Mike Coffman

Nuggets face challenge of beating terrible Phoenix Suns team to secure three seed

Denver blog posts will challenge just about anyone. Denver Stiffs' Nate Timmons previews tonight's Nuggets-Suns game, a lopsided match-up that a lack of focus can even up mighty fast. Big Media's Jason Salzman thinks Mike Coffman should be challenged about his past love of labeling after joining a ... More >>

Tom Tancredo doesn't think Mike Coffman can mollify Hispanics with immigration switch

Denver blog posts are hoping for the best. At Colorado Pols, Jason Salzman quotes Tom Tancredo as saying he wants Mike Coffman to be reelected but doesn't think his new, more moderate immigration stance will help him. Denver Egotist promotes the Knotty Tie Co. on Kickstarter. At WhoSaidYouSaid, T ... More >>

Linda Newell joins parade of Dems considering 2014 challenge to Mike Coffman

Denver blog posts almost forgot what snow looked like.... Colorado Pols shares Senator Linda Newell's quasi-announcement about a possible run against Congressman Mike Coffman. She joins buzzed-about potential candidates such as Andrew Romanoff, Karen Middleton and Rhonda Fields. Plants & Animals D ... More >>

Mike Coffman's victory was impressive whether he was an incumbent or not

Our post about Mike Coffman's win in the 6th Congressional District noted that he managed to overcome a number of gaffes en route to besting challenger Joe Miklosi and joining all the other Colorado Congressional incumbents in victory. But one reader points out that redistricting presenting Coffman ... More >>

Reader: Mike Coffman and other reps really need to reach across the aisle this time

Our post about Mike Coffman's narrow but decisive victory over Joe Miklosi in the 6th Congressional District noted that even seemingly vulnerable candidates (Coffman was blistered nationwide over birther comments and poor spin control) are hard to defeat thanks to the power of incumbency. That frust ... More >>

Mike Coffman's victory and the power of the incumbency

Mike Coffman has been declared the winner in the race for the 6th District, with Joe Miklosi, his Democratic rival (update), waiting until past 1 a.m. to concede; see his statement below. This loss demonstrates once again the power of the incumbency even in the case of what seemed to be a vulnerable ... More >>

Kyle Clark leads critic's list of election cycle's best Colorado political journalism

Denver blog posts can walk and chew gum at the same time. Big Media's Jason Salzman salutes the best political journalism of the season, led by 9News' Kyle Clark and his bizarre interview with Representative Mike Coffman. Denver Infill's Ryan Dravitz offers Union Station update #108. Denver Egoti ... More >>

Mike Coffman jumps on opponent for skipping debate, Joe Miklosi says he never RSVP'd

Now who's hiding from voters! That's part of the message from campaigners for Representative Mike Coffman, who is criticizing challenger Joe Miklosi for not attending a congressional debate on Monday. The attack comes after opponents' accusations that Coffman is unavailable to constituents. But Mi ... More >>

Mike Coffman launches "Tax of the Day" attack on Joe Miklosi -- starting with plastic bags

As the nation debates the role of government programs and taxes in the American economy -- in response to a leaked video of Mitt Romney -- Colorado taxes are now at the center of a vicious back-and-forth between two candidates battling for a local congressional seat. Yesterday, the re-election campa ... More >>

Mike Coffman questions the value of liberal-arts majors, Joe Miklosi pounces

Update below: The time has come to question whether many liberal arts degrees are really worth it. So says Representative Mike Coffman in a recent newsletter, in which he also admits to regretting his own political science major and notes that he probably would've been better off primarily studying ... More >>

Where's Mike Coffman? website targets congressman -- and his campaign hits back

Where's Mike Coffman? That's the question raised by a new site called Wheresmikecoffman.com, which accuses the reelection-seeking Republican congressman of being unresponsive to voters. In response, Coffman's spokesman says the politician has been available at all kinds of public events -- and deno ... More >>

Video: Rachel Maddow on bad lessons Paul Ryan learned from Mike Coffman

Since May, after Represntative Mike Coffman made his controversial birther statements and then tried dodging them, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow beat him like a filthy rug. She returned to this theme last night in a video on view below, but upped the stakes by linking him to Republican veep choice Paul Ryan ... More >>

Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin's name being tattooed to Joe Coors, Mike Coffman

Denver blog posts are wanted. As Colorado Pols notes, Dem opponents of Joe Coors and Mike Coffman are busily linking them to Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin. WhoSaidYouSaid shares a vintage clip of John "The Hick" Hickenlooper "glorifying" Barack Obama. Bronco Talk's Jon Heath shares DirecTV outtakes ... More >>

Mike Coffman opponent Joe Miklosi within 4 percent in House race?

