http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=Colorado Fri, 24 May 2013 06:27:30 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=Colorado Fri, 24 May 2013 01:01:23 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=703_1369371328 Bricksnsticks Moral Relativism and an unwillingness to acknowledge the most basic standards of absolute right and wrong have led our nation down a destructive path that can only end in war, economic collapse, or both. Only revival can save our nation now. I know that I'm supposed to say that God is in control and that we should simply pray for our president and put our faith and trust in the sovereignty of God, but I'm not going to. or those who seek to live according to the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit, these astonishing election results should cause us to fall to our knees and grieve for our nation. Colorado has legalized recreational use of marijuana, while Massachusetts, Maryland, and Oregon have approved it for medical usage. Maine, Maryland, and Washington have legalized homosexual marriage . And Massachusetts has also joined Oregon and Washington in allowing euthanasia. It has become clear that in every instance where Biblical values were up for a vote, the American people have chosen to reject them. This election goes so much deeper than just who was elected president for the next four years. This election was a barometer of the soul of America, and America is in critical condition. he balance of decency in America has changed. Every society has normal, decent people and the other kind. The America we grew up in was fundamentally decent. Decency was the expected standard. Now the balance has changed. The evidence for our sleazified culture can be seen all around. It is in our pop music, which has lost melody and now just has rhythm. We have a President who won on revenge against middle class values. That's what he meant by telling his people to vote for revenge. And they did - showing us exactly who they are. We are now a society divided between the makers and the takers, and the takers are on a campaign of theft and revenge. We have a President who takes dangerous pride in his hatred for "middleclassness" as Jeremiah Wright taught him to believe. We have a President who culminated his campaign with a ghetto singer rapping about hoes and bitches, about drug-ridden and broken families, as if all those cruelties were good. This is not normal, decent America. It is not. We need to face that. " We're actually redistributing from the future to the present. We are borrowing money that is yet to be earned by generations yet to be born, in order to bribe people with the Obama phones and all the rest..."Much of today's language usage demonstrates a desire to be nonjudgmental. People used to shack up; now they cohabit or are living partners. Few young women of yesteryear would have felt comfortable to publicly declare they slept around. Unmarried women used to give birth to a bastard; later, this was upgraded to an illegitimate birth or a non-marital birth. In many instances, unwed mothers proudly hold baby showers celebrating their illegitimate offspring, and the man, if known, who sired the baby is referred to as "my baby's daddy" or sometimes as "my baby daddy." Homosexual marriages, which are not a basic human survival trait, were unheard of; today, in some jurisdictions, homosexual marriages have legal sanction. To be judgmental about modern codes of conduct is to risk being labeled a prude, racist, sexist or a homophobe. People ignore the fact that to accept another's right to engage in certain peaceable, voluntary behavior doesn't require moral acceptance or sanction. Think back to former President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the nation's response that "it was just about sex." Therefore, it was no big thing for the president and his men to become involved in witness tampering, perjury, obstruction of justice and a White House-organized attack on Kenneth Starr, an officer of the court. Most Americans thought removal from office was too harsh for Clinton's lawlessness. That kind of lawlessness helped establish a precedent for lawless acts by President Barack Obama. His most recent was an executive order that suspended legal liability for young people who are brought to our country illegally by their parents. He also repealed the legal requirement that welfare recipients must work, by simply redefining "work" to include other things, such as going to classes on weight control. Then there are waivers from Obamacare for favored allies - waivers that offend the principle of equality before the law. Whether the president's actions were good or bad ideas or not is irrelevant. What's relevant is whether we want to establish a precedent whereby a president, who has no constitutional authority to repeal parts of congressional legislation, can grant special favors and rule by presidential decree like Third World tyrants. I don't hold President Obama completely responsible for his unconstitutional actions. It's the American people who are to blame, for it is we who have lost our morality and our love, knowledge and respect for our Constitution, laying the foundation for Washington tyranny.The paternal state not only feeds its children, but nurtures, educates, comforts, and disciplines them, providing all they need for