August 20, 2009 10:42 AM UTC

Free Lynn Bartels Redux

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• by: redstateblues

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Picking up where Steve Balboni left off a few months ago:

Keeping with its tradition of marginalizing Lynn Bartels ever since she came to The Denver Post, now comes quite possibly the fluffiest piece of fluff since the Josh Penry campaign ad infamous “Crown Prince Penry” article.

From Denver’s sole surviving daily paper:

If you see a barbecue grill with a “Penry for Governor” sticker, call the police.

Gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry’s grill was stolen over the weekend from outside his Denver condo.

“Just gone – poof,” the Grand Junction Republican said Tuesday. “I think they took my tongs too.”

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Ritter’s campaign was asked tongue in cheek whether it was hosting any barbecues. Campaign director David Kenney couldn’t resist.

“We are now,” he joked. “I just found a barbecue – brand new – hardly been used.”

I don’t know whether to laugh at the absurdity, or cry at the fact that one of the best political reporters in the state is writing–or, rather, perhaps being forced to write–such uninteresting, banal tripe.

For the love of all that is good and decent in the world, whoever is making the decision to turn Lynn into this type of writer, please put down the crack pipe and let her do her damned job.