True to form, Kyle Clark and 9 News misrepresents the Trump executive order cracking down on racist DEI policies in a story about whether a 'Girls in Science' event at a Colorado children's museum will be able to continue.
Darcy Schoening, current Director of Special Initiatives for the Colorado Republican Party, joins Dan to announce her candidacy to succeed Dave Williams as chair of the state GOP.
Darcy Schoening, current Director of Special Initiatives for the Colorado Republican Party, joins Dan to announce her candidacy to succeed Dave Williams as chair of the state GOP.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:24):
Full show ahead.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
We'll have some special guests as well, but coming right
out of the gate, quick comment on the news, and
I'm sure you want to also, is you know when
we hear the latest from Hamas right, and I think
anythinking person understands right now that Hamas is just raw
evil on Earth that has somehow taken human form. Right again,
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It's it's cliche, but it's true. It's it's Satan on
Earth and and the latest example of that kind of
vile evil. And you know, the physically hands on killing
of these children, this infant and this child, and then
lying about how they died, but people expect that from Hamas, right,
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and then pretending to return the mother's body but instead
returning a different body. It just leaves no doubt right
that Hamas has to be eliminated as an organization. Hamas
has to be eliminated for the safety and security of
the world, and Israel certainly has a right to do that,
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and it's in everybody's best interest. So let's hope that
that day comes as soon as humanly possible. So that
isn't a matter of the quote Palestinian people or anything
like that. It is not a call for any kind
of mass killing. It's just facing reality, right, And that's
the thing. One of the big reasons that Trump won
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and that his second term is being so successful already,
is he just faces reality.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
For example, you have so many.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
People talk about that the crackdown on illegal immigration, and
they depict it as something it isn't, which is a
mass deportation of everybody here illegally, though most American people
would support that. But right now Trump is focused on
deporting criminal illegals. But so many people when they talk
about illegal immigration, either leave out the word illegal or
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they refuse to talk about what's really at the heart
of the problem, which is not vetting the people who
come in. So when you look at the safety and
security that all humans deserve right because we're all created
in the image of God. We have this basic core
human dignity. We all deserve a certain level of protection
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from our government, and it's a protection from raw evil
like amas. It's a protection from evil that enters through
our southern border unvetted. That doesn't mean that everybody comes
in through the southern border is evil, of course not.
As I've said before, some of the greatest people I've
ever met, came to this country illegally. But the reality
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is that you do have some raw evil flowing in
through the southern border unvetted. So it comes down to
that word vetted. Anybody who would argue to you, as
you know, the Colorado Democratic Party does that that is
just fine. Cat people come in unvetted. It it just
shows that they don't have a basic respect for innocent
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human life. You know, getting those additional votes, those additional
Democrat votes is most important to them, and it's so
revealing about them, right, it makes you wonder how Democrats
continue to win over and over again in Colorado, and
hopefully that will change sometime soon. And if you want
to help change that, go to at dan Kaplis on
Twitter and see the bill I posted being pushed by
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John Hickenlooper, who's up for reelection in Colorado, who wants
to make it illegal for Ice to detain somebody at
a polling place. So if you ever had any doubt
that the Democrats are willing to inflict all this horror
on America from allowing unvetted people in through the southern border,
meaning there'll be some hardcore criminal.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Elements coming in with the good people.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Ever any doubt about their motive, well just look at
h the bill, John Hickyloop's pushing. Yeah, oh no, no, no, Ice,
you cannot be detaining people at polling places, right, Yeah,
illegal immigrants are not supposed to vote. But we all
know why the Democrats want that border wide open, including
unvetted people. So not the topic for today, but both
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were in the news at the top boasts so very important.
It also explains right why Mike Johnston, mayor of Denver
now and the city Council are spending two million dollars
of your money, if you're a Denver taxpayer, two million
dollars of your money to hire a very big time
DC firm. They're hiring the lawyer Joe Biden's former White
House counsel Michelle Obama's lawyer, former lawyer to now advise
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Mike Johnston in the city council before his appearance on
the Hill, regarding Denver as a sanctuary city. So you
really think Keith eating that two million dollars unless he
thought there was some exposure. I'm not saying he committed
a crime. I honestly don't know, because I'll tell you
right now. Ryan, maybe you know, but as we sit
here today, I don't know the intricacies and fine points
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of federal immigration law well enough to know whether what
Denver has done to protect illegal immigrants. And clearly Denver's
been a sanctuary city for a long time. Jared Polis
formally made us a sanctuary state. I don't know enough
about federal immigration law to know whether they have crossed
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the line and violated federal law against harboring, protecting illegal immigrants,
against thwarting the efforts of the federal government to enforce
immigration law. I don't know whether they've crossed that line
or not, but they're obviously worried that they have, or
that the Trump administration will determine that they have to
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be out there now spending millions of dollars, and do
not buy this rust that this is to advise Mike
Johnston before he appears before this House committee.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
And I'm sure there'll be a little bit of that, right.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
But that's an optional appearance.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
He doesn't have to go as well.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Yeah, he wants to prance in front of the national cameras,
but he doesn't even have to go to that.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
In my mind, there's no doubt this is.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
About They've they've got a big problem because they've been
out there actively trying to thwart ice, actively trying to
protect people here illegally who've also committed other crimes.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And I don't know if that violates the federal law,
but it should, right. I mean, we've got.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Federal immigration law, and you've got cities and states out
there actively working to protect people here illegally who have
committed other crimes from having federal immigration law enforced against him.
First of all, what kind of person would do that?
