{"id":1640,"date":"2014-07-11T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2014\/07\/11\/hey-mike-about-those-roadless-areas-in\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:24:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:24:16","slug":"hey-mike-about-those-roadless-areas-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1640","title":{"rendered":"Hey, Mike! About Those Roadless Areas In Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:11650,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.rollingstone.com\\\/politics\\\/news\\\/michael-bloomberg-isnt-afraid-of-the-nra-20140708&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20180329220236\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.rollingstone.com\\\/politics\\\/news\\\/michael-bloomberg-isnt-afraid-of-the-nra-20140708&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:03:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 16:17:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 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06:07:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 06:07:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe arrogance of former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg knows no bounds. Of course, we in the gun culture have known that for a long time. Now he has just reconfirmed it in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/michael-bloomberg-isnt-afraid-of-the-nra-20140708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview in Rolling Stone magazine<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/kdvr.com\/2014\/07\/10\/bloomberg-dismisses-colo-springs-pueblo-as-road-less-rural-backwaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments about Colorado which are making Democrats<\/a> like Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) squirm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>In Colorado, we got a law passed. <b>The NRA went after two or three state Senators in a part of Colorado where I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s roads. It&#8217;s as far rural as you can get. And, yes, they lost recall elections. I&#8217;m sorry for that. We tried to help &#8217;em.<\/b> But the bottom line is, the law is on the books, and being enforced. You can get depressed about the progress, but on the other hand, you&#8217;re saving a lot of lives.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Those (former) state senators to whom Bloomberg refers would be (former) Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs), (former) St. Sen Angela Giron (D-Pueblo), and (former) <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/new-recall-effort-begins-in-colorado.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Sen. Evie Hudak (D-Arvada-Jefferson County)<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/oh-my-god-they-did-it-in-colorado.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The first two were recalled <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/coloradopeakpolitics.com\/2013\/11\/27\/good-riddance-evie-senator-huduk-resigns-to-avoid-recall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudak resigned<\/a> just before she was recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Morse represented Colorado Springs <a href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/08\/0816000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(pop.&nbsp; 439,886)<\/a> which is the state&#8217;s second largest city. Bloomberg might be surprised to find out that Colorado Springs has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springsgov.com\/SectionIndex.aspx?SectionID=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a streets department<\/a> to take care of their roadless areas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>We seek to render cost effective and competent services to the citizens of Colorado Springs, striving to ensure public safety for the citizens by providing quality maintenance and rehabilitation of <b>public streets<\/b> and drainage ways being responsive to the citizen&#8217;s requests and concerns and to handle them in a timely manner.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Colorado Springs is almost as large as New York City&#8217;s fifth borough <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demographics_of_Staten_Island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Staten Island<\/a>.&nbsp; But, I guess I should note, that Staten Island &#8211; the hometown of my mother &#8211; is also known as the forgotten borough.<\/p>\n<p>Pueblo <a href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/08\/0862000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(pop. 108,249)<\/a>, which was represented by Ms. Giron, is considerably smaller. Still even they have a street maintenance division. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pueblo.us\/index.aspx?nid=459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to City of Pueblo&#8217;s website<\/a>, this division of the Public Works Department has &#8220;32 full-time, dedicated employees&#8221; whose primary focus is &#8220;to ensure that pavement surfaces are maintained adequately.&#8221; Pavement? How can you have pavement if it is roadless?<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recallhudaktoo.org\/map-senate-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Senate District 19<\/a> was represented by Mrs. Hudak <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/breakingnews\/ci_24611818\/colorado-state-sen-evie-hudak-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">until she abruptly resigned<\/a>. That district is centered on Jefferson County <a href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/08\/08059.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(pop. 551,798)<\/a> which calls itself &#8220;The Gateway to the Rockies&#8221;. Anyplace called &#8220;the Rockies&#8221; must be roadless. But wait, the county&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/jeffco.us\/road-and-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Road and Bridge Division maintains over 2,900 miles<\/a> of paved roads. Hudak&#8217;s district was centered on Arvada (<a href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/08\/0803455.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pop. 108,249<\/a>) which, <a href=\"http:\/\/arvada.org\/departments-divisions\/public-works-department\/streets-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the city&#8217;s website<\/a>, has over 1,400 lane miles of streets within the city limits.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg is as misinformed about Colorado as he is about firearms. Moreover, he has no hesitation about tossing politicians under the bus after he gets what he wants. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/colorado-lawmakers-blast-bloomberg-inaccurate-comments-state-article-1.1862984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Both Udall and Hickenlooper should have thought of that before they took his money<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrogance of former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg knows no bounds. 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