Denver blog posts love you for your mind. Colorado Pols cites a voter survey putting Mike Coffman ahead of Joe Miklosi in House District 6 by just 40-36 percent. Denver Stiffs' Colin Neilson ponders how the Nuggets fit into the blockbuster era. At Mile High Mamas, Jaime offers a simple test to pr ... More >>

Mike Coffman's birther-moment apologists can understand where he was coming from?

Denver blog posts are happy simply to be nominated. Big Media's Jason Salzman wonders if Cory Gardner is justifying Mike Coffman's birther comments even as he praises him for apologizing about them. Purple Row's Rox Girl on the Oakland A's sweep of the Rockies (at home!), continuing the rain of ba ... More >>

Mike Coffman served with petition asking him to stop embarrassing Colorado

Denver blog posts put their money where their cyber-mouth is. The Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard on ProgressNow's 2,000-signature petition asking Mike Coffman to stop embarrassing Colorado. Bet local birthers were unhappy for another reason. Denver Frank: That's the power of Pine-Sol, baby. ... More >>

Reader: Mike Coffman's from Douchebagville, says Bill Maher about birther controversy

Our latest Comment of the Day comes complete with a video! Yep, Square State's Zappatero reached out to let us know that shmucky Representative Mike Coffman, pilloried by Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC colleagues for his recent birther remarks, was tattooed again over the weekend by Bill Maher. The HBO ... More >>

Videos: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC make Mike Coffman birther star

Yesterday, we recapped how Rachel Maddow had made Mike Coffman a national laughingstock over recent birther comments and his bizarre interview with 9News' Kyle Clark, when he said he stood by his statement that he misspoke and he apologized five times in a row. Now, plenty of Maddow's MSNBC colleagu ... More >>

Reader: Mike Coffman shouldn't be laughed off as a birther nut

Our post about Rachel Maddow's takedown of Mike Coffman over his recent birther comments spurred lots of vituperative debate in the comments section. Here's the view of a reader who feels that laughing off Coffman's comments or dismissing him as a fringe character are the wrong tactics.

Mike Coffman's boneheaded performance has been very, very shmucky

First, he said he "misspoke" when he called Barack Obama -- the President of the United States -- "un-American." Then he tried to explain away the comment as "boneheaded." And Congressman Mike Coffman -- usually a sensible public servant -- continued to act bone-, as well as bull-, headed all week ... More >>

Videos: Rachel Maddow makes Mike Coffman national laughingstock

Political observers realized that Mike Coffman's recent birther comments were a political gaffe. But even the wisest of them couldn't have guessed his clumsy attempts to deal with the fallout would transform him into a nationwide punchline. Thanks for the latter goes to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who la ... More >>

Mike Coffman compounds birther disaster with hilariously misguided damage-control strategy

Denver blog posts keep on keepin' on. Colorado Pols on Mike Coffman's clumsy effort to make his birther gaffe go away -- by delivering the same weak mea culpa to 9News' Kyle Clark five times in a row! Ed is Watching on the "True North" report on Denver Public Schools. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinst ... More >>

Mike Coffman a quieter Tom Tancredo, Miklosi camp says of birther line

Update: As we reported in our original coverage below, 6th Congressional District rep Mike Coffman made the wrong kind of news via audio of him questioning whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States; hear it below. That's the kind of ammo prized by election opponents. And Joe Hamil ... More >>

John Hickenlooper, Mike Coffman could see political fallout, pollster says

John Hickenlooper and Mike Coffman aren't exactly ideological twins. But at the end of this big political week in the State of Colorado, they both face political fallout, albeit for very different reasons: a special session that failed to pass civil unions and comments questioning Barack Obama's bir ... More >>

Mike Coffman, Doug Lamborn co-sponsor bill to make English official U.S. language

Denver blog posts think we should all have Presidents Day off. The Colorado Independent's Teddy Wilson on Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn joining a hundred colleagues to co-sponsor a measure making English the official U.S. language. Qué? 5280's Jeff Panis shares the mag's photo of the week. Denve ... More >>

Mike Coffman's got another Democrat after his seat -- which sounds dirty, doesn't it?

MIke Coffman.​Denver blog posts are untangling the web. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic: Perry Haney becomes the second Democrat to challenge Mike Coffman in the 6th, joining Joe Miklosi. Oh, what a few redrawn lines hath wrought. Geeks Who Drink ask: How is "pole position" not a gay por ... More >>

Mike Coffman on Democratic campaign committee hit list: Seat no longer ultra-safe?

Mike Coffman.​Let it snow Denver blog posts. Colorado Pols notes that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lists Mike Coffman (and Scott Tipton) on its "most vulnerable" hit list. Move a few lines and all hell breaks loose. Free Colorado's Ari Armstrong looks at his year in review ... More >>

Mike Coffman thinks Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, too!

