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February 28, 2012 01:53 AM UTC
23 Comments
we were just starting to like Hickenlooper again.
and I haven’t found even ONE thing he’s done that I could support. Truly a horrible, horrible governor.
I’ve been simmering since he refused to support the initiative that would’ve plowed more money into Colorado schools. Now he is misinforming the public about the safety record of the oil and gas industry. I think it is time for a primary challenger.
I’ve been simmering ever since Hick refused to support the initiative to get more money into Colorado schools. With his latest bogus public service announcement about the absolute safety of the oil and gas industry, I’m thinking it is time for somebody to challenge him in a primary when he’s up for reelection.
Sorry about the duplicate posts. My computer is slow today, and it looked as though the first post didn’t make it.
having him be the pitchman for the Oil & Gas lobby.
Was it his Democratic staff or did he take the bull by the horns and decide to use some of his political capital shilling for his ex-industry?
It would be interesting to know how he got recruited to do those commercials. I’m guessing it was his values driven agenda.
Poor Gov. Hickenlooper has run afoul of the socialist green mafia.
I’m delighted! The good governor is a practical man, and must choose between the people who build the economy and the those who burn the ski lodges down. As a businessman, he made the right choice.
Between building the economy and burning down ski lodges.
I’m disappointed.
I’m assuming you’re going to vote for Hick in the next election.
No? No orders to do so? Bummer.
until the flames scorch your forked tongue.
May you drink fracking water until the flames scorch your forked tongue. LOVE IT!
Did you mean he has to choose between poor farmers and a foreign multinational that dumped a bazillion gallons of crude into the Gulf? Or maybe between a town concerned about its water supply and energy companies busted for rigging bids to steal from the US taxpayer?
See how stupid idiotic binary posts work?
How’s this–the Governor shouldn’t fib about the real impacts of this industry as documented by his own department? That would be a start.
PS-Poor Mittens. No love. Not even from all his NASCAR-team owning friends…
The left should have been hitting him with calls to show some leadership since day one.
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
He’s much better cover on a lot of issues than a Repub would be, because ostensibly he’s a Dem. So he’s potentially much more dangerous than a GOP gov would be, because of the possibility of unilateral disarmament.
Ultimately, friend or enemy–give no quarter. I don’t understand why the enviros weren’t hitting him from day one to show leadership. There’s no shortage of places where he could have done so.
When he chose the Halliburton toady to replace Tresi, the writing appeared on the wall.
I remember being nervous in January 2010 about where he was heading when it came to regulation and writing about his somewhat passive/aggressive messaging, specifically addressing O&G regulations.
A whole bunch of us have been anxious about this for quite some time. I know you have.
It’s really silly to blame Hickenlooper’s atrociousness on “the left,” especially since several of us lefties have been criticizing him here while you were elsewhere.
Once upon a time, a former oilman and an enviro lived in an uneasy truce with each other. One day, a rising right-wing tide threatened both. “Carry me on your back!” said the oilman. “I can help us both reach that social justice tree branch that is just out of reach!”
The enviro was wary, though. “How do I know you won’t sell me out to O&G interests?”
“Trust me,” said the oilman. “We’re all in this together.”
So the enviro lifted the former oilman onto his back. After only a short delay, the oilman jumped up onto the enviro’s head, and shouted, “I can see O&G helicopters coming! They’re bringing cash! Oh, save me, save me!”
Unfortunately for the enviro, Hick’s, err, the oilman’s boots pushed his head below the waves. With his last breath he cried, “Why are you doing this? When I drown, you will not be able to reach the branch or the helicopters!”
To which the oilman replied, “We both knew my nature when we got into this.”
Whereupon both the enviro and the oilman disappeared below the reactionary waves.
But yuck.
speak up on this. What do we know about the Governor’s temperament that might predict his reaction to the challenge?
this is due primarily to Hicks’ connection to his wealthy O&G friends and his ignorance about the people who live in the gas patch.
Hick needs to visit some of the victims of this “invasive industry” like his predecessor did.
Hick really needs to get the message loud and clear about how Coloradoans feel about clean and safe water. Heads up, Mr.Governor…want a second term? Re-examine your priorities.