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<v Speaker 1>This is Dan Caplis and welcome to today's online podcast

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<v Speaker 1>edition of The Dan Caplis Show. Please be sure to

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Word is John Caldera is turning over a new leaf.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead check on that. Hey, John, welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to the show. Uh, it's always been inside me, don't

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<v Speaker 1>you know?

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<v Speaker 3>I care. I care about your future. I care about

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<v Speaker 3>your kid's future. Dan, I'm doing this for you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why you're taking my tax money because you care about.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh no, no, no, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>No no, it's not the tax. Oh good, Oh that's

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<v Speaker 2>what you think. No, oh yeah, I care about your children.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to make sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Your children grow up in a world where they can breathe.

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<v Speaker 1>Hmmm. I always had you pegged as an environmentalist. Exactly

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful thing. So I didn't even know that Nissan made

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<v Speaker 1>a lyef. I'm and I do have to ask this, John,

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<v Speaker 1>what what man would drive a card leaf?

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<v Speaker 3>Is there something?

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<v Speaker 5>Is there?

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<v Speaker 1>Some other big announcement coming here?

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<v Speaker 3>So how to put it?

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<v Speaker 2>When the office found out as one woman in my

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<v Speaker 2>office said, oh you you just don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to get laid. And where do you work.

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<v Speaker 2>Independence institute that wonderful Yeah, where you can talk that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely No, no, not not at iHeart, but where I

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<v Speaker 2>work you can talk that way.

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<v Speaker 3>It's actually tell the story.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a fascinating It's got me wanting to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the car dealer now, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know it's it's it's ridiculous, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So the green industrial complex is the most crony form

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<v Speaker 2>of government we've heard about the the military industrial complex.

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<v Speaker 2>You understand how cronyism works, and land deals and all

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<v Speaker 2>the rest. When you think about it, that's nothing compared

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<v Speaker 2>to what is being given to Excel Energy, what's being

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<v Speaker 2>given to car companies, what's being built, what we're all

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<v Speaker 2>paying for in our taxes and in the products we buy.

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<v Speaker 2>Long story short, I added up all the all the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff that the wonderful taxpayers of Colorado are paying for

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<v Speaker 2>me to buy a new car, and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh man, this is this is basically free. So, long

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<v Speaker 2>story short, I decided to give it a test. I

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<v Speaker 2>got a thirty two thousand dollars electric vehicle for fifteen grands.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, So this is this is I and I

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<v Speaker 3>found out there are.

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<v Speaker 2>Other guys who've done better than I have because they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get this little thing or that little thing on it.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they live in a better zip code that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have sales tax as high as mine in Boulder County,

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<v Speaker 2>they I know, I got it for under fourteen grand.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a it's a I only buy. I always buy

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<v Speaker 2>used cars. I think cars are one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>wastes of money there are, unless there's some car company

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<v Speaker 2>that would like me to do endorsements, in which case

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<v Speaker 2>I would track that. Yeah, it's just they're they're they

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<v Speaker 2>don't make sense to buy new. So I only buy

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<v Speaker 2>really used old cars, and I drive them until they drop.

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<v Speaker 3>And the reason is because I know what women like.

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<v Speaker 3>And there's nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Sexier, you know than a than a guy driving a

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<v Speaker 2>old dots in two ten without any hair.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh uh, so I keep doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>When I looked at this, to get a good used

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<v Speaker 2>car for fifteen grand, is you know, I guess I could.

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<v Speaker 2>I would find something that'd be as much as I'd

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<v Speaker 2>ever pay, But I thought, why don't I just see

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<v Speaker 2>what this is this is all about? If you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to give away this much money, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>people realize how that money is given away. One the

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<v Speaker 2>FEDS gave me seventy five hundred dollars, but you dupes

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<v Speaker 2>in Colorado gave me another twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>Five hundred dollars on top of that. That doesn't explain.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever spoken those words before? Thank you, Jared.

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<v Speaker 2>Pols, Thank you Jared Polis. Remember, by the way, this

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<v Speaker 2>is the same Jared Polis. The same legislature who doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>have funding to put people in jail, doesn't have funding

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<v Speaker 2>to fix our roads, and next year are going to

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<v Speaker 2>cut our road funding.