And second, it sure feels like it should be against
the law. I don't know, Ryan, Maybe it feels perfectly
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fine to you, but I kind of doubt that.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
How are you doing today hanging in there? I was
flying solo here for a while, but Kelly's back.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Oh oh oh, I thought you meant maybe here fiance
is on a trip or something, but.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
No, just to hear professionally speaking in the office.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Yes, yes, and boy, what about this story, because obviously
we're spending so much time on the show trying to
get the full truth out there into the public, trying
to get to the full truth and get it to
the public about what happened at Columbine High School with
this girl that it appears some administrators were involved in
trying to have her declared homeless so she could move
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in with a teacher, and then she ended up moving
away when she graduated with some other teacher. Anyway, we
spent a lot of time in that story, and we've
got a lot more coming on that because it is
so important. But this story today, I'm reading the Denver
seven version teacher and twenty twenty five Colorado Teacher of
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the Year finalist the rest in charges including kidnapping. I'll
give you a quick take on the story. A former teacher,
says Channel seven, who was a twenty twenty five Colorado
Teacher of the Year finalist, has been arrested on charges
of kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Terra Johnson Schwartz forty four, was previously an English teacher
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at Stem School, Highlands Ranch, And then the story says
did not confirm if she was a teacher at the
time of the alleged crimes being held Douglas County Detention Facility.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And then.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Yeah, so we're just looking for more information on the
allegations there. But wow so and yet at the same time,
we look at this situation out of Columbine, and if
I understand the reporting correctly, nobody at the school has
even been disciplined.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Let alone fired, let alone.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Prosecuted, and that involved who had the twenty thousand text
with the students. Apparently there hasn't been any kind of
criminal prosecution there. Listen, I don't have subpoena power. I
don't have the facts in front of me to know
whether anybody there should be charged of the crime. But again,
it sure feels like they should to me at least
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They're all presumed innocent, and we just want to get
the full facts on the table. So we can get
those questions answered. Where do you think all that's going
to end up?
Speaker 2 (09:40):
You asking me? I ask you a lot of things.
Aren't you? Aren't you like our AI didn't? Well, we
give you that name, the AI. I think the.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Story you're guy shuling, well, yeah, if I have a
little one that maybe that'll be the name.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
But Douglas County child Abuse, Now.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Douglas County, I believe is where this story you're differencing happened.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
So I have took it upon myself to text George Brockler,
who was through presiding district attorney down there, and I'll just.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
Put it this way.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
He couldn't go on the record with anything, but I'll
guarantee the following this is going to be handled a
lot differently down there in the twenty third than this
Columbine High School case is being handled in the first.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Well, I have no doubt about it.
And then the hope, of course is and we've seen this.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
Happen over the years. I know we have to did
this break.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
But over the years we've covered a lot of stories
where in the beginning, the public officials were asleep at
the wheel, and then citizens came forward to us, or
we initiated our own investigation. In any case, we ended
up using the radio show to get the word out,
to shine the light on it, and eventually there was
so much public pressure for the truth that we eventually
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got to the truth and the public officials took action
either because they felt that they should or they felt
that they had to because the public now knew what.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Was going on.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
And that's my same hope that we'll get to that
full truth at Columbine and the public officials will now
take the action it appears they should have taken a
long time ago eight five five for zero five eight
two five five. Then number hey, at four thirty six,
we're going to have another candidate for Gopach here with us.
We look forward to that interview as well. You're on
the Dan Capla Show.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
And now back to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
When President Trump's post that President Zelensky is a dictator
without elections, what are you thinking?
Speaker 5 (11:28):
I think President Trump is very upset at President Zelensky
in some case rightfully so. Look Number one, Joe Biden
had frustrations with Zelensky. People shouldn't forget that there are
newspaper articles out there about how he cursed at him
in a phone call, because Zlensky, instead of saying thank
you for all your help, is immediately out there messaging
what we're not doing or what he's not getting. I
think the second thing is Frankly, I was personally very
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upset because we had a conversation with President Zelensky, the
vice president, and I the two three of us, and
we discussed this issue about the mineral rights, and we
explained to them, look, we want to be a joint
venture with you, not because we're trying to steal from
your country, but because we think that's actually a security guarantee.
If we're your partner in an important economic endeavor, we
get to get paid back some of the money the
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taxpayers have given close to two hundred billion dollars. And
it also now we have a vested interest in the
security of Ukraine. And he said, sure, we want to
do this deal. It makes all the sense in the world.
The only thing is I need to run it through
my legislative process.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
They have to approve it.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
I read two days later that Zelenski's out there saying
I rejected the deal. I told them no way, that
we're not doing that. Well, that's not what happened in
that meeting, So you start to get upset by somebody.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We're trying to help these guys. Boy, I'll tell you,
Marco Rubio is so good.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
And you know, one of the coolest things, and I
know you feel the same way in your life is
to watch when people in different situations. Sometimes it's your kids,
sometimes it's yourself, sometimes it's somebody like Marco Rubio or JD.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Vance.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
But to watch them and they've been very good to
start with, right but then watch them make this really
rapid in provement, this big step up once they're put
into a situation where they have a lot of responsibility.
And we're watching that right now. And listen, Rubio is
great to begin with, Vance was great to begin with
their others, but we're watching them just get better before
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our eyes as they're put in to these other situations.
And Ryan and I were talking about it hearing the break.
