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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>Welcome back to The Dan Capliss Show. An hour two

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<v Speaker 2>of the show with Weld County Sheriff Steve Reims. It's

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<v Speaker 2>this day two of two for me. Dan's off to trial,

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<v Speaker 2>so you'll have some guest hosts the rest of the week,

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<v Speaker 2>but it will not be me. I'll go back to

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<v Speaker 2>my regularly scheduled program as the Sheriff of Weld County.

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<v Speaker 2>And I got to tell you this is always a

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<v Speaker 2>treat to come down here just because of nothing else.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a change of pace, get a chance to interact

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<v Speaker 2>with the listeners, take a few texts, answer a few

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<v Speaker 2>questions about gun laws, because every time I come on here,

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<v Speaker 2>I get one or two or twelve or one hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>So during our break we did get one text message

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<v Speaker 2>about a gun law that I'll address here in just

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<v Speaker 2>a second, or a question about gun laws. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to text in the numbers five, seven, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>three nine, start your text off with Dan so that

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to me. Also, if you want to call in,

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<v Speaker 2>we still have a bit of time for a call

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<v Speaker 2>in this first segment three h three seventy one, three

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<v Speaker 2>eight two five y five. You can talk about governor's

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<v Speaker 2>candidates who you'd like to see run or whatever. Whatever

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<v Speaker 2>scratches your fancy is something you want to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>But this question came in, Sheriff, can you tell me

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<v Speaker 2>what will change and the reciprocity laws for Colorado gun

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<v Speaker 2>owners through the other states which do allow Colorado conceal

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<v Speaker 2>weapons permits. And essentially the best answer I can give

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<v Speaker 2>is none. There's no change with some of the recent

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<v Speaker 2>gun laws that have passed. The conceal weapons permits that

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<v Speaker 2>are being recognized from Colorado and other states will likely

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<v Speaker 2>still be that unless there's a change in that individual

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<v Speaker 2>states laws. Having said that, there's a bill that went

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<v Speaker 2>through in twenty twenty one that very few people paid

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<v Speaker 2>attention to outside of law enforcement, and it's a concerning

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<v Speaker 2>one that Centate Bill twenty one two fifty six. That bill,

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<v Speaker 2>which was passed and signed into law, allows for local

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<v Speaker 2>governments to create their own patchwork of gun laws. If

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<v Speaker 2>you will so Boulder can have its own restraint of

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<v Speaker 2>gun laws as compared to I say, Boulder, Boulder County,

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<v Speaker 2>the City of Boulder. You could have competing gun laws

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<v Speaker 2>even in those two areas, and those could be vastly

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<v Speaker 2>different from Weld County. So if you're driving along with

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<v Speaker 2>your concealed weapons permit from Weld County, where we love

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<v Speaker 2>for you to own a conceal weapons permit, and you

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<v Speaker 2>cross county line road and drive over into Boulder, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>say they were to change their gun laws there, They're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to put up a sign that tells you that.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you drive into another jurisdiction, the expectation is

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<v Speaker 2>that you know the law. So ignorance of the law

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<v Speaker 2>is not a defense of it. So it's always important

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<v Speaker 2>to know the laws out there that impact you, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to gun rights, because in this state

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<v Speaker 2>it's navigating a landmine. To say the least. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not a gun friendly state. It's not a police friendly

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<v Speaker 2>state anymore either. So whoever the text was there, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the best answer I can give you. Another one here

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<v Speaker 2>from one of our favorites, Steven Littleton, retired law enforcement officers,

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<v Speaker 2>says Sheriff I keep thinking that Colorado voters will stop

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<v Speaker 2>voting for the purveyors of the Marxist healthscape, but but

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<v Speaker 2>they keep doubling down. Boy, that's pretty accurate, unfortunately, especially

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<v Speaker 2>the scorched earth that we just saw coming out of

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<v Speaker 2>this last legislative cycle. This was painful for me as

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<v Speaker 2>a law enforcement guy. I was happy to see that

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't focus in on the anti cop legislation quite

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<v Speaker 2>as much as as we've seen in the past. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's always next session, so I don't hold my breath

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<v Speaker 2>too much because every time I think we've we've escaped

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<v Speaker 2>some kind of attack, they come back to next go around.

