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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 1>give us a five star rating if you'd be so kind,

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<v Speaker 1>and to subscribe, download and listen to the show every

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<v Speaker 1>single day on your favorite podcast platform. Today and every

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<v Speaker 1>day we honor the people who really have done that,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the reason we're here, including D Day, so

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have some really compelling D Day sound throughout the show,

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<v Speaker 1>but with us right now, and I feel so privileged

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<v Speaker 1>because I think it's the only interview she's agreed to today.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a woman who has written the first draft of

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<v Speaker 1>the history of the state of Colorado, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>Kathy Walker, who's been news director at eight fifty KOA

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<v Speaker 1>and the station group for a very long time. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're new to the area, she is the quintessential journalist

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<v Speaker 1>in this area and has been an absolute rock of

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<v Speaker 1>integrity and tremendous reporting for thirty five years. And your

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<v Speaker 1>last day, and at least your last day full time

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<v Speaker 1>as news director hard to imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Dan, Yes, it's my last day as news director

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm still going to hang out part time, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really thrilled to be at this place where I'm

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<v Speaker 2>choosing where to leave. We know that so many people

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<v Speaker 2>in broadcasts don't get that option.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I remember the day I was fired here, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad to be back. I've never been.

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<v Speaker 2>Fired, and we have worked together off and on obviously

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<v Speaker 2>through my whole career here really, and I'm so appreciative

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<v Speaker 2>of you talking about the truth telling. I think if there,

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<v Speaker 2>if I want when, I would leave the door tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I've always just sought the truth. I've always tried to

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<v Speaker 2>tell the truth. Sadly, not everyone told the truth to me, Dan,

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<v Speaker 2>but I've always tried.

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<v Speaker 1>To tell you right and again. If you're new to

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<v Speaker 1>the area, Kathy is one of those people you can't

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<v Speaker 1>find a single bad thing written about. I've never heard

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<v Speaker 1>a bad word sad about you. I mean, it's just true,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's remarkable because you have been this absolute rock

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<v Speaker 1>of integrity, fair and balance. As we sit here right now,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five years roughly together. Right because I've been with

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<v Speaker 1>this station group for almost the entire time you've been here,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember anybody ever saying a critical word about you.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember you ever getting anything wrong in a story. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's almost been like you were AI decades

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<v Speaker 1>before AI was invented.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, though, I think what we have all learned,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that I love the word multitasking, but

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<v Speaker 2>certainly you can look at legal documents and synthesize them quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>I can look at all types of documents and synthesize

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<v Speaker 2>that information quickly. It's a skill. It's something you'll learn

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<v Speaker 2>by doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but for you and Kathy Walker, a news director,

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<v Speaker 1>our guests, for you, it goes way beyond that, because

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<v Speaker 1>the point is all those years together right here, however

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<v Speaker 1>many they've been, I have no idea what your politics are.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't tell if you lean left or right or

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<v Speaker 1>middle because you have been in appso loot down the

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<v Speaker 1>middle journalist.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I was told and taught and believe that my

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<v Speaker 2>politics didn't matter. And you know what it's like having

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<v Speaker 2>a job like this, You get to know politicians as people.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so honored that every governor of Colorado I've had

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<v Speaker 2>at least one great conversation with throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 2>my life. And what a great thing. I'm the girl

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<v Speaker 2>in high school Dan who told Governor Lamb I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>this job.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so you would have done it way.

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<v Speaker 2>Back, right, But I don't think my politics do matter.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess if there's anything about the political climate

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<v Speaker 2>we find ourselves in now, I wish I could just

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<v Speaker 2>share story after story of the statesmen that I've met

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<v Speaker 2>in politics throughout my life, and I don't mean that

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<v Speaker 2>in a sex way, but gender neutral, who were invested

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<v Speaker 2>in being in politics because they cared about Colorado so

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<v Speaker 2>so much.

