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Guest Blogger: The Obama Eligibility Question (Update)

May 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: Yes, I’ve been criticized for publishing posts about the case of Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, a career Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama proves his eligibility under the Constitution to serve as president of the United States.  Still, I published the posts.  Why?  Guest blogger [...]

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Ignorance on Display at May Day Rally in Denver

May 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

The International Workers’ Day march in Denver brought some colorful characters to Colorado’s Capital Building Saturday, and El Marco was there to document the event.  His photos, one of which appears below, paint a frightening picture of ignorance on display on May Day. The man above wears a cap of the National Lawyers Guild which [...]

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Diplomat-Shoe Bomber Arrested on Flight to Denver

April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

BREAKING NEWS: Ace of Spades is reporting tonight that a man was arrested after attempting to light his shoe on fire during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Denver this evening.  On top of all that, the man’s name is Mohammed al Modadi, and he’s reportedly a vice-consul at the Qatari embassy. Developing… UPDATE #1 [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Was a REPUBLICAN

January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments

On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, I offer a flashback to a post of Aug. 25, 2008:  It shows one of 50 billboards purchased by the National Black Republican Association to welcome then-presidential candidate Barack Obama to Denver in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention.  Notice they contain an important message often overlooked by [...]

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Tea Party Express Denver Photos Set to Music

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

The Tea Party Express II is on an 18-day, 38-city tour, rallying thousands of freedom-loving Americans at every stop.  The music video above features El Marco’s photos of events during the tour’s stop in Denver Nov. 3. Among the people traveling with the tour, sponsored by Our Country Deserves Better and several partner groups, are: [...]

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Americans Ask Media, ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’

October 19th, 2009 · No Comments

High noon showdowns took place at some 100 locations around the country Saturday as conservatives and anti-socialism Americans gathered for “Can You Hear Me Now” rallies focusing attention on mainstream news media outlets’ blatant bias and consistent failure to report both sides of important news stories. The video below shows how KSDK, the NBC affiliate [...]

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Poetry for Reflection: ‘The Devil is Quite Near’

October 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Almost a year ago, I received permission from Merry Roloff, a 50-something aspiring writer who lives near Denver, to publish a poem she had written about the prospect of Barack Obama becoming president of the United States.  Today, I offer the words of that poem again as something upon which my fellow Americans might want [...]

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