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August 27, 2014 08:27 AM UTC

Sorry, Ryan Call: El Paso County GOP Stands By "Dr. Chaps"

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  • by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: In a statement earlier today, Democratic CD-5 candidate Irv Halter calls on Rep. Doug Lamborn to condemn Gordon Klingenschmitt's remarks:

“Gordon Klingenschmitt offended Coloradans from both parties and all walks of life with his offensive and out of touch comment comparing a U.S. Congressman to ISIS,” said Halter.  “His statement shows that he has no interest in being a leader in El Paso County who will attract businesses to our region.  Instead, it is clear that he will be an embarrassment.  I also believe his so-called apology was less than adequate from someone who purports to be a man of character who, like me, graduated from the Air Force Academy.  I ask Congressman Lamborn, who has appeared on Klingenschmitt’s online show, to join me in condemning his remarks as inappropriate for political discourse and insulting to our U.S. Congress.”

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Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call, GOP HD-15 nominee Gordon Klingenschmitt.
Colorado GOP Chairman Ryan Call, GOP HD-15 nominee Gordon Klingenschmitt.

KOAA-TV's Greg Dingrando reports, the El Paso County Republican Party is standing up for embattled Colorado House candidate Gordon "Dr. Chaps" Klingenschmitt in the wake of his outlandish attack on Rep. Jared Polis last weekend, suggesting that Polis would "join ISIS in beheading Christians" for…actually, it doesn't really matter why he thought that statement was justifiable.

Reports KOAA-TV, local Republicans who know "Dr. Chaps" best are standing by him:

"Democrats like Polis want to bankrupt Christians who refuse to worship and endorse his sodomy. Next he'll join ISIS in beheading Christians…" said Klingenschmitt.

It's a comment that has Democrats shocked and appalled yet county Republicans are still defending him…

The Colorado State Republicans are denouncing him from the party, but El Paso County Republicans are standing by him. [Pols emphasis]

"He's part of our team. Whether we agree with him or disagree with him," said El Paso County Republican Chairman Jeffrey Hays…

"They're using that as a smoke screen to get people's attention away from their bad policies of a constant effort to control people," said Hays.

He said it's a smoke screen Republicans aren't afraid to fight right along side Klingenschmitt.

"I want to win. I believe in value of us winning. He represents a whole host of views the Republican Party will have [Pols emphasis] so absolutely we want him to win," said Hays.

While we pick our jaws up off the floor, read again from our friends at Right Wing Watch:

Just let that sink in: a man who thinks that "Obamacare causes cancer," that the Bible commands people to own guns in order to "defend themselves against left wing crazies," and that the FCC is allowing demonic spirits to "molest and visually rape your children" is now a Republican candidate for office. [Pols emphasis]

Not just a candidate, the GOP's primary election winner to succeed Rep. Mark Waller in HD-15. A candidate who, in the view of El Paso County GOP Chairman Jeffrey Hays, "represents a whole host of views the Republican Party will have." We haven't heard from other local political figures close to Klingenschmitt, like Sen. Bernie Herpin, but at some point a lack of condemnation is reasonably tantamount to support–especially as the story blows up nationally. In any event, we should be able to accept the word of the county GOP chairman as official.

Right?

Last Monday, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call sort-of denounced Klingenschmitt's comments, while making it clear that he wasn't going to let those conniving Democrats turn this into another "Todd Akin" situation–you know, "trying to brand all Republicans." Because obviously, "his views do not reflect my personal position or" (this is the important part) "the position of the party." This isn't the first time that Call has had to condemn a Republican elected official's indefensible remarks (see: Marble, Vicki and Saine, Lori), but it seemed for a moment like he was working from a better prepared script.

Ryan Call, call your office.

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22 thoughts on “Sorry, Ryan Call: El Paso County GOP Stands By “Dr. Chaps”

  1. Good. The GOTP needs to own their crazy, bigoted core, rather than try to tapdance around it with "we don't agree, but we support the right to say it" BS. They're losing everyone who's not a far-right lunatic, so they might as well keep that base loyal.  

        1. Citizens who support despicable candidates with despicable views are scary. Please share with us why any decent human being would support this candidate.

          1. Per the First Amendment (GOTP vrsion): Any offensive speech that comes out of the mouth of our own cannot be critisized unless you hate George Washington.    

    1. My BIL, who is an arch consevative and lives in the Springs, had the grace to admit that the Chaps chap was a major embarrassment, but says short of beheading his own dog publicly, Chaps will be elected.

      1. Gilpin Guy had an excellent post the other day in response to someone whining that their rural district was underrepresented.  His point was that they weren't underrepresented at all, but that they continue to send idiots like Chaps to the capitol who have no idea how to draft legislation to benefit their district.  C-Springs is not rural by far, but they do tend to send a lot morons up to Denver and suffer as a result.  Case in point is this fella Chaps.

        1. Talent like that should not languish in the basement. Invite him to Denver. Keep microphones on, and cameras rolling. Please, a Tea bag tour de force. I will contribute. His voice needs to be heard. He could galvanize the electorate, tip close races, and bring him to the party,  

  2. Karl Rove's deformed-and-locked-away-in-the-basement brother? . . .

    . . . Nope. 

    But, if Karl Rove and Glenn Beck had a love child . . .  now, that's obviously someone who Moderatus would be tickled pink to stand behind !!

    1. Theology and a Doctor of Divinity . . . 

      Pretty much the same thing, except that most proctologists do provide useful societal services. 

                1. That certainly is the fabulous Divine, once named the drag queen of the century.  To clarify, he was directed by John Waters in several films, and Waters certainly had a hand in creating his persona.

            1. I'd love to see Chaps interview Divine about second, first, and the whole Bill of Righs for all Americans. Alas, the actor portraying the Divine persona has died – but there are plenty of other gender-benders for Chaps to interview.

              Chaps, though, wouldn't have the courage to replace his demonizing rants with actual interviews with say, Laverne Cox, any of these LGBT activists and allies, instead of bullying seven-year-old Coy Mathis.

               

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