3 thoughts on “The Audacity of Mike Coffman: 5 Lies, One Mailpiece”

1. I worked with a robo call program once.  

   I’m guessing your number was robo called for the tele-town hall town meeting, but they immediately disconnect if they get an answering machine or voice mail, then generate a mail piece to that address.  Was everyone called in Aurora?  Of course not, but it has to be a random sampling of voters, who actually live in the district, unlike live town hall meetings where many of the participants are not constituents at all.  They’re MoveOn.org followers summoned from all over who come to stand up, give a speech before their question, then boo or shout down the speaker while he is trying to answer, so they can create their own “You Tube” moment.  No wonder no politician is doing them anymore.  Those kind of meetings are counterproductive and become problematic when arguments break out amongst the audience itself.

   Seriously… can anyone tell me the last time any of Colorado’s congressional delegation held a traditional town hall meeting like you want?  I’m not aware that any of them have done one of those in 2012.  

   What exactly do you think Coffman is running from?  He got carried away with his comments in Elbert County — which is in his district — admitted his mistake, and apologized for it.  You didn’t like the apology?  Too bad.  I’m still waiting for Barack Obama to apologize for his “They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations” remark.

   The silly soap opera videos looking for Mike Coffman are ridiculous.  If you compare the dates on them to the congressional calendar, you’ll find they were all shot when the U.S. House was in session.  Those folks have a knack of going where they know Coffman will not be.

   If Social Security isn’t reworked somehow, it will be a Ponzi Scheme.  The 1930’s program never envisioned so many people living well into their 80’s, nor did it anticipate the very existence of the Baby Boom generation and the possibility that  group eventually could overwhelm Social Security, as it now stands. It is misleading to tell seniors everything is fine, if we only leave it alone.

   Unlike you, a lot of voters do recognize that an egg (human embryo) does actually become a person and people actually do make up — and work — in corporations.  In fact, I’m sure some of your pension, 401(k), or mutual funds are tied in to the success of corporations.

   Congressional reform?  I thought Coffman’s four points, as outlined in one of his recent e-mail newsletters, were right on the mark:  12 year term limit for the House and Senate; abolishing congressional pensions (co-sponsored by Jared Polis); requiring a vote to raise congressional pay (no more automatic pay raises); and a balanced budget amendment.

   Just remember, Brandon Shaffer chose to get stampeded by Cory Gardner, after polling his chances against Coffman in the new 6th CD.  Miklosi has been the perfect stealth candidate in a district he has lived in a mere five months.  With three months to go, before ballots go out in the mail, hardly anyone knows who the Democratic candidate is.  Joe is lucky to get one line at the end of any article about Coffman.

   The DCCC isn’t stupid or emotionally attached to your candidate.  They are going to recognize that their money and resources are better served helping Sal Pace in the 3rd and defending Ed Perlmutter in the 7th.

   The Dems aren’t going to win this race with a fifth stringer, who is a carpetbagger, and has to contend with an independent candidate who will only serve to siphon votes from his base.  It won’t be long before you’ll be able to toss your Miklosi signs in the back of the garage along with the Hank Eng and John Flerlage ones.            

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   1. I don’t think President Obama should apologize for his remark though I wish he had not said it. But, the remark is 100% accurate

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   2. that this:

      If you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”  

      has been taken out of context and as you are using it, constitutes a craven, bald-faced lie.

      Your credibility… 0  

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