colorado are tired of the rhetoric of lies, hate and division, but apparently, Mr. Coffman prefers to follow in Tom Tancredo’s footsteps by lashing out with a verbal assault declaring Democrats as “anti-Army.”
For those of you who have not yet heard of me, my name is David Canter and I am a candidate for Congress in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. While others have been quick to dismiss the 6th Congressional District as a battle that cannot be won, I refuse to surrender. We fight not only those battles that we know we can win, but we fight those battles that MUST be won. That is why I filed my Statement of Candidacy on November 5, 2008, so that I could get in the race early, raise the necessary funds to be competitive, and run the professional campaign required to win this seat. We took the 4th away from Ms. Musgrave, and we can take the 6th from Mr. Coffman.
Congressman Salazar and Congresswoman Markey understand what it means to be a representative; to listen to their constituents; to speak out on behalf of the people of the 3rd and 4th Congressional districts; and to protect the rights and liberties of the ranchers and farmers who live there, regardless of their political affiliation.
Unlike Mr. Coffman, as a U.S. Congressman, I will follow in the footsteps of those members of the House of Representatives who understand what it means to serve the people of his or her district, and who does so with humility, integrity and compassion. But to get there, I need your help. Please visit CanterforCongress.com, learn a little about my campaign, and make a donation to the cause. If each and every one of you donates just a little bit today, you will help me build the war chest we need to defeat Mr. Coffman and bring real representation to all of the people of the 6th Congressional District for the first time ever.
http://www.CanterforCongress.com
Very truly yours,
David Canter
Its great to see that someone is willing to challenge Coffman. Would be great to have someone that can represent his district instead of making truly bizarre statements that do not serve his constituents.
Since Markey is picking up where Musgrave left off, did Musgrave also understand what it meant to be a representative?
And what business is it of the 6th District rep to protect the rights and liberties of the ranchers and farmers who live in another district? Coffman’s rhetoric is over-heated, but he’s hardly betraying his own district by opposing Ritter on this.
But I still don’t like people who register and then instantly post something attacking someone.
for him to post his first comment in, you’d be hard pressed to find it.
But I jumped one of the other side yesterday for doing the same thing. Just thought I’d be consistent.
I hope you kick ass in the election 🙂
FEC records indicate both Democratic challengers in CD6 combined have raised just under $25,000.
My back of the envelope calculation says that the cash required to be competitive is going to be a bit more than what Rep. Markey raised in 2008, or about 100 times more than either candidate has raised so far.
I’m not complaining- I haven’t earned that right by working for either candidate- I’m just doing the math.
And the math goes like this- CD6 isn’t really in play. Arap & Park counties- perhaps. Douglas and the rest – not.
But forget that for a minute: a media strategy that could overcome 90%+ name recognition challenge is going to cost big $. The D campaigns in CD6 must raise more early (ie., now) so CD6 voters will take them seriously.
Also the media strategy would have to be doing things now to de-energize the R back lash in CD6. Perhaps the general GOP nuttery and tomfoolery will manifest in CD6 – but I doubt it. Instead, I expect CD6 Republicans in 2010 that are less bumfuzzled than in 2008 and that are aware that the mortal lock they have had on local races should be taken seriously, if for no other reason than a few percentage points down here means a lot of votes.
BTW- this goes for the statewide races too: Gov, Senate, AG, etc. I don’t know about most of those races- but it was encouraging to see Bennett post some real fundraising numbers for 1Q.