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Newt Gingrich

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Top ten recent politicians to excuse stupid comments with "I misspoke"

    Earlier, we reported about Representative Mike Coffman's excuse for a comment he made suggesting that Barack Obama may not have been born in the U.S.: "I misspoke." By making this claim, Coffman is in good company: It's become a favorite of politicians who say something dumb or inaccurate but want t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Tim Tebow's cherry now officially worth $1 million

    Denver blog posts are contagious -- and not in a bad way. Colin D. of South Stands Denver, which is celebrating its 100th podcast at Jake's Food & Spirits tomorrow night, notes that a website for cheaters has put a $1 million bounty on Tim Tebow's cherry. Any takers? Plants & Animals Denver offers ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    Reader: Sign spinners are pawns in the gold-accumulation conspiracy

    Denver blog posts are contagious -- and not in a bad way. Colin D. of South Stands Denver, which is celebrating its 100th podcast at Jake's Food & Spirits tomorrow night, notes that a website for cheaters has put a $1 million bounty on Tim Tebow's cherry. Any takers? Plants & Animals Denver offers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Abound Solar to become GOP talking point in wake of layoffs, unreported shutdown?

    Update below: It's Super Tuesday, with voters in ten states choosing among Mitt Romney, Rick Santorium, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul for a Republican presidential candidate. And whoever wins the nomination is apt to use controversial Department of Energy loans to alternative energy companies as a talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Videos: Top five glitter bombings -- and how Peter Smith's attack on Mitt Romney stacks up

    Mitt Romney​Cops and Secret Service agents who protect Republican presidential hopefuls are dealing with a new kind of threat -- one that sparkles. Last Tuesday, Denver got into the act when Peter Smith, a college student and politics intern, was arrested after he tried to throw blue glitter o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Newt Gingrich joins Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum on pre-caucus campaign trail

    When last we spoke with Colorado Republican Party head Ryan Call about the February 7 Colorado caucuses, he noted that Newt Gingrich had not scheduled any state events. But that's changed. At this hour, Gingrich is scheduled at a west-side rally, with another assembly juxtaposing him and Rick Santor ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    How do I tell my Mexican-American cousin he's wrong about illegals?

    When last we spoke with Colorado Republican Party head Ryan Call about the February 7 Colorado caucuses, he noted that Newt Gingrich had not scheduled any state events. But that's changed. At this hour, Gingrich is scheduled at a west-side rally, with another assembly juxtaposing him and Rick Santor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Ron Paul blasts Newt Gingrich as serial hypocrite in advance of Colorado appearances

    Ron Paul isn't the only presidential candidate in Colorado today; Rick Santorum is slated to speak at the Lone Tree Golf Club Lounge at 10 a.m. But Paul will certainly make a bigger splash, with three events on tap. And in advance, his surrogates are taking shots at one of his principal opponents, N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Ron Paul schedules three Colorado appearances Tuesday, thousands expected

    The Florida primary takes place tomorrow, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich expected to spend their day slugging it out for Republican votes in the Sunshine State. But not Representative Ron Paul, who's instead scheduled a full day of campaigning in Colorado, a week before the February 7 caucuses h ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    The Latter-day Saints have come marching into Denver, but some are hipper than others

    The Florida primary takes place tomorrow, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich expected to spend their day slugging it out for Republican votes in the Sunshine State. But not Representative Ron Paul, who's instead scheduled a full day of campaigning in Colorado, a week before the February 7 caucuses h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Mitt Romney plans CO caucus visit, Ron Paul likely, but what about Newt?

    Earlier this month, Colorado Republican Party chairman Ryan Call argued that this year's Colorado Republican Caucus will mean more than ever, in part because the date was moved up to February 7. When Mitt Romney looked poised to sweep Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, this claim looked suspect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Top five reasons diners are fed up with campaigning politicians

    Deluged by Republican presidential candidates who wanted to politic with the people dining at New Hampshire's Colby's Breakfast and Lunch restaurant -- and customers complaining about the interruptions -- a manager put up this sign: "No Politicians No Exceptions." "There is a time and a place, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Bugged by the Huffington Post's "11 Biggest Food Trends of 2011"

