Penry Expected to Announce Campaign July 4

Awesome!

Colorado's Independence Day is ON. Penry will be flanked for his historic announcement by mentor Glenn Beck, members of the Colorado Patriot Militia and the LaPorte Church of Christ.

Yo quiero gobierno medio!

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by: JeffcoBlue @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:12:03 PM UTC

Hopefully the media will all be ensconced in their backyards

around the grill

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:16:55 PM UTC

I wonder if he really thought this through.

July 4th is on a Saturday this year and nobody, absolutely nobody, is in the house watching tv on a July 4th weekend. Bad time for a news dump.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

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by: Middle of the Road @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:28:42 PM UTC

Completely agree...

he should wait until the 6th....

"But when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Glenn Beck  

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by: Arvadonian @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:29:51 PM UTC

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Source, Pols?

Bet your mortgage that it's not going to be on July 4th.  Why?  Because there's no way -- NO way -- that Penry would allow hacks on ColoradoPols to break this story.  

What say you, Pols?

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by: Ram2010 @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:29:52 PM UTC

What say us?

We says you should drink less alcohol before posting.

If he's planning on announcing on July 4, Penry's campaign isn't going to change that just because we wrote about it here. That's silly.

And you're giving us a little too much credit for "breaking this story." This isn't earth-shattering news, by any means. It's not a big secret that Penry is running for Governor.

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by: Colorado Pols @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 22:35:46 PM UTC

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Yeah

not really earth shattering.  Also, I don't think that Penry is looking for statewide pub on this, if he can get the GJ Sentinel to do some photos of he and his young family around the American Holiday, it will play good with the base, which is all that he is looking for at this point.

Another point to Penry for the primary.  

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by: Sage Sam @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 23:17:01 PM UTC

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Also

Nice Pols, you already got a reply from Josh.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news...

"When we settle on a time, date and a decision itself, I can assure you that the liberal bloggers over at Colorado Pols will not be the first to know," Penry said today

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by: Sage Sam @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 23:19:49 PM UTC

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Saturday, July 4th would be a terrible day to launch...

"When we settle on a time, date and a decision itself, I can assure you that the liberal bloggers over at Colorado Pols will not be the first to know," Penry said today.

So who will it be?  Penry bff Gary Harmon?  COGA?  Swastika guy?  Who will Josh tip off before he blast faxes the world?  

Any guesses?

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 23:33:15 PM UTC

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LOL...I bet

Gary Harmon about busted his straight jacket restraints when he thought he'd been scooped by Pols!  After all, the breaking of vows that bind might end in a nasty divorce.

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by: WesternSlopeThought @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 03:01:38 AM UTC

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It'll be the conservative bloggers on ColoradoPols

Interesting wording - time & date first, and then "a decision" thrown in afterwards...

Where all the cool kids will be on Saturday - Code War!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 00:16:57 AM UTC

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Mesa county is what?

1.5% of the state's population?  I think Penry needs more than that to win.

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 23:28:53 PM UTC

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Reported earlier today...

Penry is making himself look bad. Why beat around the bush about his announcement? It only hurts him. Nonetheless, Pols is correct. I heard it through the GOP circles today and posted it:

BREAKING NEWS...sort of
Penry plans to make campaign official in early July with an announcement @ the capitol.

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by: walk_the_line @ Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 10:53:44 AM MDT

"...Penry...would be a shitty Governor." -Ralphie

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by: walk_the_line @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 02:32:37 AM UTC

Hehe

Yeah, I believe it. And as for Penry, I'll believe it when I DON'T see it, and if he re-arranges his announcement because he got scooped by a blog it will be even better.

Yo quiero gobierno medio!

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by: JeffcoBlue @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 02:42:59 AM UTC

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Stuff like this always pre-leaks

There are too many people that he needs to give a heads-up to.