Can you imagine this primary that's about to start in
twenty twenty six on the GOP side where you've just
got like this dream team of people, whether you're talking Rubio, Vance,
DeSantis others, and then on the other side. I mean,
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where are they going to scrape up a candidate. Let's
hope they run common again. Didn't you send me something
Ryan saying that she's twenty six points up in the
polls on the Democrat.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Side as of right now. Oh my lord, it's total
a gift.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
It's name recognition, which she got automatically by being anointed
the candidate. But you have to believe Dan over the
course of a primary, which she never had to run
in this last time around. I might add, you're throwing
Gavin News some grudge, merge, Ash Shapiro, Pete Boodha, Judge,
the usual suspects, And I don't think there's any way
Kamala Harris emerges from that field.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
I really don't.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Well, it'll be very interesting to watch, but you know,
the presumably the people being pulled know who these other
names are. So what I'm wondering is if the Democratic
Party has gone so far contrary to doctor King, so
far contrary to the idea that it should be about merit,
content of character, not color of skin. If this far left, secular,
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whack job Democratic Party has become so beholden to identity.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Politics that she's going to be the nominee.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
And if that's the case, thank you Lord, right, because
nothing's ever guaranteed. W But that's as close as you'd
ever get, and so let's hope. But in the meantime,
let's just enjoy the bounty of talent on the GOP side.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
We have a lot of fun stuff ahead today.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I want to get to this one text though, Dan
interrupted yesterday while you were inter and the friend of
the Columbine mom went on, iHeart to find the podcast,
but it isn't there.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Ryan.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
You have never failed to get a podcast up, so
they must be looking in the wrong place.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
Well, the titles are a little as succinct, let's put
it that way. And a good man, Zach Seegers, is
helping us out with the podcast posting.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
So both hours are up.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
You just need to listen through each one, and they're
condensed because a lot of the commercial breaks that you
get over the air are not in those so it's
a little bit streamline in terms of your listening experience.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
Gotcha, Okay, Well thank you for that, my friend. So
in other words, Texter, it's there, it's there, And that
was four o'clock hour, so that would have been our
first hour of yesterday show, and we're going to have
a lot more follow up on that next week. This
Columbine story about the teacher who had texted the girl.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Twenty thousand times and then she ends up.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
Moving in with the teacher, as I understand the story anyway,
after she graduated, and lots of other twists and turns.
So more follow up on that next week. And does
it seemed to you as if we're seeing more and
more stories We open the show with the arrest of
the STEM teacher, finalist for Teacher of the Year, a
female teacher.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Is it now shifted?
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Are we seeing more females arrested and charged with sexual
crimes against students than males?
Speaker 2 (16:19):
It seems that way. I'm not sure the numbers.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Definitely seems like we're seeing that covered in news media,
especially these latest two examples in Columbine High School and
the STEM teacher that you mentioned there, Dan, But I.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
Think it's a society.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
You talked about this a little bit with George Brocklery
yesterday that men have gotten the message. I would hope
loudly and clearly, They're still going to be predators. There's
still going to be offenders, but that it's a no
go zone. You do not cross this line. But for
whatever reason, that seems to be blurred a bit when
it comes to having a female teacher position of authority,
that kind of pillar of the community, and perhaps we're
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just not as keen to it, we're not as aware
of it, and maybe that's changing.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Like you just said, did you ever have a female
teacher take a special interest in you? Uh? No, I
told the story on the air the other day.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
I had a very big crush on my sixth grade
computer science teachers.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Oh yeah, yeah, but now it was a harmless crush.
I'm talking about. You ever have a teacher pursue you male?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
No, nothing like that, really, No, ok okay, why have you?
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Ok No, I'm just trying to think that through.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
No, I've never had either a male or female teacher
ever pursue me. Right, But I wonder what the true
numbers are, because for every one of these teachers who
gets arrested, I've got to believe it's what times ten
times twenty times fifty there's my number of kids who
are subjected, you know, to those kind of crimes and
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never report.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
That's a good point.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Yeah, three someone three eight two five five the number
text d A N five seven seven three nine. Hey
when we come back, a candidate for GOP chare and listen.
This is a really big deal in Colorado. Right now,
Colorado's got a shot that there is a chance to
win this governor's race. There's a chance to beat Hick
and Looper. You need a strong Colorado Republican Party. And
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one of the candidates will join us after the break.
You're on the Dan Kapla Show.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
You're listening to the Dan Kapla Show podcast made Lars
Farah wasn't name the daughter of event. I don't say
thank you to you enough do I no thank you
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for that?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I mean, I love John Denver. One of the great
nights of my life was John Denver at Red Rocks.
If I remember, I think there's a big full moon
coming up and wow. I know a lot of people
make fun of the guy, even after his plane crash,
but I I love that stuff. Like if we're going
on a family trip in the mountains, you know we'll
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crank up some John Denver.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
So thank you, please please.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
Find more of that well. That song is entitled Darcy
Farroh Dan I had never heard that song before. Now,
obviously our next guest is Darcy Shaning. But who is
Darcy Farrow? A woman of legend For what I don't know,
he wrote a song about her. It might have been
a mythical or fictitious figure.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Okay, well, our guest is not that. She may be mythical,
but she is not fictitious.
Speaker 1 (19:36):
She is running for GOP ch here in Colorado, which
is a really big deal because Colorado has to have
a strong Republican party.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
Because it's got a shot. I mean, it's got a
shot to win the governor as well as the US Senate. See.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Won't be easy, but it is possible. Darcy, Welcome to
the dan Kapla Show.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Thank you for having me you guys, it's a pleasure
to be here.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Well, thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
Hey, Please just tell folks a little bit about yourself
why you want to take this on. Obviously it's a
big responsibility and if you get the job, what that's
going to look like.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
Sure.
Speaker 6 (20:09):
So, for those who don't know, I am the Director
of Special Initiatives for the current Colorado GOP. So I
serve with the leasure of leadership and I create local
policy initiatives across the state to protect localities and the
school boards from the legislature and Jared Pulis I previous
to start on Monument Simity Council. I also was the
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chair of Moms for Liberty and I still really active
with Moms for Liberty. So I'm really focused on education
because you know, we were we all found out during
COVID how much we were at sleep and how our
children were literally being raised by the government behind our backs.
