November 14, 2024 • 34 mins
In the second hour of today's edition of the Dan Caplis Show, Dan discusses the reaction to Donald Trump's cabinet selections from both the left and right, and shares what he makes of them.
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much good in each and every day. Yeah, we're focused
on the Gates nomination because that's under the most fire
and there are fair questions there and we should be
tackling those, and we are so anxious to get your
take on whether he should be confirmed, whether you think
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he will be confirmed. And then obviously RFK Junior, you know,
hhs and so getting the reaction to that and have
to start locally because it's just so much fun to
see Jared Polis flopping around on the shore like a
fish out of water right now as he tries to
figure out where does he go politically? Right? Where does
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he go politically? Because you know people have figured him
out nationally, so you know he's he's got nowhere to
go there and locally he's term limited and Hick and
Luper says he isn't leaving the Hick seat up in
twenty six and what's Pole is going to do for
two years until he runs for the Bennett seats. So
you got Polis out there trying to create another phony image.
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And the phony image he's trying to create is governor freedom.
He's all about freedom. Well he's got a lot of
big problems with that, but the biggest is he's the
one who told all these hard working men and women
in Colorado, you take this medicine that I want you
to take, or you lose your job, you lose your
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ability to feed your family. Not exactly governor freedom kind
of the polar opposite of that. So that's a prelude
to this, So you get RFK Junior named today, which
I think is awesome and exciting, and then what does
police do. Well, it was just in late August when
RFK Junior endorsed Trump that police tweeted out not sure
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how bringing back measles and bringing back polio makes anyone
more healthy. So this snarky, vicious tweet aimed at RFK
Junior in August. So then Trump wins RFK Junior's name today,
and what does polist tweet out today?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
I'm excited by the.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
News that President elect will appoint at Robert Kennedy Junior
to as AJJS.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
He helped us to feed.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Vaccine mandates in Colorado in twenty nineteen and he will help,
let's say it together, make America healthy again. So that's
Polis today. Yeah, how do you explain that eight five
five for zero five eight two five five the number
I think just obviously a total lack of principle. It's
just all about Polis trying to advance Polish and believing
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that all his money he can get away with any
amount of untruth, taking opposite sides of same issues, et cetera.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Because he has for a long time, but it's not
gonna work.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Glad you're here. Let's kick all this good stuff around.
Texter says Dan. I'm not sure Gates was a good nomination.
He seems inexperienced, and that I'm not sure he has
practiced law all that much. He has some very serious
accusations and getting confirmed seems unlikely given that many in
the GOP aren't on board. I'm confused by the nomination.
DK and Broomfield. What a tremendous text concisely covers for
(03:55):
real good questions. First of all, let's tackle the inexperience,
because you know, I'm a guy who's practice law for
forty years, and so I've got a little bit of
experience doing that. But my view is you can have
people who have been doing something, say forty or fifty
or sixty years, and they've got one year's worth of
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experience because they've just been doing the same thing for
forty or fifty sixty years. You can have somebody doing
something for five years who has fifty years worth of
experience because they're that good and they've learned stuff so quickly, etc.
So I don't get so hung up on the particular
experience because in one of these jobs.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
You can hire a lot.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
Of people to do a lot of different things that
maybe you're not experienced at. Now. I've never been a
Gates fan in general, and he wouldn't have been my pick,
but Trump won the presidency and in my view, plus
I trust him on these picks. But he should get
what he wants unless there's some obvious disqualifier. And listen
to the accusations. The text refers to, hey, yeah, hell yes.
(04:59):
If Gates violated the law with underage girl across state
lines these accusations, yeah, that would be an automatic disqualify.
I have to assume from the nomination that both he
and the president are confident that he did not do
that or why would they be subjecting him to this process.
But we'll find out together in terms of this experience,
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business and ability to be a lawyer. I want you
to listen to this tape when he's questioning Merrick Garland
and Andy McCarthy, who had on the show a couple
of weeks ago, and I'd like to see his ag
and I asked Andy about that. Andy is not a
Gates fan, but he says, wait a second, he thinks
Gates has some real lawyer skills based on the questioning.
(05:43):
He's seen Gates done on the floor and here's an
example of that.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
You can clear it all up for us right now.
Will the Department of Justice provide to the committee all documents,
all correspondents between the Department and Alvin Bragg's office and
Fannie Willis office in Letitia James's office.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
The offices you're referring to are independent offices of state.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
I get that, I get that state.
Speaker 5 (06:08):
The question is whether you will provide all of your
documents and correspondence.
Speaker 7 (06:11):
That's the question.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I don't need a history.
Speaker 6 (06:13):
Lesson Well, I'm going to say again, we do not
control those offices.
Speaker 5 (06:20):
They make there the questions whether you communicate with them,
not whether you control them.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Do you communicate with them, and we provide those.
Speaker 6 (06:25):
Community make a request, we'll refer it to our Office
of Legislatives.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
But yeah, here's the.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Thing that you come in here and you lodge this
attack that it's a conspiracy theory that there is coordinated
law fair against Trump, and then when we say fine,
just give us the documents, give us the correspondence, and
then if it's a conspiracy theory, that will be evident
but when you say, well, we'll take your request and
then we'll we'll sort of work it through the DOJ's
accommodation process, then you're actually advancing the very dangerous conspiracy
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theory that you're concerned about.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
That is so good, And when you think about it,
it is much tougher because I have the privilege of
cross examining witnesses and courtrooms all over Colorado, and I'd
like to think of myself as very surgical and precise
and fast paced. But Gates has a tougher job than
I do because in a courtroom, I'm not limited to
five minutes, and Gates in that format in Congress, he's
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just got a few minutes to work with, and he's
got a witness who might be able to filibuster him,
and that's the attorney General he's questioning. And I thought
that was absolutely masterful. So in terms of, you know, intelligence,
in terms of those kind of attorney abilities, I don't
have any reason to doubt that with Gates. And listen,
here's the other thing as we go to calls and
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texts that I think we have to realize anybody who's
upset about the Gates pick needs to be upset with Biden,
because think about it, Once the Biden administration in the
Left decided to let that monster out of its cage,
this monster of lawfare, which is the greatest threat to
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this nation since the Cuban missile crisis, Once they decided
to do that, and their target was Trump. But once
they decided to do that, I don't care whether it's
Trump or any other president.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Once that norm has been violated and this is the new.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Normal, then every single president has no choice but to
pick as their ag somebody they have complete and total
confidence will be loyal to them, because it's the one
position in all of government, the one single individual who
can take down a presidency and take it down fast,
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and take it down wrongly, and take it down based
on a lie. So now that the Democrats have unleashed
that monster, there's no choice. The age has to be
somebody who's loyalty the president is certain of and I
think JFK again, I think one of the best presidents
(08:59):
in our years. Why do you think you named thirty
five year old Bobby Is Attorney General Mike in Denver.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
You're on the Dane Caplis.
Speaker 8 (09:07):
She'll welcome, yeah, hey to real quick Gates. I think
should be confirmed. I thought you were innocent until proven guilty,
so how can they say no? But my main call
was on Trump. The other Mike was talking about how
I think maybe I got the last Dame. How you
know he could be kind against it because he hasn't
said I've asked for forgiveness. Well, I'm not the best
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Christian around. I do believe in all. I don't care
who knows, but I remember reading somewhere don't go on
a corner and reach it. So who says Trump has
to preach it? And also it's for each man to
ask for figitiveness when he wants to be forgiven. So
I don't know how people can can be against Trump
in that way. And if you're Christian, a good Christian,
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you shouldn't ask it. I thought God is the only
one that you have to answer to. And that's really
my main comment that when I heard the other Mike talk,
it's like, who are you to question? If Trump asks
or don't ask, Yeah, it'd be a Christian. I shouldn't
have to do that.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Yeah, Hey, appreciate the call, Mike, thank you for that.
