Welcome to the Kim Monson Show podcast. Kim Monson is your host. Governor Polis has commuted Tina Peters’s prison sentence; Arizonan Susan Harris shares her thoughts on the development. Dr. Brian Joondeph examines the dangerous narrative that President Trump should be stopped at all costs. Rich Guggenheim explains why he is running for Colorado State House. State Farm agent Roger Mangan on auto insurance and permissive use of a vehicle. Jody Hinsey on emotion, reason, and successful financial strategies. ————————————————————————————– The Kim Monson Show airs on KLZ 560 AM every Monday thru Friday, 6-8 AM MST. You can listen
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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 in history. Thank you to the team. That’s Producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Amanda, and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. Happy Monday, Producer Joe. Happy Monday, Kim. And did you miss me on Friday? Well, of course. That, of course, was the right answer. But I know Marshall Dawson did a great job. Kathy Russell introduced her book. It was just a great show. But I was busy, my friends. We were filming the documentary, Climate Conversation 2. And I think this is going to be a film for the ages. Really amazing interviews. Walt Johnson, this is his vision. regarding these documenting it with his wife, Rami. And I thank them so much for asking me to be part of it. Our experts are Dr. William Happer. He flew in from Princeton. Excellent interview. Ken Gregory flew in. He’s with Friends of Science. He flew in from Washington. Albert, let’s see, Calgary, I think it was. And Gregory Wrightstone flew in from Florida. He is the senior fellow at the CO2 Coalition. And then Steve Gorman flew in from Chicago. And he is an expert on climate as well. And Colton Moyer and Grace Moyer, great job, wonderful team. Colton put together an amazing team. And Grace is a fabulous makeup artist and hair. And everything was just well organized and significant work. But it is going to be great. The goal is to have the first look at it ready by midsummer. And the hope is to have the actual movie and the premiere on that in September sometime. So hopefully that time frame can work. It is a lot of work. There’s a lot of footage. that Colton has to go through to create the film. If you’ve not seen Climate Conversation 1, you can do that by going to climateconversation.com and you can see it there. And so really great, great weekend, great Friday and Saturday, a lot of work, but it’s going to be really great. So check out the website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. Join our community. There are things happening and we are getting results. And so many people worked on this and we had a little teeny tiny part in that. And that is the news during the filming, my phone, so many text messages. Thank you so much. that it’s announced that Tina Peters, that Jared Polis offered clemency to her. Now, apparently she’ll go before the parole board, but she’s to be released June 1st. It’ll be interesting to see what the parole board says to her, but this is such blessed news. And so I’m so grateful for this. And you all did a part of this. And that was when we, And actually, Jared Polis did exactly what we asked him to do. He just did it about four and a half months later. But we asked him to show mercy and compassion and to release her. And that is supposed to happen on June 1st. And so very, very grateful for that. So our word of the day is gratitude. And it’s the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful. And we have much to be grateful for in our country. There are big, big issues that we are facing. But we have gratitude for the announcement of Tina Peter’s release. Also for the rain. This is a life-giving rain. And thank him. for that as well. So thank the good Lord for all of these things. Our quote of the day. Let’s see. I’m going to take a call-ins and obviously text messages. That text line is 720-605-0647. And the call-in line is 303-477-5600. We will do that during the last segment of the second hour, which will be beginning at about 747. So you can prepare for that. And I did want to say thank you to our goal sponsors, and that is the Harris family. And we’ll be talking with Susan Harris in a little bit and also Laramie Energy for their goal sponsorship of the show because it’s reliable, efficient, affordable, and abundant power from naturally occurring hydrocarbons, such as oil, natural gas, and coal that powers our lives, fuels our hopes and dreams. and empowers us to change our own personal climate. And if you’re having any challenges with your own personal climate, and being warm in the winter, cool in the summer, talk to Ben’s Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling. That number is 303-995-1636. And our quote of the day is from Jack Canfield. He was born in 1944. He’s an American author and motivational speaker. He’s co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. And in 2005, he co-authored with Janet Switzer, The Success Principle, How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. And he said this, he said, gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful life. And so we’re going to get into it. And we get to do that because of the great sponsors that I work with. And I’m talking with Roger Mangan with the Roger Mangan State Farm Insurance Team, value partners of the show, and also goal sponsors of the Kim Monson Community and the Kim Monson Newsroom. So we greatly appreciate this fabulous partnership. Roger Mangan, as we were preparing for this, I said, hey, what do you want to talk about next? You said permissive use. Now, that’s not anything I’d really thought about in insurance. So what do we need to know about this?
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In the realm of everyday insurance, the consumer buys an auto policy, pays the premium, and hopes they never have a claim. It seems simple until it gets complicated, and here’s what I mean. When you buy an auto policy or buying a contract, it’s between you and your auto insurance company. There are a lot of nuances in that contract, so you need to be aware. For example, what happens if you let someone use your car, you give them permission, Would that person be covered by your policy if they had an auto accident? And the answer is yes. If that person has a regular use of that car, then they’re going to rape that person. If that person has a bad driving record or didn’t even have a license and had an accident, you didn’t know it, but it gave them permission, you would have coverage. So that’s a risk that State Farm would not have been aware of. So to protect your coverage and yourself in that continuous situation, you would exclude that person ever from driving your car again. But there is a permissive use clause in your policy that states if you give another person permission to use your car, they have all the coverages your policy provides. If they have an accident, your policy would cover them up to your policy limit. Your policy is primary. Theirs could be secondary, by the way, if there’s a liability claim that exceeds your coverage. So it gets a little, I would say, funky in a way. But keep in mind, as I speak today in Colorado, insurance follows the car as opposed to following the person. So it’s not, Kim, you get in somebody else’s car. You’re actually putting yourself in that person’s position in that car, and their insurance is what covers you. So the next question, if I drive my car and it’s not insured, let’s say I let someone use my car or I drive a car that isn’t insured and I get in an accident, would my coverage, just as follows, the person cover me in the uninsured car? And the answer is yes, but it would be something subject to a lot of claim analysis.
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Wow. I hadn’t even, yeah, I hadn’t even really thought about that because typically it’s not something that I do regularly. But, well, for example, though, I have been with people, maybe we’re on a longer trip and we would take turns driving. So that would fall under that permissive use kind of thing, right? Absolutely.
