Sheriffs of some of Colorado's largest counties spoke out this week in support of Amendment 49, and to address what they call seriously misleading ads taken out against the measure.
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"Out-of-state Big Labor-funded front organization Protect Colorado’s Future Culture of Corruption has really gone overboard with its latest mailing. Check out the scans of their “Godzilla vs. A Fire Station” ad over at Peoples Press Collective if you haven’t already received a copy of this thing yourself.
With his Amendment 49 campaign operating on a shoestring, Jon Caldara is hoping to turn a pair of socks into a stack of cash.
But these are no ordinary socks. Up for bid on eBay are the authentic sock puppet stars of Caldara’s recent video advertisement explaining how Amendment 49 works.
"Former Senator Hank Brown, a friend of my own election campaign, has been campaigning publicly for Amendment 49, a proposal that would end the government's role as bag man for unions and their recycling of public dollars into political campaigns. It wouldn't prevent anyone from giving to their union small donor committee, it would just make the unions responsible for their own collections and accounting.
"To me, the Wall Street Journal is the Holy Grail of newspapers. It’s got more clout than most papers, and often times prints articles 3 or 4 grades above my reading ability. So imagine how pleased I was when I saw this endorsement yesterday morning.
…many liberals understand that workers shouldn’t be coerced into subsidizing political causes they don’t agree with. In particular, income should not be intercepted by a third party — in this case withheld by the government — before it gets to the worker’s bank account."
"The campaign for Amendment 49, the Ethical Standards initiative, has released a new 30-second radio ad featuring former U.S. Senator Hank Brown.
Listen to the ad here. I’m not sure if there is any other initiative on this year’s Colorado ballot that has received such a wide range of major newspaper endorsements."
"No matter how much time you’ve got or your level of reading comprehension, the Independence Institute has got you covered when it comes to learning about Amendment 49, Ethical Standards. For instance, if you’ve only got 2 minutes, take a look at our quick, academic explanation involving me and a few of my friends. (Keep a dictionary handy while trying to digest that video).
If you have 30 minutes, and want to go a bit more in depth and a little less sophisticated, check out the Independent Thinking episode, “What is Amendment 49?”
"A broad coalition of civic organizations, business groups, and community leaders are in favor of Amendment 49’s Ethical Standards. Both the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News called it a “good-government” measure and support it. Major newspapers across Colorado from the conservative Gazette (Colorado Springs) to the liberal Boulder Daily Camera have lined up in support. But it just isn't good for groups like ACORN....so vote YES on 49."
"So, someone showed me yet another anti-Amendment 46/47/49/54 flier that came to them in the mail this week, and I looked at it, and I noticed something strange. Look close and see if you can spot what it is.
No, I don’t mean the implicit violence in depicting a boy and a woman symbolically torn in half. I mean the Spanish. Where is the rest of the Spanish?"