And by the way, the earlier caller came up in
the context of a prior caller saying he believed that
God put Trump in the presidency, and I'm on record
is saying, because I do believe it, that God saved
Trump in Butler. So that's what triggered all of those
conversations eight five zero five eight two five five text
d an five seven, seven through nine. When we come back,
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one of the things I want you to take on
is Okay Polis, Now, he's got to know anybody paying
attention can can see that this is just outright deception
and in a complete one eighty as he praises RFK
Junior day. By the way, I'm thrilled with that pick.
But why do you think Polis is doing this? He's
obviously flailing, He's He's taken a polar opposite position within months.
(10:54):
What do you think his endgame is? I think I know,
and I will shockingly tell you after the break. Here
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Speaker 3 (12:13):
Of the fascinating news of the day. Obviously very exciting
news about RFK Junior's appointment ahhs. And if you disagree
with that, of course we'll send the limo for you.
But I'm very psyched by it. But it then gives
way to this fascinating local story that ties into, okay,
the governor and Senate races that just started in Colorado
for twenty six and so you have Jared Polis out there, right,
(12:36):
and it's always about Jared Polis for Jared Polis, and
he's trying to find a place to land because obviously,
you know, his whole presidential ambition thing, Yeah, it never
got out of the gate. And then there's no Democrat
administration to glammant to. So where does he go now
since Hickenlooper wants another term. So now Poulis is trying
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to carve out this phony brand as governor read them,
and governor by partisan and so in an effort to
do that, he tweets out today all this this positive
love for RFK Junior's appointment, which is really something since
(13:17):
just a few weeks ago he tweeted out not sure
how bringing back measles and bringing back polio makes anyone
more healthy, taking a shot at RFK Junior. Today he
tweets out, I'm excited by the news that President elect
will appoint RFK Junior, make America healthy again and all
of that stuff so obviously totally phony, but this wonderful
(13:38):
development here Ryan RFK Jr. Tweeted back at Governor the governor,
did you see that? No, And here's what he said,
Thank you, Governor, Polish po l s Ah, that's autocorrect.
I think, oh yeah, yeah da No, RFK Junior was
not taking a shot. It went on to say, I
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look forward to working with you, you maj make America healthy.
Speaker 10 (14:03):
Against so And I will add that I nailed that
prediction on our Kay Junior getting that particular, which is.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Great and I'm very excited by it. But this Polish
thing anyway, for what it's worth, here's my belief. My
belief right now is that that Polis is totally lost
because his ego. He has to be in one of
these big positions where everybody's kissing up to him. He
has to be pursuing his political ambition. From what I've
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been able to see, not driven by any particular philosophy
or causes that he would fight and die for. It's
just the advancement of Jared Polis. And he's got this
big bankroll, so he's been able to steamroll himself into
whatever office he wanted. Problem is, no matter how much
money you have, you can't change the election timing and
ticking Looper said he's running for that seat again in
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twenty six. So what I'm watching to see Ryan does
Polis now try to run hicken Looper out of that seat,
so that Polis rolls right from the governor's office and
his grand scheme into that US Senate seat. Because if
he doesn't, and if he's just going to go on
the shelf for a few years until he tries to
get that Bennett's seat, that's kind of dicey for him.
(15:15):
So it'll be fun to keep an eye on because
you'll see kind of the desperate measures he'll go to
to try to stay in the game. Hey, our Alexa
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Speaker 4 (15:26):
Welcome to your show.
Speaker 11 (15:30):
Thanks Jan.
Speaker 12 (15:31):
How are you?
Speaker 3 (15:31):
Yeah, Well I just could not be more excited. Well
I could be, but my wife's on another continent.
Speaker 12 (15:40):
Yeah, yeah, that is.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Hopefully coming back on these days.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Well it's been almost two weeks. I give her until
about two weeks after the election.
Speaker 12 (15:50):
Yeah, file on missing person after that.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
No, I don't think she's missing.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
I think she's yeah, voluntarily distancing. It wouldn't write.
Speaker 12 (16:07):
Let's see, let's see how she is in four years.
If she likes your bank accounts and your stocks, and
she likes crime being cleaned up in Denver. I mean,
I can't like that. I don't care who's in the office.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
She's not materialistic at all. But yeah, the safety thing, Yeah,
I think you know what I think is going to
cause her to four years from now say you know what,
I'm glad that happened. I think it's going to be
world peace. I think it's going to be a world
peace because every decent human, their hearts are torn apart
by what you see done to the Israeli people, done
(16:43):
to the Ukrainian people, by putin just all these wars
born of weakness. So I bet you she comes back
in four years because she's a person of great integrity
and says, yeah, I'm glad that happened.
Speaker 12 (16:55):
Yeah, she is an absolute doll in gem And.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I know you called to talk about my wife, but
thank you for saying those things.
Speaker 4 (17:04):
Brought a time.
Speaker 13 (17:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 12 (17:07):
No, No, we're going to talk about Matt Gates. And
first of all, I do love RFK, and I could
well we probably talk for another hour about so many
things he has right and other people have wrong. But
to me, making America healthy is so important that to me,
I really don't give a flying leap what they have
(17:29):
supposedly on Matt Gates. Let's deal with things chronologically. Let's
go back to Epstein and just laying Maxwell and she
was found guilty of trafficking underage girls in December of
twenty twenty one. We still don't have one client, No
one has been prosecuted that was a client of hers.
(17:52):
That is absolutely ridiculous. And addctionally, we have the Hunter
Biden laptop where he is shown in many textures and
videos a minimous clothing with underage girls. Why aren't we
prosecuting that. I mean, I'm not trailed if it is
true out in that gate, but to me, those things
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are They have the evidence, they literally have the evidence, Dan,
and they're not doing the darn thing about it.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Which raises a really interesting question. I mean, you're right,
and there's always going to be this double standard. But
the reason is because we are a people of standards, right,
and the conservatives we are people of standards, and just
because the secular left has none doesn't mean we're going
to sink to those depths.
Speaker 4 (18:39):
So in my view, if and.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
He's innocent, he'll proven guilty, and I can't believe he'd
be subjecting himself to this process if he was guilty.
But but if he is guilty, wouldn't that be a
disqualifier if he was trafficking and underage girl?
Speaker 12 (18:56):
Yes, yes I would. I'd also then like to talk
about out Adam Shift in the Standard Hotel, and I
could go on and on about cheval.
Speaker 3 (19:04):
What did shift shift shift.
Speaker 12 (19:08):
And the child and oh yeah, well yeah.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Is any that proven?
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Because if there's not proof of it, I don't I
don't want to talk about rumors.
Speaker 12 (19:21):
Yeah, there's supposedly people who saw him there and some
other things, but it's very irritating that they always look
the other way when it's on their phone.
Speaker 3 (19:34):
Yeah, listen, And that's one reason they just lost right
because the secular left run Democratic Party. Now there's no
moral core, there's no scruples. Hey, bottom line. Do you
think that Trump will see it all the way through
with Gates?
Speaker 12 (19:49):
I think he will, Yeah, And.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
I think I think that's probably a good bet. Sorry,
I've got to bail.
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And now back to the Dan Kaplass Show podcast.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
Well, you get confirmed.