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Okay. Absolutely. Let me put one more spin on that because it’s important for parents to know this, especially if you have children driving. So The parent needs to make the child aware. Of course, the parent has to become aware first. And essentially what you say is, okay, Johnny, you’re insured by State Farm in this household and you have a car. That’s great. Or Johnny, you don’t have a car. You can use my car, the dad or mom’s car. So Johnny says, thanks, mom and dad. I’m going to drive your car to school today. He gets to school and something happens and he says to a friend, hey, you can use my car to go pick up the pizza while we’re having this class situation go on, and that friend in that car has an accident. So does permissive use extend to that person? Well, if Johnny is insured by State Farm, Johnny can get permissive use. However, here’s what happens. This is a day-long event. Someone uses the car, and that third person that Johnny says you can use my car, they in turn give someone else an opportunity to use the car to go pick up the second pizza. There’s no coverage. So it’s very important to know permissive use can be given by the named insured that would be mom and dad and the son is in that household or daughter. So they use the car regularly, not a problem, but they let their friend Johnny Susie used that car and they have an accident. Would there be coverage? Yes. What would happen is claims would go back to mom and dad and say, did you give Johnny permission to use that car? Since Johnny didn’t have his own car, he used mom and dad’s car that day. And the parents say, yes. Well, that’s fine. Everything’s fine up to this point. But now that person that we’re talking about that used the car with permission gives permission to another person that there’s no coverage in that case. So be sure parents that your kids know that because you could be left holding the proverbial bag if those kids are letting other kids drive those cars.
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Yeah, boy, that’s really important that families, children understand that. Roger, I learned so much in these conversations. How can people reach you for a complimentary appointment?
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So it doesn’t hurt to call just to test the waters. And that’s real money in your pocket. So that number is 303-795-8855. Like a good neighbor, the Roger Mangan team is there.
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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 dot com. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter. You can email me at Kim at Kim Monson dot com and join our community. It’s a place where we are connecting, conversing, contemplating these big ideas. And Alan Thomas is doing an amazing job regarding his course on the first half of the Federalist Papers. and how they are relevant to today. And I did want to say or give a shout out to the Center for American Values located in Pueblo, focusing on our Medal of Honor recipients and their portraits of valor and keeping those stories alive. And then putting together these educational programs for kids K through 12 on focusing on honor, integrity, and patriotism. You can support them by going to AmericanValueCenter.org. That’s AmericanValueCenter.org. And then it’s hard to believe, but Memorial Day is next Monday. It’s early this year. And Paula Starles and her team at the USMC Memorial Foundation will be hosting an event for Memorial Day out at the memorial. So we’ll get more details on that throughout the week. It is election season. Any candidate that reaches out to me, I will give them some time on the show. And please have on the line with me Dr. Rich Guggenheim. He is the author of the book Escaping the Rainbow Plantation. Dr. Guggenheim, welcome.
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Thank you, Kim. Good to be with you.
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And you are related to the famous Guggenheims, yes?
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Yes, but not financially.
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Darn.
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Yes. And, you know, one of my ancestors, great uncles, was a senator from the state of Colorado, Senator Simon Guggenheim. So if you’ve ever gone to the School of Mines or up in Greeley or in Fort Collins, you’ve seen a Guggenheim Hall. And they made their name in Colorado because of the mining that occurred here. And we’re big in the mining. So that’s where that money came from.
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Okay. Well, and so you are running for state house. So tell us a bit about, you know, which district is it and why have you decided to run?
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Well, I am running in State Senate District 25. That was formerly Faith Winter’s seat. And after she passed away, the governor, well, not the governor, but William Lindstedt was appointed. And the really interesting thing about William Lindstedt, he was also appointed to the house. through a vacancy committee.
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So has he ever been elected?
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No, no, neither. You know, and that’s a problem in Colorado, Kim. Twenty five percent of the state legislature is appointed, not elected. And so I really think that we’ve got to address these vacancy committees and these appointments that are happening because you can’t say that you’re you know, the Democrats love to say we’ve got to defend democracy. I hear that all the time when I’m out campaigning. You can’t say that you’re defending democracy when a quarter of your state legislature is appointed by your party. That’s not democracy. So I’m running on that. One of them is also, I decided to run, Kim, as some of your listeners probably know, I was the director of legislation for Gays Against Groomers. And I really got a front row seat to see what was going on right here in Colorado in the legislature under the Gold Dome. And also as a proponent for some of the ballot initiatives for protecting girls’ sports. I saw that process in real time. So when they asked me to run at first, I was a bit reluctant because, you know, I’ve always said we need good people that will step up and run. And I guess I always hope that good person that would step up and run with somebody else. And when they called and asked if I would do it, I said, absolutely. I guess it’s my time to put my money where my mouth is. So I did tell them, though, if I win, they have to pay for my therapy.
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Well, you won’t have much time for that because you’re going to be down at the statehouse. This is, as you say, this is really important for people to step forward. And what kind of support are you getting from the county party?
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The county party. So my Senate District 25 actually splits three counties. I have a little section of Weld County. a little section of Adams County, and I’ve got Broomfield County, all of it. And I just, I really want to say to the county chairs in Adams County and Broomfield County, Laura and Heather have been absolutely phenomenal. I know that finances are a little bit tight for the county parties and I will, however, say that there have been there’s been a lot of support. They have helped me out with a lot of things in kind stuff. Things like getting my website going because I don’t know how to do website design. I took website design two decades ago in college and websites have obviously evolved significantly since that time. So, you know, a lot of people that have helped me with those kind of things behind the scenes. I have a member of the party that has donated his time to do the accounting work. So tremendous support like that from the party. And I am grateful and thankful for that type of support.
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Well, and that’s one of the things, Rich, that I’ve seen from a… state level across the state is that over the years, we have had races where we have had no Republican challenger in the race to some of these Democrat seats. And I find that, first of all, unconscionable. But second of all, we can’t have candidates that step forward and then just leave them hanging out there in the wind. So I’m glad to hear that you are having support from these different counties. That’s really great news.
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Yeah. And we you know, that’s so true. And it is hard to be a candidate. And if you’re interested in helping any candidate in a race, you know, this is where we really need the support. And it is a matter of getting out there and talking to people. I am still asking people to come out and help knock doors with me. If you’re interested in helping doors, especially if you speak Spanish, because I have a large Hispanic population in my district, if you’re if you’re willing to do that. And of course, attending events. When we have events, like the other day, the Peace Memorial event that was going on, I was asking for people to be there at that because I had another event at the exact same time at a different location to be at. And so, you know, for candidates, we’re getting pulled a dozen different directions at once. And it’s definitely helpful when I can say, look, I can’t make it to your event, but I have volunteers who can be there at that event. So if you’re interested in volunteering, your candidates love that. We need that. Phone banking, texting. If your kids are out of school for the summer and you want to get them involved, ask them to pick up their phone and text on behalf of candidates. We can give you a list. We can give you a script. And it’s literally just copy, paste, and send to these numbers. And so those are super easy things to keep your kids engaged during the summer and have the opportunity to work with candidates and learn how our representatives Government works. You know, this is a constitutional republic and we’re not teaching kids in school how that works and what that looks like. So they can learn firsthand by working with candidates.
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Well, and this idea that we just send our kids to schools and expect the education to occur there, it’s obviously not in many cases. But we also have a responsibility as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, community members to be teaching our kids these principles as well. So is this… seat winnable for you rich guggenheim and i’m asking that because we have people out there they say oh this person can’t win this person can’t win i don’t think anybody knows but what’s the strategy to victory and this was i was talking with a candidate recently And I said the difference between the Republican consultants and the Democrat consultants is I think the Democrat consultants work to put together a plan to win. The Republican consultants, the first question many times out of their mouth to their candidate is, how much money can you raise? And I think that’s we need to have a strategy where the candidate says to the consultant, how are we going to win this? You tell me how we’re going to win this. What does that look like for you?
