Bar Car
The Time Has Come, The Walrus Said, To Speak Of Many Things —
Brandon Marshall, Demaryius Thomas, Walker Stapleton, And The Denver Media
And it came to pass in those days when Denver linebacker Brandon Marshall told the Denver media that he had been involved in this terrible incident with the Miami police on a horrible Fourth of July evening when he was with friends in a restaurant in Miami. Shots were fired, a woman in plain clothes directing traffic ordered him to stop and all of his friends somehow magically vanish. Marshall claims the police officers tackle him to the ground, handcuff him, and threaten him with a taser for resisting arrest. He says they load him in the cop car, take him for a ride then stop and tell him, “Look we’re not going to take you in as long as you keep this just between us.” And then they kick him loose. Now friends … and you are my friends … it never happened.
Brandon becomes a knee taker; Brandon becomes part of the social justice football warriors. Bet everything you got that it never happened. And then as we reported, one day Brandon stood up. Stood next to former coach Gary Kubiak and all was forgiven.
Then as we all know, other than us, no one seemed to be able to find or contact any authorities in Florida and ask if Brandon was telling the truth. We all know growing up in Holy Mother Church there are sins of commission and sins of omission. If the Front Range media had to go to confession they’d ask for forgiveness for both.
And remember Barack Obama when linebacker Marshall was the object of police brutality. Enter Donald Trump. Trump makes comments about the anthem policy of the NFL and the media swarms to Brandon Marshall for comments. Brandon Marshall calls Donald Trump “disgusting” and the Front Range media lap it up like mother’s milk.
New season. Brandon Marshall did warm ups in the opening preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings and then he and Demaryius Thomas took off for the tunnel before the anthem was played. They reemerged after our nation’s song was over. And played in a very lackluster game. I personally watched Channels 4 and 7 the next morning and saw no mention of that behavior on the mommy sportscasts on those two stations.
Along with the intense rumors of the relationship between Joe Ellis, John Elway, the clash of the brain trust of the Denver Broncos, Mrs. Bowlen’s illness, the two stepsisters feuding over the ownership and Harvey Steinberg’s favorite client, John “blood of the city” Bowlen, this my friends is a broken team.
The media, like the three monkeys, see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing. However, what they do say is that Walker Stapleton is the great-grandson of a Klansman. The Denver Post writes such headlines as “Walker Stapleton Must Be Ready To Deal With Family Skeletons As Colorado’s Governor’s Race Heats Up.” We all know old Ben the Denver Mayor was a member of the Klan. So, if Walker is responsible, Jared Polis must also be responsible, because he’s a Democrat just like Old Ben.
Anyone who cracks a 101-history book knows the KKK was the muscle and the arm of the Democratic Party. Kluxers were 100 percent white protestant democrat males. How is Walker Stapleton responsible for his great-grandfather and Jared Polis not responsible for his party? In fact, the amount of gang banging that’s taking place in newspapers, radio and television on the ancestry of Walker Stapleton easily overshines any allegations of the lies of Brandon Marshall and his on-field behavior. Don’t you all find it interesting? But of course, their ratings are being diminished, their revenues are diminished, and fewer people are attending the games or listening or watching.
Remember the Democratic Party gave us the KKK, black codes, Jim Crow laws, and other legislation, which resulted in murders, lynchings, mutilations and intimidation. On the issue of slavery any reputable historian will tell you the Democratic Party gave their lives to expand it while the Republicans gave their lives to ban it.
When are you going to quit listening, watching and reading these people who are a grift on your intellectual capacities?
P.S. I don’t care if Walker Stapleton wins or loses. As far as I’m concerned, this state has been in enormous trouble ever since Bill Owens put the arc in low gear.
— Peter Boyles
Denveright. Their Voice. Your Future.
In 2002 Denver went to great lengths and time to compile Blueprint Denver to guide future growth in Denver. It envisioned “areas of change” and “areas of stability.” In areas of change rezoning for more density and height would be envisioned while in areas of stability, like many of the city’s highly prized neighborhoods, rezoning would not be permitted for other than single family homes. It also envisioned high-density around the many new light rail stations where, because of that public transportation, residents would not need a car, at least in theory.
The problem was Denver’s crooked high-density developers had not yet bought their very own mayor in 2002. Developers do not want to put high-density upscale apartments and condominiums in lousy neighborhoods that were considered areas of change. Nor did they want the expensive units they were building by the light rail stations which were not the fav of people who could afford to buy the upscale units … The developers could make a great deal more money by exploiting and raping the traditional highly prized areas including Country Club, Crestmoor, Virginia Vale, Cherry Creek North, etc.
In 2011 the high-density developers like Pat Hamill found the extraordinarily horny and intellectually vapid Michael Hancock and installed him in City Hall as the 45th Mayor of the City and County of Denver.
But when developers got rezoning they wanted in violation of Blueprint Denver through the Orwellian named Denver Community Planning and Development headed by the clinically obese rancher Brad Buchanan as Executive Director and the obsequious City Council they were subject to lawsuits. And sued they were over Crestmoor Park, Cherry Creek North, Hentzell Park, Denver Highlands, etc. etc. None of the lawsuits were successful because you can’t as a practical matter sue City Hall on development matters even if you have a valid claim for some unwritten rule of Denver municipal politics.
