Scott McInnis

Scott McInnis plagiarism scandal no big deal to attorney disclipline czar

Scott McInnis​Call it a decision that doesn't hold water. The Colorado Supreme Court's Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel has found no grounds to impose disciplinary measures on former congressman Scott McInnis -- even though the fact he received $300,000 from a private foundation for pla ... More >>

And our Shmuck of the Year winner is...

​All he had to do was not say something stupid and it's possible that we would now be getting ready to inaugurate Scott McInnis Colorado's next governor. After all, the Republican surge -- led by the anti-Obama Tea Party segment -- turned the elections into a near-bloodbath for Democratic ca ... More >>

How does our Hall of Shame 2010 compare to previous years? Read them and weep.

Remember this shameful character from 2007?​Names like Josh McDaniels, Scott McInnis and Jamie Paulin-Ramirez made us cringe this year, committing dastardly deeds or generally making fools of themselves and the Centennial State. And as such, they've been inducted into our Hall of Shame 2010 ( ... More >>

Scott McInnis, 2010 Shmuck of the Year nominee

​Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December. The winner -- loser -- will be announced on January 3. Our first candidate was the newly fired Josh McDaniels. This week, say hello to Scott McInnis ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Top five apologies he can borrow

Scott McInnis​Scott McInnis still doesn't quite get how he went from a governor's office shoo-in to a political pariah. He's back in the spotlight, engaging in an act of premature rehabilitation in the Denver Post, vowing to clear the air over this silly plagiarism scandal that derailed his ca ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Keep Medal of Honor video game off the shelves

Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis may have lost his bid to be the next Governor of Colorado, but that won't stop him from leveraging his political weight. Today he sent a letter to the President of the Colorado Retailers Association, Christopher Howes, in an attempt to keep a new Medal of Honor vid ... More >>

Scott McInnis finally concedes to Dan Maes in primary for Republican governor nomination

Scott McInnis.​Last night, most of us knew that plagiarism-troubled Scott McInnis had narrowly lost the Republican governor's nomination to Liberty Movement favorite Dan Maes -- but he put off conceding. Now, however, he's finally grasped reality after several hours of folks like GOP boss Dick ... More >>

Scott McInnis returns $300,000 Hasan Family Foundation paid for allegedly plagiarized work

Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis looked to have a clear path to the Republican gubernatorial nomination before word broke about plagiarism problems resulting from "musings on water" for which the Hasan Family Foundation paid him $300,000. Now, on the day of what looks to be a very close primary ag ... More >>

Scott McInnis: No "wink and a nod or a bait and switch" on continuing campaign after primary

Scott McInnis.​The Scott McInnis campaign's August 6 release about his primary night "victory party" (see it below) listed its date as August 12 -- two nights after tomorrow's primary. When asked about that, McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy laughingly noted, "I hope it said Tuesday. Either that, o ... More >>

Scott McInnis agrees to repay foundation, but he still plagiarized

Scott McInnis​It's been a good week to make fun of Dan Maes. But this whole bikes equal communism, let's take away jobs circus might not have mattered had it not been for his opponent's colossal stumble in the polls. Scott McInnis, as you will recall, plagiarized a report on water issues for w ... More >>

Scott McInnis's fundraising numbers since scandal are grim -- so why's he pleased by them?

Scott McInnis.​According to the Denver Post, Republican guv hopeful Scott McInnis's fundraising numbers during the second half of July plunged in the wake of his plagiarism problems -- i.e., revelations about the $300,000 he accepted for writing water articles partially nicked from a Colorado ... More >>

Scott McInnis target of attack ad -- and there's plenty to attack

Scott McInnis.​How many Denver blog post links? Three. Colorado Pols has a first look at a Colorado Freedom Fund spot hammering Scott McInnis for his alleged plagiarism, using the mustache-heavy photo seen here. His upper lip is hiding! Denver Egotist asks you to recommend Colorado photograp ... More >>

Scott McInnis doesn't blink at Tom Tancredo's drop-out-or-else high noon ultimatum

Scott McInnis.​Some of you may think Scott McInnis is a plagiarist -- but he can sure as hell tell time. Just after noon , when Tom Tancredo demanded that McInnis and Maes promise to quit the governor's race if they're trailing in the polls after winning the August primary or else he'd announ ... More >>

Tom Tancredo always takes credit for what he says, even the outrageous

Scott McInnis campaign can still be saved -- but it won't be easy, says Republican consultant

Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis's plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin -- and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn't necessar ... More >>

Amendments 60, 61 and 101: War chest for fighting tax proposals swells to $2.6 million

A Flickr photo​A few days ago we told you that members of the Hasan family, grantors of a $300,000 fellowship for "water musings" by (or allegedly by) Scott McInnis, are also the largest reported donors to three tax-cutting initiatives on the November ballot. But their $10,000 is a pretty mod ... More >>

Scott McInnis the Menace plagiarizes Dennis the Menace: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Full-sized comic below.​Musings on Plagiarism If Republican Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis can plagiarize water experts and make the big bucks, then I should be allowed to plagiarize daily cartoonists for a few cheap laughs. Instead of The Simpsons, Dennis the Menace and Pearls Before ... More >>