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<v Speaker 2>This time it seemed more to be on parental rights

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<v Speaker 2>and gun laws, So who knows, next session will probably

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<v Speaker 2>be anti cop again. And even though it is an electioneer,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't seem like the Democrats even care anymore. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they believe they're untouchable. And there's a part of

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<v Speaker 2>in a state wide race, you know, show show the

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<v Speaker 2>voters who you really are, and hopefully they'll come around

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<v Speaker 2>and say as Steven Lyttleton has said they're the purveyors

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<v Speaker 2>of the Marxist healscape, and hopefully people realize, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's time for us to vote a different direction. Having

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<v Speaker 2>said all that, we're having some governor's candidates on today.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first hour we had Alexander Mugatu and Jason Michel,

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<v Speaker 2>who's the sheriff down in Teller County. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>always hard to know how these races are going to

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<v Speaker 2>shake out. Those are two of four that we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have on today. After this upcoming break, we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>on Mark Baisley, and then in the towards the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the show, we'll have on Scott Bottoms. Mark Baisley

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<v Speaker 2>is a senator out of Senate District four at the

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<v Speaker 2>state Capitol, and Scott Bottoms representative out of HD fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>So they'll give you their bio when they come on.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's important to hear from these folks as they're running.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's the early stages of the campaign. I

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<v Speaker 2>believe it's about one year, seven months and sixteen days

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<v Speaker 2>away or something like that. And I only say that

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<v Speaker 2>because that's how much time I have left in my

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<v Speaker 2>office of sheriff. So when polis Lee I leave and no,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not running to replace him, and there'll be someone

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<v Speaker 2>else that will replace me, as in many seats around

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<v Speaker 2>the state of Colorado, and hopefully we'll see a Republican

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<v Speaker 2>jump into that seat and have a successful run for

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<v Speaker 2>statewide campaign in Colorado for governor. But we need one

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<v Speaker 2>for attorney General, we need one for Secretary of State,

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<v Speaker 2>and the list goes on. So what we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do is go ahead and jump to break. When we

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<v Speaker 2>come back, we'll have Mark Baisley on with us. We

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<v Speaker 2>want to make sure we give him plenty of time.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right here on the Dan Caplas Show with Well

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<v Speaker 2>Kunny Sheriff Steve Riams as your guest host.

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<v Speaker 3>And now back to the Dan Kaplas Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Riams sitting in as your guest host and going

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<v Speaker 2>back to our lineup for today. Like I said at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the show, we're going to have some

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<v Speaker 2>governor's candidates on and it's a distinct pleasure to have

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<v Speaker 2>this next guest on. I've had a chance to testify

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<v Speaker 2>down at the State House when he was setting in

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<v Speaker 2>on a few committees and whatnot through the years. But

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<v Speaker 2>we have on the line. Senator Mark Baisley from Senate

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<v Speaker 2>District for Mark, Welcome to the Dan Kessler Show.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. It's great to be on with you. I

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<v Speaker 4>appreciate your including me.

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<v Speaker 2>You bet, And you know, I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people know your name. They probably know a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>about you, but let's educate those that don't, so a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit about your background. I know you've been down

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<v Speaker 2>at the state House for a while. Educate the voters

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<v Speaker 2>as to kind of what your background is and how

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<v Speaker 2>you got there.

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<v Speaker 5>Sure. So, first and foremost, I'm a husband of a

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<v Speaker 5>wonderful wife, my high school sweetheart, married forty seven years.

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<v Speaker 5>We've got four kids, seven grandkids. And then after that,

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<v Speaker 5>I made my living as an aerospace engineer. So I

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<v Speaker 5>live in Colorado because Luckie Martin now Knockie Martin, back

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<v Speaker 5>when they were just smart and Marietta. I've moved me

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<v Speaker 5>out here.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty six years ago.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's my professional background. My international upbringing is what

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<v Speaker 5>got me interested in preserving what the founders created for us.

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<v Speaker 5>So I had always tried to kind of ledge along

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<v Speaker 5>get the right people into office. And so one day

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<v Speaker 5>I made eye contact at just the wrong moment, and

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<v Speaker 5>all of a sudden, I'm in the state legislature myself.

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<v Speaker 5>So I served for four years as the state representative

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<v Speaker 5>and now I'm in my third year as a state senator,

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<v Speaker 5>and I represent the heart of the state, the center

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<v Speaker 5>of the state, eight counties that goes from Leadville to

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<v Speaker 5>Franktown and Douglas County, and it goes from kim Carroll

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<v Speaker 5>Valley in Jefferson County all the way down to Westcliff

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<v Speaker 2>So just a tiny little area there, right, Well, you

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of driving to do to cover your

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<v Speaker 2>voting district. So you know, I know that you've been

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<v Speaker 2>heavily involved in this last legislative session, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to give you PTSD, so we'll jump straight into

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<v Speaker 2>the governor's race and kind of you know, you're down

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<v Speaker 2>there in you're down there in the fight, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know that as a legislator you see it daily and

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<v Speaker 2>it's got to be a frustrating point to be at.

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<v Speaker 2>So how do you go from there to say? And

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, this isn't frustrating enough, I think I'll

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<v Speaker 2>run for governor.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I think you just answered my question. Well,

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<v Speaker 4>it's you know, the emphasis that I've had, and I've.

