March 11, 2008 11:41 AM
Is the pink poodle's owner a lawbreaker?
Joy Douglas used beet juice to turn her poodle pink to support breast cancer awareness. The Boulder Humane Society issued her a ticket for breaking a law against dyeing animals.
The Boulder salon owner facing a $1,000 fine for dyeing her miniature poodle pink will have to wait for her day in court.This morning, Joy Douglas, owner of Zing Salon, 1100 Spruce St., appeared before a judge in Boulder Municipal Court and asked for her hearing to be rescheduled because she's retained a defense attorney.
The judge granted Douglas' request and reset her hearing for April 7.
Officials at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley issued Douglas a ticket on March 1 for violating Section 6-1-14 of Boulder's city code, titled "Dyeing fowl and rabbits prohibited."
Douglas has insisted she didn't break that law, because she uses beet juice — and occasionally Kool-Aid — to "stain" her dog Cici's coat. She said she never has used chemicals, and her pooch never has had a reaction to the stain.
This morning, Douglas brought Cici to court, but had to leave the pink poodle outside the Boulder County Justice Center.
Douglas remained confident that she ultimately will be vindicated and won't be fined for having colored Cici's coat.
"Cici will be pink until they kick us out of the city of Boulder," Douglas vowed before her brief hearing.
Who's right?
March 11, 2008
12:44 PM
Anonymous writes:
Another stupid law from Boulder... what a surprise.
March 11, 2008
12:57 PM
gr8fuldude writes:
While I think this case is a tremendous waste of time and resources, I also believe that Ms Douglas is likely a royal pain in the tail to live with.
March 11, 2008
12:58 PM
Holier Than Thou writes:
I will be reporting this oppression to the NAACP! (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Poodles)
Next thing you know they'll be fining and jailing for dogs that snort crack.
March 11, 2008
1:10 PM
history buff writes:
The law should be changed. I could see where it would be inhumane to use chemicals on a pet, but non-hazardous coloration really is going too far. Do the people who support such a strict law think they are Dr. Doolittle? I don't see how this is harmful to animals. Are the animals being degraded? I would doubt that dogs and cats have a sense of fashion or social acceptance. There is no rational basis for the law as written.
March 11, 2008
1:12 PM
Shaggy writes:
Kids go to school with Mohawks and their hair colored like peacocks with their pants pulled down below their arses and Boulderites worry about someone putting beet juice on a dog to help with breast cancer.
My god, what are they going to do next in Boulder, teach our children to do drugs and have sex?
March 11, 2008
1:23 PM
Matt writes:
The dog doesn't care and probably loves the hell out its 'guardian'. It would shine some light on how liberalism brings totalitarianism to everyday life if Boulder convicts this lady for such stupid reasons.
March 11, 2008
1:27 PM
Anti-Pinko writes:
Of course she should be fined and jailed! I am outraged. I mean really, pink is an UGLY color!!!
March 11, 2008
2:04 PM
history buff writes:
Actually, Matt. I know you don't like Boulder, so you want to get your personal digs in, but Boulder is no more totalitarian than other cities around here. Actually, I think it far less totalitarian. It is not so much liberalism as it is municipal government that oppresses people. Local government is more a reflection of personality than ideology. You can see what kind of people are drawn to government and politics now a days. And you can see the problems caused by neighborhood disputes. Municipal government enables willful people a chance to exercise their oppressive natures because they don't have much control over their own lives.
March 11, 2008
2:16 PM
Anonymous writes:
"Boulder is no more totalitarian than other cities around here"---Buff
OMG ROTFLMAO....
March 11, 2008
2:24 PM
Born to Make you Puke writes:
"Boulder is no more totalitarian than other cities around here"---Buff
OMG ROTFLMAO....
March 11, 2008
3:42 PM
benn writes:
I don't agree with the law - but the media loves to rip Boulder (and CU for that matter) over the tiniest bit of news. We don't see nearly the same attention paid to other places that have stupid things happen.
