Campaign to elect Jeff Peckman on May 3, 2011
for Mayor of the City and County of Denver
News Coverage
Jeff Peckman for Mayor Campaign
5/2/11 - Press Release: Peckman endorsed by U.S. Senator Barkley, Governor Jesse Ventura's Campaign Manager
4/28/11 - Press Release: Earth Day Founder Endorses Peckman for Mayor
4/26/11 - KWGN Radio host Peter Boyles backs 'UFO Guy' for Denver mayor
4/15/11 - Press Release: Ethics Complaint filed against former Denver Budget Director, Ed Scholz
[See bizarre story and full complaint document]
4/12/11 On The Record: Video Of Interview With Jeff Peckman - The Denver Channel (Local ABC TV)
4/12/11 On The Record: Transcript Of Interview With Jeff Peckman 4/12/11 Lovin’ the UFO Guy: Who’d have thought that mayoral candidate Jeff Peckman — you know, the crazy guy who wanted to investigate UFOs — may not be that crazy after all? FOX 31 - Denver Post Political blog 4/11/11 Praised by rivals, 'UFO Guy' fights for relevance in Denver mayor's race - Fox 31 KDVR.com 4/10/11 Jeff Peckman short bio - KMGH Denver Washington Park Profile article (April 2011) Denver Post: Denver Decides: Mayoral candidates discuss cop-discipline changes These strategies are also cost-saving measures. They are easily and immediately affordable within Denver’s existing budget. Unfortunately, these have not been employed in Denver to date. [Read more details here.] 2. Education – There is no real lack of resources for quality education and no excuse for failing education. Schools and colleges around the U.S. and the world have found affordable and innovative ways to inspire students to almost miraculous levels of achievement. It is crucial that proven strategies are used to reduce the stress level of students and develop their brain functioning. This will give them a proven advantage in learning and academic achievement in an atmosphere virtually free of bullying and drugs. [Read more details here.] 3. Jobs – There are abundant opportunities for economic development and job creation. [See my answers to Denver Post questions on jobs and economic development here]: Clean energy – Denver can become the “silicon valley” and safe haven for inventors, manufacturers, and marketers of clean energy technologies that go beyond even wind and solar. This includes technologies that can reduce pollution from water, air, and soil, as well as reduce electromagnetic pollution. A safe haven is needed to prevent disruption and outright theft, by government agencies, of advanced clean energy technologies that could eliminate the use of fossil fuel and nuclear energy. Construction – Denver can become the capital of sustainable building technologies and materials, not only for use in Denver, but for export to other cities, states, and countries. Film industry – Denver can attract more of the multi-billion dollar film industry. But at a minimum, we need to be known as a more creative and open-minded community. Health care – Denver can expand neighborhood-based complementary and alternative health care resources. This includes collaboration with medical marijuana dispensaries to establish Denver as a leader in cultivating, processing, and distributing products derived from thousands of medicinal plants known in traditional health care systems throughout the world. Space travel – Denver can explore and negotiate for the next “spaceport” to be built in Denver. The first one is under construction in New Mexico for Virgin Galactic. NASA has not cornered the market in this area. It is as wide open as the universe itself. Medicinal plant cultivation - The rapid growth of medical marijuana growing operations demonstrates a golden opportunity for Denver to become the capital of medicinal plant cultivation and use. Thousands of varieties of medicinal plants are known in traditional forms of health care, as is found in China and India. This could become an exponentially bigger engine for the economy and job creation than what MMJ dispensaries currently offer. ' 4. City budget – As Mayor of Denver, I would invite careful scrutiny of the alleged “$100 million budget shortfall”. There is evidence of suspicious and unethical behavior and incompetence within the Denver Budget Management Office. I would also bring attention to the vast and almost unimaginable amount of fraud, waste, and lack of proper accounting related to billions of Federal tax dollars from Denver taxpayers. Let's expose this scandal and bring the money closer to home. 5. Medical Marijuana – Dispensaries and growers of medical marijuana have been the subject of a lot of controversy and proposed regulation. They came into being as a means to reduce extreme suffering of those with intolerable pain and debilitating if not terminal diseases. I have two views on this: a. The MMJ dispensaries should be treated with respect and welcomed at least as much as pharmacies and certainly better than liquor stores. We should give adequate attention to access and enforcement of regulations to ensure those who are prescribed MMJ as a medicine are not burdened more than they already are. 6. More Transparency, Less Fraud – Staggering amounts of our tax money are wasted, lost, and siphoned off from all Federal departments for secret projects that have no Congressional overisight. No other mayoral candidate is talking about this. Citizens should be told the truth by those they elect.
