McCain Comes to Denver, Tries to Make Friends
John McCain, fresh from his Denver town hall that made nearly as much news for the ticketing of a protester than for what he said, must be a little lonely. After all, the guy lacks support from...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Thunder
When the Democratic National Convention Committee announced Monday that Barack Obama would be delivering his acceptance speech from the roofless confines of Invesco Field at Mile High, local and...
View ArticleA John McCain Attack Ad I Can Get Behind
The John McCain ad starts out with images of America in 1968, the so-called Summer of Love, and moves halfway across the globe to tell us that he was gettin' busy with some hot-and-steamy love of...
View ArticleJames Dobson Flirts with John McCain -- and the Press
Not so long ago, Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson (pictured) was at risk of becoming irrelevant in regard to the 2008 presidential campaign due in part to his oft-stated dislike for both John...
View ArticleThe Video Professor Schools John McCain
As far as we know, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain hasn't tried the computer-oriented products pimped by Colorado's own John Scherer, the 2006 Westword profile subject known to...
View ArticleFred Barnes Takes a Shot at Colorado Dems -- With Jon Caldara's Help
"The Colorado Model," an article in the July 21 Weekly Standard, gives coast-to-coast exposure to what its author, conservative Beltway Boy Fred Barnes, refers to as "an ambitious scheme" by...
View ArticleTen Things Possibly Found in the McCain Party Box
Last week, the Republican National Committee offered a sneak peek of the “party boxes” that will be for sale at the convention in St. Paul. The boxes, which are 2”x3”, tops, look too small to include...
View ArticleTom Tancredo: John McCain's Silent Whipping Boy
Thus far, John McCain's political ads have displayed unexpected subtlety -- and a spot that's been airing in these parts of late displays that quality again. The commercial is aimed at Latino voters,...
View ArticleDenver TV Stations Treat John McCain Ads as News
"With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money’s Worth," a recent New York Times article, points out that at least a couple of Denver TV stations helped presumptive Republican presidential...
View ArticleDick Wadhams Manipulates the Media With His "Ass"
It only took one little word for Colorado Republican Party chief and Westword profile-subject Dick Wadhams to notch a media victory. And the Denver dailies won't even print it. That term was "ass." Or,...
View ArticleStuart Shepard, Focus on the Fam's Kook-in-Chief, Prays for Rain at DNC
Which is weird, because if you're going to go to the trouble to ask God to take time off from his weekly Pai Gow game to ensure that a torrential downpour dampers the mood during Barack Obama's...
View ArticleFacebook, Slavery, and Bob Schaeffer's Floundering Campaign
Justin Schaffer, son of Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, is truly sorry about his Facebook page, according to this story in the Denver Post. The site, which has been taken down but can still...
View ArticleFrances and Monica Owens on Cindy McCain: She's Nifty
Cindy McCain in a photo that begs for a cougar joke I'm way too classy to make. The August 6 Denver Post brings us "Cindy McCain is Perfect for First Lady," in which Frances Owens, Colorado's former...
View ArticleMcCain and Udall, Sitting in a Tree
Mo Udall, mo problems. Our sister paper in Phoenix carries a lengthy cover story this week about the Arizona legacy of John McCain, who allegedly is some sort of presidential candidate (although I...
View ArticleWe miss you already, Douglas Bruce
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...
View ArticleThe DNC and U.S.-Iraq withdrawal agreement timing: an amazing coincidence!
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...
View ArticleHailing cabs and celeb-stalking? What the hell is going on?
"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...
View ArticleGet your Gay Republican Trading Cards at the DNC!
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...
View ArticleJohn McClane for President
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...
View ArticleDick Wadhams on the loose
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...
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