In this impactful episode of the Kim Monson Show, Kim delves into the vital topics of reasoning versus violence in the pursuit of truth and freedom. Joined by co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters, Brad Beck, and guest Jody Henze of Mint Financial Strategies, the conversation navigates through the pressing challenges and opportunities in public policy and economic freedom. As they dissect the implications of foundational American principles and contemporary economic strategies, Kim, Brad, and Jody bring forward enlightening perspectives on the power of persuasion and reason in today’s fast-paced world. This episode is a crucial listen for those dedicated to
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Is it freedom or is it force? Let’s have a conversation.
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Indeed. Let’s have a conversation and welcome to the Kim Monson Show. Thank you so much for joining us. You’re each treasured, you’re valued, you have purpose today. Strive for excellence. Take care of your heart, your soul, your mind and your body. My friends, we were made for this moment. And thank you to the team. That’s producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Teresa, Amanda. and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. We had pre-records, and let’s see, we had some encores last week, and we had the week off. That meant that we did not have to be in at O Dark 30. And so it’s great work that we did on that. And in studio with me is my friend Brad Beck. He is the co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. Great to have you here.
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Well, it’s always great to be here and be alive and be in Colorado. It’s a gorgeous day.
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It is a gorgeous day. And being in Colorado, yes. However, our little, our Denver is in a tough spot right now.
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It is. Yet, you know, all diamonds need a little bit of shining. And I think we’ve got the individuals and the folks that are really at the forefront of changing and sparkling and shining that diamond. I think people like you and Producer Joe and folks that you have on your team are part of that effort.
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Well, there’s those in public policy that’s trying to make this diamond into a lump of coal.
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Always. There’s always going to be experts, right? Yes. Those elites that think they know better than us. But we’re the real leaders, and we just need to keep pushing on it.
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Well, and that is what we do on an everyday basis. We talk about these important issues. And let’s get right over here. Our word of the day, I chose this because we will be talking with Jody Henze in just a little bit with Mint Financial Strategies. And the word is wherewithal. And it is spelled W-H-E-R-E-W-I-T-H-A-L. It’s a noun. It could be the necessary means, especially financial means, or the ability and means required to accomplish some task. So the wherewithal. You mentioned so many here in Colorado. We need to have the wherewithal to continue to fight for liberty, which as our friend Ben Martin has said is the responsible exercise of freedom.
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It truly is. And, you know, even if you don’t have the financial background or the financial – ability to support an organization or to get involved in something. We all have our time and we can invest our time in something that’s going to move the ball forward. So I think it’s important that we have the wherewithal to take the time and invest in things that are going to move the ball. Well done, Brad Beck. Yeah, try. Always try.
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Now, we’ll be talking about your most recent essay, and that is the Stargazer in this hour here. So I chose our quote of the day from Galileo. And he was born in 1564. He died in 1642. And he was Italian and was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. And he was born in the city of Pisa, then part of Florence. And he’s been called the father of observational astronomy. And since your piece is the stargazer, this is our quote. He said this. He said, I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
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We should always be using our faculties that allow us to see the world as it is and look for the opportunities that are right in front of us.
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And there are so many. And Brad, you really are good at this, and you’ve helped many people, particularly being a co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. And that is in this battle of ideas, we need to reason and we need to persuade. And I was going through headlines, and I saw this headline. It says, there needs to be blood. Democrat voters tell them, To get shot in Trump resistance push. And I thought here they’re resorting to calling for violence where we need to be reasoning and persuading. I was doing some Bible reading over the break and in Acts. It talks about Paul going into different cities and reasoning. And I thought that is exactly what we need to be doing is reasoning on these things.
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Well, think of some of the greats that were nonviolent. Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. They did things through reasoning. passive resistance and violence never solves anything all it does is create just chaos and there’s enough chaos in the world just day-to-day I think if you talk to people if you listen to people if you have the ability to agree to disagree and still go out and have a meal with somebody I think we’re far better off than screaming and yelling and talking past each other so violence never solves anything sometimes we feel like we need to be violent we’re so angry That’s when you step back and then come back when you’re a little bit calmer.
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Well, and Brad, America was – we just celebrated our 249th birthday. And America was founded on this idea. And I had a friend that challenged me and said, well, Kim, there was violence as the colonists were – fighting for independence and certainly there was but what they put in place with this vision of the declaration that all men are created equal with these rights from god of life liberty and pursuit of happiness and then put in place the constitution the constitution was put in place so that we the people could govern ourselves we have to be active participants but that we could settle our differences without violence and and that was historical and
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Well, the founders did not resort to violence until they were unable to convince the parliament and the king to change their mind that the colonies had representation. If they were going to pay taxes, they wanted to be represented in the parliament. And the king said no. And so, you know, at the last resort, they said, hey, you have somebody coming in, quartering in our homes, taxing us for every bit of our lives. We’re not going to stand for it. That’s the very last thing that you would do if you did not have the ability to or the wherewithal. to protect your liberty. And without liberty, everything else doesn’t matter. You don’t have property rights. You don’t have intellectual property protection. You don’t have equal protection under the law. So we need to remember that was a last resort. And violence never solves anything. The people that were up in Boulder, the gentleman, or I won’t say gentleman, the monster that through gasoline on people who were peacefully protesting proved the point that violence doesn’t do anything. It just galvanizes the opposition to say, see what they’re about? They’re about violence.
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Interesting point, and… You make a very important point, and that is I read the Declaration. I did, too.
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Always do.
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And go through all the usurpations that are there. And to your point, it was a long progression. It was many, many years until they got to the point where we got to the Revolutionary War. And so let’s bring Jody Henze with Mint Financial Strategies in on this conversation. Jody Henze, welcome. Thank you. Good morning, Kim, and always glad to be here, especially with Brad.
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Good morning, Jodi.
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Good to hear your voice. And I chose the word of the day for you, wherewithal, because you are helping people have the wherewithal to get to their own economic freedom.
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Well, yeah, and it’s kind of fun because my family’s in town this weekend. And as I shared with you last time we had a chance to talk, my family’s always asking what the word of the day is. And so when you sent me the word of the day ahead of time, everybody was like, what is it? What is it? What is it? So that was kind of fun to be able to share that with them this weekend.
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Well, and you always do such a great job in using the word of the day. And how was your Independence Day? We prerecorded for last week. Did you have a great week?
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Well, I got to be honest, it’s been kind of a mixed week. So my husband’s birthday is the 4th of July. So we always have a good weekend. Unfortunately, I had a mixed weekend. My mom passed away on Saturday.
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Oh, Jodi. I am so sorry. Yeah, well. So, yeah, I am so sorry. So I know that all of our listeners send you their sympathy and condolences. That is really tough to lose a loved one. Just I’m really, really sorry about that, Jodi.
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Yeah. Well, maybe you and I can talk about some topics around some estate planning and stuff for future weeks.
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I think that that’s really important. And we’re going to be talking about the Big Beautiful Bill. And Trump on the WhiteHouse.gov says there’s 50 wins in one Big Beautiful Bill. It looks like he is trying to address something on estate taxes, yes? Yes.
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Yeah, I believe so. I mean, I haven’t had the time or the wherewithal to come through, what, all 900 plus pages of the big, beautiful bill. But what I’ve seen is, you know, there are a few promising elements, but I do have some concerns about what’s in there. But there are a few things about estate planning that are in there, such as expanding housing. You know, the estate tax extensions and part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed by his previous administration. So, you know, anything that, you know, you know, again, one of the most important aspects of our liberty is the ability for individuals and families to build and keep their wealth. And of course, anything in that bill. whether it’s keeping our taxes now or keeping our income later, that helps that, I’m all for.