The problem was the well-grounded suits took time and money out of the developers’ pockets and who knows, one of these days the citizens might find an honest District Court judge in the City and County who would rule in their favor.
What to do? Well, change Blueprint Denver to squash any legal basis stopping high-density developers from doing whatever they want to do in wide-open Denver.
Well, of course, you can’t tell the sucker citizens that is what you are doing so you pretend you went out and sought public input from thousands of citizens or as Sarah Showalter, Citywide Planning Supervisor noted, numerous think tank meetings, 
21 task force meetings, 25 street team events, eight community workshops, and over 8,500 contacted.
What did all these people indicate they wanted? Well, of course, their neighborhoods destroyed with high-density development while making driving in Denver the equivalent to transporting down the rings of Hell in Dante’s Inferno.
When politicians and city bureaucrats in Denver say they consulted thousands and thousands of people, they mean they are going to do whatever developers like Pat Hamill and his cronies at Colorado Concern tell them to do.
On August 28 at City Park Pavilion at 5:30 p.m. your betters will share with you the details of what they are going to do to you, your family and your city. The slogan for Denveright is “Your Voice. Our Future.” Rest assured your voice is irrelevant to the politicians and planners in Denver.
We could tell you all the awful things they are planning to do to you under the wonderful sounding rubrics like “affordable housing” and “pedestrian friendly transportation,” but why bother? You won’t be able to do anything about it anyway.
As the early Greek historian Thucydides stated: “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
The high-density developers and the politicians they own are the “strong” in the City and County of Denver while the citizens of the city like you are the “weak.” We have watched the suffering of our neighborhoods ever since Hancock became mayor and the suffering will continue for the foreseeable future and get much, much worse under Denveright.
As you can’t do anything about it, just sit back and accept it. Be as happy as you can and pretend “your voice” in fact matters at all in determining “our future.” As it turns out ignorance is in fact bliss in today’s City and County of Denver.
- Editorial Board
Pat Hamill
Mayor Michael Hancock
Have A September To Remember
September is a turning point month. It’s a time to reflect on the summer that was. The harvest is afoot. Football is back and the elections are approaching. The kids are back in school as part of their mission to become smarter than us in record time. Take a breath of that brisk fresh air and inhale as you enjoy top songs of autumnal wistfulness.
September has a natural rhythm and tilt to it and like most three-syllable months sings very well. Oct., Nov. and Dec. sing all right too, but September has it all.
Here are our singsong choices for shopping, dining and entertainment to fill the melancholic season as leaves of brown come tumbling down on our lawns this fall:
3 Capture that old September feeling Dancing in the Streets to celebrate ARC Thrift Stores 50th Anniversary Sept. 8. Dinner fundraiser is at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center, 5:30 p.m. Information: 303-229-1438.
3 Get in a fun and frightful fall mood watching the action-horror film Mandy at the Colfax Sie FilmCenter Sept. 14. Information: 720-381-0813.
3 Enjoy Colorado Cuisine & Cocktails at Distinctly Colorado’s Sept. 15 breast cancer benefit at Infinity Park, 5 p.m. Information: 303-669-3113.
3 Hop, Skip & Jump into autumn with your kids at the Children’s Museum annual stroller friendly 5k Sept. 16, 7:30 a.m. Information: 303-561-0101.
3 Make it an artful autumn by viewing new work by trio of Art All Stars opening at the Robert Anderson Gallery Sept. 14, 5-8 p.m. Gallery’s new space is adjacent to Bluebird on E. Colfax. Information: 303-257-0684.
3 Blast into fall at Bar Car’s 8th Birthday Bash on Colorado Blvd. Sept. 23 from 2-7 p.m. Denver Dumb Friends League fundraiser features live music, free hot dogs and happy hour prices. Information: 720-524-8099.
3 Take in free family science, tech, engineering and math (STEM) festival at East High School Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 720-982-8933.
3 Join St. Martin’s Festival Singers as they sing the rich and beloved vespers at St. John’s Cathedral Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. Information: 303-298-1970.
3 Take steps to end cancer this month by participating in the Light The Night Walk at Washington Park Sept. 28, 5:30 p.m. The Light the Night Ceremony begins at 7 p.m. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society sponsored event funds treatments that are saving lives of patients every day. Walk itself is just less than two miles long around the inner loop of the park. Dogs on leash are welcome. Information: 720-440-8620.
Is September the perfect month in the Cherry Creek Valley? Quite possibly! While known for its warm sunny days and cool crisp nights, September can feature just about every type of weather ranging from severe storms, to heavy snow and extreme flooding. September 1 marks the start of meteorological fall and the season of change.
We see the average high drop 12° from the first day to the last day of the month. The Valley ends the month at — do we dare say — a near-perfect 72° F average high.
There is also clarity about September. On a clear day the sun seems brighter, the sky bluer as white clouds take on groovy shapes. The moon is a wonderful apparition, rising gold and cooling to silver. And what September starts, October is always ready to grab the torch and carry on. Hey, hey, hey, it’s the colorful season: “Awwtumm!”
— Glen Richardson
The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com.