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<v Speaker 1>He's your favorite. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Governor Owens was so good to these radio stations. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he was just wonderful to deal with. I adore Governor Roamer.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he was the guy that at least you

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<v Speaker 2>political debate. I remember covering an all night long negotiation

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<v Speaker 2>of Denver Public schools contract that he got in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of, and I was standing there, going, what good

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<v Speaker 2>as a governor in the middle of like a very

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<v Speaker 2>local political problem like this just seemed like a waste

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<v Speaker 2>of his time from my point of view. And he

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<v Speaker 2>was so concerned about, you know, driving to the capitol

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<v Speaker 2>every day and seeing teachers on picket lines that he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted that to end, and he was willing to do

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it of his own political capital if you will

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<v Speaker 2>to make it end.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I guess I've.

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<v Speaker 2>Had really great conversations with a lot of our governors

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm grateful for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Hey, Kathy Walker, our guest her last day as

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<v Speaker 1>news director, thirty five years at eight fifty koa and

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<v Speaker 1>for the station group. And so you have you have

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<v Speaker 1>been news director through an era of what I consider

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<v Speaker 1>to be some giants in politics on both sides of

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<v Speaker 1>the aisle. And uh and I think we went through

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<v Speaker 1>were some some very larger than life, very talented people

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<v Speaker 1>they truly believed and why whether or not. I think

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<v Speaker 1>another great one.

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Sothers, just a rock star of a lawyer. I

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<v Speaker 2>loved it when he was attorney general. He could explain

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<v Speaker 2>the most complex legal thing and a fifteen seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>A talented guy. Which story and obviously one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most powerful memories of my life is having the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of being on your Live with You on nine to

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<v Speaker 1>eleven through as that horrific day was unfolding. We anchored

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage together. Obviously you were lead, But what are

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<v Speaker 1>the most powerful memories you have? The most powerful story experiences.

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<v Speaker 2>Columbine has to be there, because it's really even hard

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<v Speaker 2>to explain to people how we get so much information

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<v Speaker 2>now within three hours of some terrible tragedy like that happening,

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<v Speaker 2>and even the headlines on the newspapers the next day

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<v Speaker 2>after Columbine said there were fifty people dead. That was

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<v Speaker 2>never true. But I mean the amount of time it

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<v Speaker 2>took for us to find out the truth of what

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<v Speaker 2>had happened at Columbine, by today's standards, was so slow,

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<v Speaker 2>and because of that, it made the coverage so scary

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<v Speaker 2>and terrifying and heartbreaking, heart breaking to cover.

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<v Speaker 1>You were telling a story earlier about the initial reports

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<v Speaker 1>you were receiving as to how many children may have been.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we thought there were fifty.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought at one point there were even some

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<v Speaker 1>reports because Kathy's always getting access to information first. At

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<v Speaker 1>one point, didn't they think there might be one hundred children?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean we were told horrific numbers. Yeah, people

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<v Speaker 2>that we thought were dead at Columbine. And that does

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<v Speaker 2>not mean to mitigate that thirteen people lost their lives

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<v Speaker 2>that day in Columbine, that one of them was a teacher,

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<v Speaker 2>that twelve of them were students, and Dan I covered

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<v Speaker 2>all the Catholic kids funerals from Columbine, right and only

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<v Speaker 2>once during a prayer service that I attended, and I

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<v Speaker 2>went to so many things in the week after, only

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<v Speaker 2>once did we talk about the fifteen people who died

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<v Speaker 2>a college right. Only once? Yeah, yeah, Wow, the Youth Day,

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<v Speaker 2>I just I don't even want to go away without

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<v Speaker 1>We had the light wear I got to go to

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<v Speaker 1>another news do you home? But we had the Pope,

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<v Speaker 1>don't you last one?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>We had the Pope here. We had this amazing influx.

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<v Speaker 2>People kept telling us the World Youth Day was going

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<v Speaker 2>to be this really great thing for Denver, and most

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<v Speaker 2>of us are like, going, what is it? We don't

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<v Speaker 2>even understand.

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<v Speaker 1>What it is.