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I am as well. And number one from WhiteHouse.gov, it says the Big Beautiful Bill delivers the largest tax cut in American history. This means an extra $5,000 in Americans’ pockets with a double-digit percent decrease to their tax bills. And that’s for Americans earning between $30,000 and $80,000 will pay around 15% less in taxes. And I love that. I’ve thought a lot about – I had a number of conversations last week, and one of my friends lives in Denver. and uh and denver mike michael johnston is floating the idea of another huge tax increase she was and my friend was talking about what’s called these general improvement districts where people would have in their areas tax themselves for basic services that i think denver should be already providing and i’ve thought about it jody i think i’m getting on the No new debt, no new taxes bandwagoned. What do you think about that?
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Oh, I completely agree. And, you know, one of the things about the big, beautiful bill that does concern me is, you know, the massive spending. And, you know, that obviously could weaken the economy, burden future generations. And if the big, beautiful bill adds significantly to the debt, then that’s obviously not freedom. I believe that’s deferred servitude. And, you know, as a mom, I am concerned with that.
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Now, I’ve not heard that term, Jodi, deferred servitude. That is a good one. So on Wednesday, I’m going to have Samara Brown on with the Center for Renewing America, because it was founded by Russ Vogt, who is, I think Russ is, he was last term, and I think he is again this term with Trump’s Office of Budget and Management. Because I, like you, have heard that there’s this increased spending, which I’m really concerned about. When we had Wade Miller on last month with the Center for Renewing America, he said that he was pushing back on that. So I think it’s a stay tuned on that, Jodi, because I’m with you on that. But I think there may be some conversations to have on that. But I’m totally with you. And Brad, what do you think about that deferred servitude?
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You know, I love that term, Jody. That’s a great, great one to remember. You know, part of me wants to say that our taxes should be like they’re trying to push us rank choice voting to where, you know, you vote the first, second and third. Why don’t we do that with our taxes? We put the tax that we want to pay into the services or the opportunities that are out there and that will be ranked. And those are the ones that are going to get the money because those are the ones that are providing the services. And a lot of these programs are pet projects for people like a bridge that our governor wants to put in front of the Capitol. Do we really need a bridge in front of the Capitol? I don’t think so. I think it’s millions of dollars.
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Right. I like that, too, Jody. Instead of ranked choice voting, which is terrible, ranked choice taxes. I kind of like that, Jody.
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Yeah, I do too. And, you know, I’m optimistic. I know that there’s different ways of looking at, you know, the projections of the bill and whether it is going to add to the debt or if the growth will offset that. So I’m going to lean in and hope that, you know, the provisions in the bill will have the economy growing faster than the debt. And I think that’s the take that the administration is going with. So I hope that that’s the case. So we’ll see.
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I mean, obviously, stay tuned. Right. Absolutely. So, Jody, we were talking about the macro economic level, but you help people with the micro, their own personal economic freedom. How can people reach you to have a complimentary conversation?
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Yeah, best way is to call or text the office, which is 303-285-3080. Again, that’s 303-285-3080. Or you can check us out on the web, which is MintFS.com.
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Again, that’s MintFS.com. Well, Jody Henze with Mint Financial Strategies. We will talk to you next week, and thank you. Sounds good. Thanks, Kim. Thanks, Brad. Bye-bye. Take care. And Brad, as you know, you guest host on a regular basis. We have amazing people that sponsor this show. You do.
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That’s Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N dot com. In studio with me is Brad Beck. He is the co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. Great to have you here. Always good to be here. And we’ve got a lot to talk about. A couple of things. I wanted to say thank you to the Harris family for their goal sponsorship of the show. And Brad, Hooters Restaurants in Lone Tree is closing. After 10 years, that is how I got to a real lesson when I was on city council about PBIs, politicians, bureaucrats, and interested parties that really bump up against freedom and free markets and capitalism. And there’s a variety of things. It’s a very competitive restaurant market out there right now, as well as there’s just a lot of different factors. They will continue with their locations on Parker Road in Westminster and Loveland and continue as sponsors of the show. I’ve gotten to really know the owners of the franchises and really appreciate them. I’m very sad about that, though. But it’s tough out there. And it’s tough in Colorado, too. As expensive as it is to hire people and employees with like the family leave initiative, all that, it’s difficult. But we’re going to continue on. As they said, it’s a bump in the road. But I’m sad about that.
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You know, they have so many challenges as a small business by hiring a minimum wage, HR laws. It’s becoming prohibitive to be innovative in this country.
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In the state, too.
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Well, in the state in particular, yes, especially in Denver. And I really wish that these PBIs, as you call them, would open a business and see what it’s like and then come back and say, you know what, it’s not that easy with all these regulations. And I think that would go a long way. Most of these politicians have never opened, run a business. And that’s huge. And so I miss the one that the Hooters used to be on Colorado Boulevard. right not too far from here. And, you know, it’s unfortunate. I’m glad they’re still staying in Colorado. Kind of reminds me of Del Taco, the same thing. They closed most of the stores, and now they’re starting to open up. So maybe there’s an opportunity for them at some point.
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Well, public policy is making it very difficult. It’s a competitive market. Public policy created this government-induced inflation, and so this does happen. But I’m so excited that they’re going to continue on as sponsors of the show and really just wish them all kinds of success. And they got great food. And they do have great food as well. Let’s see. Let’s talk a little bit about the 50 wins in the one big, beautiful bill. This is from WhiteHouse.gov. And before we get into that, Brad. In fact, I think it was Holly, one of our listeners, sent something over. I watched it regarding Thomas Jefferson. But I guess, Prager, you and the White House are partnering up, yes?
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They are with the Department of Education. In fact, I just downloaded a book that they have. You can buy it as well. But it’s a wonderful opportunity for people to get involved this next year and the years after. to do a program within a group of young people, whether it’s a school or private group, and kind of do what happens at the Jewish Passover, the Seder. They’ve taken that same idea, and Dennis Prager and his team put together this incredible little program in this guide, this book, and then they highlight all 56 of the signers of the Declaration and a little bit of history, a page on each one. and then the founding mothers there’s five that they feature and then his key battles of the american revolution and it’s just brilliant about 130 pages somebody anybody can go to the prageru website and watch all the videos and so what they did at the department of education is they put these pictures along the corridors of these founders these 56 signers and Then there’s a QR code they can snap, and the pictures come to life with a story created through AI, which is fascinating. And each one’s about a minute, minute and a half. Well, you can go online at PragerU and watch them one right after the other, and they’re just excellent. And it gives you a sense of what that particular founder was about. I highly encourage all the listeners to go to PragerU and watch them.
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Okay, so I’m at PragerU.com, and it looks like they have Benjamin Franklin here. Okay, it says, America 250, PragerU, celebrate America with us. And that looks like that is, I think, how you get to it.
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Yeah, there’s a tab there, and you can watch a little introduction by the Secretary of Education and what their plans are. And as we go through this next 200 and… or 300 and what, a little more days until the 250th anniversary. I think people should start thinking about what are they going to do and how are they going to do it and who are they going to do it with and really celebrate the idea of the American founding. Warts and all. Because it’s important to know the good, the bad, the ugly. But America is the greatest land ever created by the mind of man because we have freedom.
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And so I found this. It’s The Road to Liberty. It’s pretty darn easy at PragerU.com. And would highly recommend that. It’s great. And like I say, Holly, one of our listeners, sent that over. And so that was great. So check that out. So let’s go through. We mentioned in the WhiteHouse.gov, it says that there are 50 wins in the one big, beautiful bill. We mentioned it delivers the largest tax cut in history. I love that. And again, it looks like maybe this is something you and I talked about during the break, peeling out different entities and taxing them differently. It looks like those earning $30,000 to $80,000, they may be picking that out differently. I really, as we go through this, I really would like them to just lower taxes across the board.