So that's a big deal for me. And I've really
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enjoyed working across the state for the GOP and I'm
basically known as somebody who just gets in there and
there's an issue and fight and gets the job done
and represents Republicans and helps all candidates. And so I'm
ready to just take this to the next level. I
feel like I've been doing all that I can do
for the state of Colorado every single day for the
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last several years, and I think chair would just allow
me the perfect role, because I'd be able to step
into this state wide role and really make some headway
and fundraising and flipping more seats.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Now, Darcy, am I diluting myself to think that there
is a shot there is a real shot for a
Republican to become governor in this twenty six cycle and
to knock off Hick and Looper. I'm not saying it's likely,
I'm not saying it's easy, but I think there's a shot.
And if I'm right, what does the Colorado GOP need
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to do to help that happen.
Speaker 6 (21:55):
Well, we need you are right, You are right. We
have the benefit tired of the Democrat agenda, so a
lot of that work is being done for us. But
then we also have to work hard as Republicans to
recruit good candidates and to win elections. And the Colorado GOP,
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while in large with the governor's election, is going to
play a huge part in whether we're able to reclaim
that office or off. From fundraising, from bringing volunteers to me,
to the data that we have in our offices and
the data that we use across the state. We've got
to be on point. And it's going to take a
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leader that's able to see all the moving pieces and
the grand Femo things to be able.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
To pull that off.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
At Darcy Shaning our guest running for Colorado GOP chair,
and I'm no political scientists, but it seems to me
that with the numbers in Colorado that you really need
a united GOP, at least united behind the GOP candidates
for those candidates to have a chance to knock off
the Democrats. So what do you think that the key
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to that unity is and what would you be doing
as chair to try to make that happen.
Speaker 6 (23:10):
Sure, So, you know, it's an interesting word, and we
pass it around a lot lately because there's a lot
going on in our party, and so when we talk
about unity, it's what we have to ask ourselves is
is that just an abstract concept or is that something
better the battles I fought in Colorado and the people
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that I worked with that I didn't necessarily get along with.
It's not people that I go have dinner with or
that I, you know, have babysit my kids. So, but
we're all working for the common goal. And if we
take it upon ourselves as a party to become more focused,
more outcome focused, then that's how we achieve unity. When
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people are working towards the common goal and they're fighting
for the kids in the schools, or they're you know,
getting together to testify on the Second Amendment, and they're
defeating bills and whatever it is they may be doing.
They don't have time to go on Facebook and post
horrible things about each other or do all of the
things that are just taking time away from getting Republicans elected.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
Well, blessed are the peacemakers, because I think it's going
to take somebody who can really kind of unify what
some people call the different factions, because I do think
there's an opportunity here and Ay grateful for you being
on with us.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
How do folks learn more about you?
Speaker 6 (24:30):
They can go to darcyfortshare dot com, Thearci slr share
dot com. I'm really active on social media. My phone
number is all over the place. One of the things
that I think people remember about me is that I
pick up the phone and if you've got an issue
in Colorado, you've got my number. You can call me
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at any given time and I'm going to be out
there trying to help you and fight for what's right. So,
just like always, people can reach me, however they and
I'll always respond, well.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Sure, appreciate the time today.
Speaker 1 (25:03):
You're always welcome here, so we'll look forward to talking
to you and the other folks in the race. Again,
probably a bunch before election day.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
When is the election?
Speaker 6 (25:12):
The election is March twenty ninth.
Speaker 2 (25:15):
Wow, it's that closed. Okay, Well let's talk again soon.
Speaker 6 (25:19):
Well, thank you, thank you so much for your time
and I love what you guys do. Have a great weekend.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
Thank you, Darcy. That's Darcy Shaning running for GOP chair. Boy.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
It's been a long time around since I think it
was this important to have the GOP hitting on all cylinders,
because I do think there's a window here, man. I
think this madness with the Democrats in Colorado protecting criminals
people here illegally committing other crimes. You know, I think
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that's opened the door. I think you've got hiccken Loper,
and people don't even appreciate yet how crazy far left
hiking Looper has been in protecting criminal illegals.
Speaker 2 (25:59):
Heck, go to at Dan Kaplis on Twitter. I got
the bill right there, Hickenloopers pushing it.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Says I can't detain an illegal at a polling place. Yeah,
any doubt the Democrats want illegals to become their voters,
my lord. So I think there's an opening air and
it has nothing to do, my friend, nothing to do
with any kind of animosity toward anybody of any race
or anybody from any other country. It just has to
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do with this madness of Democrats wanting an unvetted border,
wanting unlimited numbers to come in without vetting, and then
on top of that, going all these extremes to protect
people here illegally you've committed other crimes. I think that
gives the GOP a shot at both of those races.
But the guy have to have a united party.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
That's the most important factor in all of this, Dan,
I mean, whether it's Dick Wadhams or Christy Burton Brown
or ken Buck before her, or Dave Williams most recently.
You know, this has been a difficult needle to threat
and to hold together what is now an emerging Trump
focused MAGA America first base and maybe the more traditional
conservatives who have felt maybe left behind in that movement,
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people that supported George W. Bush Reagan, conservative economic conservatives
maybe that aren't as populist. It's such a diverse party, Dan,
and I think you're saying the praises of the Republican
Party for this, because we know that the Democratic Party
in large party is a monolith and they're much more
able to pull together because they all stand for the
same awful policies, whereas in our party there's a lot
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of diversity of thought, a lot of independent thinkers, and
it's a lot more difficult, in my opinion, to herd
cats when it comes to putting the Colorado GOP on
the same page.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Yeah, but the people who founded the country had to
climb some pretty tall hills too, right, We just got
to find a way. And I think what it comes
back to, and I do think it's doable, is you
know people, and I know there are all sorts of
different factions in this and that, but I think everybody
just has to decide they love their children more than
they dislike you know people and other factions. Because the
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truth is this state is going downhill fast under these lefties,
right in all sorts of ways we can prove, but
it's still one of the greatest places in the world.
