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<v Speaker 1>This is Dan capless 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>Happy Friday, Colorado.

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<v Speaker 3>It's Heidi Ganal filling in for the great Dan Caplis

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<v Speaker 3>and joining Ryan. Ryan, We've got so much to banter

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<v Speaker 3>about your legions of topic. I've started making a listen.

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<v Speaker 3>I ran out of room on my three pages of paper.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but I wanted to start with inauguration

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<v Speaker 3>because we were both there. We kept texting and trying

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<v Speaker 3>to connect, but it was crazy town. What was your

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<v Speaker 3>favorite moment while you were there?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh? Wow, great question.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it was the anticipation of waiting in line.

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<v Speaker 5>I was pot committed to that endeavor when they changed

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<v Speaker 5>everything up, Hidi, you and I both made travel plans

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<v Speaker 5>and advance lodging plans in advance to attend this thing,

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<v Speaker 5>thinking it would be on the mall at the Capitol,

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<v Speaker 5>between there and the Washington Monument, plenty of rooms from

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<v Speaker 5>up to one hundred thousand people.

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<v Speaker 4>And then they changed the game.

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<v Speaker 5>They moved it to just dignitaries, VIPs, member of Congress,

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<v Speaker 5>members of Congress in the rotunda.

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<v Speaker 4>I wasn't getting in there. I'm not one of those

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<v Speaker 4>me either, and.

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<v Speaker 5>I just figured I didn't have time really to apply

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<v Speaker 5>for a media credential, and I thought, you know what,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to just go as the average Trump supporter,

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<v Speaker 5>stand in line, meet some people.

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<v Speaker 4>And that experience, in of itself, Heidi, was fascinating to me.

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<v Speaker 5>Four hours worth of fascinating in twenty degree weather, although

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<v Speaker 5>it was colder here, I know that, but just you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the feeling of unity and excitement and enthusiasm and optimism

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<v Speaker 5>for the future. It just permeated throughout Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 5>It was a takeover by those who support Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 5>make America great again, people who love America, love this country.

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<v Speaker 5>And I experienced all of that as I entered Capital

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<v Speaker 5>One Arena, and I knew that by doing that, Heidi,

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<v Speaker 5>I was committed for the whole day inside that building.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's where I stayed from about nine to twenty

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<v Speaker 5>am Eastern tome to seven pm when Trump left and

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<v Speaker 5>I walked out.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that is a long day.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the food good or no?

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<v Speaker 4>It was awful.

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<v Speaker 5>It was stadium food, but think like you know, the

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<v Speaker 5>State Fair, but only some items are available. And then

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<v Speaker 5>they ran out and I was left with like just

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<v Speaker 5>chicken tenders and fries, which was the least bad option

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<v Speaker 5>of what I had available to me.

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<v Speaker 4>They weren't selling alcohol, probably a good thing, but yeah

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<v Speaker 4>it was.

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<v Speaker 5>It was a little treacherous, especially going in, but once

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<v Speaker 5>you got in you had a little restless go use

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<v Speaker 5>to the restroom, you get some bad.

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<v Speaker 4>Concessions, you know.

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<v Speaker 5>But had a great time watching all the speakers come in,

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<v Speaker 5>including President Trump Elon Musk. Of course all the controversy

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<v Speaker 5>went with that, and I got to say, just one thing,

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<v Speaker 5>being there live watching in a real time, I didn't

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<v Speaker 5>notice anything resembling a Nazi salute.

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<v Speaker 4>It was reduced.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's such ridiculous banter about that. Give me a break.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they were scraping at the bottom of the

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<v Speaker 3>barrel to find things to complain about. Ye And what

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<v Speaker 3>I love about this week is it's been shock and awe,

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<v Speaker 3>Like they are throwing so much at the Democrats and

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<v Speaker 3>the liberal media.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even know what to do with it. Their

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<v Speaker 2>heads are spinning.

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<v Speaker 3>Even our beloved Kyle Clark Eric Colorado doesn't know what the.

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<v Speaker 2>Heck to do, He doesn't know how to respond. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>And as I sat preparing for the show, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 3>what are some of my favorite things he's done this week?

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm thinking, it's only been four days, It's.

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<v Speaker 3>Literally been four days. And how many eos have they passed?

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<v Speaker 3>Executive orders? An incredible number. So this is the first

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<v Speaker 3>Friday after inauguration, so I'm gonna call TGIF. Thank god

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<v Speaker 3>it's the friday after the inauguration we don't ever have

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<v Speaker 3>to hear about Joe Biden or Kamala Harris again. Although

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<v Speaker 3>I did see the pictures of her grocery shopping with

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<v Speaker 3>her husband, do you think she actually realized how expensive

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<v Speaker 3>everything was finally as she's standing there in the.

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<v Speaker 2>Grocery store aisles.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's what at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 3>I honestly think that's what beat them was the terrible

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<v Speaker 3>economy and seeing what's happening to people's pocketbooks. I just

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<v Speaker 3>saw stat on X that said twenty twenty four US

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<v Speaker 3>existing home sales are the lowest since nineteen ninety five.

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<v Speaker 2>That's bad, and.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a symptom of this terrible economy that we're inheriting.

