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June 12, 2006 08:00 AM UTC
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What I found disturbing about the Beauprez profile in the Sunday Denver Post was the fact that he and his wife, Claudia, want Colorado voters to know about their private relationship as husband and wife!
Don’t voters care more about his political beliefs, his ideas and his solutions for Colorado’s problems than his love life?
Isn’t it creepy that Beauprez calls his wife “Mommy”? This reminds me of a scene in the movie “Psycho.”
Isn’t it weird that Claudia spoke about her love notes that had been smeared with lipstick and signed from “Mommy”?
Why would someone running for the highest political office in the state want the public to know about these very intimate details? Seems odd to me, in a very eerie way.
My guess is that the Denver Post profile of Bill Ritter next month will portray a much more sophisticated, better educated, and extremely professional and effective gubernatorial candidate.
Q the knee jerk Beauprez supporters following their marching orders.
This is nothing, Holtzman knows Soros, really!!!!!
Look, Bob Beauprez is a principle…conservative…elected…cow milker…uh uh uh…this is political attacks by our opponent…I mean opponents…I mean HE’S BOB FREAKING BEAUPREZ!!! HE’S A JUGGERNAUT! HE TOLD ME HE WOULD BE PRESIDENT.
You need to stop taking facts and using them as political attacks. This is being divisive. Knock it off or I’ll call Gessler and sue you.
Beauprez or his minion of blogging interns needs to respond to why he took money from a Russian mobster. He needs a better reason than “Aw shucks, I just plum forgot about that trip ’cause you know we was milkin’ cows for the past 20 years.”
Either he explains his actions, or Republicans can plan on getting slaughtered at the polls.
As someone who like’s Bob personaly, but will be voting Dem this year, I found the most disturbing comment to be his belief that Archbishop Chaput has “given him a pass” on the death penalty. It seems as though the quote by the Archbishop contradicts that position. Being a fellow Catholic, I’ve never understood how someone can be pro-life, pro-death penalty and pro-war. From my very personal perspective, I find nothing that separates an abortion doctor from an executioner. You either believe life is sacred (in any form) or you don’t. Period. I attend mass regularly and can only pray there really is a place like Purgatory — it may be my only chance to “get in”. I have issues with various church positions — which prevents me from saying I am “devout”; I don’t believe one can call themselves “devout” and take both positions — pro-life and death penalty advocate.
Apparently none of the Colorado Pols readers have ever read Susan Green before. To her credit, she assasinates the character of candidates of both parties.
Am I the only guy who remembers the hatchet jobs she did on both Allard & Strickland in 2002? And you saw the Holtzman piece last week… did ColoradoPols post that piece too? Hmmmm…..
We’ll see how she treats Ritter, but it would be inconsistent of her to not kill him too.
Ya’ll shutup yo’r bitchin’! BB talks to God, Goddamnit, and He told BB to be the next Governor of Colorado. Now, ain’t that enough for yah! Ain’t that enough–give me an AMEN!–for ya’ll to believe!!!!
This guy BB is a nut. But then, there’s Holtzman. Two nuts. Ritter? Well, he’s a nice guy, but…
Trailhead is meeting with BB today to discuss serious problems with his campaign. Wouldn’t be surprised if they ask him to step aside. This campaign is fatally-flawed and Rs need a new candidate.
“Either he explains his actions, or Republicans can plan on getting slaughtered at the polls.”
Don’t worry, you an plan on getting slaughtered at the polls anyway. Let’s take a gander on who’s up to bat for your team. You have:
A) A draft dodging dress up chickenhawk P.E. major who flip flops over C&D, takes money from Russian mobsters, and talks a lot about bumpin’ cows when asked for details.
OR;
B) A near psychopathic photo-altering rich, silver spoon still single midget with a Reagan complex who’s former campaign manager lied to the press, who spouts out goofy false claims about celebrities who are going to ride on his campaign bus.
Your choices are abysmal and your cherished W is shitting the bed in the polls, economically, and on the world stage.
Best of luck!
I Like Bob – I couldn’t agree with you more. I know and like Bob but am supproting Ritter as well. That said the implication that he has some sort of wink and nod agreement with Arch Bishop really bothered me as a Catholic.
The “mommy” thing is creepy, but didn’t Ronald Regan call Nancy “Mommy”? Maybe Beauprez is hoping for a subliminal connection.
Shouldn’t Beauprez be performing his weekly Congressional duties in Washington DC today — instead of attending a local Trailhead meeting to “discuss serious problems with his campaign”?
Remind me again why the taxpayers continue to pay a salary to Both Ways Bob.
