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Buck wrong when he says media found Bennet ad untrue
The Denver Post Wednesday references an exchange between U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck and Michael Bennet over a Bennet TV ad showing Buck making a series of statements. The Post reports:
The candidates had a sharp exchange over that…
Question of the week: Would Buck have voted for Social Security?
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet’s recent TV ad claims that GOP challenger Ken Buck has “even questioned whether Social Security should exist at all.”
The ad then shows a clip of Buck stating, “I don’t know whether it’s constitutional or…
Rooting out bigotry in Colorado Tea Party on 9-11 anniversary
The 9-11 tragedy had nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with criminal mass murderers. But today, on the anniversary of 9-11, you wonder how many of us understand that, as anti-Islamic hatred connected to 9-11 appears to be growing and polls show outright bigotry toward Muslims rising.
Fact checking the fact checkers on Buck’s birth control stance
You’re excused for missing it, but there’s some disagreement among local TV reporters about whether Ken Buck’s anti-abortion stance means he’d oppose common birth-control methods.
Three local TV news stations fact checked the segment of a Michael Bennet ad stating…
State House hopeful Beezley backs ADA despite disparaging comments
On Friday, Colorado State House candidate Don Beezley told me he supports the Americans with Disabilities Act, despite disparaging comments he made about it.
He said he’d like to see the state, not the federal government, make and…
How would Buck have voted on Brown V. Board of Education?
You may recall that last week’s BigMedia question of the week for reporters was, “Does Ken Buck support a ban on the use of morning-after pill, even for a woman who is raped by a family member?
The answer…
Post and (believe it or not) a talk-radio show had most primary election impact
Before the memory of the primary elections slips behind us (yes, I know it’s been unforgettable, but still), I wanted to point out the media organ that’s moved off the sidelines to have the second greatest impact on the election.…
Buck not alone in opposing morning-after pill even in cases of rape and incest
The Denver Post on Sunday became the first major news outlet in Colorado, with the exception of the Associated Press, to report that Ken Buck opposes abortion even in the case of rape and incest. That’s weeks and…
Fox 21 erred in reporting Buck held ‘U.S. Senate unity rally’
Fox 21 reported Monday that Ken Buck held a “U.S. Senate unity rally” Monday night in Colorado Springs. But Buck spokesman Owen Loftus told me Thursday that Buck’s stop in Colorado Springs was a normal campaign rally, not a GOP…
Journalists implicity excuse extreme political positions by labeling them as ‘personal’
GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck is telling reporters that his support of a ban on abortion, even in the case of rape and incest, is a personal belief.
In response to this, a fair-minded journalist – even a commentator…