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The money piece of it is definitely difficult. You claw for every dollar you get. And that’s hard and it isn’t fun. But the other thing that I think we really need is obviously I do appreciate people who donate to the campaign because printing signs, printing cards, those things all cost money. I have to pay for the social media pieces of it. A website costs money. As you know, all of these things adds up that adds up. So donations definitely help keep us going. They keep us on the road. The other thing, though, is what does it look like? It’s an uphill battle. Honestly, it is an uphill battle. It’s a very strong Democrat turnout. The thing that we have to realize, though, is that half of the district is unaffiliated voters. And in the past, as you’ve mentioned earlier, these seats go unopposed. So when they go unopposed, of course, that skews the numbers towards the Democrats. So getting a good candidate to step up and run, I think it is a ground game. I think you get out there and you knock on doors. And I have been knocking on doors. I think that people are starting to hear about my name. I think that’s important. I think it’s also important to have a strong message that resonates with voters. And that’s really where it goes back to. And it goes back to also getting out there on social media. A lot of these candidates, I think, don’t know how to do those kinds of things. We don’t have a playbook. We don’t have a There’s nothing ready for you when you hit the ground. When you say you’re going to step up and run, you’re figuring it out as you build the plane. So I think it’s a lot of work that goes into that. And I think it is really important, again, to get out there and do the work. You can’t just say you’re going to run and then be a candidate on the ballot and not do any of the work. That’s why we lose so soundly.
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Well, and so you mentioned website. You do have a website up and running?
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I do have a website up and running. It’s Rich4, spelled out F-O-R, Rich4SD, that’s Senate District 25, Rich4SD25.com. On all the social medias, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, X now as it’s called, and even TikTok. So trying to reach that younger demographic by using a broad spectrum of social media. And I think, you know, if you want to get involved, I’m definitely looking for campaign volunteers. I’m looking for those donations. I have a meet and greet today at noon at Eat in Broomfield. So, you know, I’ll be also in the Memorial Day Parade. As you just said, that’s coming up. I’ll be in the Memorial Day Parade here in Adams County and Commerce City. So come out and support your candidates. We love to talk to you. We love to have you helping us out. And your support means so much because, you know, it’s how we win this and it’s how we get our message out.
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Well, and what is the first thing that you want to accomplish when down at the state Senate?
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You know, there’s so much that you can you could talk about with that. I think one of the most important things, Kim, we’ve got to protect and strengthen Tabor. I’m a big proponent on that one. I’ve signed the cut pledge. The other thing that we’ve really got to talk about, all of the things that these candidates are saying, I would do this if I won and I would do that if I won. We’ve got to secure our elections because none of this talking matters if we don’t have secure elections. You can’t win an election that you can’t say is a fair election. And so I have said part of my campaign is we need to make Election Day an American tradition. I think we need to go back to in-person voting. I think we need to go back to showing your ID. I think we need to have paper ballots again. When I was young, that was the standard. I think that was the gold standard. And we need to go back to that. And of course, the other thing, Kim, that I’ve talked about is energy. In Broomfield in December, the wind blew and the power went out. And I said, what good does wind source power do if every time the wind blows, the power goes out? It doesn’t matter if your energy is green or brown, if the grid is black. We need reliable energy. And so I am an all of the above advocate on this kind of stuff. The consumers, I say, it’s your energy. It’s your choice.
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I love that. Rich Guggenheim. And again, what is that website?
SPEAKER 15 : 27:35
Rich for SD25.com.
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Rich Guggenheim, thank you so much for stepping forward. I think this is going to be the year that we reclaim Colorado because good people are stepping forward to run. I think that we’ve got some good things happening regarding election integrity. This HAVA, which is HAVA stands for Help America Vote Act, complaint that was just recently heard. The decision on that is supposed to come down on the 21st of May. Rich, thank you for stepping forward. It’s all these little steps that we are getting in position to reclaim this state that we love. So thank you so much.
SPEAKER 15 : 28:10
Thanks, Kim. Have a great week.
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Good morning, Kim. How are you?
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Well, I am well. And this is a very important piece. You’ve said that they’ve investigated him, they’ve impeached him, undided him, demonizing him. And you said when none of that works, what comes next? And I think we’re starting to see what comes next, Dr. Junda.
SPEAKER 04 : 34:16
Well, we are. Ever since Trump came down the escalator in 2015, they have been after him. He has been accused of horrendous things. He’s been the most investigated human being in the history of the world. Tax returns and Stormy Daniels and accusations and Russian collusion and all the lawfare between his first and second terms. None of it’s worked. It’s you know, when you go after an innocent man and and he fights back, then hopefully justice prevails. And it has. But the left and even on the right, I’m not going to absolve Republicans because I think. A number of Republicans are behind a lot of this as well. They want to stop them by any means, and they will do whatever they can. And things escalate. And when lawfare doesn’t work, then it becomes physical and actual threats on his life. And we’ve seen several assassination attempts. And all it takes is one of these assassins to get lucky. And when we live like that, that’s banana republic stuff. That’s when… governments take out their political opponents by any means necessary. Opposition research and scandal and that sort of thing is one thing. We see that all the time. And if you have skeletons in your closet, they may eventually get revealed. Look at Eric Swalwell, for example. But that’s legit. I mean, he behaved in a certain way and did certain things, and his chickens are coming home to roost. It’s different when it’s made up and the laws are changed and statutes of limitations are changed. And the justice system is weaponized to go after political opponents. And that’s what we’re seeing with Trump.
SPEAKER 08 : 36:13
It is amazing that all these things that have come at him, that nothing has really stuck. And so this escalation, really radicalizing Trump. In this case, it’s been young people. And the radicalization is, in many ways, if you demonize this person so much, then these individuals who are radicalized, to themselves, they think they’re doing something good.
SPEAKER 04 : 36:46
Well, sure. There’s the hypothetical question of… You know, if you could go back to 100 years ago and you knew Adolf Hitler as a child and knew what he would do as an adult, would it be legitimate to take him out, to assassinate him? It’s a philosophical question, and you can make arguments on either side. If you take out this child who’s going to turn into Hitler and kill so many people, You’re doing society a great benefit, but on the other hand, you’re killing a child, which is abhorrent. But that’s a philosophical discussion. But people hear it over and over again on cable news and on the so-called late-night comedy shows, which are not particularly funny. Hearing that Trump is Hitler and he’s a threat to democracy and he’s an existential threat to America and to civilization. All it takes is somebody that’s got a few loose screws, and they think, well, I’m going to write the course of history, and I’m going to take this man out, and I’m going to save the world, and I’m going to be a hero for that, and look what I’m doing for humanity. It’s not a majority opinion, obviously, but of course, 50 or 75 million people that view Trump as an existential threat and threat to democracy, all that stuff. A half a percent, that’s still plenty. And you get a few of these that take it seriously and take it to the next level. And that’s the escalation. And it’s irresponsible for the the media and entertainment to not tone it down because these are the consequences. You keep stoking the flames of, of hate like that. And there’s predictable consequences. And that’s what we’re seeing.