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Be consistent. Don’t make special deals for special groups. We get into problems that way. And there’s a lot of stuff in here I don’t care for. We have to make things certain because business will only really flourish if there’s certainty in the marketplace. And being a small businessman myself, I find that people are we’re uncertain and they will tell you that. And to be a entrepreneur means you need to take a risk. And a lot of people were sitting on those sidelines waiting for something like this. Was it going to pass? How am I going to plan for the future? How am I going to either hire more employees or let some people go? And this makes it certain they’re permanent. Now, there are others like the no tax on tips or overtime, I understand, will sunset at some point. And so Congress will have to revisit those if they want to make them permanent. But on the income tax issue, That is huge. That and the border wall to me are the two biggest, and Medicare. Nobody’s going to lose their Medicare. Those that abuse Medicare will be kicked off. But there’s still, and I don’t like it, but there’s the Obama exchanges that people can find health care at. There’s many different opportunities, but those that have been abusing the Medicare opportunity that they take advantage of, If they say they’re going to lose it, either one, they’re illegal, or two, they’re here, they’re abusing the system.
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And that’s also on Medicaid, I think, as well. So I want to mention five of them each day here until we get through all 50. So the first is, he says it delivers the largest tax cut in history, that those earning between $30,000 and $80,000 will pay around 15% less. The problem is, though, is when you get to a point where there’s a cliff, if you will, people make adjustments then so that they may not get that next promotion. And so that’s why I like to keep everything even. But the next thing it says, it makes the Trump tax cuts permanent, preventing the largest tax increase ever. and it said if the bill doesn’t pass americans will see the largest tax increase in history so this must have been printed as as he was promoting this number three it raises americans take home pay by as much as thirteen thousand three hundred dollars and wages by as much as eleven thousand six hundred dollars well that’s real money to people real money number four it says it reverses the current spending curse plaguing washington dc that seems to be where there’s a lot of different conversation And when I had Wade Miller on with the Center for Renewing America, the CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, uses a, let’s see, a static model, I think he said, instead of a dynamic model. And so that is you plug in this number, this happens. But as taxes go up, people make adjustments. So that’s why I am just a little, I think that’s why there’s different conversations on that, Brad.
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Well, I think we have a spending problem, not an earning, a production problem. We need people to produce. I mean, that’s where the taxes come from. Production precedes consumption. And our elected representatives have to understand that. They don’t. They think, oh, we need to have a social safety net. Well, I agree. Let the churches, the synagogues, the mosques do that. I totally agree. I mean, why is government, especially when you have this candidate in New York, Mondavi, talking about free groceries and free transportation and free education? Well, where the heck is he going to make and get that money? You can’t print it. That’s the federal government’s job. There will be a sucking sound out of New York City. And I think people are already starting to look at something happens in New York, especially the financial sector. We’ll say, you know, there’s other cities we can go to. We can go to Charlotte. We can go to Miami. We can go to Houston. There are places where freedom abounds, and New York City will find that out really quickly. So if he gets in as the candidate, the mayor there, they’re going to find out that New York is not going to be the Big Apple anymore.
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And then like Gavin Newsom in California that’s running California into the ground, they then are going to look to the federal government to bail them out. And under federalism, each state, each city needs to have their – face the consequences for their decisions. Right.
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Exactly. And I think let them face those consequences.
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Without everybody else bailing them out. And then lastly, it says it delivers no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. And again, these are people that are working hard. I love that they’re going to pay less in taxes, but still, I would like to lower taxes across the board.
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Why not a flat tax? I mean, I’ve been… advocating that for years, come up with a number, and everybody pays it. The rich, the poor, everybody pays the same amount, and they have to pay it. It isn’t deducted from their employer. They write a check out. Imagine if you had to write a check to the government and go, why am I spending so much money?
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people would make different decisions. Absolutely. That is for sure. So let’s continue the conversation here in just a moment. I’m seeing more homes on the market out there. We’re going to talk with Karen Levine on Thursday about that. But if you’re buying or selling a home, you want to make sure you have Karen Levine on your side of the table.
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Check out our website. That’s KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter. You can email me at Kim at KimMonson.com as well. And check out the Center for American Values. It is located in Pueblo on the beautiful Riverwalk. And Drew Dix, Medal of Honor recipient, one of the co-founders, has started a new podcast series. And his most recent one is, and it’s Words from the Silo. I love that. is Homeland Security and the Inside Threat, and Drew has a lot of experience in these important issues, so I would recommend that you check that out. That was posted on July 2nd. In studio with me is Brad Beck, co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters, and Liberty Toastmasters is just a great organization to help people find their voices, to be able to communicate, to listen, and I highly recommend that people check it out.
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And we have fun. It’s a good group of people, a wide variety of opinions and backgrounds and understanding of the American founding. And we theme our meetings around that idea of individual rights, the proper role of a limited government, and how to be an active, engaged citizen, all based on the American founding. So we just went through the Independence Day holiday. We actually have read the Declaration of Independence, the Apple of Gold, and the Frame of Silver, the Constitution. We talk about those things without fear, and I love doing that. And so there’s two Liberty Toastmasters, yes? One in Longmont and one in Denver. The one in Denver meets the first and third Saturday of the month from 10 to 12. And that’s at the Independence Institute downstairs. And then the one in Longmont meets the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 10 to 12. And I’m just not enough to go to both when I’m in town. So I love it. It’s like going to the gym.
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I love that. It’s the mental gym, right?
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Exactly.
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So Brad Beck, let’s talk about, you write these amazing pieces that are so thoughtful. The one that we’ll roll out this weekend is The Stargazer. So what should people know about this?
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Well, it’s interesting, Kim. I was reading a variety of things this weekend, and I came across an Aesop fable, and it was actually called The Astronomer. And I changed it a little bit to adapt to something I was thinking about. But there was a gentleman, a man who every day would walk out because he was just fascinated with the stars. So he’d go outside of the town limits and gaze up in the heavens, and he was just fascinated about the amount of stars. And If you drive away from Denver, I mean, it’s just almost magical to see that much starlight in the heavens. Well, he wasn’t paying attention. He fell into a pit. And he was unharmed, but he was screaming. You know, he couldn’t get out of the pit. And this guy walks by, a bystander. He says, man, why are you – what happened? And he said, well, I fell down in this pit. I wasn’t paying attention. I was looking up at the stars. And he said, my good fellow – while you were trying to seek the mysteries of the heavens, you overlooked the common things right under your feet. And it reminded me of Russell H. Conwell’s Acre of Diamonds. I don’t know if you ever read that from a century ago. And it’s a brilliant book that there was this farmer, Ali Hoffhead, who had this piece of land and He got interested in diamonds. Somebody was talking about the value of diamonds. And so he said, well, I’m going to go around the world searching for these mystical things, almost like stars. You know, they’re just brilliant. And long story short, he went around the world and never found any diamonds. And yet, destitute, he sold his farm. Somebody else bought that farm. And wouldn’t you know it, there were diamonds right under where his feet were.
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Oh, my gosh.
