Setting aside that in order to be “born without a father” a child would have to be the product of artificial insemination or have a deceased biological father, (and I suspect that number is quite small), let’s examine what Tancredo’s meme was likely trying to impart, which is the percentage of African American children born into single-parent households without a father. As it generally happens, the meme falls apart under scrutiny. The 72% figure was likely taken from the statistic that 73% of African American children are born to unwed mothers. The implication is that 73% of them don’t have a father in their life, but “unwed” doesn’t mean the father isn’t living with the mother and child. The latest figures available (2014) show that 66% of AA households are single-parent. Even this number is misleading, as many of those households have the father as the only parent.

Seems like these county GOP Facebook page admins are allergic to fact-checking. They probably don’t even care if they are wrong as long as the fact-averse base buys it.

Republican candidates seem to be a fact-averse crowd, which explains how frequently they are duped on social media. Why would Coloradans vote for people or a party that passes on easily-refuted nonsense as truth?

When I saw it, I indeed knew it was “too amazing for words,”because it was never said. Whenever I’m wondering why the GOP would be so stupid as to post easily and verifiably false information, I remember that they have no popular policy positions to run on, so lying has become their campaign strategy.

If you ever wonder why the Colorado GOP is falling to pieces and seemingly can’t be put together again, look no further than the unadulterated hackery of the guy the Senate caucus hired to be their spokesperson.

Derrick Wilburn, Colorado GOP Vice-Chair doesn’t seem to like primary sources. I had to click through four articles to find a primary source, and it turns out he is wrong about everything he claims the Department of Justice is doing. Click on the Swamp Thing icons to see how wrong.

I think the GOP dodged a bullet when Joshua Hosler lost in a three-way primary. With ethics like his, it is no wonder he was favored by the Neville clan.