Letter to the Editor: Did “Four Arse Men of the Epic Collapse” Hang GOP and Dems?

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Colorado’s Democratic and Republican Parties must be shaking in their boots from the Unity Party riding into town for the primary election. They trotted out “Four Arse* Men of the Epic Collapse” (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) to fire a warning shot. They ended up shooting themselves and their parties in the foot.

The Colorado Sun posted an opinion by former Governors Bill Owens and Bill Ritter, along with former U.S. Senators Tim Wirth and Hank Brown. Their “bipartisan” appeal to unaffiliated voters claimed, “The challenge is that too many voters do not believe the primary election matters. That perception is understandable — but it is wrong.” Actually, that claim is wrong! It’s merely a “partisan” ploy to keep these voters from finding the Unity Party. They know that unaffiliated voters are drifting toward the greener pastures of better solutions because they’ve been stuck in a rut of a two-party ghost town for too long. I offer better solutions. The “big hats” don’t want that drift to become a stampede.

By excluding mention of the Unity Party in their plea, they’re telling unaffiliated voters that they can vote only for Democrats and Republicans, and no one else. This partisan bias is especially rampant among news outlets in liberal Denver and northern Colorado. The Colorado Sun, KUSA, KGNU, and KUNC have also excluded the Unity Party and its candidates, Paul Noel Fiorino and Jeff Peckman, from their partisan voter guides. It’s likely that these non-profit and for-profit news outlets are violating IRS or FCC regulations to benefit especially the Democrats.

The Fort Collins Coloradoan voter guide even claimed that “Those [Unity Party] ballots can only be returned by party members”, which is a dang lie. Any of Colorado’s two million unaffiliated voters can vote a Unity Party ballot. They just need to request it from their county clerk or at the voting station. Another challenge for unaffiliated voters is easily finding accurate and complete information on county election websites that explain how they can vote a Unity Party ballot.

In contrast, news outlets in conservative Colorado Springs, such as KRDO, KOAA, KKTV, and Pikes Peak Media, have publicized the Unity Party primary. They have also invited Unity Party candidates to participate in either a non-partisan questionnaire, interview, or forum. They’re doing it legally and fairly.

The hypocrisy and partisan electioneering by liberal news media and these former major party politicians is creating the biggest stink since the Great Denver Horse Manure Crisis of 1894! It’s a “ripe” opportunity for vengeful Feds to force a showdown in Colorado’s “Not OK election corral”. An FBI posse might even charge into town and round up the entire election.

Perhaps we should all be thankful. The sun is setting for the two-party stranglehold on America. Times are changing. The powers of justice, truth, and karma have given these “Four Arse* Men” and liberal media varmints enough rope to hang themselves and the party they rode in on. [*Arse – irritating or contemptible person]

Jeff Peckman

Unity Party Candidate for Governor