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Sunday October 07, 2012 · 11:55 AM PDT

2012/10/07 · 11:55

It occurred to me today, while thinking about the latest Republican "trutherism" whine, that the modern GOP, the whiningest, cryingest, most self indulged, scared, hate filled group of people in American history, may have finally jumped the shark! (and yes, I am of an age to have grown up watching "The Fonze" every week!)

I mean it seems like every week we get an even crazier example of exactly how batshit crazy the Republican Party has become.

So I decided to make a list! But I need your help because I am of that age and I just can't remember everything. So jump in and add things I forgot. Make up new categories. Go crazy--in the spirit of the modern GOP!

Okay then, are you ready? Here we go:

Bill Winter

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Tuesday December 09, 2008 · 3:33 PM PST

2008/12/09 · 15:33

In 2008, Mike Coffman, the newly elected Congressman in Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District, was the Colorado Secretary of State. In that capacity he decided to make it his business to remove citizens from the voting lists in Colorado--while he was running for Congress! In other words, in an election where he was a candidate he actively worked to deprive Americans of their right to vote.

As reported by the New York Times, Coffman purged thousands of voters from the rolls in apparent violation of federal law. And he saw nothing wrong with this, and no conflict of interest! And this is the man newly elected to replace Tom Tancredo and represent Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District!

Now some would say, I suppose, that’s just how it is in CO-06, because a Democrat just can’t win there. And to those people I say no, that is NOT the case. I grew up in this District, and in fact, I ran for this District in 2006, and though I lost, I know that a Democrat CAN win here, and I also know that it is a fight worth fighting no matter what.

Bill Winter

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 5:18 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 17:18

I haven't posted in awhile, not because I've disappeared, but because I didn't have anything I felt deeply moved to say. In part that is because so many others have been doing such a good job of saying the things I believe in recently.

But today at the Obama rally in Denver I was reminded why we do the things we do, why we work so hard, why we fight for important things, why we work the phones and wear out shoes and argue passionately for what we believe in.

Bill Winter

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Sunday March 09, 2008 · 4:54 PM PDT

2008/03/09 · 16:54

"To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee"

"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville (1851)
(and of course, borrowed for "Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn" (1982))

So I figure it doesn’t matter if you would rather cite Melville or Star Trek--either way I’ve caught your attention and summed up Hillary Clinton’s campaign at the same time!

As I watch Hillary Clinton implicitly endorse John McCain over Barack Obama, I can’t help but think of the warfare of Khan--Genghis or Noonien Singh I leave to you--and the obsession of Captain Ahab. Am I the only one who sees in her single minded need for the Presidency, and the lengths she will go to fill that aching void, the same scorched earth "if I can’t have it I’ll destroy it" approach to the battle, and that same "damn the Pequod and it’s crew" approach to the hunt?

Bill Winter

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 9:09 AM PST

2006/11/05 · 09:09

Oh the things we will do when we take back the House!
We'll be strong--like a lion!
Not meek--like a mouse!

We will fight for ALL people
not only the wealthy.
We'll work to make sure
ALL people are healthy!

We'll work for security
but also for peace.
Give ALL kids a chance
including my niece!

We'll care for our veterans
who kept us all free.
We'll fight for our rights
and feed Freedom's tree.

We'll boost the economy
and find people jobs.
We'll fight for clean air
and not just for snobs.

We'll make sure our teachers
get pay and respect
and that nurses and firemen
aren't left in the dreck.

We'll work to make sure
all religions are equal,
and our next six great years
aren't just a Bush sequel.
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BILL WINTER, CO-06: How to abandon the Troops AND your District!

Bill Winter

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Saturday October 28, 2006 · 10:12 AM PDT

2006/10/28 · 10:12

As most of you already know, I am Bill Winter and I am running for Congress in CO-06 against Tom Tancredo. You can learn more here:

http://winterforcongress.com/

I recently read an article talking about how the House passed a $448 Billion Military Spending Bill. You can read the article here:

http://www.foxnews.com/...

(yeah, I know--Fox News--but whaddya gonna do?)

Notice the 1.9 Billion dollar line item for "for new jammers to counter improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan."

I also recently received a letter from a small Colorado-based defense contractor, EOJT, which has developed innovative products that could save American lives in Iraq. Their number one product is exactly the kind of jammer described above. In other words, the U.S. House of Representatives just authorized 1.9 BILLION dollars for development of jammers to protect our troops...

...and we have a guy who already has one ready to go right here in Colorado!