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<v Speaker 3>And I truly believe Trump will turn things around. I

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<v Speaker 3>loved when they asked him about interest rates. You know

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<v Speaker 3>what's gonna happen in this raies I'm gonna fix it

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<v Speaker 3>or what do you think they're going to say about Well,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't really care, Like he literally doesn't care anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that part of it too.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And like you said, they've kind of used the

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<v Speaker 5>rules for radicals by saw Lensky against the Democrats themselves.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's the term that Steve Bannon uses, which is

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<v Speaker 5>fled the zone. He fled the zone. Their heads are spinning.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't know what to respond to. They latch onto

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<v Speaker 5>the Elon Musk Nazi salute story idiotically, I might add.

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<v Speaker 5>All the while Donald Trump is signing executive order one

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<v Speaker 5>after the other getting things lined up the border have

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<v Speaker 5>already deported what over five hundred illegal criminal aliens from

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<v Speaker 5>the United States. I mean, it's dazzling. It is dazzling

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<v Speaker 5>this week. It's not even been a week, Heidi, it's

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<v Speaker 5>just been five days as of today, and you look

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<v Speaker 5>at everything that President Trump has already gotten done.

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<v Speaker 4>It just makes me hungry for more.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree. I agree we're getting spoiled very quickly. I

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<v Speaker 3>guess there's only so much he can do through executive order.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we've at least got a couple months left

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<v Speaker 3>of lovely fun days of watching headlines, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's some very very important things happening with

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<v Speaker 3>the dynamics around the world and in this country.

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<v Speaker 2>He's getting off the plane right now.

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<v Speaker 5>How about this Gavin Newsom meeting him on the tarmac. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>air Force one. I think that's a very interesting optic

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<v Speaker 5>and visual there.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it. I'm watching it on Fox and CNN

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<v Speaker 3>and the different headlines. I can't wait for Trump to

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<v Speaker 3>like roll off the tongue some zappor at him, and

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<v Speaker 3>Gavin's not going to know what to do with himself.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think even Trump, despite his instincts, might hold

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<v Speaker 5>back a little bit with Gavin on the tiremac with him,

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<v Speaker 5>at least.

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<v Speaker 4>For the moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe maybe Milania looks amazing today as.

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<v Speaker 4>Look at that thought.

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<v Speaker 5>She's just wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap and a tan jacket.

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<v Speaker 4>She looks amazing, Like you.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, that's what somebody said.

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<v Speaker 3>She made black stretch pants, army boots and black hats

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<v Speaker 3>and sunglasses. Faint like that's popular again. I should have

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<v Speaker 3>showed up in that outfit today.

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<v Speaker 4>You should have. I mean I kind of didn't you.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have time to go shopping, but I will.

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<v Speaker 2>I will. That's my kind of outfit, anything comfortable.

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<v Speaker 3>After spending all those nights in ball gowns this week

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<v Speaker 2>Heels, I was like, this is so not me. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>my goodness. I love I mean, I love dressing up.

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<v Speaker 5>But well, take us through your experience then, Heidi, what

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<v Speaker 5>were you able to gain access to? I know I

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<v Speaker 5>struck out, but that's fine, that's okay. I did my

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<v Speaker 5>own thing. But where did you end up going? I

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<v Speaker 5>had a hit and miss experience.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I tried to attend as much as I could.

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<v Speaker 3>I got to go to the America First Institute balls.

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<v Speaker 2>When was that night? That was incredible?

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<v Speaker 3>It was at the Waldorf as STORYA was beautiful, very

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<v Speaker 3>well done. All the cabinet, like most of the cabinet

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<v Speaker 3>members were there. Speaker Johnson was there. Got to talk

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<v Speaker 3>to Governor Sarah Sanders, who have gotten to know she's

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<v Speaker 3>a dog. He she is one of the sweetest people.

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<v Speaker 3>And that was a blast. And then you go to

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<v Speaker 3>the Turning Point Ball the next night, which was crazy,

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<v Speaker 3>like thousands of people bands, Kid Rock played. Of course

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<v Speaker 3>the Village people were there. It was awesome in a

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<v Speaker 4>I done.

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<v Speaker 2>I me at the age. I don't know that that's

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<v Speaker 2>a great idea.

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<v Speaker 5>at that age.

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<v Speaker 3>That pushed me to actually stay nice and cozy and

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<v Speaker 3>comfy in the hotel to watch the inauguration on the TV.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I tried to go to the Liberty Ball.

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<v Speaker 3>I had this golden ticket. I got one ticket, so

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<v Speaker 3>my husband and daughter and her boyfriend couldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Couldn't go with me.

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<v Speaker 3>I get all dressed up in my ball down, I

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<v Speaker 2>They say to show up at five o'clock.

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<v Speaker 3>Stood in line for two and a half hours in

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<v Speaker 3>the freezing cold, Oh my goodness, and finally I bailed

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<v Speaker 3>at eight o'clock. I was like, I can't do it anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't feel my feet, my fingers. They kept shifting

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<v Speaker 3>the line around. That was a big disappointment. The entrance

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<v Speaker 3>and the whole getting in the liberty ball thing, right.

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<v Speaker 3>But I was so spoiled I got to go the

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<v Speaker 3>other two. So I went and had a nice steak

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<v Speaker 3>dinner and watched it on TV.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice and then I.

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<v Speaker 3>Got to be on UK TV as a commentator Channel

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<v Speaker 3>four UK, which is like the BBC. They had me

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<v Speaker 3>come into their studio on was that Tuesday and or no?

