{"id":20,"date":"2008-10-10T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/textmessages\/2008\/10\/if-its-happening-in-colorado-s.html"},"modified":"2008-10-10T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T15:43:45","slug":"if-its-happening-in-colorado-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/textmessages\/2008\/10\/if-its-happening-in-colorado-s.html","title":{"rendered":"If it’s happening in Colorado Springs…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brandon Fibbs<\/a>, a longtime Colorado Springs resident, political junkie, movie reviewer for Christianity Today, and current DC resident, reads Timothy Egan’s recent blog post on cultural and political shifts in Colorado Springs and adds some observations of his own:<\/p>\n

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I recently spoke with a friend who is a longtime member of the Colorado Springs press. He expressed his amazement at the palpable feeling in the air. Despite John McCain and Sarah Palin’s recent trip to the Springs which drew perhaps the largest crowd yet for the Republican ticket, my friend said that he sees very little Republican paraphernalia across town. Usually the city is festooned with it like Christmas decorations. What he does see, however, is Obama paraphernalia every time he turns around.<\/span><\/p>\n

If this is happening there, it is happening everywhere.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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Read the whole thing.
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