Speaker 15 (21:08):
But he'll certainly have a fair hearing and people will
have a chance to vote what I want to do
and specifically with this, and he would expect the president
to make bold decisions and appointments. Look what happened to
the president over the last four years. We have seen
the Justice Department in this administration weaponized, politicized. They've dragged
President Trump through the court repeatedly. You know, nobody should
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be above the law, but nobody should be the target
of the law. And what we've had is President Trump
being the target of the law. So when he talks
about draining the swamp, it's not just all of Washington,
specific the Department of Justice. So this is no surprise
that the President has made a bold announcement.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
And decision there.
Speaker 15 (21:47):
Everyone that he has nominated so far better than the
people that are in there right now.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
And brosso, I think his second or third in Senate leadership.
Let's go to Eric in Denver his take on the
Gates nomination. You're on the Dan Caplas show. Wellcome Americ.
Speaker 16 (22:01):
Hey Dan, thanks for working even though you're sick.
Speaker 3 (22:04):
Thanks man, thanks for putting up with it.
Speaker 16 (22:09):
I just wanted to say, I think it's I'm disappointed
in the Trump nominee nominating gads for basically because of
something that you pointed out a couple of days ago.
About how all the Trump has all these unusual and
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an unusual consortium of voters who wouldn't normally vote Republican,
who had voted for him, and also people who have
or deeply disappointed in the last four years, who voted
for him in the hopes of him changing things around.
And I think that nominating Gates to an extent represents
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squandering some of that good will in what way are
just because of the the and the controversy and the
you know, I don't know well and thank you for
mentioning that.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Let me jump on that. Thank you for mentioning that,
because Eric, I think one thing that was confirmed in
this last election was that the vast, vast, vast majority
of real people in America don't care about all this stuff.
They don't watch cable TV, they don't listen to radio shows,
they're not following that inside baseball drama. They just want
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things to work. And so I think what's going to
matter is whether when next time people go to vote
in two years, whether they feel like things have changed
for the better.
Speaker 4 (23:41):
Not not what the left thought of the.
Speaker 3 (23:43):
Ag pick.
Speaker 16 (23:46):
I know, but I mean it's not just what the
left things of them. There's that whole McCarthy, Uh, you
know fight, which was unseemly it was, and you know,
and I don't I think the Gates was on the
wrong side of it. He was, he was show voting
and uh he.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
Was, he was. It was selfish and petulant and it
hurt the country and it hurt the GOP and I
and yeah, Gates wouldn't have been my pick. But all
I'm saying is is I think Trump is entitled to
those picks, and and you know, he has a vested
interest in getting this right right and in succeeding. And
if he thinks that's what's what's going to succeed, I
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think you got to defer to him. Unless Gates in
fact committed these crimes he's accused of. If he did
commit the crimes, why why didn't prosecutors pursue it? But
I guess we're going to find out because it's going
to come up in the confirmation hearings.
Speaker 16 (24:41):
Yeah, Well, one one last question. Why don't you think
he chose McCarthy.
Speaker 3 (24:48):
Oh you mean for a cabinet post, for a g
Oh you mean? And y I'm sorry, I'm thinking of Kevin.
I'm yeah, yeah, I excuse me because I think and
it's a great question, Eric, because I would love to
see Andy as the AG and I told him that
on the show last week. Here's what I think is
going on. I think that that you remember that scene,
(25:13):
You remember that scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple
of Doom where they open it up and all of
a sudden, these demons come screaming out and flying through
the caves. You remember that scene, and yea, all raiders
have lost dark thank you, thank you, and faces start melting. See,
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that is exactly what the Democrats did when they decided
to unleash lawfare, because it perverted the American justice system
and it created this new threat to America, second only.
Speaker 4 (25:48):
To the Cuban missile crisis.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
So my point is this that once the Democrats unleash
those demons, the demons of Lawfair, every president from both
parties now will have no but first and foremost to
make sure the Attorney general is an ultimate loyalist to them,
because the Attorney General is the one individual in all
of government who alone can destroy a presidency.
Speaker 4 (26:12):
And could destroy it the first week.
Speaker 3 (26:14):
So yeah, so I think Trump first and foremost wanted
an absolute loyalist in that position and blamed the Democrats
for that.
Speaker 16 (26:24):
Yeah, I think you're right, that's yeah, that's why he
didn't choose McCarthy, even though McCarthy was a large extent
as defender of his throughout all of that.
Speaker 3 (26:34):
But yeah, anyway, and I appreciate the call eraic creates stuff.
Andy McCarthy would be a great attorney general and he'd
be a great attorney general in the traditional ideal mode,
which is an attorney general who is appreciative to the
president and recognize as he's part of the administration, but
fews himself as independent. And now I don't think you're
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going to have any president from either party who's going
to feel they have that quote luxury because of these
demons of law fair unleashed by the Dems, because the
way our government's set up. Yeah, that individual the ag
could destroy the presidency in the first week. Yeah, it's
really awful what the Dems have done. And yeah, the
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Gates nomination, I guess we'll have to wait and see
where all that goes. I think a lot's going to
depend on, you know, whether these allegations are true. I
think he has to be presumed innocent the prosecutors didn't
pursue charges, but will follow the facts. As always right,
truth wins if you walk in our office. Let me
be a little self serving for a second, but if
you get off the elevator into our office today, there's
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a big sign right there. The truth wins, and then
we are dedicated to following that truth. But I just
think Donald Trump deserves tremendous deference in who he wants
in his cabinet, and barring something like proof of serious
criminal offense, which this certainly would be if it was true,
then he's got to be allowed as pick height five
(28:04):
five was there five eight two five five text d
A N five seven seven three nine. Dan, do you
think all the objection to the Gates appointment is out
of fear of prosecution for criminal wrongdoing? Sorry, listen, man,
there's a possibility if this nomination can't get through, there's
the possibility Trump did it just to cause a lot
(28:24):
of sleepless nights for the people who unleashed law fair right,
and because right now they've they've got to be scared
to death that Gates is going to be the ag.
And I don't know if those people who committed this
horrible act on America of unleashing this lawfair to try
to jail a political opponent they can't beat at the polls.
I don't know if they committed crimes in the process
(28:47):
or not, but if they did, yeah, they've got to
be very afraid of of Matt Gates because he's obviously
not going to play by typical Washington rules. What does
this mean, Ryan, It says, and uh Dan, or says Ryan.
Just watch the ego or you'll turn into Dan.
Speaker 10 (29:06):
But now that was from an earlier text that was
given me, hassle, because I was bragging about my correct
prediction for RFK Junior, and I've been on a bit
of a heater lately. I said Trump would win the
national popular vote by two looks like that'll be exactly right,
and that he would sweep all seven swing states.
Speaker 4 (29:21):
And I got that one right.
Speaker 3 (29:22):
Yeah, And I understand that I have come under criticism
for reminding people that I think I'm batting a thousand right.
Going back to Joe, Biden's not going to be their nominade.
Speaker 4 (29:33):
They'll replace.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
Some things will look bad for Trump, but then they'll
look good and then they'll win. You know, But forgive
me for reminding people of that. But honestly, it's not
an ego thing.
Speaker 4 (29:42):
It really isn't.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
The reason I do that is I want you to listen,
and I know you pay me with something more valuable
than money, which is your time, and I want you
to feel like it's value added. And the fact that
I've been doing this long enough that I tend to
get this stuff right and awful lot I'm hoping will
(30:04):
cause you to stay. Now, it's quite possible I'm defeating
my own costs. And when I point out to people, hey,
I told you so, they say I don't want to
listen to this jerk and they go away. I recognize
that risk, but I'm willing to take the chance.
Speaker 10 (30:18):
I think you're okay, Dan, because Rush Limbaugh's second book
was literally entitled see I told you so?