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<v Speaker 3>Monday afternoon, I guess, right after inauguration and they put

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<v Speaker 3>me on with this very very liberal commentator.

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<v Speaker 2>It was hilarious. You'll have to watch the clip.

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<v Speaker 3>It's on Twitter and some of my social media. They're like,

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<v Speaker 3>what do you think about all the poor children across

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<v Speaker 3>the country that are now under.

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<v Speaker 3>They're terrified, and I'm like, oh, come on, you guys.

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<v Speaker 3>And then you know, the list went on and on,

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<v Speaker 3>all the favorite liberal talking points.

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<v Speaker 5>I always loved the cartoonish way that so many Brits

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<v Speaker 5>view us through this lens. And even Pierce Morgan, who's

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<v Speaker 5>gotten a lot better, I will say you still, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>very vehemently disagree with him on the gun issue and

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<v Speaker 5>Second Amendment rights.

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<v Speaker 4>However, they just they don't get it.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't understand really our culture, I don't think and

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<v Speaker 5>really what's going on here and how much by and large, Heidie,

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<v Speaker 5>I would say a majority, not everybody, but even people

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<v Speaker 5>that don't are not predisposed to like Donald Trump, might

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<v Speaker 3>about Colorado and how Colorado feels.

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<v Speaker 2>About that, and specifically.

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<v Speaker 3>About a certain meltdown that our secretary of State had

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday and how that plays into this whole conversation about

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<v Speaker 6>It is extraordinary that the outgating president had to partner

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<v Speaker 6>all those members of his own family and other people

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, that does tell you something about what they're

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<v Speaker 6>afraid of Donald Trump will do to them.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, to us, it tells us that somebody is guilty.

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<v Speaker 3>So when you when you have to partner someone, that

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<v Speaker 3>means that.

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<v Speaker 7>The administration with Roger Stone, Paul Manifort and everyone, I

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<v Speaker 7>mean every every administration has their pardons.

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<v Speaker 4>And every party.

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<v Speaker 7>Criticizes that as oh well that's an administration and Gila

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<v Speaker 7>and it is his.

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<v Speaker 3>Own family going out of office last time, and boy

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<v Speaker 3>were they under attack at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm really hopeful.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the speech was filled with lots of inspiring

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<v Speaker 3>information about how we're going to turn things around. Those

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<v Speaker 3>of us that are parents are really worried about our

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<v Speaker 3>have a secure and safe future and a prosperous one.

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<v Speaker 3>One of my favorite moments of the event was when

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<v Speaker 3>h Usha and Jady's little daughter had the band aids

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<v Speaker 2>And was messed.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, you know, this is just a really

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<v Speaker 6>And that didn't look rather touching. But if you're the

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<v Speaker 6>parent of a transgender child, and he has said very

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<v Speaker 6>clearly from now in America will not to recognize anything

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<v Speaker 6>more than two agendas, I mean you're going to be

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<v Speaker 4>This is a real blow to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they have to be worried. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>I think fairness means fairness for everyone. Gosh right, it

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<v Speaker 3>just goes on and on and on. It was like

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<v Speaker 3>I was just trying to get in there to throw

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<v Speaker 3>a few punches here and there.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was fun.

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<v Speaker 8>I like the.

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<v Speaker 4>Woman with you standing next to you there.

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<v Speaker 2>Her name's Lauren. She's like a Democrat lobbyist that they have.

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<v Speaker 3>On every once in a while, and I'm their token

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<v Speaker 3>Conservative that they can't figure out.

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<v Speaker 2>They try and bring me on to dissect.

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<v Speaker 3>Me, and like, who is this crazy American girl who's conservative?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand her.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it.

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<v Speaker 5>And on every level, everybody that works in this field

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<v Speaker 5>like we do, has had that moment where you're the

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<v Speaker 5>token conservative. You know, you're the fascination, You're kind of

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<v Speaker 5>you know, this strange alien object to them, and they

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<v Speaker 5>want to They're curious, they want to find out more.

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<v Speaker 4>If they're at least curious.

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<v Speaker 3>At all, they are, they keep inviting me back.

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<v Speaker 4>That's good, that's good.

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<v Speaker 3>I was on election night. Guess who I was on

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<v Speaker 3>the panel with on election night?

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<v Speaker 4>Hmmm on that same station.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, the great Stormy Daniels.

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<v Speaker 5>No way, Yes, it was. Why did you have any

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, lots of interaction and then.

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<v Speaker 5>Make you sandbagging, just burying the lead Heidi, it was fun.

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<v Speaker 5>Did anything stand I'll try to find that on the

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<v Speaker 5>internet somewhere, But did anything standa about your interactions with her?

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<v Speaker 3>The most entertaining part was when she was talking about

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<v Speaker 3>women's rights and how Trump was going to destroy women's rights,

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<v Speaker 3>and I just I just shook my head, like, oh my,

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<v Speaker 3>where do we go from here?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, you could have just said, oh, I'm a woman

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<v Speaker 5>and I have rights, and I'm going to have the

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<v Speaker 5>same rights that I In fact, based on what the

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<v Speaker 5>question you were just asked in this particular segment, I

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<v Speaker 2>Bingo.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I could have had you there.

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<v Speaker 1>In my ear.