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<v Speaker 5>Found ways to be successful in spite of being in

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<v Speaker 5>the super minority. You know, we, as everybody knows, we

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<v Speaker 5>don't control the House, the majority in the House, we

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<v Speaker 5>don't control the majority in the Senate, or do we

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<v Speaker 5>have the governor's office the three legs of the stool

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<v Speaker 5>for laws being our bills being.

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<v Speaker 4>Passed into law. But in the ways that I can

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<v Speaker 4>use my.

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<v Speaker 5>Position as a state Senator to advance good things in Colorado,

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<v Speaker 5>I've been bringing in business.

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<v Speaker 4>I've been focusing on the economics because.

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<v Speaker 5>I figure if people can can have the dignity of work,

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<v Speaker 5>if they can feed themselves well in their families and

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<v Speaker 5>have a little left over to take care of church

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<v Speaker 5>and others, then all those other things that are annoying,

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<v Speaker 5>that are challenging, they seem to diminish. And so that's

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<v Speaker 5>been a focus of mine. So working on bringing the

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<v Speaker 5>Chips Act semiconductor work into Colorado led the charge to

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<v Speaker 5>bring in to Land the Tech Hub designation for quantum computing.

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<v Speaker 4>So we've brought in We've had some real successes.

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<v Speaker 5>In bringing in some work, including most recently the bringing

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<v Speaker 5>the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's one that I was very.

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<v Speaker 5>Heavily involved in anyway. In the meantime, yes, we're just

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<v Speaker 5>losing the battle daily in the state legislature, and the

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<v Speaker 5>frustration level just seems to be, well, you know, while

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<v Speaker 5>we have our mini wins, it feels like holding up

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<v Speaker 5>a glacier. You know, the glacier is still going and

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<v Speaker 5>still going in it, and while it's coming slowly, it's

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<v Speaker 5>still going and you're still walking backwards. So after suggestions

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<v Speaker 5>from the folks that I've been working with in the

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<v Speaker 5>business community, especially the advanced technology community, a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>nudging from them, I said, well, yeah, let me rethink

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<v Speaker 5>all this, because it doesn't make sense to keep playing

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<v Speaker 5>the game as best you can if you're guaranteed to lose.

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<v Speaker 4>So I just want to go on offense.

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<v Speaker 5>For a change. And I'll tell you Steve, as I'm

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<v Speaker 5>thinking about it, I don't want to simply win the

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<v Speaker 5>governor's office in twenty twenty six. I want to gain

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<v Speaker 5>back most of the seats that we need. So we

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<v Speaker 5>need six in the Senate to take the majority, and

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<v Speaker 5>in the House as well, we need eleven seat fare

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<v Speaker 5>and by twenty twenty eight, it is my determination to

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<v Speaker 5>have the majority in the House, the majority in the Senate,

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<v Speaker 5>and the governor's office.

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<v Speaker 2>So in order to get there, I mean, obviously you've

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<v Speaker 2>got to have a plan of action. You talked about

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to restore business in the state of Colorado, so

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<v Speaker 2>that's obviously one of the planks of your candidacy. What

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<v Speaker 2>are some of the other things that you think resonates

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<v Speaker 2>with the voters out there? And knowing that Colorado is

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, independents make up a large portion of voters

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<v Speaker 2>in Colorado. How do you resonate with those folks outside

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<v Speaker 2>of just that business plank?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know another big one that's related to business,

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<v Speaker 5>but I'll just spend a moment with it, and that's education.

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<v Speaker 5>So sure I have I've been fa on being on

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<v Speaker 4>Six years and.

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<v Speaker 5>The committee, excuse me, Education Committee and getting to know

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<v Speaker 5>indoctrination camp, but to instead partner with industry to prepare

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<v Speaker 5>those students for those high tap jobs. But the bigger

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<v Speaker 5>break that down into three areas. One of those is

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<v Speaker 5>yours law enforcement. I have run a bill, as you

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<v Speaker 5>well know, because you've testified in favor, but trying to

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<v Speaker 5>the law enforcement because they're restricted, as you know better

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<v Speaker 5>with the federal government, Yes, forty cent a bill forty

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<v Speaker 2>And then then the.

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<v Speaker 5>Other two facets of safety or wildfires.

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<v Speaker 4>So I've been working on the Wildfire.

