Betsy Markey

Barack Obama names Betsy Markey & (kind of) Michael Brown on The Daily Show: VIDEO

Obama and Stewart.​President Barack Obama's extended interview on last night's episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show had some unexpected Colorado flavor. Not only did he specifically mention Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who's in a difficult fight against Cory Gardner, but he also reference ... More >>

Cory Gardner: See attack ad on Betsy Markey (or was that Ed Markey?) Fox 31 decided to yank

Cory Gardner.​Apparently, politicians can't say just anything about their opponents in campaign ads. Case in point: Fox 31 has yanked a Cory Gardner spot attacking Representative Betsy Markey for making votes that were actually cast by Massachusetts' Ed Markey, according to Colorado Pols. It s ... More >>

Anti-Obama & friends billboards link old media to new, says WhoSaidYouSaid's Kelly Maher

Kelly Maher.​Seen those "They Spend, You Pay!" billboards? The ones in which Barack Obama looks kinda drunk, John Hickenlooper appears homicidal, and Betsy Markey, Ed Perlmutter, John Salazar and Michael Bennet seem amused by your pain? According to Kelly Maher of WhoSaidYouSaid, the website b ... More >>

John Hickenlooper's race for guv not close at all despite Tom Tancredo surge, says head Dem

Pat Waak.​Yesterday, state GOP chieftain Dick Wadhams weighed in on the upcoming election, predicting much ugliness for Democrats. Shockingly, head Dem Pat Waak has a very different take. She doesn't foresee the kind of Democratic apocalypse plenty of pundits are predicting.

Betsy Markey gets NRA endorsement over Cory Gardner: Did she threaten to shoot somebody?

Betsy Markey.​Over here, you Denver blog post fans, you. Colorado Pols offers the surprising news that Dem Betsy Markey has won the NRA's endorsement over the very conservative Cory Gardner. Them's shootin' words! Denver Egotist on the next creative hotbed: here. Inside the Rockies' Tracy R ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony puts Chicago Bulls and NY Knicks atop wish list (and Nuggets on bottom)?

Carmelo.​Hey, you three Denver blog posts! Fall in here! Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein links to ex-Denver Poster Marc Spears's piece suggesting that Carmelo Anthony would like a trade to the Knicks or the Bulls. Chicago offers more upside for him -- and for the Nuggets. Colorado Pols touts ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony could team up with Chris Paul in Denver via massive four-team deal

Carmelo.​How many Denver blog post links? Three! Roundball Mining Company's Jeremy has a plan to bring Chris Paul to Denver in a four-team deal involving Chauncey, Nenê, J.R., Kenyon and Ty. Whew! Lakewood Edge's Charley Able reports on a proposal that would have eliminated special election ... More >>

Mark Udall called Armenian genocide defector by advocacy group in candidate report card

Mark Udall.​In April, Senator Mark Udall marked the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide with a strongly worded statement. But these words didn't satisfy Rocky Mountain Hye Advocates, an organization trying to get all members of the Colorado congressional delegation to support a national ... More >>

Cory Gardner is used to getting the horns. After all, he messed with the ram while at CSU

Tim Tebow worship proof that ESPN is becoming a joke?

"I think the coverage mix is just about right."​When bloggers write about Denver, we take notice -- as these three items prove. Bleacher Report's John Stitz thinks ESPN's becoming a joke -- and the first bit of evidence he offers is its "worship" of Tim Tebow, "a guy that most people don't ev ... More >>

Mason Tvert wants Betsy Markey to honor medical marijuana industry

Mason Tvert's always got an angle.​Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), has spent five years arguing that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol -- and even critics would have to agree that his creativity in promoting this idea is off the chart ... More >>

Betsy Markey: Cory Gardner's ebetsy.com attack off-target

Betsy Markey as pictured on ebetsy.com.​Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore's blog is a must-read for anyone interested in Northern Colorado politics -- and his post about congressional wannabe Cory Gardner's latest attack on incumbent Betsy Markey shows why. This morning, Gardner's camp ... More >>

Betsy Markey in Colorado politics tarot deck: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

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Betsy Markey in Denver Blogs: From health-care "no" vote to threat-defying warrior

"I was for the health-care bill all along."​You don't have to be from Denver to read Denver blogs. They don't discriminate. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic offers up a YouTube video in which Betsy Markey explains and celebrates her health-care vote, despite alleged threats made agains ... More >>

Betsy Markey: Tea Party anger over her health-care vote didn't lead to threats, says advocate Lesley Hollywood

This is the tongue-in-cheek illustration Lesley Hollywood uses on her Facebook page.​Representative Betsy Markey's "yes" vote on the landmark health-care bill this past weekend made her a marked woman, with both the Gun Owners of America and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targe ... More >>