Speaker 4 (30:23):
Yeah, but Rush could get away us Yes.
Speaker 3 (30:28):
So hey, when we come back, we have a lot
of great calls and text on all this. How could
you not? I mean that this is one of those
rare moments in history. There's been a couple of less
exciting but still important picks in the last half hours.
So who do you think press secretary is going to
be it's not going to be Elena Habbush announced that today.
Who do you want it to be? And FBI director?
(30:49):
Is that formally announced at this point? I have not
seen a formal confirmation on that. Yeah, yeah, of course,
but but who? And you got that one right too,
didn't you?
Speaker 12 (30:59):
I did.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
You didn't even know his name before he was appointed.
Speaker 4 (31:02):
Had you predicted Ratcliffe?
Speaker 3 (31:03):
I think that was on the board. Yes, we should
have made bets on these.
Speaker 4 (31:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (31:08):
Yeah, you get a few of those tomahawks back? How
many tomahawks are we get at this break? How many
tomahawks in one good cow?
Speaker 4 (31:19):
I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (31:20):
We need a rancher to tell us that one. Yeah,
and we are blessed with so many great ranchers in
this audience.
Speaker 4 (31:25):
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Speaker 13 (32:38):
I think choices are very good except one. Look, Gates
won't get confirmed. Everybody knows that. But when you look
at a Rubio, just the knowledge that he has being
in the Intel Committee. I was on the Gang of Eight,
and his understanding even when you listen to the other
side of the aisle, they say he'll make a great
Secretary of State.
Speaker 3 (32:56):
So that's strong for me.
Speaker 13 (32:57):
A Waltz just this background from a Green Beret and
others being the but John Radcliffe at CIA former DN,
I that's very strong. And the difference is to what
was eight years ago. Today, President Trump understands the job,
he knows the people that he needs around him to
get there. And I think he's gonna be much better
prepared because he only has one term, but he'll he'll
(33:18):
hit the ground running this time.
Speaker 3 (33:20):
Yeah, and heg Seth sure benefits from the Gates nomination
and he's going to be great anyway, and just makes it.
I think he was always going to be confirmed, but
this makes that even more likely, while Gates is sort
of serving as the lightning rod. Back to the phone
lines dog in Frederick, Colorado. You're on the Dan Kaplas show.
Speaker 8 (33:37):
Welcome hi Van.
Speaker 16 (33:41):
I'm in my truck.
Speaker 11 (33:42):
Storry might be a little loud.
Speaker 8 (33:43):
I all wanted to check.
Speaker 16 (33:44):
Out that dog was doing.
Speaker 3 (33:45):
Oh thank you, my friend for checking. You know, she
is a very very smart dog. And I think what
happened two nights ago. I think, you know, the show
must have been on in the house and she heard it,
because the last two nights she's been perfect.
Speaker 4 (34:00):
I mean, you know, a couple of times she wanted
to see you.
Speaker 16 (34:04):
She thought you were home.
Speaker 3 (34:05):
Yeah. No, I think I think she understands. She may
have pushed it to the limit here because because I
haven't heard a single yep the last two nights. I mean,
when I picked her up to take her out at
two in the morning or something, I wondered if she
was still breathing. And she has not gone to the
bathroom on the carpet in two days, and before that
we hadn't gone two hours without her finding a new
(34:27):
spot to go. So but I did tell a what happened.
Speaker 4 (34:31):
I think she heard the show.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
I think the show must have been on in our
house and she heard me talking about you know, like
that one caller who called and said, yeah, get Christy
nomed to be her dog walker.
Speaker 4 (34:44):
I think she might have heard that. Yeah, but you.
Speaker 3 (34:47):
Had suggested, Doug, you had suggested putting her on drugs.
Speaker 8 (34:53):
Yeah, well, I just I know I had a dog
that was sixteen years old and she.
Speaker 16 (35:00):
Smaller dog too. But it helped her to relax because
she's you know, I were like you. I didn't want
to put her down, but I want her to be comfortable.
Speaker 4 (35:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (35:10):
No, I appreciate that. Thank you man for following up.
And I'm sure if she's listening right now, she appreciates
it too. She is a brilliant Her brain must be
the size of a small p but she's brilliant talking
about our dog, who literally is like one hundred and
fifteen in people years now.
Speaker 10 (35:25):
See, you were joking about her hearing the segment. No, no, no,
I've got my act together. But I thought seriously that
maybe there was a suggestion if you had the radio
on in your home where she could hear your voice,
just anything you're saying and think that you're there, that
maybe that would call.
Speaker 4 (35:41):
Okay, you know what I mean. Interesting.
Speaker 3 (35:43):
But I have heard from my wife now, who left
the country on election day before the results, and I've
I was talking to her and I told her about
Doug's suggestion that sometimes people with older dogs just they
give them some medicine at nights, so they're kind of
like stoned and happy, but they're they're not, yeah, messing
everything up little today, Texter Dan, according to Google, you
(36:06):
can get fourteen tomahawks steaks out.
Speaker 4 (36:09):
Of one cow.
Speaker 3 (36:10):
Nice.
Speaker 4 (36:11):
That's remarkable. What a gift, all right? He back to
the phone lines.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
Something other than the test call Eric and Denver, Welcome
to the show.
Speaker 4 (36:22):
Hi Dan, Eric, how you doing, my friend? I got
to put that picture up.
Speaker 11 (36:28):
Oh okay, you do whatever you wanted.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
Eric sent me this wonderful picture of Eric and Craig
and I celebrating Trump and this is back in.
Speaker 4 (36:37):
Sixteen, right right, Yeah, what a great picture.
Speaker 3 (36:40):
I gotta post that. You got you?
Speaker 4 (36:44):
What are you thinking about all this?
Speaker 3 (36:46):
Well?
Speaker 11 (36:47):
I love Matt Gates and of course Donald Day Donald
John Trump can do nothing in my eyesight wrong. But
if it was my choice, you're great American. I would
have picked Tom Finton.
Speaker 4 (37:05):
To watch interesting.
Speaker 11 (37:08):
He knows a lot about everything interesting and press secretary
I would I would get MC and naney there.
Speaker 4 (37:17):
You bring her back, yeah yeah.
Speaker 11 (37:19):
Bring her back experience, yeah, get the reunion going.
Speaker 3 (37:23):
Yeah yeah, the band back together. Well, Eric, were at
the end of the show, man, I wish you'd call
every day. We need Devin Eric segment, the Great American segment.
Speaker 10 (37:31):
I thought he was going to go with you as
the nominee.
Speaker 12 (37:34):
Free you.
Speaker 10 (37:34):
Now let me ask you this, Dan, as objectively as
you can state, yes, who has the better qualifications for
that job, Matt Gates or you?
Speaker 4 (37:41):
Personally.
Speaker 3 (37:44):
I don't mean to pull a Clinton, but how do
you define qualifications because.
Speaker 10 (37:48):
Legal realm, practicing law. I think you have done that
far more than Matt Gates has. Yeah, but I don't
do criminal law.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
True, and and but this brings me back to and
thank you for the great question. But this brings me
back to after the Democrats unleashed this monster of lawfare,
every president from both parties now their number one criteria
for AG is going to be personal loyalty to that president,
because an AG now can destroy the president in his first.
Speaker 4 (38:15):
Week in office.