The funny thing is that most of you wish you could live in Boulder - With its food, its outdoor life, its excellent property values, mass transit, diverse offerings, etc.
March 11, 2008
3:51 PM
Anonymous writes:
No, I'd rather live in Colorado Springs.
March 11, 2008
3:55 PM
history buff writes:
351 -- I'd rather you live in Colorado Springs, too. Not anywhere near me.
March 11, 2008
3:59 PM
benn writes:
:shrug:
Luckily. Co Springs has some nice parts, if you can stand sprawl, cookie cutter houses, and crazy religious fundies.
March 11, 2008
4:08 PM
Kevin Jones writes:
"I don't agree with the law - but the media loves to rip Boulder (and CU for that matter) over the tiniest bit of news. We don't see nearly the same attention paid to other places that have stupid things happen."
Where else in the state is there such a concentration of drunk college students, hippie activists, wealthy liberals, nutcase professors, football players, half-baked ideologues, unaccomplished writers, and hi-tech nerds?
The valley hems them all into the same few dozen square miles. It's a journalist's dreamtown. If we could convert Boulder's wackiness into a power source, we'd never need oil again.
March 11, 2008
4:12 PM
Shaggy writes:
I have no beef with Boulder. It is a very nice place.
It's the Liberal idiots that live there and run the City that make it suck!!!!
March 11, 2008
5:19 PM
Holier Than Thou writes:
In the mountains, we make slaves of our dogs. They carry backpacks. There... carry your own dang food and water, mutt!
And we treat our conservatives like dogs, too. Why not? We know they're every bit as coprophagious as any yard-bound, night-barking, horse-apple eating mange medium when they bark out the crap that floats around in their tiny little canine brains.
Conservatives are notorious for drinking too much, eating their own vomit, and soiling the rug. Filthy gluttonous beasts, they are easily beaten down with a rolled up newspaper and some facts.
Unlike dogs, conservatives are not loyal so dogs are better, even if they are pink.
March 11, 2008
10:58 PM
Angela writes:
I dye my bichon/poodle all the time with kool aid. It has never hurt him and I have been doing it for years. I even dye him red and blue leaving a white patch of fur for the 4th.
I think that Cici the cancer awarness dog is wonderful and should not even been in court!
I have asked my vet and groomer if dying a dog with food coloring, kool-aid or beets will harm the dog. They both say no because they do not use any harmful chemicals in any of these products. People have even used kool-aid to dye their hair and I am sure they will tell you it did not damage it.
March 12, 2008
12:07 AM
corky writes:
The money she could have given to a good cause she will now spend fighting this. How stupid. I think she was only fined because she refused to jump when the animal control officer said to.
March 12, 2008
7:34 AM
r c writes:
The humane society should go after people who are actually cruel to the animals - countless dogs are left chained in their yards neglected and rarely taken of. This dog may be pink, but it is fed, it is loved, it is groomed, and it is taken out.
March 12, 2008
7:42 AM
JW writes:
"I have no beef with Boulder. It is a very nice place.
It's the Liberal idiots that live there and run the City that make it suck!!!!"
Hmmm. Judging by how expensive it is to buy in Boulder, I'd use one of Hogar's favorite sayings here, "The market has spoken."
So, what does that mean? It means that Boulder must be pretty nice, as people are willing to pay a premium to live there. And if Shaggy is right, that the majority of people there are liberals, what does that tell you about liberals? They have MONEY.
And you can see that in all the other "Liberal" places in the USA. Conservative Kansas is Dirt Cheap. Liberal SF is expensive as hell. Conservative Texas wont break the bank, but Liberal New York sure as hell will.
March 12, 2008
8:36 AM
AS writes:
What a huge waste of taxpayers money. Who cares what color her dog is? It looks like a well fed and loved animal, leave it alone.
March 12, 2008
9:44 AM
Anonymous writes:
JW, don't you think that Boulder being right up against the foothills and Colorado tax payer money going toward the university helps? If it's liberalism and real estate prices you want to compare, take San Francisco and Detroit. One has a beautiful coastline and is run on liberal policies and Detroit doesn't, which is also run on liberal policies. Unless liberal/communist policies are supplemented from an outside source, the community will rot.