So what's the problem?

I'm glad you asked!
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BILL WINTER, CO-06: TANCREDO ON THE ROPES--BELIEVE IT!

Bill Winter

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Thursday October 19, 2006 · 8:06 AM PDT

2006/10/19 · 08:06

If ever there were a case study for why the Democratic model for choosing which races get support DOESN'T WORK, my race is it! I'm sure I don't have to update anyone here on what I mean about our Party's strategy for taking back the House, so let me just tell you why I'm winning against Tom Tancredo, and you decide if the absolute absence of support for my race makes any sense.

Four weeks ago, Tom Tancredo had a full slate of appearances outside Colorado. He was going on a book signing tour. He was going to the early Presidential primary states to push his agenda. He was even going around the Country campaigning against incumbent Republican Congressmen.

All that stopped abruptly three weeks ago. Why, you ask?

Well here's the facts. You decide.
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BILL WINTER, CO-06: DUTY, HONOR, COURAGE!

Bill Winter

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Saturday October 07, 2006 · 9:03 AM PDT

2006/10/07 · 09:03

Yesterday morning I had the honor of having Senator Max Cleland speak on behalf of my campaign against Tom Tancredo. I want to share with you what I had to say after he spoke:

It's a real honor to be introduced today by somebody like Senator Max Cleland, who has given so much to his Country over and over and over again. And to me Senator Cleland stands out as an example of both what is good--and in some senses, what is wrong--about our Country right now.

Senator Cleland has given so much in service to his Country, and yet when he tried to serve his home state of Georgia, what did they come out and do? They accused him of not being patriotic. And I think that speaks to what is wrong with America today. We have more people trying to divide us than trying to unite us, and we need to get back to where we're trying to be united as a Nation again.
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BILL WINTER, CO-06: A Message to Latino Americans!

Bill Winter

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Sunday October 01, 2006 · 10:52 AM PDT

2006/10/01 · 10:52

Buenos días. Mi nombre es Bill Winter y estoy postulado para el Congreso en contra de Tom Tancredo en el Sexto Distrito Congresional de Colorado.

(Good morning. My name is Bill Winter and I'm running for Congress against Tom Tancredo in Congressional District 6.)

Soy originario de Colorado y un veterano del Navy y del Marine Corps. Yo soy un abogado, yo soy un maestro, y yo soy un entrenador de fútbol Americano de la preparatoria, y yo soy un donador de riñón.

(I'm a Colorado Native and a veteran of the Navy and the Marine Corps. I'm a lawyer, a teacher, a high school football coach, and a kidney donor.)

¡Pero antes que nada y sobre todas estas cosas lo más importante es que SOY AMERICANO y estoy orgulloso de ello así como estoy seguro que ustedes también lo están!

(But before all those other things, and more importantly than all those other things, I AM AN AMERICAN AND PROUD OF IT AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO!)
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BILL WINTER, CO-06: Rockefeller Republicans?

Bill Winter

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Sunday September 03, 2006 · 1:25 PM PDT

2006/09/03 · 13:25

I was asked by a person after a recent campaign event, if I were at a gathering which included some low key "Rockefeller" type Republicans, what two main points would I make to convince them to vote for me this Fall?

It got me thinking, and when I get to thinking, I often wind up here, so here I go again. Read More

BILL WINTER, CO-06: A NEW VISION FOR AMERICA!

Bill Winter

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Monday August 28, 2006 · 8:32 AM PDT

2006/08/28 · 08:32

This morning I spoke at the Parker Breakfast Club, an organization that meets in my District every Monday and that is described as very Republican and very conservative. The response I received to what I had to say was overwhelmingly positive. I definitely won converts throughout the room.

I thought I would share with you what I said to them. Read More

BILL WINTER, CO-06: Iraqi Joe and the Death of the Democratic Party

Bill Winter

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 7:49 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 07:49

Much has been said, and even more written, in recent weeks regarding Ned Lamont's victory over Joe "I'm Bigger Than Democracy" Lieberman in the Connecticut primaries. Even as we watch this drama unfold we also see the Iraq War increasingly going down the drain and the Bush Administration getting increasingly desperate for ways to spin the disaster.

Yesterday brought the news that the "Marine Corps will soon begin ordering thousand of its troops back to active duty because of a shortage of volunteers for Iraq and Afghanistan--the first involuntary recall since the early days of the war.

As many as 2,500 Marines will be brought back at a time, and there is no cap on the total number who may be forced back into service..." Read More

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