David Sirota

GOP Partisans Overwhelm Democrats in Denver Media

Jason Salzman | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: John Andrews, Jon Caldara, David Sirota, Westword, Mike Rosen, Michael Roberts, Denver Media, Partisan Denver Media, Partisan-Media, Denver-Media, Denver Media Figures, Colorado Radio, Denver Radio, Denver News

Whatever the reason, there's obviously a partisan commentator gap out there in the Denver media.

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Should Elected Leaders Talk to All Journalists, Even Rabid Ones?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Colorado Independent, David Sirota, Scott Gessler, Mike Rosen, John Tomasic, am760, Elected Officials Media Interviews, Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Independent Media, Denver News

With the major media in decline, and more small outlets lining up along ideological lines, many people are less likely to hear from elected officials they disagree with.

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Should We Ignore the Righty Talk-Radio Hosts in Our Own Back Yard?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: David Sirota, Mike Rosen, Rush Limbaugh, Donna Brizile, Joanne Ostrow, Peter Boyles, Right Wing Talk Radio, Denver Media, Conservative Talk Radio, Denver News

Limbaugh hit a nerve last week, but Rush-like comments aren't uncommon from radio hosts in Colorado, too. Should the major media ignore them, given the tiny audiences (mostly) who listen?

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The Other Trouble With 'Elites'

Sabrina Stevens | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Politics, Elitism, Education, Education Reform, Class, Denver, David Sirota, Self-Governance, Education News

I'm definitely not naive enough to discount the role of profit, self-interest, etc., in others' motivations, but I believe that most people want what's best for others, even if we disagree on what it takes for that to happen.

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The Grown-Up in the Room: DPS Board Candidate Emily Sirota

Nancy Cronk | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Montana, Public Schools, School Board, Voters, David Sirota, Teachers Unions, Dps, Anne Rowe Vouchers, Teachers, Emily Sirota, Brian Schweitzer, Election, Denver, Colorado, Denver Politics, Denver Public Schools, Denver News

Above all the din of the warring factions, one rational, knowledgeable voice continues to bring voters back to the reason the school board exists: doing what's best for the children and families of Denver.

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Callers and Guests Sorely Missed at "Battle of Talk Show Hosts" event

Jason Salzman | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Thom Hartmann, Jon Caldara, Khow, David Sirota, Rick Barber, Mike Rosen, Koa, Denver-Talk-Radio, Talk Radio, Talk Show Host, Denver Around Town, Denver News

You'd expect to get plenty of meaninglessness from a two-hour event featuring 10 yappers skilled at yapping. How could a panel of 10 normal people converse intelligently in such a setting, much less 10 talk-radio hosts?

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Both Sides Now: Weiner Dem Headache -- Medicare GOP Migraine? Who Is Jon... Huntsman?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 06.12.2011

Ron Reagan and Kellyanne Conway debate whether pols or voters should decide Weiner's fate and whether Ryan's Medicare Plan could give Dems back the House?

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How Much Is Enough for Big Pharma?

Cliff Schecter | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, David Sirota, Donald Trump, Bp, Merck, Hip Replacement, Drug Reimportation, Bulk Negotiation, Ed Blizzard, Johnson & Johnson, Congress, Big Pharma, Prescriptions, Depuy, Gordon Gekko, Larry Barnett, Mccarthy & Nabers, Cobalt Poisoning, Wall Street, Blizzard, Chromium Poisoning, Cliff Schecter, Vioxx, Deepwater Horizon, ASR Hip Replacement, Gulf of Mexico, Black Swan, David Floyd, Steve Lendman, Business News

Nowhere is this greed more pervasive than among those companies responsible for the health of roughly 300 million of Americans: Big Pharma.

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The Odd Timing of Shirley Sherrod's Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Shirley Sherrod Andrew Breitbart, Farming, David Sirota, Bob Cesca, Chez Pazienza, Shirley Sherrod Resignation, Lawsuit, Black Farmers, Shirley Sherrod Racism, Farmers, Shirley Sherrod, Cpac, Pigford, Pigford v. Glickman, Shirley Sherrod USDA, Naacp, Jane Hamsher, Politics News

Until Mrs. Sherrod plunged herself headfirst into the Pigford story by suing my film's funder, Andrew Brietbart, I wasn't clear on how central a figure she was.

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Deficit Commission Recs: We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Rob Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Defense Spending, Social Security, Deficit Commission, David Sirota, Chalmers Johnson, Paul Krugman, Corporations, Business News

These are money party recommendations from a Commission appointed by two money parties that survive on money to conjure votes through media expenditure in a money politics distorted framework.

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Rep. Gutierrez on Rahm Endorsement: AFSCME President McEntee Is "Disgrace to the Labor Movement"

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Luis Gutierrez, Lee-Saunders, Nafta, Rahm Emanuel, Gerald McEntee, Afscme, Politics News

AFSCME President Gerry McEntee has endorsed former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. McEntee's words carry a lot of weight within the labor movement.

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Among Denver Media, Post and (Believe It or Not) a Talk-Radio Show Had Most Primary Election Impact

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, David Sirota, Dan Maes, Denver Post, Caplis and Silverman, Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, Denver News

This election season I've been floored by Caplis and Silverman's political impact, substance, and entertainment-value -- on a regular basis.