Betsy Markey security boost: No threats received by Fort Collins Police to date

Anyone in Fort Collins can get the extra protection afforded Betsy Markey.​As noted earlier today, Representative Betsy Markey has requested that Fort Collins Police Department keep a closer eye on her home. The presumed reason? Reported threats made against at least ten members of Congress w ... More >>

Sarah Palin puts a political hit out on Betsy Markey, John Salazar over health-care vote

"I'm going to treat Betsy Markey and John Salazar like that turkey back there."​Sarah Palin is a politician (or whatever she is these days) who loves to kick ass and take names. Names belonging to the likes of Betsy Markey (already targeted by the Gun Owners of America) and John Salazar, whos ... More >>

Dick Wadhams on health care: "America will be in great political turmoil after the passage of this bill -- and I think that's good"

"No, I'm not being facetious."​The U.S. House's passage of a massive health-care bill President Barack Obama is planning to sign into law today is already having plenty of political impact locally, with the Gun Owners of America targeting Dem Betsy Markey, who voted for the measure (after voti ... More >>

Betsy Markey targeted by Gun Owners of America -- because of her health-care vote?

"Who isn't mad at me these days?"​In the immediate aftermath of yesterday's health-care vote in the U.S. House, Republican Party types have deemed a number of representatives nationwide as being ultra-vulnerable, with Betsy Markey's name coming up as often as anyone's. One reason: Markey voted ... More >>

Jersey Shore nicknames for Colorado's political contenders, bro: Guido for Governor!

J-Muscle, indeed.​Is the media beating this whole Jersey Shore thing to death? Definitely. Are we here at Westword going to join in on beatin' up the beat? Damn right. Being the thoughtful and responsible journalists that we are, we decided to use the "Jersey Shore Nickname Generator" to crea ... More >>

Tom Lucero's campaign message: I kicked Ward Churchill's ass

Update, 3:45 p.m.: Ward Churchill has responded to the use of his name and image in Tom Lucero's campaign commercial -- and Lucero's camp has responded to the response. Get fresh info below the original item. Former CU regent Tom Lucero is running for Congress -- and in his first campaign spot, vi ... More >>

Betsy Markey and Mike Coffman get bipartisan bad news in new wage figures

Weld County's falling wages didn't put this smile on Betsy Markey's face.​In just-released county and employment figures from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, two Colorado counties get significant spotlight time -- and not in a way calculated to please representatives Bets ... More >>

Scott McInnis was late to the tea party, says group spokeswoman

From the Tea Party of Northern Colorado's Facebook page: Long may it wave.​In a blog yesterday, Scott McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy shrugged off suggestions that his candidate was masquerading as having won support from tea party groups -- but he added that McInnis was actively courting members ... More >>

Betsy Markey's "no" vote on healthcare bill worse than a "yes," says Cory Gardner rep

Cory Gardner's attacking Betsy Markey for voting his way. Huh?​You've got to have a surplus of political creativity to criticize an opponent for voting as your guy would have, as opposed to going the other direction. So props to Cory Gardner campaign manager Mike Ciletti for pulling off a diff ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Brad Miller almost (but doesn't quite) rip out the Nuggets' heart

"Who cares if the shot was in time? Let's surf for porn!"​Finding good local blogs made easy. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein was at Chicago's United Center last night to watch the Bulls come within a nanosecond of stealing a game from the Nuggets. Suck it, Brad Miller. Square State's Zappat ... More >>

Betsy Markey rep just not that into talking about her "no" vote on healthcare bill

Betsy Markey doesn't like the House's healthcare bill -- and she's not that into talking about why not, either.​Even though Diana DeGette has big problems with an amendment to the mammoth healthcare bill limiting access to abortions, she voted for the measure. Not so Betsy Markey, the only Dem ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Marilyn Musgrave fights Bill Owens (no, not that Bill Owens)

​Marilyn Musgrave's political career rose from the dead last week, as the former Colorado congresswoman and current director of the Susan B. Anthony List's Votes Have Consequences project campaigned for the election of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate running for the 23rd Congres ... More >>

Denver Blogs: For Avs rookies, it feels like the first time

Ryan O'Reilly looks like he should be delivering your pizza, not leading putting the biscuit in the basket for the Avs.​Your on-stop shopping place for good local bloggery. Joe Dunman at Mile High Hockey thinks Ryan O'Reilly has been more consistent offensively than fellow young stud Matt Duc ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Are you ready for some football? Because MHR definitely is.

