Today, National Public Radio reported that Arizona’s new immigration law — parts of which are on hold — is having the effect of causing some illegal immigrants to leave, which no doubt cheers local politicians backing it. But reporter Jeff Brady says at least a dozen ‘Zona families have recently…
A person who attempts to provoke others with outrageous come-ons is referred to as a “tease.” From his suggestion to bomb Mecca to his threat to run for Colorado governor, Tom Tancredo’s lifetime of taunts makes him the king of tees. Tee-shirts, that is. And what better time to reveal…
There’s been lotsa entertainment value in Colorado’s primary races, from Tom Tancredo’s guv run to Scott McInnis’s plagiarism problems — and now, Dan Maes’s declaration that Denver’s B-Cycle program might turn the city into “the United Nations” via wrongheaded environmental do-goodism. What other seemingly harmless things might cause us to…
Yesterday, Democratic Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff touted his upcoming debate in Pueblo, where he was set to face an empty chair subbing for Senator Michael Bennet, who’d passed due to a scheduling conflict. “When you debate an empty chair, you’re very likely to win, unless you’re a really bad debater,”…
Yesterday, a U.S. District judge allowed a Virginia lawsuit attacking the new federal health-care law to move forward. The ruling surprised those certain that suits like one joined by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers would be laughed out of court — and cheered the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara, who’s pushing…
The proliferation of large items seen lining Denver alleys would seem to indicate that residents are just itching to complain about the lack of pickup service. Budget cuts have forced the city’s solid-waste-management department to scale back service from once every six weeks to once every nine. The money that…
At 2 p.m. today, Denver City Council members will be voting on a 384-bed expansion of the Smith Road jail, a bond-fueled construction contract worth about $25 million. But expect at least one strongly dissenting vote from Councilman Doug Linkhart…
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 Supreme Court justice. But that’s not the…
Reading the Denver Post has been a good news-bad news experience for Andrew Romanoff lately. On Sunday, the paper shared poll results showing Romanoff ahead of Senator Michael Bennet in the Democratic Senate primary race. But the paper’s editorial board called an ad attacking Bennet over the top (see it…
Instead of asking city departments to continue cutting their budgets due to lower tax revenues, Businessmayor® John Hickenlooper should be encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit. Asking city employees to look for ways to save money actually prevents them from providing city services. Why not create some cash flow by marketing a…
Remember John Hickenlooper? He’s running for governor — but you’d hardly know it given how much attention has been paid to his opponents: alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis, accused lousy businessman Dan Maes, and party-busting Tom Tancredo. Not that he or his spokespeople are complaining…
Back in April 2009, a trailer for Hick Town, a proposed documentary series focusing on John Hickenlooper during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, featured the mayor telling an anecdote that ended with the line, “You fuck the press!” Hickenlooper’s cousin, filmmaker George Hickenlooper, took the trailer offline shortly after an…
Tom Tancredo may not believe Dan Maes is a viable candidate for governor — but someone apparently does. Why else would Maes be the target of robocalls saying that he’s abandoning his bid for the Republican nomination in order to support alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis? No wonder Maes’s new spokesman,…
There are a couple of ways to read the news that U.S. Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff sold his Denver home to help fuel his grassroots, take-no-PAC-money campaign. At first glance, unloading his house in one of the worst real-estate markets in history, for almost twice what he paid for it…
This morning, we caught up with candidate for governor Tom Tancredo doing something that should prepare him for the campaign to come — picking up trash in his backyard. There’ll be more rubbish in his future, no doubt. But he takes a moment to discuss his formal entry into the…
Despite a federal judge’s decision halting a roundup last year, the Bureau of Land Management is once again seeking to “zero out” a small herd of wild horses in Western Colorado, triggering fresh protests. The West Douglas Herd, located south of Rangely, is comprised of approximately 100 horses distinct from…
In April, Senator Mark Udall marked the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide with a strongly worded statement. But these words didn’t satisfy Rocky Mountain Hye Advocates, an organization trying to get all members of the Colorado congressional delegation to support a national Aremenian genocide resolution…
In recent days, Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams has been eager to chat about Tom Tancredo. On Friday in this space, Wadhams blasted Tancredo’s planned run for governor, and he gave Tancredo an earful on a radio talk show yesterday. But now that Tancredo is in the race, Wadhams…
Even before alleged plagiarist Scott McInnis released a statement refusing to kowtow to Tom Tancredo’s high noon ultimatum to drop out of the governor’s race, Tancredo had already told the Denver Post that he would launch his own gubernatorial bid. And although it’s not official, the American Constitution Party’s Doug…
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…
The major GOP races in Colorado don’t want for drama this year — or comedy, depending on your perspective. Tom Tancredo’s high noon ultimatum to Scott McInnis and Dan Maes was followed by Ken Buck’s “Weld County bullshit” statement and another comment in which he called Tea Party birthers “dumbasses.”…
Out in the real world, “there ain’t so such thing as a free lunch,” but don’t tell that to Denver City Council. Mayor Hickenlooper has asked every department in city government to reduce their budgets by ten percent. City Council has only been able to find a 4 percent savings…
