On The Efficacy of Nicknames, Part XLVIII

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1. “Boulder Liberal” Mark Udall beat nickname-less Bob Schaffer by 9 points last year. I do tend to think that voters have more of a disdain for lobbyists than for Boulder liberals though–much to Dick Wadhams’ chagrin.

   Not like it matters, the way McInnis is carrying himself, he’s more like a caricature of a candidate than a serious candidate. If he doesn’t drop out before next August, Penry is going to mop the floor with him in the primary–much to my chagrin.

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   1. “Big Oil Bob” Schaffer?

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      1. but I don’t think that one really stuck as much as Udall’s. It certainly wasn’t a required prefix when referring to him like Boulder liberal was for Udall.

         At any rate, “Big oil Bob” was just as ineffective as “Boulder Liberal”.

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      2. And there was “Shifty Schaffer” among others.

         I think far and away the best was “Sweatshop Schaffer.”  

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         1. Slavery Gets Shit Done Schaffer’s Daddy

            And the latest, Bob “Golden Showers” Coyote Gold Schaffer.

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            1. But I remember “Water Sports” Schaffer et ux. parasailing in the “Land of Slave Labor and Forced Abortions.”

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               1. Courtesy of Westword:

                  And Bob has been pouring it on – and out – to tout the product that’s bottled in Temperance, Michigan (at least it’s not the Mariana Islands, where the then-congressman studied sweatshop conditions while parasailing back in 1999), tweeting when Coyote Gold was named the Official Margarita of Denver’s Cinco de Mayo.

                  “It is simply the best margarita you will ever enjoy,” Andrea Barela, NEWSED’s development director, commented when the announcement was made. “We welcome Coyote Gold as our new margarita sponsor. We encourage everybody to attend the festival, sit back, relax and take in the sun by sipping on this 37 proof, refreshing, and indulgent margarita.”

                  But like Schaffer, the marg is an also-ran – even at 37 proof, according to our experts who tasted it this past weekend.

                  For a golden shower of dissenting opinions – “This stuff rocks! Honestly, it puts the Rio’s margs to shame. Actually, the Rio would be wise to add these bad boy drinks to the menu. Muy Delicioso!” – see the comments after Patricia Calhoun’s Cafe Society blog at westword.com.

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2. Did our present Gov have the same type of job at the same law firm at the same time….lobbying… as McInnis before he ran?  I think he did.
   

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   1. You thought wrong. He was the Denver DA from 1993 to 2005.  

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      1. I think that’ll be impressive, if Republicans just start running ads claiming Ritter was a lobbyist all that time, doing the exact same job as Scott McInnis.

         Some people will claim it’s “not true,” that we “know” Ritter was DA, that it’s part of the “historical record,” and there are “news stories” about it, but Republicans will say it’s just the liberal media shilling for their favorite lobbyist.

         And the Colorado media will dutifully report that “questions remain” as to Ritter’s lobbying.  

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         1. Maybe that’s what GuessWho means

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      2. After DA and before Governor, he worked for one of the big law firms.  I want to say it was Brownstein, but I don’t remember for sure.  He was only there long enough for a cup of coffee and some fund raising.

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3. How about the GOP airbag – Lush Rumball? Lets see if we can make that stick.

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