    ​The Huffington Post has succumbed to the temptation of food trends lists. While the Huff-P does politics like everybody's business, why are they now trying to convince the dining public that they're eating more bugs, that pimento cheese is suddenly cool and that macarons are falling from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Newt Gingrich so unpopular in Colorado that even Barack Obama could beat him, poll says

    Newt Gingrich.​Denver blog posts love America. Colorado Pols cites a survey showing that the weakened Barack Obama would still beat Newt Gingrich by eight points if the election was today. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein on the Nugs' 66-game schedule. People's Press Collective's formula: Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Newt Gingrich's plan for letting some illegal aliens become citizens got its start in Colorado

    Newt Gingrich is taking heat for the comment he made during this week's Republican debate on a possible path to citizenship for some illegal aliens. And that path starts at a foundation based at a horse ranch in Parker and run by Helen Krieble, profiled in our 2006 cover story, "Guest Wishes.""We ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Newt Gingrich: Is a Newt World Order the answer to terrorism?

    Newt Gingrich, candidate?​"Newt is the New World Order!" cried a persistent protester who'd positioned himself in the middle of the balcony at the start of last night's talk by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in Denver last night. The protester and a few of his pals were quickly ejec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Zach Lahn: The making of a right-wing folk hero

    At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

  • News

    July 2, 2009

    A new book puts Colorado's political sex scandals on the spot

    At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Newt Gingrich parties with Muhammad Ali Hasan

    At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2008

    Keystone Hangover: Will the Clinton/Obama Race Ever End?

    At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Day Three: Wherein I Help an Unseen Eleven-Year-Old Smell Like a Man

    At this moment in our country's history, celebrity can land on people like a terrible, swift sword -- or the satisfying embrace of a loving reach-around. University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn is experiencing the latter, figuratively speaking, with the conservative media giving him a l ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Pinto Salvation

    The accent of macho.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2007

    The Focus Remains the Same

    The accent of macho.

  • Dining

    September 1, 2005

    Taco the Town

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    January 6, 2005

    What's So Funny?

    The accent of macho.

  • Culture

    November 19, 1998

    Piss and Vinegar

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    Off Limits

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Letters

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    Off Limits

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    Happy Newt Year

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    Letters

    The accent of macho.

  • Calendar

    September 12, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    The accent of macho.

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    Home Boys

    The state orphanage sheltered almost 17,000 children over the years. That makes for one big family reunion.

  • News

    March 28, 1996

    Ire of Newt

    The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

  • Film

    January 17, 1996

    A FIELD DAY FOR VENGEANCE

    The Speaker's shadow falls on local Republicans.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    THE SNIT HITS THE FAN

    WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE CALLS BY PAT SCHROEDER FOR INVESTIGATIONS? NOT A WHOLE LOT.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    OFF LIMITS

    WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE CALLS BY PAT SCHROEDER FOR INVESTIGATIONS? NOT A WHOLE LOT.

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    NEWT'S LOCAL LINK

    A COLORADO NONPROFIT FUNNELED GINGRICH'S GOPAC FUNDS.

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    GETTING A READ ON NEWT

    SOON KIDS WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES EARNING IN DENVER'S EARNING BY LEARNING PROGRAM.

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    SOON KIDS WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES EARNING IN DENVER'S EARNING BY LEARNING PROGRAM.

  • News

    August 9, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    SOON KIDS WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES EARNING IN DENVER'S EARNING BY LEARNING PROGRAM.

  • Culture

    June 14, 1995

    RETURN TO GENDER

    SOON KIDS WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES EARNING IN DENVER'S EARNING BY LEARNING PROGRAM.

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    MUSCLE BITCH PARTY

    A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S UPPER-BODY STRENGTH HAS CRITICS FIT TO BE TIED.

  • News

    March 1, 1995

    FISTS OF FURY

    A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S UPPER-BODY STRENGTH HAS CRITICS FIT TO BE TIED.

  • News

    February 15, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S UPPER-BODY STRENGTH HAS CRITICS FIT TO BE TIED.

  • News

    January 25, 1995

    PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 12

    AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

  • News

    January 11, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

  • News

    December 21, 1994

    THE MIND IS REELING

    AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

  • News

    December 21, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

  • Film

    December 14, 1994

    THE LOVE VOTE

    AS OTHER PBS STATIONS WORRY, KBDI TRIES STAYING UP ALL NIGHT.

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