Subject: Mark Udall

• Breaking a 33-Year Stalemate

  May 14, 2007

• Jared Polis Wants to Represent

  May 22, 2007

• Q&A with Mark Udall

  July 3, 2008

• Dick Wadhams Manipulates the Media With His "Ass"

  August 5, 2008

• Dick Wadhams Manipulates the Media With His "Ass"

  August 5, 2008

• Jared Polis Endorses Himself

  August 6, 2008

• Political ads: already out of control

  August 19, 2008

• Mark Udall and Bob Schaffer: the YouTube wars

  September 5, 2008

• Slate: Is Colorado blue enough for Obama?

  September 25, 2008

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

  September 30, 2008

• Did you know Mike Coffman was running for Congress?

  October 6, 2008

• Mark Udall rides the Twitter bandwagon

  October 8, 2008

• A vote for Mark Udall is a vote for Europarodo

  October 17, 2008

• Is the National Republican Senatorial Committee giving up on Bob Schaffer?

  October 17, 2008

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

  October 20, 2008

• The Bob Beauprez robo-calls and the Solidarity Institute

  October 21, 2008

• Critic's Choice

  Revolution Rockfest '04

  September 16, 2004

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, November 28 edition

    Today in Backbeat online: Gregory Alan Isakov is working on a new album. We play Christmas on Mars: the video game. Last night's Freddy Rodriguez Sr. and the Jazz Connection show. Today in Cafe Society: The Veggie Girl is MAD for Greens. The rise of the great red beet. Beer and more beer. Today in the Latest Word: Get lit for the holidays at Tambien. Mark Udall's lucky office. Kenny Be hosts a Republican job fair. Bliss is getting out of jury duty. Happy sixth birthday, parking ticke

  November 28, 2008

• Jay Marvin's anti-Mark Udall rant makes the rounds

  Jay Marvin was once the fieriest of radio talk-show hosts, as is made clear in our 1998 feature article, "Double Trouble." By the time of a 2007 Message column, "Progress?," which profiled him in the context of his current station, AM 760, he'd mellowed considerably. But the combative Marvin resurfaces in the context of an online rant about Mark Udall, in which he accuses the senator-elect of being "cold" and "removed," and of curtly dismissing the efforts of Marvin's wife, Mary, who volunteer

  December 10, 2008

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 10 edition

  It's beginning to feel a lot like blog roundup time. Today in Backbeat Online: • Twelve things every Wu-Tang Clan fan should own. • Mile High Makeout: Dreaming of me. • An extremely entertaining Q&A with Ryan Hendrix of Colourmusic. • Rap Up: Whygee and Sunken State unite for a free EP. • Born in the Flood will preview its new album on Friday at the Bluebird Theater. Today in Cafe Society: • Grilling in a winter wonderland. • Robert Thompson is headed back to Denver. • Strana

  December 10, 2008

• Advice to Mark Udall: Don't take all of Wayne Allard's advice

  For the most part, Colorado Public Radio's recent conversation with Wayne Allard doesn't exactly qualify as scintillating: big surprise. But Mike Saccone of Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel, whose "Political Notebook" feature qualifies as one of the better political blogs in the state, zeroed in on some of his more telling comments. At one point, Allard said that he wound up on a 2006 Time list of the nation's worst legislators because he tends not to make a big deal about his victories. He the

  December 16, 2008

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 16 edition

  Only eight blogging days until Christmas. Today in Cafe Society: • The List: Best hotel restaurants. • Happy fifth birthday to Mezcal, which will soon get a sibling. • Is the second Santa Fe Tequila Company drying up? • Smashburger is a smash in Wichita. Today in Backbeat Online: • Eric Eyl's Mile High Makeout on year-end lists. • Rap-Up: Nyke Nitti throws the "Top Back" with "Slap Muzik." • A sneak peak at the Ideal Fathers' upcoming EP. • The Fray reveals the track list for

  December 16, 2008

• Wake-Up Call: Naming names for U.S. attorney

  Right before he headed into his lovefest/confirmation hearing for the Secretary of the Interior post, still-Senator Ken Salazar and new Senator Mark Udall sent President-elect Barack Obama the names of three candidates for U.S. attorney, since that post generally goes with the winning party, and Republican Troy Eid has tendered his resignation (he's planning to run for Colorado attorney general). The names: William "Bill" Thiebaut, former legislator and current Pueblo district attorney; John Wa

  January 16, 2009

• Off Limits

  February 7, 2002

• Best Congressional Haiku -- Democrat

  April 4, 2002

• 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 "Republicans Staking Early Claim in 2010 Senate Cycle," an article in the well-read political publication The Hill, numerous conservative strategists believe the best way to do so is to "lambaste Democrats in a

  February 4, 2009

• Pop Quiz

  November 6, 2003

• Lip Service

  August 21, 2008

• Liberty for All

  Runners and walkers lace up for freedom.

  June 28, 2007

• Putt Seriously, Folks

  John Baker wants to give this town what fore!

  March 22, 2007

• Next Up

  Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art breaks ground on its new building.

  May 11, 2006

• Truth Decay

  Rocky Flats is on trial. Finally.

  October 13, 2005

• Across State Lines

  A representative sampling of our congressional candidates.

  October 21, 2004

• Sing, You Sinners!

  The sounds of silence at CU.

  April 15, 2004

• Deliverance

  Time's a-wastin' at Rocky Flats.

  May 23, 2002

• Chain Reaction

  The Cold War has ended, but the fight over where to put a Rocky Flats museum has just begun.

  September 28, 2000

• Forbidden Fruit

  Arvada wants to bite off a chunk of Rocky Flats.