March 12, 2008
10:04 AM
Matt writes:
That last post was mine.
March 12, 2008
10:19 AM
primafacie writes:
It's her dog, albeit a goofy looking dog, but it's hers and her choice in how to deal with it.
We can only assume all the potholes are filled, the fire trucks are gassed up and JonBenet Ramsey's killer is behind bars, seeing as how Boulder city officials have so much time on their hands.
March 12, 2008
10:46 AM
JW writes:
"JW, don't you think that Boulder being right up against the foothills and Colorado tax payer money going toward the university helps?"
Tax payer money going toward the university? Last I checked, you guys werent bitching about the "Liberalness" of Gunnison, or greely. As for the "beauty", Lakewood is in the foothills too.
"If it's liberalism and real estate prices you want to compare, take San Francisco and Detroit."
Well, Ill compare liberalism and property prices, but youre not gona just pick those two. If you look nation wide, liberal areas cost more...period. There are pockets of expensive conservative areas, sure, and pockets of cheap liberal areas, sure, but on average, the places that cost the most are liberal, and the places that cost the least are conservative.
"One has a beautiful coastline and is run on liberal policies and Detroit doesn't, which is also run on liberal policies."
Bah. There are beautiful conservative areas and ugly conservative areas too. And their price points go the same way. This is a useless statement.
"Unless liberal/communist policies are supplemented from an outside source, the community will rot."
Thats true, so long as you keep that "Communist" tag line. Fortunately, we dont have ANY Communism in this country, provied you actually know what communism is, and Ive seen enough of your bs to know you dont. Hell, what you are talking about isnt even communism, its central planning.
California has an economy that is 7th largest in the nation. New York is one of the financial hubs of the world. Care to guess which state America could afford to lose more...Liberal New York, or conservative Nebraska? How about liberal Cali or conservative Texas? You think those "Liberal" areas need the middle to survive? You got it BACKWARDS. The money flows to the middle, not from it.
March 12, 2008
10:51 AM
Matt writes:
That would be true JW, except you forgot to mention Cali's 16 Billion dollar hole they're in right now and you didn't mention that places you think suck like Kansas and Texas, are actually self supporting with no outside help. I admit I went over the line with the commie comment, I'll use socialism or marxism next time.
March 12, 2008
11:09 AM
JW writes:
"That would be true JW, except you forgot to mention Cali's 16 Billion dollar hole they're in right now and you didn't mention that places you think suck like Kansas and Texas, are actually self supporting with no outside help. I admit I went over the line with the commie comment, I'll use socialism or marxism next time."
Dude, you dont know what socialism or marxism are either.
And $16 billion in debt? You think that is a legit point in this argument? Have you noticed what kind of Debt your conservative hero GW has gotten us? If Debt=Communsim (or marxism, or socialism) then GW and Ronald Reagan are the biggest Commies/Socialists/Marxists the world has EVER known.
If youre gona try to make a point, try to make it a valid one, ok?
And on top of all that, the economy of Cali is STILL 7 th in the WORLD. Where does Kansas rank?
Texas is the highest ranking economy for a "Red State" and its impressive, top 20. Its just that its still DWARFED by Cali and their "Communism".
Deal with it chumpsky, the places you hate because they are Liberal are the most successful economies in America, and they finance your right to be a conservative shill in Colorado and still live a decent life. They are also the most expensive places in America because of MARKET DEMAND.
BTW, just so you understand, these places you call "Libearal" are liberal in their SOCIAL stances. Fiscally? Conservative. No, not "GW conservative" which isnt conservative at all. Clinton conservative, as in the same Clinton that Greenspan called "The best Republican president I ever served under". And you know, Greenspan served under Ford, Reagan, and both Bush's. Does that make them perfect? No. But apparently the MARKET thinks they are as close as it gets. But hey, the day Dallas is as expensive as New York or San Fran, we can have this argument again, and maybe you'll actually have a point. Till then....
