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DOUBLESPEAK DISHONESTY: Hickenlooper, Controller of Vast Capital, Not Sure if He’s a Capitalist
In a bizarre, tongue tied exchanged with MSNBC morning host Joe Scarborough, John Hickenlooper could not answer the simple question, “would you consider yourself a proud capitalist?” After Scarborough complimented the former governor on his successful business...
WARNING: Polis Gives Teens the Keys to School Buses, Commercial Trucks
We’re all for 18-year-old kids getting a job right after they graduate high school. Nothing wrong with waiting tables or washing dishes. But handing over the bus keys to an inexperienced driver to haul our kids to school over snowy mountain passes? Oh, Hell no. We...
OUCH: Homeless Advocates turn on Right to Survive Ballot Measure
Support for the Right to Survive ballot measure going to the public for a vote in May addressing homeless issues has hit a brick wall of homeless advocates who are now advocating against the proposal. They still want the camping ban gone, just not all the other stuff...
CROW’S MEDIA SHOW BACKFIRES: Nothing Amiss at ICE Detention Centers
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow was outraged when he showed up unannounced at the immigration detention center in Aurora earlier this year and didn’t get immediate access to areas where hundreds are quarantined because of exposure to mumps and chickenpox. We can’t imagine why...
WAIT, WHAT? Former DeGette Challenger Goes on Anti-Pelosi, Anti-Feminist Screed
Last year, we cheered Saira Rao's primary campaign against Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette because Rao was plucky and, damnit, DeGette's been there too freaking long. Sure, we didn't agree with anything she believed in, but it was fun to watch. But Rao's latest...
BALLOT MEASURE: Democratic Leadership Wants to Handcuff TABOR
Despite widespread approval of TABOR by voters, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate (from Boulder, of course) is planning to refer a ballot measure that would allow the state to keep nearly $1 billion in (highly) anticipated revenue through June 2020 —...
GUESS WHO? Fractivist Bullies Lafayette for Taxpayers’ Lunch Money
Our favorite radical is claiming victory for bullying Lafayette into coughing up $5,000 to forgo a lawsuit because the former mayor wouldn’t let him harass her on her own Facebook page. This isn’t the first time Cliff Willmeng has sued a female mayor for blocking him...
HOW BAD IS IT? Even Prominent Democrats Are Urging Caution Against This Bill
We've been covering extensively the oil and gas bill heading through the legislature because it's so radical, as in destroy Colorado's economy radical. As we mentioned earlier, the various components come together to enact what would amount to a moratorium on oil and...
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