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<v Speaker 3>By one hundred million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>But they've got enough money to pay white, upper middle

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<v Speaker 2>class guys who already have a car a second car.

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<v Speaker 2>If you look at the statistics, most all electric vehicles

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<v Speaker 2>are owned by some who already has a car, and

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<v Speaker 2>overwhelmingly they're middle class, white guys. They already have a car.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got a two car garage and I needed to

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<v Speaker 2>fill the space and it's just embarrassing. The one part

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<v Speaker 2>that is not as well known is the subsidy you

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<v Speaker 2>get for the tailpipe emissions, and it works like this.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is Elon Musk so very very wealthy, and oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Well it's Tesla. Tesla is great.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Tesla doesn't make that much money selling Tesla's. They

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<v Speaker 2>make gobs of money selling tailpipe emissions credits to.

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<v Speaker 3>The other car companies.

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<v Speaker 2>A car manufacturer has to have in whatever they build,

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<v Speaker 2>has to have x amount of tailpipe emissions per vehicle,

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<v Speaker 2>and they all go over it, all of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Except one because one company.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't make any cars with tailpipes, So they get to

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<v Speaker 2>sell their tax credits, their pollution credits to their competitors.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about how sick that hits. So they don't do

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<v Speaker 2>anything different and they just sell their product. But their

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<v Speaker 2>competitors have to pay them this money in order to

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<v Speaker 2>sell the cars you want. So there's an extra seven

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<v Speaker 2>grand in my silly little leaf that is paid for

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<v Speaker 2>by everybody else who buys real cars that take gas,

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<v Speaker 2>because they're paying seven thousand dollars more.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's the two obvious questions are when are you

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<v Speaker 1>writing the check to the treasury? And then does all

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<v Speaker 1>of you fit in the leaf?

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<v Speaker 2>I've lost a little weight and so it does you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've never driven an.

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<v Speaker 3>Electric car before, and how to put it?

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<v Speaker 2>You know that feeling when when you're not feeling well

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<v Speaker 2>and you might need to, you know, use the bathroom

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<v Speaker 2>real fast. It's the same feeling when you dri have

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<v Speaker 2>an electric car because you just don't know if you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna make it home in time.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh hey, well, yeah it is. It is kind of

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<v Speaker 3>an act feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, because I'm looking at the battery charge and

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of like a golf card. It's like, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if this is going to make it. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if this is going to make it. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>and but so far, so good, you know, and for

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<v Speaker 2>tooling round car at round town. Now I've got a

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<v Speaker 2>second a second, wow car, it's more like a Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's more like a.

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<v Speaker 1>Golf can you take it on the golf course?

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<v Speaker 3>But how do we try? You made a purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>I am up for that, my friend, I am up

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<v Speaker 1>for that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it really does tell you, you know. I I bought

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<v Speaker 2>this thing tongue in cheek, and I was like, fine,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're gonna I I take every tax deduction I

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<v Speaker 2>get on my income tax form.

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<v Speaker 3>I do what I can to plan. I'm like, wait

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<v Speaker 3>a minute, the the.

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<v Speaker 2>People we've put into office are going to give me

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen grand to buy a thirty two grand car?

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<v Speaker 3>What?

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<v Speaker 1>No, And I'm so glad you came out on this

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<v Speaker 1>because I didn't know all that was happening. I did

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<v Speaker 1>not know all that was happening, and now I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of intrigued. I've never driven an electric car.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's kind of you know, it's kind of cool.

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<v Speaker 3>It's different. It's like a fast golf cart.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it can go pretty fast quickly, but it just

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<v Speaker 2>can't go far.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me ask you this, my friend, and not to

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<v Speaker 1>be Danny Downer. I know that it's a Friday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know the kind of work I do, all

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<v Speaker 1>this catastrophic stuff. What about safety?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 1>What about because honestly, I was just talking to Amy

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<v Speaker 1>last night. We have such exciting conversations about how we're

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<v Speaker 1>seeing so many more of these like big high speed

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<v Speaker 1>rear end crashes, because you got all these people are

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<v Speaker 1>drugged up and crazed and they're driving one hundred miles

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<v Speaker 1>an hour. But is there going to be anything left

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<v Speaker 1>for what'll be the most widely attended funeral in Colorado history?