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<v Speaker 2>And they were like, well, Pope John Paul will be

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<v Speaker 2>here and all these kids from all around the world

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<v Speaker 2>will be here. And then pretty soon everyone you knew

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<v Speaker 2>was either helping out, feeding a kid, running people all

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<v Speaker 2>over town, doing security, working extra because their company was

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<v Speaker 2>somehow involved. Everybody in this whole community played a role

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<v Speaker 2>in World Youth Day. It was such a beautiful thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It was beautiful. Do you feel a Katy, because I

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<v Speaker 1>think it changed this area forever because remember how violent

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<v Speaker 1>the summer had been before that and then all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden that turned around.

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<v Speaker 4>But just in case you take.

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<v Speaker 1>Off, because Kathy never likes talking about Kathy, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to mention two powerful experiences I've had with you, and

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<v Speaker 1>so many more than that, but one makes me laugh,

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<v Speaker 1>one makes me cry. The one that makes me laugh

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<v Speaker 1>is I'll never forget walking in here during COVID with

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<v Speaker 1>a guest of mine without a mask on, and the

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<v Speaker 1>look I got from you, and I thought they are

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<v Speaker 1>going to list my death as COVID related, and I

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<v Speaker 1>guess it would have been in one way but the other.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll be eternally grateful to you because when my

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<v Speaker 1>mom passed away, When my mom passed away, you reported

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<v Speaker 1>it on eight fifty KOWA as news, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>that meant so much to our whole family. And my

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<v Speaker 1>mom deserved that because she wasn't in the headlines, but

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<v Speaker 1>she was one of those great people who did great

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<v Speaker 1>things that nobody ever heard about. So for Kathy Walker

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<v Speaker 1>at eight fifty KOA to report her death as news

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<v Speaker 1>just meant more than you'll ever know. So, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>just how you are. But that's the.

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<v Speaker 2>Life sperience of being a human lives in a community

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<v Speaker 2>who wants to be responsible to a community. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>been my privilege, am I honor and I'm so grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just so grateful.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you've got to write a book. And that's why

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<v Speaker 1>I open the segment by stealing a ligne. Somebody else

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<v Speaker 1>came up with that. You've written the first draft of

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<v Speaker 1>the history of this state. So I really hope you

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<v Speaker 1>write a book because you are and I've had the

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<v Speaker 1>privilege of knowing is you have some really outstanding people

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<v Speaker 1>in journalism. I can't think of a single person who

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<v Speaker 1>has shown more absolutely rock steady integrity down the middle

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<v Speaker 1>journalism year after year after year. You're the person who

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<v Speaker 1>should write a book.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that is so kind of you to say, Dan,

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<v Speaker 2>and with your knowledge and your expertise in your life

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<v Speaker 2>story here in Colorado, right, Well, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean, but thank you. There many of those what she does.

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<v Speaker 2>I've lived here for an appreciable amount of our adult lives,

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<v Speaker 2>Like there just aren't that many of us, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>such a gift.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's so nice. We're all better off because you

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<v Speaker 1>are you and you did what you did for thirty

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<v Speaker 1>five years. Wow, thank you and I'll buy the first

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<v Speaker 1>copy of the book.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been awesome. Thank you for your encouragement.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go, I thank you, Jenny Walker, go get him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just one of a kind. We've all been so lucky

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<v Speaker 1>to have her. Three or three someone three eight two

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

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you to Kathy Walker for joining us the only

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<v Speaker 1>She longer thirty five years as news director, but right

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<v Speaker 1>a true journalist. So great stuff. If you missed it,

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<v Speaker 1>I also think he's presidential material, and I'll ask him

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<v Speaker 1>Got a great text here before I play some very

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<v Speaker 1>compelling sound for you on this D day, But this

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<v Speaker 1>text D and I moved to Colorado in nineteen ninety four.

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<v Speaker 1>Kathy is all I've ever known is the voice of news.

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<v Speaker 1>Since I arrived there, I still listen eight hundred miles

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<v Speaker 5>Gentlemen, the President of the United States, my fellow Americans,

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<v Speaker 5>last night, when I spoke with you about the fall

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<v Speaker 5>with success thus far. And so in this poignant hour,

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<v Speaker 6>Almighty God, our sons pride of our nation. This day

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<v Speaker 5>Mighty endeavor, a struggled to preserve our public, our religion,

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<v Speaker 5>will be long and hard, for the enemy is strong.