Mike Coffman.​Read Denver blog posts and you'll grow up to be big and strong. BigMedia.org's Jason Salzman on Mike Coffman joining the crowd referring to Social Security as a Ponzi scheme. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic reports that paywalls at the Greeley Tribune and other Swift Commun ... More >>

Mike Coffman's bogus claim: Barack Obama is speeding immigrants onto voter rolls

Mike Coffman.​Gather 'round, all ye Denver blog posts. BigMedia.org's Jason Salzman examines Mike Coffman's claim that Barack Obama is speeding up the citizenship process for immigrants so they can vote in 2012 -- and deems it false. The Grazing Mind on meeting the challenge of Venus de Mile ... More >>

Mike Coffman, repeat Shmuck, wants to make it harder for Spanish speakers to vote

Mike Coffman.​U.S. Representative Mike Coffman is no stranger to voter suppression. In fact, the 6th District Republican lawmaker has a long history of tinkering with elections. His latest campaign would make it more difficult for people who don't speak English well to vote across the country ... More >>

Mike Coffman, our Shmuck of the Week, says food stamps cause kids to get fat

Mike Coffman.​Colorado food banks have seen "a staggering increase in need," the Denver Post reported this week, and 12.2 percent of households "were categorized as food insecure in 2009." The answer, according to Republican U.S. Representative Mike Coffman: cut off food stamps.

Air Force Academy's cadet survey: Rep. Mike Coffman joins advocates in call to make it public

Air Force Academy chapel.​In mid-August, an Air Force Academy cadet survey showed statistically significant discrimination, harassment and the like against females, homosexuals, bisexuals and racial minorities, plus a considerable amount of unwanted religious proselytizing. But that info came ... More >>

Kenny Be's Sign Language: Sun sets on hand-job van

​ Viewers don't even need to look at the rooftop ladders to know the van pictured above belongs to a person who is handy. This northwest-Denver-parked paint job tells us that the vehicle's owner is resourceful in the handling of materials and fearless about getting his hands dirty. There is a ... 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 >>

Liberals yell back at Mike Coffman healthcare town hall

The crowd outside Representative Mike Coffman's healthcare town hall in Littleton yesterday wasn't as scary as some in recent days, for obvious reasons: Coffman, a Republican, is against many, if not most, of the ideas in the current plan, making him an ally of reform enemies who've seemed to be te ... More >>

Fort Carson and brigade politics

The public-affairs office at Fort Carson hasn't issued a press release about the Army's decision not to base an additional brigade there -- a move that calls into doubt millions in additional contracts, not to mention even more money in long-term economic impact. The most recent news items on its ... More >>

Rep. Mike Coffman cleared in ethics complaint; read the commission's report here

Mike Coffman. The Independent Ethics Commission, which has been investigating complaints against 6th District Congressman Mike Coffman, has ruled that there is "insufficient evidence under either a clear and convincing standard of proof or a preponderance of the evidence standard of proof to find t ... More >>

Colorado Ethics Watch hates ruling clearing Mike Coffman of ethical wrongdoing

The folks at Colorado Ethics Watch, the organization that originally brought a complaint against 6th District Congressman Mike Coffman in regard to his actions while serving as Colorado's Secretary of State, aren't thrilled with the just-announced decision by the Independent Ethics Commission to c ... More >>

After being cleared of wrongdoing, Mike Coffman fires back at Colorado Ethics Watch

Mike Coffman's not happy with Colorado Ethics Watch. After the Independent Ethics Commission failed to censure 6th District Congressman Mike Coffman, Colorado Ethics Watch director Chantall Taylor issued a statement expressing disappointment that the IEC had let Coffman off the hook so easily. Not ... More >>

Bliss is getting excused from jury duty online

Oh, the wonders of that balky contraption Al Gore invented, the Internet. It's only taken fifteen years or so, but government agencies are finally figuring out how to make their cyber presence a little more useful. While certain state websites continue to suck glistening giblets -- we won't mention ... More >>

Shmuck: Mike Coffman

Glory be! I heard a Hank Eng ad!

Gag me with a ballot

Mike Coffman's office blinks -- sort of -- in disenfranchised voters lawsuit

A Rolling Stone report rocks the vote - and the boat - in the Colorado Secretary of State's Office

Mike Coffman's latest misstep: a Pat Waak-bashing op-ed

Mike Coffman's clumsy handling of the New York Times voter purge story

PAC-ing a Punch

Clear Channel's formation of a political action committee shows it's ready for battle.

Off Limits

Dialing for dolours.

Canadian Bakin'

An angry state senator's message to Broncos owner Pat Bowlen: Take off, hoser.