OWNED.
March 12, 2008
12:27 PM
Anonymous writes:
You forgot to mention the ridiculous state income tax burden the liberal policies of California and New York strap onto the backs of residents.
You also left out the ridiculously high prices you pay for everything in those liberal states.
And the fact that people have been moving away from those areas since loony liberalism took over.
The people's republic of Boulder is trying to catch up with the loonyness.
Yea, those libs sure know how to run an economy. HAHAHAHAHA
March 12, 2008
12:34 PM
Anonymous writes:
Wasn't it Boulder that made it illegal to "own" your pet? You are only their "caretaker". Nutjob city...
March 12, 2008
12:36 PM
JW writes:
"You forgot to mention the ridiculous state income tax burden the liberal policies of California and New York strap onto the backs of residents."
What is the state income tax rate in california or New York? You dont know. You may go look it up now, but you said it was "ridiculous" without even knowing what it is. Pathetic.
"You also left out the ridiculously high prices you pay for everything in those liberal states."
Lol. Looks like you arent a fan of the free market. If you were, you'd understand, prices are high there because they can be, because demand is high...because people want to live there bad enough to pay. DUH.
"And the fact that people have been moving away from those areas since loony liberalism took over."
People move all the time. From "liberal" states to "conservative" states. From "Conservative" states to "Liberal" states.
Got any data that says more people move OUT of NY and CA than move in? Got any data that says WHERE those people move to? Any data on what happens to those places in regards to politics?
Ive seen some, and one example would be colorado. Used to be a straight up lock for Red State. Now? Seems to me they brought their "loony Liberalism" with them, which means its probably not why they left. DUH.
"Yea, those libs sure know how to run an economy. HAHAHAHAHA"
Cali is the 7th largest economy in the world. Laughing about it doesnt change anything. Jackass.
March 12, 2008
12:46 PM
Anonymous writes:
Look it up yourself, genius - its not that hard. (and the statements are correct)
Typical liberal, wants someone else to to the work.
March 12, 2008
12:56 PM
JW writes:
"Look it up yourself, genius - its not that hard. (and the statements are correct)
Typical liberal, wants someone else to to the work."
What work needs to be done? You say the statements are correct, IE YOU ALREADY KNOW.
Yet you still want me to look it up. Hmmm. And you didnt say what the rates are, which you would have done if you did know.
Now I know youre a liar as well as a dipshit.
Typical wingnut, just believes stuff because its easier to be a blow hard with an ignorant opinion than look stuff up and know WTF youre talking about.
And Cali STILL has the 7th largest economy in the world even though they are liberal.
Chump.
March 12, 2008
1:07 PM
Anonymous writes:
I didn't think you had the brains to find the information, and I was right.
You're just another hysterical brain dead liberal, blowing wind through your empty skull.
(Yes, the statements are correct. Look it up - LOL)
March 12, 2008
1:24 PM
JW writes:
Since you already know what the rates are, tell me, and Ill go look it up and see if you're right.
Of course, you DONT know, or you would have said, so youre still a lying sack of useless...
And the "Liberals" in California are still running the 7th largest economy in the world.
March 12, 2008
1:25 PM
Old Gus writes:
JW - you can't argue with an idiot who does nothing more than parrot back the valid points you make about him - save your efforts.
March 12, 2008
1:46 PM
Anonymous writes:
Either you're too stupid to find it, or you're not man enough to admit you're wrong. Both are liberal characteristics.
March 12, 2008
2:04 PM
Anonymous writes:
OK, I give up - I'll give you the data.
California has about the 3rd highest income tax rate in the country at 9.3%.
New York's highest rate isn't among the highest in the country, but their lower bracket rates are. The bottom earners pay 4% which is among the highest in the country for the working poor (this may be more heavy handed than Cali).