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<v Speaker 1>If God forbid, we lose you in a leaf crash.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, especially if I get hit by a light rail.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that would that would be the biggest celebration

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<v Speaker 2>in town. The Interestingly, there there are some safety factors

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<v Speaker 2>you don't you don't think about. Uh, since these things

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<v Speaker 2>haven't been around that long, you know, we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what the lithium batteries do. You don't know what the

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<v Speaker 2>what has to happen to recycle the lithium batteries. So surprisingly,

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<v Speaker 2>it has an eight year guarantee on the battery, but

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<v Speaker 2>after that it goes down pretty fast, which is why

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<v Speaker 2>the resale value isn't that great. I think they've got

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<v Speaker 2>the fires under control. So if my house burns down,

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<v Speaker 2>it's because there's a there's a big lithium battery in

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<v Speaker 2>my garage. What's odd is that that there's there's uh

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<v Speaker 2>the amper.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's the amperage.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a I'm not great on the olms versus

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<v Speaker 2>amperage versus waters thing. But it puts out something like

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred vaults or something out of it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's to the to the motor.

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<v Speaker 2>So they have these orange cables, and the orange cables

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<v Speaker 2>under the hood are are very clear, like don't cut

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<v Speaker 2>this because you'll die. So there's there's that safety. It's

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<v Speaker 2>less likely to flip over because there's such a heavy

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<v Speaker 2>car and the batteries are underneath, so that that works.

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<v Speaker 1>You got that going for you? I for one second

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<v Speaker 1>only because they're against our herd break. Can you come

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<v Speaker 1>back in the next segment because I also want to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you about your interview with Sheriff Weekly.

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<v Speaker 2>By by all means yeah, it's a Friday night, what like,

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<v Speaker 2>I got a date.

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<v Speaker 1>Not when you want to leave. Yeah, John's track, Barrel's

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<v Speaker 1>with us, and we're going to come back in and

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<v Speaker 1>talk about his really compelling interview with Sheriff Weekly about

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<v Speaker 1>gang infiltration in and around Denver and more. You're on

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<v Speaker 1>the Dankpla Show.

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<v Speaker 5>And now back to the dan Kapla Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the many benefits of Donald Trup's victory. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's finally a dance everybody can do. Even I

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<v Speaker 1>can do this dance.

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<v Speaker 3>You can do this dance little fists in the air.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah right, It's just like I just thought you were

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<v Speaker 3>doing this for celebration in my new car.

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<v Speaker 1>Well yeah, another jab Really one of John's most fun

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<v Speaker 1>columns anyway, Complete Colorado, John writing about getting his new

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<v Speaker 1>electric leaf, which you and I paid for, by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>You especially, I want to thank each and every one

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, my pleasure. And well, all, uh, what day

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<v Speaker 1>do we get it? Where's the sign up sheet? We

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<v Speaker 1>got a texter, says ask John about insurance on the leaf.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's going to be higher than your used car, right,

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<v Speaker 1>because your used car I think fifteen years old?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeahs who buys new cars? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>So where do you get these used cars that just

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, since I've been doing this ever since

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<v Speaker 2>But ever since the left's desire to screw over poor people,

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, I check out on Craigslist or now

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<v Speaker 2>And when you're going to task, Yeah, when cash for

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well, I just want to see the leaf foot color.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it green? I'm sure?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, it's in the shop right now. I'm having flames

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<v Speaker 2>do it. Amy's gonna dig it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I have no doubt just because she digs you.

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<v Speaker 1>But but you had quite the interview with Sheriff Darren

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<v Speaker 1>Weekly about gang infiltration and threats against our law enforcements.

