Let's talk about the White Book... The far-right Christian Nationalist Constitutional Conservative majority of the Park County Board of Commissioners, Amy Mitchell and Dave Wissel will ask and answer how to restore voter confidence during their work session on Tuesday, April 18, at 9 a.m. If you’re interested, here’s the Zoom link for Tuesday. I … Continue reading Part II: Voter Confidence in Park County
Tag: Park County Election 2022
“They did not see what they thought they see…”
Commissioner Amy Mitchell on the mule hunters. Published in The Flume - December 30, 2022 Thumb's up from Michelle Malkin “They did not see what they thought they see [sic].” Commissioner Amy Mitchell, December 20, 2022. On election day, November 8, 2022, a frantic alert hit Park County’s social media. It read verbatim: “Someone just … Continue reading “They did not see what they thought they see…”
What is a real American?
Commissioner Amy Mitchell's definition notwithstanding... Published in The Flume - 01/19/2023 What is a real American? Are real Americans exclusively white Christians born in this country? Or maybe it’s everybody who was born here. On the other hand, maybe it’s every citizen, regardless of where they originally came from. But was there a caveat for … Continue reading What is a real American?
Board of Park County Commissioners: Douglas leaves, Wissel is seated, Mitchell ascends, and all is not necessarily right with the world
January 10, 2023, Fairplay, Colorado. It was a beautiful drive south and west over the Highway of Death, U.S. Route 285. (Incidentally, the stretch of 285 in Texas is known as The Death Highway.) The Park County municipal building was our destination. It was almost an hour’s worth of driving from our home in Pine, … Continue reading Board of Park County Commissioners: Douglas leaves, Wissel is seated, Mitchell ascends, and all is not necessarily right with the world
BOCC talks budget, and Wissel celebrates his win ala MAGA
The Park County Board of Commissioners talked through the proposed 2023 budget on Tuesday. It was an unusually tame meeting. I watched via Zoom, as I usually do. If I had participated in the public comments portion of the meeting, I would have said, "Wow! I can't believe some yahoo didn't use this public forum … Continue reading BOCC talks budget, and Wissel celebrates his win ala MAGA
The sad, unfortunate saga of the Public Safety Initiative
Vicious proponents of the Big Lie, The South Park Outsiders, and their adored candidate for District 3 Commissioner, Dave Wissel, actively campaigned against Ballot Question 1A, the Public Safety Initiative that would have provided a reasonable, effective solution to the desperate needs of the Sheriff’s Department. The Platte Canyon Area Chamber of Commerce and the … Continue reading The sad, unfortunate saga of the Public Safety Initiative
Good Ol’ Boy wins by the hair of his chinny-chin-chin…
Almost 66% of Park County's eligible voters participated in the November 8, 2022, general election. Unofficial final results of the District 3 Commissioner race reveal Dave Wissel, the South Park Outsiders poster boy candidate, won over Ashley Girodo, a Democrat, by just 440 votes, or 4%. Imagine that. 2018 was the last time the District … Continue reading Good Ol’ Boy wins by the hair of his chinny-chin-chin…