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UNION STOOGES: Sal Pace, Joe Miklosi, T-GRAC Endorsed By AFL-CIO
BREAKING NEWS! Democrats for Congress are endorsed by a large labor union. Last week the AFL-CIO announced its endorsement of three Democrat candidates for Congress: Sal Pace (D-Urination), Joe Miklosi (D-Denver), and some guy running in the 4th CD, whose name...
DAVE DIEPENBROCK: Senior Power
Most political junkies think more young people and Hispanics vote nowadays than a decade ago. And, with some exceptions, they are right. In Colorado both the youth vote and the Hispanic vote grew substantially across both presidential and gubernatorial elections since...
BENNET’S FALSE BRAVADO: Puts Out Post Office Press Release Claiming Credit For Non-Existent Policy
US Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has become accustomed to being able to spin the press pretty effortlessly (see Sherry, Allison), but this most recent attempt looks set to blow up in his face. On Wednesday, Bennet put out a press release claiming the post office had...
BENNET’S FALSE BRAVADO: Puts Out Post Office Press Release Claiming Credit For Non-Existent Policy
US Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has become accustomed to being able to spin the press pretty effortlessly (see Sherry, Allison), but this most recent attempt looks set to blow up in his face. On Wednesday, Bennet put out a press release claiming the post office had...
BACK TO THE REAL ISSUES NOW, SHALL WE?
THE RIGHT WORD by Kelly Sloan In due course, the bulk of the "Occupy Wall Street" mob will begin to retreat back to their parent's basements, either on their own, or upon being encouraged to do so by superhumanly patient and forbearing police finally permitted to...
SOMEBODY CALL THE MEDICAID COPS: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Broke The Law Says Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper and Andrew Cuomo both fancy themselves Presidential material. Cuomo, because of the exaltation he has won from progressives nationally for his aggressive push for gay marriage in New York. Hickenlooper, because he managed to get just over 50 percent...
WESTWORD WEB AWARD: How Do You Like Us Now, Colorado Pols?
Last night, Denver Westword held an awards ceremony for their annual Web Awards, bestowing their honors upon a lucky few bloggers and Tweeters from topics ranging from politics to beer. We at Colorado Peak Politics were honored to receive the award for Best Political...
UN-FRACKING-BELIEVABLE: Time To Fire Your Graphic Designer, 9News
UPDATE: 9News anchor Kyle Clark brilliantly corrects the record, responding via Twitter to the Peak story saying "You're correct. That was a graphics fail. Fracking fluid is not sprayed on the ground like Scotts Turf Builder." Here's to journalists who can admit...
WHAT DO THEY WANT? Occupy Wall Street Website Suggests Some Strange, Socialist Demands…
One major reason that the Occupy Wall Street movement has struggled to gain any significant traction outside the far left is that they haven't put forth any solutions, just their smelly, unbathed bodies to fight with cops and defecate on public property. Well, on...
DAVE DIEPENBROCK: Media Bias and Decline
Media watchdog Brent Bozell will come to Colorado in early December, speaking at the Centennial Institute (more information and reservations here). He heads the Media Research Center that has, its website says, “a mountain of evidence to use in combating the...