Where all the cool kids will be on Saturday - Code War!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 04:09:55 AM UTC

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"pre-leak"?

is that like a "leak," but with too many prefixes?

I'm not as sweet as I used to be.

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by: Jambalaya @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 04:16:20 AM UTC

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Maybe Penry

should use panty liners?

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by: WesternSlopeThought @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 13:08:23 PM UTC

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Paddling Back Penry

What do you expect when John Marshall is assisting with the Penry Campaign. Anyone remember John Marshall? (he he)

"...Penry...would be a shitty Governor." -Ralphie

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by: walk_the_line @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 15:01:27 PM UTC

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better yet...

Back Peddling Penry

"...Penry...would be a shitty Governor." -Ralphie

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by: walk_the_line @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 15:09:28 PM UTC

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Is Tim Foster paying

Marshall to run Penry's campaign?  Is it a requirement for patronage jobs?  When will they ever learn?

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by: WesternSlopeThought @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 15:25:22 PM UTC

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lol

"liberal bloggers???"

he should've said FASCIST BLOGGERS!!!!

hehehehe

(I'm kidding.... I'm kidding.... somewhat....)

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 07:30:17 AM UTC

I thought we were socialists...

why can't the wingnuts keep their slurs and bogeymen straight?

hehehehe

(I'm kidding.... I'm kidding.... somewhat....)


"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 12:15:52 PM UTC

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sorry ClubTwitty

Did I hurt your feelings?

Until now, I had no idea you could feel?

:)

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 16:07:18 PM UTC

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No.

I am glad that you participate here on occasion Ali, and appreciate that you're a bit more reasonable than most of your party colleagues.  But in in order for you to hurt my feelings, I would have to care what you think.

I do think its funny that wingnuts throw whatever slander they can think of with no understanding of their historical or definitional contexts...

Just another sign of a party in disarray.

Loved today's polling that shows the top 'leaders' of the national GOP are Newt, Dick, and Rush and that many GOP hate their own party.  Now go out and wimper win!

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 17:42:23 PM UTC

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top 'leaders' of the national GOP are Newt, Dick, and Rush

Tom Tancredo must be seething. Quick! Make another crazy charge against Sotomayor!

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by: RedGreen @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 17:59:30 PM UTC

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no worries

I feel good about our Party

However, I will continue to maintain that someone needs to apologize for passing/supporting Bail Out #1 (October 2008)

If there is a rise in internal GOP disapproval, it is because the leadership in our good Party has yet to apologize for supporting Bail Out #1 - once that happens, we can thoroughly criticize the Democrats for passing Bail Out #2, but until then, we run the risk of looking hypocritical  

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:01:21 PM UTC

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The issue isn't 'looking' hypocritical

its BEING hypocritical...

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:16:39 PM UTC

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Uhhhh...

we run the risk of looking hypocritical  

You might want to check the latest polls regarding the Republican Party. That ship has sailed, bro, from the looks of the vast amount of folks that have left your party in the last 8 months.  

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

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by: Middle of the Road @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:19:59 PM UTC

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No, no....

Politics isn't an industry that's measured in minutes

There's plenty of time to recover and make up for past mistakes - but the clock is certainly ticking

And both Parties are guilty of hypocrisy in many ways and it would be ludicrous to claim perfection from any Party

However - as Republicans, our strength is being low-taxes, pro-business, anti-regulation, tough on business corruption and failure, and open/free economy --- we completely threw those principals out the window in October of 2008

We are not a corrupt and/or hypocritical Party in any way - quite frankly, our ideals and convictions have stood the tests of time - however, we experienced a MASSIVE lapse in October of 2008 and someone needs to apologize for it

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:52:17 PM UTC

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edit - before I get flamed

I meant to say - Our Party is not seeded on corruption and/or hypocrisy in any way, and for the most part, our ideals have proudly stood the test of time

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:56:02 PM UTC

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Sorry, I don't agree.

