Barack Obama

Mitt Romney backers tout poll showing him behind Barack Obama -- but not by much

In addition to campaigns and super PACs pouring money into local television ads, one of the many (dubious?) perks of Colorado being a key swing state in the presidential election is lots and lots of polls. And there's good reason for all the attention: It's shaping up to be a very close race here. ... More >>

Pro-Romney group launches major Colorado ad blitz attacking Obama

Correction: A previous version of this post referred to Crossroads GPS as a super PAC, when Crossroads GPS is in fact a nonprofit group that is a sister organization to American Crossroads, a Republican super PAC. They didn't waste any time. Just hours after the latest unemployment statistics came o ... More >>

Eva Longoria and Obama campaign team up to promote women's issues in Colorado

The Obama campaign is hoping to make news in Colorado for something other than today's presidential visit to the Waldo Canyon fire zone in the Springs. The fight for swing state votes will hit Wheat Ridge Sunday, when Obama staffers will join former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria for the lau ... More >>

Supreme Court health care ruling: Advocates praise it, tout Colorado reforms

Big news today for Barack Obama and, you know, tens of millions of Americans across the country: The Supreme Court of the United States has finally issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, essentially deciding to keep most of it intact. And advocates in Colorado are cheering the news, saying it ... More >>

Obama campaign outspending Mitt Romney's for Denver TV ads

Editor's note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. So far, Barack Obama's campaign is spending more money than Mitt Romney's on Denver TV ads. A lot more.

Latino politicians criticize GOP for criticizing Obama on new immigration policy

With the fight for Latino votes in the presidential race heating up nationally this week, Colorado GOP leaders recently criticized President Obama in this space for playing politics via his new policy easing back on deporting undocumented youth. Today, local Democrats struck back by criticizing the ... More >>

Colorado GOP criticizes Obama's immigration policy, promotes "permanent solution"

Over the weekend, while reporting at the launch of Mitt Romney's Colorado campaign headquarters, we asked some of the state's GOP officials in attendance, what they thought of President Barack Obama's new policy about deportations and undocumented youth. Unsurprisingly, they're not pleased.

Undocumented youth deportation: Advocates joyful, skeptical of Obama policy change

Today brings big news, high hopes and timid reservations about immigration. The Obama administration has announced it will halt the deportation of undocumented youth who immigrated to the country as children and don't pose threats to national security, and will offer work permits to eligible student ... More >>

Latino activists prepare for the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's SB 1070

A tradition of keeping African-Americans voters from the polls

New laws in dozens of states could take out Barack Obama this fall.

President Obama's Boulder visit results in new specials at two restaurants

President Barack Obama's visit to Boulder Tuesday was a quick one, but remnants of his stay -- specifically in the form of food -- will linger a little while longer in some of Boulder's favorite restaurants, The Sink and Rush on the Hill. Here are the deals they've put into place to honor Obama.

Video: Kolbi Zerbest stars in hard-hitting Today investigation of CU-Boulder Obama yogurt spill

Here's a nutty post-script regarding President Barack Obama's speech at CU-Boulder -- a Today show chat with CU frosh Kolbi Zerbest, whose yogurt spilled on Obama during his visit to The Sink. How important was this story, on view below? Important enough for anchors Matt Lauer and Ann Curry to spend ... More >>

Photos: Obama wins as many votes by visiting The Sink as talking at CU-Boulder

Way back about 24 hours ago, The Sink, a favorite Boulder eatery for generations, was best known as the spot where actor Robert Redford once worked as a janitor. But the Sundance Kid will have to take second place from here on out. Before delivering a speech at CU-Boulder's Coors Events Center, Pres ... More >>

Barack Obama snubs the Brown Palace...again

The Brown Palace has hosted every U.S. president since Teddy Roosevelt first visited in 1905, thirteen years after the hotel opened, except for two: Calvin Coolidge and Barack Obama. And now Obama has snubbed the Brown again, opting to stay at the JW Marriott in Cherry Creek last night...after slumm ... More >>