their security. This appears to be a mildly insulting way to treat adults, but it is really a great crime because it transforms the state from being a gift of God, given to protect us against violence, into an idol. It supplies us with all blessings, and we look to it for all our needs. Once we sink to that level, as Lewis says, there is no point in telling state officials to mind their own business. "Our whole lives are their business." The paternalism of the state is that of the bad parent who wants his children dependent on him forever . That is an evil impulse. The good parent prepares his children for independence, trains them to make responsible decisions, knows that he harms them by not helping them to break loose. The paternal state thrives on dependency. When the dependents free themselves, it loses power. It is, therefore, parasitic on the very persons whom it turns into parasites. Thus, the state and its dependents march symbiotically to destruction.Throughout history, God has always chosen to work through weak, frail, inadequate human beings who are willing to give Him whatever they have, and allow Him to use that for His glory and purposes. But for too long now, the Church in America has sat back and made excuses for our laziness and apathy by saying, "God's in control." And while I fully believe that God IS in control, I realize that He has chosen to limit Himself to a great extent by what He can do through His people. We can no longer afford to bury our heads in the sand, hoping for things to get better. It's time for God's people to rise up. We need revival. And revival never comes to an apathetic people. In fact, revival most often comes to a people suffering from persecution. It is during persecution that God's people take their eyes off of their own frivolous desires and petty differences, and return to simple faith in God based upon hearing and obeying His Word. And let me assure you, persecution is coming. The virtual prison of political correctness, tolerance, and celebrating diversity, will soon move into a radical agenda that attempts to silence the voices of those who speak out against sin and the evil that dwells in the hearts of men. Those who refuse to be silenced will be branded as religious extremists and relegated to the fringes of society. Two of our most sacred rights as Americans - Freedom of Religion, and Freedom of Speech - will be chipped away at until we will no longer recognize the country that we were born in. But in that persecution is the hope that awaits America. As the persecution grows, the Church will be forced to return to God's principles of love, obedience, justice, holiness, compassion, truth, and faithfulness. The Church in America will once again become the salt and light that Jesus told us we are supposed to be. And when all is said and done, I believe that revival will come to America. And that revival can spread to the world. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=703_1369371328 Bricksnsticks It's Official: America Is Morally Bankrupt morals, bankrupt, morally, values Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:12 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=64a_1369042031 LethalMutation Raw footage of black bear being rescued by fire department and interview with little girl who witnessed the event. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- A 200 pound black bear had to be tranquilized and removed from a two-story tree in a Colorado Springs neighborhood Sunday evening. The entire event was caught on video. It happened around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Chelton and Airport. The Colorado Springs Fire Department, with the help of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, removed the bear. It had to be lowered to the ground with ropes and the fire department's ladders. Residents in the area were shocked a bear wandered so far into the city. LINK http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=64a_1369042031 LethalMutation Raw footage of black bear rescue from tree - <span class="highlight">Colorado</span> 5-19-13 black, bear, fire department, rescue, Colorado, firetruck, ladder Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=177_1369069934 JihadKiller1s1k http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17... This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=177_1369069934 JihadKiller1s1k <span class="highlight">Colorado</span> Sheriffs Suing Over New State Gun Control Measures Colorado, Sheriffs, Suing, Over, New, State, Gun, Control, Measures Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:29 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0ce_1369163204 Fine_Just_Fine The NRA is targeting Colorado State Senate President John Morse for passing gun legislation in his state. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0ce_1369163204 Fine_Just_Fine NRA pushing to recall lawmaker NRA, N.R.A., CNN, counterfeit news network, gun grabbers, colorado Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:51 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3ec_1369109939 naly-dj Just playing with Windows live movie maker... Got some lucky syncs :) 2 parks and fun More videos to come... Rider: Evan J Tracks: Hooray for Earth, True Loves/ Welcome to the Now Age, Prince Rama http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3ec_1369109939 naly-dj Top to Bottom Run at Beaver Creek CO snowboarding,sports,hobbies,edit,snow,colorado,beaver creek, park, tricks, butters, fun, life, keep it local Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:03 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e99_1369261411 Aussie The Montague County Sheriff's Office has today released the dash cam video of a shooting of one of their police officers during a routine stop. The newly-released video was taken by 27-year old Deputy James Boyd's dash mounted camera on March 21, showing Deputy Boyd pulling over a black Cadillac with Colorado license plates on Highway 287 in Bowie at Highway 59. As the deputy bends down to speak with the driver through the passenger side window he is suddenly shot by convicted felon Evan Ebel. Three shots were fired. Two bullets strike his bullet proof vest. The third grazes his forehead. The video shows Boyd on the ground as several cars pass by until one vehicle pulls over which was driven by an off duty Johnson County Sheriff's Detective. That detective assists Boyd and radios for help. Boyd is now undergoing out-patient rehab at a Dallas area rehabilitation center. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e99_1369261411 Aussie Cop shot in the face after motorist pulled over cop, police, shot, traffic, stop, pulled, over, montague, county, dash, cam, dashcam, Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fc2_1369155310 kle57 Meet Taylor Powers. The college student, 21, had to be rescued yesterday afternoon off a Colorado mountain after she ingested mushrooms, stripped off her clothes, and scuffled with two classmates with whom she had been hiking. After receiving a 911 call that a female hiker was "high on mushrooms and in distress," Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputies and other assorted rescue personnel (35 in total) responded to Chautauqua Park. Powers, seen above, was located by a park ranger who discovered that the University of Colorado undergrad had "removed all of her clothing and was being restrained" by two male companions. Rescuers had to handcuff the unruly Powers, who struggled as she was placed in a rescue basket. Cited for unlawful consumption of a controlled substance, Powers was transported to a Boulder hospital, where she was treated and released last night. "Further charges are pending against others involved," deputies reported. Powers, a communications major, has not commented on her weekend adventure on her Facebook page (which includes hiking and skiing photos). http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fc2_1369155310 kle57 Collegian, 21,(Naked) High on shrooms rescued off mountain Coed, Naked, Mushrooms Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:48 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=376_1369054484 LostRothschild All this could have been prevented if they just passed a bill making it illegal to kill your mother and steal her firearms and take those firearms to a school and use them to shoot people, and have it retroactively come into effect last year. Oh wait, all those things are already illegal... Good to see that the senator's main concern is making sure he gets the funding. They're using the same anti-gun play book that was used here (Canada) in the late 80's early 90's. Many gun laws are put in effect only to be taken to the Supreme Court, where the laws get shot down buy way of Fifth Amendment Rights. I'm sure this will be no different. Giving a U.S. citizen a prison term for having a firearm is a violation of F A Rights. I will be watching to see how this plays out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecticut gun law: Breakdown of when new rules go into effect HARTFORD - New gun controls in Connecticut may have set off discussions by some manufacturers over whether or not to leave the state and a myriad of questions from dealers, but for citizens interested in buying guns going forward, the best way to approach the new rules is to look at when they go into effect. The revisions, adopted almost three months after lawmakers looked for consensus in working groups and their leaders took weeks to negotiate the terms, are touted as among the strongest in the nation. Connecticut also has begun to address improvements in mental health services and school security as part of the comprehensive law. The bipartisan deal was the state's response to the slaughter of 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Dec. 14 by lone gunman Adam Lanza, who used a Bushmaster AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to shoot 154 rounds in less than five minutes; the victims each were shot between 3 and 11 times. Both sides were passionate in their positions on gun control, with opponents accusing lawmakers of going too far in regulating firearms and not far enough in addressing mental health services; proponents criticized the failure to ban possession of magazines over 10 rounds. Everyone agreed on the necessity of implementing known strategies to improve behavorial health and aligning insurance coverage, and some of that is part the new law. A continuing review of mental health access is ongoing, with a final report not due until the end of the year. Adoption of the total package, however, with affirmative votes from both Republicans and Democrats, is being held up as a model for Washington to follow. