Appearing as a guest on conservative KNUS 710-AM Saturday, Democratic strategist Ted Trimpa responds to a caller who’s angry with the Democratic Party.
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Republican state legislator implies he’s committing crimes and may go to jail
District 59’s GOP representative J Paul Brown (R) is apparently a big fan of Cliven Bundy, the freeloading rancher who wants taxpayers to fund his ranching because he apparently isn’t very good at it. Bundy is also a racist, as the following quote illustrates:
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Conservative Elbert County Commissioner Robert Rowland doesn’t think Michelle Obama’s face is presentable
Sometimes a Facebook post just speaks for itself. In this case, Elbert County Commissioner sees a fake-newsy article containing a lovely Christmas Card from the Obama family and feels compelled to insult the first lady by saying they had to Photoshop her face to make it “presentable”.
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An accidental look back: Pundits, the press, and Trump
OK, I admit I am a bit behind on my reading as I recently perused the April 30th edition of The Wall Street Journal. Albeit accidentally, it was a good exercise as I read David Greenberg’s extensive column comparing the Republicans’ situation on that date to that in 1976, to wit: “But as in 1976, there is ominous talk today that the GOP is in crisis — possibly headed for extinction, like the antebellum Whig Party.”
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People who don’t seem to know anything but think they know everything: Derrick Wilburn edition
Derrick Wilburn is the Vice-Chair of the Colorado Republican Party. He says a lot of nutty stuff on Facebook with a self-assurance that probably seems impressive to those prone to believing it. The trouble is, Wilburn really doesn’t seem to know much about anything, be it public policy, history, or, in this case, vaccination.
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State Senator Woods believes people are being “viciously attacked” for saying Merry Christmas
With all the news about fake news, you’d think recently ousted State Senator Laura Woods (R-Arvada) would be a bit more careful about promoting nonsense on Facebook. In this example, the assertion is that people are being “viciously attacked” for saying “Merry Christmas.”
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State Senator Ray Scott is only off by 50% — now thinks government should pick winners and losers
Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) is usually wrong about things when he posts on social media. He’s one of those categorical partisans who will find a way to bend his principles to fit whatever narrative finds Republicans in the right and Democrats in the wrong.
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Colorado Christian University professor apologizes for “any offense” resulting from radio comments
An assistant professor of legal studies at Colorado Christian University apologized yesterday for “any offense” she might have caused in stating during a radio show Wednesday that she’d fail students who “wear a safety pin and ask for a safe space.” She also said on air that she’d “tear” safety pins from students.
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Colorado’s Weekly Right Wing Round-Up
Trump backer George Athanasopoulos announces bid for state GOP chair In Trump era, what to do about Muslim haters on talk radio? From ColoradoPolitics.com: West Slope’s Brown, out of the legislature, might jump in guv’s race Colorado Christian University Professor: “If any of my students wear a safety pin and ask for a safe space, I will tear it off them and fail them in my class“ From The Gazette: Colorado GOP chair Steve House considers another gubernatorial run County Commissioner Mark Waller thinks anecdotal evidence is fine for he but not for thee
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Colorado Christian University Professor: “If any of my students wear a safety pin and ask for a safe space, I will tear it off them and fail them in my class”
“I’m sure at Colorado Christian University, there are a lot of safe spaces right now,” said KLZ radio’s Dan Meurer in introducing an interview segment with guest host Jenna Ellis, an assistant professor of legal studies and leadership at CCU.