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• Dick Wadhams on the loose

  Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 10:04 a.m.

  Dick Wadhams, alone at Pepsi Center. Most broadcast operations at the Pepsi Center during the Democratic National Convention are ensconced on the club level, and when I entered the zone, I found no security, no technicians, no one at all -- except for Dick Wadhams, head of the Colorado Republican...

• John McClane for President

  Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:06 p.m.

  An expert on foreign policy, law enforcement officer John McClane is a darkhorse to round out the GOP presidential ticket. In the melee of the insatiable, frenzied Obama-fucking that currently is D-town, Colorado, there are glimmers of opposition – fratty, white heads that suddenly poke out of holes, making one...

• Get your Gay Republican Trading Cards at the DNC!

  Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.

  In the world of DNC-related merchandise, some souvenirs rise to the top of the pile. (And they're not all condoms). Here’s a favorite found last night, outside the Pepsi Center: “Gay Republican Hypocrites Playing Cards.” Created by some pals from Austin, Texas, these stunningly detailed cards are tiny encyclopedias of...

• Hailing cabs and celeb-stalking? What the hell is going on?

  Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:03 a.m.

  "Wow -- they look just like the cabs in the big cities." Drove past the Pepsi Center a couple of times on Saturday to get a passing look at the DNC preparations there. The first time by, two enormous groups of police officers, clad in full riot gear, posed in...

• The DNC and U.S.-Iraq withdrawal agreement timing: an amazing coincidence!

  Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 1:59 p.m.

  Condoleeza Rice. So on August 21, four days before the start of the Democratic National Convention, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice says the United States and Iraq have agreed that timetables should be set for U.S. troop withdrawl from the wartorn country, and major news agencies are reporting the target...

• We miss you already, Douglas Bruce

  Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 8 a.m.

  His bark was worse than his bite. Really. The August 12 primary election results don't overflow with surprises. The electorate proved again that name recognition is the most important factor when turnout is low. Hence the victories of Mike Coffman, well known as Colorado's secretary of state, and former Westword...