Speaker 3 (38:16):
So I think it's changed the whole definition of quote
qualifications in criteria probably forever.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
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much good in each and every day. Yeah, we're focused
on the Gates nomination because that's under the most fire
and there are fair questions there and we should be
tackling those, and we are so anxious to get your
take on whether he should be confirmed, whether you think
(01:03):
he will be confirmed. And then obviously RFK Junior, you know,
hhs and so getting the reaction to that and have
to start locally because it's just so much fun to
see Jared Polis flopping around on the shore like a
fish out of water right now as he tries to
figure out where does he go politically? Right? Where does
(01:23):
he go politically? Because you know people have figured him
out nationally, so you know he's he's got nowhere to
go there and locally he's term limited and Hick and
Luper says he isn't leaving the Hick seat up in
twenty six and what's Pole is going to do for
two years until he runs for the Bennett seats. So
you got Polis out there trying to create another phony image.
(01:46):
And the phony image he's trying to create is governor freedom.
He's all about freedom. Well he's got a lot of
big problems with that, but the biggest is he's the
one who told all these hard working men and women
in Colorado, you take this medicine that I want you
to take, or you lose your job, you lose your
(02:06):
ability to feed your family. Not exactly governor freedom kind
of the polar opposite of that. So that's a prelude
to this, So you get RFK Junior named today, which
I think is awesome and exciting, and then what does
police do. Well, it was just in late August when
RFK Junior endorsed Trump that police tweeted out not sure
(02:29):
how bringing back measles and bringing back polio makes anyone
more healthy. So this snarky, vicious tweet aimed at RFK
Junior in August. So then Trump wins RFK Junior's name today,
and what does polist tweet out today?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
I'm excited by the.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
News that President elect will appoint at Robert Kennedy Junior
to as AJJS.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
He helped us to feed.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Vaccine mandates in Colorado in twenty nineteen and he will help,
let's say it together, make America healthy again. So that's
Polis today. Yeah, how do you explain that eight five
five for zero five eight two five five the number
I think just obviously a total lack of principle. It's
just all about Polis trying to advance Polish and believing
(03:19):
that all his money he can get away with any
amount of untruth, taking opposite sides of same issues, et cetera.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Because he has for a long time, but it's not
gonna work.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Glad you're here. Let's kick all this good stuff around.
Texter says Dan. I'm not sure Gates was a good nomination.
He seems inexperienced, and that I'm not sure he has
practiced law all that much. He has some very serious
accusations and getting confirmed seems unlikely given that many in
the GOP aren't on board. I'm confused by the nomination.
DK and Broomfield. What a tremendous text concisely covers for
(03:55):
real good questions. First of all, let's tackle the inexperience,
because you know, I'm a guy who's practice law for
forty years, and so I've got a little bit of
experience doing that. But my view is you can have
people who have been doing something, say forty or fifty
or sixty years, and they've got one year's worth of
(04:16):
experience because they've just been doing the same thing for
forty or fifty sixty years. You can have somebody doing
something for five years who has fifty years worth of
experience because they're that good and they've learned stuff so quickly, etc.
So I don't get so hung up on the particular
experience because in one of these jobs.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
You can hire a lot.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
Of people to do a lot of different things that
maybe you're not experienced at. Now. I've never been a
Gates fan in general, and he wouldn't have been my pick,
but Trump won the presidency and in my view, plus
I trust him on these picks. But he should get
what he wants unless there's some obvious disqualifier. And listen
to the accusations. The text refers to, hey, yeah, hell yes.
(04:59):
If Gates violated the law with underage girl across state
lines these accusations, yeah, that would be an automatic disqualify.
I have to assume from the nomination that both he
and the president are confident that he did not do
that or why would they be subjecting him to this process.
But we'll find out together in terms of this experience,
(05:22):
business and ability to be a lawyer. I want you
to listen to this tape when he's questioning Merrick Garland
and Andy McCarthy, who had on the show a couple
of weeks ago, and I'd like to see his ag
and I asked Andy about that. Andy is not a
Gates fan, but he says, wait a second, he thinks
Gates has some real lawyer skills based on the questioning.
(05:43):
He's seen Gates done on the floor and here's an
example of that.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
You can clear it all up for us right now.
Will the Department of Justice provide to the committee all documents,
all correspondents between the Department and Alvin Bragg's office and
Fannie Willis office in Letitia James's office.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
The offices you're referring to are independent offices of state.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
I get that, I get that state.
Speaker 5 (06:08):
The question is whether you will provide all of your
documents and correspondence.
Speaker 7 (06:11):
That's the question.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I don't need a history.
Speaker 6 (06:13):
Lesson Well, I'm going to say again, we do not
control those offices.
Speaker 5 (06:20):
They make there the questions whether you communicate with them,
not whether you control them.
Speaker 3 (06:23):
Do you communicate with them, and we provide those.
Speaker 6 (06:25):
Community make a request, we'll refer it to our Office
of Legislatives.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
But yeah, here's the.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Thing that you come in here and you lodge this
attack that it's a conspiracy theory that there is coordinated
law fair against Trump, and then when we say fine,
just give us the documents, give us the correspondence, and
then if it's a conspiracy theory, that will be evident
but when you say, well, we'll take your request and
then we'll we'll sort of work it through the DOJ's
accommodation process, then you're actually advancing the very dangerous conspiracy
(06:54):
theory that you're concerned about.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
That is so good, And when you think about it,
it is much tougher because I have the privilege of
cross examining witnesses and courtrooms all over Colorado, and I'd
like to think of myself as very surgical and precise
and fast paced. But Gates has a tougher job than
I do because in a courtroom, I'm not limited to
five minutes, and Gates in that format in Congress, he's
(07:19):
just got a few minutes to work with, and he's
got a witness who might be able to filibuster him,
and that's the attorney General he's questioning. And I thought
that was absolutely masterful. So in terms of, you know, intelligence,
in terms of those kind of attorney abilities, I don't
have any reason to doubt that with Gates. And listen,
here's the other thing as we go to calls and
(07:41):
texts that I think we have to realize anybody who's
upset about the Gates pick needs to be upset with Biden,
because think about it, Once the Biden administration in the
Left decided to let that monster out of its cage,
this monster of lawfare, which is the greatest threat to
(08:01):
this nation since the Cuban missile crisis, Once they decided
to do that, and their target was Trump. But once
they decided to do that, I don't care whether it's
Trump or any other president.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Once that norm has been violated and this is the new.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Normal, then every single president has no choice but to
pick as their ag somebody they have complete and total
confidence will be loyal to them, because it's the one
position in all of government, the one single individual who
can take down a presidency and take it down fast,
(08:39):
and take it down wrongly, and take it down based
on a lie. So now that the Democrats have unleashed
that monster, there's no choice. The age has to be
somebody who's loyalty the president is certain of and I
think JFK again, I think one of the best presidents
(08:59):
in our years. Why do you think you named thirty
five year old Bobby Is Attorney General Mike in Denver.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
You're on the Dane Caplis.
Speaker 8 (09:07):
She'll welcome, yeah, hey to real quick Gates. I think
should be confirmed. I thought you were innocent until proven guilty,
so how can they say no? But my main call
was on Trump. The other Mike was talking about how
I think maybe I got the last Dame. How you
know he could be kind against it because he hasn't
said I've asked for forgiveness. Well, I'm not the best
(09:29):
Christian around. I do believe in all. I don't care
who knows, but I remember reading somewhere don't go on
a corner and reach it. So who says Trump has
to preach it? And also it's for each man to
ask for figitiveness when he wants to be forgiven. So
I don't know how people can can be against Trump
in that way. And if you're Christian, a good Christian,
(09:50):
you shouldn't ask it. I thought God is the only
one that you have to answer to. And that's really
my main comment that when I heard the other Mike talk,
it's like, who are you to question? If Trump asks
or don't ask, Yeah, it'd be a Christian. I shouldn't
have to do that.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Yeah, Hey, appreciate the call, Mike, thank you for that.
