"Thank you for being on the field." CO AG Weiser
By Jorie Kramer
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser spoke recently in Fort Collins at the invitation of
Indivisible NOCO. Weiser spoke to the standing room only crowd at the Lyric Cinema
Café. Under the watchful eyes of the surrealistic art decorating the auditorium, the
mostly white, mostly female crowd, that included several League of Women Voters -
Larimer County members responded with applause throughout the Q&A and rewarded
Weiser with a standing ovation at the end.
Weiser declined to take questions about his current political campaign. Instead, he
fielded questions on wide ranging topics, including crime in Larimer County. Weiser said
he regards Larimer County as one of the safest counties in the state, and congratulated
law enforcement on their thoughtful and strategic approach to dealing with crime.
Weiser also answered questions on immigration, protection of individual rights, and
even timber sales.
Kathy Lindberg, part of the Indivisible NOCO leadership team, posed the questions to
Weiser. Afterwards, Lindberg told me that Weiser was invited because Indivisible NOCO
wanted to know what he’s doing to fight for Coloradans and to protect their rights.
I found the AG to be articulate and witty. He truly “read the room” when it came to
crafting his answers, which he apparently did on the fly. Most of Weiser’s answers
aligned with many of our League’s positions.
It was his remarks at the end of the hour of questions and answers that truly struck a
note with me, especially as an LWV member. Here are a few of them:
- “Show courage in this moment and resist fear.”
- “When you have a chance to make your voices heard, make your voices heard.”
- “This is a journey. We have to stay in the work…You staying in the work is how we will
get through this critical time.”
- And this: “I’m worried about the American people being tired, complacent, and
despairing. My real worry is that people get worn down. And rather than leaning in with
courage, and with belief about our future, people just say, ‘I can’t handle all this political
stuff. I’m going to tune it all out and I’m going to disengage.’ When good people
disengage is when bad things happen. The way we make sure we defend our
democratic principles is when we all show up with courage, belief, and commitment to
fight for the principles of this nation. To make sure we do that with every tool we have.
Which means our rights are on the ballot in 2026. And it’s critical that our constitution,
our democratic republic, and all of us are successful. That’s why democracy is not a
spectator sport. It’s a team sport. Thank you for being on the field.”
To listen to Weiser’s remarks, tune into the Larimer County Snapshot News audio
recording at https://reflect-fcpublicmedia.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=1