This is shaping up to be one lively governor’s race, what with GOP hopeful Dan Maes suspecting a UN agenda behind Denver’s bicycle program, promising layoffs of state workers and an unshackling of the energy industry — and claiming to have driven 5,000 miles a month in his campaign. Is…
The bittersweet ache of partial financial disclosure, the hidden truth of lackluster personal success and the yearning to be a leader – these are the touchstones of Republican primary candidate Dan Maes, who came out of nowhere and showed that he could translate the dysfunctional anger of Tea Party political…
By now it’s clear what a huge misstep gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes took in declaring Denver’s Bike Sharing part of a global conspiracy to deprive us of our personal freedoms. For its part, the program is just grateful for the publicity. “It’s shedding Dan Maes in an unfortunate light, which…
You have to keep your eyes open when walking through Denver’s 16th Street Mall — not just because of the buses buzzing through the pedestrian-heavy area, but because you might end up seeing this guy: Sarah Palin’s biggest fan. His only quotation when spotted on Thursday around 1 p.m.: “Vote…
Fresh from chastising leading Colorado Republicans over sins ranging from plagiarism (e.g., Scott McInnis) to knee-jerk reactionary pandering, GOP bad boy Muhammad Ali Hasan is now tweaking conservative noses on a national scale. A recent Huffington Post column by Hasan wades into the heated controversy over building a mosque near…
A short time ago, Joseph Garcia was officially announced as John Hickenlooper’s running mate for governor. But while the presumptive Democratic standard-bearer could have limited himself to praising Garcia’s stint as president of Colorado State University-Pueblo, he branched out with the following quote retrieved by Westword’s Johnny Molfetta, who was…
Colorado state Senator Pat Steadman on Wednesday, commenting on the decision by a federal judge to overturn California’s Proposition 8, said it’s a lot like fourteen years ago. Fourteen years ago being May 20, 1996, when a U.S. Supreme Court ruling came down against Colorado’s Amendment 2 — an addition…
There’s nothing lamer than a lame duck — which explains why Governor Bill Ritter tends to get so little attention these days. Today, though, he reminded folks he still exists by hanging with bicycling icon Lance Armstrong during the announcement of the Quiznos Pro Challenge, a new bike race that’ll…
Yep, it’s another cable news moment that’s all but indistinguishable from a bit on The Daily Show. This one comes courtesy of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, who this week played host to John Weins and Mel Hilgenberg, a fife and drum duo called the Liberty Leaders who were a popular fixture…
Today, National Public Radio reported that Arizona’s new immigration law — parts of which are on hold — is having the effect of causing some illegal immigrants to leave, which no doubt cheers local politicians backing it. But reporter Jeff Brady says at least a dozen ‘Zona families have recently…
A person who attempts to provoke others with outrageous come-ons is referred to as a “tease.” From his suggestion to bomb Mecca to his threat to run for Colorado governor, Tom Tancredo’s lifetime of taunts makes him the king of tees. Tee-shirts, that is. And what better time to reveal…
There’s been lotsa entertainment value in Colorado’s primary races, from Tom Tancredo’s guv run to Scott McInnis’s plagiarism problems — and now, Dan Maes’s declaration that Denver’s B-Cycle program might turn the city into “the United Nations” via wrongheaded environmental do-goodism. What other seemingly harmless things might cause us to…
Yesterday, Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff touted his upcoming debate in Pueblo, where he was set to face an empty chair subbing for Senator Michael Bennet, who’d passed due to a scheduling conflict. “When you debate an empty chair, you’re very likely to win, unless you’re a really bad debater,”…
Yesterday, a U.S. District judge allowed a Virginia lawsuit attacking the new federal health-care law to move forward. The ruling surprised those certain that suits like one joined by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers would be laughed out of court — and cheered the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara, who’s pushing…
The proliferation of large items seen lining Denver alleys would seem to indicate that residents are just itching to complain about the lack of pickup service. Budget cuts have forced the city’s solid-waste-management department to scale back service from once every six weeks to once every nine. The money that…
At 2 p.m. today, Denver City Council members will be voting on a 384-bed expansion of the Smith Road jail, a bond-fueled construction contract worth about $25 million. But expect at least one strongly dissenting vote from Councilman Doug Linkhart…
According to the Denver Post, Republican guv hopeful Scott McInnis’s fundraising numbers during the second half of July plunged in the wake of his plagiarism problems — i.e., revelations about the $300,000 he accepted for writing water articles partially nicked from a Colorado Supreme Court justice. But that’s not the…
Reading the Denver Post has been a good news-bad news experience for Andrew Romanoff lately. On Sunday, the paper shared poll results showing Romanoff ahead of Senator Michael Bennet in the Democratic Senate primary race. But the paper’s editorial board called an ad attacking Bennet over the top (see it…
Instead of asking city departments to continue cutting their budgets due to lower tax revenues, Businessmayor® John Hickenlooper should be encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit. Asking city employees to look for ways to save money actually prevents them from providing city services. Why not create some cash flow by marketing a…
Remember John Hickenlooper? He’s running for governor — but you’d hardly know it given how much attention has been paid to his opponents: alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis, accused lousy businessman Dan Maes, and party-busting Tom Tancredo. Not that he or his spokespeople are complaining…
Back in April 2009, a trailer for Hick Town, a proposed documentary series focusing on John Hickenlooper during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, featured the mayor telling an anecdote that ended with the line, “You fuck the press!” Hickenlooper’s cousin, filmmaker George Hickenlooper, took the trailer offline shortly after an…
Tom Tancredo may not believe Dan Maes is a viable candidate for governor — but someone apparently does. Why else would Maes be the target of robocalls saying that he’s abandoning his bid for the Republican nomination in order to support alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis? No wonder Maes’s new spokesman,…
