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"Illiterate Peasants" State Rep Primaried Out In Colorado

Yesterday was primary day in Colorado, that square state to our northwest. In a bit of news that gives me hope for the other side of the isle, State Representative Doug Bruce (R-Colorado Springs) was defeated in the GOP primary in State House District 15.

Earlier this year I wrote about some of Representative Bruce's recent pot stirring over immigration when he referred to a guest worker bill under consideration in the Colorado State House as a piece of legislation that would bring 5000 more "illiterate peasants" to Colorado. Representative Bruce has a storied recent history of idiocy, extending from his role as slumlord to his refusal to cosponsor an annual bill recognizing Military and Veterans Appreciation Day in Colorado.

Good riddance to bad representation.

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