Censured by his own party over Tina Peters clemency, Polis makes taped‑mouth statement on Zoom

Jared Polis a free-speech martyr? More like a sucker

Editor's note: Lindsay's dispatch goes out to subscribers only, but please consider sharing via email or social media, or giving a gift subscription. Links at the bottom. Thank you! –JSColorado Governor Jared Polis popped up on a Colorado Democratic Party Zoom call this week with black tape plastered over his mouth. While Polis dodged reporters’ requests for comment on what the hell he was thinking, he appeared to be smarting from overwhelming c…

Polis protests censure on Colorado Democrats' call with taped mouth

Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) silently protested Colorado Democrats’ decision to censure him over his decision to commute the sentence of a prominent 2020 election denier by showing up to an internal party video call with his mouth taped. An image of the term-limited Democratic governor with black tape on his mouth was shared on social media by Jesse Paul, a Denver-based political reporter and editor at the Colorado Sun. The Washington Examiner contac…

MAGA-tainted governor mocked for 'martyr' pose: 'Get out of politics'

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis presented himself as a martyr to free speech after the state Democratic Party censured him for springing an election denier from jail before her sentence ended.The Democratic governor granted clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted in 2024 for al...

Dems Lost It After Polis Freed GOP Grandma — Today He Showed Up to Their Meeting With His Mouth Taped

Governor Jared Polis faces Democrat outrage after freeing a Republican elderly woman from prison.

Censured by his own party over Tina Peters clemency, Polis makes taped‑mouth statement on Zoom

Just a week after Democrats censured Gov. Jared Polis for granting Tina Peters clemency, the governor appeared during a party Zoom meeting Wednesday with tape over his mouth.

Clown car at max capacity in the Tina Peters circus

Really? This much hullabaloo over Tina Peters? We enjoy being distracted by the silliest things, don’t we? Our governor’s commutation of Peters’ sentence is just that — a silly thing. Just as it was nonsensical for the “Free Tina Peters” crowd to act like she was Martin Luther King Jr. in a Birmingham jail, the temper-tantrum against Gov. Jared Polis’ reasonable action is equally puerile. Tina Peters is guilty of serious crimes, and for those cr…