We call this one: “Commie Candi Corn”.
Denver, CO – When a Democrat political consultant calls out one of his own in the media no less, we just have to cover it. This one is kind of fun because he goes after our [favorite] Denver City Councilor, Commie Candi CdeBaca.
We’re talking about Eric Sondermann, who has written columns for our local dailies and smaller newspapers for a while now. He has also frequently provided analysis from the left for the local broadcast media.
We don’t agree with Eric often, in fact, less than rarely. But we agree in part with his scathing criticism of CdeBaca. We’ve written extensively on CdeBaca.
Eric is defending the Daniels Fund in his op-ed piece, but in the process, he goes after former Daniels Fund Scholarship recipient Candi CdeBaca. He tells her to write a check and give the money back:
In the meantime, if CdeBaca or any Daniels Scholar feels compromised by the foundation’s values, they can simply return the scholarship dollars. Instead of taking your torch to social media, Candi, perhaps just write a check to clear your conscience.
Eric Sondermann, Colorado Politics, November 20, 2019
So what got Sondermann so riled up? Well, we’re happy to tell you – and we like his traces of snark, so in his own words:
A week after equating the gentrification challenges in her north Denver district with the “ethnic cleansing” of the Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda and countless other true atrocities, CdeBaca returned to her Twitter and Facebook sphere with a denunciation of the Daniels Fund and the Daniels Scholarship program…In her never-understated way, CdeBaca stirred the social media pot with a charge that the foundation was acting deplorably by including questions on the scholarship application to gauge a candidate’s understanding and appreciation of concepts such as patriotism and free enterprise. Oh, the horror.
Eric Sondermann, Colorado Politics, November 20, 2019
Commie Candi is so crazy that she even drives some Democrats to the right. Yeah, you read that correctly, Sonderman defended patriotism and free enterprise. We haven’t seen much of that (if any) from the left recently, especially in Colorado. So, let’s give credit where credit is due.
Sondermann also makes a case for what we call philosophy based scholarships. It’s also surprising that CdeBaca got one of these scholarships. Did she lie to the interviewers and on her application? From the op-ed:
Whether these values are my values — or, frankly, Candi CdeBaca’s values — is completely beside the point. It’s not my money; nor is it hers. The Daniels Fund is a private foundation created and funded exclusively with private monies. What part of that concept is so difficult to understand and respect?
Eric Sondermann, Colorado Politics, November 20, 2019
Eric’s condescending snark is after our own hearts at the Colorado Citizen Press.
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