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<v Speaker 6>For these men.

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<v Speaker 5>Are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight

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<v Speaker 5>not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end

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<v Speaker 6>Is spent.

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<v Speaker 1>FDR. It's like that was divinely inspired, absolutely perfect. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you think about today, and I don't mean this

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<v Speaker 1>You're on the Dan Kaplas Show.

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

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly I was.

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<v Speaker 7>Sailors and airman of the Allied Expeditionary Force. You are

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<v Speaker 7>about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we

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<v Speaker 1>The world are upon you.

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<v Speaker 7>The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march

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<v Speaker 7>with you, in company with our brave allies and brothers

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<v Speaker 7>in arms on other fronts. You will bring about the

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<v Speaker 7>destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi

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<v Speaker 7>tyranny over the oppessed peoples of Europe, and security for

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<v Speaker 7>ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be

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<v Speaker 7>an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped,

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<v Speaker 7>and battle hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is

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<v Speaker 7>the year nineteen forty four. Much has happened since the

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<v Speaker 7>have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats in open battle.

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<v Speaker 7>Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the

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<v Speaker 7>Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in

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<v Speaker 1>The tide has turned.

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<v Speaker 7>The freemen of the world are marching together to victory.

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<v Speaker 7>I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty,

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<v Speaker 7>the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow Ike's D Day's speech June sixth, nineteen forty four

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<v Speaker 1>we're at today. Somebody out there fighting a good fight

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<v Speaker 1>every day. Aaron Lee, Protect Kids Colorado. Great to ever back.

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<v Speaker 4>Aaron.

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<v Speaker 8>How you doing, Hey, Dan, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing great, good, good well. I wanted to get

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<v Speaker 1>you out and talk a little bit about the measures.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've cleared the first hurdle and just fill

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity

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<v Speaker 8>to talk about protect Kids. So I'm the executive director.

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<v Speaker 8>We started last year so people may remember our girls

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<v Speaker 8>sports and parents must be notified. Initiatives that circulated and

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<v Speaker 8>we actually on Wednesday just survived challenge at the title Board,

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<v Speaker 8>and so we are the green light to print our

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<v Speaker 8>three initiatives. And the three issues are stopping trafficking, making

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<v Speaker 8>it a life in prison sentence no chance of parole

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<v Speaker 8>if you buy or sell a child for sex in

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<v Speaker 8>the state of Colorado, and that's chaired by Mark Ozgeist,

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<v Speaker 8>the ben Gazi Hero. And then our second issue is

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<v Speaker 8>again keeping boys out of girls sports and locker rooms,

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<v Speaker 8>which is shared by Jennifer Say who started XXXY Athletics.

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<v Speaker 8>She's a tremendous champion on this issue. And then our

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<v Speaker 8>hearing that issue myself, and so we will be printing

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<v Speaker 8>here in the next few weeks. We're looking for every

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<v Speaker 8>Take a petition, get forty people or more to sign it,

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<v Speaker 8>and we all just do a little bit, we absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>Well said, how many signatures do you need?

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<v Speaker 8>So we need roughly one hundred and thirty five thousand.

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<v Speaker 8>We're shooting for two hundred thousand on each issue. And

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<v Speaker 8>I should mention that you know, last year we had

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<v Speaker 8>eighty days because we had because of legal challenges, our

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<v Speaker 8>all volunteer effort, we were just starting out, and in

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<v Speaker 8>about eighty days we got nearly eighty thousand signatures, which

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<v Speaker 8>So it really speaks to how hungry Colorado's are to

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<v Speaker 8>make change in this state and how agreeable these issues are,

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<v Speaker 8>these eighty twenty, you know, even ninety ten issues on

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<v Speaker 8>the trafficking front. The people don't agree with what's happening

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<v Speaker 8>at our capital. And so we're so blessed to have

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<v Speaker 8>this Citizen's Baalid initiative process where we the people can

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely aerinly, our guest, how again can people plug.