SPEAKER 08 : 38:46
Well, and it is not just the left. I think it’s important to remember that right here in Colorado, that we had some individuals that sued to keep President Trump off the ballot. And I find this crazy that there are those that want to prevent choices. Of course, we have… This is the same group that says that we have to have open primaries. And I’m painting that with a broad brush. I realize that they say that we need to have open primaries. But yet it’s this consultant class that also has people. Part of that wanted to keep Trump off the ballot. And I I have their names just so that we don’t forget. And that’s Norma Anderson. Formerly, she had been a state legislator. Michelle Priola, so the wife of Kevin Priola, who had been a registered Republican. Claudine Camerata, I don’t know her. Krista Kafer, who had been a radio show host on the show. right side of the aisle. Kathy Wright, I don’t know. Christopher Castilian, I don’t know. And Mario Nicolai, who has been a Republican attorney. And that was the group that had sued to keep Trump off the ballot. Now, they eventually lost that suit. But just the idea that here we’ve got Republicans also that are in this whole game regarding Trump, I think is important that people understand that.
SPEAKER 04 : 40:13
Oh, very much so. And You know, there’s a wing of the Republican Party that tried very hard to stop Trump, the Mitt Romneys and Cassidy in Louisiana. And he just got his comeuppance because he’s out as a senator. And, you know, the Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney, people like that that are Republicans. But they they went after Trump in a big way and tried to. They tried to destroy him, put him in jail. I mean, Cheney and Kinzinger were useful idiots for the left. I mean, how do they call themselves Republicans?
SPEAKER 08 : 40:55
Well, and in your piece, you kind of went through, first of all, the successes of Donald Trump. And, of course, there are those that are calling him a king. And I think it’s important how you address that in your piece as well. Well, sure. Sure.
SPEAKER 04 : 41:15
If you’re a king, people can’t criticize the king. You look what’s happened in history. If you’re a king, a dictator, go to North Korea and they don’t have a king, but they have a president or premier or whatever his title is. See how that goes, criticizing him. Or try that in Turkmenistan or try that in a lot of countries that are old England. You know, England a few centuries ago. Try it. protesting and saying no kings. King wouldn’t allow that. The fact that they can do that means we don’t have a king. And that irony is totally lost on these protesters. If Trump was a king, these people would be arrested. Look what happens in other countries where they’re protesting the government, whether it’s Germany or England now. There’s consequences for that. Not from the king, but from the government. And that’s what having a king, in essence, is like. And here, people can say whatever they want. They can, you know, Kathy Griffin and her holding a bloodied Trump head.
SPEAKER 08 : 42:31
I forgot about that.
SPEAKER 04 : 42:32
Do that in North Korea. See how that works out for you. And then see how that goes. I’d love one of these people to try it over there. see how that works out for him. So, yeah, that irony is totally lost on them.
SPEAKER 08 : 42:52
Well, and as you said in your piece, you said kings don’t get investigated. They don’t get indicted. They aren’t mocked nightly on television. They don’t get shot at. They rule. And those who object are imprisoned or worse. And I was talking with someone regarding this latest attempt on Trump’s life at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. And she said she felt that the… White House correspondents might have changed their tune just a little bit because they were in danger and saw firsthand what had happened. What’s your thoughts on that, Dr. June Depp?
SPEAKER 04 : 43:30
Well, I hope they have a new attitude about it because if the shooter was able to start a shooting spree there, it would have been them. They were under the gun as well, whether directly or indirectly or collateral, but they’re putting their own lives at danger. And don’t they realize that somebody wants to take down Air Force One? Well, guess what? There’s probably a hundred press people on Air Force One traveling with him to China. So they’re putting, whether they know it or not, they’re putting their own lives at danger based on their rhetoric. And at some point it needs to tone down because it will lead to a bad, a bad place. And that’s, that’s the last thing we need now in this country is, you know, an assassination. And, and it’s, it’s, the country is already divided enough and this is gonna, this would make it far worse. I hope they do turn that down.
SPEAKER 08 : 44:34
Right. And so we’ll talk about that when we come back. And you just mentioned people say, well, why can’t we just unite? And so we’ll talk about that question and continue regarding this is a very important piece that Dr. June Depp has written. And it’s it’s let’s see, let me get up here to the title of it again. It is the dangerous endgame of he must be stopped. And these discussions happen because of our sponsors. And one of those is John Bozen and Bozen Law.
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SPEAKER 08 : 47:51
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SPEAKER 04 : 49:11
Because he is a shift away from the uniparty, the big government, big club, large administrative state. that tolerates corruption, that tolerates fraud. It’s like George Carlin said, it’s a big club and you’re not in it. And they’re all in the big club. Trump is not. He’s not personally gaining from this. He came into the presidency as a multi-billionaire. He still is. In fact, during his first term, he lost net worth. because businesses boycotted him and wouldn’t do business with the Trump companies. But they’re in it for themselves, for their power, their perks. Look at how they’re howling about the fraud investigations of Medicaid fraud and USAID and all these things of money that’s going to questionable sources and how much of it comes back to these politicians. That’s what I’d like to see the audit of. I’d like to see the tax returns of members of Congress and how much of this money, how much of money sent to Ukraine has, uh, come back to Joe Biden and other politicians. Um, that’s what they want to keep going. And Trump is a threat to that. Uh, and in his way, he’s trying to remake the world order and, uh, Stop the endless wars and all the graft that’s going on. Wants to make America great and have America take care of America and protect North and South America and leave the other countries to themselves and not try to meddle in their affairs and nation build and all these other things. And I think it’s really about money mainly and power secondly. And that’s what the Democrats and many Republicans, they want. They want to keep that going and they want a Republican president like the Bushes, for example, that allow that to go on and just manage that and pay lip service to it. But everything continues as it normally does. And Trump is the first one that’s really putting the screws to that and trying to stop it. And that’s why he’s a threat.
SPEAKER 08 : 51:39
Well, and what we’re seeing, and it’s important that people understand that when you have a big bureaucratic government that It has to live off of something, and what it lives off of is everyday people. We are seeing the middle class shrink, and the reason is is because more and more of our money is going to government, and that’s local, county, state, and federal. And so they look to us as I think the cow to be milked. But we are getting to a point now where everyday people are saying, wait a minute, property taxes are so high. You go out and buy, you know, A toaster. And you have to pay a significant tax upon that as well. And I think people are realizing that taxes are way too high. And so these people that have been living off of us and then, of course, the fraud, for example, in Minnesota, that is taking money from everyday hardworking people. We were being told it was to help people. Well, it’s actually going into a lot. Maybe there was a little help here or there. But how about we, the people, we have lower taxes and we decide which charity that we want to support instead of the way that it’s working right now, Dr. June.