Click to enlarge.​Our daily round up of local bloggage. Mile High Report is geeking out about tonight's Broncos-Chargers game. As they should be. Betsy Markey's defense of her congressional seat is shaping up to be one of the most expensive in the country. ColoradoPols breaks down the number ... More >>

Colorado delegation doesn't tweet during Obama's healthcare speech

​Last night, Colorado's representatives and senators actually paid attention during President Barack Obama's healthcare address to a joint session of Congress -- or at least they resisted posting their comments about it while the speech was taking place. Not all of the state's federal official ... More >>

Diana DeGette belatedly getting her healthcare on

Diana DeGette.​Back on August 4, the conservative Face the State website (which is currently in limbo as it attempts to restructure), went out of its way to slap Congresswoman Diana DeGette for scheduling only one healthcare town hall -- over the phone. At the time, a number of congressional r ... More >>

Attendees actually let Jared Polis talk during latest health care town hall

When he's not doing beer bongs with Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, Rep. Jared Polis has been staging health care town halls during the August recess -- more of them than colleagues such as Betsy Markey, Ed Perlmutter, Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn. And while it's far too early to say that such s ... More >>

At her town hall, Betsy Markey presents a moving target

Representative Betsy Markey.​Like fellow representative Doug Lamborn, whose healthcare town hall was frenzy-free (because pretty much everyone agreed that ObamaCare is awful), Betsy Markey, who represents Colorado's 4th District, managed to keep her own get-together about reform from deteriora ... More >>

Commenters mostly laugh off Jared Polis' beer-bonging

Representative Jared Polis getting his drink on with an assist from Stephen Colbert.​Representative Jared Polis beat Doug Lamborn and Betsy Markey to the healthcare-town-hall punch, staging a session on Monday. Not that the event got much attention. After all, that evening, Polis starred in th ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: A very civil insurrection

​At a round of town-hall meetings on health care that kick off today, first-term congresswoman Betsy Markey will hand out copies (abridged) of a George Washington favorite, "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation," originally a 110-item list of Jesuit guidelines for ci ... More >>

Face the State Radio expands

Face the State's Brad Jones.​Face the State is best known for its right-leaning website, which churns out new and typically credible content on a daily basis. For instance, among FTS' latest posts is an item about state rep Cory Gardner, a possible rival to Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who's ho ... More >>

Denver Blogs: You know what we desperately need? Another list.

She's a hottie. I guess. ​ I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Betsy Markey is one of Capitol Hill's 50 most beautiful people. Ummm, huzzah! (Colorado Independent) You know that brewing scandal Face the State wrote involving a Longmont Councilwoman? Yeah, that wasn't really fair. Or en ... More >>

To defeat the evil health-care legislation, Republicans will target a lawmaker near you

They're coming for you, Betsy Markey.​Politico reports this morning that the battle over President Obama's health care-reform bill will be waged, and won, during the upcoming August recess. And Republicans is already identifying Colorado Democrats it believes it can persuade to stiff-arm the p ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Birdman aside, which free agents could land in Denver this summer?

Channing Frye Every day, we sift through local blogs in search of links worth clicking. What'd we miss? Send links this way. Channing Frye and other potential free agents that could sizzle for the Nugs. (Denver Stiffs) Rep. Betsy Markey: She's a maverick! (no, really!) (Colorado Pols) Senator Be ... More >>

Denver Blogs: The "personhood amendment" will return from the dead in 2010

Who will be 2010's mini-Musgrave Kristi Burton? Another look at local blog goodness. Missing something? Send links here. If you thought you were rid of the folks behind last election season's anti-abortion movement, then.... Who am I kidding? We all knew they'd be back. (Colorado Pols) Rep. Betsy ... More >>

Shmuck of the Week: Marilyn Musgrave

Musgrave (left) receives an award from the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony Center. First off, apologies are probably in order. It occurs to me that, over the last six months, you've probably managed to wipe clean the stains left on your mind by former Rep. Marilyn Musgrave. Since her election in 20 ... More >>

Marilyn Musgrave angrily concedes defeat -- sort of

In blogs such as November 7's "When is Marilyn Musgrave Going to Concede Defeat to Betsy Markey?" and November 25's "Marilyn Musgrave's Epic Pout Continues," I've expressed amazement and awe over outgoing Congresswoman Musgrave's steadfast refusal to publicly acknowledge defeat in last month's elec ... More >>

Marilyn Musgrave's epic pout continues

I admit it: At first I thought Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (right) was being childish when she kept mum after losing in the election earlier this month -- the topic of the November 7 blog "When Is Marilyn Musgrave Going to Concede Defeat to Betsy Markey?." But with each passing week, I'm feelin ... More >>

To concede or not to concede: That's still the question for Marilyn Musgrave

When is Marilyn Musgrave going to concede defeat to Betsy Markey?

Marilyn Musgrave gets award from deregulation fan Dick Armey

The Colorado officials who bucked the bailout -- and those who went along

Channel 4's Raj Chohan gives himself a "Reality Check"

Channel 4 political ad reality checker ends up in a political ad himself

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