Denver Post profile raises major questions about Beauprez: Part 1
Today was supposed to mark the end of All Positive, All the Time Week. And I was going to celebrate with a rousing attack on Both Ways Bob Beauprez. But The Denver Post beat me to it. Some highlights:
Both Ways Bob's personal story is largely for show.
...so carefully crafted is his folksy image that, in a recent portrait of the candidate photographed in a barn, his campaign digitally erased the emblem of his company, Heritage Bank, from his denim work shirt.
Both Ways Bob puts his party above our state.
During testimony in a redistricting case Beauprez brought on behalf of the party, an attorney for the Democrats asked him, "Over and above what's in the best interest of the state, you're more interested in getting Republicans elected, correct?" "Yes," [Beauprez] replied.
Both Ways Bob is corrupt as all get out.
Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonpartisan group dedicated to reforming campaign fundraising, has ranked Beauprez first among members of Congress for overall ties to [Tom] DeLay.
Both Ways Bob has the ethics of Eddie Haskell.
Records show he accepted more in contributions - $163,371 - from commercial banks in 2004 than all but two other members of Congress. Last year he co-sponsored a bill that gave regulatory relief and tax reductions to community banks such as Heritage Bank.
Both Ways Bob is environmentally challenged.
He boasts that "there's nobody who's ever been a bigger friend than me" to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden... Still, he voted last year to slash more than $20 million for NREL."
Both Ways Bob won't disclose his true water policy.
He often says water policy is a bedrock of his gubernatorial campaign and cites a white paper he gave Owens in 2003 outlining his plans on that subject. But Beauprez refused to disclose the memo, saying, "It was a private conversation between I and the governor."
Both Ways Bob flip-flops like a slinky.
Three community and business leaders who asked not to be named said he told them privately last summer that he hoped the budget reform measures passed but couldn't back them publicly because he would lose the support of conservatives he needs to beat Marc Holtzman in August's primary.
Both Ways Bob goes through money like the Broncos go through running backs.
He is campaigning as a fiscal conservative despite having cast several votes inflating the already record-high national debt.
Both Ways Bob is a toady of Bush, Cheney & Co.
...he defends having voted with the Bush administration 87 percent of the time
Both Ways Bob is not a leader. Except in kissing corporate butt.
After three years in Congress, Beauprez has led no major legislation, nor is he likely to be found giving a speech on the floor of the House... Still, he has taken the House floor three times to honor private companies. Two of those companies - Intrado Inc., a telecommunications company in Longmont, and Barber-Nichols Inc., a military contractor in Arvada - are run by donors to his congressional campaigns.
Both Ways Bob visited Israel on the tab of a Russian mobster, failed to disclose it, and then lied about it.
Richard Naff, a 7th District Democrat who tracks Beauprez's record, says the congressman has been "less than truthful" about the trip.
Both Ways Bob has no concrete, positive plans for Colorado.
Asked what state government would look like under his leadership, he speaks in broad, thematic terms about being the "opportunity governor" and bringing "value" to taxpayers. "I make stuff happen. There's something inside me that makes things grow," he says.
The only thing that's growing in me is revulsion. The GOP couldn't have picked a worse nominee for Governor. Do Colorado's Republican voters have a better option? Three of them, actually. And in the interests of staying at least kind of positive, I'm going to write about those alternatives next.
Both Ways Bob's personal story is largely for show.
...so carefully crafted is his folksy image that, in a recent portrait of the candidate photographed in a barn, his campaign digitally erased the emblem of his company, Heritage Bank, from his denim work shirt.
Both Ways Bob puts his party above our state.
During testimony in a redistricting case Beauprez brought on behalf of the party, an attorney for the Democrats asked him, "Over and above what's in the best interest of the state, you're more interested in getting Republicans elected, correct?" "Yes," [Beauprez] replied.
Both Ways Bob is corrupt as all get out.
Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonpartisan group dedicated to reforming campaign fundraising, has ranked Beauprez first among members of Congress for overall ties to [Tom] DeLay.
Both Ways Bob has the ethics of Eddie Haskell.
Records show he accepted more in contributions - $163,371 - from commercial banks in 2004 than all but two other members of Congress. Last year he co-sponsored a bill that gave regulatory relief and tax reductions to community banks such as Heritage Bank.
Both Ways Bob is environmentally challenged.
He boasts that "there's nobody who's ever been a bigger friend than me" to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden... Still, he voted last year to slash more than $20 million for NREL."
Both Ways Bob won't disclose his true water policy.
He often says water policy is a bedrock of his gubernatorial campaign and cites a white paper he gave Owens in 2003 outlining his plans on that subject. But Beauprez refused to disclose the memo, saying, "It was a private conversation between I and the governor."
Both Ways Bob flip-flops like a slinky.
Three community and business leaders who asked not to be named said he told them privately last summer that he hoped the budget reform measures passed but couldn't back them publicly because he would lose the support of conservatives he needs to beat Marc Holtzman in August's primary.
Both Ways Bob goes through money like the Broncos go through running backs.
He is campaigning as a fiscal conservative despite having cast several votes inflating the already record-high national debt.
Both Ways Bob is a toady of Bush, Cheney & Co.
...he defends having voted with the Bush administration 87 percent of the time
Both Ways Bob is not a leader. Except in kissing corporate butt.
After three years in Congress, Beauprez has led no major legislation, nor is he likely to be found giving a speech on the floor of the House... Still, he has taken the House floor three times to honor private companies. Two of those companies - Intrado Inc., a telecommunications company in Longmont, and Barber-Nichols Inc., a military contractor in Arvada - are run by donors to his congressional campaigns.
Both Ways Bob visited Israel on the tab of a Russian mobster, failed to disclose it, and then lied about it.
Richard Naff, a 7th District Democrat who tracks Beauprez's record, says the congressman has been "less than truthful" about the trip.
Both Ways Bob has no concrete, positive plans for Colorado.
Asked what state government would look like under his leadership, he speaks in broad, thematic terms about being the "opportunity governor" and bringing "value" to taxpayers. "I make stuff happen. There's something inside me that makes things grow," he says.
The only thing that's growing in me is revulsion. The GOP couldn't have picked a worse nominee for Governor. Do Colorado's Republican voters have a better option? Three of them, actually. And in the interests of staying at least kind of positive, I'm going to write about those alternatives next.
7 Comments:
The Denver Post was slamming Beauprez? They endorsed him for re-election 2 years ago. I thought that Beauprez voted with Bush 98% of the time. Why does this stuff not come out 2 years ago? Yeah, some of it hasn't happened yet at that point, but still.
Yeah I read today's article as well. It was good to see TDP coming around on BB.
This is an excellent synopsis of Beauprez's past, as a crystal ball view of what will continue if Colorado votes for him as Governor. But some of the middle part needs to be cut if we're to use it to make Coloradans aware of this man's values. People don't want to read every angle and sound bite, so Dems need to capsulize these and other facts into a quick read. Too much data will erode the voter's conclusions.
co democrat, I think that Beauprez was voting with Bush 98% of the time a couple years ago. Now Bush's poll numbers are down and Beauprez isn't voting with him anymore. That's my guess.
Richard. Great comment. That's exactly why I set my post up the way I did. Plain text soundbites, italic support points. You've got the soundbites - now go use 'em!
For Colorado? Beauprez - WRONG WAY!
"But I love my daddy," says Beauprez, crying.
Richard, here's the facts encapsulated in a quick read:
He's a bovine-racialist, draft-dodging, two-faced rat covered in DeLay stink with Russian mob ties.
Isn't "Beauprez" a French name? I think we should play that up! The Republicans all "hate" the French!! Why would they vote for a Frenchman!!
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