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Bob Schaffer

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Civil unions battle an all-Republican affair?

    Denver blog posts focused their 2012 Presidents Day celebration on Millard Fillmore. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic looks at how Republicans like Kevin Lundberg are considering (or not) the latest incarnation of a civil unions bill. Denver Infill's Derek Berardi on Denver's vanishing park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Josh Penry campaign scoffs at Scott McInnis' reasons for not debating

    "Put down your weapons. I come in peace."​This morning, gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis' responded to critics of his decision not to debate his fellow Republican rivals with a Denver Post op-ed in which he argued that while "GOP candidate forums" are fine, direct faceoffs will do more ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Scott McInnis and Bob Schaffer don't know their Colorado mountains

    A screen capture from Scott McInnis' website featuring a scenery shot from... Canada? When politicians make a gaffe, an army of online smart asses is ready, willing and able to make them feel stupid about it. Witness Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis, whose website went live with a pho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Shmuck(s) of the Week: Mark Cuban and Kenyon Martin

    The sweater confirms it: Shmuck. Sometimes picking a shmuck is hard work. Sometimes the world presents you with such a vast sample tray of worthy shmucks, you have to employ a team of PhDs to measure their shmuckiness. On other, rarer occasions, the calendar presents a virtually shmuck-free week, a ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2009

    Mrs. Bob Schaffer's margarita mix is Coyote Ugly

    The sweater confirms it: Shmuck. Sometimes picking a shmuck is hard work. Sometimes the world presents you with such a vast sample tray of worthy shmucks, you have to employ a team of PhDs to measure their shmuckiness. On other, rarer occasions, the calendar presents a virtually shmuck-free week, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Party down with Bob Schaffer's margarita

    Did you miss this weekend's Cinco de Mayo festivities in Civic Center Park? You can still get a taste of them by picking up a bottle of Coyote Gold Premium Margarita -- the margarita that former U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's wife, Maureen, is marketing along with her Fort Collins business par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Denver Blogs: A hotel party we're glad we missed

    Our daily rundown of local blogging. Send links. Republicans sequestered themselves in the Brown Palace to debate their failures. You have to wonder if Bob Schaffer brought the margaritas. (Colorado Pols) It's not all rosy in Colorado's higher-education system. Not that you'd know that from read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 11 edition

    Photo by Jon SolomonGene Ween, music machine. Welcome to the working week. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the weekend: Gene Ween at the Walnut Room and b.side in Boulder. • Rumors of Tickle Me Pink's breakup completely unfounded. • Wentworth Kersey gives away new CD at St. Mark's. • Tech ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Was it something he Tweeted?

    Bob Schaffer: Spurned by CU?Our search for local blog bliss. Send tips. CU Boulder does not seem interested in hiring Bob Schaffer. Is it because he's a Republican? Was it something he Tweeted? (Face the State) Remember the flood of 1965? Us either. That's what these guys are for. (Buck Fifty) An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Denver Blogs: No, Detroit, the Broncos don't want your No. 1 pick

    Our daily blog slog. Send tips. Mile High Report lays out some rules for trading for Jay Cutler. (Mile High Report) Bob Schaffer is blogging at Smart Girl Politics. So that's normal. (Colorado Pols) A writer remembers the Mile High Housing Authority. (Buck Fifty)

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Denver Blogs: When did the Broncos' running game die, and why didn't we notice?

    Courtesy of Flickr.Five years ago you could have stuck Woody Paige in the backfield and banked on five yards a carry. Now, not so much. We take daily cruises through the Colorogoshere, with stops at islands of coherence and insight. Suggest other stops here. What happened to the Broncos running ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Dick Wadhams's formula for a GOP comeback: Hit harder, faster!

    Since figuratively getting their heads handed to them during last November's election, Republican operatives have been trying to figure out how to get off the mat prior to the next big vote less than two years from now, thereby setting the stage for a real comeback in 2012. According to "Republica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Colorado first state among equals in NBC correspondent Chuck Todd's new Obama election book

    The importance of Colorado in Barack Obama's presidential victory is underscored by its placement in How Barack Obama Won: A State-By-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, a just-published book by NBC News political director Chuck Todd and Sheldon Gawiser, the net's elections dir ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Republicans weren't the only ones who took a beating in 2008

    The importance of Colorado in Barack Obama's presidential victory is underscored by its placement in How Barack Obama Won: A State-By-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, a just-published book by NBC News political director Chuck Todd and Sheldon Gawiser, the net's elections dir ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Who should replace Salazar in the Senate? Go straight to the Hart.

    The importance of Colorado in Barack Obama's presidential victory is underscored by its placement in How Barack Obama Won: A State-By-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, a just-published book by NBC News political director Chuck Todd and Sheldon Gawiser, the net's elections dir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: Republican Job Fair

    Click here to see a larger image; it'll take a few seconds. The last election put many Republicans out of work. As difficult as it is to feel sorry for Bob Schaffer, Tom Tancredo, Wayne Allard and Marilyn Musgrave, it's even more difficult to imagine them dusting off their resumes and seeking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Building for the future: Who's next for 1100 Bannock?

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    The week ahead: immigration and political emigration

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Bob Schaffer’s election hopes are in the bag

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Denver Post publishes partial election results online four days early

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Bob Schaffer's new campaign strategy: cast liberals as soft on Nazis

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Scott McInnis prematurely pisses on GOP's grave

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    The Bob Beauprez robo-calls and the Solidarity Institute

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Bob Beauprez re-emerges -- as a pro-Catholic robo-caller for Bob Schaffer

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 17 edition

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    Ryan Frazier puts his job on the line with Amendment 47

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Mark Udall rides the Twitter bandwagon

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Bob Schaffer's Facebook page -- way more boring than his son's

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Did you know Mike Coffman was running for Congress?

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Mark Udall and Bob Schaffer: the YouTube wars

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • News

    September 4, 2008

    William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas left him facing prison time

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Wayne Allard: gone fishin'

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Shmuck: Bob and Justin Schaffer Come Undone

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Facebook, Slavery, and Bob Schaeffer's Floundering Campaign

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    The Westword.com Blog Shortcut, August 6 Edition

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Dick Wadhams Manipulates the Media With His "Ass"

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Dick Wadhams Manipulates the Media With His "Ass"

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Alternative Fuels Guru Out of Gas

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Thanks Bob!

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Marinas Musical Chairs

    For lease: the luckiest building in Denver. Four years ago, this space at 11th Avenue and Bannock Street was home to the Ken Salazar for Senate campaign -- a race that Colorado's then-attorney general won easily when the Republicans lined up behind Peter Coors, whose candidacy fell flatter tha ... More >>

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    Life Skills Offers Last-Chance High

    Justin Martinez was raised in the school of hard knocks, but Life Skills is his last hope for a diploma.

  • News

    April 12, 2007

    Fear Factor

    In his first week running his new website, Brad Jones crashed a state representative. What will he do for an encore?

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    Roll Call

    Colorado's Senate wannabes vote from the heart and gut.

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Off Limits

    Double duty

  • People & Places

    March 25, 2004

    Best Scandal -- Political

    Senatorial hot potato

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Congressional Haiku -- Retiring

    Bob Schaffer

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Secret Message on a Congressman's Stationery

    AMDG

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Off Limits

    Who's on First?

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Off Limits

    Party poopers

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Sad But True

    And God said Ha! (Can you blame Him?)

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