Janet Rowland already proved that sheep and man don’t mix

Man on sheep marriage alert! Colorado’s Janet Rowland didn’t get too far with her dread warning about how gay marriage could ultimately result in nephews marrying their aunts or three women getting married. But this way of thinking has made it into the pages of the University of Washington’s student newspaper, which this week published a column denouncing gay marriage, and comes complete with an illustration of a man standing next to a sheep.

Who knew Rowland, Colorado’s erstwhile candidate for lieutenant governor, was so far ahead of her time?

Hush, Hush & On the QT: Candidates Have Their Say

We take a spin with political candidates past, present and future.

Media Spotlight On “Journalist” Janet Rowland

Former Republican Lt. Governor Candidate accused of plagiarism

Janet Rowland, once considered a rising star in the Colorado Republican Party, has been hit with a few meteors recently. Mesa County Commissioner Rowland–and once Bob Beauprez’s running mate–has been a…

Former Lt. Gov. candidate now TV reporter in Grand Junction

Mesa County Commissioner and former Republican lieutenant governor candidate Janet Rowland will be a reporter on legislative news for a Grand Junction NBC News affiliate, KKCO.  Jean Reynolds, KKCO’s news director and the evening anchor, said that Rowland will cover…

Wackiest Campaign of 2006

There was no escaping the political hype in 2006. From wacky campaign ads to wacky debate lines, it was, well, wacky.

So pick your favorite of the wackiness! Or add your own below!

Harsh Words From Beauprez Camp

Name calling and naysaying. The Colorado governor’s race may be in full swing, but if previous rhetoric is any indication, the next few months could get ugly.

It started last Monday, when Republican candidate Bob Beauprez announced that his…

Rowland Pick Explained (Maybe)

One Colorado trend that may be partly explainable by term limits is that fewer moderate Republican women are being elected to the legislature, says John Straayer, Colorado State University professor, author of the Colorado case study on term limits for…

Daily Sentinel Sheepish on Rowland Support

Will Janet Rowland ever escape the “Do we allow a man to marry a sheep” comment she made on a PBS program last spring? Even in the unabashed Republican-leaning Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Thursday edition, Rowland’s maligned quote was…