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<v Speaker 5>Task Force within the state Senate and for one working

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<v Speaker 5>with the folks for mitigating properties, and we just passed

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<v Speaker 5>a bill that helps delineate where's the responsibility cut off

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<v Speaker 5>and so on. But then aircraft, So we have acquired

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<v Speaker 5>Acquired four more fixed wing aircraft about three years ago

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<v Speaker 5>in a kind of a fire sale, no pun intended,

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<v Speaker 5>and then I just led a group of fifteen of

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<v Speaker 5>us in the state Senate. We all signed a letter

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<v Speaker 5>to the federal government to really the agencies. They're asking

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<v Speaker 5>or eight of them parked down in Colorado Springs, outfit

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<v Speaker 2>Well, anybody who lives in the state of Colorado knows

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<v Speaker 2>how important the wildfire issue is here, especially over the

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<v Speaker 2>last few years. It seems like half of the state

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<v Speaker 2>was on fire for the last few years. So all

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<v Speaker 2>those are good efforts. As a candidate, what makes you

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<v Speaker 2>different from every other candidate? How do you how do

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<v Speaker 2>you distance yourself from every every other Republican candidate or

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<v Speaker 2>any of the candidates they're in the race.

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<v Speaker 5>Sure, well, it's because I'm not going to I'm not

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<v Speaker 5>promising that I'm going to be doing things that that

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<v Speaker 2>These are I'm i.

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<v Speaker 5>Am promising that I'm going to do things that I've

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<v Speaker 5>already been doing. But from a weekend so I've been

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<v Speaker 5>making advances in these areas I'm talking about in education

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<v Speaker 5>and in the economy, and in safety, and the last

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<v Speaker 5>thing I'll say is in property tax. That's that's my

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<v Speaker 5>last plank, big plank. And so I have I have

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<v Speaker 5>submitted bills, run bills and had some success is with

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<v Speaker 5>some but as you all know, they will kill my

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<v Speaker 5>bills because it was a Republican who couldn't get a

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<v Speaker 5>Democrat to co sponsor on something. And that's the frustration.

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<v Speaker 5>But the difference between me and my friends who are

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<v Speaker 5>also running for the position is that I'm already doing

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<v Speaker 5>this work. I work with the Governor's office daily. I'm

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<v Speaker 5>aligned on quite a few things, so I've gotten to

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<v Speaker 5>know that job. I know, I know where we are inefficient.

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<v Speaker 5>I serve on the Joint Technology Committee, and I already

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<v Speaker 5>have the have folks who work in the technology areas

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<v Speaker 5>coming to me saying, hey, when you're ready to clean

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<v Speaker 5>this place up, I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 4>To be on your team. And I've even had.

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<v Speaker 5>The former chief of staff to Governor Polis he has

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<v Speaker 5>offered to me to help me set up the office.

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<v Speaker 5>So I'm already ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Mark, I know, Senator Baisley, I know that you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get your name out there in this particular

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<v Speaker 2>race and the race for governor. If people want to

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<v Speaker 2>find find your name out there and figure out how

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<v Speaker 2>to support you, learn more about you, where do they go? Look?

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<v Speaker 2>What are your social media pages? How do they find

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<v Speaker 2>more value?

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<v Speaker 5>So Mark Baisley dot com is the place to start.

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<v Speaker 5>Just on the Internet, Mark Baisley dot com and r

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<v Speaker 5>and yes at Mark Baisley on X and also on

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty easy to find, Okay, no TikTok though, right, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a TikTok guy either. I don't know how well

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<v Speaker 2>that works for governor, but it worked pretty well for

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<v Speaker 2>Trump as a presidential candidate. So who knows. We have

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<v Speaker 2>just a few minutes left. I got to ask you

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<v Speaker 2>some of the tough questions that always get asked. Where

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<v Speaker 2>do you stand on the Second Amendment? What did you

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<v Speaker 2>think of Senate Bill three? Going through Bill three?

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<v Speaker 4>Let me think about that one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's the gun band. No, what an awful bill.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean we fought that thing till till midnight and

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<v Speaker 5>for days, and yeah it is. You know what, there's

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<v Speaker 5>obsessed over particular things, and that makes them a bad legislator.

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<v Speaker 5>We should not have people who obsess over matters to

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<v Speaker 5>try to pass alack because they passed one law after

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<v Speaker 5>the other after the other. You know, it was anything

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<v Speaker 5>that could have been considered reasonable was passed ten twelve

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<v Speaker 5>years ago. Now they're just making stuff up like Senate

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<v Speaker 5>Bill three, and it's highly unreasonable and it just serves

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<v Speaker 5>to diminish one's ability to defend their castle, which to

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<v Speaker 5>me is in support of what might also be asking

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<v Speaker 5>me about still thirteen twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark, I'd love to get into that, but we got

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<v Speaker 2>to go to a heartbreak here. You did great on

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<v Speaker 2>the show. We'll make sure that people know where to

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<v Speaker 2>find you out there. You're listening to the Dankapitla Show.

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<v Speaker 2>We just got finished with Mark Baisley right here with

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<v Speaker 2>Well County Sheriff Steve Riams as your guest host.

