Progressives were likely shocked to read Charles Buchanan’s recent post about a Republican, who’s running for GOP vice chair of El Paso county, who actually walked out of church when his priest apparently made critical comments about Trump’s ban.
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Credit where it is due files—and a request for local media
If the name Kendal Unruh rings a bell, it’s because she led a local effort to dump Donald Trump. She is one of the most conservative people you will come across and recognized early that he would damage the conservative brand. Here she is taking Trump to task for saying he would destroy the career of a state legislator when a Sheriff complained she was trying to pass legislation against civil asset forfeiture.
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Radio host asks why they “didn’t do a damn thing” to the “guy in the turban”
Last Monday KNUS radio host Peter Boyles took a call from ‘Patrick’. He told a story about his mother, a green-card-holding Dutch immigrant, who was detained at the airport for 45 min and searched. His mother was apparently in her eighties at the time and wheelchair bound. Patrick thought this was perfectly acceptable and couldn’t understand why all the protesters were making a fuss about immigrants being delayed at airports this week.
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Newly elected chair of Pueblo County GOP spreads fake news
Marla Spinuzzi Reichert is the newly elected chair of the Pueblo County GOP. She is also prone to posting fake news. Here are just a few of the many examples from over the last few months.
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Senator Tim Neville apparently thinks government is the enemy, so he posts false headline to “prove” it
My colleagues and I, in reporting about the phenomenon of fake news on social media, have highlighted the propensity of partisan publications to use false or misleading headlines as a propaganda tactic.
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Republican candidate walks out of church after priest reads Bible verse in support of refugees
Joshua Hosler is a candidate for GOP Vice-Chair of El Paso County. In a Facebook post Sunday, he detailed how he walked out of his church when his priest read a bible verse relating to refugees. Although he doesn’t specify which verses the priest read, it is likely this one, which is fairly unequivocal:
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A look into the Islamophobic, transphobic, fact-averse world of a Colorado GOP county chair
If you’re looking to pop your Facebook bubble for a moment and take a peek at what’s circulating in the dark corners of the internet, look no further than the Facebook page of Tanne Blackburn, who’s the GOP chair of Douglas County.
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Credit where it is due files: GOP Executive Committee member points out Trump hypocrisy
Although this column is used to point out the crazy things emanating from the Fever Swamps™, I also want to encourage reasonable behavior that I see from a handful of Colorado conservatives. I respect conservatives who have principles that don’t change depending on who wields power, so when I come across this type of post, I will do my best to relay it. A tip of my cap to Isaiah Hess, who’s a member of the executive committee of Colorado’s Republican Party.
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100 days of resistance- Colorado
Weaving my way through the, reportedly, 200,000 strong crowds at Denver’s civic center, it is hard to deny that Saturday’s Women’s March was a huge success. A couple things stood out to me. So many signs read, “I’m so mad I made my first protest sign” or something to that effect.