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Ron Paul

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Videos: Top ten hacked road signs not created by Doctor Who fans

    Yesterday, Doctor Who fans in Boulder reportedly hacked a highway sign, changing its message to "WARNING DALECKS AHEAD." These sci-fi fanatics are hardly the first pranksters to pull off such a stunt. Here's a collection of ten more examples of road-sign hackery. Count down to the best ones below.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Reader: I'm a Ron Paul fan who can't make myself vote for Mitt Romney

    As noted in a William Breathes post, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney wasn't pleased by a TV reporter's question about cannabis. The item whipped up plenty o' vitriol, with one memorable comment coming from a Ron Paul supporter.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Have you hugged your male feminist today?

    I started writing this piece by reiterating my usual spiel about why I'm a late-blooming feminist and why it's important for all people to be feminists. But no one wants to hear that. No one likes to be told what they aren't doing, even if asking that all humans to be treated equally seems like a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    We scream for ice cream! Five GOP-inspired Ben & Jerry's flavors

    What are two things that people really want right now? You guessed it: new flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and more Republican primary coverage. Last week Ben & Jerry's announced that it is debuting Greek frozen yogurt, bringing back "Chocolate Therapy" (chocolate ice cream, choco-cookies and ch ... 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 >>

  • News

    February 9, 2012

    Ron Paul is two tacos short of a combo plate

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    American Constitution Party caucuses could be lonely next month

    Tom Tancredo.​As today's appearances by Ron Paul and Rick Santorum make clear, Colorado's caucus is a week away for Republicans, one of three major political parties in this state. That's right: Because Tom Tancredo did so well in the last gubernatorial election, the American Constitution Part ... 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 31, 2012

    Photos: Ron Paul campaign appearance in Denver, 1/31/12

    As advertised, Ron Paul appeared in Denver today, speaking at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Denver Hotel -- one of three scheduled Colorado stops in advance of next week's caucuses. Look below to see images from his visit, courtesy of photographer Javid Rezvani.

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Jack Del Rio an upgrade over Dennis Allen as Broncos' defensive coordinator?

    Denver blog posts bring the good times. Mile High Report's Bronco Mike has high hopes for Jack Del Rio as the Broncos' new D-coordinator -- and why not? Colorado Pols asks: Should Representative Laura Bradford resign after a DUI bust that wasn't? People's Press Collective has a new advertiser. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Marijuana at the Crossroads: Event asks if MMJ lawyers are breaking oath

    According to keynote speaker and DU prof Sam Kamin, "Marijuana at the Crossroads," a Sturm College of Law symposium that starts tomorrow (see the schedule below), aims to get beyond the usual pot palaver. Sample subject: Are attorneys breaking their professional oath simply by specializing in medic ... 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 6, 2012

    Tim Tebow and Ron Paul: A point-by-point comparison

    Tim Tebow.​Tim Tebow's stock as a quarterback may be falling -- ESPN's Mike and Mike have less confidence in him than any other QB in the playoffs this weekend -- but he remains a cultural lightning rod. Note that even The New Yorker's Ben McGrath is weighing in on him, albeit by suggesting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Medical marijuana moratorium in Boulder: The Bushes connection

    This week, Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr asked the city council to impose an emergency moratorium against new applications for medical marijuana operations, to run through at least February 8. Why? The heart of the matter involves a court ruling, on view below, focusing on Bushes, an MMJ grow.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Reader: Ron Paul supporter tells Republicans not to treat marijuana like political Kryptonite

    In a post yesterday, marijuana advocate Brian Vicente predicted that the federal government will reschedule pot in five years -- but only if either Barack Obama or Ron Paul win the 2012 election. A number of Paul supporters weighed in on the issue, with one warning of dire consequences if conservati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Marijuana attorney says dispensaries near schools could survive scrutiny from feds

    Although no letters have been sent by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the rumor that the feds are going to be shutting down dispensaries in violation of the Drug Free School Zone laws has been enough to create a paranoid buzz in the medical marijuana community. But while it's anybody's guess as to if o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Marijuana: Pot will be rescheduled if Obama or Ron Paul win, advocate says