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<v Speaker 5>I would have been a good coach, you know, like

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<v Speaker 5>Mick in the corner for Rocky and you be like,

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<v Speaker 5>cut me right.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like, here you go. You can go get Stormy,

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<v Speaker 3>No, like a little earbuddy in my ear like Kamala

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<v Speaker 4>All the earring.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, we'll set that up. Yeah, okay.

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<v Speaker 3>We have a caller, Dean from Oravada, who wants to

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Dean, Welcome to the show. This is Heidi Canal.

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<v Speaker 9>Hey, Heidi, how you doing tothing?

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty good? How are you?

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<v Speaker 9>I'm good. Hey, I'm glad to hear you on the

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<v Speaker 9>pair of Ryan Ryan, Love you too.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 9>I think Trump's gonna be quiet up the air with

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<v Speaker 9>Newsome as far as like a little bit pac But

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<v Speaker 9>behind closed doors, I think he's gonna chew him a

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<v Speaker 9>new one. He's like, you let this state fall apart,

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, wasn't that right in the middle of fires, Right

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of the fires.

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<v Speaker 2>We're negotiating that too.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm not gonna forget that. And guess what sanctuary state

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<v Speaker 9>stuff do. You either comply or your funding's gonna.

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<v Speaker 2>Be really cut back.

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<v Speaker 9>That's all I can I guarantee behind closed doors. It's like,

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<v Speaker 9>you comply to sanctuary status, you moved to me, you

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<v Speaker 9>start let this before, we'll help you out. If not,

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<v Speaker 9>you're gonna get pretty much nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Thankstin for calling in.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not sure if all the listeners heard today, but

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<v Speaker 3>basically Trump said, if you want a lot of money

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<v Speaker 3>to help California, you got to do two things.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to let the water flow.

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<v Speaker 3>You got to just let the water flow and stop

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<v Speaker 3>with all this craziness about this little fish that you're

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<v Speaker 3>keeping all the water from the fires and the ability

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<v Speaker 2>Second thing was I want voter.

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<v Speaker 3>ID in California, and I'm going to talk a little

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<v Speaker 3>to address the elections here in Colorado. After seeing this

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<v Speaker 2>I believe it's number five.

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<v Speaker 10>Well, Secretary of State Griswold wants to continue to say

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<v Speaker 10>that misinformation and disinformation is harmful to the election process,

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<v Speaker 10>and it is. But the problem is is that when

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<v Speaker 10>she needs she eroded the public's trust by publicly saying

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<v Speaker 10>she was not going to tell the county clerks about

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<v Speaker 10>the password breach because she was in fear of a

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<v Speaker 4>That is uncalled for.

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<v Speaker 10>You can't start talking about misinformation and disinformation and talk

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<v Speaker 10>about that aspect in one hand and then say that

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<v Speaker 10>her elections are completely and totally unaffected from the breach.

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<v Speaker 10>That is uncalled for. Our county clerks are the trusted,

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<v Speaker 10>do an excellent job. This is just a really bad

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<v Speaker 10>thing to put our county clerks a really such a

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<v Speaker 10>just unfortunate that she.

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<v Speaker 10>Any kind of blame should rest solely on her on

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I agree with Center Pelton there, but I want

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<v Speaker 3>to make a point. Last September, before this Bios password

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<v Speaker 3>a deep dive I did on Douglas County elections from

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<v Speaker 3>my race in twenty two. We spent two years working

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<v Speaker 3>at the time, right after the election, blocked us from

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<v Speaker 3>doing a recount, me and Kurt Huffman, who is running

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<v Speaker 2>So we kept moving along.

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<v Speaker 3>We kept going, and then the current county clerk was

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<v Speaker 3>that we wanted to do after a lot of attorney

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<v Speaker 3>fees and about a year of wrangling, and then afterwards

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<v Speaker 3>would not meet with me and instead sparked this whole

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<v Speaker 3>for bringing up three things that I found in the audit.

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<v Speaker 3>One was that our drop boxes weren't secure. It's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of a joke. The four hundred drop boxes aren't monitored. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>that all around the state. Number two, there was indeed

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<v Speaker 3>Wi Fi access remote access in twelve counties when we

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<v Speaker 3>were told there was absolutely not. Jenner Grizswold lied just

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<v Speaker 3>blatantly lied about that, and the county commissioner in Douglas

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<v Speaker 3>County did not know about it either, and the third

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<v Speaker 3>thing was we found thirty thousand undeliverable ballots in nine

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<v Speaker 3>counties that were delivered back to the post office that

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<v Speaker 3>So there's thirty thousand ballots just laying around somewhere that

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<v Speaker 3>I come out and say all this. The county clerks

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<v Speaker 3>were not friendly to me.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't help me.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, I was really disappointed. But we can do better,

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<v Speaker 3>the break, after I have my guests on Amanda Harden

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<v Speaker 3>next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Heidigan all here for Dan Kaplas. We'll see you after

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>Happy first Friday after Inauguration five days. I was saying

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<v Speaker 3>four earlier, I wasn't county Monday, but you're right, he

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<v Speaker 9>Ryan.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm kid right in front of me a capital

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<v Speaker 4>want arena. Do you think I should sign this? Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>We're gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 5>You're good at that, not as good as Sean Ferish,

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<v Speaker 5>I always have to say that qualify.

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<v Speaker 2>How many did you sign that day?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you know it was like ten in each location?

