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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri Sep 5, 2014, 03:43 PM Sep 2014

'Klingenschmitt (R) Has No Business In Public Office'

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/klingenschmitt-has-no-business-public-office

Yesterday the Colorado Springs Independent ran an article noting that electing Gordon Klingenschmitt to a seat in the state House of Representatives is probably not going to help the area's image, given Klingenschmitt's long history of insane statements.

So radical is Klingenschmitt that even Republican leaders in the state are working to distance themselves from him and to distance him from the party, largely in response to his recent statement that gay Democratic congressman Jared Polis would soon join ISIS and begin beheading Christians here in America:...

That kind of thing is beyond the pale for retired state Sen. Andy McElhany. "In my opinion, Klingenschmitt has no business in public office," the Republican says, "because he's more than extreme." McElhany added that electing someone like Klingenschmitt doesn't help the region's image.

Which brings us back to [El Paso County Democratic Party executive Christy] Le Lait. "At some point, the people in this county are going to have to ask themselves, 'What do we want?'" she says. "Are we serious about bringing jobs and economic development, or are we OK with being called the capital of crazy?"


Derp.
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'Klingenschmitt (R) Has No Business In Public Office' (Original Post) KamaAina Sep 2014 OP
he is just saying what other republicans say behind closed doors n t msongs Sep 2014 #1
Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! longship Sep 2014 #2

longship

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2. Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!
Fri Sep 5, 2014, 05:54 PM
Sep 2014

We have a winner!

The only difference between Klingenschmitt and the rest of the GOP is that he says his real opinions out loud in public.

Right Wing Watch features many of these nutcases daily.

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