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Jon Caldara

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Denver Broncos schedule will give Peyton Manning plenty of prime time airtime

    Denver blog posts believe the children are our future. Mile High Report's John Bena speculates about the particulars of the soon-to-be-announced Broncos schedule -- and figures Peyton Manning's arrival will translate into plenty of night work. Coyote Gulch: The latest weather system helped the sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Supreme Court doesn't have to use Commerce Clause to end Obamacare, says Jon Caldara

    Denver blog posts want you to want them. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic chats with Jon Caldara about two "game-changing" Obamacare briefs the Independence Institute has filed with the Supreme Court. The Grazing Mind's Jarod Ballentine presents a Trinder Farms tour. South Stands Denver's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    John Hickenlooper's wife has photos of Jon Caldara in the shower? JK....

    Denver blog posts won't be meeting with John Elway tonight. At People's Press Collective, Jon Caldara ends a column about John Hickenlooper's recent Hickenbloopers by joking that Hick's wife has photos of him in the shower. Oh, the humanity. Big Media's Jason Salzman on more questions he'd like Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Rush Limbaugh made mistake but he's still a hero after "slut" controversy, senator says

    Denver blog posts fight the good fight. Colorado Pols shares Senator Greg Brophy's tweets about the college student Rush Limbaugh dubbed a slut, including one that calls him a hero and an icon. The Independence Institute's Jon Caldara: It's time to sink or swim. Mile High Hockey's Mike offers the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Jon Caldara's conservative commentary on KOA even missed by progressive critic

    By Kenny Be​Denver blog posts have been around the block a time or two.... Big Media's Jason Salzman isn't sure Jon Caldara did as much as he'd have liked to "advance evil" on his KOA show, but he mourns the loss of a local voice anyhow. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Broke touts fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Rick Barber out after thirty years at KOA, Jon Caldara's show also ending

    Update below: Not so many decades ago, stations across the country employed overnight talk-show hosts, who kept lonely listeners company as they lingered in the dead zone between yesterday and today. Now, they're almost all gone -- victims of sinking revenues and budget cutting. So it's no surprise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Osama bin Laden death photo can't be worse than shot of Hillary Clinton's ankles?

    Osama and... friends?​Just for you: three Denver blog posts. Colorado Pols: Jon Caldara (via Ann Coulter) tweets that if Americans can deal with a shot of Hillary Clinton's ankles, they can handle Osama bin Laden's death photo. WhoSaidYouSaid: Rollie Heath, aspiring taxman. Purple Row' on R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Denver election guide pictures each amendment in passing: Kenny Be's Great Yespectations

    Link to full feature below.​ The Colorado leaders pictured in the UFO above, Gualberto Garcia Jones, Douglas Bruce, Jon Caldara and Jeff Peckman, were all responsible for placing measures on the 2010 ballot and all have great expectations for each Amendment passing. In short, they all have Gre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Jon Caldara's amendment to attack "Obamacare mandate" boosted by Virginia ruling

    Jon Caldara.​Yesterday, a U.S. District judge allowed a Virginia lawsuit attacking the new federal health-care law to move forward. The ruling surprised those certain that suits like one joined by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers would be laughed out of court -- and cheered the Independe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Jon Caldara, Tom Tancredo, Andrew Breitbart & Independence Institute demonic convergence

    Jon Caldara.​Jon Caldara's Channel 12 show is now called Devil's Advocate, and plenty of politicians are dancing with the devil. Not only did Caldara get his job as head of the Independence Institute after Tom Tancredo moved on to Congress, but Tancredo was at the Institute's annual ATF party ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Jon Caldara shoots off his mouth, but at least he's a straight shooter

    Jon Caldara.​"There's nothing more enjoyable than pissing off liberals," said Jon Caldara, head of the Independence institute, at the think tank's annual ATF -- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms -- event on Saturday, a free-for-all of free-market talk, drinking alcohol, smoking cigars and shooting ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Signed, sealed and rejected: These political activists are rabble with a cause

    Jon Caldara.​"There's nothing more enjoyable than pissing off liberals," said Jon Caldara, head of the Independence institute, at the think tank's annual ATF -- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms -- event on Saturday, a free-for-all of free-market talk, drinking alcohol, smoking cigars and shooting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    April Zesbaugh faces uphill battle in KOA's cutest baby contest

    Baby April, not Baby W.C. Fields.​As part of its cutest baby photo contest, KOA is asking listeners to pick the best baby snapshots of station personalities. The pics are alternately adorable and hilarious, with April Zesbaugh's drunk-on-milk image and Jon Caldara's aggressively sullen shot s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Marijuana and right-wing politics get together: Mason Tvert and Jon Caldara sign on to lawsuit about ballot petitions