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And the idea being we have so many diamonds in front of us, opportunities, and we miss them because we’re looking up. We’re not looking forward. We’re not looking at those opportunities that are right in front of us and right in our hometown. And it kind of reminds me of Joseph Campbell. The power of myth and those who go out on these journeys and come back and what they were searching for is where they started. And we all have that place. We all think it’s better over the hill or the next valley or a different job. But, you know, if you really put your your your effort, your mind, your reason to something, you can find diamonds right in front of you. Those opportunities are right under your feet. Now, you know, I know that there’s a lot of people having tough times. They deal with weather addictions or something that life, you know, throws in front of them. But if you have habits that you do daily, if you, as I try to do every day, is get up early, I try to exercise, I breathe, deep breathing, I’ll go to the gym. I’ll say something positive and read something positive, a page or two, and then I’ll write something about what I read. I mean, these are habits that I’ve done and have developed over the years. Now, I’ll fall off when I’m traveling. for business I can’t do it every day but I try to be consistent on them that’s the other part is being consistent but there’s so many opportunities for us for working with non-for-profits or working for a cause I think people have a void in their lives there they’re not as religious as they once were whether they go to church or synagogue or wherever they go they don’t have that fulfillment of their life. So whatever they end up doing through their habits, through their volunteering in some activity that makes their life more fulfilling, I think we’d have less of the problems we have in this world. And the only way you do that is through being consistent, being persistent, and taking the time to invest in yourself first. And when you can do that, you can help other people. And so these little habits, these little illuminating things that happen in your life every day that makes it easier to walk down that dark path because we all have things that happen to us. But if we have the strength of those habits, we can persevere.
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Well, you mentioned something purpose. And I think that the left has figured out that people want purpose. So many of these young activists… think that they have a purpose. They think that they’re standing up against the man. And I think that from a human nature standpoint, I think the left has an understanding of human nature more But I think that they come in and they manipulate that human nature for this purpose over here, which I think is Marxist communism instead of a higher purpose. When we talk about purpose, we want to have a higher ideal, which is what the founders did.
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Exactly. And a lot of it starts when you’re young, understanding those things that brought you to the dance, if you will. Too many of us, if you think back of when you were a young person and all the things you were exposed to in school or friends, and if you read Saul Alinsky, you know, it was radical and you wanted to be part of that. Well, you know what’s radical now? It’s freedom. I know. And we’re the cool kids now. Why are we cool? Because we’re not demanding things of other people. We’re going out and producing things. We’re thinking of things. We’re creating things. That’s what’s radical. And if you do it well, you can keep your fruits of your labor. The only thing getting in your way is those PBIs, government regulation, that puts up roadblocks in front of each and every one of us. So we can be active and say, hey, stay in your lane. Let me pursue my happiness. And the way you pursue your happiness is you’re self-restrained. You have habits that you create that will make you the best you can be. And every day you’re in competition with yourself, not somebody else. And if you can keep moving the bar forward and striving for that excellence, as you say with all your sponsors, I mean, it’s something that you have to get in your head. It’s a mindset thing.
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Well, I was thinking about your piece, The Stargazer. And my father, who passed on a couple of years ago, and again, condolences to Jody Henze, the mother just passed on. That’s tough. But my dad was a very faithful Christian. And one of the things that he would say almost every day is, this is the day the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad. And I kind of had that in the recesses of my brain until just last week. I was reflecting on that. And to your point, saying something positive every morning, getting up in the morning and thanking the good Lord for the past protection, the past, just thanking him for that. And then saying this right in front of me today. This is the day the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad.
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Freeing for me, Brad. Well, having a heart and a head for gratitude, thanking yourself, thanking your country, thanking your family, thanking for all the things we have that in most places in the world people don’t have. And we want them to have those, but they need freedom. You know, the average, I think, individual in the world, if you have over, I read, somewhere $4,500 in possessions or money in the bank or just, you know, a car, that’s more than over half the people in the world have. So we are so fortunate. I mean, you flip on a switch, you have light. You flush your toilet, waste goes away. I mean, there are so many things we take for granted. And when you have your health, you realize that when you don’t have it, things really become reflective. And again, condolences out to Jodi and her family. But when you don’t have it, boy, it’s tough. And so mindset, thinking that you’re going to be better than you were yesterday, Setting goals that are personal that you can achieve. We’re not talking about a big, hairy, audacious goal. We’re talking just get up 30 minutes earlier and go to the gym for 15 minutes or work out, walk around the neighborhood, read something positive. Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People or Norman Vincent Peale or something along that line and reflect on it. And then how can you implement those ideas into your life? And then when you align yourself with organizations that you believe in a cause or an idea, and this is where we have a higher ideal, exactly. I mean, service, as long as you are okay and you’ve done everything for yourself, I think first. And being rationally self-interested is a good thing because just like when you fly on an airplane and they tell you to put your mask on first and then put it on your screaming kids and screaming husband, you know, you’ve got to be wise about those things. So the same thing, you’ve got to take care of yourself and provide for yourself. And then you can take care of those that you love that are surrounding you. And I think it’s important to do those things, but you’ve got to do them consistently over time. And we fall off the wagon. We have, you know, I love sweets. So, you know, I’m going to have a cookie or, you know, a cake or what have you. But the big thing is I get back to the gym the next day.
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And two things. It’s okay to have these little indulgences here and there. And also I think you have to be gentle with yourself as well. We as human beings, we miss our ideals. So we’re going to continue this discussion with Brad Beck. And we have all these important discussions because of our sponsors. And for anything mortgages. Lauren Levy can help you in all of the states except New York. And that’s looking like that’s smarter and smarter day by day.
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That’s Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. You can text me at 720-605-0647. No call-ins today because we’ve got guests all the way through here. But check out the U.S. MC Memorial Foundation. They’re going to have their anniversary at the end of August. Should be a great celebration. And be sure and buy a brick for your loved one or to honor your military service that will be on one of their pathways of service. as they are going through the remodel that website is usmcmemorialfoundation.org usmcmemorialfoundation.org the studio with me is brad beck he is the co-founder of liberty toastmasters how can people get information about liberty toastmasters they can go to the toastmasters.org website and put in either longmont yeah longmont or denver and or they can go right to the website at uh
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liberty toastmasters they’re both different i can never remember which one’s which but go to toastmasters.org and put in one of those cities or liberty toastmasters and it will pop up and we’d love to have you we love guests people come in and they really enjoy it we just had a bunch of new members in liberty north and we’re really a lot of fun to hang out with and just listen to the people there and their ideas
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And you learn a lot. Absolutely. You learn how to be better. You learn how to listen. And you also just learn from the content as well. So I would highly recommend that. We’re going to roll out your latest essay, The Stargazer, this weekend. A couple of things I wanted to come back to. We were talking about Prager University partnering with the White House regarding these different videos about our founders, the 56 people that signed the Declaration of Independence. You said some of the founding mothers and some of these critical battles. And you said it’s like a Seder. You’re Jewish. Right. And so what’s the correlation?
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Well, so they’ve designed a brief ceremony, and the Passover Seder is an opportunity to remember the history of the Jewish people during the Exodus. And so they put together a commemoration, a memory of the Exodus of that event over 3,000 years ago. So you think, okay, here’s a ceremony that’s been successful probably longer than any other ceremony by any other group of people that’s Very significant. And if you’re going to pass on the ideas of liberty and freedom, what better way than to have a tradition with young people and get them in the habit of celebrating our American founding 249 years next year, 250 years. and really try to understand it so there’s a script a ceremony with instructions and it you know just depends on how long you want to do it but it could start off with a pledge and singing god bless america asking questions because in the Passover Seder, you ask questions to the youngest person and you remind them of why you’re here at this event. And of course, this is all in English. The Passover Seder is in Hebrew, so there’s a difference. But the idea is it’s an opportunity to talk to young people and read with young people the importance of why we live here and why we’re so fortunate we have gratitude for what brought us here and how they can keep it going. And if we don’t repeat it, year after year after year and understand it, we’re going to lose it. And so, as Reagan said, it’s not in the bloodstream. We have to constantly remind ourselves and our posterity of this important event. I mean, you think about it, this, I think today, is the halfway point. We’re closer to 2050 than we are the 2000s. I mean, that’s mind-boggling. And when you start thinking about the length of this country, 250 years, in the pantheon of history, we are such an anomaly of having this incredible idea of man’s right. We own ourselves by right. Our creator, as it says in the Declaration of Independence, gave us these natural rights to pursue our happiness, our life, our liberty and our pursuit of happiness. And our founders. gave everything. I mean, five of them died. Their families were destitute. Many of them had their houses burned, their libraries burned. Many of them ended up being poor. And yet they would not have changed one thing about pursuing that opportunity for freedom, especially when you think about where they came from.
