The more interesting part of the dustup between Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams and state Rep. Leslie Herod is not what you see, conservative versus liberal, reckless use of a label and two public officials in a war of words and meanings. Itâs what you donât see.
Thereâs a lot of history and context to unpack.
The same evening law enforcement was sorting out a horrific mass shooting, including a slain officer, in the next county over, Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams was facing a testy audience at a meeting of Keep Colorado Free & Open, a group miffed at public health orders around COVID-19. Erik Maulbetsch from the right-watching Colorado Times Recorder broke the story about what happened next.