Your party is both corrupt and hypocritical. And yeah, anti-regulation--wow, that's worked out real well for the average American, hasn't it? Good of you to admit that we have the Republican Party to thank for that one.

The Dems aren't far behind you, either. You should really stop assuming that anyone that dislikes the Republican Party and says so on this blog is a Democrat. Because I'm not.

And by the way, I don't know if you've been in a coma but your party had a massive lapse long before October 2008. It's your kind of denial that ensures that the Republican Party will continue to implode. But hey. Have at it, ostrich, because it's working out so well for your side, isn't it.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

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by: Middle of the Road @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 20:06:26 PM UTC

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What color is the sky up there when you look out your mansion window Ali?

Politics isn't an industry that's measured in minutes

There's plenty of time to recover and make up for past mistakes - but the clock is certainly ticking

What, pray tell, does your ticking clock measure if not minutes?

tough on business corruption

Ken Lay, Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff, K Street Project, KBR, Halliburton, California Blackout ('screwin' Grandma Millie') etc. etc. etc. etc.

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 21:07:45 PM UTC

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Anti Regulation is a great policy....

...provided that those who break the law are prosecuted to the full extent

TABOR4LIFE

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 01:37:41 AM UTC

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AIG didn't break the law...

but they are robbers all the same.

The deregulation of the financial markets caused a lot of the current mess, but most of it wasn't technically illegal.


"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'  

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by: ClubTwitty @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 02:02:04 AM UTC

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Funny

I seem to remember Pols a few months ago swearing Penry would not run.  Now that they seem to have that wrong, who would believe anything they say about Penry?

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by: Karate Kid @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 15:33:18 PM UTC

Sorry karate chop

but, Pols has it correct. Penry planned to announce in early July a few months ago. Now that the cat is out of the bag, it will be interesting to see what his "campaign" does about it.

Remember, he wants to announce so he can start raising money and July 1 is the start of a new quarter. So, think what you want, but Penry still plans to announce his bid for Governor in early July.

I find it funny that, once again, Pols beat Penry to the finish line.

"...Penry...would be a shitty Governor." -Ralphie

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by: walk_the_line @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 15:45:20 PM UTC

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Indeed

Though it's also possible that things have changed more in the last three and a half months than they're likely to in the next three weeks. We've updated on Penry's evolving run about, oh, a hundred times or so since the item you're referring to, and it's been clear he was running for most of that time, but feel free to cherry-pick witless little rejoinders all you like.

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by: Colorado Pols @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 16:53:36 PM UTC

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Poor Josh

Now he's going to have to announce on 7/5/09 just to make sure Pols isn't right. Thanks a lot Pols, you spoilsports!

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by: redstateblues @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 16:40:45 PM UTC

He ought to announce on 8/1

He's running for state office, after all, not federal. I say we should thoroughly pillory the guy for his lack of love for the state. Colorado Nationalism Now!

"Thank you for putting your rank political motives on display." - ArapaGOP

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by: Aristotle @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 17:31:07 PM UTC

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Wait... Did I read this here? And can someone confirm?

REALLY?!?!? John Marshall is running the Penry Campaign?!?!?

You've GOT to be kidding.  

Please please please someone confirm this campaign-tanking news.  

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by: It's Me @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:34:47 PM UTC

No one can confirm it

because Penry is not a candidate yet.  But it is not implausible.  After all, it is the MSC group who are behind Penry.  And maybe Penry wants to give his buddy, Marshall, a chance to redeem himself after his two very embarrassing and disastrous campaigns.  My bet though, is that the out-state-hydrocarbon Penry backer companies will find a way to pour dollars in to Penry's coffers and get him a campaign manager who might have a clue about how campaigns are run.  

One thing is for sure, Penry will not be having Janet "Bestiality" Rowland running his campaign again, after how she embarrassed the Republican Party.

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by: WesternSlopeThought @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 20:30:42 PM UTC

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