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN: The state's ban on assault weapons, which covered 66 weapons as adopted in 1993, has been increased by at least 100 more that now will meet the expanded definition of the military-style firearm, that the industry refers to as sporting rifles. The sale of AR-15s since the tragedy at Newtown increased dramatically due to the anticipated rule changes and the fear that assault weapons currently owned would be confiscated. Legal owners can keep them in their homes and their businesses and they can use them at the shooting range, but they can't be transported with magazines holding more than 10 rounds. Under the changes, no one has to give up their assault weapons purchased by April 3, but there are restrictions on where they can be used. That means citizens who rushed out to continue to clear the shelves at firearm dealers of any of the banned firearms on the morning of April 4, before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the bill at noon, are in possession of a banned weapon which is subject to a class D felony with a mandatory one-year minimum prison term. The exemptions to the ban allow their sale and possession to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, police departments and state/national military or naval forces for use in their official duties. LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINE BAN: Magazines holding more than 10 rounds cannot be sold, purchased or imported into Connecticut as the state joins New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Colorado, California, Hawaii and Washington, D.C. in limiting their size and use. To reach bipartisan agreement among the leaders, the law does not ban possession of magazines larger than 10 rounds, but, similar to the banned assault weapons, they can only be possessed in a owner's home or place of business and at a shooting range. When they are transported to and from a shooting range, they cannot be loaded with more than 10 bullets. The exemptions are the same as those for the banned assault weapons. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: The sale of all firearms, including the private sale or transfer of long guns (rifles and shotguns) requires the buyer to pass a national criminal background check. Up to now, the private sale of long guns was not regulated and 40 percent of firearms sales across the country did not require a background check. The seller of long guns, in addition to the background check, has to document the transaction with the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection which must authorize the sale; the gun cannot be loaded when transferred. AMMUNITION SALES: Sales of ammunition to anyone under the age of 18 are barred. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013 LONG GUN ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE : The minimum age for a long gun eligibility certificate is 18, whereas the existing law sets a minimum age of 21 for a handgun. The eligibility certificate provisions are substantially the same as those for handgun eligibility certificates: DESPP issues them ; the fee is $35 and the certificate is good for five years; a background check is needed; applicants are ineligible after felony convictions, certain misdemeanors or certain mental health history. MENTAL HEALTH AND ELIGIBILITY FOR GUN CREDENTIALS: Persons confined to a psychiatric hospital by a probate court order within the preceding 60 months are ineligible for a gun permit or eligibility certificate. Under current law, it is within 12 months of the order AMMUNITION CERTIFICATE: Anyone 18 years of age and older can request an ammunition certificate, which will require a national criminal history check. The cost is $35 and it is in effect for five years. Applicants are ineligible if guilty of any felony, certain misdeamonors or involuntary psychiatric confinement. The certificate is not needed for those holding a permit to carry a pistol, which covers about 200,000 individuals in Connecticut, a handgun eligibility certificate or a long gun certificate. RISK REDUCTION EARNED CREDITS AND PAROLE FOR VIOLENT OFFENDERS: The law requires inmates convicted of violent crimes to continue to serve 85 percent of their sentences before being eligible for parole, regardless of any credits they receive. As under current law, inmates convicted of any crimes except the following can earn credits: murder, capital felony, felony murder, arson murder, first-degree aggravated sexual assault and home invasion. BOARD OF FIREARM PERMIT EXAMINERS MEMBERSHIP: The law increases the board membership from seven to nine, by adding one retired Superior Court judge, appointed by the chief court administrator, and a Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services nominee, appointed by the governor. The law also allows the board to grant one continuance, for good cause, to an official whose action on a gun permit or gun eligibility certificate is being appealed. APPROPRIATION: The law appropriates $1 million to DESPP to fund the statewide firearms trafficking force. (Can you say MRAP?) EFFECTIVE OCT. 1, 2013 MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN PERMITS ELIGIBILITY: The bill makes ineligible any person who voluntarily admitted himself or herself to a psychiatric hospital, on or after Oct. 1, 2013. A person who has been so admitted will not be able to receive a permit or eligibility certificate for 6 months thereafter, nor will they be eligible to possess any firearm for those six months following their release from the hospital. You are not ineligible if your admission is solely for drug or alcohol treatment. The Department Mental Health and Addiction Services will be responsible for maintaining information on voluntary admissions and make that information available to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to carry out the new provisions on obtaining gun credentials. DMHAS must start to maintain identifying information on these individuals as of July 1, 2013. ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION BANNED: The bill expands the definition of what constitutes banned armor piercing bullets beyond .50 caliber, which have already been banned. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATIONS: The bill allows police to seize ammunition, under the same circumstances as they can seize guns, when investigating domestic violence crimes. INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR GUN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER GUN-RELATED OFFENSES: Sixteen specific firearm related crimes have increased felony penalities and mandatory minimum sentences usually moving from one felony category to at lease one higher punishment level. SAFE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Owners must secure firearms if they know that a resident on the premises is ineligible to possess firearms under state or federal law or poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself, herself or others. The current ban applied to keeping the firearms away from anyone who is under age 16. As under current law, a gun owner is strictly liable for damages if an ineligible or at-risk person gains access to an inappropriately stored weapon and uses it to injure himself or someone else. GUN PERMIT APPLICATION : The law requires those applying for a gun permit to be a permanent resident of the town to which he or she applies, not where they have a business. The usual process is two-part, with a local official or police chief issuing a temporary state permit with other aspects conducted by state police who issue the five-year state permit if all requirements are met. The new law prohibits anyone from applying for a temporary permit more than once in a 12-month period. EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2014 DANGEROUS WEAPON OFFENDER REGISTRY: Individuals must register with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a period of five years after they have served their sentences for any of more than 40 weapons offenses or another felony that the court makes a finding involved the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon. They must keep their registration address current at all times and check in once a year with local law enforcement. This is the first statewide weapon offender registry and was requested by urban mayors and the Police Chiefs Association. It will only be available to law enforcement. REGISTER LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES : Anyone who lawfully possesses a magazine with more than 10 rounds as of April 3, 2013, must register them with the state by January 1, 2014. Orders of such magazines made before April 3, 2013, but delivered after that, still are legal but must be registered. REGISTER BANNED ASSAULT WEAPONS : Anyone who legally owned a now-banned assault weapon by April 3, 2013, must apply for a certificate of possession by Jan. 1, 2014. ADDITIONAL INFO Michael Lawlor, Malloy's chief liaison on criminal matters, said the Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection will need more staff and the governor is committed to funding this . He said the regulations and forms necessary for the new registration of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and other requirements should be in place by August 1. A permit to carry for handguns now takes several months and that is expected to continue. Additional personnel for much of the eligibility processing will not need to be state police. While there was an increase in processing gun sales since the tragedy in Newtown, the reduced number of weapons Connecticut residents are now allowed to buy will ease that bureaucratic impact. State Rep. Steve Dargan, D-West Haven, said his main concern is to make sure that the necessary funding is in place. The estimated cost of improving mental health services and school security, in addition to the firearms changes, is $18.5 million though fiscal 2015, according to the Office of Fiscal Analysis. For the tightened of gun restrictions and new permitting the high end estimate through early 2015 is $6.395 million. (They said the Canadian gun registry would take about 2 million and be self funded after that... Over 2 billion later..) The breakdown of costs to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection is between $200,000 and $300,000 in fiscal 2013; $2. 