SPEAKER 04 : 52:58
Well, sure. There’s so much fraud, waste and abuse and stay in a hotel in Colorado or rent a car. And you look at all the fees, renew your car registration, and it’s one fee after the other. And what are we getting for that? The roads stink. It’s crowded. There’s potholes. And you go downtown Denver and it’s homeless and drug addicts and illegals. And what are we getting for this? Meanwhile, the state has a billion dollar deficit every year going forward. Clearly, what they’re doing is not working. They cannot keep their financial house in order. They’re charging more and more and providing less and less. And that’s clearly not sustainable, but it’s not right. And people are getting fed up with that. That was the origin of the Tea Party movement of trying to get some accountability. And there were a cadre of Republicans that tried to shut that down. You know, the Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell wing of the party, they sabotaged the Tea Party. They didn’t want that. They’re happy to get theirs and to be on the gravy train. They talk a good game and On some issues, they can be good, but in general, they’re very happy to preside over the decline, manage the decline rather than say, we can’t do this and put an end to it.
SPEAKER 08 : 54:23
Well, and then so many people say that Trump is such a divider. We need to unite. I said, it’s very difficult to unite with people that want to destroy our country. And so I think that we have to have a clear understanding of what’s going on. You certainly do that with the articles that you write. We do that here at the Kim Monson Show as well. And I’m very encouraged, Dr. June Depp. I think that people are really waking up. I think this is a great awakening. I watched that film that’s recently been released, A Great Awakening, regarding George Whitefield and his friendship with Benjamin Franklin. I think we’re in a great awakening again, Dr. June Depp.
SPEAKER 04 : 55:05
Well, I hope so. The midterms will either confirm or refute that. We’ll see what happens. But yeah, the people don’t trust the elections. Majority of Americans think the elections are rigged, according to surveys by Rasmussen. This has to change. voter ID. It’s, I mean, it’s, it’s common sense. I have to show my ID for everything. I had to exchange modems at Xfinity for home internet. And I had to show an ID to do that. Uh, yet you don’t have to show a piece of identification to vote. And that, that’s one of our most important constitutional, uh, rights that we have. So, uh, I, I hope things turn around. Um, But the people have to get out and vote and make their voices heard. And just sitting around complaining about it’s not enough.
SPEAKER 08 : 56:06
No, there’s much to do right now. So, Dr. June Depp, as always, thank you. We’ll talk with you next month and greatly appreciate your views on these things. Thank you.
SPEAKER 04 : 56:16
Absolutely. My pleasure.
SPEAKER 08 : 56:18
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SPEAKER 16 : 63:19
Oh, all the time. In fact, there’s been many studies done that show the average investor underperforms the stock market by about 8% per year. And that’s the largest behavioral gap that we’ve seen in the last decade.
SPEAKER 08 : 63:34
So what does that mean for people? Why should they reach out to you and put together this plan? I guess the answer is that you’re outperforming generally what people are doing on their own, right?
SPEAKER 16 : 63:47
Yeah, I think, you know, as a financial advisor where we wear many hats and one of those hats is protecting people from making those behavioral decisions. You know, it’s funny, the stock market is the only place where things go on sale and people run out of the store screaming. It’s funny. So, you know, investors, they just tend to do the exact opposite. And so we as financial advisors can help prepare a plan And when you have a plan, you’re a little bit more disciplined and a little bit more unlikely to make those emotional decisions when it comes to investing. And then, you know, when you call, you have to kind of go through me to make those trades. And I can be that first layer of defense to say, hey, I think you should think about this a little bit more and kind of walk you off that ledge so that you don’t make those emotional decisions when it comes to your investing.
SPEAKER 08 : 64:40
And I’ve You’ve been in business for 25 years, helping people plan for their lives. And I think that experience is also important, Jodi, because you’ve seen the ups and the downs and you’ve talked to many people regarding their plans. And every plan, every individual is different. And so you tailor these plans to each individual and what’s going on in their lives.
SPEAKER 16 : 65:09
We do. Everything that I do is customized for each and every one of my clients. And, you know, when we sit down and meet with you, we talk about your goals and objectives and everybody’s goals are slightly different. And then as far as implementing the plan, again, we implement that based off of your specific situation and recommendations are specific for you. So we’re a little bit different than those cookie cutter advisors or cookie cutter firms that are out there.
SPEAKER 08 : 65:39
Do you think there’s a lot of people out there that are trying to go it alone, do it themselves? Or what do you think about the general American public on this?
SPEAKER 16 : 65:50
Yeah, I think so, especially the younger population. And, you know, a lot of people ask us about artificial intelligence. In fact, we just had that AI event a couple of weeks ago and we’re embracing AI at Mint Financial. I think that it’s a great tool, but you can’t replace a financial advisor with AI because AI, can make a lot of mistakes and it can’t protect you and it can’t replace you. It can’t replace that knowledge and experience that a financial advisor brings. And again, it can’t protect you from making those emotional decisions when it comes to investing.
SPEAKER 08 : 66:26
So if people want to have a conversation with you, how much does it cost?
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SPEAKER 08 : 66:38
Okay. And what’s that number? What’s the best way for people to reach you, Jodi Henze?
SPEAKER 16 : 66:42
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SPEAKER 08 : 66:57
Okay. And do you have your June event scheduled yet? I know you just did the AI one. So what about your June event?
SPEAKER 16 : 67:06
Yep. It’s coming up on June 26th. That’s a Friday. It’s our Women in Wealth event. Super excited for this one because as always with our women event, we always do a little education and then networking with a craft project. So we’re making water fountains. Should be pretty cool. We’ll have our invite coming out. We’ll post it on our website. We’ll post it on Facebook. But yeah, if you’re interested, reach out. It’s Friday, June 26th at 5 p.m.
SPEAKER 08 : 67:32
Okay, great. Jody Hensley, thanks so much. We’ll talk with you in a couple of weeks. And again, that website, one more time? MintFS.com. Okay. Jody, thanks so much. We’ll talk with you in a couple of weeks. Thanks, Kim. Bye-bye. And Jody is such a great sponsor of the show. And another great sponsor is the Roger Mangan State Farm Insurance Team. And in order to have more money that you can invest into your plan with Jody Hinze, talk to Roger Mangan and his State Farm Insurance Team, because I hear from many of you that by bundling your insurance together or even just on your auto insurance rates, that they are saving people real money. That’s money in your pocket. So reach out to the Roger Mangan State Farm Insurance Team. That number is 303-795-8855. Like a good neighbor, the Roger Mangan Team is there.
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SPEAKER 09 : 72:26
Oh, that’s fantastic. We are, of course, once again, sunny, clear skies. Yes.