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<v Speaker 1>So Phil folks in on that if you would.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, by the wa way, check it out on YouTube.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Devil's Advocate with John Caldero. Just go to thinkfreedom

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<v Speaker 2>Darren Weekly is the sheriff of Dunco and a really

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of his constituents, and I asked him about

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<v Speaker 2>the about the the immigrants who are coming in and

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<v Speaker 2>causing the trouble, particularly the Nicaraguan doing no I'm flanking

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I got leaf brain and it'll do it. And

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<v Speaker 3>he said something just shocked me.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I heard about this from law enforcement in

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<v Speaker 2>other states before I heard about it from anyone in Colorado,

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<v Speaker 2>that the Venezuelan gangs are targeting Denver in the Denver area,

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<v Speaker 2>and that they were targeting law enforcement, that they had

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<v Speaker 3>So he's on a Venezuelan.

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<v Speaker 1>Hit list, And why am I hearing about this from

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<v Speaker 1>out of state before he's hearing about it in state?

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<v Speaker 3>Right? They didn't really hear about it until.

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<v Speaker 2>The media got hold of that incredible film footage at

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<v Speaker 2>that complex where the Venezuelan gangs don't really live. I

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<v Speaker 2>keeping up, No, they're not really here. We're arresting them now,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're not really here. Uh, nothing to see here,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to see here. And I was thinking, Wow, so

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<v Speaker 2>the guys in blue have to get their safety information

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<v Speaker 1>Let's listen to this sheriff on that for a second, John.

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<v Speaker 6>Gang leadership had given them clearance to kill police officers

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<v Speaker 6>in the United States. How do you know that intelligence

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<v Speaker 6>gathered from various sources?

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<v Speaker 7>And did all police departments in the metro area know this?

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<v Speaker 6>I originally heard it from another agency outside the state

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<v Speaker 6>of Colorado, and then Colorado Intelligence put it out shortly thereafter.

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<v Speaker 3>But I initially heard it from another state. You heard

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<v Speaker 3>it from another state.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, that gang activity is hot in Denver, that they've

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<v Speaker 7>been okayed by their superiors to kill law enforcement, and

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<v Speaker 7>that complexes are being taken over by by gangs.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so John killers live with us and John, where

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<v Speaker 1>can people see that full interview?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, go to thinkfreedom dot org and there's a link

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<v Speaker 2>right there at the Independence Institute, Paige, And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can check out Devil's Advocate It with John

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<v Speaker 2>Kelder on YouTube or any of your podcast platforms.

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<v Speaker 3>So that actually makes makes for a great Listen.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't get to see my beautiful face, but Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>to Yeah, you know, you don't get to see the

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<v Speaker 1>You can live without that. In our last maybe forty

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<v Speaker 1>five seconds, John, why do you think law enforcement had

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<v Speaker 1>to be first hearing these things from out of state.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't prove anything, but immediately you and I probably

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<v Speaker 2>have the same thought, you know, the same culture of

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to bring our cops to the border of

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<v Speaker 2>Denver to stop Trump from deporting folks. Is that we're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to let any bad, potentially dangerous news seep

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<v Speaker 2>into Colorado if we don't have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, even if it risks the lives of our

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<v Speaker 3>And our citizens.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you know, I flash back to when the Hickenloper administration,

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<v Speaker 1>John Hickenloopers said on that information kept it from the

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<v Speaker 1>public about the vicious serial attacks that were going on

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<v Speaker 1>in Lodo. And yeah, yeah, just stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>But well there with Jenny's Griswold saying, you know, well,

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<v Speaker 3>we're not going to.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell people that I gave away all of ours because

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<v Speaker 1>Come my lord, how much worse can it get? I

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<v Speaker 1>think we'll find out. But John, hey, thanks for the

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<v Speaker 1>time man in great columns. Can you post a picture

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<v Speaker 1>that of me driving my leaf belief? Maybe after the

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<v Speaker 1>flames get painted on, I'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Be sure to get it to you. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>make your calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you, thank you, have a great weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Take care, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's our friend, John Caldera. When we come back. Douglas

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<v Speaker 1>County Commissioner Laura Thomas until recently she just resigned, reading

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<v Speaker 1>a piece from Colorado Politics citing harassment from fellow officials.

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<v Speaker 1>Laura will join us after the break on that Dan

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<v Speaker 1>Capla show.