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It’s remarkable. And the fact that the White House is partnering with prayeru.com, and again, Holly, thank you for alerting this to me as well. This is a great opportunity for us to really talk about our history. This is how we reclaim our state and our country. And I know we’re getting short on time here, but you mentioned that we in America are so fortunate regarding we can flip a switch and turn a light on regarding having indoor plumbing. When we talked with Ben Williams with Ben’s plumbing, heating and cooling under this guise of climate change. What has happened is the PBIs, and it started with light bulbs, and Republicans were part of it as well, wanted to determine which light bulbs that we can use. Now with these smart meters, charging people more for energy to run their lives, to be creative. I was talking with someone the other day that works from home. Air conditioning is important to him. He uses a lot of energy. He’s got a lot of different computers. And here we’ve got public policy that’s trying to shut down the things that help us to be creative and innovative. And instead of shutting this stuff down, because it’s all about control. We should want to try to lift the rest of the world up where they have lights and energy and plumbing and all these things. But instead, these PBIs want to push us down to becoming a third world country instead of all that we can be, Brad.
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Well, I want to remind all the listeners that the ideas of the American founding are not Republican. They’re not Democrat. They’re not libertarian or independent. They’re American. And we should all celebrate that. And that’s one area where we can all come together. And we need to come together and listen to each other in the sense that if we don’t, We’ll balkanize ourselves. You’ll have the elites on the West Coast and the East Coast. And you know what? There’s some great places in California. There’s some great people. Same with New York and Boston. But guess what? The American people are one. And we should be one. And we should think about that as opposed to all the things I hear people call names on both sides. And all that does is divide us. And the only time I remember… that most Americans in my lifetime were proud to be an American and it didn’t matter what you were is when we got attacked on 9-11. I mean, flags were on cars. People were kind to each other. That kind of feeling needs to be in our lives daily, of being proud to be an American, warts and all. Even though we have problems, we can fix them. You know, one thing you said that was interesting to me, I think the last time I was on and we were talking after the show, you said, Brad, we need better leaders. And I… I think I said to you, Kim, we are those leaders. I think you did say that. And every one of us who’s listening and thinking about, well, don’t abdicate. Do it. Be the leader.
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Absolutely. Brad Beck, you’re going to stay in studio for the second hour? If you’ll let me. Absolutely. So thanks for being here. Our quote for the end of the show is from Galileo. He said, the sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. I loved that. That’s great. So today, be grateful, read great books, think good thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals, and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you. God bless America. Stay tuned for our number two.
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Indeed, let’s have a conversation, and welcome to our number two of the Kim Monson Show. Thank you so much for joining us. You each are treasured, you’re valued, you have purpose. Today, strive for excellence, take care of your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body, my friends. We were made for this moment in history. Thank you to the team. That’s Producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Teresa, Amanda, and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. Happy Monday, Producer Joe. Happy Monday, Kim. And check out our website. That’s kimmonson.com. Make sure you’re signed up for our weekly email newsletter. You can email me at kim at kimmonson.com. Thank you to all of you who support us. We are an independent voice on an independent station searching for truth and clarity by looking at these issues through the lens of freedom versus force, force versus freedom. If something’s a good idea, you shouldn’t have to force people to do it. The text line is 720-605-0647. And the show comes to you. 6 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. First hour is rebroadcast 1 to 2 in the afternoon. Second hour rebroadcast 10 to 11 at night. That’s on all the KLC platforms. which is KLZ 560 AM, 100.7 FM, the website and the KLZ app. And I want to say thank you to the Harris family for their goal sponsorship of the show. It is because of all of this support that our independent voice is out there and we’re working with great guests to reason conversations on these issues so that you can get your brain around these issues and then you can have reasonable and persuasive conversations with your colleagues about why liberty is the best idea in studio with me is co-founder of liberty toastmasters brad beck having an unbelievable day with you kim thanks for the opportunity it’s always fun and we’re going to be rolling out your most recent essay the stargazer you’ve talked about writing a book i think with all of these essays you’ve got vignettes of enough for a book now
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Well, you found me out. That was the goal originally. When I started to be a guest on your show, I thought, I can never write a book sitting down and just writing from A to Z. And then I said, you know, I can write a book. I can do it essay by essay by essay. So now I have to go to my editor, Mrs. Beck, shout out to her this morning, and say, hey, put all this together and let’s do it. You don’t get rich writing a book, but you get your ideas out there, and I think that’s part of the fun. And you need to write a book, too. Well, I think if we talk about higher ideas, if you talk about things that people can use and experiences that you’ve had, and people can read into that and say, well, I’ve done that, and this is how it’s helped me, so maybe it’ll help somebody else. And there’s so many things that we could be doing if we put our mind and our heart into it. Hard work, perseverance, having virtue, making sure that you’re doing the things that move the ball forward rather than mire in all the things that we can get mired in. And, you know, sometimes they say, don’t let the you know what’s get you down. And sometimes they do. You have to pick yourself up and keep moving forward.
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You absolutely do. You have to have the wherewithal to do that.
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You do have to. And that’s the word of the day.
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All men are created equal. We all have a mind. We just have to put it in motion and use it. think you know that used to be the ibm plaque on everybody’s desk if you worked for ibm and i have my dad’s my dad didn’t work for ibm but he always had that ibm think little placard there and it’s on my desk and i i look at it all the time and we have to think
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My parents used to say to me, Kim, put your thinking cap on. And I said that something about a thinking cap at one of our Liberty Toastmasters meetings. And there was a young guest there and he came up after me. He said, I’ve never heard of a thinking cap, but we have to put our thinking caps on.
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Some of the time when I’m with family and younger members and I’ll say a joke and they don’t get it because they don’t know who the people are I’m referencing. So we’re becoming our parents and we’re using those idioms that they use. And yet, you know, unless you grew up at that time, nobody knows what the heck you’re talking about.
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I know. I know. But we have these conversations, Brad, because we are blessed. And you know many of them because you guest host on a regular basis as my sponsors. We have great sponsors here at the Kim Monson Show. One of those is the Roger Mangan State Farm Insurance Team. Roger Mangan, I’ve got some questions for you. Freedom of mobility, having a vehicle to be able to go where you want to when you want to is very important. But to insure that vehicle, there are some things that people need to know.
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There are people, Roger, that think about insurance. You mentioned people that have multiple claims, but they think, well, I have insurance.
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I want to use it. Yes, yes, there is that attitude. You know, it’s interesting, I think. When I read about what’s going on in the marketplace, over the last 10 years, insurance rates have increased over 53%. That’s ungodly. So you’re paying a lot more for your insurance, and why is that? Well, there are a lot of things. Obviously, inflation, body shop costs today are out of sight, and they… They need to charge you accordingly because they have to run their business at a profit. I had a little fender bender recently. And it was, you know, my back bumper is made of plastic like everybody’s just made of plastic. And I took it in the shop. It was two cars backing up in a parking lot. And we struck each other. So it was a 50-50 claim. In other words, I pay my share. The other party pays their share. I got an estimate. You can’t even see the damage. I mean, you can see it if you bend down and look hard. Three little cracks. $3,100 to repair this fender, this bumper. So, yeah, costs are out of control. And what can you do? You really need to be astute. I would say go to higher deductibles to avoid having your future rates go up. And I know that’s a conundrum because you’d like not to have money out of your pocket and have the insurance company pay for it. But as we pay for things, $1.35 we’re losing on every dollar we collect. You obviously know that that can’t continue.
