Boulder Convention Center - not this council

Headline of the Daily Camera, "Council Shift may hamper convention center."

If you have been paying attention, this council is firmly against a downtown convention center. The city voters in rejecting out of towner pro-growthers like Shaun Coleman for council. There is a radical difference between the pro-growth Ruzzin council and the current council. Those on council who would vote against a downtown convention center:

Macon Cowles
Shaun McGrath
Crystal Gray
Susan Osborne
Lisa Morzel

further, Matt Apple would probably eventually vote against the thing as well. Just like current Wash School proposal the downtown convention center is dead dead dead. Ignorant David Thielen thinks the new council made no difference, but this is one issue where clearly the vote made a difference.

The real question is whether the council will be wishy-washy and support further study of this unwanted project.

Liberal and Loving David Thielin endorses Republican

David has come out on his blog as endorsing Republican Bob Greenlee to replace Democrat Claire Levy in the statehouse. Read about it here.

Don Kirlin's fantasy world - 100 percent acurate prediction

This case isn't going to settle. MiG pilot Donnie in the Post:

"Don Kirlin told The Post he believes they wanted so much of the lot so that the rest would not be big enough to build on. The Kirlins own a neighboring lot but had planned to sell one of the two in order to finance construction of their 'dream home,' he said. 'I would question the ethics and morality of somebody who thinks it's OK to take a neighbor's property,' he said."

Don and Suzy think they are in negotiations with McLean over the lot. But if you tell the other side they are immoral, then your not going into settlement negotiations with the right attitude. For some reason, the Kirlin's think because they are getting blogger support, they are going to win this thing.

I've got news for you Don, you have already lost. If you want to enter into negotiations where you might actually get something, you need to start eating some humble pie. Otherwise, you will get exactly what you got now. Your lawyer must think your nuts for continuing to make these types of statements to the paper. If anything, you should be quiet, and maybe you'll get something from McLean. But Don is clearly an egomaniac, and its unlikely that he can conduct himself civilly in negotiations.

And if the Kirlin's were smart, which they clearly are not, they would begin to regret the the blogger outcry and Camera coverage over this case. It is this outcry that has destroyed any chance of there being a settlement. If this was a normal case, that is, like the 100s of others that no one hears about, then Don might be able to file appeal and get something from McLean. At this point, the outcry has caused McLean to dig in his heals. Why settle with a jerk like Kirlin when you have already won?

Kirlin's fantasy house

Suzy Kirlin says in the Camera:

"Several neighbors nearby held a protest of what they called a "land grab" after a judge ruled in McLean and Stevens' favor. Susie Kirlin says she thinks McLean and Stevens are willing to strike a deal to quell the public backlash surrounding the case, according to the report in the Daily Camera."

Susie and her rich MiG pilot husband are truly high if they think approaching settlement negotiations with this attitude will get them anything. The Kirlin's position going into settlement is really weak, and going into settlement negotiations with a pompous attitude that both of these spoiled brats have is unlikely to get them anywhere.

First, the Kirlin's should know that their chances on appeal are minimal, very few civil cases are overturned on appeal. Moreover, the Kirlin's have no legal arguments in their favor. The issues that the bloggers care about are mainly bs, and were never raised in the trial proceedings, so they can't be raised on appeal. The Kirlin's are really only complaining about factual issues. But these cannot be overturned on appeal. Remember, the judge found the Kirlin's to be liars.

Second, the public backlash against McLean and Stevens is minimal. Bloggers on the Daily Camera web page are not exactly reflective of community attitudes, and people of substance in this town really don't give a hoot. The bloggers are the same people over and over again, and the lazy Daily Camera reporters have made no effort to verify the fact that McLean and Stevens reputation in the community really has not been hurt at all. As reported earlier, most of those who are blogging or protesting are doing so because of various child custody disputes they have with the Courts. If you view the video of protesters, you are not viewing a video of community leaders or other people of substance in the community. You are just viewing a MiG pilot and his loony friends. Most people don't shout down the neighbors at protests, so the protestors have proven to be on the fringe. If anything Stevens is over-reacting to the supposed community backlash and she should just chill. In any event, this is not going to be a reason to settle.

Third, the Kirlin's will have to post an appeal bond. While these rich MiG pilots may be able to afford it, it is a real burden to have to put down an appeal bond prior to filing an appeal. McLean know this, and the incentive to negotiate prior to the appeal being filed will be minimal.

