by Peter Boyles | Jan 29, 2018 | Blasting with Boyles
You may be more than aware of two great scams that are about to be perpetrated on the solid citizens of the Mile High City.
The first one is Amazon’s second headquarters. The second one is, although rejected once before, the return of the Winter Olympics.
This is where I always say, “Maybe it’s just me.” But Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper have pulled together what is now being called an “exploratory committee” to pursue the Winter Olympics.
The Denver Post published a partial list of the attendees. When you’ve got a government meeting called by two of the most powerful politicians in Colorado, excluding Michael Bennett (because Cory Gardner certainly would not make that list), aren’t there some sort of laws and rules that meetings must be conducted in public? I think it’s called “sunshine.”
And it’s amazing to view the names of some of the invited attendees. (My invitation was lost in the mail.) Read these names. These people, as someone once said, have looted the public treasury before. There are people on this list that are paid by the taxpayers. Where’s the outrage? These laws require these meetings be held open to the public.
So lets ask ourselves why the Brownstein law firm was there. Gee, that’s a tough one. The IMA Financial Group. Xcel Energy. Liberty Global. SGM Capitol. And my favorite one, Mayor Wellington Webb with the Webb Group International. This is but a sample of the well-known downhill skiers, snowboarders and ice skaters that will be presenting you the Olympic Games.
I read a really interesting piece on the Internet titled “Ten Olympic Games that Bankrupted Their Cities.” What a hose job these events have caused. You all remember 1992 Albertville.
Another biggie, the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The games ran at a loss, say the Japanese press, and the full cost may never be known. And later, members of that committee ordered all of their records, 90 volumes, to be burned.
2006 Sydney Summer Games, they forecast 8-10 million tourists were going to show up to visit — who didn’t show up. They got about 2.5 million and their expectations were never realized. Taxpayers got the hickey.
2004 Athens Summer Olympics many people believe helped kick Greece into bankruptcy.
2006 Turin, Italy Olympic Games — shortfall $95 million. That at one time was as much as $176 million, threatening Turin with bankruptcy.
And how about those 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The city had to step in with financing after the Olympic Village developer ran out of money. Vancouver also had to grapple with a billion dollars in debt, including $730 million incurred by the Olympic Village.
Doesn’t it make you wanna dance?
And couple this major con job with rolling out the red carpet for Amazon and read some exposés about working for Jeff Bezos, it’s like working on a slave ship. Fellow Denverites, fellow Coloradans this is your clarion call. Keep these people away from you.
If you open your front door or roll down your car window can you smell the Vaseline? Get ready for all the hard-hitting investigative reports that will follow this column about the snow job headed your way. Winkie, winkie. By the way what in the heck is Peyton Manning doing on this committee? See you in church.
by Peter Boyles | Dec 17, 2017 | Blasting with Boyles
- Governor John Hickenlooper — 2017 will be the end of the trail for the Governor. Getting off the sauce was a great career move and staying off of it for that 2020 run to dump GOP Senator Cory Gardner.
- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock — don’t go for the third term. Cash in while you can and get all the money developers promised you for destroying the City and County of Denver.
- Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump — another year like 2017 and they’ll put you on Mount Rushmore.
- DPD Chief Robert White — in spite of that resounding vote of confidence from your rank and file do your level best to stay on the job.
- Senator Cory Gardner — lucky the Chamber of Commerce promised you all those lobbying contracts because you are dead meat when Hickenlooper goes for the throat.
- Congressman Jared Polis — two words — opposition research, put on your hat.
- Tom Tancredo — once more into the breach. Wind in your sails and the Governor’s mansion in ’18.
- The Denver Post — down to a skeleton crew but hope for an In and Out Burger in your new Adams County digs.
- Denver’s Television Stations — another year like this one and you’ll be joining The Denver Post and be beaten by reruns of Gilligan’s Island.
- Denver’s Sports Reporters and Broncos Fans — I hope you cease and desist the term “we.” The team belongs to Annabel Bowlen and the “blood of the city.”
- To the loving couple Cynthia and Mike Coffman — welcome to the wide wide world of singledom. Recommend It’s Just Lunch and Millionaires.com.
- The Brownstein Law Firm — best of luck with the new Saudi king (winky winky).
- Brandon Marshall — hope your appearance on the show To Tell the Truth goes well.
- Denver District Attorney Beth McCann — if things go bad don’t go in the shower.
