Documents made public by Face The State were the basis for a Washington Times report detailing the inner workings of the Colorado Democracy Alliance, a group of wealthy liberal donors working to advance progressive causes in the state.
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Follow this topic by RSSIn the news: Washington Times profiles CoDA after FTS report
October 29, 2008"Look how far we have come, but we had tons of planning!
Two years ago, Al Yates and I plotted this (read below) and now look what we have built now, a successful progressive machine, mmmuuuaaahhh. Great notes below, a closer look at us.
Board Meeting Minutes
October 3, 2006
Boulder
Noon to 3:00 PM"
FTS Humor: CoDA blue!
Face The State Humor
October 20, 2008Face The State satirist Andrew Ripemoff takes on the Colorado Democracy Alliance, Ritter's flailing "Colorado Promise," and crusading kids armed with spray paint.
FTS Weekend Edition, 10/18
On this week's Face The State Weekend Edition: A look at Gov. Ritter's impact on Colorado politics, liberal non-profits revealed, and a closer look at political advertising. Plus, FTS writer Rachel Boxer on labor unions' legislative priorities.
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"You would think that CO Media Matters, the group Democracy Alliance funnels money to, would have had our backs earlier. Usually they are on point but they are slacking these day.
Why?
Maybe they are flabbergasted.
The "educate the idiots" story broke on Oct 1st and it has taken them 14 days to address the lefty billionaire vast-wing conspiracy. They posted their response on Wed, Oct 15, 2008 6:17pm MST."
"Kudos to the Denver Post for its continuing series on the Colorado Democracy Alliance, high command of the political left for strategy and finance. Today's article, the Post's third by my count since Face the State.com broke this story with its "educate the idiots" scoop, mentions CoDA attorney Mark Grueskin but doesn't do justice to his huge role in this success story.
The week in Colorado news: Ritter's hecklers, Ref. O pro/con, and HOAs gone wild
Face The State's Kate Melvin joins FTS managing editor Brad Jones for a look at the week that was in Colorado news.
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CoDA whistleblower goes public on 850 KOA
October 9, 2008
850 KOA radio host Jon Caldara, sitting in for morning man Mike Rosen, today interviewed Isaac Smith, the whistle-blower who leaked documents detailing the inner workings of the Colorado Democracy Alliance. Face The State first made those documents public in a series of reports last week. Smith addresses the authenticity of the documents and details his time as an intern at the now-defunct Bighorn Center.
Radio roundup: Colorado Democracy Alliance
October 9, 2008It's been a busy two weeks here at Face The State, as Coloradans learn more about the complex network of liberal organizations operating under the direction of the secretive Colorado Democracy Alliance. Learn more about FTS's series on CoDA in radio interviews from 1310 KFKA, 850 KOA and 630 KHOW.
Wadhams applauds Democracy Alliance whistleblower
October 8, 2008
Colorado Republican Chief Dick Wadhams has came out in support of a whistle blower who stepped forward this week to swear to the authenticity of documents exposing the dark underbelly of a vast liberal network credited with taking over Colorado's state House and governor's mansion.
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1/8: A high-pressure speech
Gov. Ritter presents his State of the State address today, and the pressure is on.