So for the GOP to have any chance, yeah, there
just has to be some way to unify. You know,
everybody doesn't have to sing Kumbai Ah and smoke the
piece pipe together, but there has to be some way
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to unify behind the nominees to even have a chance
of knocking off the Democrat. Hey, when we come back,
we're going to play a story, very prominent story out
there today that I think there's an enormous hole in
where Kusa is suggesting that that's somehow that this science
fair for girls is being shot down because Trump doesn't
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want girls in science. That's the implication of the piece
to me, But I think it's far different from that.
So we'll jump into that after the break here on
The Dankaplass Show.
Speaker 2 (29:03):
And now back to the Dan Kaplass Show podcast.
Speaker 7 (29:10):
What is that.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
She'd bled me with science? Thomas Dolby, Dan, I.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
Should have never doubted you that that is a lead
into this next piece. I think you're going to find
fresh and very interesting, but also very revealing. It's it's
a nine news piece about sponsors pulling out of a
girl's in Science event at a Colorado children's museum following
the president's new DEI policy. And it's an interesting story.
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I mean, that's newsworthy on its face, but see if
you pick up the same spin, the same anti Trump
messaging that I did, And it was so distinct to
me I had to pick up the phone and call
the woman who is featured in the story to talk
to her about this and to find out what's really
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going on here. So let's listen to the KUSA story first,
and then I'll tell you about my conversation with the
woman who's featured in the story. But again, it's all
about this wonderful event to encourage girls in science. And
hear it straight up from nine News here God zero.
Speaker 8 (30:23):
The Trump administration's remaking of the federal government is a
fight over trillions of dollars that can trickle down to
a few thousand here and a few thousand there, like
eight thousand dollars for a museum event in Boulder County
to get girls interested in science and technology, the kind
of thing that people didn't think twice about until anything
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related to gender made organizations a potential target of Trump.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
Evan Krugel has the story.
Speaker 7 (30:51):
At the Wow Children's Museum in Lafayette, kids learn through playing.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
Bum bum bum bum. Do I seem okay, doctor Joanna? Yes,
oh good.
Speaker 7 (31:01):
I'm really glad to hear that says it's a place
for kids of all backgrounds to learn just how cool
science can.
Speaker 4 (31:08):
Be, whatever their background, whatever language they speak, however they
like to play.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
We're here to support that experience.
Speaker 7 (31:15):
Every year they host a Girls in Science event to
inspire young girls to pursue careers in STEM.
Speaker 4 (31:24):
This is the exact type of thing they'll be experimenting with.
They'll also be doing hands on experiments that these women
in STEM professionals bring with them to WOW.
Speaker 7 (31:32):
But this year, groups that typically sponsor the event are
backing out over concerns they could lose federal funding if
they spend money on something that Trump administration considers diversity,
equity or inclusion.
Speaker 9 (31:45):
What we're hearing is that it really is coming down
to a lack of clarity around these guidelines and what
jeopardy these organizations may be putting themselves in if they
choose to support events that celebrate diversity.
Speaker 7 (31:58):
Carly Kanudesin says all but one of last year's sponsors
have backed out, leaving them in an eight thousand dollars
hole to host the event. We reviewed records showing those
sponsors include private companies with government grants and large public
institutions across Colorado.
Speaker 4 (32:16):
We never thought this was a political event or a
controversial topic.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
To inspire young girls in.
Speaker 4 (32:21):
The sciences and have them meet female role models. So
when we heard from our partners that they didn't know
they could support this, we decided.
Speaker 2 (32:29):
To turn to our community.
Speaker 7 (32:30):
Within thirty hours, Carly says, more than ten thousand dollars
has come in.
Speaker 1 (32:35):
We were blown away.
Speaker 9 (32:36):
We are a small staff and it was nothing but
hoots and hollers and cheers over the last twenty four hours.
Speaker 7 (32:42):
It means the event is back on.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
We are so.
Speaker 9 (32:45):
Grateful to know that we have people in our corner
who are willing to support us through all times, good
and bad.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
Now it's not just funding being impacted, The museum says
some scientists that typically show up to represent their organizams
have expressed questions over whether they'll be allowed to be
involved in this event and if their involvement could impact
future funding for their agencies.
Speaker 8 (33:09):
Kyle, I have to believe right that this can't be
the only museum event that could run a foul of
what Donald Trump wants America to be.
Speaker 1 (33:17):
Like.
Speaker 7 (33:18):
Yeah, they have events like this all year at Dia
del Ninho's events coming up this spring, an Indigenous people's
event they do later this year each year, So certainly
a lot of events that are kind of up in
the air right now.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
As they wait for more clarity on these DEI initiatives.
Speaker 8 (33:32):
Well, and as these things begin to impact communities, we
want to hear about it. Reach us here at the
next team, because we want folks to understand what's going on.
Evan Kruel, thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (33:39):
See I think that story, the way the Channel nine
did it is so profoundly misleading.
Speaker 2 (33:46):
I mean, think about it for a second.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
What was said at the beginning of the piece by
Kyle Clark Anything related to gender a target of Trump.
Anything related to gender a target of Trump fundamentally misleading
in my opinion, And the story never even addressed Okay,
why would these scientists be reluctant to participate? Why why
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would these grant donors be reluctant to make the grant?