440
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<v Speaker 4>If not more so?

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<v Speaker 5>He did ten kind of on site right after the

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<v Speaker 5>inaugural address, then he signed ten more at Capital One

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<v Speaker 5>Arena about I think, and then he went to the

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<v Speaker 5>Oval Office.

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<v Speaker 4>Where he signed even more.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think it was in the thirties right on

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<v Speaker 4>the first day.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, whatever it was, it's better than all the things

450
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<v Speaker 3>that Joe Biden did during his presidency.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you go.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, We've got a friend of mine, Amanda Harden, who

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<v Speaker 3>helps us at Rocky Mountain Voice down at the Capitol

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<v Speaker 3>and keeps track of all the craziness going on there.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the show, Amanda, Thanks Heidi.

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<v Speaker 8>Glad to be here, and just to let y'all know,

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<v Speaker 8>I actually stepped out from helping run a machine gun

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<v Speaker 8>shoot y'all. May hear a little bit of firing in

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<v Speaker 8>the background.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that sounds exciting, definitely, Amanda.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a lot of shooting mausof down at the Capitol

462
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<v Speaker 3>going on, and I would love to hear your take

463
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<v Speaker 3>on the state of the state on gun bills or

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<v Speaker 3>second amendment bills, especially one specifically SB twenty five three

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<v Speaker 3>that's coming up next week. So what's going on down

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<v Speaker 3>there around these issues.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, I got rallity pretty fast right out of the gate.

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<v Speaker 8>The bill dropped immediately, and is anyone that follows legislation,

469
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<v Speaker 8>you know that lots of times they'll test a bill

470
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<v Speaker 8>for a few years to find different ways that they

471
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<v Speaker 8>can get it passed through. So this is very similar

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<v Speaker 8>to a bill we saw come out last year. So

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<v Speaker 8>it's already gotten dubbed the nickname the Assault Weapons Band Bill.

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<v Speaker 8>That's not actually the title of it, Senate Bill three.

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<v Speaker 8>It's a semi Automatic Firearms and Rapid fire Devices Band

476
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<v Speaker 8>anything that's got a detachable magazine, but that's very encompassing.

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<v Speaker 8>That covers almost all your modern firearms, pretty much any

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<v Speaker 8>self defense firearm someone's going to carry. If they're not

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<v Speaker 8>carrying a revolver, they're carrying a firearm that's got a

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<v Speaker 8>detachable magazine.

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<v Speaker 9>It's going to.

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<v Speaker 8>Spill over into your hunting community. So this bill is

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<v Speaker 8>very very concerning for a host of reasons. It's going

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<v Speaker 8>to limit people's right to self defense. It's going to

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<v Speaker 8>impact our hunting community. If Colorado parks and Wildlife are

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<v Speaker 8>not collecting the funds they need. We know that that's

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<v Speaker 8>going to impact their ability to have land conservation and

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<v Speaker 8>take care of the animals and have healthy herds and

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<v Speaker 8>have healthy lands for us. It's a very tragic bill.

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<v Speaker 8>It's going to put a lot of shops out of business,

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<v Speaker 8>it's going to shut down a lot of manufacturers. It's

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<v Speaker 8>a very very terrible bill.

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<v Speaker 2>So, Amanda, what is this actually like? It means that you.

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<v Speaker 3>Can't own one, or you can't buy one, or do

495
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<v Speaker 3>you have to give it back if you or sell

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<v Speaker 3>it off if you have one.

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<v Speaker 8>Right now, they're saying they're going to grandfather in. So

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<v Speaker 8>if you already own a firearm that is going to

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<v Speaker 8>become illegal, you can have it and keep it. You

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<v Speaker 8>may not moving forward if this bill were to pass, purchase,

501
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<v Speaker 8>manufacture or in any way bring in a new one,

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<v Speaker 8>can even bring it in from out of state. So

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<v Speaker 8>these guns should be grandfathered in again. As legislation is written,

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<v Speaker 8>there's no clarity on well, if I have one, can

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<v Speaker 8>I take it to a range and shoot it, or

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<v Speaker 8>can I literally just own it and then it just

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<v Speaker 8>has to live in my safe for the rest of

508
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<v Speaker 8>the time I have it, so there's no clarity at

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<v Speaker 8>all on that it's And then something really interesting about

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<v Speaker 8>this bill is the fact fact that it was put

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<v Speaker 8>out by Tom Sullivan. He was a big proponent of

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<v Speaker 8>what is now known as Proposition KK. The voters voted

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<v Speaker 8>that into law in November, and that is that excise

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<v Speaker 8>tax on firearms, AMMO and firearm accessories. It's a six

515
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<v Speaker 8>point five percent excise tax and Tom Sullivan was a

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<v Speaker 8>giant advocate of it. It's going to collect money for

517
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<v Speaker 8>victim groups for veterans. But now he has sponsored and

518
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<v Speaker 8>put a bill forward that will get that very industry

519
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<v Speaker 8>that he was a huge proponent of last year, saying

520
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<v Speaker 8>that this is going to do good for our community

521
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<v Speaker 8>to collect this thirty nine million dollars. So that's been

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<v Speaker 8>very curious to me. Why would he sponsor a bill

523
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<v Speaker 8>that is basically going to defund a program that he

524
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<v Speaker 8>was so adamant about US funding just a few months ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we know they don't do anything without thinking through

526
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<v Speaker 3>a long term plan. And of course their goal, I believe,

527
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<v Speaker 3>is to just annihilate the Second Amendment here in Colorado

528
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<v Speaker 3>and our gun rights and the hunting industry which is,

529
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<v Speaker 3>you know, a very very important industry to Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>Amanda, I hear there's a hearing next.

