The Rocky Mountain New observed opponents and proponents of Referendum C having a serious discussion of the issues yesterday (not!) [September 16, 2005, "Argument over Ref C gets lively"]. From the article, "Fans and foes of Referendum C turned the west side of the state Capitol into political theater Thursday, one group claiming the measure would fund "pork," the other proclaiming, 'We are not pigs.' Across the street, Ref C opponents wheeled a huge pink pig made from a propane tank and papier-mache into a park to illustrate their claim that the ballot measure would be a blank check for state government."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [September 16, 2005, "Pig portrayal raises stink at dueling C, D rallies"].
The Denver Post editorial staff sounds off on the dueling sound bites surfacing this week [September 16, 2005, "Sparks flying over C, D"]. They write, "The verbal war came as a delightful surprise to voters and political analysts who hadn't dared hope for such theatrics this early in the campaign. Whoever thought fiscal responsibility would spark such fireworks. Referendums C and D are fiscal recovery measures meant to compensate for a flaw in the structure of the 1992 Taxpayer's Bill of Rights that has forced ugly, hairy, snorting cuts in state programs, including highways, prison spending, education and health programs. We trust the wisdom of such an approach will come through in one ad or another."
According to the Rocky one of the funding issues cited by Jon Caldara is a falsehood [September 16, 2005, "Caldara pushes artwork myth"]. From the article, "Colorado never paid $5,000 for a piece of art featuring 12 dildos swinging from hooks. Jon Caldara, the president of the Independence Institute, knows that. 'That's correct,' he said Thursday...Caldara said the artist used the piece to help her land a taxpayer-financed fellowship, and a photograph of the sculpture was posted on a taxpayer-financed Web site. The sculpture was one of several work samples submitted to the Colorado Council on the Arts in 2003 by Tsehai Johnson, who was applying for a $5,000 fellowship."
Cortez Journal: "Seven environmental groups endorsed ballot measures Tuesday that would relax state spending limits, saying the caps threaten Colorado's ability to safeguard air and water quality and preserve open space."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
7:11:46 AM 
|
|