- Walker Stapleton — keep on reminding people you can choose your friends but not your relatives, ie. the Bushes.
- Mike “The King” Dunafon — best of luck for the inaugural season for the Glendale Raptors and Major League Rugby.
- Debbie Matthews — keep up the great billboards at Shotgun’s.
- George Brauchler — hope this run goes well but if this doesn’t work out please don’t join the Brownstein Law Firm.
- Stephan Tubbs and Terry Frei — two very good guys. All the very best in the future; you didn’t deserve what happened to you.
Happy New Year!
by Peter Boyles | Nov 20, 2017 | Blasting with Boyles
Peter Claus has had a pretty tough year. Betting strongly on the Broncos, he finds himself heavily into the vig and may have to hock the Harley sled and sell off a couple of the guys who work on the job with him to get back in the game.
But the spirit of giving goes on. And by a list and by comments old St. Pete wants to supply the following with holiday cheer.
• Von Miller …. A new Ford truck and a videotape-editing machine.
• Brandon Marshall (just to stay with the Broncos theme) …. Elvis Presley’s Denver Police Department uniform.
• Denver Post sports chick Nicki Jhabvala …. a course in memory improvement.
• Mark Kiszla of the above-mentioned rag …. the Nebula Award for writing the best science fiction of the year, his coverage of Brandon Marshall.
• Governor John Hickenlooper …. Hickenlooper for Senate poster, also on the backside, “So long Cory Gardner.”
• For Michael Hancock .… a goodbye wish to Congresswoman Diana DeGette so he can continue with a government job.
• Channel 9’s Kyle Clark …. gift certificate to the Men’s Wearhouse and a 55 gallon drum of hair gel.
• Chief White with the Denver Police Department …. A Brandon Marshall Broncos game shirt.
• Senator Cory Gardner .…. a pair.
• Congressman Mike Coffman …. another pair.
• Representative Steve Lebsock .… membership to It’s Just Lunch.
• Harvey Steinberg …. the Bowlen family retainer money and the full employment agreement for the Harvester.
• John and Burke Ramsey …. the bill from Dr. Phil.
• RTD’s train to the plane …. the public works project of the year award.
• Stephanie O’Malley, Denver Safety Manager …. The judgeship you’ve always wanted.
• Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers …. Membership in the Southern Poverty Law Center.
• Denver District Attorney Beth McCann …. A course in how to read an autopsy report.
• Denver City Council …. more Black Lives Matter shirts to wear at council meetings.
• Nick Rogers, The Denver Police Union …. gift basket from Channel 4’s Brian Maass.
• The blood of the city John Bowlen …. from Monopoly a get out of jail free card.
• And last but not least …. The long-suffering Broncos Head Coach Vance Joseph …. we wish you well.
Next month it’s New Year’s resolutions.
Merry Christmas everyone, its been one hell of a year.
— Peter Boyles
by Peter Boyles | Oct 23, 2017 | Blasting with Boyles
December 2016 I wrote here in the Chronicle a column titled “Brandon Marshall Stands Up, Brownstein-Farber Takes A Knee.” I talked about the overwhelming amount of lies Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall told about what happened to him in Miami a year ago last summer. How, if memory serves me well, five cops jumped him, a Taser placed on his chest, the handcuffs put on him, placed in the back of a police car, driven somewhere, brought back where he was finally told, “If you don’t say anything we won’t say anything.” And that dear reader was the reason why Brandon Marshall says he took a knee.
The Denver Post is celebrating 125 years of being in the newspaper business. I think it’s more like 115 because they’ve been mailing this baby in for the last 10.
A couple of weekends ago The Denver Post, as hard as it to imagine, literally outdid itself in attempting to scam the Mile High City. Nicki Jhabvala known on our 710 KNUS radio as Nicki “Jambalaya” did a piece along with other hard-hitting Denver media representatives, with above said Brandon Marshall as he explained why he continues to do the clenched fist and other versions of taking a knee. Only this time the Miami fight with the law never comes up. Fascinated? Not one of those hard-hitting media members dared ask Brandon, “Hey man, the last time you talked to us you told us the cops did stuff to you in Florida. Why has that reason disappeared?” Are they just afraid? Misinformed? Hells bells, Nicki did the original story a year ago about the adventures of Brandon Marshall in Florida. I guess like some New York mobster on trial these gatekeepers of the truth have conveniently forgotten.