Ken Buck gets a wet kiss in USA Today piece about Colorado as national election bellwether

Ken Buck.​Lucky Scott McInnis: Instead of spotlighting McInnis's plagiarism problems, the latest USA Today focuses its attention on Colorado's senate hopefuls. Although the Michael Bennet-Andrew Romanoff race earns some virtual ink, the focus is on Ken Buck's transition from electoral also-ra ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Denver Post rushed to judgment, says writer in second plagiarism claim

Greg Moore.​Denver Post editor Greg Moore defends a story about an alleged second example of plagiarism by Scott McInnis, as well as the decision to deal with questions about it in an article that began with repudiations of McInnis by Rolly Fischer, the candidate's designated fall guy. But a w ... More >>

Josh Green thinks Scott McInnis should quit: No, the other Josh Green

One of the Josh Greens.​Update below: The headline "Josh Green Thinks Scott McInnis is Sleazy, Should Quit" may come as a shock to locals. After all, that's the name of a McInnis spokesman. Have his own people turned against him? Not quite. The author is a different Josh Green -- a writer for ... More >>

Hasan Family Foundation to Scott McInnis: We want our damn $300,000 back

Ali Hasan.​Update below: This morning, the Hasan Family Foundation, the organization that paid Scott McInnis $300,000 for his "Musings on Water" -- the ones that included sections directly lifted from Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs's work -- formally asked for a refund. The organization, ... More >>

Scott McInnis will repay $300,000 to Hasan Family Foundation, wants to change subject

Scott McInnis will open his wallet.​Earlier today, we told you about a release from the Hasan Family Foundation, which paid Scott McInnis $300,000 for "Musings on Water," a series of articles that included direct lifts from Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs's work. The Foundation demanded a ... More >>

Scott McInnis has a new reason not to subscribe to the Denver Post

​After this week, you can safely assume Scott McInnis won't be subscribing to the Denver Post anytime soon. Because not only is the beleaguered Republican gubernatorial candidate an alleged plagiarist, he's also a penny pincher.

Scott McInnis tweets that he's "in it to win it" -- or was it a plagiarist?

Scott McInnis's Twitter photo.​How is Scott McInnis responding to pressure that he drop out of the governor's race due to plagiarism problems? Via his Twitter feed. That's very Paula Abdul of him. Trouble is, the second he shared his intention to stick around, a well-known progressive wondere ... More >>

Scott McInnis's statement on plagiarism controversy doesn't hold water

Scott McInnis speaking up.​The plagiarism controversy plaguing Scott McInnis is only getting uglier, and his awkward attempts to make it go away are doing nothing thus far to tidy up the mess. The problem is exacerbated by both substance and style. McInnis's official statement on the issue -- ... More >>

9.12 Project Colorado Coalition chair rips Scott McInnis, expresses support for Dan Maes

A 9.12 Project graphic.​Is Scott McInnis's plagiarism controversy really a "non-issue," as he claims? Not to Lu Busse, chair of the 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition, and a leading voice in the state's "liberty movement," which includes Tea Party groups. Below, she explains why.

Ward Churchill-Scott McInnis connection: Plagiarism's their common bond, say CU regents

Ward Churchill.​The Scott McInnis plagiarism brouhaha has been a gift to the Colorado Democratic Party, which has had trouble whipping up the faithful of late -- and they're taking advantage of it. The latest broadside: a statement from two CU regents, Michael Carrigan and Stephen Ludwig, who ... More >>

Scott McInnis: Too lazy to do his own plagiarism?

Scott "Know Nothin'" McInnis​By any objective standard, the 150 error-ridden pages of "Musings on Water" churned out by Scott McInnis aren't worth the $300,000 the Hasan Family Foundation paid for them. Now we know, thanks to this morning's front-page story in the Denver Post, that they're n ... More >>

Scott McInnis zipping lips about jobs -- if they have to do with medical marijuana

Scott McInnis.​If elected, Scott McInnis pledges that he will be a jobs governor. But if those jobs are related to the burgeoning medical marijuana industry, he -- or at least his spokesman, Sean Duffy -- isn't all that interested in talking about them these days.

Scott McInnis: The waterlogged years (Pt. 2)

"Go 'west,' man!"​We may never know what inspired the Hasan Family Foundation to shell out $300,000 for a series of remarkably slipshod "Musings on Water" by Scott McInnis. But as I pointed out in the first installment of our probing analysis, the candidate's soggy prose offers clues about t ... More >>

Scott McInnis: The waterlogged years (Pt. 1)

"Mostly snow melt!"​The blogosphere has been abuzz of late about the news that gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis picked up a $300,000 paycheck as a two-year fellow at the Hasan Family Foundation, mainly for writing a series of eye-glazing articles about Colorado water issues. Political jun ... More >>

Scott McInnis implying he has 9.12 Project endorsement when he doesn't?