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<v Speaker 3>You're listening to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dan Caplas Show with Well County Sheriff Steve Riams

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<v Speaker 2>setting in on the driver's seat, Day two of two

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<v Speaker 2>and we're with our last candidate of the day for

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<v Speaker 2>Colorado Governor on the Republican side of the House, but

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<v Speaker 2>before we announce his name, please, if you're listening out

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<v Speaker 2>there and you want to call in or text in,

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<v Speaker 2>you can text in at five seven seventy three nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Start your text out with Dan, let us know what

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<v Speaker 2>you think about the candidates we've had on or the

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<v Speaker 2>one that we're about to have on. Or you can

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<v Speaker 2>call in for our last segment at three o three

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<v Speaker 2>seven one three eight two five five, but without further

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<v Speaker 2>Ado on the line with us, we have Scott Bottoms,

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<v Speaker 2>current representative out of HD fifteen and candidate for governor

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<v Speaker 2>for the state of Colorado on the Republican side. Scott,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, thanks for having me. How are you enjoy it?

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<v Speaker 2>You bet? And you know we just had Mark Baisley on.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say the same thing to you as I did

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<v Speaker 2>to him. I don't want to give you a PTSD

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<v Speaker 2>for talking about the legislative session, but you just got

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<v Speaker 2>out of that mess. How are you feeling after getting

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<v Speaker 2>through that session?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, the biggest thing is I'm glad I'm not in

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<v Speaker 6>the building. Every day we do not meet as a

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<v Speaker 6>legislature is good for the people of Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>I can totally agree with that. So for the people

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<v Speaker 2>who don't know you out there, Scott Representative Bottoms, what's

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit about your background. Where do you come

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<v Speaker 2>from and what area do you currently represent in your HDC.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, currently I represent I'm out of Paso County, the

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<v Speaker 6>east side of Colorado Springs. Okay, so almost the whole

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<v Speaker 6>entire east side. And my background. Have been a pastor

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<v Speaker 6>since I was twenty years old and so thirty five

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<v Speaker 6>years just about. And I was also in the Navy.

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<v Speaker 6>Went into Navy at seventeen, and I spent a few

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<v Speaker 6>years there and and then I've done a bunch of

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<v Speaker 6>stuff that on board, worked with grooves, worked with anti

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<v Speaker 6>just kind of overall been in positions of leadership and

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<v Speaker 6>working with with some people State of Colorado, younger people,

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<v Speaker 6>all all these kinds of things. And then obviously my charge.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so how long have you been down at the

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<v Speaker 6>This is my third year. I was re elected back

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<v Speaker 6>in November, and okay, and are our.

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<v Speaker 2>Terms are two years? Sure? Soea, one more session and

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<v Speaker 2>you're running for governor at the same time. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>you're down there, you're seeing how the sausage gets made.

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<v Speaker 2>You're part of the the lawmaking process or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to prevent some of these laws from being made.

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<v Speaker 2>And you make the decision to run for governor. What

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<v Speaker 2>inspired you and what's the thing that you champion? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>what's your primary thing that you champion.

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<v Speaker 6>See the whole running for governor thing, it's really a

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<v Speaker 6>spiritual decision. First, just what we've been praying about it.

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<v Speaker 6>I am sick and tired of watching them come after

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<v Speaker 6>our kids and destroy parental rights. And you know, literally

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<v Speaker 6>we will debate for hours whether a twelve year old

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<v Speaker 6>should have mutilation surgery. But what we're debating is not

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<v Speaker 6>where they should. We're debating whether it should happen with

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<v Speaker 6>or without parental consent or even knowledge. And these kind

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<v Speaker 6>of things are just they're two egregious for that, I

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<v Speaker 6>believe for the average person in the state of Colorado,

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<v Speaker 6>but definitely for me, and so definitely children, children are

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<v Speaker 6>much abuse, pedophilia, grooming, surgeries, all this kind of stuff

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<v Speaker 6>be the next governor, We're going to shut some of

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<v Speaker 2>Well, So on those lines, House built Third teen twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>That was one of the most controversial bills of the session,

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<v Speaker 2>if not the most controversial bill of the session. What

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<v Speaker 2>for the right reason?

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<v Speaker 6>It does the you know, the more interesting site. So

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<v Speaker 6>this was very discouraging to watch this. It was like

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<v Speaker 6>a circus inside the capital. People shoving. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 6>is a transgender crowd shoving some of our representatives and

424
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<v Speaker 6>spitting on people and cussing a people. And the people

425
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<v Speaker 6>that were against the bill very calm, seleected group of

426
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<v Speaker 6>people and people that were for it was about seventy

427
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<v Speaker 6>people and there was about eight hundred people that wind

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<v Speaker 6>up to testify against it. Now Here is part of

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<v Speaker 6>what I'm seeing which is important to that conversation is

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<v Speaker 6>I'm getting emails, text phone calls all the time from

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<v Speaker 6>Democrats that are fed up with this. They do not

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<v Speaker 6>believe this is okay to not mess with their children.