And by the way, the earlier caller came up in
the context of a prior caller saying he believed that
God put Trump in the presidency, and I'm on record
is saying, because I do believe it, that God saved
Trump in Butler. So that's what triggered all of those
conversations eight five zero five eight two five five text
d an five seven, seven through nine. When we come back,
(10:30):
one of the things I want you to take on
is Okay Polis, Now, he's got to know anybody paying
attention can can see that this is just outright deception
and in a complete one eighty as he praises RFK
Junior day. By the way, I'm thrilled with that pick.
But why do you think Polis is doing this? He's
obviously flailing, He's He's taken a polar opposite position within months.
(10:54):
What do you think his endgame is? I think I know,
and I will shockingly tell you after the break. Here
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Speaker 3 (12:13):
Of the fascinating news of the day. Obviously very exciting
news about RFK Junior's appointment ahhs. And if you disagree
with that, of course we'll send the limo for you.
But I'm very psyched by it. But it then gives
way to this fascinating local story that ties into, okay,
the governor and Senate races that just started in Colorado
for twenty six and so you have Jared Polis out there, right,
(12:36):
and it's always about Jared Polis for Jared Polis, and
he's trying to find a place to land because obviously,
you know, his whole presidential ambition thing, Yeah, it never
got out of the gate. And then there's no Democrat
administration to glammant to. So where does he go now
since Hickenlooper wants another term. So now Poulis is trying
(12:56):
to carve out this phony brand as governor read them,
and governor by partisan and so in an effort to
do that, he tweets out today all this this positive
love for RFK Junior's appointment, which is really something since
(13:17):
just a few weeks ago he tweeted out not sure
how bringing back measles and bringing back polio makes anyone
more healthy, taking a shot at RFK Junior. Today he
tweets out, I'm excited by the news that President elect
will appoint RFK Junior, make America healthy again and all
of that stuff so obviously totally phony, but this wonderful
(13:38):
development here Ryan RFK Jr. Tweeted back at Governor the governor,
did you see that? No, And here's what he said,
Thank you, Governor, Polish po l s Ah, that's autocorrect.
I think, oh yeah, yeah da No, RFK Junior was
not taking a shot. It went on to say, I
(13:58):
look forward to working with you, you maj make America healthy.
Speaker 10 (14:03):
Against so And I will add that I nailed that
prediction on our Kay Junior getting that particular, which is.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Great and I'm very excited by it. But this Polish
thing anyway, for what it's worth, here's my belief. My
belief right now is that that Polis is totally lost
because his ego. He has to be in one of
these big positions where everybody's kissing up to him. He
has to be pursuing his political ambition. From what I've
(14:31):
been able to see, not driven by any particular philosophy
or causes that he would fight and die for. It's
just the advancement of Jared Polis. And he's got this
big bankroll, so he's been able to steamroll himself into
whatever office he wanted. Problem is, no matter how much
money you have, you can't change the election timing and
ticking Looper said he's running for that seat again in
(14:53):
twenty six. So what I'm watching to see Ryan does
Polis now try to run hicken Looper out of that seat,
so that Polis rolls right from the governor's office and
his grand scheme into that US Senate seat. Because if
he doesn't, and if he's just going to go on
the shelf for a few years until he tries to
get that Bennett's seat, that's kind of dicey for him.
(15:15):
So it'll be fun to keep an eye on because
you'll see kind of the desperate measures he'll go to
to try to stay in the game. Hey, our Alexa
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Speaker 4 (15:26):
Welcome to your show.
Speaker 11 (15:30):
Thanks Jan.
Speaker 12 (15:31):
How are you?
Speaker 3 (15:31):
Yeah, Well I just could not be more excited. Well
I could be, but my wife's on another continent.
Speaker 12 (15:40):
Yeah, yeah, that is.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Hopefully coming back on these days.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Well it's been almost two weeks. I give her until
about two weeks after the election.
Speaker 12 (15:50):
Yeah, file on missing person after that.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
No, I don't think she's missing.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
I think she's yeah, voluntarily distancing. It wouldn't write.
Speaker 12 (16:07):
Let's see, let's see how she is in four years.
If she likes your bank accounts and your stocks, and
she likes crime being cleaned up in Denver. I mean,
I can't like that. I don't care who's in the office.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
She's not materialistic at all. But yeah, the safety thing, Yeah,
I think you know what I think is going to
cause her to four years from now say you know what,
I'm glad that happened. I think it's going to be
world peace. I think it's going to be a world
peace because every decent human, their hearts are torn apart
by what you see done to the Israeli people, done
(16:43):
to the Ukrainian people, by putin just all these wars
born of weakness. So I bet you she comes back
in four years because she's a person of great integrity
and says, yeah, I'm glad that happened.
Speaker 12 (16:55):
Yeah, she is an absolute doll in gem And.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I know you called to talk about my wife, but
thank you for saying those things.
Speaker 4 (17:04):
Brought a time.
Speaker 13 (17:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 12 (17:07):
No, No, we're going to talk about Matt Gates. And
first of all, I do love RFK, and I could
well we probably talk for another hour about so many
things he has right and other people have wrong. But
to me, making America healthy is so important that to me,
I really don't give a flying leap what they have
(17:29):
supposedly on Matt Gates. Let's deal with things chronologically. Let's
go back to Epstein and just laying Maxwell and she
was found guilty of trafficking underage girls in December of
twenty twenty one. We still don't have one client, No
one has been prosecuted that was a client of hers.
(17:52):
That is absolutely ridiculous. And addctionally, we have the Hunter
Biden laptop where he is shown in many textures and
videos a minimous clothing with underage girls. Why aren't we
prosecuting that. I mean, I'm not trailed if it is
true out in that gate, but to me, those things
(18:14):
are They have the evidence, they literally have the evidence, Dan,
and they're not doing the darn thing about it.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Which raises a really interesting question. I mean, you're right,
and there's always going to be this double standard. But
the reason is because we are a people of standards, right,
and the conservatives we are people of standards, and just
because the secular left has none doesn't mean we're going
to sink to those depths.
Speaker 4 (18:39):
So in my view, if and.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
He's innocent, he'll proven guilty, and I can't believe he'd
be subjecting himself to this process if he was guilty.
But but if he is guilty, wouldn't that be a
disqualifier if he was trafficking and underage girl?
Speaker 12 (18:56):
Yes, yes I would. I'd also then like to talk
about out Adam Shift in the Standard Hotel, and I
could go on and on about cheval.
Speaker 3 (19:04):
What did shift shift shift.
Speaker 12 (19:08):
And the child and oh yeah, well yeah.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Is any that proven?
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Because if there's not proof of it, I don't I
don't want to talk about rumors.
Speaker 12 (19:21):
Yeah, there's supposedly people who saw him there and some
other things, but it's very irritating that they always look
the other way when it's on their phone.
Speaker 3 (19:34):
Yeah, listen, And that's one reason they just lost right
because the secular left run Democratic Party. Now there's no
moral core, there's no scruples. Hey, bottom line. Do you
think that Trump will see it all the way through
with Gates?
Speaker 12 (19:49):
I think he will, Yeah, And.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
I think I think that's probably a good bet. Sorry,
I've got to bail.
Speaker 4 (19:54):
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And now back to the Dan Kaplass Show podcast.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
Well, you get confirmed.