Videos: Wyclef Jean's bro smokes a bowl and other scenes from CU-Boulder 4/20

While CU-Boulder prepares for President Barack Obama's visit this evening, memories of the reduced but still passionate 4/20 event there continue to linger like a certain kind of smoke. Below, check out three videos shot by Westword's Britt Chester -- clips of Wyclef Jean's brother, Samuel (seen her ... More >>

Photos: Marine 1 and President Obama will take a City Park detour today

Residents who live around City Park got a bit of a surprise -- and a little mystery -- on Sunday when five massive military helicopters landed inside the park around 10:30 a.m. near Duck Lake. The copters, which all appeared to be Marine vehicles, hung out for a bit before flying off. But no one got ... More >>

Medical marijuana groups ask President Obama to call off MMJ crackdowns

At 2 p.m., hours before President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at CU-Boulder, members of Colorado's medical marijuana industry will stage a press conference at which they'll ask the commander in chief to order call off federal law-enforcers such as U.S. Attorney John Walsh, whose seizure-threa ... More >>

Reader: Andrew Breitbart's Barack Obama video helps Democrats more than GOP

Our post yesterday about footage of young Barack Obama introducing controversial Harvard professor Derrick Bell (a clip hyped as a blockbuster by provocateur Andrew Breitbart shortly before his death) attracted some sharp commentary. Here's an example from a reader who thinks such attacks are apt to ... More >>

Andrew Breitbart's Barack Obama video: Talk radio v. mainstream media

Shortly before his death at age 43, provocateur Andrew Breitbart hyped what was supposed to be a bombshell video of young Barack Obama -- one that would supposedly unmask his radical racialist agenda. Well, the video's out -- see it below -- and the mainstream media is reacting with a collective ya ... More >>

Reggie Love, Obama's former "body man" says his bag's still packed for the prez

It sits on the couch of his Washington, D.C. apartment: A black bag, still filled with supplies that could help President Barack Obama in a pinch: Tide stain remover, newspapers, papers, medicine. And even though thirty-year-old Reggie Love is Obama's former "body man," not his current minder, he co ... More >>

Marijuana activists form Patient Voter Project, blast Obama's MMJ policies

At 11 a.m. today, a rally will take place outside President Barack Obama's local campaign headquarters. But the participants won't be calling for his reelection -- at least not yet. Instead, the charter members of the Patient Voter Project, made up of numerous prominent marijuana advocates, will be ... More >>

Birther movement to remove Barack Obama from Colorado ballot gathering steam?

Denver blog posts are enjoying a wacky Wednesday. Big Media's Jason Salzman on reports that there's a birther-driven petition movement underway aiming to ban Barack Obama from the Colorado ballot. Denver PR Blog on why a Denver Post paywall is coming. Geeks Who Drink's Gerry-oke provides this all ... More >>

Obama birther controversy rises from the grave again: The Colorado connection

Denver blog posts are completely house-trained. Big Media's Jason Salzman on John Sampson, a Coloradan who testified at a hearing to determine if the allegedly America-born Barack Obama is eligible for the Georgia ballot. Coyote Gulch on a Conservation in the West poll about the importance of publ ... More >>

State of the Union: Five drinking games to get you through it

With Denver Mayor Michael Hancock in Washington last week and with the president scheduled to be in Denver this Thursday, we're in a political mindset. And as anyone who's seen the recent GOP debates can attest, political spectating often drives one to drink. In that spirit, here are five drinking g ... More >>

President Obama sings Al Green snippet

Just in case this whole presidency thing doesn't work out this year for President Obama, it's good to know that our current Commander In Chief has something to fall back on. Maybe he and Clinton can put a band together or something. They can call it Presidents of the United States of America. Oh, wa ... More >>