2 million to $3.2 million in fiscal 2014; and $695,000 beginning in fiscal 2015, related to safety and security audits, enhanced background check and permitting requirements, and developing and maintaining a new registry of persons convicted of committing a crime with a deadly weapon. The Newtown shootings were the impetus for new gun laws across the country and a nationwide discussion, some of which resulted in tighter rules in eight states. But 10 states passed more than a dozen laws that made them weaker, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a reflection of how the issue continues to be one of the most divisive in the country. President Barack Obama will be at the University of Hartford Monday to continue to lobby for stricter federal gun laws. But reinstating an assault weapons ban or limiting magazines is not expected to happen on the national level, and there continues to be pushback to universal background checks, despite the renewed effort for more gun regulations in light of Newtown Source: http://nhregister.com/articles/2013/...mode=fullstory http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=376_1369054484 LostRothschild Cunnecticut Gun Owners: What Second Amendment? 2, 2nd, second, amendment, gun, firearm, rights, constitution, tyranny, freedom, newtown, obama Sun, 19 May 2013 08:06:10 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=184_1368964961 LostRothschild Maryland governor signs tough gun control law By Lacey Johnson Thu May 16, 2013 1:19pm EDT Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/us-usa-guns-maryland-idUSBRE94F0VL20130516 Bill: http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb1191f.pdf (Reuters) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed into law one of the United States' toughest gun control measures, even as opponents vowed to overturn it. The legislation prompted by the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre requires handgun buyers to undergo safety training and submit fingerprints to obtain a license. It also bans the sale of 45 types of assault weapons, which have been linked to at least 461 U.S. deaths since 2004, according to the governor's office. "We've chosen to take action by advancing the strategies that work to save lives," O'Malley, a Democrat mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, said in a statement. The new law also reduces magazine capacity from 20 rounds to 10 rounds. People who have been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility will be banned from gun ownership. Maryland joins Connecticut and New York in expanding assault weapons bans and restricting the capacity of magazines in the aftermath of the Newtown elementary school shooting that killed 20 students and six adults in December. Colorado approved similar measures after a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 58 in July 2012 in a movie theater. The National Rifle Association (NRA), the powerful gun lobby, has announced plans to challenge the new state gun control laws, including those in Maryland. Republican State Assembly Delegate Neil Parrott said last month that leading opponents of the Maryland bill planned to back an NRA lawsuit, rather than petition for a referendum. Senate President Thomas Miller criticized the NRA. He told a news conference in Annapolis that the NRA "is going to look for a conservative, right-wing-leaning judge, rather than going to the people of the state of Maryland ... because they know that if this bill went to the people, it would pass overwhelmingly." A Washington Post poll in February showed that Maryland residents supported O'Malley's licensing plan. Eighty-five percent backed it, and 73 percent said they did so "strongly." A Maryland woman, Sue Payne, has also launched a campaign to petition the bill to a referendum, filing paperwork with the board of elections last month. Other features of the bill include mandatory reporting of lost or stolen firearms. It also strengthens the state's ability to regulate gun dealers and bars some violent offenders from obtaining a gun while on probation http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=184_1368964961 LostRothschild Maryland governor signs tough gun control law 2, 2nd, second, amendment, gun, firearm, rights, constitution, tyranny, freedom Wed, 01 May 2013 22:19:22 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fb2_1367460949 Detroit Iron By Valerie Richardson Tuesday, April 30, 2013 DENVER - The University of Colorado hired a visiting conservative professor this year, but conservatives don't want to stop there. Republicans on the University of Colorado Board of Regents pushed Tuesday for greater intellectual diversity on campus, starting with the hiring of professors and instructors in the humanities who hold right-of-center views. James Geddes , the Republican regent leading the charge, said the university could raise its national reputation by taking "an active approach" in diversifying its academic departments. "If we don't do that, that's a dead department. It's dead," said Mr. Geddes . "Nobody's going to challenge anyone else, nobody's going to debate, because they all think the same." The hourlong discussion marked something of a milestone in the decades-old national debate over intellectual diversity on campus. While conservatives have long griped about the suppression of right-of-center thought on campuses, major universities have been largely unwilling to wrestle publicly with the issue at the highest levels of leadership. "To take the discussion that far is something of an anomaly," said William Casement , author of "Making College Right" ( National Association of Scholars , 