Speaker 15 (21:08):
But he'll certainly have a fair hearing and people will
have a chance to vote what I want to do
and specifically with this, and he would expect the president
to make bold decisions and appointments. Look what happened to
the president over the last four years. We have seen
the Justice Department in this administration weaponized, politicized. They've dragged
President Trump through the court repeatedly. You know, nobody should
(21:30):
be above the law, but nobody should be the target
of the law. And what we've had is President Trump
being the target of the law. So when he talks
about draining the swamp, it's not just all of Washington,
specific the Department of Justice. So this is no surprise
that the President has made a bold announcement.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
And decision there.
Speaker 15 (21:47):
Everyone that he has nominated so far better than the
people that are in there right now.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
And brosso, I think his second or third in Senate leadership.
Let's go to Eric in Denver his take on the
Gates nomination. You're on the Dan Caplas show. Wellcome Americ.
Speaker 16 (22:01):
Hey Dan, thanks for working even though you're sick.
Speaker 3 (22:04):
Thanks man, thanks for putting up with it.
Speaker 16 (22:09):
I just wanted to say, I think it's I'm disappointed
in the Trump nominee nominating gads for basically because of
something that you pointed out a couple of days ago.
About how all the Trump has all these unusual and
(22:29):
an unusual consortium of voters who wouldn't normally vote Republican,
who had voted for him, and also people who have
or deeply disappointed in the last four years, who voted
for him in the hopes of him changing things around.
And I think that nominating Gates to an extent represents
(22:52):
squandering some of that good will in what way are
just because of the the and the controversy and the
you know, I don't know well and thank you for
mentioning that.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Let me jump on that. Thank you for mentioning that,
because Eric, I think one thing that was confirmed in
this last election was that the vast, vast, vast majority
of real people in America don't care about all this stuff.
They don't watch cable TV, they don't listen to radio shows,
they're not following that inside baseball drama. They just want
(23:29):
things to work. And so I think what's going to
matter is whether when next time people go to vote
in two years, whether they feel like things have changed
for the better.
Speaker 4 (23:41):
Not not what the left thought of the.
Speaker 3 (23:43):
Ag pick.
Speaker 16 (23:46):
I know, but I mean it's not just what the
left things of them. There's that whole McCarthy, Uh, you
know fight, which was unseemly it was, and you know,
and I don't I think the Gates was on the
wrong side of it. He was, he was show voting
and uh he.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
Was, he was. It was selfish and petulant and it
hurt the country and it hurt the GOP and I
and yeah, Gates wouldn't have been my pick. But all
I'm saying is is I think Trump is entitled to
those picks, and and you know, he has a vested
interest in getting this right right and in succeeding. And
if he thinks that's what's what's going to succeed, I
(24:26):
think you got to defer to him. Unless Gates in
fact committed these crimes he's accused of. If he did
commit the crimes, why why didn't prosecutors pursue it? But
I guess we're going to find out because it's going
to come up in the confirmation hearings.
Speaker 16 (24:41):
Yeah, Well, one one last question. Why don't you think
he chose McCarthy.
Speaker 3 (24:48):
Oh you mean for a cabinet post, for a g
Oh you mean? And y I'm sorry, I'm thinking of Kevin.
I'm yeah, yeah, I excuse me because I think and
it's a great question, Eric, because I would love to
see Andy as the AG and I told him that
on the show last week. Here's what I think is
going on. I think that that you remember that scene,
(25:13):
You remember that scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple
of Doom where they open it up and all of
a sudden, these demons come screaming out and flying through
the caves. You remember that scene, and yea, all raiders
have lost dark thank you, thank you, and faces start melting. See,
(25:33):
that is exactly what the Democrats did when they decided
to unleash lawfare, because it perverted the American justice system
and it created this new threat to America, second only.
Speaker 4 (25:48):
To the Cuban missile crisis.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
So my point is this that once the Democrats unleash
those demons, the demons of Lawfair, every president from both
parties now will have no but first and foremost to
make sure the Attorney general is an ultimate loyalist to them,
because the Attorney General is the one individual in all
of government who alone can destroy a presidency.
Speaker 4 (26:12):
And could destroy it the first week.
Speaker 3 (26:14):
So yeah, so I think Trump first and foremost wanted
an absolute loyalist in that position and blamed the Democrats
for that.
Speaker 16 (26:24):
Yeah, I think you're right, that's yeah, that's why he
didn't choose McCarthy, even though McCarthy was a large extent
as defender of his throughout all of that.
Speaker 3 (26:34):
But yeah, anyway, and I appreciate the call eraic creates stuff.
Andy McCarthy would be a great attorney general and he'd
be a great attorney general in the traditional ideal mode,
which is an attorney general who is appreciative to the
president and recognize as he's part of the administration, but
fews himself as independent. And now I don't think you're
(26:58):
going to have any president from either party who's going
to feel they have that quote luxury because of these
demons of law fair unleashed by the Dems, because the
way our government's set up. Yeah, that individual the ag
could destroy the presidency in the first week. Yeah, it's
really awful what the Dems have done. And yeah, the
(27:20):
Gates nomination, I guess we'll have to wait and see
where all that goes. I think a lot's going to
depend on, you know, whether these allegations are true. I
think he has to be presumed innocent the prosecutors didn't
pursue charges, but will follow the facts. As always right,
truth wins if you walk in our office. Let me
be a little self serving for a second, but if
you get off the elevator into our office today, there's
(27:42):
a big sign right there. The truth wins, and then
we are dedicated to following that truth. But I just
think Donald Trump deserves tremendous deference in who he wants
in his cabinet, and barring something like proof of serious
criminal offense, which this certainly would be if it was true,
then he's got to be allowed as pick height five
(28:04):
five was there five eight two five five text d
A N five seven seven three nine. Dan, do you
think all the objection to the Gates appointment is out
of fear of prosecution for criminal wrongdoing? Sorry, listen, man,
there's a possibility if this nomination can't get through, there's
the possibility Trump did it just to cause a lot
(28:24):
of sleepless nights for the people who unleashed law fair right,
and because right now they've they've got to be scared
to death that Gates is going to be the ag.
And I don't know if those people who committed this
horrible act on America of unleashing this lawfair to try
to jail a political opponent they can't beat at the polls.
I don't know if they committed crimes in the process
(28:47):
or not, but if they did, yeah, they've got to
be very afraid of of Matt Gates because he's obviously
not going to play by typical Washington rules. What does
this mean, Ryan, It says, and uh Dan, or says Ryan.
Just watch the ego or you'll turn into Dan.
Speaker 10 (29:06):
But now that was from an earlier text that was
given me, hassle, because I was bragging about my correct
prediction for RFK Junior, and I've been on a bit
of a heater lately. I said Trump would win the
national popular vote by two looks like that'll be exactly right,
and that he would sweep all seven swing states.
Speaker 4 (29:21):
And I got that one right.
Speaker 3 (29:22):
Yeah, And I understand that I have come under criticism
for reminding people that I think I'm batting a thousand right.
Going back to Joe, Biden's not going to be their nominade.
Speaker 4 (29:33):
They'll replace.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
Some things will look bad for Trump, but then they'll
look good and then they'll win. You know, But forgive
me for reminding people of that. But honestly, it's not
an ego thing.
Speaker 4 (29:42):
It really isn't.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
The reason I do that is I want you to listen,
and I know you pay me with something more valuable
than money, which is your time, and I want you
to feel like it's value added. And the fact that
I've been doing this long enough that I tend to
get this stuff right and awful lot I'm hoping will
(30:04):
cause you to stay. Now, it's quite possible I'm defeating
my own costs. And when I point out to people, hey,
I told you so, they say I don't want to
listen to this jerk and they go away. I recognize
that risk, but I'm willing to take the chance.