The story never even address that. What would the reason
for that be. The implication was because it would be
about females, which is obviously untrue. There's a reason, in
my opinion, why this story never addressed the core question
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that viewers must have been crying out for an answer on.
Wait a second, why why why are the grant givers worried?
Speaker 2 (34:40):
Why are the scientists worried about attending? No It's not
because anything.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
Related to gender is a target of Trump, as the
commentator claims. No, it's because, obviously the question is is
this for one gender only? That's the focus of the
Trump administration is whether whether there's government involvement, whether there's
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federal dollar involvement in activities that discriminate on the basis
of gender. So it's not about, hey, oh this relates
to females, or this benefits females, and therefore Trump's.
Speaker 2 (35:22):
Opposed to it.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
No, what Trump's opposed to is anything that discriminates on
the basis of gender.
Speaker 2 (35:28):
That's why I have to believe all these other people
are concerned. Now when we come back, I called up
one of the women featured in the story.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
Had a wonderful talk. I don't have a problem with
this event at all. I'll explain why after the break
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Speaker 2 (00:24):
Full show ahead.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
We'll have some special guests as well, but coming right
out of the gate, quick comment on the news, and
I'm sure you want to also, is you know when
we hear the latest from Hamas right, and I think
anythinking person understands right now that Hamas is just raw
evil on Earth that has somehow taken human form. Right again,
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It's it's cliche, but it's true. It's it's Satan on
Earth and and the latest example of that kind of
vile evil. And you know, the physically hands on killing
of these children, this infant and this child, and then
lying about how they died, but people expect that from Hamas, right,
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and then pretending to return the mother's body but instead
returning a different body. It just leaves no doubt right
that Hamas has to be eliminated as an organization. Hamas
has to be eliminated for the safety and security of
the world, and Israel certainly has a right to do that,
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and it's in everybody's best interest. So let's hope that
that day comes as soon as humanly possible. So that
isn't a matter of the quote Palestinian people or anything
like that. It is not a call for any kind
of mass killing. It's just facing reality, right, And that's
the thing. One of the big reasons that Trump won
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and that his second term is being so successful already,
is he just faces reality.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
For example, you have so many.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
People talk about that the crackdown on illegal immigration, and
they depict it as something it isn't, which is a
mass deportation of everybody here illegally, though most American people
would support that. But right now Trump is focused on
deporting criminal illegals. But so many people when they talk
about illegal immigration, either leave out the word illegal or
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they refuse to talk about what's really at the heart
of the problem, which is not vetting the people who
come in. So when you look at the safety and
security that all humans deserve right because we're all created
in the image of God. We have this basic core
human dignity. We all deserve a certain level of protection
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from our government, and it's a protection from raw evil
like amas. It's a protection from evil that enters through
our southern border unvetted. That doesn't mean that everybody comes
in through the southern border is evil, of course not.
As I've said before, some of the greatest people I've
ever met, came to this country illegally. But the reality
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is that you do have some raw evil flowing in
through the southern border unvetted. So it comes down to
that word vetted. Anybody who would argue to you, as
you know, the Colorado Democratic Party does that that is
just fine. Cat people come in unvetted. It it just
shows that they don't have a basic respect for innocent
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human life. You know, getting those additional votes, those additional
Democrat votes is most important to them, and it's so
revealing about them, right, it makes you wonder how Democrats
continue to win over and over again in Colorado, and
hopefully that will change sometime soon. And if you want
to help change that, go to at dan Kaplis on
Twitter and see the bill I posted being pushed by
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John Hickenlooper, who's up for reelection in Colorado, who wants
to make it illegal for Ice to detain somebody at
a polling place. So if you ever had any doubt
that the Democrats are willing to inflict all this horror
on America from allowing unvetted people in through the southern border,
meaning there'll be some hardcore criminal.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Elements coming in with the good people.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Ever any doubt about their motive, well just look at
h the bill, John Hickyloop's pushing. Yeah, oh no, no, no, Ice,
you cannot be detaining people at polling places, right, Yeah,
illegal immigrants are not supposed to vote. But we all
know why the Democrats want that border wide open, including
unvetted people. So not the topic for today, but both
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were in the news at the top boasts so very important.
It also explains right why Mike Johnston, mayor of Denver
now and the city Council are spending two million dollars
of your money, if you're a Denver taxpayer, two million
dollars of your money to hire a very big time
DC firm. They're hiring the lawyer Joe Biden's former White
House counsel Michelle Obama's lawyer, former lawyer to now advise
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Mike Johnston in the city council before his appearance on
the Hill, regarding Denver as a sanctuary city. So you
really think Keith eating that two million dollars unless he
thought there was some exposure. I'm not saying he committed
a crime. I honestly don't know, because I'll tell you
right now. Ryan, maybe you know, but as we sit
here today, I don't know the intricacies and fine points
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of federal immigration law well enough to know whether what
Denver has done to protect illegal immigrants. And clearly Denver's
been a sanctuary city for a long time. Jared Polis
formally made us a sanctuary state. I don't know enough
about federal immigration law to know whether they have crossed
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the line and violated federal law against harboring, protecting illegal immigrants,
against thwarting the efforts of the federal government to enforce
immigration law. I don't know whether they've crossed that line
or not, but they're obviously worried that they have, or
that the Trump administration will determine that they have to
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be out there now spending millions of dollars, and do
not buy this rust that this is to advise Mike
Johnston before he appears before this House committee.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
And I'm sure there'll be a little bit of that, right.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
But that's an optional appearance.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
He doesn't have to go as well.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Yeah, he wants to prance in front of the national cameras,
but he doesn't even have to go to that.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
In my mind, there's no doubt this is.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
About They've they've got a big problem because they've been
out there actively trying to thwart ice, actively trying to
protect people here illegally who've also committed other crimes.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And I don't know if that violates the federal law,
but it should, right. I mean, we've got.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Federal immigration law, and you've got cities and states out
there actively working to protect people here illegally who have
committed other crimes from having federal immigration law enforced against him.