2013). "There are lots of people pushing for this, but to see a serious discussion like this is unusual. It's the recognition of a problem that a lot of people wouldn't recognize or admit to." Despite its reputation as a bastion of liberalism, the university has proved more open than most other colleges to the concerns of conservatives. In March, the university hired Steven Hayward to serve as its first visiting professor of conservative thought and policy, a position funded with $1 million in private donations. The university also has moved to play up its world-class academic departments in science and engineering while downplaying its image as a place to find a world-class party. For the second year in a row, officials banned the 4/20 marijuana festival on the Boulder campus, which in the past has drawn thousands. In 2010, the regents adopted a set of 12 guiding principles, the sixth of which calls on university officials to " romote faculty, student and staff diversity to ensure the rich interchange of ideas in the pursuit of truth and learning, including diversity of political, geographic, cultural, intellectual and philosophical perspectives." For the first time since, chancellors from the University of Colorado's four campuses gave reports Tuesday on their efforts to increase intellectual diversity, which included an option for humanities students to minor in business and the activities of student-run clubs such as Young Americans for Freedom. Regent Irene Griego, a Democrat, said the universities were doing an impressive job of implementing the guiding principle on diversity. "It really does show us our campuses are taking this very seriously of looking at what we need to do to enrich our curriculum, what we need to do to develop structures that represent all thinking," she said. But Republican regent Steve Bosley said the reports were too rosy, conveying the message that "there's no problem, there's nothing to consider." He called for more action at the hiring level, saying he wanted more information from department heads on the status of their departments and their goals. "The head of a department, program or school knows his or her faculty," said Mr. Bosley . "If the vast majority represent one philosophical perspective, then when you fill a position you have the opportunity and responsibility under guiding principle No. 6 to find someone to add balance." One unresolved issue is how to determine a professor's political or ideological views, short of pulling public voter-registration records, which Democratic regent Stephen Ludwig called "highly problematic and inappropriate." "The other challenge is, 'Who is a true conservative?'" Mr. Ludwig said. "I think that argument comes up on a fairly regular basis, about who is conservative and who isn't, and who gets to decide what that is, if that's a basis for hiring." Student Tyler Quick quipped that he would "challenge the assumption that all Boulder faculty are somehow commies," but Republican regent Sue Sharkey wasn't amused. "That's a joke? I didn't find the humor," said Ms. Sharkey. "That's an overstatement, and it diminishes the case we're trying to make here." Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/30/colorado-university-seeks-more-conservatives-for-i/?page=2#ixzz2S67kFxsg Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter - The Washington Times http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fb2_1367460949 Detroit Iron Conservatives wanted: <span class="highlight">Colorado</span> University seeks intellectual diversity at liberal bastion University of Colorado Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:03:24 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fdb_1367254642 flank99 Major Snowstorm is On its way for Denver on Wednesday May 1, 2013 and it will bring 15+ CM of snow and it will have Blowing Snow and Temperatures will be Very Cold and and People in Denver Don't Put away your Winter Tires Yet because the Roads will be Icy and lots of Snow and the Roads will also be Very Slippery and Snow Covered Especially Side Streets and People in Denver Have your Winter Boots Ready and Have your Winter Jackets and Have your Shovels, Snow Scoops, Snow Blowers and Snow Plows Ready and Do your Grocery Shopping Don't Wait until the Last Minute Do it Right Now Cars will get in the Car Accidents and Be Very Careful Driving and Take your Time and the Car will get Stuck in the Snow and Order your Pizzas and Chinese Food and Buy Cases of Pepsi and Coke just Before the Snowstorm in Denver and Don't Put away your Winter Gear Just Yet and Don't Put away your Winter Tires Yet because it will be a lot of snow in Denver on Wednesday and the Temperatures will be Very Cold and Freezing too. http://www.sydneyinearlymarch.blogspot.ca http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fdb_1367254642 flank99 Major Snowstorm to hit Denver <span class="highlight">Colorado</span> on Wednesday May 1, 2013 Major Snowstorm to hit Denver Colorado on Wednesday May 1, 2013 Sun, 05 May 2013 12:40:32 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8d1_1367771830 FB-RAMBO This is an incomplete implosion demo of the sugar factory in Eaton Colorado on 05/05/2013. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8d1_1367771830 FB-RAMBO Eaton <span class="highlight">Colorado</span> Sugar Factory Implosion FAIL fail wtf awesome building