Or that Bob’s son beat up his ex-wife (a former Post reporter)
I thought that “both ways Bob” thing was just snark, but this article contained several examples. BB can’t be happy about it. If it is true that the reporter always does harsh profiles, it may all cancel out, though.
Not Really, that was classic! I’m still laughing. Best one-sentence summaries of the Republican gubernatorial candidates by far.
Beauprez comes across as a complete and utter doofus – and whatever else his and his candidacy’s failings, Holtzman is right on the money with “Both Ways Bob.”
Beauprez is using the George W. Bush model: elect me, because I’ll be a good role model (“Ozzie and Harriet”? is that the best set of role models he can come up with?), I have nice greying hair, I talk folksy, and I’m a bidnissman. The voters are wise to that act.
After this article, Beauprez will have a lot to cry about.
As I have said before, “You just can’t make this stuff up!!!” A Democrat friend of mine said that Bob Beauprez is starting to sound more and more like Huey Long, governor of Louisiana. Taking into account some of the people Beauprez is keeping company with, wonder just waht a Beauprez administration would look like?
After all, Beauprez first said that he was for the voter of his District, then comes along and says that he strongly supported the party line (voting with Bush 87% of the time). It’s that other 13% that really scares me. Even in the Post article Beauprez admitted he voted Party over People.
So let’s recap…Then: Bob Beauprez, while running for Congress said that he voted People over Party. Now: Bob Beauprez said he voted Party over People. Which is it BB? None of this makes sense to me.
Earth to Beauprezville: The doctor just called. Said to stay on meds and keep up therapy and would be okay. Provided you continue to wear your Rose Colored Glasses and aluminum foil hats.
Considering Holtzy spent years making lots of money in Eastern Europe and Russia (where corruption and graft are the norm), and especially considering how slippery he is I doubt his hands are clean either!
My prediction is that the Post will pull out the abortion controversy and problem with pro-choice Dems with Ritter, but the profile will be a far cry from the Beauprez bend over. I’m looking forward to comparing the two articles.
How could the Post write anything critical of Ritter, they have already pracitically endorsed him.
I have a confession to make. I didn’t get past the front page on that article. The crying over Dad was just too much, even if it was sincere. I mean, really, do grown men let tears come to their eyes because their dads were hard workers and left them farms that they leveraged into fortunes and political careers? Maybe he was trying to be a “metropolitan man,” not understanding how tough and cold hearted they are.
The other reason I didn’t read the article was that it was by Susan Green. And when I glanced at the jump, it looked like a book, not an article. Who has time for that? I doubt that anyone other than political junkies read the thing, because the lead was so anecdotally boring and the piece was so long. So BB can relax. No harm done.
Now, I’ve got to read the piece. Thanks for nothing.
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I predicted it yesterday…..Both Ways is gonna withdraw and the GOP state central committee and/or trial head will designate a new candidate………Scott McGinnis……….or maybe Gale Norton will be asked to return home to run
Bob Beauprez apparently likes to travel on taxpayer dollars. Check out this short list.
Members of Colorado’s delegation were not among the elite trip-takers. While there were 120 trips to Paris, U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez was the only Coloradan to visit that city. Beauprez made four trips paid for by private interests costing $27,658. His six-day trip to Paris, valued at $5,234, was on the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Beauprez also made an eight-day trip to Israel and Spain costing $21,226 and sponsored by the Jerusalem Summit, Michael Cherney Foundation. Its purpose: a speech and panel discussion.
Talk Left, you win the prize……..Bonzo DID call Nancy “Mommy”!
Is what Ugly posted true?
Susan Green’s article makes BB look bad to his opponents, but they don’t like him anyway.
I suspect that Republicans will see the article as relatively favorable for a profile published in the hard left Denver Post by Susan Green.
How will indepenents read the article. First, few will in June, if ever. Independents who are radicals on social issues will be cheered by BB’s radical positions on abortion, stem cell research and other social issues. Independents who are independent because they disagree with Bush and Jim Dobson and Bill Armstrong will decide on the spot to support Ritter, regardless. Good government independents will go for Ritter.
So, I think the article will swing most independents (unaffiliated voters) toward Ritter because they doubt BB’s intellectual integrity, distrust his ties to the special interests who have funded his political career, disagree with him on social issues and don’t like his inabillity and unwillingness to articulate his agenda for the state.
Because Holtzman shares BB’s problems with intellectual integrity, ties to special interests and lacks BB’s ties to the GOP establishment, I don’t think the article helps MH at all.
As usual, Susan Green dug for the dirt, and when she didn’t find it, she created it.