531
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<v Speaker 3>Tuesday at two o'clock the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee,

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<v Speaker 3>and that there's a rally before at eleven o'clock. Can

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<v Speaker 3>you tell us a little bit more about that or

534
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<v Speaker 3>how people can help push back against this.

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<v Speaker 8>Absolutely, signing up for testimony is very, very important. I

536
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<v Speaker 8>know it's those intimidating, but that is what they need

537
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<v Speaker 8>to see. I spent a lot of time downe at

538
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<v Speaker 8>the Capitol last session talking to legislators, talking to lobbyists

539
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<v Speaker 8>and asking them, you know, why why are we not

540
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<v Speaker 8>getting as much tracks as we should on the Second Amendment?

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<v Speaker 8>For three percent of Colorado adults are firearm owners. We

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<v Speaker 8>have a tremendous amount of firearm ownership in the state

543
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<v Speaker 8>of Colorado. And overwhelmingly, what they told me was that

544
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<v Speaker 8>people are not showing up. There's not enough of you

545
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<v Speaker 8>showing up, and there's not enough diversity in the groups

546
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<v Speaker 8>that are showing up to resonate with the legislators that

547
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<v Speaker 8>want to take away your gun rights. So we need

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<v Speaker 8>everyone to show up, either in person and testify or

549
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<v Speaker 8>sign up to give remote testimony. If you're on the

550
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<v Speaker 8>Western slope, if you've got a job that you can

551
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<v Speaker 8>get testimony, but you can't quite be away from it

552
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<v Speaker 8>all day. Online testimony is wonderful, and it is so

553
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<v Speaker 8>easy to figure out what your testimony is. It's just

554
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<v Speaker 8>how is this all going to impact your life? How

555
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<v Speaker 8>is this all perhaps going to impact somebody you know?

556
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<v Speaker 8>Maybe you know someone that's in the firearms industry. And

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<v Speaker 8>what we haven't even really talked about yet, there's all

558
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<v Speaker 8>these ancillary businesses to the firearms industry. When you go

559
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<v Speaker 8>into retail stores that have firearms, they usually also have

560
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<v Speaker 8>like their own line of t shirts or other things

561
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<v Speaker 8>that are completely not related to firearms. Well, now we're

562
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<v Speaker 8>going to hurt other businesses that are providing retail items

563
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<v Speaker 8>or other services to the business is actually going to

564
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<v Speaker 8>be hurt by the bill. So it's going to have

565
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<v Speaker 8>a tremendous trickle down effect. So come out, show up.

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<v Speaker 8>If you can't stay and testify, come out to the rally.

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<v Speaker 8>The legislators look outside when there are rallies, they come

568
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<v Speaker 8>outside and look, and that gets a lot of media coverage.

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<v Speaker 8>If anyone writes, if anyone has a podcast, if anyone

570
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<v Speaker 8>has a YouTube channel, if you are putting content out there,

571
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<v Speaker 8>the more eyes we can get on this, the more

572
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<v Speaker 8>voices we can get on this, that's going to be

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<v Speaker 8>really important. And then always be gracious in the way

574
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<v Speaker 8>you speak to the legislators when you're given testimony. Is

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<v Speaker 8>not the time to call them names. It's not the

576
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<v Speaker 8>time to belittle them. I mean, think about it. Has

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<v Speaker 8>anyone ever won an argument with you because they were

578
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<v Speaker 8>being nasty to you? Probably not. So we have to

579
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<v Speaker 8>just be logical and make this a human problem, Make

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<v Speaker 8>this a small business problem, make this a safety problem.

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<v Speaker 8>The old adage of you know, it's a god given ride.

582
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<v Speaker 8>It's my second Amendment, right. I absolutely do not disagree.

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<v Speaker 8>But we need more real stories and more faces at

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<v Speaker 8>the capitol.

585
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<v Speaker 2>Well, Amanda, you're doing a great job of that.

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<v Speaker 3>At Rocky Mountain Voice, we are covering all kinds of

587
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<v Speaker 3>important issues like this. Amanda is covering our two way coverage.

588
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<v Speaker 3>And you go to the website Rockymountin Voice dot com

589
00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:28.279
<v Speaker 3>sign up for the Mountain Minute newsletter. It's all free.

590
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<v Speaker 3>And thank you for all you're doing and for being

591
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<v Speaker 3>a voice for all of us. Amanda, and this is

592
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<v Speaker 3>Heidi Ganal for Dan Kaples. We're going to take a

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<v Speaker 3>break and come back lots more to cover.

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<v Speaker 4>And now back to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy Friday, Colorado.

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<v Speaker 3>It's Heidi Ganal filling in for Dan caplis. Very blessed

597
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<v Speaker 3>and honored to be with you today, Ryan. After a

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<v Speaker 3>fun week at the inauguration for both of us in DC, are.

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<v Speaker 2>You recovered yet?

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<v Speaker 4>You know that was a whirlwind trip for me.