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Right, and so there will be that hidden increase on that as well. So that’s really important to understand that. How can people reach you to make a complimentary appointment to go over their insurance coverage?
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SPEAKER 15 :
And welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. Check out our website. That is KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter. You can email me at Kim at KimMonson.com as well. Brad Beck is in studio with me, co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. Always great to have you in studio. It’s always unbelievable. And we heard from one of our listeners. Lucy said this wonderful, inspiring show. Just appreciate Brad Beck.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, I appreciate you, Lucy. I said to Kim when she told me that, I said, well, my mom called in or what?
SPEAKER 15 :
I love that. On the line with me is one of my favorite guests, and that is Scott Powell. He is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, and he is the author of the book. I’ve got it right here. I haven’t memorized Scott Powell, but then I want to make sure. Rediscovering America, how our national holidays tell an amazing story about who we are. I had that memorized, Scott Powell.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, Kim, you’re great. Appreciate it.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, it’s great to have you here. And, Brad, you have Scott’s book.
SPEAKER 08 :
I did. Just a couple weeks ago, Scott, I finished reading it. My wife was kind enough to get me it, and I read it in a sitting. And I put it on my Facebook, as I always do with my social media, with a bourbon and a cigar and your book there. So hopefully you got somebody else to buy it for you.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, you’re very kind.
SPEAKER 08 :
You’re very kind. It’s a great book. I really enjoyed reading it.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, I purposely wrote it relatively short because people just don’t have time to read these thick history books, you know, all of the Ron Chernov books. If he has a book that’s less than 900 pages, you consider that short. I don’t have time for 900-page books. I’m sorry. But also, you know, historians tend to be, you know, history is not a preferred genre for so many readers because it’s, You know, who, what, when, and where is chronological. And what I try to do in Rediscovering America is explain why. Why did things happen the way they did? And so I think that’s a more relevant part of history than just the facts, the chronological facts, which all tend to blend together after you’ve finished reading it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. Well, it’s a wonderful narrative. Lots of good stories. And each one stands on its own. So you don’t have to read it all the way through. You can pick and choose. And I really appreciate the fact that they were pithy.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and you can sit down with children, grandchildren on each of those holidays. Or you can read the chapter and then share those stories with younger people, which I think is so important, Scott Powell.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, I think it’s a great resource for families. Unfortunately, as we all know, because the culture has really become so materialistic, so secular, most people think of holidays as associated with sales at stores. Yes. And they don’t understand what the real meaning of the holiday is.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and so, again, that book is Rediscovering America, How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story About Who We Are. And Scott Powell, Brad Beck, I was going through my books. And, Brad, you’ve said that you don’t have a book problem. You have a shelf problem.
SPEAKER 08 :
I do.
SPEAKER 15 :
I have the same thing. And, of course, I have Rediscovering America on my bookshelf as well. But I came across this, and I think I purchased this, Scott Powell, when I was back in Washington, D.C. And it’s a book called George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, I have the same book. Do you have it? It’s amazing. It’s an amazing little book.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and I thought I’m going to share one of these each day. And so we’re on number one right here. And this is what Washington said. He said, every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present. Oh, my gosh. If we just did that, Scott Powell, just think how that would change our days around here.
SPEAKER 10 :
It’s so true. It’s so true. Yep.
SPEAKER 15 :
So let’s jump into our subject. You and I, when we chatted yesterday, you are so concerned, as I am, regarding justice. We have partial justice, it seems like, in our country instead of impartial justice. And with this vision of our declaration that all men are created equal, well, Calvin Coolidge said if all men are created equal, then that is final. But that means that we all need to be equal under the law. And that’s not occurring in America right now.
SPEAKER 10 :
No, it hasn’t been occurring for quite a long time. I could say it’s been decades of unequal justice. And, you know, inscribed over the entry to the Supreme Court, I believe, are the words equal justice under the law. So that is… That is what we have said and celebrated as what we believe. Well, where’s the delivery? We haven’t had it for decades. The political elite in America have rarely been held to account for corruption. And really, the highest crime against Americans, obviously, would be treason. And we have actions that really border on treasonous activity. And every American should understand, even if it can’t be rigorously, even if people choose not to proceed with a prosecution for treason because it’s too hard to prove, everyone should understand that treason is usually best carried out by the political elite. And why? Because they have top security clearance and they also have access to, relationships with our enemies. And so we really have to be on guard as citizens to hold our elites accountable. And I would welcome a more rigorous prosecution. And you don’t have to just think in terms of treason. It’s a very high prosecution bar. But there are related crimes with lower thresholds that are often as effective as treason in damaging American interests. Consider, for instance, seditious conspiracy, which involve domestic threats or forceful opposition to government authority, but do not require a foreign enemy or wartime context. Isn’t that really what we were experiencing with these rogue judges across the country, blocking Donald Trump’s, you know, rigorous efforts to remove illegal immigrants, particularly those involved in gang activity? And, you know, the criminal element of the illegals has been a big focal point of ICE. And it should be, because these are people that threaten American people. So let’s focus on the threats and remove them. And Donald Trump was elected to do just that. He did not hide his agenda. He was very clear about what his priorities were. And the removal of illegal immigrants was… The highest priority in his campaign, I would say. And people voted for that agenda. And the support for that agenda has only increased since he took public office.
SPEAKER 15 :
Right. I’ve seen that his approval numbers are very good, particularly on this particular issue, Brad.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, I think one of the things he’s done is he’s said things in the campaign and he followed through and he’s actually accomplished those things. And this big, beautiful bill, whether you agree or not, there’s so many things in there that will help us as a country and our sovereignty. And especially with this migration issue that we’ve had with illegal aliens coming across, with birthright citizenship, I’m hopeful that… Finally, the Supreme Court won’t answer it. They started to, narrowly. And I hope that case comes to fruition.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and yeah, the Supreme Court has been very busy with the recent decisions that they have ruled on. And there’s some things that I find I’m excited about that. But let’s go back to… Well, you know what? Let’s go to break because I want to let Scott actually complete thoughts. And I don’t think we have enough time to put that out there and have that happen. So it’s so important that we understand our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment was put in place, the right to keep and bear firearms so that we could protect ourselves against bad actors. And I really appreciate the great work that the Second Syndicate is doing.
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SPEAKER 15 :
And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That’s KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter. You can email me at Kim at KimMonson.com as well. Check out the website for USMC Memorial Foundation and the great work that they are doing to raise the money for the remodel of the Marine Memorial. It’s the official Marine Memorial. It was dedicated in 1977. So time for a facelift. More information, go to USMCMemorialFoundation.com. In studio with me is Brad Beck. He is the co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters and people can get more information.
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SPEAKER 15 :
And pleased to have on the line with us. Scott Powell, he is the author of Rediscovering America, How Our National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story About Who We Are. He writes extensively, has been published many different places, and it’s just really great to have him on the line to talk about justice. And, Scott, what would you say is your definition of justice?
