Denver Metro Young Republicans

…under an Obama presidency might look something like this:

He claims his years as a “community organizer” in Chicago as one of his resume-enhancers.  If this (and claiming credit for someone else’s efforts at getting Chicago to test public housing for asbestos) is the result of his work, it’s going to take more than a new Reagan in 2012 to pick up the pieces.

[Original Boston Globe article here. Note that it isn't clear from Ross' site whether the pictures are of apartment houses specifically aided by Obama's "community organizing" efforts, so I'll include here the caveat that the house shown above may only be representative of conditions described in the Globe article.]

Pete Coors hosts a fundraiser for Bob Schaffer’s U.S. Senate campaign, featuring the debut performance of ‘Before They Were Famous’ by Brett Jones and none other than Pete Coors

When: Tuesday, July 18th, 2008, at 6:00 pm

Where: The Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora, CO 80014

Cost: $50 per person

RSVP: to Andrea Rasey at SchafferVictoryCommittee@Yahoo.com or to 720.254.0884

Colorado’s own Independence Institute presents its Free People, Free Markets class beginning July 12, 2008.  The class meets on five consecutive Saturdays from 9:00 - 12:00 and provides an in-depth knowledge of Capitalism and free market economics - the fundamentals of freedom.

The cost for the entire class is $75.00.  For those of you still in college, it is possible to arrange for three elective political science credits for the course.

Please contact the Independence Institute to register.  For more information about FPFM, contact Todd Helenbeck at ToddHollenI2I@gmail.com

The Heritage Foundation will be hosting a panel discussion and luncheon with a keynote delivered by Steve Forbes in Denver this month.

When: Monday, July 14, 2008: Panel Discussion from 10:00 - 11:30 and Lunch at 12:00

Who: Heritage Foundation Experts Alison Fraser, Stuart Butler, and Nicola Moore, Keynote Address by Steve Forbes

Where: Denver Marriott Tech Center: 4900 So. Syracuse Street, Denver, CO

Cost: $25 for Heritage Foundation Members, $50 for non-Members, $750 to Host a Table

RSVP: Due July 9, 2008 to Emily Davies at 202.608.1524 (phone), 202.675.1753 (fax), or SpecialEvents@Heritage.org

Celebrate the summer with DMYR!

Join us on Saturday July 26th for a barbecue and pool party. The party will be at Park Hill Village Pool, adjacent to where we held our 2007 holiday party.   DMYR will provide burgers and buns (and who knows what else) while they last.   BYOB (no glass!), and sign up for your side dish on the Evite or the Meetup, please!

Where: Park Hill Village pool, 4100 Albion St., Denver
When: Saturday, July 26, starting at 3pm
What to Do: Put on some sunscreen, grab your towel and swimsuit, BYOB, and sign up on the Evite or Meetup to bring a side dish (but please, no glass containers near the pool!).  DMYR will provide the burgers and buns.

Join DMYR on Tuesday, July 22 for our July General Meeting.  Our speaker for July will be Jon Caldara, President of the Independence Institute, who will no doubt be more interesting and fun than whatever summer vacation activities you might be considering.

Where: On the Border, I-25 and Hampden (Tamarack Square)
When: Tuesday, July 22 — social hour starts at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Join DMYR on Friday July 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 for Happy Hour at the Purple Martini (the one downtown on Lawrence and the 16th street Mall, in the Tabor Center).

Underground parking is available in the Tabor center and Purple Martini will validate parking from 4pm to close.

Where: Purple Martini, Tabor Center
When: Friday, July 11, 5:30-7:30pm

I got bored with the old DMYR.net setup, so I’ve upgraded the site to WordPress 2.5.  I’d been putting this off for a while, but it was nowhere near as painful as I had expected it to be.

There still may be a few quirks to work out — if you spot anything on the site misbehaving, let me know.

Join DMYR as we welcome State Senators Mike Kopp and Shawn Mitchell, and State Representative Frank McNulty for an overview of the recently completed legislative session. What went right? What went horribly wrong? What is in store for the coming year?

Where: On the Border, I-25 and Hampden (Tamarack Square)
When: Tuesday, June 24 — social hour starts at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Continuing on the trail of what’s gone wrong in Merry Olde Englande, and why everyone, not just policy wonks of record for Barack Obama, ought to stay out… [Read more →]