The Denver Channel (Local ABC TV)
4/12/11 Jeff Peckman: Why I Want To Be Denver's Mayor
The Denver Channel (Local ABC TV)
"Who'd have thought that Jeff Peckman -- you know, the crazy guy who wanted to investigate UFOs -- may not be that crazy after all? What's really crazy is that so many of the top contenders agree that Peckman is worth listening to, maybe even voting for ..."
4/8 Colorado Statesman - Denver mayoral hopefuls survive ‘biggest, baddest, sexiest’ debate of campaign season
"But if the six leading mayoral candidates made the pick — and were forbidden from voting for themselves — then UFO enthusiast Jeff Peckman would be running the city."
4/7 Denver Daily News - Best candidate forum ever?
"Hancock’s Peckman endorsement set off a chain reaction in which every other candidate said they would vote for him, except for Spahn,..."
4/6 Fox 31 Mayor's race enters crucial stretch with clear front-runner
"Romer joked that Jeff Peckman's plan for garbage removal might include 'UFO's coming to take it away', eliciting quiet boos from the audience."
4/5 Denver Post - Denver mayoral candidate profile: Jeff Peckman's ideas out of this world
Denver Post, 6 minute video interview
Fox 31 News, 20 minute video interview
MAYOR'S RACE - Questioning the Candidates [Scroll down at link]
Westword - Politics Jeff Peckman: A Denver mayor's race profile
Why I am running for Mayor
“That’s it! That's all I can stands. I can't stands it no more!” - Popeye
I had a “Popeye moment” when listening to President Obama’s “Sputnik moment” remark in his State of the Union Address January 25, 2011. He talked a lot about innovation and competitiveness. But he never mentioned the Global Competitiveness Forum that ended in Saudi Arabia the same day as his SOTU speech. The significance of that missed opportunity is explained in the article "Doctor prescribes truth from Obama on UFOs for innovation and competitiveness"
What I can offer as Mayor of Denver
Here are a few brief examples of what I can offer as Mayor of Denver. I challenge every other mayoral candidate to provide a better list of cost-effective, proven, and affordable solutions to help make Denver better than it has ever been. More inspiring and exciting details about the solutions below, and many more, are posted here:
1. Public Safety – This is the first responsibility of any Mayor. Programs and strategies of unprecedented success in criminal justice already exist. They have greatly reduced crime and successfully rehabilitated criminals. One forensic technology that I introduced to law enforcement in Colorado has been viewed as the future of criminal justice in helping to solve crimes, including cold cases.
Here's is one person's comment about the achievement of CIDA college in South Africa:
“WOW! Even after an 18-hour flight to the US, I am still high on CIDA! It was one of the best days of my life! I can’t wait to begin to tell the world about the miracle in Johannesburg called CIDA. CIDA gives me a completely new optimism for Africa. And WOW!!!!!" - Tom Peters, author of Circle of Innovation and In Search of Excellence.
Agricultural Hemp Economy - Denver can take the lead in "grow" a diverse, plant-fiber based, economic engine with thousands of diverse products as proposed by Henry Ford in the 1930's.
Read: "The Weed that Can Save the World."
Agricultural hemp is probably the best source for this new economy and the Agricultural Hemp Initiative is making great progress with legislation in the political arena. Kenaf is another fibrous plant with great promise.
b. The proliferation of MMJ dispensaries prompts the question, “Why are so many people in so much pain?” As Mayor, I would form a task force to explore what other proven health care modalities can prevent or cure these terrible diseases. I would include a review into reports of activities at any level of government and industry that are causing some of these diseases. I would also include an investigation into reports that the U.S. Government has deliberately withheld from the public, effective and affordable treatments for cures to cancer, AIDS, and other serious diseases and disorders.