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The Stupidity of the Gibbs "Professional Left" Reaction

Bart Motes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gibbs Professional Left, David Sirota, Jane Hamsher, Robert Gibbs, Glenn Greenwald, Professional Left, Politics News

Man I wish I had bought stock in smug and snark today. Just my returns on twitter would have made me rich. Everyone is so upset with Robert Gibbs for...

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The Tea Party Movement: A Force to Be Reckoned With

Adele Stan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Kim, Kevin Drum, David Sirota, Progressive Movement, Right Wing, Tea Party, Electorial Strategy, Media News

As a journalist who has covered the right for more than 15 years, I see a profound threat in the rise of the Tea Party movement. There are thoughtful progressives who see things differently.

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Romanoff, Clinton-Style Democrat, Moves to Left in Colorado Primary Race

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, David Sirota, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Ken Gordon, Wellington Webb, Colorado Senate Race, Hillary Clinton, Denver News

How did Andrew Romanoff manage on Tuesday to score an endorsement from President Bill Clinton? At the Capitol from 2001 to 2009, he operated a lot like Clinton might have, if he were a legislator.

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Cockeyed Coverage of the Municipal Budget Crunch

Sean Paige | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Fiscal Conservatives, Colorado Springs, Media Bias, Sean Paige, Fiscal Policy, Tabor, Salt Lake City, Denver News

Reporters can't caricature Salt Lake City the way they have Colorado Springs, apparently, so they just don't seem interested.

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Why Michael Bennet Will Win the Colorado Senate Race

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Miles, Primary, Money, Romanoff, Colorado, Ken Salazar, Campaign, Candidates, Bennet, Denver, Democrats, Barack Obama, Assembly, David Sirota, Mark Udall, Caucus, Betsy Markey, PAC Money, Clean Campaigns Colorado, Brandon Schaffer, Colorado Democratic Party, Jared Polis, Colorado Pols, PPP Poll, Diana DeGette, Health Care, John Flerlage, Colorado Congressional Delegation, Mike Coffman, Wellington Webb, Ed Perlmutter, John Salazar, Fundraising, Bill Ritter, John Hickenlooper, Square State, Contributions, Supreme Court, Obama, Senate, Denver News

Andrew Romanoff will not win; newly appointed US Senator Michael Bennet will win his first race. Here's why.

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Coloradans Exert Pressure On Bennet Over Public Option

Scott O'Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Bennet, Senator Michael Bennet, David Sirota, Petition, Health Care, Public Option, 760 Colorado Progressive Talk Radio, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Tea Party, Denver, Private Insurance, Bovvy Clark, Video, Denver News

On Wednesday, March 24, the morning after a major spring snow storm blasted Denver, a group of approximately 50 Colorado citizens led by local progres...

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What Change Looks Like

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Reconciliation, David Sirota, Jane Hamsher, Public Option, House of Representatives, Obstructionists, Colorado, Congress, Democrats, Tom Coburn, Organizing, Senate, Detroit, Denver News

Romanoff appears to be so willing to sabotage Bennet that he is willing to risk health care reform for 32 million Americans to score a few political points in his campaign.

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The Public Option: It's Alive

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Andrew Romanoff, 2010, Public Option, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Primary, Senate, Jane Hamsher, Denver News

Will Senator Michael Bennet answer to us and introduce the public option amendment -- or will he leave us with an easy choice for the Democratic voters of Colorado for the primary?

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Denver-Boulder's Embarrassment of Podcast Riches

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joel Edelstein, David Sirota, Rick Barber, Colorado Public Radio, Maeve Conran, Kgnu, Koa, Denver News

It is our good fortune to have at least three extremely high-quality podcasts available, all of which are highly listenable and highly informative about what's happening.

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Michael Bennet, Joe Trippi Trade Blows On David Sirota's AM 760 Show

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Lobbying, PAC Money, Joe Trippi, Denver News

Tuesday night's debate between Democratic Senate candidates Michael Bennet and Andrew Romanoff may have seemed placid, but the war of words between Be...

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Dueling With This David Made Me Feel Like a Mental Goliath

Sean Paige | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Colorado Springs, Sean Paige, Colorado Politics, Homelessness, Military Industrial Complex, Sales Tax, El Paso County, Denver News

I did the David Sirota radio show. Some Westword media columnist hyped it in advance as a "cage match." The only cage I saw was the one Sirota kept rattling, while making a monkey of himself.

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David Sirota, Sean Paige Square Off Over Colorado Springs Budget On AM 760

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AM 760, David Sirota, Colorado Springs, Sean Paige, Denver News

Huffington Post bloggers David Sirota and Sean Paige took their took their on-line back and forth to the airwaves Thursday when Paige appeared on Siro...

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A Libertarian's Take On The Colorado Springs Budget Crunch

Sean Paige | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sirota, Focus on the Family, Conservatives, Colorado Springs, Douglas Bruce, Denver Post, Colorado Springs Taxes, Sean Paige Colorado Springs, Denver News

Rumors of Colorado Springs' economic death have been greatly exaggerated, to say the least. Let me put thinks in their proper context.

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