Pot shop seizure letters decried by National Cannabis Industry Association

​Last week, U.S. Attorney John Walsh sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, threatening seizure if they don't close by next month -- an act that caused centers to scramble for scarce new locations and made some owners consider shutting down for good. Ag ... More >>

Colorado Democrats commend Obama's "smarter immigration policy"

Colorado Democratic leaders are applauding the Obama Administration's newly proposed immigration policy, a measure that would permit undocumented spouses and children of United States citizens to remain in the country during the legal immigration process. Under current law, undocumented family memb ... More >>

Obama Colorado campaign not waiting for 2012

Barack Obama.​Denver blog posts have the most. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic says Colorado's Obama campaign team is already deep into battle plans for next November's election. But who'll be in their sights? Square State's Zappatero's not thrilled about the departure of Mario Solis-Mar ... More >>

Religious schools, hospitals should pay for employees' birth control, says advocacy group

A local Latina advocacy group is asking women to call President Obama and give him an earful about birth control. The details are complicated: As explained in this Washington Post story, Catholic bishops are pressuring Obama to dilute a proposed rule that would allow women access to birth control wi ... More >>

Barack Obama draws protests and cheers during speech at Auraria (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Neither snow nor SNOBAMA could prevent President Barack Obama from taking the podium at the Auraria campus this morning. During his address, he touted his jobs bill and a restructuring of student loans -- a topic calculated to appeal to a crowd estimated at 4,000. Photographer ... More >>

Barack Obama and a blizzard hitting Denver today: It's Snobama!

​Obama! Snow! A flurry of announcements started coming in yesterday, all indicating that Denver is on a collision course with a made-for-TV disaster. President Barack Obama is coming to town for two fundraisers tonight, as well as one public appearance tomorrow, inspiring a number of official ... More >>

Reader: Comet Elenin scare can make world it didn't destroy a better place

​You've probably noticed by now that Comet Elenin didn't devastate Earth or cause Barack Obama to hide in secret DIA underground tunnels during his Denver visit earlier this week. Now, the space rock has the potential for improving the planet for all of us, says one reader.

Comet Elenin fails to disrupt Barack Obama's Denver trip, devastate planet -- so far! (VIDEOS)

Videos below.​We were shocked -- shocked! -- when President Barack Obama gave a speech at Lincoln High School yesterday, as scheduled, rather than taking refuge from Comet Elenin in DIA's secret underground tunnels. But while some conspiracy theorists are conceding they were wrong, others stil ... More >>

Obama handlers can't tell Colorado from Wyoming on press passes

Yesterday, President Barack Obama visited Colorado -- but the press passes worn by national reporters covering the appearance told a different story. As seen above, the states on the agenda are pictured in white -- but the pass mistakes Colorado for Wyoming. They're both big rectangles, so maybe we ... More >>

Behold, the emotional spectrum of President Barack Obama

The right wing likes to portray President Barack Obama as either one of two things: the good-times party animal you can spot in a Tag Team video, or the stereotypical Angry Black Man. Neither image brings to mind a good leader (and both are, you know, quietly racist). But as we saw on Tuesday during ... More >>

Obama touts his jobs plan at Lincoln High School in Denver (PHOTOS)

​On his swing through the West this week, Barack Obama spoke on Tuesday afternoon to a crowded parking lot of spectators in front of Abraham Lincoln High School on South Federal touting his plan to grow the economy and create jobs. No word on whether Obama plans to avoid Comet Elenin at DIA. P ... More >>

Reader: Comets, nuclear tests, Barack Obama & conspiracy theories that may hold water

​Last week, in advance of President Barack Obama's visit to the Denver area tomorrow, the Interwebs were rife were rumors that the trip was somehow related to the Comet Elenin or a secret nuclear test possibly involving Denver International Airport. Crazy? Maybe, but one reader warns not to di ... More >>

Barack Obama Colo. conspiracy theories: Is he avoiding Comet Elenin or leading nuclear test?

