Kirkmeyer is right, Caraveo’s vote decriminalized fentanyl in small amounts

Nov 3, 2022

The Republican nominee for Congress in District 8 has been called out as a liar by Colorado’s favorite newscaster to hate, who claims she is intentionally misleading voters about her opponent’s stance on fentanyl.

Kyle Clark of 9News got a little rabid in his latest “fact check” claiming State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer intentionally lied with pants on fire and a Pinocchio nose the length of an AR15.

The devil, as always, is in the details of Kyle’s assertion.

Yadira Caraveo did in fact vote to decriminalize possession of fentanyl in the amount Kirkmeyer refers to in her ad.

If possession of fentanyl in small amounts that are enough to kill is a misdemeanor that gets offenders a slap on the wrist and a fine with no jail time or punishment, then hasn’t it in effect been legalized?

It’s no more serious than jaywalking at this point.

Kirkmeyer did not tell a flat out lie. We know what she means — when the cops catch someone with small amounts of fentanyl, it’s no big deal.

He’s splitting hairs and claiming a malicious intent on her part, when she’s right, but could have chosen a more exact word like “decriminalized” in her ad.

Meanwhile, Kyle is threatening to leave Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s liberation of the bird and allowing freedom of speech to return to the platform.

But TV talking news heads like him only support that freedom of speech as it applies to the press, and only then when they can all agree that everyone who votes Republican is stupid.

We can’t pretend we won’t miss making fun of him, but we’d be lying if we didn’t admit we’re ready to slam the door on that ass on his way out.

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