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September 04, 2013 01:14 PM UTC

Why is Bernie Herpin Yelling at Students?

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  • by: ConservationColorado

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We understand that drilling and fracking in Colorado is controversial and there are strident opinions on both sides.  We come down on the side that Colorado needs to seriously consider the impacts to our children’s health and on our communities as fracking booms in our State, but know others feel differently.  While we disagree we don’t have to be disagreeable right?

With passions high on both sides, we expect our elected officials to listen and then make reasoned rationale decisions that are, in their view, best for their communities or jurisdictions.

Unless your elected official is Colorado Springs City Councilman Bernie Herpin.

Check out this video of an exchange Councilman Herpin had with a well reasoned University of Colorado at Colorado Springs student. The City Council was conducting a hearing on the ongoing saga of Banning Lewis Ranch in East Colorado Springs.

The irony of the exchange is the student is actually offering up a free market solution to buy up the leases, a creative solution other communities are looking into.

One might think Bernie Herpin, a self described “supporter of free market principles that make our country great,” would embrace the students suggestion.  But the video shows he only hears what he wants to hear – and then is, frankly, outright rude to a young person trying to participate in our democracy.

The larger problem is that Bernie Herpin is running in the recall election to replace Senate President John Morse and presenting himself as a listener first, politician second.

For us, Bernie Herpin’s clumsy and tone deaf exchange with the student just reinforces the need to VOTE NO ON THE RECALL. There are enough self important State Senators currently under the dome – we don’t need more Bernie Herpins there.

Senator John Morse has been a conservation champion in the State legislature, earning 100% lifetime score in our Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard.  In addition, he was the legislative leader on SB 252, which expands clean wind and solar energy to more of Colorado.  Senator Morse and Senator Giron represent their Districts well and this recall effort is a waste of time, money, and resources.

So let’s keep hot head Bernie Herp​in and his tone deaf ways out of the State Capitol and make sure to get out and vote. VOTE NO ON THE RECALLS September 10.

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34 thoughts on “Why is Bernie Herpin Yelling at Students?”

          1. Mr.Herpin was rude and dismissive because she doesn't have a paying job.  One can reasonably assume she does pay sales taxes in the city.  She also breathes the air and drinks the water.  

              1. Thank you, I was a bit startled, but it was clear who you were actually responding to.  It would be good if the more conservative remarks here would present more cogent points.   

              2. Duke you said:
                 

                Fuck off!

                and

                Not you, Miss Jane…That's for the troll who posted above you. The one who accuses us of being impolite. 

                Your comments just go to my point about the overall impoliteness on this site. 

                1. Fuck off, Elliot.

                  We have covered this territory many times before. This isn't Mr. Rogers neighborhood and I am not in the habit off labeling my sarcasm like you. If you don't get it…not my problem.

                  If you don't like it…also not my problem. I have dealt with "impoliteness" from the right for decades…

                  I am unmoved by your admonishments. 

                  Have a good day….

                  1. Duke, sorry, but I will decline to "fuck off"

                    This post and the comment by David above is about politeness.  You and other commentors are not merely impolite, but so far from being polite that it is laughable for you all to try to knock Herpin for his "tone" in the video.

                    Have a wonderful day.  

                    1. Oh, and before we all forget . . . 

                      . . . and the horse you rode in on!

                      . . . and Herpin, too!

                      . . . and the horse he rode in on, and had for lunch!

                      (So much for unfinished business — my work here's done!)

        2. Why should a political blog/website be held to the same politeness standards as a public meeting in which the person with power (elected official) berated the person without (student)?

      2. David, you are missing the point.  He listens, but only to people that pay taxes (not unemployed students aka leaches on society).  I am sure that the more taxes you pay, the more he is willing to listen. It is his own version of the 47% comment that worked so well for Romney.

          1. I stand corrected, although it would be the rare politician that did not give special audience to his/her campaign contributors. My Congressman meets with his constituants in grocery stores, and I have never seen him be rude or dismissive to anyone, including those that vehemently disagree. 

    1. She doesn't pay anything. Her parents do, and they probably don't even love in C Springs. Just another self entitled brat. Good for soon to be Senator Herpin.

      2. Once again some anonymous jackass makes an idiot out of himself. The student was speaking before the Colorado Springs city council. That fact that she was a full time student, no job, has nothing to do with city taxes or revenues because Colorado Springs does not have an income tax.  Like most cities it derives its revenues from a tiny property tax (approximate $55 per capita) and a sales tax. Therefore,  the young lady was as much a taxpayer of Colorado Springs as any other resident. She was treated shabbily by the members of the council.

      3. So Shit-for-Brains do you not understand that she is going to be a very good taxpayer once she has completed her university education and will enter the work force with marketable skills?  What the fuck do you people snort to be so dismissive about young people trying to better themselves through education and trying to participate in our democratic process.  Would you prefer that she work at a fast food restaurant before she is allowed to participate in our political process?  What a stupid fucking right wing extermist jerkoff.

      4. The most distrubing part is that Bernie didn't seem to understand the tax structure of the city for which he was a council member. That, and the insulting "Thank you for not answering my question" response to the young woman who showed class by refusing to let herself be drawn into his pissing fight.

      5. Would still like to 1. introduce you to my ex-ranger friend who'd give you a quick course in real weapons concealment, and 2.meet a wingnut who actually knows what "socialism"is all about.

  4.  

    The good councilman fits a stereotype I know very well. 

    One only has to get a look at Mr. Herpin to see that good health is not high on his list of priorities. Self gratification is…

    If he doesn't care about his own good health, why would he care about yours or mine? He cares about money. For him and for his O&G buddies who are almost always hanging around with Republican candidates. They give him money so he will be rude to second class citizens like the very well spoken young lady.

    They encourage people with chronic myopia, like Mr. Herpin, to run for office, because they know he will behave just exactly that way in those situations.

    The western slope is crawling with such…um…..eh…you pick an adjective, I'm biased.

     

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