    "I agree with Mason Tvert about something? AARGH!"​At first blush (and second) (and third), marijuana advocate Mason Tvert and Jon Caldara, frontman for the conservative Independence Institute, are strange bedfellows. But today, they're partners in a legal love match. They're among the plaint ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Jon Caldara isn't resting on health care even after Scott Brown's win

    Jon Caldara would have looked like this had Scott Brown lost.​Yesterday, the Independence Institute's Jon Caldara was among the driving forces behind a large gathering at the state capitol in favor of opting out of any federal health care plan, either via legislation or a ballot measure. Then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    The Independence Institute is twenty-five years old -- and still shooting from the lip

    President Jon Caldara helps celebrates 25 years as Denver's premier conservative free-market think tank.​ Editor's note: This week's Westword cover story is a cartoon by Kenny Be that celebrates twenty-five years of the Independence Institute. Check it out in its entirety below:

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Jon Caldara's animated attack on Obamacare is plane crazy

    The Independence Institute's Jon Caldara last foray into YouTubery was decidedly low rent: He pimped 2008's Amendment 49 using sock puppets. This time, he's opted for a more high-tech approach, creating the animated video above to attack the Obama administration's version of healthcare reform. In h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Jon Caldara doesn't like being ignored, Mr. Ritter

    Jon Caldara makes his feelings known.​Late Thursday afternoon, the Independence Institute, a right-leaning think tank, published an article revealing that only one of Governor Bill Ritter's cabinet members had filed a conflict-of-interest report despite an executive order requiring that everyo ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    A Mural? In the Santa Fe Art District? Unacceptable!

    Jon Caldara makes his feelings known.​Late Thursday afternoon, the Independence Institute, a right-leaning think tank, published an article revealing that only one of Governor Bill Ritter's cabinet members had filed a conflict-of-interest report despite an executive order requiring that everyo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Jon Caldara on today's Barack Obama protest

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    Jon Caldara wants you to buy his sock puppets

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Without the "idiots" memo, the Post's new Colorado Democracy Alliance exposé is ultra-wonky

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • News

    October 9, 2008

    Were Democrats dumb enough to write this "idiot" memo?

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Clear Channel stations at the DNC: What'd he say?

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Fred Barnes Takes a Shot at Colorado Dems -- With Jon Caldara's Help

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Fred Barnes Takes a Shot at Colorado Dems -- With Jon Caldara's Help

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Shooting From the Lip with Jon Caldara

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Capitalism: It's Nifty

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    In Defense of Bitch Slapping

    In addition to buying a full-page ad needling President Barack Obama, who's in town today to sign a $787 billion economic-stimulus bill, Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is also taking part in a protest at the Colorado State Capitol co-starring a number of big names in local conserv ... More >>

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Trigger Happy

    The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara shoots from the lip. Again.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2006

    More Messages: Upon Further Analysis

    The Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara shoots from the lip. Again.

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Slants

    A think tank levels a bias accusation.

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Off Limits

    Sealed With a Kissoff

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Armed and Dangerous

    Guns, alcohol and tobacco fuel the sport of politics.

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Independence Day

    The Independence Institute got a jolt from its Italian leaders.

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Pack Mentality

    A media column about secondhand smoke stirs up a cloud of controversy.

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best Media Manipulator

    Jon Caldara
    President, Independence Institute

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Lighting a Fire

    Jon Caldara has been unmatched at using the media during this election season. He couldn't be prouder.

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Off Limits

    Jon Caldara has been unmatched at using the media during this election season. He couldn't be prouder.

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Off Limits

    Jon Caldara has been unmatched at using the media during this election season. He couldn't be prouder.

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Off Limits

    Jon Caldara has been unmatched at using the media during this election season. He couldn't be prouder.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    One-Track Minds

    Rail-happy RTD candidates want to solve Denver's traffic nightmare. Are they just spinning their wheels?

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    A Whole New Ballgame

    The man who drove a stake through Guide the Ride may take aim next at Pat Bowlen's stadium tax.

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    Off Limits

    The man who drove a stake through Guide the Ride may take aim next at Pat Bowlen's stadium tax.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    Divide the Ride

    Pushing a $6 billion transit plan, RTD has met the enemy-- the RTD board.

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Letters

    Pushing a $6 billion transit plan, RTD has met the enemy-- the RTD board.

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Beating the Train

    Light-rail opponents plot ways to jump the tracks--with an RTD boardmember leading the charge.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Mystery Train

    Squabbles and spin control at RTD's light-rail lovefest.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    RUNAWAY TRAIN

    Squabbles and spin control at RTD's light-rail lovefest.

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