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<v Speaker 6>But the Democrats in the House and the Senate are

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<v Speaker 6>so far left. They are leftist Marxists that they first

435
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<v Speaker 6>they don't care about what people think. They're going to

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<v Speaker 6>run their ideologies. But they have left the Democrats in

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<v Speaker 6>the state of Colorado behind there. The Democrats are not

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<v Speaker 6>behind all of this stuff for the most part, They're

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<v Speaker 6>not behind this stuff. And we could even see that

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<v Speaker 6>there were many many Democrats that were testifying against this

441
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<v Speaker 6>bill and against this ideology. Remember, transgenderism is an ideology,

442
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<v Speaker 6>LGB is a sexual preference, t Q plus is an ideology.

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<v Speaker 6>And it's been crazy to watch all this stuff going down.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, so I think we know where you stand on

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<v Speaker 2>this issue. This is probably your primary issue. What are

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<v Speaker 2>some of the other major major issues that you take

447
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<v Speaker 2>up with the state of Colorado. I think we've got

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<v Speaker 2>a crumbling infrastructure. We've got some law enforcement folks that

449
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<v Speaker 2>are that are working from behind the eight ball. I

450
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<v Speaker 2>can say that from my own perspective, the tides have

451
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<v Speaker 2>definitely been turned against this crime is out of control

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<v Speaker 2>in the state. We've got centinels out of control. What

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<v Speaker 2>are some of those other things that you would focus

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<v Speaker 2>on as the governor of the State of Colorado or

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<v Speaker 2>as the candidate on the Republican side for the state

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<v Speaker 2>of Colorado.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, most people in Colorado don't realize how bad crime

458
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<v Speaker 6>is in Colorado, specifically if they're in more rural communities.

459
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<v Speaker 6>But we are one of the highest crime states in

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<v Speaker 6>the entire United States. We rate one, two three in

461
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<v Speaker 6>almost every category. We're also the sixth most regulated state

462
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<v Speaker 6>in the United States, and the Federal Reserves just released

463
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<v Speaker 6>a couple of weeks ago that now, per capita, Colorado

464
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<v Speaker 6>is the most expensive state in the United States to

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<v Speaker 6>live in.

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<v Speaker 4>So when you're processing all.

467
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<v Speaker 6>This information, you're already in a crumbling problem. Then when

468
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<v Speaker 6>you add the illegal immigrant crime on top of that,

469
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<v Speaker 6>and the fact that we we have drug cartels in

470
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<v Speaker 6>Venezuela and drug cartels that are now combining with and

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<v Speaker 6>this is and you would be in privy to some

472
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<v Speaker 6>of this information. Now we know MS thirteen is combining

473
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<v Speaker 6>with them, and that's what was going on in that

474
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<v Speaker 6>raid down in Carra Springs here that they're trying to

475
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<v Speaker 6>set up that cartel now in Springs too. We're in

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<v Speaker 6>a very difficult situation for the average citizen, and I

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<v Speaker 6>believe it starts with the policies of our governor and

478
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<v Speaker 6>the House and the Senate. They have propped up illegal

479
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<v Speaker 6>immigrant crime, they have propped up criminals. They make it

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<v Speaker 6>almost impossible to put a pedophile in jail. We've done

481
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<v Speaker 6>everything we can to stop pedophilia or at least give

482
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<v Speaker 6>them jail time. Right now, they're getting off on formation

483
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<v Speaker 6>almost every single time they are caught with a small

484
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<v Speaker 6>child raping that child. This is crazy stuff. And then

485
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<v Speaker 6>the financial infrastructure is tied directly into all this stuff.

486
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<v Speaker 6>We're spending five hundred million dollars on it to prop

487
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<v Speaker 6>up illegal immigrant crime, taking it away from a law

488
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<v Speaker 6>enforcement and you know, because of the law, you as

489
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<v Speaker 6>a sheriff cannot even call ICE when you arrest somebody.