    Last week, the Department of Revenue sent a letter formally petitioning the federal government to reschedule marijuana; read it below. Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente sees the move as a sign of the times, and predicts such rescheduling will happen within five years -- if Barack Obama or Ron Paul w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Reader: Honk if you support Ron Paul

    ​Last Friday morning, metro area highways were almost as crowded as a Republican presidential debate when supporters of Ron Paul unfurled banners, slowing traffic along the routes. And although the Colorado Department of Transportation says such advertisements are against the law, Paul propone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Ron Paul banners on overpasses slow traffic across Denver

    Ron Paul.​Shortly after Texas Governor Rick Perry invoked Tim Tebow at last night's Republican presidential debate, followers of another candidate, Ron Paul, delivered a message to Denver-area drivers -- one that may have pissed off as many of them as it inspired. Unknown Paul supporters hung ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Occupy Denver elects a new leader: Shelby, a Border Collie mix

    Shelby.​At three and a half years old, Shelby is too young to vote but not to be voted for. Last night, she almost ruined her greatest accomplishment to date when, during announcements at Occupy Denver's 7 p.m. general assembly, she ran into the center of the circle for attention. It would be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Denver Post unfair to Tea Party in coverage of cheer for "Let him die" line at GOP debate?

    Ron Paul.​These Denver blog posts should be served piping hot. Free Colorado's Ari Armstrong thinks the Post unfairly equated the entire Tea Party with a few idiots who seemed to cheer a hypothetical young man's death during Ron Paul's portion of a GOP debate. At Education News Colorado, Kri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Marijuana: Great Legalization Debate quickly goes to pot

    ​If only Ron Paul and Barney Frank had introduced their federal marijuana-legalization proposal one day earlier, the Great Legalization Debate might have turned into a truly great discussion. Instead, last night's "debate" at Casselman's more closely resembled an episode of Family Feud -- whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Jared Polis to Timothy Geithner: Don't let banks discriminate against medical marijuana industry

    Jared Polis doesn't want the feds to obstruct MMJ businesses.​Representative Jared Polis has spent a lot of his legislative capital of late defending the medical marijuana industry in Colorado from possible interference by the federal government. In February, for example, he sent a letter to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Jack Herer RIP: A tribute to the marijuana-legalization icon by one of last writers to interview him

    Photo by Gregory DaurerJack Herer during a visit to Lakewood in 1991.​Latecomers to the marijuana-legalization movement may never have heard of Jack Herer, who died yesterday at age seventy. But veterans of the cause cite his 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes as the manifesto that launche ... More >>

  • News

    October 1, 2009

    Legalizing marijuana -- medical or otherwise -- has become the toke of the town

    Photo by Gregory DaurerJack Herer during a visit to Lakewood in 1991.​Latecomers to the marijuana-legalization movement may never have heard of Jack Herer, who died yesterday at age seventy. But veterans of the cause cite his 1985 book The Emperor Wears No Clothes as the manifesto that launche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Proof that Diana DeGette actually met with voters at a healthcare town hall

    Even after Congresswoman Diana DeGette announced a slew of in-person healthcare town halls to supplement a previously scheduled teleconference, she was still portrayed in some quarters as trying to dodge face-to-face interaction on the subject. Note the accusations leveled by a Ron Paul supporter w ... More >>

  • Film

    July 9, 2009

    Bruno

    Even after Congresswoman Diana DeGette announced a slew of in-person healthcare town halls to supplement a previously scheduled teleconference, she was still portrayed in some quarters as trying to dodge face-to-face interaction on the subject. Note the accusations leveled by a Ron Paul supporter w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Sorry, Jared Polis: You're fired (from your CNN series)

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    The 2008 Presidential Election Campaign told as a '70s Rock Opera

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Marczyk for Market!

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2008

    Freedom Belle

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    A Libertarian Takes Aim at the White House

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Delegating Denver #42 of 56: Pennsylvania

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2008

    The Ron Paul Revolution Is Only Beginning...

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Ron Paul: Evol?

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    Newspaper Seeks Libertarian For Editorial Love Match

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    Tom Tancredo's Flop Sweat

    Could the country's first female president be selected in Colorado? Christine Smith thinks so.

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    The Maverick

    Telluride lawman Bill Masters is no dope. So what turned him against the war on drugs?

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of July 17, 2003

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