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<v Speaker 8>Colorado dot org encourage people to sign up just to

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<v Speaker 8>volunteer to carry a petition or help out anyway they

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<v Speaker 8>can and follow us on social just protect kids Colorado.

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<v Speaker 1>Great work, great work, Aaron. I hope we have you

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<v Speaker 1>back off, and we will have you back off, and

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you so much, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>You take care and de boys. She's doing great work

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<v Speaker 1>out there, Erinlee and the initiative process is a real

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity in Colorado, right, because we see that all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, anything in a red Jersey often gets shots.

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<v Speaker 1>Politically speaking, on election, you know, Republicans are losing these

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<v Speaker 1>state wide races way too often, including a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see ballot measures pass that obviously are favored by

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<v Speaker 1>I you know, there have been some really talented conservative

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<v Speaker 1>warriors on national TV over the years. I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>think of anybody better than Scott Jennings. Ryan. I cannot

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And you know, it's not like globetrotters v.

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<v Speaker 1>Washington generals. They throw them up against every now and

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<v Speaker 1>then some pretty intelligent, eloquent people on the left, bad ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>but smart talented people, and Jennings handles all of them,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it'll be great to have this conversation. I

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<v Speaker 1>really do think. I expect he'll be in the US

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<v Speaker 1>Center from Kentucky, but I'd love to see you on

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<v Speaker 1>that presidential arena over the years.

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<v Speaker 9>So certainly the Senate seat would be a tremendous get

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<v Speaker 9>for him, and I think for people that are of

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<v Speaker 9>our political persuasion, You're right, he is a uniquely talented voice.

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<v Speaker 9>But I'll say this too, dan Abby Phillip is smart

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<v Speaker 9>in the sense that she has him on the show regularly.

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<v Speaker 9>I think she is by far the highest rated show

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<v Speaker 9>on CNN. Sure as a result, but wouldn't it be

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<v Speaker 9>a harbinger or an indicator to executives at CNNMSNBC that

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<v Speaker 9>if you have a smart conservative voice on there, you're

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<v Speaker 9>gonna get twice as many eyeballs.

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<v Speaker 4>If not more so, why not do it?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll ask him, But they were talking about giving

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<v Speaker 1>him his own show.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, well, you can ask him that too. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And then the question is is it would be

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<v Speaker 1>great right because he's obvious you retwent it, But would

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<v Speaker 1>it be as compelling if he doesn't have the point counterpoint?

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<v Speaker 1>And that's one of the things that's so impressive to

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<v Speaker 1>me is that he's able to engage in that battle

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<v Speaker 1>day in and day out and do very well. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know how hard that is because for what's seven

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<v Speaker 1>years on air here, you know, I'd go up against

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<v Speaker 1>a really smart guy in Craig Silverman, and it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more work, you know, it makes you better,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot more work. But very few people can

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<v Speaker 1>do it as well as Scott Jennings does it. So

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<v Speaker 1>he'll be at five oh six Texter to d An

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<v Speaker 1>five seven, seven, three nine. It's incredible how much more

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<v Speaker 1>eloquent yesterday's leaders were compared with today. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>playing FDR's address to the nation after D Day. My

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<v Speaker 1>grandfather fought in the South Pacific and he wasn't there

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<v Speaker 1>on D Day. But I always think of him on

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<v Speaker 1>sixty six and twelve seven. That's some DK in Broomfield.