As Mayor, I would call for more real transparency and truth, at all levels of government, as promised by President Obama’s administration. I will speak out on issues like bank bailouts and the Federal Reserve, 9/11 and Building #7; GMOs, chemtrails, and HAARP; and also ‘UFOs’ and extraterrestrial visitors. Billions of Denver taxpayer dollars are squandered at the Federal level while we continue to be asked to make sacrafices to deal with an alleged $100 million deficit. Read examples here.
"The People, are the only legitimate fountain of power..." - James Madison, Federalist Papers
We cannot “do big things”, as President Obama has urged us to do, unless we know big truths and face big realities.
If our elected public servants will not be honest and transparent about these issues, then We the People will go over their heads. In that scenario these so-called "leaders" will become increasingly irrelevant, impotent, and unworthy of our trust.
Greetings,
My name is Jeff Peckman, and I am a candidate for Mayor of Denver. Below is something about my life's journey up to now.
First, let me explain the “UFO” extraterrestrial craft hovering over Denver in the above image because, it symbolizes my unique qualifications to be the next Mayor of Denver.
The image is from the original artwork by Denver artist Chuck Chroma. It was donated for use by my Initiative 300 ballot initiative campaign to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver. The November 2010 election results showed 31,108 voters supported Initiative 300.
Initiative 300 put Denver “on the map” in the most important discussion going on right now in the history of our planet. This discussion is taking place among many of the world’s most well known religious, political, scientific, and business leaders and institutions. It is the discussion about our potential interaction with people from other planets.
Immediately following the Denver election:
• From November 6-10, 2010, the Vatican in Rome held a conference on extraterrestrial life. A Catholic Priest even said he would want to baptize extraterrestrial beings.
• From January 22-25, 2011, the Global Competiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia featured a panel on “UFOs and Innovation” titled, “Contact: Learning from Outer Space”. Other speakers at the forum included former heads of state Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and Jean Chretien from Canada. The speakers also included top executives from Google, CNN, Disney, Volkswagon, and other innovative movers and shakers in the global economy.
• On February 13, 2011, the 350 year-old Royal Society in London had nine presentations on extraterrestrial life.
• On February 20, the Denver Post featured a front page article stating that scientists have now estimated there are 50 billion planets in the Milky Way galaxy, and 500 million of those were not too hot, or not too cold to sustain life.
• On February 26, the Nation of Islam held its Saviors Day 2011 in Chicago. One of the four main sessions was dedicated to the topic “The truth about the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects.” I was invited to be one of the speakers, but had to decline.
Ready and Able to Lead
Not only did I bring Denver into this global, high level discussion, I helped lead the way. That is why, in June 2008, over 300,000 websites in twenty-four languages posted my name in reference to evidence I shared of visits to Earth by extraterrestrial intelligent beings. It is why I have done more news media interviews in local, national, and international media, and have more name recognition nationally and globally, than all the other mayoral candidates combined.
This is all the result of my visionary, proactive leadership that Denver needs to have in its next mayor. The other mayoral candidates have made many good contributions to Denver and their communities. However, some have been observed snickering and rolling their eyes at the topic of the Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission.
What is At Stake
Denver cannot afford to have a mayor that lacks the readiness and maturity to discuss big issues. These big issues require a heightened intelligence, unbounded perspective, and vastly open mind. Denver cannot afford a mayor that is unable to discuss something like extraterrestrial cultures and their advanced technology with the very CEOs and innovators that our economic development efforts are trying to recruit. We would like these CEOs to bring the “next big thing” to Denver, or create it here. To do that, we need to know that for many of these CEOs, the “next big thing” is open interaction with extraterrestrial cultures, and entry into infinite market of intergalactic commerce.
I already have the vision and track record to lead Denver in this big discussion, and launch the future economy of Denver. Everything else in city government amounts to managerial tasks that can be done by a lot of the right people. But it takes thinking big, and aiming high, to achieve Denver’s rise to its highest destiny. That’s what I can do, and that is what makes me uniquely qualified to become Denver’s next mayor.
