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Talk-radio Host Sees “Leftists” Tainting Jeffco School Board

(As they say, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias.” — Promoted by Colorado Pols) During a radio broadcast last month (See below.), KOA radio host Ross Kaminsky goes on and on passionately about how most everyone is against the conservatives on the Jeffco School Board. In fact, the only folks Kaminsky left out of the alleged […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (June 11)

At least we’re not in Kansas. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► PUNT! That seems to be the play call — again — when it comes to […]

Polis “Smoking Crayfish” Retort Goes Viral

The Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels reported earlier this week on an animated exchange between Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado and a Louisiana Republican, Rep. John Fleming, over whether the federal government should keep its claws off Colorado’s legalized marijuana. Rep. Fleming instigated the fight by making a number of dubious claims about supposed negative impacts […]

Somebody Give Ellen Roberts a Shovel

THURSDAY UPDATE: Charles Ashby updated his story today, and in all fairness, it looks like he quoted Sen. Ellen Roberts wrong. As our readers already knew, Roberts voted against a budget amendment to restore funding for the state’s successful IUD contraception program, not for it as Ashby reported yesterday: Later, Democrats in the GOP-controlled Senate tried to […]

Call For Brauchler To Apologize For Endangering Aurora Shooting Trial

Following the dismissal of three jurors from the trial of the alleged shooter from the 2012 mass murder at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, ProgressNow Colorado, the state’s largest online progressive advocacy organization, demanded an apology from Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler for putting justice for the victims of the Aurora shooting in jeopardy […]

Get More Smarter on Wednesday (June 10)

Ugh. The new season of The Simpsons looks poised to jump the shark. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Senator Michael Bennet (D-Denver) joined Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) in […]

A Word You Shouldn’t Use To Describe Women: “Hysterical”

The Fort Collins Coloradoan’s Bill Theobald caught up with Sen. Cory Gardner for a story this week, and asked Gardner about his recent proposal to allow some contraceptives now available only by prescription to be sold over the counter. As our readers know, Gardner has taken a lot of heat since his OTC birth control […]

Get More Smarter on Tuesday (June 9)

Game 3 of the NBA Finals is tonight — if you haven’t been paying attention, you’re missing an historic Finals performance from LeBron James. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF […]

Bill Clinton, Bono Do Lunch In Denver

Photo credit: ProgressNow Colorado Perhaps not an everyday thing, but the Denver Post’s Lynn Bartels reports on a famous couple who broke bread in Denver’s trendy Uptown neighborhood yesterday: Lunch visitors to the Humboldt restaurant today did a double take when they saw former President Clinton dining with Bono. Among those lucky enough to be there and […]

Tuesday Open Thread

“Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.” –Harriet Beecher Stowe

Jeffco Schools PR Staff: From Bad To Worse

We wrote just over a week ago about the sudden departure from the Jefferson County Public Schools communications department of Lisa Pinto, the highly controversial GOP operative-turned district chief communications officer whose brief tenure was marked by disastrous press for the school district and conservative board majority, rapidly escalating tensions with district staff and teachers, and […]

Get More Smarter on Monday (June 8)

This doesn’t seem very fast to us. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Senator Michael Bennet (D-Denver) is pushing for a major overhaul of campaign finance reform. […]

WTF George Brauchler? Judge Admonishes Arapahoe D.A. for Tweeting in Court During Aurora Theater Shooting Trial

  Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler is overseeing the prosecution in the Aurora Theater Shooting Trial. Brauchler is also increasingly being mentioned as a potential Republican Senate candidate in 2016, so maybe he is feeling like he needs to raise his name ID or something. But wow — Brauchler really fumbled the ball yesterday […]

Get More Smarter on Friday (June 5)

As far as we can tell, there will not be another candidate entering the race for President (today). It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► The Colorado Republican […]

Ellen Roberts’ Self-Immolation Continues

UPDATE: Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado slams Ellen Roberts in a new statement: “Sen. Roberts’ positions and votes on choice issues over the last few years have been erratic at times – even opposing teen pregnancy prevention and sex education programs. We no longer consider her to be pro-choice, and understand why she’s having a hard […]

BREAKING: Hickenlooper VETOES Interest Rate Hike Bill

FRIDAY UPDATE: More coverage in today’s Denver Post and Grand Junction Sentinel. —– UPDATE #3: The Colorado Statesman’s Vic Vela: “While we certainly see the benefits of offering the loan and credit products that are considered in this legislation, it has not been clearly demonstrated that access to such loans is under threat,” Hickenlooper said […]

Colorado Republican Party Finds New Chaos Under Steve House

Chaos. On Monday the GOP lost its only decent potential candidate for U.S. Senate when Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) made it official that he would seek re-election in CD-6 rather than challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016. Trying to find another potential Senate candidate while avoiding a bitter GOP Primary would be enough to […]

Get More Smarter on Thursday (June 4)

After a seven-day layoff, the NBA Finals finally kick off tonight. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Let’s investigate! Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner want the […]

Seven Seconds That Could End Ellen Roberts’ Political Career

In a talk radio interview yesterday with conservative host Dan Caplis, Colorado state Senator and possible 2016 U.S. Senate candidate Ellen Roberts attempted to thread the needle between her perceived record as a “moderate” legislator, and the conservative policies she has come out in favor of recently as she contemplates what it will take to survive a Republican […]

Roberts Stumbles Explaining IUD Funding Opposition

The Nation’s Katha Pollitt has an excellent in-depth story up about the battle over funding for long-term reversible contraceptives in Colorado–funding that was ended this year by Republicans after a protracted legislative battle with Republicans in the Colorado General Assembly. It’s a fight that Colorado Sen. Ellen Roberts figured prominently in as a nominally “moderate” […]

Get More Smarter on Wednesday (June 3)

Colorado is purty. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner, along with Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) are asking the Veterans Affairs Department […]

Get More Smarter on Tuesday (June 2)

90 degrees in Denver today–joke’s on you for complaining about last month’s rain. It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► With Rep. Mike Coffman declining to challenge incumbent Sen. […]

So, Uh, Now What? Republicans Look for Answers With Coffman Out

Congressman Mike Coffman told the Denver Post on Monday that he will not challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016 and will instead focus on re-election in CD-6. Coffman’s decision to stay out of the race is big news for the same reason a flawed Coffman was the GOP’s top choice to run for Senate […]

Get More Smarter on Monday (Holy Crap it’s June 1)

If you’ve been wondering what Bruce Jenner will look like as a woman…well, the wait is over. Here’s Caitlyn Jenner (and check out this helpful tip sheet from GLAAD). It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good […]

Get More Smarter on Friday (May 29)

Let’s just repeat Memorial Day weekend once more, eh? It’s time to Get More Smarter with Colorado Pols. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example).   TOP OF MIND TODAY… ► State Rep. John Buckner (D-Aurora) has died at the age of 67 after […]

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