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Colorado legislator is apparently motivated by #liberaltears
A few years ago I ran across what had become an inside joke among liberal political bloggers. Basically, if you are looking for an explanation for GOP actions and behaviors that don’t make sense through a political lens, you should look to Cleek’s Law:
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Durango officials pressed Gardner and others to allocate more time for questions at skinny town hall
Last week’s skinny town hall, with U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and other Colorado lawmakers, was originally scheduled to last 45 minutes, with about 10 minutes going to each of four lawmakers, followed by a question-and-answer period lasting maybe five minutes.
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The GOP dance video that launched a thousand gifs
If you haven’t seen it, the GOP and Jeff Hunt, the anti-LGBT bigot who runs the Centennial Institute these days, made a dance video to promote the 2017 Western Conservative Summit. That’s the yearly meeting where “conservatives” get together and preach to the choir about their “economic anxiety” and promote their irrational fear of the “other”.
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Democratic leader urged to maintain commitment to abortion access
Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez will appear at a rally in Denver Thursday to oppose the repeal of Obamacare.
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Lamborn thanks Senate for fighting for anti-abortion provisions in health care bill
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) issued a thank you letter last week to Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate for attempting to include the anti-abortion provisions he championed in their efforts to repeal Obamacare.
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A leading Colorado Republican says Democrats have secret plan to create “terrible” roads
UPDTATE 8-9-17: Neville responded via Twitter with a request to get the “story right.”
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“Unclear” schedule of U.S. Senate precluded Gardner, but not Bennet, from planning a real town hall
During a conference call with constituents Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said he’d hold a town hall meeting as soon as he gets his “schedule in Washington figured out.”
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Ex-Jeffco school board member sounds the alarm on “Spiritual Warfare”
Back in 2015, before conservatives were removed from the Jeffco School Board, the Independence Institute’s Dave Kopel made the memorable observation that school board member Julie Williams got the “rest of the board into trouble with a lot of foolish, barely thought-out ideas she has expressed inappropriately.”
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Denver considers a couple plans to protect immigrants from federal agents
In an effort to ramp up resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and protect Denver’s undocumented residents, both Denver City Council and Mayor Michael Hancock are working on proposals to enact certain “sanctuary city” policies.