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FOOL’S ADVOCATE: Senator Evie Hudak Says Bad Economy Helps Democrats
No one has ever accused State Senator Evie Hudak (D-Westminster) of being the brains behind the Senate Democrats' operation. In an AP article today about Obama's visit to Golden, she clarifies why that is. Hudak tells the AP's Kristen Wyatt, with a straight face we...
MESSAGE MELTDOWN: Comms Director Departure Precedes Pace Debate Difficulties
UPDATE: The Federal Election Commission website further confirms that outside groups have abandoned Pace. There has not been a single dollar spent on advertising in his CD3 race in all of 2012. Sal Pace's embarrassing debate performance at the Club 20 debate last...
LIAR, LIAR: Dem Economic Talking Points Denounced by American Banker
This morning, a loyal reader sent us a post from banking publication American Banker’s editor-in-chief, Neil Weinberg, who wrote a “myth vs. fact” piece on Elizabeth Warren’s talking points on the economy and banking from the Democratic National Convention. While the...
FREUDIAN SLIP? DNC Organizers Use Russian Warships to Honor Veterans
Republicans use the wrong U.S state's mountain ranges and Democrats use the wrong country's warships. Seems like the latter would be worse, but veterans are still waiting for an apology from the DNC.In 2008, the media went nuts when then-Senate candidate Bob Schaffer...
CEA Looks Anything But Collaborative in Adams 12
The Denver Post's Kevin Simpson may need to hear from his own Inigo Montoya. No, not because he has any extra fingers or is in need of revenge. Early in The Princess Bride, after his Sicilian partner in crime has lisped out another "Inconceivable!", the iconic...
THOUGHTS & PRAYERS: U.S. Ambassador to Libya Killed by Mob
Yesterday, Chris Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, was killed at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi during a rocket attack, following days of protests in Libya and Egypt. Three additional embassy staff members also died in the attack, including Sean Smith, a ten-year...
FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT: Dem Running In HD58 Gets Caught Shoplifting, Vows To Continue Campaign
UPDATE: The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel's Charles Ashby reports this wasn't Theis's first criminal act: The charge isn’t Theis’ first run-in with the law. A day after Thanksgiving last November, she was issued summonses on two counts of driving under the influence...
Rahm Emanual Goes All Douglas County, Throws Gauntlet Down On Chicago Teachers’ Union
Last week, the famed Douglas County School Board threw down the gauntlet against its teachers' union, effectively running their Jimmy Hoffa butt out of the cozy confines of the Douglas County school district. Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided to do the...
PIMPING 9/11: Denver Post Columnist Laura Chapin Politics for Obama on the Dime of National Tragedy
The Denver Post's newest partisan political hack columnist Laura Chapin repugnantly writes about 9/11 today, seeking to use a national tragedy for partisan political gain. While most of the story recounts her experience on that frightful day, by the end readers...
Did D55 Candidate Dan Robinson Lie At the Club 20 Debates?
Dan Robinson’s opening statement at the Club 20 debate with D55 incumbent, Ray Scott, steamed with contempt. Robinson, the candidate put up by Mesa County Democrats to challenge Colorado House District 55 Representative Ray Scott, wasted no time telling the audience...