  August 10, 2000

• Off Limits

  August 6, 1998

• That's My Boy!

  Mo Udall's son Mark climbs into politics. Guess where he stands on environmental issues.

  April 10, 1997

• YouTubers ratchet up the guilt on John Elway, other Denver celebs over child soldiers

  On April 25, InvisibleChildren.com is staging events in 100 cities to bring attention to the abduction and forced recruitment of child soldiers -- an unspeakably cruel practice that's all too common in many parts of the world. In Denver, participants will gather at the main gate of Coors Field prior to "abducting" themselves down Broadway, past the State Capitol. They'll eventually wind up at the Pavilion at Cheesman Park, "where we will wait to be rescued" -- and they want celebrities to be s

  April 15, 2009

• Denver Blog: Joe the Plumber? In Denver? A dream come true...

  Wikipedia CommonsImagine this guy hammered, with a cig in one hand and a glock in the other. Our daily tour of the Colorogosphere. Send some links, yo. Guns, tobacco, liquor and Joe the Plumber, all at the same event? Count me the hell in. (Colorado Independent) Mark Udall continues to fight for credit-card reform, and the Post continues to (basically) ignore him. (Colorado Pols) More on the Post's plan to charge for content. (5280)

  May 13, 2009

• Do Bennet and Udall heart the NRA?

  Is that a gun in your pocket? When Michael Bennet was just a baby/his mama told him, son/always be a good boy/don't ever play with guns. But that (weird, re-imagined-by-me Johnny Cash lyric) didn't stop him from voting for them. Now he and fellow Sen. Mark Udall are in trouble -- at least with the press -- for playing politics and caving in to the NRA. As reported yesterday by the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, Udall and Bennet were apparently among a number of Democrats who voted for an

  July 24, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 24 edition

  Dressy Bessy is ready for the weekend.​ Damn it's hot outside. Today in Backbeat Online: -Get your video groove on with Dressy Bessy. -Heavenfest taking shape. Wow, that dude in the front looks like he's going to kill me with his pointer finger. -New Informants album. -Freaky Friday, bad rap edition. Today in Cafe Society: -Summer Brew Fest. Get yourself to Mile High Station. -SPAM is oblivious to your recession. -More sweets in Littleton. Today in The Latest Word: -Another huge pot b

  July 24, 2009

• Denver Blogs: A nuclear flip-flop

  Mark Udall​Our daily cast for tasty blogs. If you don't like them, throw 'em back! Udall, McCain: Let's get nuclear up in this bitch! (Colorado Pols) The Rockies actually lost last night, but the umps are a bunch of pussies and didn't call it. (Did I mention I'm a lifelong Giants fan?) (Inside the Rockies) The Denver 50 entry call: Where your ideas turn into... well, I'm not sure, but the poster is f-ing cool. (Denver Egotist)

  August 25, 2009

• Wake-Up Call: Senator Bennet rolls up his sleeves

  ​Business boosters at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce didn't know what had hit them. On Friday, when Senator Mark Udall offered a healthcare briefing at the Chamber, there hadn't been a single member of the media. But on Monday, when Senator Michael Bennet did the same, the TV cameras were rolling from the moment Bennet got out of his car. What a difference a weekend makes. On Saturday, news had leaked that Bennet, appointed to fill Ken Salazar's seat back in January, might face a ch

  September 1, 2009

• 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 officials have a Twitter account: Indeed, Betsy Markey's lack of one is the subject of a petition from an organization called TweetCongress.org. But none of those who do (Jared Polis, Mark Udall, Michael Benn

  September 10, 2009

• Denver Blogs: Senator calls for end to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

  Mark Udall doesn't want to ask, and doesn't want you to tell.​The last of the week's local-blog wrangling. Happy Friday, all. Senator Mark Udall on HuffPo Denver: "The time has come to end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'" If a Senate candidate (Ryan Frazier) announces he's now a House candidate and there's no one there to witness it, does it make any noise? Colorado Pols say no. Oh, how things have changed: Literally 98 percent of Broncos fans say the team will make the playoffs (at the botto

  October 16, 2009

• Denver Blogs: Dana Perino reveals her past with Scott McInnis (get your minds out of the gutter!)

  Dana Perino loves herself some Scott McInnis.​Local bloggery for your pleasure. Colorado Pols offers up former White House spokeswoman Dana Perino's video endorsement of onetime boss Scott McInnis. Don't they make a cute couple? Russ at Purple Row considers a possible trade of Garret Atkins for Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Is that a (Huston) Street the Rockies really want to drive down? 5280's Michael de Yoanna wonders if Mark Udall can save Christmas for folks who've had their cre

  October 23, 2009

• Denver Blogs: Mark Udall promotes the nuclear option

  "Trust me, Senator. I have everything under control!"​Local bloggers are easier to love -- because they're so conveniently located. 5280's Michael de Yoanna notes Senator Mark Udall's unstinting support for expanding nuclear energy. It's clean, unless it spills -- in which case it's kinda messy. Nate Timmons at Denver Stiffs points out that last night's Nuggets win over the Blazers was sloppy, but at least it had a happy ending. After reading over this last sentence, I find myself gettin

  October 30, 2009

• Denver Blogs: It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas

  Put that in your pipe and smoke it, BC.​Here are some local sites you might enjoy visiting. A thread on DenverRadio.net's Comments & Rumors board begins with questions about why no local stations have started playing wall-to-wall Christmas music yet -- and ends with news that KOSI has begun the yuletide frenzy. Somewhere Der Bingle is counting his money. JO at Colorado Pols salutes Senator Mark Udall for introducing a bill to end "predatory practices of banks and other institutions issui

  November 20, 2009