Trust Fund Snots March On

The epicenter for Colorado lunacy, the People’s Republic of Boulder, is home to “animal rights” activists starting with Emperor Polis’ ‘husband’.

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/jared-polis-marlon-reis-married-colorado/

There are areas in Boulder County that the property owners want to develop. Other public lands have a prairie dog problem. The lunatic fringe wants to relocate them and want Colorado ranchers and farmers to host them.

https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/prairie-dogs/

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/gabel-prairie-dogs-and-progressive-politics/article_ad4f8c12-c38a-11ec-9f43-

Now comes Colorado’s ‘First Gentleman’ making a statement that has dominated Falsebook.

Read this carefully….. these are the words of Marlon Reis…

“Two things shock me about the rural Coloradans who have bothered to comment on volunteer requests for private land-owners interested in hosting displaced Prairie Dogs: 1) for the amount of government money filling your coffers at both the State and Federal levels, you’d best learn not to bite the hand that feeds you; 2) you are egotistical beyond belief, thinking your vote matters more than the rest of ‘urban’ Colorado, and you whine incessantly about how it’s all unfair. I ought to be shocked by your immaturity, but I’ve witnessed first-hand the way you love to play the victim card, no doubt because it’s always worked for you. Well, it’s not going to work anymore. Colorado is more than ranchers, and it’s time to adapt rather than complain.”

One of many responses.

This prairie chicken would not be on our land if there were prairie dogs!!!! Prairie dogs eat ALL the vegetation to protect themselves from predators. Eating and trimming all the grass down to nothing is how prairie dogs can see predators approaching. In addition to not leaving enough grass for our cattle to graze on, prairie dogs carry disease spread through fleas and ticks (the bubonic plague, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvatic_plague and tularemia, https://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/index.html). Also, horses and cattle step in prairie dog holes and break their legs.

Colorado ranchers versus prairie dog supporters are ramping up for a fight. More info to come.

A detour. There are three types of prairie chickens (aka grouse), greater and lesser and Gunnison.  An ongoing fight around the  Gunnison, CO area involves habitat for the Gunnison Sage Grouse, a smaller subspecies of the Greater prairie chicken, or sage hen if you prefer. This pits private land owners against “animal rights” advocates (who have no skin in the game).

A natural predator of prairie dogs is the black footed ferret which was nearly extinct from the same plague the prairie dogs carry. Preservation and reintroduction is ongoing. The other predators are raptors , coyotes, and rattlesnakes.

https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/Mammals/Final%20_BFF_Management_Plan.pdf

Reis, IMO, perfectly illustrate the role of arrogant trust fund snots in our state. He has never held a real job. When his ‘husband’ was running for Governor, a campaign rally in Northwest Colorado (Craig) drew an audience of twelve. Polis bought his office with $22 million of his own (trust fund) money. He most likely has found a way to recoup that.

Reis, as expected, is a lifelong Boulder County resident and a graduate from the University of Colorado, coincidentally located in Boulder. His (P)regressive credentials are reflected in his assumed superiority to us dirt people, IMO.

Friday afternoon Banner and I embark on a voyage to Maybell, CO. No blogging or comments until our anticipated return Monday evening.

As always, YMMV.