​Conspiracy or coincidence? President Barack Obama will be returning to Denver on Tuesday, September 27 -- just four days after a major Homeland Security terrorism-emergency exercise in this city. And already, the web is running wild with conspiracy theories that Obama is coming here to 1) avo ... More >>

Obama jobs plan in a nutshell: Kenny Be's Nut Graphs

​ Will President Obama's new jobs plan save the country from a double-dip recession or burden our sliding economy with another $400 billion of deficit spending? Below, an easy-to-read chart explains the president's entire economic stimulus plan in a nutshell...

Colorado loves Barack Obama, but only compared to Mit Romney, Michelle Bachmann

Barack Obama.​Denver blog posts bring the heat. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic notes a new poll that shows Colorado voters are lukewarm on Barack Obama -- but outright cool toward Romney, Bachmann, Perry and Palin. Free Colorado's Ari Armstrong: Is an "ethics advocate" really a "shrill ... More >>

Barack Obama Afghanistan speech drinking game: The revenge of Rush Limbaugh

The toastmaster.​I watched Barack Obama's speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever -- but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush ... More >>

Reader: Barack Obama isn't Kenyan, he's British -- and definitely not American-born

​If President Barack Obama thought he'd squelch the birther movement once and for all by releasing his birth certificate, he was wrong. Readers continue to post items like this one, which acknowledges that Obama isn't Kenyan, but argues that he's not American, either.

Barack Obama, Joe Biden see Colorado as a cornerstone of their 2012 re-election bid

Barack Obama.​Look what we found -- three Denver blog posts! 5280's Vanessa Martinez sees Joe Biden's Friday appearance here as more proof the Obama re-election campaign is counting on Colorado. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic reports about Focus on the Family's anti-gay-marriage efforts ... More >>

"Stoner" misspelling honors "Westworld"

President Obama is dead? Your moment of lulz

Either way, Donald Trump approves.​Admittedly, "Obama" and "Osama" are pretty similar names, so you can understand slipping up a little -- the big difference, really, is that one of them normally gets "president" in front of it, while the other is followed by "Bin Laden." Also, the former woul ... More >>

Osama bin Laden or Obama bin Laden dead? Two Denver TV stations confused (VIDEOS)

Videos below.​Barack Obama's announcement of Osama bin Laden's slaying presented newscasters with a tongue twister -- and some lost the game. 9News reported that "in 2001, Obama was linked to the 9/11 terror attacks" -- because he's Muslim, I guess -- and CBS4 anchor Kathy Walsh said Obama tol ... More >>

Reader: Barack Obama birth certificate is an obvious phony, and here's how you can tell

​Yesterday, the Colorado Springs Gazette argued that birthers could help Barack Obama get re-elected if they continue to dispute the authenticity of the long-form birth certificate released yesterday. But judging by the comments on our post, plenty of people are willing to take that risk in pu ... More >>

"Fake birth certificate:" Could debate even after document release get Barack Obama re-elected?

Big pic below.​"Birth Certificate May Be Fake (Poll):" This headline, on a Colorado Springs Gazette editorial that followed President Barack Obama's release of a so-called long-form birth certificate meant to prove once and for all that he was born in the United States, certainly implies that ... More >>

Barack Obama's sit-down with CBS4's Shaun Boyd: The pros and cons of going local (VIDEO)

Video below.​According to CBS4's Shaun Boyd, the station was granted an interview with President Barack Obama because "we asked." But this on-air explanation doesn't tell the whole story. Obama sat down with numerous TV reporters from local outlets yesterday -- presumably because his staff fel ... More >>

Barack Obama's re-election e-mail falls flat next to 2008 Invesco Field speech in Denver

Barack Obama.​A few minutes ago, as I was looking across I-25 toward Invesco Field at Mile High, an e-mail popped up from the man who'd given such a stirring speech at that stadium in August 2008: Barack Obama. But compared to the soaring emotions and symbolism of that night -- the 45th annive ... More >>