Bob Beauprez demonstrated his poor judgment and the continued disorganization of his campaign when he failed to properly vet Janet “Jim Welker” Rowland before announcing yesterday that she will be his running mate.
Jim Welker is the Colorado State Representative (R-Loveland) who was shunned by his own party in 2005 for using stories such as a “lady in India marrying her dog” to polarize the question of marriage during budget debates at the State Capitol.
Similarly Rowland, as a guest on a PBS program last March, rambled on about a “man to marry a sheep” when asked about the merits of domestic partnership. Beauprez’s spokesperson claimed last night that “she regrets” the remarks.
Selecting such a careless extremist like Rowland not only further divides our state but represents the agenda that cost Colorado millions of lost tourism dollars due to Amendment 2 back in the 1990s. The type of remarks Rowland made have been disavowed by even the most conservative in her party for their hateful nature and potential damage to the reputation and economy of Colorado. Seems everyone knows that except Bob Beauprez.
Call on Beauprez to replace Janet “Jim Welker” Rowland today:
http://progressnowaction.org/replacejanetwelkerColorado cannot afford to have this type of careless extremism in our State Capitol. Beauprez has until close of business today to replace his embarrassing choice of a running-mate:
http://progressnowaction.org/replacejanetwelkerWe will deliver this petition to Beauprez and the statewide media at 4:00PM today, an hour before the legal deadline to replace his running mate.
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