Politics & Government

The new issue of Newspeak, Colorado Springs’ alt-alt-publication, hits the stands today with a great Obamaham Lincoln painting by Ron English on the cover. Nice. –Jared Jacang Maher…

According to the DNC, half of the 60,000-plus seats available for Barack Obama’s DNC acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High will go to Coloradans. Those hoping to attend need to fill out an application here. Officials say it’s first come, first served, but we all know they’ll be…

The Divine Ms. C campaigning in the Lone Star state. In an August 7 web chat covered by the Rocky Mountain News, Hillary Clinton emphasized that she’ll come to Denver to praise Barack Obama, not to bury him. But conflicting signals continue to beam forth from her supporters — not…

Mo Udall, mo problems. Our sister paper in Phoenix carries a lengthy cover story this week about the Arizona legacy of John McCain, who allegedly is some sort of presidential candidate (although I haven’t seen him on the cover of any magazines. Weird.) The story — “Postmodern John McCain: the…

Who wants some s’mores? When Judge Marcia Krieger ruled yesterday that the city’s plans for protesters are A-okay, convention planners no doubt breathed a huge sigh of relief that they wouldn’t have to dismantle the massive media tent they’ve erected between the demonstration zone and the Pepsi Center. But the…

Cindy McCain in a photo that begs for a cougar joke I’m way too classy to make. The August 6 Denver Post brings us “Cindy McCain is Perfect for First Lady,” in which Frances Owens, Colorado’s former first lady, and her daughter Monica spend 337 words to say, in essence,…

Guess who. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre’s trade to the New York Jets late on August 6, about which you may have heard, has negative repercussions on the preseason schedule of your Denver Broncos. The Pack is slated to face off against the Broncos on August 22, and had…

Federico Peña, Leah Daughtry and Bill Ritter talk tickets at Invesco Field. Despite the term typically used to describe them, the bowels of Invesco Field at Mile High looked pretty spic-and-span at around 2:30 p.m. on August 6, and that made sense. After all, a press conference was scheduled then…

Discussion of The Denver Doo Doo Accord is burning up the web-o-sphere! Read about it at Michelle Malkin’s blog, the Denver Post, 5280 Magazine’s blog, the Slapstick Politics blog, and, of course, The Drunkablog. Also, The Rocky Mountain News’ story about the accord that was placed on the paper’s site…

Help! Let us out! It’s so wonky in here we can hardly breathe! The above photo was taken Monday inside the Pepsi Center, during the media walk through. More after the jump. — Jared Jacang Maher…

Jared Polis, a former Westword profile subject who’s running for a seat in the House of Representatives from the second congressional district, faces the voters earlier than many candidates; an August 12 primary will determine whether Joan Fitz-Gerald, Will Shafroth or he will represent the Dems in the November election…

Justin Schaffer, son of Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, is truly sorry about his Facebook page, according to this story in the Denver Post. The site, which has been taken down but can still be found mirrored here, contained stuff guaranteed to provide political ammo against Justin’s dad, including a…

You civic-minded types out there have no doubt heard by now that the 2008 Colorado ballot could be the largest in the state’s history. But hearing about it and seeing an approximation of what we could be facing in the voting booth in November are two very different things. Ballotpedia.org,…

With the Democratic National Convention quickly approaching, the dance card around town is quickly filling up with noteworthy performers. In addition to the other artists we’ve already reported, looks like noted firebrand Jello Biafra is going to be back in town on Saturday, August 23, for the Slim Cessna/Ghost Buffalo…

Which is weird, because if you’re going to go to the trouble to ask God to take time off from his weekly Pai Gow game to ensure that a torrential downpour dampers the mood during Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, why wouldn’t you just ask God to rig the vote? It’d…

A federal judge is still deciding whether the City of Denver’s plans for protesters at the DNC passes constitutional muster. Perhaps the largest issue is what the Secret Service likes to call the “Public Viewing Area,” a 47,000 square foot lot surrounded by a fence on the grounds of the…

It only took one little word for Colorado Republican Party chief and Westword profile-subject Dick Wadhams to notch a media victory. And the Denver dailies won’t even print it. That term was “ass.” Or, as the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post spell it, “a–.”…

The Rocky Mountain News reported today on Westword’s call for DNC protesters, the city, and the rest of Denver to pledge not to use feces or urine in protesting (or hindering protesting) during the convention. But just reading about it won’t keep us safe. Make sure to read the actual…

“With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money’s Worth,” a recent New York Times article, points out that at least a couple of Denver TV stations helped presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain stretch his dollars further than anticipated by running much of a recent ad attacking Barack Obama,…

Today, August 4, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who retired earlier this year with great fanfare only to subsequently change his mind, will be officially reinstated as a player, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that he’ll be given the chance to compete for the starting job with QB…

View larger image Wisconsin Total Number of Delegates: 92 Pledged: 74 Unpledged: 18 How to Recognize a Wisconsin Delegate: Across the nation, the symptoms of severe depression often include the binge-drinking of cheap beer, the over-eating of fried foods and the complete lack of interest in meeting people and learning…

People have gone crazy lately over the issue of urine and feces at the Democratic National Convention. How crazy? Well, there have been several national news stories about protesters who fear that the Denver police will use a weapon designed to cause crowds to crap themselves. Meanwhile, security officials have…