Jamie Giellis points to her biggest problem in the Denver Mayoral runoff.
Denver’s June 4th runoff election is just around the corner. It can’t come soon enough for Mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis, who is trying to oust incumbent Mayor Michael Hancock.
We noted in April that Giellis barely manages to vote at a 50% clip — she didn’t even vote in the 2018 Primary Election — which she explained by eloquently saying, “It’s my bad for not doing that [voting].” On Tuesday, Giellis managed to trip over her own feet once again.
As the Denver Post reports, this mistake is gonna sting:
Denver mayoral challenger Jamie Giellis failed to identify what the acronym “NAACP” stood for in a live interview on an African American-focused show Tuesday afternoon, renewing debate among minority voters about whether she’s a promising new ally or too far removed from communities of color.
Host Shay Johnson told Giellis on Brother Jeff Fard’s webcast Tuesday that the show had received several questions about her knowledge of the NAACP. Giellis offered that it could begin with the words “National African American,” laughing as she learned that was incorrect. [Pols emphasis]…
…“They do advocacy for the African American community, they talk about policy, they talk about issues, they stand up for civil rights, they do a number of things,” Giellis said.
Yes, really.
The acronym “NAACP” stands for “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.”
Next, someone will tell Jamie "Soy Chicano" and she will think it means a vegan burrito!
Not ready for prime time.
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So Giellis doesn't know what the NAACP is, but she kinda knows what it does, and Hancock doesn't know what sexual harassment is, but kinda knows how to do it. Pretty even match!
ROTFLMAO
How the hell did Penfield Tate lose a slot in the runoff to this idiot?
Well, Lisa Calderon split the intelligent time for a change vote.
Then, the mayor's enemies decided they could spend the campaign laughing about "hand on cock. Get it? Get it?" to show they were astride the real issues facing this city.
The derp is real, to be sure.
Or you can do politics the old fashioned (Chicago) way:
But unfortunately, Hancock forgot the golden rule of retail politics — if you’re going to use people as props, at least pretend you care about them
Or, you could be Michael HandOnCock.
Time for a change.
The first time you pulled this racist crap I gave you the benefit of the doubt and said you were better than that. You aren't, Barnes, so take your racist filth over to wherever your proud boys hang out these days. Take your tiki torch and shove it up your little klan ass.
Explain to me how making an oblique reference to my mayor's name appearing in a little black book of sexual services purchasers is racist?
Racist attacks on black men have always focused on their alleged sexual incontinence. C.f. "Hand on cock."
But when racism is all you got, you go with it, don't you, Barnes?
Backpedaling furiously, you now claim it was a reference to some mysterious “black book.”
Except it wasn’t and you never said it.
Now, how about some Rastus and Lisa jokes.
Voyager – I took it as a clever play on his name and the accusations against him, not as a racist trope.
Same here. Hancock sexually harassed a subordinate including sending sexually suggestive texts. He wasn't punished because it turns out the City Council doesn't/didn't have the power to investigate the Mayor.
I see a play on his name due to his actual actions, nothing alleged.
The city council does not have the power to investigate the mayor.
Hmm, does Denver have a unitary executive, too? Maybe White House counsel should study the Denver city charter and cite it as authority.
When calling an African American ma yor "hand-on-cock" strikes you as "cleve r", David, you are Dave Barnes 's lawful prey.
you must still be laughing at Trump's pussy grabbing skills.
And "Dick" Wadhams. We could go on for hours.
And minimizing the sexual victimization of black women, Hancock's alleged victim was a black woman, has been historically a perfect example of an intersection of sexism and racism.
I should think, Arvadonian, that an intelligent person could discuss the issue of sexual harassment without high school masturbation jokes about "hand on cock." In fact, you just did.
Barnes, in contrast, made no such context, twice resorting to "hand-on-cock" tropes.
Har de har har.
Hand on cock.
Get it?
Get it?
Too bad you live in Arvada. We could use a few voters of your sensitivity in Denver.
i'll swap you six dave barneses for one Arvadonian and throw in an inclusivity consultant.
V, you have not been paying attention.
Former Brothel Owner Scottie Ewing’s Client List Stolen, Rumor-Mill Set To Hyperdrive [June 2011]
"Many high-profile Denver names are rumored to be on the stolen list, including Mayor-Elect Michael Hancock,"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-hancock-prostitution-rumor_n_873162
The Denver Post, whose Editorial Board has endorsed Hancock, has an article that puts this bit of drama in context, rather than clickbait-worthy hyperventilating over it:
Fair enough.
Hire an "inclusivity consultant?"
Sigh.
How is Giellis "teachable?" If she was "teachable," she should have figured out the importance of voting a long time ago.
Or, there could be a Giellis problem.
She finally got around to shutting down/scrubbing the prior social media of Jamie Licko … but not before someone grabbed and shared a screen shot.
9News: Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis scrubs social media after racial gaffes
Jamie "Licko."? Please, God, don't let Dave Barnes know her name! It won't be pretty if he does.