Colorado is an amazing place.
The article quotes a journalist:
>> “This town is so easily scammed,” says John Hazlehurst, himself a former councilmember and now a columnist with the Colorado Springs Business Journal. “Why? Because we’re hicks. It’s really that simple.”
No, I don't think that's fair. The people are nice, that's all.
Being uneducated or otherwise deficient is how you become vulnerable. That council members choice of words was a self portrayal and a critical one at that.
Honest and hard self-critique is incredibly valuable and likely earned that person a few votes.
A statement that will offend voters in CA may not offend voters in CO. Getting in a public debate about the politically correct way to address any given group is typically frowned upon by voters not within a 2hr drive of the ocean (or gulf).
Edit: Politicians in CA should probably say this.