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<v Speaker 5>You're listening to The Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Suspected CEO killer could be a disgruntled employee or client,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's interesting that they're starting to narrow it that Way.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll keep you up to speed on that during the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the case. Seems to be stuff breaking on

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<v Speaker 1>that all the time. Thanks to John Caldera who joined

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<v Speaker 1>us a second to go and a really compelling segment

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<v Speaker 1>as well with John Casteele at four thirty six on

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<v Speaker 1>the show today. Beautiful thing happening in Douglas County today

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<v Speaker 1>with Kendra Castillo Way now being a new major thoroughfare

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<v Speaker 1>of the old Lucent Boulevard. Let's go to the VIP line.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Laura Thomas back to the show. There has been

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<v Speaker 1>kind to be with us many times over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>and Laura, I was wow when I saw the headline

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<v Speaker 1>today that you've resigned from your role as a county

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<v Speaker 1>commissioner in Douglas County. Just had to get you on

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<v Speaker 1>and find out what's going on. So thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>joining us.

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<v Speaker 8>And thank you for the opportunity. I've known you for

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<v Speaker 8>a long time. Yeah, and I eve called you three

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<v Speaker 8>years ago when my fellow commissioners George Chiel and Abe

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<v Speaker 8>Blayden were attacking me with false narratives about me, to

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<v Speaker 8>see if you had any advice or legal opportunities to

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<v Speaker 8>help stop this. If you remember that, So you have

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<v Speaker 8>been on this four year journey that I have been on,

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<v Speaker 8>with the hate, the accusations, the censorship. And what happened

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<v Speaker 8>is on Wednesday, two days ago, George Teele and Abe

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<v Speaker 8>Laden directed staff to have staff in my office in

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<v Speaker 8>the County building Monday morning to clear out my office

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<v Speaker 8>so that Kevin van Winkle, who won my seat in

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<v Speaker 1>Now, you're term limited, is that right, Laura?

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<v Speaker 8>That's right, jan I am term limited and I am

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<v Speaker 8>in I was supposed to be in office until January fourteenth,

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<v Speaker 8>so I still have had six weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what was going on with that? I mean, aren't

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<v Speaker 1>you entitled to keep your office till the end of

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<v Speaker 8>And now, Dan, I have never heard of anybody being

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<v Speaker 8>kicked out of their office. And I've been texting commissioners

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<v Speaker 8>across the state that I have worked with for at

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<v Speaker 8>least eight years, and they are all shocked at what

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<v Speaker 8>George and Abe demanded staff to do. They have never

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<v Speaker 8>heard of anything like this ever before.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Wow, So you resigned today? Boy, it seems like

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<v Speaker 1>you've been on that board for so long now, So where,

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<v Speaker 1>if anywhere, does it go from here?

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<v Speaker 8>With this issue, well, with this issue. I think this

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<v Speaker 8>part goes nowhere. But I did file a lawsuit against

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<v Speaker 8>George and Abe back in August of twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 8>and we are continuing through the Douglas County courts system

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<v Speaker 8>on that lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the gist of that.

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<v Speaker 8>George and Abe made false and baseless accusations and tried

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<v Speaker 8>I hired a criminal defense attorney because I was facing

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<v Speaker 8>possible felony charges although I never did anything wrong. A

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<v Speaker 8>Rapaoa County Sheriff's office cleared me of all wrongdoing. George

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<v Speaker 8>and Abe are refusing to pay my legal bills, although

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<v Speaker 1>Well, silver Lining, it has to be a relief now

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<v Speaker 3>All of that.

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<v Speaker 8>I would think you are absolutely right, Van, I have

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<v Speaker 8>I'm sad that I left, that I was forced to

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<v Speaker 8>sit in my office Monday morning. Well, employees were ordered

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<v Speaker 1>Oh sure, very hard on them. Yeah, wow, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't heard of anything like this before. But had they

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<v Speaker 1>ever made any effort to say, hey, can we just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, come up with some kind of plan to

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<v Speaker 1>get the new guy you know, coming in so he

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<v Speaker 1>can hit the ground running and then let you leave

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<v Speaker 1>on a pace that works for you. Had they ever

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<v Speaker 1>proposed anything like that?