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, justice is… Equal enforcement, enforcement of the laws equally irrespective of a social class, of race or gender, and that would apply to citizens, of course. Non-citizens are not necessarily entitled to all of the privileges, if you will, under our justice system. If you’re not a citizen of America and you’ve come into America, you really don’t have the rights that the American citizens have. That doesn’t mean that we treat non-citizens inhumanely or really differently, but that they but that if you have come into the country, for instance, illegally, you’ve crossed the border, you haven’t gone through the proper process of entering the United States, then you really, you know, you can’t complain that you’re being removed by kind of the same way that you came in. You’re being removed rather quickly, directly, and you don’t necessarily, are not necessarily entitled to a a long legal process or hearing about why you came into the country. So equal justice is part of the greatness of America. And I think what Americans are concerned with more now in the post-July 4th period, I think Americans are really kind of anxious about, as we go into the the next, I’ll call it the countdown to America’s 250th anniversary. That’ll be July 4th of 2026, a year away, a little less than a year away. Their concern is that America’s liberty is now at extreme risk because the country’s foundation of justice has been so eroded. You know, a solid foundation of true justice ensures that freedom does not enable the powerful to oppress the vastly larger numbers who are in a weaker position. And equal justice under the law means not only that the court should adjudicate the law without prejudice, as I just said, as to race, gender, or social status, but that the laws must be enforced and adjudicated with particular attention that justice for the poor and the weak is best protected by holding the powerful to account. And that’s precisely what we’ve not been doing. And what do we see across America is the explosion of lawlessness.
SPEAKER 15 :
Wow. Several things there. I find this is an interesting nugget, Scott Powell, that you said that people that have come here illegally, quickly, really shouldn’t – that they could be removed just as quickly as well. That seems to make sense to me, Scott Powell.
SPEAKER 10 :
I think it makes sense to most Americans, and that’s why that was probably the most important – campaign issue for many voters in the Trump campaign. And so they applaud what he’s doing. They applaud the rigorousness of ICE, that ICE is standing up to sanctuary cities. You know, sanctuary cities, it’s amazing how all this has happened to America. I wrote a book back in the 1980s called Covert Cadre that documented the encroachment of the You know, that they build bridges to Congress and the media. And I documented a number of things that were new, that were happening, and one of them was the creation of sanctuary cities. This happened, I think it happened as early as the late 70s, that some leftists came up with the idea that, wow, you know, if we’re really going to take down America, we’re going to do it through cities, and we’re going to create Sanctuary cities where illegal immigrants and terrorists and revolutionaries, Marxist revolutionaries, can be protected against the law because they’re in a sanctuary city. And look at what’s happened to the sanctuary cities across America. They’re chaos.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, and they’re in decline. Denver, Scott Powell, is in decline.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, it’s so sad. I mean, Denver, I used to live in North Glen. and used to go into Denver all the time. it’s heartbreaking to see what’s happened to Denver and what’s happening in Colorado.
SPEAKER 08 :
It is really heartbreaking, Brad. It is. And, you know, I’m curious of your thoughts going back. We kind of touched on it, the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship. And there’s a line in there that took me forever to really comprehend. But it talks about in Section 1, all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and this is the line, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. And most people read right past that, but that to me is the pivotal line because if you are an illegal alien, you’re still subject to wherever you came from, whatever country. So just coming here and having a child and saying that child is American, to me and to many legal scholars, that’s incorrect. It’s subject to the jurisdiction where the parents are from.
SPEAKER 10 :
That’s true, and we have to understand the context in which the 14th Amendment was written. Why did it come into being? Amending the Constitution is a big deal. It’s not undertaken lightly. Well, it was in the post-Civil War environment in which there was still residual prejudice, discrimination, segregation. We had black laws, and later we had the Jim Crow laws. But the 14th Amendment was basically to protect and give rights to the freed former black slaves and ensure that their children would be recognized as American citizens. So this did not apply to the modern illegal immigrants. It simply is an improper context to apply the 14th Amendment. to what we see with illegal immigration in America. It was really designed for black Americans who had lived in America and now were entitled to the privileges of citizenship to protect that and protect the citizenship of their offspring.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, the 14th Amendment was ratified July 9, 1868. So that was shortly after the end of the Civil War. And Brad got out his Constitution, so I did as well. We’re nerds. Yeah. It says, all persons born are naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. Again, that jurisdiction thing. It says, no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. Nor shall any state deprive any person, and I want to say where he’s using person, or where they use person, they use persons above, which was born or naturalized in the state. It says, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny any person within its jurisdiction property. the equal protection under the laws. Those that are standing for sanctuary cities, the radicals, extremists, that want to continue to have illegal aliens here, I think they’re trying to take the second half of the 14th Amendment and try to… say that people that have come here illegally are persons, where I would submit to you that persons is defined in the very first part of this, that they would get due process under the law, and I don’t think that that’s what the 14th Amendment intended whatsoever, Scott.
SPEAKER 10 :
No, you’re absolutely right. And, you know, if you go on to Section 2 of the 14th Amendment, it talks about how the newly… enfranchised black citizens should be properly accounted for. You know, before the Civil War, I believe there was a, what exactly was the number? The three-fifths clause. Three-fifths, yeah. So this was a step in the right direction, but it was a recognition that the populations, that the representation in courts and legislators should reflect the you know the the uh… than the new citizens uh… so that if there was a large black population they would be entitled to more representation uh… and this is and and believe me the american hating left today recognize the same thing and that’s why they wanna they want to bring any illegals to you know to change the political uh… uh… you know, the political makeup of various states. If they can get the census to count all the illegals, well, by golly, you know, you can create more, you know, more Democrat representation in Congress.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and that is the other point.
SPEAKER 10 :
And that’s what they want to do. I mean, it’s so obvious that it is an agenda, really.
SPEAKER 15 :
And that is why Trump has said that he does not want to include illegals in the census. He understands what this whole game is. And we’ve only got a little bit of time left, Scott Powell, but you referenced the three-fifths compromise. And it was in the Constitution, 1787, it was an agreement that was reached over the inclusion of counting slaves in a state’s total population. There have been those on the left that have said the Constitution says a black person is three-fifths as valuable as a white person. That is not the case whatsoever. It was a compromise because the South… as they we were determining the number of congressional representatives in each state the south said well wait we’ve got all this population over here and so we want to have them count for our calculations for our congressional representatives and the north said well wait a minute though they’re they’re slaves they’re they’re they’re not free And basically, until they’re free, we need to come up with this compromise. Am I getting close on this, Brad? You’re looking at me.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, well, they recognized that they were men. So they made the case for the North for abolition, for freedom. Because if you’re going to be a man and you want a whole vote, if you’re a whole person… you should be counted as a whole person but the south didn’t want that so the north came up with this compromise it said okay three-fifths of a person and that’s how they had the proportional representation right as i recall yeah but scott it was never about saying that a black person was not as valuable as a white person no it wasn’t now that you know we we have to be honest about prejudice and residual prejudice that that did exist for many many years
SPEAKER 10 :
But I think when we really get into history and we talk about it in this deep way, we recognize that the providence, if you will, of reformation, the providence of making progress to the ideals that were encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence and then codified in the Constitution, that this has been a long process. I mean, you know, it was Jefferson’s vision that really wasn’t realized until Martin Luther King, you know, nearly 200 years later. It’s incredible that only in America do we see this amazing process towards God’s ideal. And really, of course, the left… in America is driven by an antithetical ideology. It really has its roots in Marxism, which has no belief in God. It denies God. And this is why we have this problem in our countries, that we don’t appreciate the power of our founding documents, and we somehow think that it’s a big tent and we can welcome in just any other people. And I think that that’s going to be the undoing of America. And I think that Donald Trump is the one president that we’ve had that really understands this. He doesn’t want to see America go the way of Europe. Europe is losing its great heritage because of illegal immigrants that have come into France, into Italy, into Holland, into Great Britain. That the whole future of those countries is now in jeopardy.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and we are at a – Scott, I think we are at the third founding of our country. Scott Powell, author of Rediscovering America, How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story About Who We Are. What’s your final thought you’d like to leave with our listeners?