It takes maybe 10 seconds to locate several sites to get this info - here is one of the simplest. I hope you're able to understand.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/228.html
BTW - These states are also infamous for their high sales tax and excise tax.
March 12, 2008
2:42 PM
Phredd writes:
Nothing shuts up a liberal quite like using facts.
March 12, 2008
2:47 PM
Anonymous writes:
FYI - Rhode Island and Vermont are #1 and #2 in high income tax rates - 9.9% and 9.5%. Two more liberal bastions.
March 12, 2008
2:53 PM
Anonymous writes:
uh, actually phredd, if you'd been paying attention, jw is the more 'liberal' of the two and he actually used facts and figures to which the witless frump has not yet replied ... pay attention please ... and anon at 247, RI and VT tend to have higher unemployment because of lack of jobs in their states, and more social programs to support their people when not working, thus a bit higher rate, although they aren't necessarily what you'd call 'liberal bastions'
March 12, 2008
3:10 PM
Anonymous writes:
"higher unemployment"... "lack of jobs"... "more social programs to support"...
I know you didn't mean to, but you just listed some of the hallmarks of liberal policies.
And if you don't think Rhode Island and Vermont are liberal states, then you really are out of touch.
As for not replying - you may want to read the posts before making statements that show your stupidity.
March 12, 2008
3:27 PM
JW writes:
"California has about the 3rd highest income tax rate in the country at 9.3%."
Over $40k a year. Now, is that "ridiculous" as you claimed?
BTW, what took you so long? Ahhh....you didnt know when you claimed it was "ridiculous", and when I forced you to deal with that, rather than admit you didnt know, you finally went and looked it up. And that is pathetic, making claims when you dont know WTF youre talking about. We can argue all day about whether or not it is 'ridiculous' now, because you actually KNOW. Before, it was just your "Belief" and arguing that is a waste of my time.
"New York's highest rate isn't among the highest in the country, but their lower bracket rates are. The bottom earners pay 4% which is among the highest in the country for the working poor (this may be more heavy handed than Cali)."
As opposed to Colorado, where the rate is a flat 4.63% for EVERYONE. Then agian, thats only on your federal tax liability, which means is not all that bad.
"It takes maybe 10 seconds to locate several sites to get this info - here is one of the simplest. I hope you're able to understand."
I understand youre a jackass. Youre on here enough. You know DAMN WELL I do plenty of research, and am very capable of finding my own info. YOU on the other hand won't post anything but your ignorant wingnut opinions untill FORCED. Again, jackass.
And Cali still, despite "ridiculous" taxes, has the 7th largest economy in the world, even though its run by liberals.
Jackass.
BTW, as to whether or not those tax rates actually are ridiculous...we'd have to figure out if the taxes are used in ways that make it possible for liberal areas to have economies that DWARF truely conservative areas. Judging by the data, its quite possible those taxes are a "good investment" that benefits society, rather than "ridiculous" as you say...jackass.
You can bitch and moan and make all the claims you want...
Economically speaking, the places you hate because you think they are "Liberal" kick the living SHIT out of all the places you love because they are "conservative". Kick...the...SHIT...out of them. Not just beat them. Kick the SHIT out of them. Beat them like a readheaded stepchild late for dinner. Pound them into the dirt. Blast them out of the water. Etc etc etc.
March 12, 2008
3:31 PM
Matt writes:
JW,
Your rantings are starting to make sense.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56494
March 12, 2008
3:37 PM
DR writes:
Another case of over-zealous, meddling government officials?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080312/ap_on_re_us/mom_on_trial;_ylt=AqEIVreCUeUpAu_c_KdAaBes0NUE
March 12, 2008
3:57 PM
JW writes:
"Your rantings are starting to make sense."
