7 thoughts on “Mayor Mike’s Aurora Just Keeps Getting Nastier”

1. Why does anyone think racism is funny?

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   1. Racial Stereotypes, Prejudices, Bigotry?

      I prefer to save the Racism label for structural obstacles. I mean, you can be non-prejudiced and very much a Racist.

      Yes, there is a spectrum over which stereotypes become prejudices and then bigotry. But, when does it become Racist?

      One place to measure the line is when someone in a privileged (or elected) position, presents a stereotyped image of a dis-enfranchised group. That is more than disrespect, it is encouraging stereotypes and prejudices towards the target group.

      No, complementing San Antonio on its quality tacos is not racist, bigoted, prejudiced or stereotyped.

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2. I think the only people it's still safe to tell jokes about are CEOs.

   Two  ceos walk into a bar…

   Take it away, Bowman.

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   1. Two CEOs walk into a bar.

      The Executive Assistant ducked and went under it.

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      1. Well done, madam.

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   2. One said, “can you believe O’Biden is buying heavy crude from our enemies??” I’m paying too much for my diesel fuel.

      The other: Order Pfruit a double.  He’s never going to understand.

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3. While the GOP doubles, triples and quadruples down on their racist vitriol and dog-whistle bigotries thinly disguised as humor, Joe Biden continues to be a decent, kind human being who treats little girls who interrupt state functions seriously and with dignity, invites the gay nephew of that loathsome, weeping Republican to his signing of the Marriage Equality Act, and today, he just banned the sale and ownership of all tigers and similar big cats to anyone not associated with a rescue, shelter or similar nonprofit. 

   I don’t always agree with Joe and will continue to find fault with his policies when I believe it proper, but damned if he isn’t exactly the opposite of what the GOP has become in the last decade: a kind, decent and thoughtful leader who understands loss and personal pain, and who leads from his heart and conscience rather than from ego and ignorance. 

   And on a connected note, hiring Info Wars hero-guest and proven liar Art Acevedo as Police Chief with the belief that he will solve Aurora’s crime problems while simultaneously ridding APD of its longtime infestation of racists, liars and thugs is like bringing Denny Hastert into a local high school to teach the kids how to report sexual abuse to the proper authorities. Acevedo was credibly accused of harassment in 2004 and reprimanded by his employers for a pattern of improper conduct in 2016; his leadership in Houston led to an increase in unsolved murder cases in that area. He oversaw a no-knock drug raid in 2019 that killed two innocent people and injured a handful of officers; it was later revealed that the warrant used to justify the raid was based on lies. Acevedo has fought for years against mandatory bodycams for cops and in 2019 was photographed hanging out with the Proud Boys, a fascist far-right gang of thugs who contributed to the criminal  attempt to overthrow the results of our last Presidential election.  

   Of course, it helps that I can’t even see a photo of an Aurora PD officer without thinking of Elijah McClain. If there is any other event that better shows the total lack of humanity in the heart of Aurora, the APD and its faithful servants, I do not know, nor do I wish to know, of its existence.  In a righteous world, Elijah’s spirit should haunt every one of those evil shits for the rest of their lives.  Art Acevedo will fix nothing, and will serve and protect no one but himself, his paycheck, and the status quo. 

   Some of those that work forces…well, you know the rest.  

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