My Upbringing
The other part of the story is that I was born in Kansas and grew up in Denver. At about age 10, I decided to develop my full human potential, and seek solutions to problems at every level of human life, from individual to global. At age 11, my fellow students elected me President of the Student Council at Goldrick Elementary School in Denver.
Since then, I have worked and studied in eight countries, eight U.S. states, including Washington, D.C.. Over the years, I have had the great fortune to get acquainted with many extraordinary human beings who have made a positive impact on humanity. Their solutions have inspired me.
My Campaign
My campaign for Mayor of Denver will focus on sharing many of those solutions with you -- Denver voters. This will help you be better informed and empowered to make better choices to improve your life and your community. It will give you a refreshing new point of reference. We have to think big and aim high for Denver to progress and prosper at this historic time.
Your Input “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come”. My campaign will be powered by many ideas, and solutions, whose time has come. I look forward to meeting you and working together to raise Denver to new heights of peaceful, healthy, and prosperous co-existence.
Most importantly, I will listen carefully to your concerns and solutions because you are Denver’s greatest resource. No other candidate for Denver Mayor is offering such a comprehensive list of proven solutions and strategies. I am prepared and qualified to help Denver rise to a higher quality of life than ever before. This includes an economic “Renaissance” for unprecedented prosperity and job creation.
It might look weird to see the photo of a hydrogen blast on a campaign web site. But this photo was taken March 1, 1954, my birthday. That is the same day the U.S. exploded its largest hydrogen bomb (Castle Bravo) in its history, even to this day.
Amazing Solutions
My campaign for Mayor of Denver is designed to create an explosion of new ideas and shockwaves of new energy. It will radiate the light of knowledge about proven solutions to vaporize doubts people have about being able to rise above Denver’s problems. And it will incinerate lame excuses that have been used at all levels of government that have lead to failing education, high crime, poor health, a polluted environment, and an underperforming economy.
Sincerely,
Jeff Peckman
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Highlights “Jeff Peckman has a natural talent and comfort level for dealing with the messy stages of a new project. He has been very quick to scope out the needs of the situation, and organize the effort around available resources. Jeff is a natural leader and just has a real knack for getting things done.” Thomas J. Frey, Executive Director, The DaVinci Institute 2004 - 05 Director of Colorado Brain Fingerprinting Task Force [Members included: CO State Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, CO State House Minority Leader Joe Stengel, police chiefs of Aurora and Longmont, Under Sheriff of Larimer County, Director of Aurora Community College Police and Fire Academy, Thomas Frey, and others]
1999 - 2000 Team organizer and key consultant in the International Design Competition by invitation only, for the Piazza dei Navigatori and the largest undeveloped land parcel in Rome, Italy.
2002 Author and consultant for the Measure 27 to require labeling of genetically engineered food in Oregon
[Endorsed by: Sir Paul McCartney, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club (OR), Democratic Party (OR), Greenpeace, Consumers Union, Oregon Tilth, Organic Consumers Association, and many others.]
2003 Author and chief proponent for Initiative 101, the Safety through Peace Denver ballot initiative
2003 - 04 Founding Member of Committee for Progress in School Nutrition [Founded by Jared Polis]
2004 Candidate for Colorado House District 2
[Endorsed by Veronica Barela (Executive Director - NEWSED), Former State Senator Don Sandoval, Dr. Martha Urioste (Educator, Colorado Women's Hall of Fame inductee, 2000), Anna Flores (Civic Activist), Waldo Benevidez (Executive Director - Auraria Community Center)]
2004-06 Vice President of Special Projects at the DaVinci Institute. Two of the goals of the Insitute are create of a Museum of the Future, and bring a satellite office of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the Metro Denver area.
2010 Author and chief proponent for Initiative 300 to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver
{Photo: Morena Baccarin ("Anna" on ABC's "V" and Jeff Peckman - StarFest 2011]
After the Nov. 3, 2010 election, major discussions on extraterrestrial life were held at the Vatican, Royal Society in London, Global Competitiveness Forum in Saudi Arabia, and the Nation of Islam Saviour's Day 2011 in Chicago
[Aso see David Letterman interview with Jeff Peckman, June 10, 2008]
The Power of Commitment
- "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - Explorer W. H. Murray wrote the above during one of the first Himalayan expeditions
