Political Scandals

Photos: Top ten politicians who've smoked pot

Last week, onetime Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo revealed that he would take a single puff of a marijuana cigarette to settle a bet with a comedian-filmmaker. Once he does, he'll join a large number of politicians who've done likewise -- and most of them admit it. Continue to coun ... More >>

Scott Gessler is always right...right?

Scott Gessler: Inside Colorado's charges and prosecutions of voter fraud

This week's cover story on Scott Gessler delves into two of the Republican Secretary of State's biggest controversies -- allegations that he misused public dollars for partisan travels and accusations that he has suppressed voters. Gessler earned the latter criticisms for his initiatives to prevent ... More >>

Scott Gessler didn't do enough to stop voter fraud, say critics at Arapahoe County event

Pre-election news coverage about Secretary of State Scott Gessler often focused on his efforts to weed out non-citizen voters and prevent fraud through an initiative some activists called a wild goose chase. But at an event in Arapahoe County, where Gessler invited public feedback, most took the opp ... More >>

Reader: Scott Gessler's critics don't seem to mind voter fraud when it benefits them

Sam Levin's recent post in which Scott Gessler's office shared evidence of voter fraud brought out a supporter of the frequently attacked Colorado Secretary of State. The reader believes those most apt to bash Gessler would be happy to look the other way if cheating gave their candidates a boost.

Scott Gessler won't intimidate us on election day, Latino groups say

Secretary of State Scott Gessler has a Republican agenda and is trying to prevent Latinos and new citizens from voting on election day. At least that's the charge from a group of left-leaning advocacy organizations working to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Colorado. Gessler's office, however, i ... More >>

Scott Gessler's office shares evidence of voter fraud in Colorado

Secretary of State Scott Gessler has gotten a lot of attention for his effort to weed out illegal voters and frequent clashes with voter rights advocacy groups that complain he is devoting too much time to a wild goose chase. Here, we take you behind the scenes at Gessler's office, where his staff ... More >>

Scott Gessler to share conservative voter-fraud panel with controversial True the Vote group

Secretary of State Scott Gessler likes to say that it should be easy to vote and tough to cheat, but his critics argue that he is a lot more focused on the latter -- especially when it comes to voters who aren't Republican. While Gessler has tried to disprove those accusations, his appearance this ... More >>

Voter suppression bill dies in front of House Judiciary Committee

Yesterday, state Republicans killed a bill that sought to make it a felony-level crime to intentionally mislead citizens about voting information during an election. Known as the Fairness in Voting bill, it came under political fire during its tenure in the legislation over accusations that it was a ... More >>

Blago stops by Freddy's for a pre-prison patty melt

It's been a big week for Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. The Wichita-based chain opened its fourth metro location this week -- just in time for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to drop in yesterday for a final meal on his way to the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood. Fre ... More >>

Scott Gessler spokesmen reject voter suppression accusations against him

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler claims he's under unwarranted attacks by media and Democratic leaders like Rick Palacio, who recently accused Gessler's proposed voting policy as an attempt at voter suppression. Palacio connected Gessler's legislations to the 1965 civil rights movement, dur ... More >>

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich, shmuck -- for trying to work the prison system like he did politics

Blago.​Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former Illinois Governor who's headed to prison for trying to broker a political deal, is now trying to broker another. Blago, who was sentenced to fourteen years in the clink for trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama (among other for ... More >>

Scott Gessler's suit against Denver County for inactive-voter mailings shameful, says ACLU

C. Ray Drew.​Last week, Secretary of State Scott Gessler filed a lawsuit against Denver County in an effort to prevent officials there from sending ballots to voters listed as inactive. He claims he's merely following state law, which calls for county clerks to contact only active voters, whil ... More >>

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Myrl Serra, DA for 7th Judicial District, busted for unlawful sexual conduct, indecent exposure

Myrl Serra.​Colorado Attorney General's office spokesman Mike Saccone confirms that Myrl Serra, district attorney for the 7th Judicial District, which covers several Western Slope counties, is in Montrose County jail following his arrest this morning on three startling charges: unlawful sexual ... More >>

Andrew Romanoff campaign manager Bill Romjue sees "a serious deficit of leadership"

A photo we grabbed from Andrew Romanoff's website months ago -- before the doctoring controversy.​It's a critical time for Andrew Romanoff's senatorial candidacy. There are no more caucus straw polls to win or county assemblies to ring up. And rival Michael Bennet's decision to petition his w ... More >>

Celebrate Colorado Day by revisiting the state's worst scandals

Governor James H. Peabody.​What's the best way to mark Colorado Day? Should we go outside and contemplate nature? Pet a cow instead of eating one? Or listen to John Denver albums until your brain begins to boil and your ears erupt in pustules? Not according to the citizens behind Colorado Ethi ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Senator for a day

Back East for a conference, Mayor John Hickenlooper popped up to Canada, where his cousin, George Hickenlooper, is filming Casino Jack, a movie based on disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff that stars Kevin Spacey. John Hickenlooper was the inevitable star of another George Hickenlooper project, Hick ... More >>

Q&A with Nothing But the Truth director Rod Lurie

Vera Farmiga and Kate Beckinsale in director Rod Lurie's Nothing But the Truth. Director Rod Lurie has had Colorado on his mind in recent years. His 2007 film Resurrecting the Champ, co-starring Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson (with a cameo by John Elway), was partially filmed in Denver and bas ... More >>

Ethics scandal in Colorado House not exactly in Blagojevich territory

In today's Rocky Mountain News, Lynn Bartels demonstrates once again why she made our list of the five journalists who the Denver Post should poach first in the event of a Rocky closure -- a sidebar to the feature article headlined "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down." In her piece "Ethics Charg ... More >>

Colorado voters make their voices heard at the ballot box -- and on YouTube

Rolling Stone contributor and "Block the Vote" co-author Greg Palast fires back at the Denver Post's Susan Greene

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

"Block the Vote" co-author and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Palast on Colorado's troubled voting system

Two Denver Post reporters respond to criticism by "Block the Vote" co-author and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Palast

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