SPEAKER 08 : 72:34
Well, there’s something about the desert. It certainly is so beautiful in the Phoenix area. But well, first of all, let’s talk a little bit about Tina Peters. My phone, I was getting many text messages on Friday. We filmed the sequel to A Climate Conversation Friday and Saturday, which is going to be, I think, a film for the ages. But my phone, I was receiving all of these messages. Text messages and just I was I was just it stopped me in my tracks that the announcement has been made that Governor Jared Polis commuted to her sentence and that she is to be freed on June 1st. And so I certainly am praying for her continued protection in this maximum security prison until that time. But I am just so grateful for this. What what’s your thoughts about this whole thing, Susan Harris?
SPEAKER 09 : 73:26
Well, I’m sure it comes as a huge relief to not just her family, but to her and everyone who has been supporting her throughout this whole ordeal. And, you know, it’s unfortunate that She did not get a pardon, but we’ll take what we can get just to get her out of prison and to get her freedom given back to her. I’m not sure what her probation will look like. I hope it’s not too restrictive, but that’ll be an interesting process as well, I’m sure.
SPEAKER 08 : 74:01
Well, I was talking with someone yesterday. Well, I was talking with Gabby. And she said that she’s concerned about what that probation is going to look like. And I said, well, it certainly is hard to know. But we should be able to talk about what that probation looks like and what that means exactly. But as you’ve said, getting her out of prison, however that looks, is, I think, something to be very grateful for.
SPEAKER 09 : 74:29
It is. And, you know, it’s so unfortunate that this happened, but in a strange way, it did shine a light on many, many issues that needed the light to be shined on. And we just have to be so grateful for her commitment to seeing it through and, you know, not backing down for one second on what she thought was right.
SPEAKER 08 : 74:58
Well, and I called John Case, her attorney, after the news broke because I couldn’t believe it. And I said, is this true? And he was very grateful as well that this has occurred. But there are many people on both sides of the aisle that have been very vocal about keeping her in this maximum security prison. And… I think that that’s been very telling. It’s shed a light on this, as you’ve alluded to, regarding this whole issue. It really comes down to the integrity of our election, Susan Harris.
SPEAKER 09 : 75:38
It really does. And the complete lack of transparency. And it’s not just Colorado. It’s across the country as a whole. But. But specifically in Colorado, it is very shocking to me that there is so little transparency about what goes on in our elections.
SPEAKER 08 : 76:01
Well, and we are working on that. As you know, our listeners, followers, raised money for two lawsuits that are out there. And as one of our listeners, Jenny, continues to say, is justice delayed? Is justice denied? And that was about two years ago when we started to go to work on that. But the two entities that we worked with on these lawsuits, Peter Berninger with the Wisconsin Center for Election Justice and Unite for Freedom at the time, they had a name change. It was United Sovereign Americans, but Unite for Freedom. those two groups came together and filed what was called a HAVA complaint in February. And these HAVA complaints, which is Help America Vote Act, those cannot be slow walked. There has to be a hearing within 90 days. And that hearing was last Monday and I watched the complete proceedings. Now the complaint is against the secretary of state’s office and the entity that’s going to make the decision regarding the complaint is the secretary of state’s office. Oh, great. There’s something wrong with that. The way that works, Susan Harris.
SPEAKER 09 : 77:14
Yes. That’s an obvious conflict of interest, which is not being addressed. You know, it, it, It’s baffling and very frustrating when, you know, you try to push back and then there’s this giant conflict of interest right in front of everyone.
SPEAKER 08 : 77:33
Well, and but the decision on this has to be made this week. Which is exciting. And so that decision will come down on the 21st. And I don’t… And then can they appeal the decision outside the Secretary of State?
SPEAKER 09 : 77:50
Is that how it gets to the next level?
SPEAKER 08 : 77:52
Yeah, I think that is the hope that this will go to the next level and ultimately land at the Supreme Court. Now, one other thing is Bill Weiser. who assisted the local attorney. This is from Colorado Politics. He’s the district attorney’s Republican in prosecuting Peters is running for governor. And he called Polis’s decision mind boggling and wrong as a matter of basic justice in a statement that was issued on Friday afternoon. Now, Peter Brunegger with Wisconsin Center for Election Justice, you should all follow him on X because he has been doing research on what is called smurfing. Is that a term that you’ve heard at all, Susan? It is not. What does that mean? Okay. I know it took me a while to get my brain around it. But what it is, and actually ActBlue, which is the big… fundraising organization for the Democrats and WinRed, which is the fundraising entity for the Republicans, they both have been doing this. So, for example, Susan Harris, if you had made a contribution, say, $20, $50, whatever, and this was a legitimate contribution, contribution to a political campaign unbeknownst to you in smurfing what happens is is that your information is used and some of it looks like it’s either fabricated as well but that information is used to make small donations to other campaigns it could be throughout the country and um So you’re not doing anything wrong. But what that is, is it’s big, dark money then is coming into these different campaigns. And but it’s comes and it looks like it’s a number of small donations. So Peter has gone through and looked at these donations and. I need to find it here. What he found regarding Phil Weiser is it’s going to be very interesting because there’s significant smurfing going on in the Phil Weiser campaign. And I’m hoping that Peter will look at some of these other campaigns as well. So this light, I think, is going to be shed on our elections. It’s, of course, we’re up against time on all of this, Susan Harris.
SPEAKER 09 : 80:13
Yeah, of course. And there’s another organization that I heard of over the last week, and I have to get the name of it and get it to you, but they also follow money throughout campaigns and even just ballot issues and ballot initiatives across the country. And what they’re finding is there’s foreign money coming in by the billions. And we don’t know who these people are. I mean, we do know now because of this company that’s been researching it. But in general, the public doesn’t even realize that many of the ballot initiatives in your various local communities are being funded by one particular billionaire is, I think he’s either Swiss or Swedish. And this is just what he does. He uses his money to influence American elections. And it is just mind blowing that this is allowed to continue.
SPEAKER 08 : 81:16
Well, and it should not be continuing. And and what has happened then is we are seeing with many of these elections, this government gets bigger and bigger. that the effect is the individual gets smaller and smaller. And our young people, we see that opportunities are being taken away. More money is taken out of our pockets, not only via property taxes, but sales taxes and fees. And in doing so, that’s taking away opportunity and hope for people. And so that’s why this election is so important to shed light on opportunities And elect candidates that believe that they are representing the people, not all of these special interests. So we’re at a historic time, Susan Harris. I agree.
SPEAKER 09 : 82:07
And we just need to continue to try to provide all this information to the public, which is what you do so well in Colorado. And I think it’s really starting to make a difference.
SPEAKER 08 : 82:21
Well, I think it is as well. We’ve got this HAVA complaint, and I found Peter’s ex-post regarding Wiser. He said 21.2% of Wiser donor addresses failed USPS validation. He said the legitimate baseline is 1-3%. He said 5,096 USPS invalid addresses, 161 USPS vacant, 2,708 donors moved and 344 phantom identities that failed both 2025 and 2026. And I think I need to talk to Peter and see what the next steps should be on this. So I’m talking with Susan Harris and I thank the Harris family for their goal sponsorship of the show. And we have amazing sponsors. And another one of those great sponsors is Ben’s Plumbing, Heating and Cooling.