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, it’s a hopeful thought because, you know, we are – we’re an amazing country. We have these amazing founding documents, and we get reminded throughout the years, if we really take our holidays seriously – we recognize that we have constant reminders of who we are and what our destiny is and that we should never forget. It’s like, you know, why do Christians, why do most pastors always encourage their parishioners to read, you know, to read Scripture? Because we need to be reminded of the truths by which we want to live. And it’s similar for America. We need to be reminded of why we are the greatest nation on the earth. And now we need to fight for these values, and that means that the citizens have a big role to play. It’s not just voting. It’s getting involved in your school boards, in your local politics. And things local, I think, the left understood this early on. You know, that’s what sanctuary cities were, is that we can take over the local cities and bring down the whole country.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, we are at the third founding of our country. It’s an exciting thing. And Scott Pout, it is always great to have you on the show. I so appreciate you.
SPEAKER 10 :
Absolutely, Kim. Thank you. And thank you for all that you do. You’re just a, you know, you’re a national treasure, Kim. Yeah.
SPEAKER 15 :
Oh, thank you, Scott.
SPEAKER 10 :
Agreed.
SPEAKER 15 :
Thank you. We’ll talk again very, very soon. And did want to mention the Center for American Values. Drew Dix, co-founder, Medal of Honor recipient. It has this new podcast series. His most recent one is Homeland Security and the Inside Threat. These are important discussions. And another great sponsor of the show is John Bozen and Bozen Law.
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And welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. In studio with me is Brad Beck, and he is the co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. It’s always fun to have you here.
SPEAKER 08 :
It’s unbelievable how fast the time goes.
SPEAKER 15 :
It does. And on the line with us is Jeff Winsett. He lives up in Crestone, Colorado. Jeff, welcome to the show.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you so much for having me today.
SPEAKER 15 :
And where is Crestone, Colorado?
SPEAKER 09 :
It’s down here in the San Luis Valley, right next door to the big, beautiful sand dunes.
SPEAKER 15 :
And you had a, there was a Independence Day parade. And tell us a little bit about your involvement in that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, ma’am. So I’m a social media content curator on multiple channels. I’ve had a lot of death threats and deaths. I took the incidents really real and I notified the Swatch County Sheriff’s Department. They notified what they needed to notify. I had some Secret Service people, Patriots, true American Patriots out there helping me keep the peace because we can live harmoniously together. We thought there was a bunch of stuff that was happening. That was going to go down on 4th of July here in Crestone, Colorado because of the effigy that I made of Donald J. Trump. It was above and beyond big and beautiful. And I’m going to tell you, we are united, peace through strength. Everything went off without a hitch because we have peace through strength. And our patriots rock.
SPEAKER 15 :
So you created this, you said effigy. I don’t know why I think effigy. I always think that could be threatening, but it wasn’t at all. You are a real supporter of Donald Trump. So you made this, what, out of papier-mâché, and you had that in the parade there in Creston, correct? Correct.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, ma’am, Kim. It’s a hybrid paper mache. If you have not seen any of my artwork or any of my podcasts, you need to tune in to God’s Green Earth. It’s a hybrid paper mache. No one sees anything like this. People are like, that’s not paper. And I’m like, that’s paper.
SPEAKER 15 :
And how can people find this again, Jeff Winsett?
SPEAKER 09 :
On God’s Green Earth. On Facebook, Rumble, everything besides Facebook. um tick tock okay and so you decided that you were going to have this in the parade how how tall was it um well he’s pretty tall um his hand that that raises up with a big giant fist it it i have to get a ladder to stand up on on shoot runs to be able to you know to be there but i got some unpatriotic um Trump haters that want and are actually welding a bracket so his legs will be on it. So now he’ll be a full two-piece set. And then afterwards, I’m going to make him stand on a globe, a giant, big, beautiful globe, because my mom and MAGA, it’s just one part, because we’re here to make the world great again.
SPEAKER 15 :
Okay, so Jeff Winsett, you were concerned that there might be those that might try to damage or throw stuff at you at the parade. Did that happen?
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, ma’am, there was a lot of people that were anti-Trump, and they said, don’t throw tomatoes, don’t throw eggs, don’t do this, don’t do that. And they really helped, like absolutely. fend off all the threats. There was some times that were going to go off, but it did not happen because we can live harmoniously together. We all have our own ideas and our own beliefs, but at the same time, we have to stand together, unite, do our research, do our, do jealousy to be able to make just not America great, but the world great again.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and the way that we do that, Brad Beck, is through individual liberty.
SPEAKER 08 :
It is. And I’ve been in some parades before with the Boulder County Republicans in certain cities in Boulder County. And I can tell you that we’ve had life-size cutouts with President Trump and even prior when he ran the first time. And It’s amazing how many people with children would boo and give you the one finger salute. So I can understand kind of the apprehension and the fear that being in a parade sometimes brings. But, you know, you have to show up and you have to be persistent on it.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, and we’ve got about a minute left, Jeff Winston. And that was one of the things when you and I were talking is you said you can’t back down. We need to engage in these events and these conversations. And so really pleased that it worked out so well for you at the Crestone Colorado Independence Day Parade. Your final thought.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, yes, ma’am. Thank you. And thank you to the gentleman on the other end, too. He’s completely right. My final thoughts is if you’re not on KLZ 560 radio or on God’s green earth, you are going to be OK because Elon Musk is building rocket ships and we’re going to buy us. Taxpayers are going to buy you a one way ticket to Mars. just like the Democrats wanted to put us into re-educational camps. I have clips of that, and you can watch it right here on God’s Green Earth to be able to prove my words that they’re trying to put us in re-educational camps. We’re just going to send you to Mars with Elon.
SPEAKER 15 :
Okay. Okay, Jeff Winsett, thank you so much, and thank you for sharing your experiences regarding your float with Donald Trump in the Crestone, Colorado parade. Thank you.
SPEAKER 09 :
God bless you all. God bless the world.
SPEAKER 15 :
Thank you, Jeff Winsett. And Brad Beck, it’s always great to have you here.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, thanks, Kim. It’s always an unbelievable experience. And I enjoy listening to your audience and as well sharing some ideas on the American freedom and our liberty.
SPEAKER 15 :
And your essay, The Stargazer, we will roll that out this weekend.
SPEAKER 08 :
You know, be careful where you step if you’re looking up. Make sure you’re looking forward.
SPEAKER 15 :
But do look forward and do look up, but just watch where you’re going.
SPEAKER 08 :
Exactly.
SPEAKER 15 :
How’s that? And our quote for the end of the show, I chose Galileo because of your essay, The Stargazer. He said this, I love this. The sun with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. So today, be grateful, read great books, think good thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals, and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you, and God bless America.
SPEAKER 11 :
Like a new moon rising fierce Through the rain and lightning Wandering out into this great heart And I don’t want no one to cry But tell them if I don’t serve
SPEAKER 16 :
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The Star Gazer- Brad Beck Elaborates
In this impactful episode of the Kim Monson Show, Kim delves into the vital topics of reasoning versus violence in the pursuit of truth and freedom. Joined by co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters, Brad Beck, and guest Jody Henze of Mint Financial Strategies, the conversation navigates through the pressing challenges and opportunities in public policy and economic freedom. As they dissect the implications of foundational American principles and contemporary economic strategies, Kim, Brad, and Jody bring forward enlightening perspectives on the power of persuasion and reason in today’s fast-paced world. This episode is a crucial listen for those dedicated to
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