In the build-up to tonight’s presidential debate in Colorado, the folks at National Public Radio have been focusing on Fort Collins. The final part of the series, which aired today, focuses on energy policy…and also brewskis, since a significant portion of the segment features New Belgium Brewery’s efforts to combine…
Inside the University of Denver’s giant press filing room — where reporters in town for the presidential debate are already typing away — we had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Cutter, President Barack Obama’s deputy campaign manager. We asked her about the latest attacks on the president as…
Denver blog posts know that “DU” isn’t pronounced “duh.” Colorado Peak Politics’ Dave Diepenbrock cites stats showing Mitt Romney is out-buying Barack Obama when it comes to TV ads, and expects the polls to move as a result. Colorado Pols on how to get around tonight’s I-25 closure. Denver Frank…
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama prepare to attack each other head-on at the first presidential debate tonight, a group of Libertarians in Colorado — and others dissatisfied with the two-party system — are attacking the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding third parties. A local Libertarian candidate for state…
If University of Denver officials ever needs a hype man, they need look no further than Stephen Colbert, whose preview segment about tonight’s debate at DU (it’s on view below) would’ve put Flavor Flav to shame. With the DU debate logo behind him, he whipped up the crowd about “the…
Our post about John Elway endorsing Mitt Romney spurred dozens of comments suggesting that the Broncos’ Super Bowl hero loves Romney and previous Republican presidential nominees because he’s wealthy. In response, one reader disputes this conclusion and argues that Obama supporters are engaging in hypocrisy whether they’re well-off or not…
Flanked by three of her eighteen grandchildren, Ann Romney told a crowd of supporters yesterday afternoon in Littleton that her husband is a compassionate man who doesn’t fail. Her rally for Mitt on the eve of the high-stakes presidential debate in Denver shed light on the significance of Colorado in…
Given the hoopla over tonight’s presidential debate at the University of Denver, it’s no surprise that politicos with Colorado ties are finding themselves in front of national media cameras. An example from Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show last night: Joan Fitz-Gerald, a onetime Jeffco clerk and state senate minority leader who…
Anyone who doubts the presidential debate in Denver today is a big friggin’ deal should take a dive inside the swag bag the University of Denver is giving to media covering the event. Upon close inspection — i.e. giddy dumping of contents on the floor — we found all sorts…
Planning to watch Denver’s first-ever presidential debate tonight? Getting together with friends and family to do it? Well, here are a couple of suggestions that could make the evening livelier no matter who emerges from the talk-fest with the best reviews: a presidential debate drinking game and “Debate Fallacy Bingo.”…
The first presidential debate at the University of Denver is mere hours away, and media and visitors are flooding into town for the big event. But there are plenty of reasons Denver should be in the spotlight the other 364 days per year. Fifty, at least. Which is why we’ve…
The staffers at the state Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division have announced that they will be taking a limited number of new vendor applications this Friday, October 5. This follows a previous statement that they would be unable to accept any dispensary employee applications until mid-February at the earliest…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler likes to say that it should be easy to vote and tough to cheat, but his critics argue that he is a lot more focused on the latter — especially when it comes to voters who aren’t Republican. While Gessler has tried to disprove those…
Today, Denver blog posts find pretty much everything debatable. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco thinks Ronnie Hillman’s performance against Oakland on Sunday has pretty much stamped Knowshon Moreno’s ticket out of town. WhoSaidYouSaid’s Joshua Sharf thinks the Democrats’ cynical exploitation of women voters may not work. Mile High Mamas’ Lori shares…
In their first group message focused on gun policy, family members of those who died in the Aurora theater shooting have come together to urge presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer to press Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on the topic of firearms violence when the candidates face off in Denver…
Is the Nuggets’ strategy this season to blind their opponents? That may be the secret purpose behind the squad’s newly unveiled uniforms, which mate a highlighter-yellow hue with the de facto return of the skyline that was a standard part of frequently bitched-about Nugs gear from ages ago. How does…
Mitt Romney’s been trying to portray himself as a regular guy — so it’s no surprise he stopped for lunch moments ago at a Stapleton-area Chipotle. His order? We’re told it was a burrito with black beans, plus pork, Pico de gallo and guacamole, with the latter costing extra. Nice…
Despite reassurances, questions continue to be raised about the financial health of the Denver Post following the bankruptcy of the Journal Register Company, sister firm of MediaNews Group, the Post’s owner. But Post city editor Kevin Vaughan insists that sinking-ship fears had nothing to do with his surprising decision to…
Our recent post featuring Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver’s dire predictions should Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, become law attracted comments on both sides of the issue. Here’s one that’s short, sweet and to the point…
Colorado was already getting plenty of spotlight time from national political reporters even before presidential debate week at DU — but there’s even more attention now. Example: An extended piece on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition focusing on Colorado’s undecided voters — and specifically on Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado…
Let the hyperbole fly: Depending on whom you ask, the presidential debate coming to town this Wednesday is either the biggest event of the election season, the biggest-ever boon to the University of Denver’s place in the national spotlight, or the biggest political anything to happen in Denver since the…
On Friday, July 20, the day authorities say James Holmes opened fire during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, John Resig posted a note theCHIVE.com, the wildly popular photo website he founded with his brother. “If any of the victims or family members of victims are Chivers (or…