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SPEAKER 08 : 86:48
Be sure and check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And I wanted to mention the two nonprofits that I support on the show. One is the USMC Memorial Foundation, because it is so important that we remember and honor those that have been… willing to give their lives or given their lives for our liberty. And of course, Memorial Day is a day for us to stop and reflect upon that. And there will be an event out at the USMC Memorial Foundation, at the memorial and the foundation is putting that on. You can get more information about that by going to usmcmemorialfoundation.org. And then also remembering and honoring our Medal of Honor recipients. And the Center for American Values does that very, very well. And that website is AmericanValueCenter.org, AmericanValueCenter.org. We’re talking with Susan Harris, and I so thank the Harris family for their goal sponsorship of the show. A couple of things. Joe wanted me to clarify on this smurfing, Susan, that unbeknownst to individuals, their name is being used more. but that it is then the big dark money, that’s the way that they get that into the campaigns. Is that a clarification, Joe? Is that good enough, do you think? Yes, ma’am. Okay, great. He’s happy with that.
SPEAKER 09 : 88:04
That makes a lot of sense. And quite frankly, it’s just a way to launder money.
SPEAKER 08 : 88:12
You took the words right out of Jenny’s. She texted and said, this is money laundering. So this is going to be really interesting to see what happens on all of this, Susan Harris.
SPEAKER 09 : 88:24
It really is. Another thing I wanted to tell you about, as far as voting goes, County Clerk Heap won his appeal here. So he is going to receive all of his authority to run elections in Maricopa County. And all the resources that the board of supervisors took from him have to be returned. So I did want to give you a follow-up on that.
SPEAKER 08 : 88:50
Okay, and for people that don’t know what you’re talking, this is really big for Arizona then.
SPEAKER 09 : 88:56
It really is. Yes, the county clerk here, just before he took office, his predecessor worked with the board of supervisors and signed an agreement that took all of the county clerk’s power to run the local elections away from him, took all of his resources, his staff, his IT access, everything, and just made it impossible for the county clerk to actually fulfill his responsibilities to the county, which are required. And so he had to actually sue his own board of supervisors to get his authority to run elections. And he sued and won, and then they immediately appealed the judgment, and he has won the appeal. So the county board of supervisors is having to allow the county clerk to do his job.
SPEAKER 08 : 89:57
And this is so huge. They’re all Republicans.
SPEAKER 09 : 90:02
They’re all Republicans. These are not leftists. These are Republicans who are interfering in elections in this way.
SPEAKER 08 : 90:12
Well, to that point, I’m looking at this piece from Colorado Politics and the County Clerks Association, which is being run by Matt Crane, who is a former Arapahoe County clerk and recorder, a Republican. He has been so vocal and passionate And said that the county, he’s the voice for the county clerks. This is what was said. It says, the Colorado County Clerks Association, a group that counts most of the state’s elected clerks as members, said in a statement that Polis’ decision undermines the rule of law and confidence in elections. We are furious, disgusted, and deeply disappointed by the governor’s decision, the group said. Now, we had had… one county clerk that had pushed back on, when you have these organizations that say that they’re speaking for all of these people, many times it’s difficult for the individuals in those groups to say, hey, you’re not speaking for me. And we had one county clerk, the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder, that the last time they made such a statement regarding Tina or something like that, she said, hey, you’re not speaking for me. And we need more and more people to say that. So it’s going to be very interesting that I’m really excited for her to be released. And it will be interesting to see what that probation looks like. But I am so grateful for that. Susan Harris, we filmed it and it was great. And it was also grueling to film the sequel to A Climate Conversation. And again, thank you to Walt Johnson for his vision, his dedication and funding these projects. And I think it’s going to be a film for the ages. And the experts were pretty amazing. But I had the great honor to sit across from Will Happer, who is a Princeton professor who’s had the courage to basically say this whole climate, this fear regarding the climate is really, it’s nonsense. And but what I have seen through these conversations with all of these experts is the education of our children. And this narrative is being pushed constantly. you know, preschool all the way to colleges, our kids regarding this climate change. And what it is really is it is wanting to take control of our lives. And so we’re having a conversation, an honest conversation about this. And we’ve seen that the left’s birth rates are are dropping significantly. But what we’re also seeing is the left tries to get a hold of our kids via education. So there’s a big thing happening in Arizona regarding education of children, yes?
SPEAKER 09 : 93:16
Yes, there’s a group of people trying to get a ballot initiative going to basically really what they’re calling rein in what’s called an ESA or an education savings account. here in Arizona. What that means is we have a program here, which is truly incredible. If you have a child in school, you have access to, I think it’s about $7,000, maybe $7,500 of money that you can use private school, you can use it for homeschooling resources, you can use it for tutoring resources, pretty much any type of educational resources that you would like your child to have access to. If you do not want them to attend the public school, you can take them out, use your $7,000 to assist you in educating your child the way you want to. And a little over 100,000 people have taken advantage of this program. And it has been an incredible program, especially for special needs children who have so many expenses that they have to worry about. And you can really give them specifically what they need, where they need it, and not rely on the public school to provide that. It’s just so difficult for public schools to meet those needs. There are just too many students that they have to deal with. But there’s a coalition of people that have decided that this program needs to be reined in, that they are claiming that it’s full fraud and that it really isn’t accomplishing the goals that Arizona would like for the education of its students. And so there’s a huge campaign, of course, to try to get this on the ballot so that we can change this whole program and reduce not only the access, but even for people who can access it, reduce their ability to use the funds the way that they want to.
SPEAKER 08 : 95:30
Who’s behind trying to get this initiative on the ballot, Susan Harris?
SPEAKER 09 : 95:34
Well, you know, once again, it’s hard to say, but people have researched it, and it turns out that most of the funding for this ballot initiative is coming from the National Education Association, the Teachers Union, In Washington, D.C. So most of the funding for this is not coming from Arizona voters. It is coming from outside of the state because this program is actually working so well that it’s a threat to the status quo and they want to put a stop to it.
SPEAKER 08 : 96:13
So I know in a community that there is a community that they are working to get a charter school up and running by this fall. And one of the parents said that they had seen that even with the opening of this charter school in a small community, there were those that are members of the teachers union that do not want that choice for parents. But the other observation is, is that the public school is upping their game as far as educating children. And so that’s the thing about competition is it makes everybody better. And we want every child to have a great education so that they can go after their hopes and dreams. And what I’ve seen with the. Well, in a lot of public education is, for example, as this whole climate change narrative, it’s taking away hope for children. We want children to have the tools to know that anything is possible and to go after those hopes and dreams. But we’ve seen. In education, it’s scaring children. And that’s why, again, this film, Climate Conversation 2, is going to be so great. Each one of these experts said there is no climate emergency. So what that means is that we need to, but there’s been, this is the other thing, and we talk about money all the time. The green in the Green New Deal is the green that’s been going into these politicians, bureaucrats, and interested parties’ pockets. And they don’t want that to stop. They don’t want it to stop.