Scott McInnis has been endorsed by these dogs, though.​Across the country, major party candidates who've been associated with the so-called establishment have had a far tougher time than anticipated. No wonder Republican Scott McInnis asked Margo Knutson, a member of a grassroots Douglas Coun ... More >>

Scott McInnis is always singing a new tune: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

​ Back in 1977, Scott McInnis was the hottest new act in Colorado. He was the state's first successful crossover artist, largely due to his ability to sing out of both sides of his mouth. The title of his third album, pictured above, humorously referred to the delicacy of his effort to appeal ... More >>

Scott McInnis wants to bring Arizona immigration law to Colorado: Have your papers ready

This man would like to see some ID.​Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis has been spending plenty of time on KHOW's airwaves lately. On Monday, for instance, he attempted to counter suggestions that he's not especially charitable during an appearance on the Caplis & Silverman show b ... More >>

Scott McInnis: No wonder he likes Arizona immigration law, since he's endorsed using race in profiling

Scott McInnis circa 2001, when he made his pitch for using race in profiling.​AM-760 host David Sirota, posting on ColoradoPols.com, shares a timely item that helps contextualize Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis's assertion that he'd like to bring Arizona's controversial immigr ... More >>

John Hickenlooper, Scott McInnis trigger political elk apocalypse?

A Flickr photo"Oh, shit. Is that Jane Norton with a shotgun?"​There's a reason political campaigns are known as the silly season... Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis has been bedeviled by implications that he's not very charitable since at least last August, when he came unglue ... More >>

Scott McInnis in Colorado politics tarot deck: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

#17 0f the 22 Major Arcana: Scott McInnis, the Tower... Kenny Be​

Simulated bull semen: Clever political symbol or possible security threat?

No, this isn't how ProgressNow Colorado staffers collected their fake bull semen.​Execs at the liberal ProgressNow Colorado organization wanted to ridicule Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis for, in their view, sticking it to the middle class rather than eliminating tax loopholes ... More >>

Scott McInnis "sincere" in offer to John Hickenlooper about denouncing tax legislation

"Don't you miss my mustache?"​At this hour, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis is in Pueblo to make a speech about what he considers to be job-killing tax increases on candy and other items that were passed by the Colorado senate on Wednesday. And according to McInnis spokesman S ... More >>

Colorado perfect example of Republicans' tea-party trouble, says New York Times

An image from the Tea Party of Northern Colorado's Facebook page. They like a different kind of pot.​That tea party trouble gubernatorial frontrunner Scott McInnis experienced back in December is getting some national exposure, courtesy of the New York Times. "Republicans Strain to Ride Tea P ... More >>

Scott McInnis adds "diversity" to governor's race (because he doesn't come from Denver), spokesman says

Scott McInnis, before the shearing and the (maybe) tinting.​Since Denver mayor John Hickenlooper declared his candidacy for governor, Scott McInnis and his braintrust have been busy insisting that SM's approach to the race won't change -- a point McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy reiterates. "No ma ... More >>

Scott McInnis (kind of) tops Colorado Ethics Watch's top five ethics scandals of 2009 list

"Hey, my hands are clean!"​Last year, ethics in Colorado improved by 50 percent -- at least judging by Colorado Ethics Watch's list of the year's top ethical standards. After all, the 2008 edition was ten items long, but the 2009 sports just five. "We realized it had been a slow year," says ne ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Scott McInnis website shows how the West was lost

McInnis says this is Delta. We say it's LoDo.​Scott McInnis, who's really the frontrunner for governor now, doesn't know his mountain ranges, and he apparently doesn't know his Western art, either. This summer, the Republican gubernatorial candidate took a hit when his campaign website debute ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: No Kumbaya moment at Pinon Canyon

​Last month's Kumbaya moment, which featured most of Colorado's top GOPs uniting behind gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis and the Republican Party's Platform for Prosperity, did not resound in southeastern Colorado. They're singing a different song near Pinon Canyon, a stunning swathe of ... More >>

Scott McInnis was late to the tea party, says group spokeswoman

From the Tea Party of Northern Colorado's Facebook page: Long may it wave.​In a blog yesterday, Scott McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy shrugged off suggestions that his candidate was masquerading as having won support from tea party groups -- but he added that McInnis was actively courting members ... More >>

Scott McInnis offers a tea party invitation

Scott McInnis may not be wearing a cowboy hat -- but at least he has one.​Yesterday in this space, we told you about tea party anger directed at gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, who Fox News anointed as a TP hopeful in a Neil Cavuto interview embedded below. But McInnis spokesman Sean D ... More >>

Dan Caplis-Scott McInnis love match in the offing?

Will we need to replace Craig Silverman's face with Scott McInnis'?​While talking with Dan Caplis about his life-saving Thanksgiving earlier this week, another subject arose: his current feelings about presumed Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis. Back in August, McInnis treated ... More >>

Dan Maes: "I'm the only conservative candidate left" in race for governor

Dan Maes isn't getting out while the getting is good.​Locals curious if yesterday's unity press conference on behalf of gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis has weakened the resolve of Dan Maes, McInnis' only remaining Republican challenger, need only to listen to his voicemail-intro messages t ... More >>