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<v Speaker 8>You know, Dan, I offered to move out of my

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<v Speaker 8>office on January sixth, and that would have given them

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<v Speaker 8>whole week could clean my office.

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<v Speaker 1>Here ready, And they wouldn't go for that.

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<v Speaker 8>George and Abe refused to allow that to happen and said, no,

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<v Speaker 8>staff was going to have to move me out of

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<v Speaker 8>my office. I could not stay in it.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, there was their office available that Kevin could have

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<v Speaker 8>moved into very easily. And I need to say that

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<v Speaker 8>Kevin was on the phone call, on the office call

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<v Speaker 8>when we were discussing this matter, and at no time

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<v Speaker 8>did Kevin van Winkle say, you know, wait, I'm happy

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<v Speaker 8>to move into that extra office and let Commissioner Thomas

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<v Speaker 8>fulfill her term with dignity. Kevin never said that either.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, boy, I'm sorry it came to all that, Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>But but what's next for you? What's next for you

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<v Speaker 1>in life? Any politics?

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<v Speaker 8>I don't know about politics. What I know first of

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<v Speaker 8>all is that I have been beat up for four

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<v Speaker 8>years by George and Abe, and my soul needs to

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<v Speaker 8>russ and I will know when I am healed and

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<v Speaker 8>I am ready to get back into whatever God sends

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<v Speaker 8>my way. It's really God. I listen to God. He

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<v Speaker 8>is going to help me know what.

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<v Speaker 3>I do next.

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<v Speaker 1>It is always the right thing to do. But well,

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<v Speaker 1>I sure wish you the best.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, Dan, you've been a personal friend for years.

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<v Speaker 8>You're an excellent attorney. Thank you for this quick phone

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<v Speaker 8>call and know that I still care deeply about my constituous.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, thank you, Laura, appreciate the time.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you, Dan, God bless you guys, you too.

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<v Speaker 1>You take care And yeah, well said that it came

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<v Speaker 1>to that, But it sounds like Laura has some peace

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<v Speaker 1>and do Yeah. I've known Laura forever. You've definitely been friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and our office not in connection with any of this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stuff. But our office has provided some legal

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<v Speaker 1>representation as well. So I've just always known her as

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<v Speaker 1>a real neat lady and did a lot of good work.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm just sorry that this chapter ended this way.

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<v Speaker 9>But.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure she will have a much more pleasant next

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks out of that pressure cooker. Eight five to

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<v Speaker 1>five for zero five two five five the number. Wow, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>let me get to these jam lines. There's so much

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<v Speaker 1>going on today. Why don't we go down to a

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful Colorado springs, Colorado. Talk to Warren, you're on the

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Kapla show.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just gonna ask you a couple of questions. What

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<v Speaker 4>do you think Trump's going to do for what kind

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<v Speaker 4>of a What do you think his offer is going

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<v Speaker 4>to be in this or there in Ukraine that he

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<v Speaker 4>says he thinks he can do it in twenty four hours?

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<v Speaker 4>What do you think he's have the idea what he

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<v Speaker 4>might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, my guess is that Russia is going to get

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<v Speaker 1>to keep some territory and that Ukraine is going to

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<v Speaker 1>get security guarantees short of natal membership.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, well that's what I've been seeing in the news too,

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<v Speaker 4>and the other question I had for you if you

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<v Speaker 4>ever do you know a professor named John Mursheimer doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>ring a bell?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he the guy who gave me the ad? I

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<v Speaker 1>think they fired a man to that. No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think so. My friend poor.

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<v Speaker 4>Attempted you may You got a six minute video on

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<v Speaker 4>YouTube the professor. He's in the Air Force for ten years,

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<v Speaker 4>way back. But he's really smart and articulate, highly intelligent

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<v Speaker 4>and well respected throughout his deals international politics. He's got

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<v Speaker 4>a six minute video called the most Important Video on

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<v Speaker 4>your Craine. I highly recommend you to watch it. It

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<v Speaker 4>only takes six minutes of your time.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, well, Warrenot, I'm guessing he agrees with you on Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 1>But but I appreciate the call and hope you have

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<v Speaker 1>a great weekend. We've got this hard break here everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else on the line. I promise I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 1>to you right out of this break. To our great

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<v Speaker 1>Texters as well. Another wild day with you know in

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<v Speaker 1>the Daniel Penny trial, what a disgrace he was even charged.