Of course Matt, becase youre such a dumbass you think anyone who disagrees with you is a 'liberal' as its defined by the wingnut right. People like you hate Clinton becaues he lied, and worship at the alter of Reagan despite the fact that he lied. You are ashamed enough of Bush to say you dont support him, but will gladly pull the lever for a 3rd term under the name McCain in a year. You understand that business needs to be free and unrestricted as possible, but for some reason are too stupid to see the same should be said of individuals. Youre dumb enough to think Saddam was working with Al Qaeda, and immoral enough to say its no big deal (despite all the dead people) when its proven he didnt. You understand low taxes is a good thing, but your too stupid to see that deficit spending creates higher taxes! Your smart enough to remember the word "communism", but too stupid to know what it actually is and so constantly misuse it.
In short, youre worthless, and since you can vote, possibly worse than worthless...detrimental. You people are the ones who hate America, because youre too stupid and/or lazy to take the time and figure out what WORKS, rather than spewing your ignorant SHITE like it was truth. And there are "liberals" who are just as nuts as you are on the extreme left. They are just as dumb, just as ignorant, and just as commited to ideology over reality. They are just your mirror image; completely opposite, but just as ugly.
And I ain't one of 'em any more than I'm one of you. I have a brain, and at some point I thought, "Wtf. Might as well use it." You? Youre just lucky breathing is involuntary.
March 12, 2008
4:09 PM
Matt writes:
I knew that one would set you off JW. Thanks for being so predictable. By the way, people don't vote for liberal handouts because they're productive. Take some asprin.
March 12, 2008
4:25 PM
Shaggy writes:
JW,
You are the one who seems to hate Republicans much more than anyone on this site hates Liberals or even Democrats.
Especially Ronald Reagan and Bush.
Do you hate every Republican that has ever taken office????
March 12, 2008
4:30 PM
Anonymous writes:
Talk about a frothing at the mouth, hysterical, liberal wing nut - just read JW's last post. He hurt his own position far more than he helped it, and he doesn't even know it.
March 12, 2008
6:39 PM
Anonymous writes:
what are you talking about 4:30? seems to me that he spelled out the hypocrisy that can exist on both sides, and he asked everyone to think... no harm there that I can see ..... and he also is frustrated with ignorant f&cks who think the dogma of their party supersedes the actual outcomes of the policies they follow ... I think maybe you're just being too stupid to understand truth, or maybe lazy .... either way, until we all start paying attention and working together regardless of party BS, we're doomed to just keep being ignored by those who represent us
March 12, 2008
11:12 PM
Matt writes:
Let me help you out there, 6:39-
He’s talking about how I pointed out to our comrade JW that the acclaimed psychiatrist concludes:
"Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
This would explain the sentiment of the average liberal’s support for socialism which has taken over and dictated the course of the Democratic party. I just wanted to show JW that link so I could use him as a guinea pig. According to Dr Rossiter, our hard core malcontent JW was supposed to react with an incoherent rant, chock full of accusations towards me that in reality, he couldn’t possibly know to be true. It worked like a charm.
Go ahead and check out a copy of the book for yourself:)
http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=6&SUBDEPARTMENT_ID=20&ITEM_ID=2285
March 13, 2008
11:14 AM
history buff writes:
JW
You shouldn't encourage the wackos. If they don't like something, they will make up stuff. Boulder as socialistic? That is totally stupid. Try to buy a house in Boulder. It is very expensive. There is huge competition in the market. And the town is very competitive. What it comes down to is that just about everybody in Boulder will kick the ass of these reactionaries. They can't compete so they say Boulder is socialistic. That is totally backward. They are losers in the capitalistic system, so they say other capitalists are socialists. Very, very weird.
But its just not the reactionaries on this blog. That type of fantasy makes up most of neo-con thinking. The attempt to link Muslim extremism with Nazi Germany fascism is a fantasy. Instead of understanding the enemy, they want to create an emotional appeal by a form of deceptive advertsing. Trouble is reality bites.
Also, you are dealing with myopia. Take this example. By raising taxes 5%, we can balance the budget and increase the value of the dollar so it purchases 10% or more in the market place. But the neo-cons would rather keep an extra 5% of their taxes but pay 10% more in the market place. The Bush deficits and the weak dollar during a time of war are going to inflict significant injury on the American people.