SPEAKER 09 : 97:52
And I really believe that what we discovered with the USAID money really shed a light on this entire problem. And climate was just used, again, to launder money to people who claimed that they were environmentalists or sustainability experts. And entire graduate programs in universities were created around this idea. And to me, the whole system was put into place, literally, to take our taxpayer money and launder it back to these people.
SPEAKER 08 : 98:30
And then also with this agenda, though, we’re seeing that the… of these foundational things such as single-family home ownership. Out here in Colorado, I’ve got to think that some of these bureaucrats that were so excited, and they still are, about rationing water, the rain, they may not be grateful for this because then that takes away their control. So this is really about… Power and control. And Susan, you and I have had many conversations about this great American idea is the power and control should be with we the people. We have a responsibility, but it should be with we the people. Susan, the conversations go way too quickly with you. What’s your final thought that you’d like to leave with our listeners? And all of you out there, text message me 720-605-0647. And we’ll take call-ins this last segment. That number is 303-477-5600. But what’s your final thoughts you’d like to leave with our listeners, Susan Harris?
SPEAKER 09 : 99:33
Well, I just want to say, Kim, I love your word for the day, gratitude. I really do think it’s the key that unlocks so much potential in every individual and can really change the world. And I am so grateful, not just for you, but this past Sunday, the president of the United States rededicated this country as one nation under God. And they spent an entire day praying and blessing our country in Washington, D.C. And that is so exciting. And I am so grateful for this renewed energy into our nation, that we are a nation that is one nation under God and there is liberty and justice for all. And that is exactly what you are talking about, Kim. It’s we, the people, not the politicians and the bureaucrats that run this country.
SPEAKER 08 : 100:36
And with that, there is the responsibility not just only to vote, but to understand these issues and stand for liberty, which is the responsible exercise of freedom. Susan Harris, always great conversations. I so greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much, Kim. Great to talk to you today. And we’ll talk with Susan Harris next month. And these important discussions happen because of all of our great sponsors. If you’ve been injured, talk to John Bozen and Bozen Law.
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SPEAKER 08 : 103:26
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SPEAKER 17 : 103:46
Well, two things. Number one, tonight is a Westminster City Council meeting. And the last time you can sign up to speak is at 645 this evening. The meeting starts at 630. But what we want to do is we want to support Christine Ireland, who is one of the city council members, who is the only one that I know of who is standing against hoisting an LGBT flag today. along with our Colorado state flag and our U.S. flag, okay? We want to stop that effort because it is a discrimination against other people to have one special group be represented by a flag over our city, okay? So because illegals get to speak at this meeting, I would say anybody can and I and others are going to wear a white top. That’s not necessary. But the other thing that is critically important is to know the candidates running for the most powerful position in the state of Colorado is the governor because they appoint all district judges of vacancies. They do so many things, appoint to this a committee and that a committee. Anyway, so if you go to find out scottbottoms.com, You will see that is in stark contrast to what the information you can get at VictorMarks4CO.com, which lets us know that one self-dealing Victor Marks did was sell a property in 2014 that was assessed at $556,000. And he sold it back to himself as a nonprofit and his wife. for $2.95 million. That fact of that self-dealing will harm probably many other Republican races. So because we want to make sure we have cuts choice for the top legislator, which is Scott Bottoms, and the LibertyScoreCardCO.us 98 percent rated legislator in four years. He stood up against those lobbyists that are thick as molasses. OK, at the Capitol. So anyway, our our governor race is critically important and we can reclaim Colorado. OK.
SPEAKER 08 : 106:24
OK. So action in this allegation regarding Victor Marx, that has been sourced. So there is proof of that.
SPEAKER 17 : 106:35
At that website, victormarks4co.com, it shows under financial dealings at the bottom of the home page is the menu for the website. I wish it was at the top, but it’s at the bottom. But anyway, you can find that information that the assessor assessed it January 14th of 2024.
SPEAKER 08 : 106:59
OK. OK. Next thing I want to mention that cut does not endorse candidates. But what what you’re mentioning is Scott Bottoms did receive the highest cut rating at 91 percent. for the 2025 legislative session, and we are currently working on the new ratings report, so we’re not endorsing. We just give you the facts, and then you can make your decision from that. But what we look at regarding all of this legislation, and what that is, and how we do this, is all of the bills that CUT takes a position on, Throughout that legislative session, then our computer modeling with or not modeling our computer measurements. I need to make sure that that’s the correct term that we use from Bill Track 50. We then go in and see how all of these different legislators voted regarding the different candidates. pieces of legislation that we took positions on. And then that is how we come up with the cut ratings. And what cut is looking at is how does this piece of legislation affect the taxpayer and Tabor, Colorado’s taxpayers’ bill of rights, property rights, and parental rights, which these are the things that people really care about. So clarification then, Scott Bottoms received 91 on his ratings. Barbara Kirkmeyer, another candidate for governor, received a 61. And you can find all of that information at our website, which is coloradotaxpayer.org. And this, what you’re bringing light to, Action Anne, regarding… hoisting a flag to have it with our American flag and our state of Colorado regarding a specific group and the actions that they are trying to affirm is giving them special rights. And when you give a group special rights, we cannot have equal rights. So this question at Westminster tonight regarding this flag is, do you stand for equal rights for everyone? Or are you standing for special rights for a special group by hoisting this flag? To Action Anne’s other point, and that is, is we need to know these people that are being elected to our local municipal elections. Town councils, city councils, and mayors. And I think that those that believe in equal rights, that believe in this great American idea, we’ve been busy with our families and our businesses, and we have let… let it just happen. And sometimes with uncontested races, these people that are now in these positions that are making these choices. So I do so appreciate action and for bringing this to our attention because we’ve got to say no to special rights, because if we have special rights, then there’s not equal rights. and how America has thrived and flourished just because we have equal rights for everyone. And so this is really important. I so appreciate Action Anne keeping us informed regarding all of these different things that are occurring. I am re-engaging in my local government as well. And in fact, I did have coffee. We just had a recent election yesterday. And I had coffee with each of the candidates for my district. And all three, I think, were very, very good. But I’m going to stay engaged on that. So I would recommend that each of you reach out to your city council and town council members and go to coffee with them and get to know them and then show up at these meetings. And our quote for the end of the show, we’re out of time here, is from Jack Canfield. He said, I believe that people make their own luck. by great preparation and good strategy. 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 14 : 111:35
High to the mountains climbing Twisting, turning further from my home Young like a new moon rising Fierce to the rain in lightning Wandering out into this great unknown I don’t want no one to cry, but tell them if I don’t survive.
SPEAKER 22 : 112:22
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