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BACKLASH: Fury Building Over Webb Race Baiting
Nobody likes being called a racist. People especially don't appreciate it when that epithet is thrown at them with absolutely no cause, other than to score partisan points. And now the targets of that flagrantly false accusation are pushing back.Last week former...
THE RIGHT WORD: Keeping Perspective In The Debt Limit Fight
By Kelly Sloan It seems now, writing this, that the debt ceiling skirmish has come down to two plans; one each from Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The President, despite his near-daily campaign speeches on national TV,...
RETREAT! Wellington Webb (And The Denver Post) Eat Crow On Reapportionment Race Baiting
UPDATE: The Colorado Statesman piles on Webb. Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb has no credibility. None. After blatantly making up facts out of whole cloth in order to falsely accuse Republican Reapportionment Commission members and the Hispanic Unaffiliated...
REAL REPORTING MATTERS: Independence Institute Investigation Keeps Kids Safe From Sex Offenders
Rollie Heath -- in case you were wondering what something that is "for the kids" looks like, look no further. An Independence Institute investigation revealed back in February that 12 state-subsidized child care providers shared the exact address as...
HEATH TO HICK: We Don’t Need You
Since we're playing the common game today, what do Dan Maes and Rollie Heath have in common? They're both Gubernatorial losers who love to let Governor Hickenlooper look good by standing on the opposite side of ridiculous issues. For the Amaesing One it was...
FIGHTING THE LAW: What Do Wellington Webb & Dog The Bounty Hunter Have In Common?
What do former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Dog The Bounty Hunter have in common? That is, other than cartoonish names. Why, they were both caught in bald-faced lies by Colorado Sheriffs this week. Video obtained by the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel proved that...
JUSTIFIABLE SKEPTICISM: Despite Major Blow To Liberals, Many Conservatives Wary Of Debt Deal
When conservatives learned of all the budget gimmicks and fiscal sleights of hand that were contained in the budget deal hammered out by Speaker Boehner in April they were justifiably peeved. They felt hoodwinked by the promise of $38.5 billion in cuts, which turned...
LIBERALS LOSE: Speaker Boehner Coalescing His Caucus Around Deal That Lefties Hate
Much has been made of the Republican in-fighting over the debt ceiling vote, waging freshman tea partiers against more veteran Members of Congress. It's a topic the media loves writing about, but in the case of the debt ceiling debate and the final package that is...
PULLIN’ IT OUT OF HIS A$$: Sheriff Catches Former Mayor In Webb Of Reapportionment Lies
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, who sits on the Reapportionment Commission, has been caught in an outright lie by Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson. At a Reapportionment hearing on Monday, Webb made the claim that an Arapahoe County prison was put into...
TO MOVE IT OR NOT: The Peril And Promise Of An Early Presidential Precinct Caucus For The GOP
Ever since Ernest Luning of the Colorado Statesman reported that Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call was considering moving the precinct caucuses up to February, we've received a wide range of reader feedback on the move that is still under consideration. There are good...