490
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<v Speaker 6>They can be a horrible, violent criminal and you have

491
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<v Speaker 6>to let them go and you cannot call ICE. This

492
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<v Speaker 6>stuff has got the stomp. This is part of the

493
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<v Speaker 6>crumbling of our financial infrastructure in Colorado too, as we're

494
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<v Speaker 6>profit up all these other things that are destroying businesses,

495
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<v Speaker 6>attacking business owners. And then the regulations. I've tried to

496
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<v Speaker 6>lower the income tax twice with through bills and they

497
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<v Speaker 6>just vote unanimously against it. We need to go at

498
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<v Speaker 6>every single piece. There is not one system in Colorado

499
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<v Speaker 6>that is working well, and we have to start with

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<v Speaker 6>the crime. We have to start with the illegal immigrant issue,

501
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<v Speaker 6>and then we have to work on protecting our children,

502
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<v Speaker 6>giving rights back to parents. All these things all work together,

503
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<v Speaker 6>and then as we change taxes and regulations, we can

504
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<v Speaker 6>free up the businesses. There's not one part of it

505
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<v Speaker 6>that's not directly connected to the other.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's very fair. Representative Bottoms Scott Bottoms on with

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<v Speaker 2>this candidate for governor Republican here in the state of Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>If people want to get out there and support you,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've got several candidates running twelve on the

510
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<v Speaker 2>Republican side. Where do they find you and how do

511
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<v Speaker 2>they how do they how do they go out and

512
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<v Speaker 2>support you? On the social media's and whatnot?

513
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<v Speaker 6>Where?

514
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<v Speaker 2>Where are you? Where are you at?

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<v Speaker 6>My website is Scottbottoms dot com and all my social

516
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<v Speaker 6>media has the same tag, It's Scott bottom COO. But

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<v Speaker 6>you can find all that on my website. You can.

518
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<v Speaker 6>There's giving portals on my website, there's volunteer portals. We

519
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<v Speaker 6>are going to have a Republican sitting in the governor's seat.

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<v Speaker 6>And I believe that everything in me. It's me. I

521
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<v Speaker 6>know I can beat Bennett. He'll be the Democrat that

522
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<v Speaker 6>rises through the mist. And we have got to mobilize

523
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<v Speaker 6>the people of Colorado to get out and vote and

524
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<v Speaker 6>make and and this is both Republicans and Democrats make

525
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<v Speaker 6>their voices known.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't agree with you more. Scott. Is great to

527
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<v Speaker 2>have you on Representative Bottoms out of HD fifteen running

528
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<v Speaker 2>for Republican governor candidate here in the state of Colorado. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for coming on the show and hopefully people will

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<v Speaker 2>reach out to you. Yeah. Again, thanks for coming on

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<v Speaker 2>the show. Hopefully people will reach out to you and

532
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<v Speaker 2>show some support and good luck in your campaign. And

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<v Speaker 2>again thanks for being on with us. We'll cut the break.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll use our last segment to wrap up. But you're

535
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<v Speaker 2>listening to Dan Caples's show here with Weld, can't you,

536
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<v Speaker 2>Shriff Steve Raims as your guest host.

537
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<v Speaker 3>And now back to the Dan Kapless Show podcast.

538
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<v Speaker 2>Ran Thanks for playing that song. Coming back to this

539
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<v Speaker 2>last and final segment. You know that's an honor of

540
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<v Speaker 2>George Went better known as Norm from Cheers. Iconic song,

541
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<v Speaker 2>iconic character. The guy was full of one liners and

542
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<v Speaker 2>just one of the favorites of the show I passed

543
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<v Speaker 2>away today. I got a you know, not to be

544
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<v Speaker 2>tongue in cheek. I was honestly not aware that he

545
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<v Speaker 2>was still alive. But it is sad to know that

546
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<v Speaker 2>he has officially passed away again because that's one of

547
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<v Speaker 2>my childhood favorite shows or young adult favorite shows, and

548
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<v Speaker 2>he was just an iconic character.

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<v Speaker 3>He was, That's a perfect way to put it.

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<v Speaker 2>He had his spot at the bar.

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<v Speaker 7>There was another scene I was looking through and putting

552
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<v Speaker 7>some clips together for my earlier show here in Denver,

553
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<v Speaker 7>and it was too visual so I wouldn't translate as

554
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<v Speaker 7>well audio only, but a couple had sat down.

555
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<v Speaker 3>Where he and Cliff normally I know the show episode.

556
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<v Speaker 3>I don't mean a norm get.

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<v Speaker 2>The heck out of the way. Well and his sidekick

558
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<v Speaker 2>Cliffy you know yeah, well, I mean those are you

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<v Speaker 2>know those are those are tied together in infamy.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, you were telling me during my program, might as

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<v Speaker 7>well share with these listeners that you have a colleague

562
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<v Speaker 7>who reminded you a bit of Cliff.

563
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<v Speaker 2>He is Cliff Clayton and that's that's Chief Brian Skaggs

564
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<v Speaker 2>down at the Dakono Police Department he's a good friend,

565
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<v Speaker 2>known him for a long time. I've called him Cliffy

566
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<v Speaker 2>for years. Uh, and he listens to the show religiously.

567
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<v Speaker 2>He'd better be listening today because this is his shout

568
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<v Speaker 2>out that his partner, his long term partner in crime

569
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<v Speaker 2>at the bar, has finally gone off to the Angels.