Fourth, its pretty clear the Kirlin's are lying about who offered five feet. Its clear that they were offered to settle for five feet, and now conveniently have forgotten that it was they who rejected the offer. This will not put the other side in the mood to settle. Remember the judge found the Kirlin's to be liars, so they are probably lying about this too.

So given all of this, the incentive to settle by McLean and Stevens is minimal at best. However, McLean is about a straight shooter as one can get. So my bet is that he does settle for the five feet offer, though if he is smart, he might require a public apology from the Kirlin's, oh, and attorney fees.

Strip Club to Open in Tom's Tavern

Well nothing is happening worth blogging about, and then, a strip club opens on the mall! (If you if you think I'm going to blog about the congressional race for 8 months like dill-weed David Thielin is on his right wing Rush Limbaugh clone blog for 8 months, forgetaboutit).

The Bustop can't compete with a downtown club, so they are looking at going upscale and downtown. Why not Tom's Tavern. The home of the crappiest food in Boulder will continue to offer crappy employment to young women, waiting tables or stripping at Tom's, same difference. Tom's staff has no love for the place, expect few tears.

Washington School is hot. If the petition is ruled valid, it will require the City Council to reconsider a zoning change that allowed the project to go forward. If elected leaders decline to reverse that decision, the matter will go to voters — either next November, or sooner if a two-thirds majority of the council agrees to schedule a special election.

Idiots like Thielin think the council election changed nothing. Washington School will prove how different this council is from the last nasty council. The Wash School project is now officially dead, until the greedy developer starts working with the neighborhood on an acceptable project. The questions is how tone deaf is Jim Leach. He must realize this council will overturn the zoning change and he is back to square one. If he is smart, he will cave; expect a very fun council meeting where Wash School goes down.

David Thielin is the Rush Limbaugh of Boulder

Republican liberal poseur continues to insist he is conducting an online debate for the Second CD. As soon as the candidates learn about who David really is, they will have no interest in participating in an online debate with this Rush Limbaugh clone. Call the candidates and tell them not to participate in this Rush clone's debate farce.

Why is David a Rush clone? First, he endorsed Republican Bob Greenlee to run against liberal progressive Democrat Claire Levy for the state house.

Second, he manipulates the news FoxNews like. Read what progressive Boulder city council member Macon Cowels says about David in the Camera. "Candidate Macon Cowles announced he wouldn't participate in protest of a Thielen post that labeled the slate of candidates endorsed by civic group PLAN-Boulder County the "mediocre seven." Thielen later apologized and re-wrote the post, which he said was poorly written. He said he used the word "mediocre" to refer to the breadth and depth of PLAN-Boulder County's slate of candidates, not the contenders themselves.

But Cowles said that as the one-man operator of his Web site, Thielen has the power to color the picture of candidates that voters receive, and he's not convinced he'll be fair.

"I would not give Rush Limbaugh the chance to distort my record or my views, and I will not give that chance to Thielen, who is not 'Liberal and loving it!' as proclaimed on his masthead," Cowles wrote in an e-mail explaining his decision. "Thielen's forum is a setup, so that Thielen will claim an air of legitimacy when he ultimately endorses the candidates that he has been fawning over since Day One both online and in public."

Finally, David and his family are conservatives. The only thing that David has ever taken a liberal stand on is global warming. So what? Otherwise, he is a libertarian that doesn't support any of the policies advanced by the Second CD candidates.

Apparently David Thielen comes from good old Republican stock.

Thielen is the daughter of longtime Windward Republican Rep. Cynthia Thielen, who ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. Laura Thielen managed her mother's campaign. (see below)

http://starbulletin.com/2007/07/26/news/story03.html

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/26/ln/hawaii70726

I urge you to write both the Jared Polis and Bill Schafroth campaigns and ask them pull out of the despicable David Thielin's online debate. His blog has no journalistic value or integrity, and any serious candidate should ignore his blog and online debate. You can contact the congressional candidates that have agreed to the online debate at:

Jared Polis Email info@polisforcongress.com

Mail
PO BOX 4572 Boulder, CO 80306

303-381-0121

Shafroth for Congress

P.O. Box 982
Boulder, CO 80306
(303) 681-6333