But The Denver Post gets worse. In their lead editorial October 13 of this year written by the entire Denver Post Editorial Board they go after Denver Police Corporal Zachery Phillips. Now here is the first sentence of that editorial and I quote… “Something is wrong when investigators can determine it is more likely than not that a Denver police officer paid a known prostitute for sex and lied about it and the officer keeps his job…”
Now substitute “Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.” If you all recall when Councilman/Mayor-Elect Hancock was visiting the working girls at Denver Players and Sugar, we had the call sheets. Some of the soiled doves ID’d his photo and The Denver Post and the Brownstein law firm offered him total protection.
Now they’re upset that Corporal Phillip paid for sex. Damn.
My next example of a great 115 years is George Lopez, booed off the stage after Trump jokes flop at a recent Denver gala. Now you would think that’s a huge deal, telling wealthy donors that they have white privilege and his opinion of old white men. Classy. But other than reading it in the New York papers it appeared six paragraphs in in the Post society column by Joanne Davidson.
Now flip it. George Lopez attacks Trump and gets a standing ovation. Sports fans that’s front page.
So why do you think nobody in the Denver media covered George Lopez? And as he has done many times Ed Greene Channel 4 Weatherman and KOA Radio anchor comes in for the save. I wonder if George cashed the check?
So there we have it folks. What do these three things have in common? Brandon Marshall, George Lopez and The Denver Post Editorial Board? Sex, lies and videotape. Or is there any way Norm and Steve can sleaze a dollar out of this deal?
by Peter Boyles | Sep 25, 2017 | Blasting with Boyles
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the age of wisdom . . . . Where have you intellectuals read that before?
Before I talk about why the North Koreans are leery of the United States I’d like to tip my hat to Harvey Steinberg and Annabel Bowlen, what a great job you two. Harvey found a loophole, a screw up by Arapahoe County on John boy’s crime spree. Harvey drove the Mercedes through it. You sure showed them but remember this dear reader, we are all gonna see John Bowlen again. There are only three places guys like me and John Bowlen end up, an institution — prison or hospital, a morgue slab or sober. Annabel make a choice for your son.
Next and far more importantly North Korea, Donald Trump and George Bush. Sweeping.
Believe me when I tell you that you are being sold a war by Donald Trump, mainstream media intellectuals, lightweight radio talk show hosts, ridiculous elected officials and the collective pinheads who pass off as opinion makers in our country.
Let me take you back in time. George Bush’s doctrine expression was the “axis of evil.” It was used by George Bush in his 2002 State of Union speech and whole- heartedly adopted by the “Dark Lord” Vice
President Dick Cheney. And who, you may ask, were those three nations who comprised the “axis of evil?” That’s right. Iran, Iraq and North Korea. George insisted the existence of these regimes was life threatening to the U.S. Rulers in Pyongyang, Tehran, and Baghdad were put on notice. Bush and Cheney lie and invade Iraq, leaving total destruction, over a million people dead and, as we speak, absolutely no outcome.
Now if you’re North Korea or the mullahs, they now know that Bush is willing to invade based on lies. Ask yourself this: In your neighborhood there’s a guy four doors down who says he’s going to destroy you, your neighbor up the street and the guy at the end of the block. Sure as hell your neighbor gets it. What do you do
next? You gun up. You put everybody on alert. You can trace back the mullahs and the No-Kos beginnings for questing a nuclear deterrent because of George Bush telling them they’re on the list.
I’ve been reading a lot about what life is like in North Korea.
Imagine American child labor before the turn of the 20th century; a child is considered literate when he can spell Kim’s name. There are no windows in houses. People have eaten bark on trees. Underwear and medicines are impossible to find. Elevators don’t work. Toilets don’t flush without buckets. Stores use candles for lighting.
Who are you going to kill and why? These people struggle to feed themselves once or twice a day. Monsters are created, rarely born. And you want to know something really rotten? How many people have the North Koreans killed testing weapons and shooting rockets? I hate to say this but to the best of my knowledge the answer is zero. How many people have died since George Bush launched his invasions? It is over a million. What will be the cost of this newest escapade? How many more young American lives will be destroyed? Please, before we begin another war, stop and think. The only way to win this is not to play.
Put the gun down and back away from Kim. He then will have no enemies that he can use to escalate and further manipulate his own people. For once just put the sword back in the scabbard, walk off the field and go home to your families.
P.S.: Take John Bowlen with you.
