Coyote Gulch

Monday, January 16, 2006

Elective abortion
Blogs for Bush is citing the psychological effects of abortion as a reason to oppose elective abortions. They write, "It is always a difficult thing. After all, men can't get pregnant, and there is always the pro-abortion woman to come on and ask you who the heck you think you are talking about abortion as if a man can know what it is really like. There is a truth in this - a man cannot know what an abortion is like; but it is only a partial truth, and a very twisted bit of partial truth, at that.

"Still, for the most part I've stayed away from really discussing the affects of abortion - I will freely discuss my moral opposition to abortion (no Catholic can be other than pro-life), and I hold quite clearly that Roe was a wrongly decided case. But as to what abortion actually is and what it does to the women involved, I have mostly remained silent. Well, as it turns out, I don't have to be silent - a great lady from The Justice Foundation , Anne Newman, set me straight on the matter.

"The Justice Foundation does a lot of things, but it was Operation Outcry which was brought to my attention when I visited Washington, D.C. Operation Outcry is a program which allows the living victims of abortion - the mothers bamboozled into having an abortion - to speak out about the mental, moral and physical damage abortion did to them. Several ladies who had abortions were present at the meeting and they told us their tale - you can read similar stories over at the Operation Outcry website. After hearing the stories, it was completely brought home to me the utter depravity of elective abortion - and sorrow for the victims, mother and child, who are made to suffer so that Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers can make money. We are killing unborn children, and there simply can't be a good reason for doing that."

Category: 2008 Presidential Election

9:09:45 AM

Ritter or Beauprez for Governor?
The Cherry Creek News: "Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill Ritter has picked up key legislative endorsements, adding them to an earlier endorsement by Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, who removed himself from consideration for the race...

"Representatives Alice Borodkin, Terrance Carroll, Cheri Jahn and John Soper and Senators Paula Sandoval and Jennifer Veiga gave Ritter the nod. All of them are on the record as pro-choice. Ritter, the former Denver DA, is pro-life...

"A coalition of former state lawmakers also is lending key support to Ritter. These include Polly Baca, Nolbert Chavez, Mike Feeley, Ray Kogovsek, Stan Matsunaka, Gil Romero, Paul Sandoval and Wellington Webb."

Colorado Lib: "The Post put Republican Bob Beauprez's official entry into the governor's race on the front page of the paper. And Democrat Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper gets more press than any non-candidate in the history of politics. But this afternoon's press release from the Bill Ritter for governor campaign showed that being first into the race has its advantages...

"The release highlights super-popular state House speaker Andrew Romanoff's endorsement of Bill Ritter. And then goes on to list just a couple other politicians who have decided to back Ritter. Like state representatives Alice Borodkin, Terrance Carroll, Cheri Jahn and John Soper. And state senators Paula Sandoval and Jennifer Veiga. Plus former lawmakers Polly Baca, Nolbert Chavez, Mike Feeley, Ray Kogovsek, Stan Matsunaka, Gil Romero, Paul Sandoval and Wellington Webb. And so on."

Tomorrow is a big day for Bob Beauprez. He is officially kicking off his campaign for governor. Here's a story from the Rocky Mountain News [January 16, 2006, "Beauprez set to launch bid"].

From the article, "Congressman Bob Beauprez will officially kick off his campaign for governor Tuesday morning at the state Capitol, then spend the rest of the week barnstorming around the state."

Category: Denver November 2006 Election

8:22:29 AM

Martin Luther King Day

Today is Martin Luther King day and Denver is doing it's usual marade, according to the Rocky Mountain News [January 16, 2006, "MLK Marade always a draw"]. From the article, "A torch that has traveled through every county will be carried to the I Have a Dream Memorial at 17th Avenue and Esplanade in City Park just before 10 a.m., according to Vern L. Howard, statewide events chairman for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Colorado Commission. A 45-minute program will be held at the memorial, including remarks by Mayor John Hickenlooper and leaders of the local and national Urban League. Howard will lead the step-off from the memorial, starting the Marade that will continue three miles east on Colfax Avenue to Civic Center at Broadway. At about noon, there will be a 90-minute program at Civic Center, which will include choir performances, speeches and the presentation of four service awards."

8:17:33 AM

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