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Boebert Turns Rare “Apology” Into Another PR Debacle
Last week, Colorado’s nexus of narrow-minded nuttery Rep. Lauren Boebert earned another round of negative press after she brusquely tossed in the trash a pin memorializing one of the victims of the Ulvalde, Texas school shooting given to her by a gun safety activist. Support for gun rights isn’t supposed to automatically translate to hostility […]
When Company Loves Misery
[mantra-pullquote align=”right” textalign=”left” width=”60%”]“Can you imagine how mad we’d be at Shad [Murib, the Chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party] if he were attacking sitting Democrats? I would be furious with Shad. I’d be like, ‘What the hell are you doing?’” — Gov. Jared Polis on State Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams (via the […]
Ken Buck Twists Self Into Pretzel For Trump Once Again
CNN reports on the drama within the U.S. House Republican majority over a push to “expunge” former President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from the congressional record, a demand made by Trump personally but running into a wall of opposition that includes a number of not-so-MAGA Republicans: Multiple sources tell CNN that calling a House vote […]
Governor Jared Polis Gets More Smarter…Again!
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, our 8th favorite member of congress from Colorado took a safe Republican district and made it a tossup, all by herself! Speaking of congressional races, friend of the show Dr. Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo has gotten herself an opponent in Colorado’s newest congressional race, and let’s just say…they’re […]
Heidi Ganahl Is Back To Recruit You Into Her “Patriot” MLM
The 2022 Republican nominee for governor of Colorado, Heidi Ganahl, has been working to re-establish her brand after losing to Gov. Jared Polis by almost 20 points last year in what’s generally considered to be one of the worst statewide campaign in the state’s history. Last spring, Ganahl re-launched the podcast she used as a thinly-pretensed […]
Colorado Week in Review for July 23, 2023
awesome + uniting USWNT player ratings: Sophia Smith perfect with brace in FIFA Women’s World Cup debut; Lindsey Horan dominates Grichuk’s go-ahead RBI single in the ninth rallies Rockies past Marlins 4-3 ‘Racers are going to fly’: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival features new fleet of boats awesome + controversy Mike Johnston sworn in as Denver […]
Boebert Leaps To Controversial Video’s Ill-Advised Defense
CBS4 Denver reports on the latest impact area for Colorado’s foremost controversy-seeking missile, Rep. Lauren Boebert–this time leaping into the debate over a new video from conservative country music star Jason Aldean shot in front of a Tennessee courthouse with, to say the least, a problematic history. Colorado’s Republican congresswoman recently joined Arkansas Gov. Sarah […]
One of These Things is Not Like the Other
Today in The Colorado Sun, Sandra Fish reports on a practice that is fairly common among Members of Congress and their staff: Nine of Colorado’s 10 members of Congress have paid at least one of their official office staffers with campaign funds this year, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of Federal Elections Commission filings […]
Boebert’s Quantifiable Weakness: CD-3 Downgraded To “Toss Up”
Colorado’s most controversial Republican, by a long mile, Rep. Lauren Boebert unexpectedly came within a mere 546 votes of losing her seat in Congress in 2022 to upstart conservative Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. After spending her first two years in office mired in bookkeeping scandals and voting against funding she later took credit for, the […]
If Tina Peters Can Just Stall Until Trump Wins…Then What?
UPDATE: Ruh, roh! Looks like Peters’ new attorney has his work cut out for him: —– As the Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby reports, indicted former Mesa County Clerk and 2022 Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters is no longer being represented in her felony criminal case by noted Denver defense attorney Harvey Steinberg–and with […]
Get More Smarter on Wednesday (July 19)
It’s hot out there, but it’s going to get a LOT hotter next week. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find […]
Republicans Perplexed by Boebert’s Commitment to Nonsense
Congressperson Lauren Boebert (R-ifle) just can’t stop being Lauren Boebert…and it may damn well mean the end of her short political career. After narrowly winning re-election in 2022 — beating Democrat Adam Frisch by a mere 546 votes in a district that SHOULD be safe for a Republican — Boebert briefly seemed to indicate that […]
Indictment #3? Trump Says Investigators Closing in Again
As The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that he received a letter from the Justice Department saying that he is the target of the long-running investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump wrote on social media that special counsel Jack Smith — the prosecutor leading the federal […]
Bluenami 2: Electric Boogaloo (feat. Shad Murib)
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, the Colorado GOP Civil War enters the Endgame stage…maybe. Just when we thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse or any stupider, it does. Republican Parties in Arizona and Michigan are as broke as the one here in Colorado — what’s the connection? Friend of the show […]
Why the Film ‘Sound of Freedom’ Has Set Conservative Politics Alight
(The fact that this movie even exists is bizarre enough — Promoted by Colorado Pols) By James O’Rourke, Colorado Times Recorder This month, conservatives have lauded the breakout success of Angel Studios’ new thriller film “Sound of Freedom.” Released on July 3, it has held its own in the box office against major blockbusters, even […]
Scott James Launches CO-08 Campaign Into Brick Wall
The Colorado Democratic Party today announced a new campaign effort — dubbed “The Horizon Project” — to protect incumbent Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo in CO-08 (Northern Colorado). According to a press release: The Colorado Democratic Party, in collaboration with Attorney General Phil Weiser, is launching an unprecedented new effort to train and deploy organizers in […]
Boebert Emerges as Face of Ridiculous Military Funding Bill
We wrote on Thursday about Colorado Democrats’ opposition to Congressional Republicans holding military funding hostage for a variety of pet causes. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) has been refusing to approve Department of Defense (DoD) reprogramming requests — which significantly impact many service members in Colorado — as part of an effort […]
Republicans Stall Defense Funding Over Pet Issues
Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have joined Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Denver) in blasting a decision by the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee to block critical defense and military spending over a dispute about the location of Space Command Headquarters. Here’s the press release, via the office of Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver): […]
Get More Smarter on Wednesday (July 12)
Stay cool out there, friends. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and Twitter. FIRST UP… ► […]
Get More Smarter on Tuesday (July 11)
Don’t forget the sunscreen if you’re outside today; it’s a scorcher. Let’s Get More Smarter. If you think we missed something important, please include the link in the comments below (here’s a good example). If you are more of an audio learner, check out The Get More Smarter Podcast. And don’t forget to find us on Facebook and […]
Mesa County Health Board Causing Worry
(Promoted by Colorado Pols) Mesa County Colorado is officially on the world map these days, thanks to the likes of Tina Peters and Lauren Boebert, but what is causing me a lot of worry these days is the direction of the Mesa County Health Department’s Board. Janet Rowland got herself appointed to that Board as […]
Boebert Posed With Polis at Mizel Event Honoring the Governor
By Isla Lader for the Colorado Times Recorder On June 1, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) was honored with the Mizel Community Enrichment Award. The annual event honors “deserving individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community and worked to significantly enhance the lives of others.” Among the event’s numerous attendees was Congresswoman Lauren Boebert […]
Bob Marshall Broadens Open Meetings Law Crusade
Two state lawmakers have filed a legal complaint against the leadership of both Democratic and Republican caucuses at the state legislature — as well as the entire Colorado House of Representatives — over allegations of a Russian nesting doll of open meeting violations. As Colorado Public Radio reports: A court complaint filed on Friday alleges […]
State Senate Republicans Demand To Waste Even More Time
This morning, the Colorado Senate Republican Minority called for Gov. Jared Polis to convene a special session of the Colorado General Assembly over the summer–a call that has left plenty of us wondering who is in charge of the minority of Colorado’s august body–since they don’t appear to have consulted with even their own Republican […]