601
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<v Speaker 5>I left on Sunday and I had just enough time

602
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<v Speaker 5>to kind of get settled in. But the weather was

603
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<v Speaker 5>so bad on that day, and I was hearing about

604
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<v Speaker 5>it from those that had gathered on that day. I

605
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<v Speaker 5>didn't I got into an uber and I stayed up

606
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<v Speaker 5>in Germantown, Maryland. There was freezing rain, pellets coming downs,

607
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<v Speaker 5>cars spun out, accidents, cops all over the highway. So

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<v Speaker 5>I decided, once I got into my hotel, I'm going

609
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<v Speaker 5>to pack it in. I'm going to gear up for

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<v Speaker 5>the wait. On Monday morning, I went the very first

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<v Speaker 5>uber I could get to the very first stop on

612
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<v Speaker 5>the Red Line for the very first train on that

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<v Speaker 5>Red line at five am. There were dozens of other

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<v Speaker 5>Trump supporters on that very first train. Took that down

615
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<v Speaker 5>on that Monday to five twenty am and got in line,

616
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<v Speaker 5>waited for four hours, four hours, and then finally got

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<v Speaker 5>into Capitol One Arena, and I stayed there all day.

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<v Speaker 5>I was communicating with you, with John Fabricatory, with George Brockler.

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<v Speaker 5>Now George got into some of the nice inaugural balls.

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<v Speaker 5>I might you got into kind of the really good

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<v Speaker 5>pregame ones. But like you, I was finding it was

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<v Speaker 5>very nebulous the information.

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<v Speaker 4>Who do you go to? How do you get the tickets?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to pay a thousand dollars, so no thanks.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, all these things are coming up ended up,

626
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<v Speaker 5>just meeting at the bottom line bar, kind of a

627
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<v Speaker 5>hole in the wall, dive bar.

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<v Speaker 4>Hard to find a DC, but they've got one.

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<v Speaker 5>With John fabricatry who watched the college football National Championship

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<v Speaker 5>game that night Monday night.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's right. I can't believe that.

632
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<v Speaker 5>Was the same night as An and Kelly went off

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<v Speaker 5>on this top And she's right. What were the NCAA

634
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<v Speaker 5>higher ups thinking putting the college football National title game

635
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<v Speaker 5>on the same night as Inauguration Day?

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<v Speaker 4>Ridiculous?

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<v Speaker 3>They probably weren't thinking don't do that again. I know

638
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<v Speaker 3>that was rude because I would like to have watched bulls,

639
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<v Speaker 3>but it was hard to go back and forth. So Ryan,

640
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<v Speaker 3>before the break, before we had a man on, I

641
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<v Speaker 3>was mentioning about the county clerks and the difficulty I

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<v Speaker 3>had with them getting any support in the issues I

643
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<v Speaker 3>was trying to solve before the election. And some of

644
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<v Speaker 3>them are amazing people, people people I call friends, but

645
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<v Speaker 3>I think they're a little hoodwinked by Matt Crane, who's

646
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<v Speaker 3>the head of the clerk's association.

647
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<v Speaker 2>Jenna Griswold and her.

648
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<v Speaker 3>Team, and they think everything's great, everything's wonderful, and it's

649
00:30:11.119 --> 00:30:14.799
<v Speaker 3>not wonderful on our elections in Colorado, as evidenced by

650
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<v Speaker 3>what happened yesterday with Jenna melting down and running out

651
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<v Speaker 3>of the room with her private security. I guess because

652
00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:22.880
<v Speaker 3>she didn't want to answer questions. She wants to run

653
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<v Speaker 3>for governor. That's crazy that she thinks she doesn't have

654
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<v Speaker 3>to answer questions about this heiighty.

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<v Speaker 5>She's a twelve year old. I don't know how old

656
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<v Speaker 5>she is actually, but how she acts. Remember, we were

657
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<v Speaker 5>making fun of the interviews she did with Comrade Kyle

658
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<v Speaker 5>on nine.

659
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<v Speaker 4>News, and she kept silent.

660
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<v Speaker 5>Kyle cod not even fair like Napoleon dynamiters, Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 5>why would you ask that?

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<v Speaker 4>That's literally how she comes across.

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<v Speaker 5>So this behavior that we witnessed here that you're describing

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<v Speaker 5>surprises me zero percent.

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<v Speaker 4>That she had to run and hide and get her

666
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<v Speaker 4>binky or lanky.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think she has a shot at winning the

668
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<v Speaker 2>Dummer that nomination?

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely not. And maybe that's reassuring to Phil Wiser, who's

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<v Speaker 5>in the race. But no, she has no chance of

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<v Speaker 5>winning the nomination.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think. I don't think Phil Wiser does either.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't no.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Joan of Goose is going to come in

675
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<v Speaker 3>and sweep the slight clean.

676
00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.079
<v Speaker 2>I do think Mike Johnson may still be a player.

677
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<v Speaker 4>We'll run want to.