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<v Speaker 2>So sad day to see George went past. But you know,

571
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<v Speaker 2>in some other news, we did have some some rather

572
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<v Speaker 2>intriguing stuff come out from on the national level. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Trump's announcing the Golden Dome project to create a missile

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<v Speaker 2>defense system for the United States. And if Trump says

575
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<v Speaker 2>it's going to happen, He's probably going to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>a way to make it make it work. That's obviously

577
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<v Speaker 2>copying the israel Iron Dome system. But just like in

578
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<v Speaker 2>everything Trump, it'll be bigger and better.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm sure we're gonna get plenty of gold, all right,

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<v Speaker 7>And what if Notre Dane's going to have an issue

581
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<v Speaker 7>with that, you know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, that'll be maybe maybe they can sponsor it since

583
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<v Speaker 2>he's pulling so much money away from all the colleges,

584
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<v Speaker 2>So who knows.

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<v Speaker 3>Because of me, we have an America Pope, don't forget that.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, the orange smoke. And then I heard and

587
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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I haven't confirmed this. I just saw a

588
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<v Speaker 2>few teasers. But Bill Belichick may be engaged.

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<v Speaker 7>Now congratulations, Although that looks like a nightmare, I must say,

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<v Speaker 7>did you watch the sixty minutes?

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<v Speaker 2>I watched what I could of it, of course, what

592
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<v Speaker 2>she allowed to play of it. Oh goodness, man, I

593
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<v Speaker 2>think that guy's in for a world to hurt. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to each his own whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's the age difference, for one.

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<v Speaker 7>It just has that Anna Nicole Smith vibe of you

597
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<v Speaker 7>know who's calling the shots here.

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<v Speaker 3>She's waiting for the geezer to keel over.

599
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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, kind of write herself into his will as kids

600
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<v Speaker 7>are freaking out.

601
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<v Speaker 2>The creepy factors off the charts. But I want to

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<v Speaker 2>grab just a couple of texts here. One of them

603
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<v Speaker 2>is a classic. This one actually came in on my

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<v Speaker 2>cell phone. So it's somebody I know talking about some

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<v Speaker 2>of these governor's candidates, because I was really hoping we'd

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<v Speaker 2>see we'd get the fire. And it said, just like

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Bennett, some of these guys could bore wet paint

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<v Speaker 2>back into a can you know, I know, I know

609
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<v Speaker 2>it's a tough one, but you send them, we read them.

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<v Speaker 2>And another one here that's trying to remind people what

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<v Speaker 2>the Second Amendment is really about. This isn't about self defense,

612
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<v Speaker 2>but it's mostly about finding off a tyrannical government. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is precisely why the Democrats want want guns out

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<v Speaker 2>of our hands. You know, that's pretty pretty on point.

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<v Speaker 2>And the more you say it, the more people think

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<v Speaker 2>you're radical. But if you think about the founding of

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<v Speaker 2>our country and the Bill of Rights and how those

618
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<v Speaker 2>Bill of Rights were written and put into effect, that's

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<v Speaker 2>very much the point here. And then we also have

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<v Speaker 2>Donna who texts it in. As she said many times before,

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<v Speaker 2>she would volunteer to help Dan's campaign for governor with

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<v Speaker 2>all of her energy. She says, even Amy's coming your way,

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<v Speaker 2>been waiting for you to run forever. Your debating will

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<v Speaker 2>knock them out. Yeah. Absolutely. You talk about a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that I think could bring the fire and you couldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I will say this. I think Mark Bailey and Scott

627
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<v Speaker 2>Bottoms both hinted that Michael Bennett was probably going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the Democrat or Democrat candidate. You couldn't ask for

629
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<v Speaker 2>a better opposition, especially if Dan were to jump in

630
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<v Speaker 2>the race. Watch those two go at each other.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, Bluss, I can impersonate Michael Bennett and do a

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<v Speaker 7>debate right here in the show with Dan.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I said, come on, Jami's not that big a deal, right.

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<v Speaker 2>To be Come on, just talk through a yawn. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what that guy does consistently.

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<v Speaker 3>He walked through a yawn. Is that a rock album?

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<v Speaker 2>It would be a loud, big one. Hey, It's been

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<v Speaker 2>a pleasure to be here for day two of two

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<v Speaker 2>of many that I've got to cover for Dan in

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<v Speaker 2>the recent history. Hopefully I'll be back for some more

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<v Speaker 2>in the future. Thanks to Ryan, Thanks for Kelly on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side of the glass for making this so

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<v Speaker 2>much fun. And maybe when we come back the next time,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have a few more governor's candidates, maybe even Dan Caplis.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening to the Dan Capless Show here with

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<v Speaker 2>Well Kenny Sheriff Steve Raims as your guest host.