First of all, what kind of person would do that?
And second, it sure feels like it should be against
the law. I don't know, Ryan, Maybe it feels perfectly
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fine to you, but I kind of doubt that.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
How are you doing today hanging in there? I was
flying solo here for a while, but Kelly's back.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Oh oh oh, I thought you meant maybe here fiance
is on a trip or something, but.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
No, just to hear professionally speaking in the office.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Yes, yes, and boy, what about this story, because obviously
we're spending so much time on the show trying to
get the full truth out there into the public, trying
to get to the full truth and get it to
the public about what happened at Columbine High School with
this girl that it appears some administrators were involved in
trying to have her declared homeless so she could move
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in with a teacher, and then she ended up moving
away when she graduated with some other teacher. Anyway, we
spent a lot of time in that story, and we've
got a lot more coming on that because it is
so important. But this story today, I'm reading the Denver
seven version teacher and twenty twenty five Colorado Teacher of
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the Year finalist the rest in charges including kidnapping. I'll
give you a quick take on the story. A former teacher,
says Channel seven, who was a twenty twenty five Colorado
Teacher of the Year finalist, has been arrested on charges
of kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Terra Johnson Schwartz forty four, was previously an English teacher
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at Stem School, Highlands Ranch, And then the story says
did not confirm if she was a teacher at the
time of the alleged crimes being held Douglas County Detention Facility.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And then.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Yeah, so we're just looking for more information on the
allegations there. But wow so and yet at the same time,
we look at this situation out of Columbine, and if
I understand the reporting correctly, nobody at the school has
even been disciplined.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Let alone fired, let alone.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Prosecuted, and that involved who had the twenty thousand text
with the students. Apparently there hasn't been any kind of
criminal prosecution there. Listen, I don't have subpoena power. I
don't have the facts in front of me to know
whether anybody there should be charged of the crime. But again,
it sure feels like they should to me at least
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eight fi five or zero five A two five five
the number text d an five seven seven three nine.
They're all presumed innocent, and we just want to get
the full facts on the table. So we can get
those questions answered. Where do you think all that's going
to end up?
Speaker 2 (09:40):
You asking me? I ask you a lot of things.
Aren't you? Aren't you like our AI didn't? Well, we
give you that name, the AI. I think the.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Story you're guy shuling, well, yeah, if I have a
little one that maybe that'll be the name.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
But Douglas County child Abuse, Now.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Douglas County, I believe is where this story you're differencing happened.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Correct.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
So I have took it upon myself to text George Brockler,
who was through presiding district attorney down there, and I'll just.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
Put it this way.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
He couldn't go on the record with anything, but I'll
guarantee the following this is going to be handled a
lot differently down there in the twenty third than this
Columbine High School case is being handled in the first.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Well, I have no doubt about it.
And then the hope, of course is and we've seen this.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
Happen over the years. I know we have to did
this break.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
But over the years we've covered a lot of stories
where in the beginning, the public officials were asleep at
the wheel, and then citizens came forward to us, or
we initiated our own investigation. In any case, we ended
up using the radio show to get the word out,
to shine the light on it, and eventually there was
so much public pressure for the truth that we eventually
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got to the truth and the public officials took action
either because they felt that they should or they felt
that they had to because the public now knew what.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Was going on.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
And that's my same hope that we'll get to that
full truth at Columbine and the public officials will now
take the action it appears they should have taken a
long time ago eight five five for zero five eight
two five five. Then number hey, at four thirty six,
we're going to have another candidate for Gopach here with us.
We look forward to that interview as well. You're on
the Dan Capla Show.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
And now back to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.
Speaker 4 (11:21):
When President Trump's post that President Zelensky is a dictator
without elections, what are you thinking?
Speaker 5 (11:28):
I think President Trump is very upset at President Zelensky
in some case rightfully so. Look Number one, Joe Biden
had frustrations with Zelensky. People shouldn't forget that there are
newspaper articles out there about how he cursed at him
in a phone call, because Zlensky, instead of saying thank
you for all your help, is immediately out there messaging
what we're not doing or what he's not getting. I
think the second thing is Frankly, I was personally very
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upset because we had a conversation with President Zelensky, the
vice president, and I the two three of us, and
we discussed this issue about the mineral rights, and we
explained to them, look, we want to be a joint
venture with you, not because we're trying to steal from
your country, but because we think that's actually a security guarantee.
If we're your partner in an important economic endeavor, we
get to get paid back some of the money the
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taxpayers have given close to two hundred billion dollars. And
it also now we have a vested interest in the
security of Ukraine. And he said, sure, we want to
do this deal. It makes all the sense in the world.
The only thing is I need to run it through
my legislative process.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
They have to approve it.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
I read two days later that Zelenski's out there saying
I rejected the deal. I told them no way, that
we're not doing that. Well, that's not what happened in
that meeting, So you start to get upset by somebody.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
We're trying to help these guys. Boy, I'll tell you,
Marco Rubio is so good.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
And you know, one of the coolest things, and I
know you feel the same way in your life is
to watch when people in different situations. Sometimes it's your kids,
sometimes it's yourself, sometimes it's somebody like Marco Rubio or JD.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
Vance.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
But to watch them and they've been very good to
start with, right but then watch them make this really
rapid in provement, this big step up once they're put
into a situation where they have a lot of responsibility.