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<v Speaker 1>It really is striking. I'm going to play that sound

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the afternoon. First, FDR's addressed to the nation, which

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<v Speaker 1>was a prayer and a call to join together in prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>which in and of itself is so telling, right, because

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<v Speaker 1>you see the modern day left FDR obviously the leader

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<v Speaker 1>of the Democratic Party at the time. The modern day

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic Party is so rabidly secular and so rabidly hostile

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<v Speaker 1>toward faith, particularly Christianity. And yet you see one of

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest Democrat leaders of the nation ever in FDR.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who got it. He understood, He understood the

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<v Speaker 1>pay grades and the pecking order, and he understood, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we need God, and this starts and ends with God,

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<v Speaker 1>just like the Founders, right, I mean the last line

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<v Speaker 1>of the Declaration, with reliance on divine providence. We pledged

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<v Speaker 1>you our lives, our fortune, our sacred honor. Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>got it too. But today's modern Democratic Party do you

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<v Speaker 1>think you'd ever hear anything like that going into war?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think the modern Democratic Party? And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>mean Democrats, because there are so many patriotic Democrats God

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<v Speaker 1>loving Democrats. I'm talking about the people who own and

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<v Speaker 1>operate the party. Do you think they'd ever support going

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<v Speaker 1>to war for anything? I mean, no matter how noble

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<v Speaker 1>the cause, but certainly not with the prayer in an

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<v Speaker 1>appeal to God. They'd file lawsuits over that. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth remembering, as the texture says, how much more

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<v Speaker 1>eloquent and how open about reliance on God and commitment

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<v Speaker 1>to God that leaders from both parties were in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when we come back, I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>a punch of that sound in the next segment. There's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing I can say that can rival this sound. For example, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll do FDR's Addressed to the Nation. We'll do Eisenhower again.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll do Eisenhower's Address to the Troops, which was shorter

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<v Speaker 1>but I think so compelling. As so often as the

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<v Speaker 1>case right, Ryan, so often it's the shorter statements, Gettyberg's dragon,

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<v Speaker 1>Gettysburg attrass that lived through history. I'll blame that on

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<v Speaker 1>the peanut butter, but it's probably Friday of Trial. Weak

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<v Speaker 1>brain three or three five takes d An five seven, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>three nine, Scott Jennings at five six. You're on the

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Capla Show.

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

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<v Speaker 10>I have received this afternoon a message from the Japanese government.

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<v Speaker 10>They interplied to the message forward to that government by

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<v Speaker 10>the Secretary of State on August eleventh. I deem this

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<v Speaker 10>reply a full acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, which specifies

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<v Speaker 10>the unconditional surrender of Japan. In the reply, there is

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<v Speaker 10>no qualification. Arrangements are now being made for the formal

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<v Speaker 10>signing of the surrender terms at the earliest possible moment.

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<v Speaker 10>General Douglas MacArthur has been appointed the Supreme Allied Commander

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<v Speaker 10>to receive the Japanese surrender. Great Britain, Russia and China

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<v Speaker 10>will be represented by high ranking officers. Meantime, the Allied

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<v Speaker 10>armed forces have been ordered to suspend offensive action. The

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<v Speaker 10>proclamation of VJ Day must have waited upon the pharma

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<v Speaker 10>signing of the surrender terms by Japan.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine Can you imagine being alive then and

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<v Speaker 1>hearing that with all that had been sacrificed and suffered through,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to win that war, that the war obviously

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<v Speaker 1>for the future of civilization in the world. On this

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<v Speaker 1>D Day, On this D Day, anniversary, playing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of sound from that day and related to that day,

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<v Speaker 1>and none better. I think, well that tie right between

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<v Speaker 1>Ike's addressed to the troops and FDR's addressed to the Nation,

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<v Speaker 1>which was really a prayer, Fdr leading the nation in prayer.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do want to squeeze I do want to

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<v Speaker 1>squeeze this one in. In the meantime, President Reagan part

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<v Speaker 1>of his epic speech at Normandy.

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<v Speaker 3>We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern

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<v Speaker 3>shore of France.

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<v Speaker 1>The air was soft, but forty years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>At this moment, the air was dense with smoke and

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<v Speaker 3>the cries of men, and the air was filled with

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<v Speaker 3>the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon.