Speaker 10 (30:18):
I think you're okay, Dan, because Rush Limbaugh's second book
was literally entitled see I told you so?
Speaker 4 (30:23):
Yeah, but Rush could get away us Yes.
Speaker 3 (30:28):
So hey, when we come back, we have a lot
of great calls and text on all this. How could
you not? I mean that this is one of those
rare moments in history. There's been a couple of less
exciting but still important picks in the last half hours.
So who do you think press secretary is going to
be it's not going to be Elena Habbush announced that today.
Who do you want it to be? And FBI director?
(30:49):
Is that formally announced at this point? I have not
seen a formal confirmation on that. Yeah, yeah, of course,
but but who? And you got that one right too,
didn't you?
Speaker 12 (30:59):
I did.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
You didn't even know his name before he was appointed.
Speaker 4 (31:02):
Had you predicted Ratcliffe?
Speaker 3 (31:03):
I think that was on the board. Yes, we should
have made bets on these.
Speaker 4 (31:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (31:08):
Yeah, you get a few of those tomahawks back? How
many tomahawks are we get at this break? How many
tomahawks in one good cow?
Speaker 4 (31:19):
I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (31:20):
We need a rancher to tell us that one. Yeah,
and we are blessed with so many great ranchers in
this audience.
Speaker 4 (31:25):
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Speaker 13 (32:38):
I think choices are very good except one. Look, Gates
won't get confirmed. Everybody knows that. But when you look
at a Rubio, just the knowledge that he has being
in the Intel Committee. I was on the Gang of Eight,
and his understanding even when you listen to the other
side of the aisle, they say he'll make a great
Secretary of State.
Speaker 3 (32:56):
So that's strong for me.
Speaker 13 (32:57):
A Waltz just this background from a Green Beret and
others being the but John Radcliffe at CIA former DN,
I that's very strong. And the difference is to what
was eight years ago. Today, President Trump understands the job,
he knows the people that he needs around him to
get there. And I think he's gonna be much better
prepared because he only has one term, but he'll he'll
(33:18):
hit the ground running this time.
Speaker 3 (33:20):
Yeah, and heg Seth sure benefits from the Gates nomination
and he's going to be great anyway, and just makes it.
I think he was always going to be confirmed, but
this makes that even more likely, while Gates is sort
of serving as the lightning rod. Back to the phone
lines dog in Frederick, Colorado. You're on the Dan Kaplas show.
Speaker 8 (33:37):
Welcome hi Van.
Speaker 16 (33:41):
I'm in my truck.
Speaker 11 (33:42):
Storry might be a little loud.
Speaker 8 (33:43):
I all wanted to check.
Speaker 16 (33:44):
Out that dog was doing.
Speaker 3 (33:45):
Oh thank you, my friend for checking. You know, she
is a very very smart dog. And I think what
happened two nights ago. I think, you know, the show
must have been on in the house and she heard it,
because the last two nights she's been perfect.
Speaker 4 (34:00):
I mean, you know, a couple of times she wanted
to see you.
Speaker 16 (34:04):
She thought you were home.
Speaker 3 (34:05):
Yeah. No, I think I think she understands. She may
have pushed it to the limit here because because I
haven't heard a single yep the last two nights. I mean,
when I picked her up to take her out at
two in the morning or something, I wondered if she
was still breathing. And she has not gone to the
bathroom on the carpet in two days, and before that
we hadn't gone two hours without her finding a new
(34:27):
spot to go. So but I did tell a what happened.
Speaker 4 (34:31):
I think she heard the show.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
I think the show must have been on in our
house and she heard me talking about you know, like
that one caller who called and said, yeah, get Christy
nomed to be her dog walker.
Speaker 4 (34:44):
I think she might have heard that. Yeah, but you.
Speaker 3 (34:47):
Had suggested, Doug, you had suggested putting her on drugs.
Speaker 8 (34:53):
Yeah, well, I just I know I had a dog
that was sixteen years old and she.
Speaker 16 (35:00):
Smaller dog too. But it helped her to relax because
she's you know, I were like you. I didn't want
to put her down, but I want her to be comfortable.
Speaker 4 (35:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (35:10):
No, I appreciate that. Thank you man for following up.
And I'm sure if she's listening right now, she appreciates
it too. She is a brilliant Her brain must be
the size of a small p but she's brilliant talking
about our dog, who literally is like one hundred and
fifteen in people years now.
Speaker 10 (35:25):
See, you were joking about her hearing the segment. No, no, no,
I've got my act together. But I thought seriously that
maybe there was a suggestion if you had the radio
on in your home where she could hear your voice,
just anything you're saying and think that you're there, that
maybe that would call.
Speaker 4 (35:41):
Okay, you know what I mean. Interesting.
Speaker 3 (35:43):
But I have heard from my wife now, who left
the country on election day before the results, and I've
I was talking to her and I told her about
Doug's suggestion that sometimes people with older dogs just they
give them some medicine at nights, so they're kind of
like stoned and happy, but they're they're not, yeah, messing
everything up little today, Texter Dan, according to Google, you
(36:06):
can get fourteen tomahawks steaks out.
Speaker 4 (36:09):
Of one cow.
Speaker 3 (36:10):
Nice.
Speaker 4 (36:11):
That's remarkable. What a gift, all right? He back to
the phone lines.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
Something other than the test call Eric and Denver, Welcome
to the show.
Speaker 4 (36:22):
Hi Dan, Eric, how you doing, my friend? I got
to put that picture up.
Speaker 11 (36:28):
Oh okay, you do whatever you wanted.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
Eric sent me this wonderful picture of Eric and Craig
and I celebrating Trump and this is back in.
Speaker 4 (36:37):
Sixteen, right right, Yeah, what a great picture.
Speaker 3 (36:40):
I gotta post that. You got you?
Speaker 4 (36:44):
What are you thinking about all this?
Speaker 3 (36:46):
Well?
Speaker 11 (36:47):
I love Matt Gates and of course Donald Day Donald
John Trump can do nothing in my eyesight wrong. But
if it was my choice, you're great American. I would
have picked Tom Finton.
Speaker 4 (37:05):
To watch interesting.
Speaker 11 (37:08):
He knows a lot about everything interesting and press secretary
I would I would get MC and naney there.
Speaker 4 (37:17):
You bring her back, yeah yeah.
Speaker 11 (37:19):
Bring her back experience, yeah, get the reunion going.
Speaker 3 (37:23):
Yeah yeah, the band back together. Well, Eric, were at
the end of the show, man, I wish you'd call
every day. We need Devin Eric segment, the Great American segment.
Speaker 10 (37:31):
I thought he was going to go with you as
the nominee.
Speaker 12 (37:34):
Free you.
Speaker 10 (37:34):
Now let me ask you this, Dan, as objectively as
you can state, yes, who has the better qualifications for
that job, Matt Gates or you?
Speaker 4 (37:41):
Personally.
Speaker 3 (37:44):
I don't mean to pull a Clinton, but how do
you define qualifications because.
Speaker 10 (37:48):
Legal realm, practicing law. I think you have done that
far more than Matt Gates has. Yeah, but I don't
do criminal law.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
True, and and but this brings me back to and
thank you for the great question. But this brings me
back to after the Democrats unleashed this monster of lawfare,
every president from both parties now their number one criteria
for AG is going to be personal loyalty to that president,
because an AG now can destroy the president in his first.
Speaker 4 (38:15):
Week in office.
Speaker 3 (38:16):
So I think it's changed the whole definition of quote
qualifications in criteria probably forever.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
Ryan, thank you, Kelly Uswell, please join us tomorrow
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