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<v Speaker 1>In the latest on the CEO murdered. Lots more new

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<v Speaker 1>information today you're on the Dankapla.

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<v Speaker 5>Show and now back to the Dan Taplas Show podcast, John.

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<v Speaker 10>Petterman ultimately working with folks like Elon Musk and for

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<v Speaker 10>Baked Ramaswami who will be it?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah again, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Admire mister Musk.

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<v Speaker 10>He's been involved in very important parts of American society, AI,

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<v Speaker 10>SpaceX and other kinds of things. Yes, he's on the

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<v Speaker 10>on a different team, but that doesn't make me an enemy.

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<v Speaker 10>I don't be automatically going to become a critic. It's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 10>he has made you know, he's made our economy and

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<v Speaker 10>our nation better, and our politics are different, and I

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<v Speaker 10>don't agree with some of the things that he might say,

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<v Speaker 10>but that doesn't make him, like I said, an enemy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think America wants to hear more of that eight

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<v Speaker 1>five five for zero five eight two five five. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>I disagree with Fetterman and a lot of big issues,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think he's taken the right approach there. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way, quick, let's call it a trivia question, though

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<v Speaker 1>not so trivial. How much do you think Elon Musk

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<v Speaker 1>spent to support the Trump election? Because there's just been

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<v Speaker 1>some new filings today, how much? What would your number be?

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<v Speaker 3>One hundred million?

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly I would say two hundred million. Yeah, according to

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<v Speaker 1>the recent filings, and he probably spent more, but a

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<v Speaker 1>minimum of two hundred and forty million, Thank god for him,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank god he spent that money. And my guess

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<v Speaker 1>is that he spent it very wisely.

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<v Speaker 11>So I think I might have asked you a version

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<v Speaker 11>of this question before, But do you think Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 11>wins the election without either Elon Musk's full throated support

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<v Speaker 11>and dollars behind it, or RFK Junior joining forces with

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<v Speaker 11>him without either of those two things happening.

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<v Speaker 1>My first thought is he doesn't win without both happening,

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<v Speaker 1>without the combo pack, right? Could he have won without

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<v Speaker 1>one or the other?

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<v Speaker 11>Maybe?

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<v Speaker 1>And what a great question you asked. Let me take

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<v Speaker 1>it a step further, okay, because I think both were

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<v Speaker 1>vitally important. But I think in the end, because of

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's strength and prior accomplishments, heroic response to the assassination

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<v Speaker 1>attempt in Butler, and the weakness of Kamala Harris, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he still wins even without that.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, because you said it from the outset when that happened,

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<v Speaker 11>as unfortunate and horrible as it was in Pennsylvania, that

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<v Speaker 11>I agreed with you. I couldn't see any circumstance where

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<v Speaker 11>Trump loses Pennsylvania after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, because so many people then that, yeah, that guy's special.

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<v Speaker 1>I want that guy in the wall, even those who

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<v Speaker 1>don't like him. I want that guy in the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>But Dave, let me mention a headline that's popping up

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<v Speaker 1>here in CNN that's going to confuse a lot of people. Ryan,

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<v Speaker 1>it's his headline that talks about sources say the killer

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<v Speaker 1>may have used a veterinary gun in the killing, and

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<v Speaker 1>I hope CNNA is explaining that in more detail. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>these these veterinary pistols are are very common tools of assassins.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, they're used by vets to you mainly put

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<v Speaker 1>animals down in certain situations. That's why they're called that.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're also used by and have been for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, used by professional killers because of the fact

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<v Speaker 1>if you pictured it wouldn't look like your standard pistol.