678
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<v Speaker 3>Do it, But my gosh, he's made a mess out

679
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<v Speaker 3>of Denver. I mean, I know that they've got plenty

680
00:31:23.960 --> 00:31:25.799
<v Speaker 3>of money to shine him up and make him look

681
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<v Speaker 3>all pretty and good like things are great. So maybe

682
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<v Speaker 3>he's a player. But you know, Jonah Goose was a

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<v Speaker 3>regent to you. I know him a little bit. He's

684
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<v Speaker 3>always been very kind to me, and he does a

685
00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:39.720
<v Speaker 3>good job from his perspective like from the Democrat perspective. So,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think he's the guy to watch.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been uniformly impressed with him, and you set down

688
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<v Speaker 5>a side policy and all the things that we obviously

689
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<v Speaker 5>disagree with him on. But whenever I see I don't

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00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:53.680
<v Speaker 5>think he's interviewed enough. I think the Democrats would do

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<v Speaker 5>themselves a favor by having him be more the face

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<v Speaker 5>of the party than say, my representative. And I say that,

693
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<v Speaker 5>but he is Jason Crowe, who's not. I know, he's

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<v Speaker 5>not an impressive guy.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all I can say.

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<v Speaker 3>He has turned out to be such a weenie. It's

697
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<v Speaker 3>just the only word I can think of.

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<v Speaker 5>A vast disappointment, because I appreciate his service and he's

699
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<v Speaker 5>an Army ranger, and you know I want to honor

700
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<v Speaker 5>that service.

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<v Speaker 4>But you're right, he is.

702
00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:21.960
<v Speaker 5>He's such affeckless, just wimp in office.

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<v Speaker 4>Whereas Joe Goose, like Jason Crow.

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<v Speaker 5>I think, for one of the impeachments, was one of

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<v Speaker 5>the presenters, one of the managers, and I thought that

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<v Speaker 5>No Goose, even though it was a totally you know,

707
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<v Speaker 5>it was a fallacy, the whole thing, but he presented

708
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<v Speaker 5>his case well, he tried to rely on facts and

709
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<v Speaker 5>stick to the script. When it came to that, he

710
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<v Speaker 5>didn't get emotional about it. So I'm with you. If

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<v Speaker 5>I'm watching on a debate stage and I see Jenna Griswold,

712
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<v Speaker 5>Phil Wiser, Joe Nogose, Mike Johnston, I mean the goose

713
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<v Speaker 5>stands head and shoulders above the other three if you're

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<v Speaker 5>just analyzing it objectively from our perspective, I just think

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<v Speaker 5>he's far and away of those four, the favorite.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to have a lot of support and funding too,

717
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<v Speaker 3>because he's pretty high up in Congress on the Democrat side,

718
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<v Speaker 3>well thought of. He's their golden boy. So but back

719
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<v Speaker 3>to the commissioners. If you guys care out there about

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<v Speaker 3>election integrity, here's what I want you to know.

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<v Speaker 2>What I learned the county commissioners.

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<v Speaker 3>And I keep saying commissioners. I was talking about the clerks,

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<v Speaker 3>But this is connected. So the county clerks are doing

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<v Speaker 3>their best. They're going along day to day. They interact

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<v Speaker 3>a lot with the county attorney. The county attorney guides

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<v Speaker 3>them in a lot of ways. The county attorney is

727
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<v Speaker 3>hired and fired by the county commissioners. Now, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if you knew this, Ryan, and I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 3>this statu is still correct.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Over fifty percent, almost sixty percent of the county commissioners

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<v Speaker 3>in Colorado are Republican. So we actually have a majority

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<v Speaker 3>of commissioners in Colorado that are Republican. And if they

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<v Speaker 3>control the county attorney and they're elected by us, if

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<v Speaker 3>the clerks won't do the right things, then let's ask

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<v Speaker 3>the commissioners to ask them to do the right things

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<v Speaker 3>and ask the county attorney do the right thing.

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<v Speaker 2>What do I mean by the right things?

739
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<v Speaker 3>I mean clean up our voter rolls, track the US

740
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<v Speaker 3>Post Office in those undeliverable ballots, and make sure there

741
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<v Speaker 3>aren't thirty thousand laying around that are wrought with the disaster,

742
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<v Speaker 3>which somebody finds them in fraud. Make sure that the

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<v Speaker 3>drop boxes, the cameras are put in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 3>that they're live streamed. I got to give it to

745
00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:23.360
<v Speaker 3>Douglas County. They live stream, you still can't see anything

746
00:34:23.360 --> 00:34:27.519
<v Speaker 3>because they're too far away. And then remove all remote

747
00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:31.679
<v Speaker 3>access from the machines. It doesn't matter if you say

748
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<v Speaker 3>there's nothing going on. We don't trust the process. We

749
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<v Speaker 3>don't trust the equipment. Many of us in the U

750
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<v Speaker 3>that are voters out there, so just get rid of it.

751
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<v Speaker 3>You don't need it. Twelve counties, maybe there's more, maybe

752
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<v Speaker 3>there's not. That Matt Crane has admitted to have remote

753
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<v Speaker 3>access in them. Take it out, take it out, and

754
00:34:52.159 --> 00:34:54.280
<v Speaker 3>don't wait two years to buy new equipment. So they

755
00:34:54.280 --> 00:34:57.960
<v Speaker 3>can do that. They can also use outside auditors. That

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<v Speaker 3>would go against Jenna, but I want somebody to stand

757
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<v Speaker 3>up and bring in someone from the outside to audit

758
00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:07.159
<v Speaker 3>the signature verification process. So that's my rant about how

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<v Speaker 3>to fix our elections. One thing this is Heidigan all

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<v Speaker 3>filling in for dan CAplus will be right back after

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<v Speaker 3>the top of the hour.