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<v Speaker 3>At dawn on the morning of the sixth of June

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen forty four, two hundred and twenty five rangers jumped

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<v Speaker 3>off the British landing craft and ran to the bottom

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<v Speaker 3>of these cliffs. Their mission was one of the most

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<v Speaker 3>difficult and daring of the invasion, to climb these sheer

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<v Speaker 3>and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns. The

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<v Speaker 3>Allies had been told that some of the mightiest of

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<v Speaker 3>these guns were here, and they would be trained on

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<v Speaker 3>the beaches to stop the Allied advance. The rangers looked

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<v Speaker 3>up and saw the enemy soldiers the edge of the cliffs,

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<v Speaker 3>shooting down at them with machine guns and throwing grenades,

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<v Speaker 3>and the American rangers began to climb. They shot rope

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<v Speaker 3>ladders over the face of these cliffs and began to

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<v Speaker 3>pull themselves up. When one ranger fell, another would take

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<v Speaker 3>his place. When one rope was cut, a ranger would

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<v Speaker 3>grab another and begin his climb again. They climbed, shot back,

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<v Speaker 3>and held their footing. Soon one by one the rangers

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<v Speaker 3>pulled themselves over the top, and in seizing the firm

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<v Speaker 3>land at the top of these cliffs, they began to

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<v Speaker 3>seize back the continent of Europe. Two hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five came here after two days of fighting, only ninety

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<v Speaker 3>could still bear arms. Behind me as a memorial the

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<v Speaker 3>symbolizers the ranger daggers that were thrust into the top

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<v Speaker 3>of these cliffs, and before me are the men who

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<v Speaker 3>put them there. These are the boys of Puentejo.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow.

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<v Speaker 6>These are the who took the cliffs.

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<v Speaker 3>These are the champions who helped free a continent, And

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<v Speaker 3>these are the heroes who helped end a war. Gentlemen,

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<v Speaker 3>I look at you, and I think of the words

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<v Speaker 3>of Steven Spender's poem. You were men who, in your

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<v Speaker 3>quote lives, fought for life and left the vivid air

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<v Speaker 3>signed with your honor.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, just blows you away, doesn't He left the vivid

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<v Speaker 1>air signed with your honor. Man.

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<v Speaker 9>That was neat because there was a little over forty

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<v Speaker 9>years ago, so about half the time ago that it was,

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<v Speaker 9>and Ronald Reagan delivering that address, and many of those

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<v Speaker 9>veterans were still surviving at that.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, they would have been young guys, they would

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<v Speaker 1>have been in their sixties, right. But then you listened

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<v Speaker 1>to FDR, you listen to Reagan, you know, you listen

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<v Speaker 1>to Ike's address on D Day, and you think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>where have the giants gone?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>And will we get more? Because you you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we faced and will face some existential challenges to civilization.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't think you can get through those without

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<v Speaker 1>giants like that. And it's one of the things here.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember the founders, they said they were relying on divine providence.

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<v Speaker 1>That was their big bat. They truly believed that they

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<v Speaker 1>could win because of God, because they couldn't win any

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<v Speaker 1>other way. Right, You look at the odds when they

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<v Speaker 1>started out, and I think one of the ways, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the ways that has played out

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<v Speaker 1>very concretely, is it seems like, and maybe I'm forgetting something,

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<v Speaker 1>but it seems like at every true watershed, crossroads moment

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<v Speaker 1>when it was all on the line for this nation

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<v Speaker 1>and beyond that, you know, God has provided that great leader,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes the Democrats, sometimes a Republican, but that God has

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<v Speaker 1>provided that great leader. And you hear some of them here, right,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes Democrats and Republicans at the same time. It Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and it brings you back to today. Listen Trump, And

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's polarizing, but he's a larger than life

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<v Speaker 1>figure and a figure who is a force of nature

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<v Speaker 1>shaping events dramatically in the world. But how many truly

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<v Speaker 1>great leaders are there right now, locally, nationally, worldwide. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would love you're taking that. But Scott Jennings after

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<v Speaker 1>the break, it's going to be so cool to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to him. I just think he's one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>to have ever done what he's doing right now, which

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<v Speaker 1>is going on air, not just commentating, but doing battle

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<v Speaker 1>with these on the left and some pretty sharp people

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<v Speaker 1>on the left. He joins us after the break on

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<v Speaker 1>the Dan Capsule Show.