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<v Speaker 1>It would look like the barrel is much more of

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<v Speaker 1>a pure cylinder, and it's it's telescoped a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and it it because it has that suppression device on

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<v Speaker 1>the front. So when you hear veterinary gun, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think some people may be thinking, Wow, did he modify

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<v Speaker 1>something that's used to shoot a darter or this or that. No,

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is a full man sized pistol. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just referred to that way because vets tend to use

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<v Speaker 1>it in part because of the suppression of the sound. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, let me squeeze in another collar here, Rick,

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<v Speaker 1>you're on the Dan Kaplis Show.

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<v Speaker 9>Welcome, damn chuse I'm going to remind you and your

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<v Speaker 9>crew and everybody out there to put up their flies,

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<v Speaker 9>if not tonight, for tomorrow. It is December seventh. Uh,

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<v Speaker 9>poor harbor. Dan yeah r said the famous speech days

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<v Speaker 9>they will live in infamy. It is what kip I mean,

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<v Speaker 9>there was the kipping point of getting a lot of

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<v Speaker 9>our fathers and a lot of people's grandfathers into the

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<v Speaker 9>war and having to deal with that nonsense. I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 9>you know that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, thank you, man, Hey really appreciate that. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you for that call. Heading into the weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be in a jury trial next week,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we're going to have this star studded crew

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<v Speaker 1>hosting the show, and you're gonna have George Brockler and

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<v Speaker 1>Heidi Gannall and Christy Burton Brown and Deborah Flora and

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<v Speaker 1>combinations of those folks and others and all the great

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<v Speaker 1>guests they bring on. So do I just give my

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<v Speaker 1>key card to you on the way out, because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure it's not going to work when I get back

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<v Speaker 1>from trial.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, I know Monday is going to be a real

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<v Speaker 11>hoot because we haven't been able to have George on

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<v Speaker 11>because he's been running for offices.

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<v Speaker 3>And now that's over, right.

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<v Speaker 11>And I can only assure listeners that you will be

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<v Speaker 11>in store for a lot of humor and comedy and

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<v Speaker 11>high jinks and tom foolery and maybe even shenanigans with

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<v Speaker 11>George and myself and Kelly.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And these are all such talented, smart people, oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And it just goes to the point there is so

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<v Speaker 1>much great talent in the GOP. Yeah, And so what's

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<v Speaker 1>it going to take for it to break through statewide?

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<v Speaker 1>But there isn't It's going to be a fun week

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. And you know, honestly, it's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things I'm proudest of over the decades on air

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<v Speaker 1>is you know a lot of people, you know, with subs,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to get somebody nobody would ever want to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to right, get them back here, get them back

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<v Speaker 1>into Where's Dan? I've always gone out and got stars

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<v Speaker 1>to fill in for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Got yeah, you got a good rot? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I I owe it to the people are kind

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<v Speaker 1>enough to listen to this show. Get great talent in

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<v Speaker 1>here it yeah yeah. And so no, that's that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a real fun week. And uh and then

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<v Speaker 1>depending on when the trial ends, I'll either be back

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<v Speaker 1>in on Friday or the following Monday. And now we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get Pete Boyles in. And you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>this new movie out on the horrific murder of Allen

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<v Speaker 1>Berg and Pete and Allen were very close and and

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<v Speaker 1>so get Pete in and talk about the movie and

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<v Speaker 1>talk about related issues obviously that you know, we're living

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<v Speaker 1>through a moment now when we have a CEO murdered

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<v Speaker 1>in New York and we've been keeping you up on

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<v Speaker 1>the latest there and still not at all clear what

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<v Speaker 1>the motive is there is is it a misdirection play?

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<v Speaker 1>You know the language on the shel you know that

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<v Speaker 1>that implies that the killing was carried out in connection

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<v Speaker 1>with protests over claims handling et cetera. That might have

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<v Speaker 1>been the motive, or it might be misdirection. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>to believe authorities have identified the killer at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>are they following the individual hoping to find out whether

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<v Speaker 1>whether that killer was working with others. Anyway, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>we'll learn much more each day. Hope you have a

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<v Speaker 1>safe and wonderful weekend. And yeah, we have the Firm

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas party tomorrow night, so I'm going to craft it

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<v Speaker 1>highlight any year. Looking forward to that, Ryan, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for all the great work. Kelly, have a wonderful weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>and hope you're back Monday on The Dan Caplo Show