Correction: It’s Susan Greene.
Susan Greene’s article on Marc Holtzman wasn’t such a hatchet job. She reported all the previously published negative stories and some pretty unrevealing quotes from the candidate, his family and friends. She wasn’t able to get to the soul of the man, probably because he’s got the door closed tight. Good luck to his prospective bride.
If any Republican primary voters read the MH profile, and I doubt many did or will, he comes across as a climber, name dropper and self promoter. And I don’t think that will sit well with primary voters.
And like BB, MH offered no agenda for the state in his interview. It’s all about him, and I don’t think that will sell.
Sorry confused. You are just that…confused. DFunny how you attempt to use rational reasoning in your analysis to justify supporting BB in the end. That’s just one area in which you are confused. BB will move to the middle of the road to legislate just as he moved more than to the middle in Washington. To say that he will keep even one-tenth of these promises is just unrealistic.
Now we know what his agenda as Governor will be…NONE. Didn’t have one six motnhs ago when he said he did, doesn’t have one now…and he doesn’t.
I am confused by REPUBLICANS who say at this point they will vote Ritter..I am a political junkie and know only 5 things about Ritter: he is prolife–okay good for a repub vote. But did also say for those who complain about BB and party that his party would trump his faith and he’d appoint judges and support a pro choice agenda, not to mention running mate–should make true pro lifer’s if that is your bag wonder. 2. saw him twice on Aaron Harber show and he said he wanted to raise taxes for certain things and felt (and Harber’s proding) that raising the taxes on gasoline would be on the table and should possibly happen. This was less than two months ago when gas prices were even higher! What real republican can swallow that! 3. He wants a state wide nationalized type health care progaram for ALL citizens…oodles of problems here for a true republican..like cost–like what If I llike my health care, and how will that encourage companies to come to Colorado. ALso said he really thought “a lot like Mark Udal we’re really in sycn” great for a dem but for a republican?
4. He stated that the REF C and tabor give back should be extended and 5 yrs was not long ago. Again typical Dem position but even thosee Repubs that supported C do not I believe want it permanent. Let’s face it most Dems do. 5. He has no stand on illegall immigration–says it is a fed problem. He is consistant for that. sure did nothing about it as denver da. for those Republicans who say they want Ritter, have they looked at the legislation vetoed by Owens? It is more that likely that the legislature will stay Dem everyone is predicting that and now you want a DEM Governor to. Here is just one scary piece (again for republicans, dems love it) the electoral votes of colorado would be given to those candidates that won the popular vote not in colorado but in several western states inculding California which last I looked has the most population but is not very much like a lot of the western states depedning on how you defined west. So my popular vote in Colorado would mean nothing–it would be gtiven electorally to someone who won California–like Hilary Clinton.
Any Republican that thinks these things are just fine and dandy I don’t think is a real Republican or else has their panties in some kind of knot I don’t understand about BB. Even MH stated of course he would be pulling and campaigning for BB if he was out because the alternative is unthinkable and for that he is for once right (although I doubt that he will actually follow throught with the campaign thing).
confused, I seriously doubt that Holtzman will honor his word and support Beauprez after Marc gets trounced in the primary(if that actually happens). All those noble words are just for show, his hatred of Beauprez, combined with his out of control ego will just not let Holtzman follow through. Look for a long needed trip to New Zealand, and maybe a $25.00 check to Bob and he’ll call it good.
Good points confused. Republicans who vote for Ritter at a time when Dems control the House and Senate will get higher taxes and bigger government. I have no beef with Ritter as a person or a candidate, but his agenda isn’t hidden.
considering all of the personal attacks from the beaupreaz campaign, who WOULD go out and work for them? holtzman attacks on the issues, beaupreaz goes after his height. holtzman points out a flawed voting record, beaupreaz responds by suing him. there comes a point when you start to turn political opponents into enemies, and I fear that’s exactly where beaupreaz has led us.
Lauren,
Look at what Bush has done to the size of our Federal government. He is a ultra-conservative Republican who has drastically grown the size of our government – he’s lowered taxes, but the deficit is way out of control. R’s no longer stand for small gov’t and fiscal responsibility.
A lot of independents will vote GOP just to ensure a split govenment, I suspect. Neither party can be trusted with complete power, as the GOP proved under Owens.
lulu, I concede that the spending is mind numbing, but war is not cheap. I would like to see programs of dubious benefit slashed in D.C., but it’s hard to put the brakes on bureaucracy. I’m sure that when Hillary gets her chance we will return to a balanced budget, and all will be well.