And we're watching that right now. And listen, Rubio is
great to begin with, Vance was great to begin with
their others, but we're watching them just get better before
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our eyes as they're put in to these other situations.
And Ryan and I were talking about it hearing the break.
Can you imagine this primary that's about to start in
twenty twenty six on the GOP side where you've just
got like this dream team of people, whether you're talking Rubio, Vance,
DeSantis others, and then on the other side. I mean,
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where are they going to scrape up a candidate. Let's
hope they run common again. Didn't you send me something
Ryan saying that she's twenty six points up in the
polls on the Democrat.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
Side as of right now. Oh my lord, it's total
a gift.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
It's name recognition, which she got automatically by being anointed
the candidate. But you have to believe Dan over the
course of a primary, which she never had to run
in this last time around. I might add, you're throwing
Gavin News some grudge, merge, Ash Shapiro, Pete Boodha, Judge,
the usual suspects, And I don't think there's any way
Kamala Harris emerges from that field.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
I really don't.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Well, it'll be very interesting to watch, but you know,
the presumably the people being pulled know who these other
names are. So what I'm wondering is if the Democratic
Party has gone so far contrary to doctor King, so
far contrary to the idea that it should be about merit,
content of character, not color of skin. If this far left, secular,
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whack job Democratic Party has become so beholden to identity.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Politics that she's going to be the nominee.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
And if that's the case, thank you Lord, right, because
nothing's ever guaranteed. W But that's as close as you'd
ever get, and so let's hope. But in the meantime,
let's just enjoy the bounty of talent on the GOP side.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
We have a lot of fun stuff ahead today.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I want to get to this one text though, Dan
interrupted yesterday while you were inter and the friend of
the Columbine mom went on, iHeart to find the podcast,
but it isn't there.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Ryan.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
You have never failed to get a podcast up, so
they must be looking in the wrong place.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
Well, the titles are a little as succinct, let's put
it that way. And a good man, Zach Seegers, is
helping us out with the podcast posting.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
So both hours are up.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
You just need to listen through each one, and they're
condensed because a lot of the commercial breaks that you
get over the air are not in those so it's
a little bit streamline in terms of your listening experience.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
Gotcha, Okay, Well thank you for that, my friend. So
in other words, Texter, it's there, it's there, And that
was four o'clock hour, so that would have been our
first hour of yesterday show, and we're going to have
a lot more follow up on that next week. This
Columbine story about the teacher who had texted the girl.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Twenty thousand times and then she ends up.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
Moving in with the teacher, as I understand the story anyway,
after she graduated, and lots of other twists and turns.
So more follow up on that next week. And does
it seemed to you as if we're seeing more and
more stories We open the show with the arrest of
the STEM teacher, finalist for Teacher of the Year, a
female teacher.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Is it now shifted?
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Are we seeing more females arrested and charged with sexual
crimes against students than males?
Speaker 2 (16:19):
It seems that way. I'm not sure the numbers.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Definitely seems like we're seeing that covered in news media,
especially these latest two examples in Columbine High School and
the STEM teacher that you mentioned there, Dan, But I.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
Think it's a society.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
You talked about this a little bit with George Brocklery
yesterday that men have gotten the message. I would hope
loudly and clearly, They're still going to be predators. There's
still going to be offenders, but that it's a no
go zone. You do not cross this line. But for
whatever reason, that seems to be blurred a bit when
it comes to having a female teacher position of authority,
that kind of pillar of the community, and perhaps we're
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just not as keen to it, we're not as aware
of it, and maybe that's changing.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
Like you just said, did you ever have a female
teacher take a special interest in you? Uh? No, I
told the story on the air the other day.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
I had a very big crush on my sixth grade
computer science teachers.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
Oh yeah, yeah, but now it was a harmless crush.
I'm talking about. You ever have a teacher pursue you male?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
No, nothing like that, really, No, ok okay, why have you?
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Ok No, I'm just trying to think that through.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
No, I've never had either a male or female teacher
ever pursue me. Right, But I wonder what the true
numbers are, because for every one of these teachers who
gets arrested, I've got to believe it's what times ten
times twenty times fifty there's my number of kids who
are subjected, you know, to those kind of crimes and
(17:49):
never report.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
That's a good point.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Yeah, three someone three eight two five five the number
text d A N five seven seven three nine. Hey
when we come back, a candidate for GOP chare and listen.
This is a really big deal in Colorado. Right now,
Colorado's got a shot that there is a chance to
win this governor's race. There's a chance to beat Hick
and Looper. You need a strong Colorado Republican Party. And
(18:14):
one of the candidates will join us after the break.
You're on the Dan Kapla Show.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
You're listening to the Dan Kapla Show podcast made Lars
Farah wasn't name the daughter of event. I don't say
thank you to you enough do I no thank you
(18:46):
for that?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I mean, I love John Denver. One of the great
nights of my life was John Denver at Red Rocks.
If I remember, I think there's a big full moon
coming up and wow. I know a lot of people
make fun of the guy, even after his plane crash,
but I I love that stuff. Like if we're going
on a family trip in the mountains, you know we'll
(19:07):
crank up some John Denver.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
So thank you, please please.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
Find more of that well. That song is entitled Darcy
Farroh Dan I had never heard that song before. Now,
obviously our next guest is Darcy Shaning. But who is
Darcy Farrow? A woman of legend For what I don't know,
he wrote a song about her. It might have been
a mythical or fictitious figure.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
Okay, well, our guest is not that. She may be mythical,
but she is not fictitious.
Speaker 1 (19:36):
She is running for GOP ch here in Colorado, which
is a really big deal because Colorado has to have
a strong Republican party.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
Because it's got a shot. I mean, it's got a
shot to win the governor as well as the US Senate. See.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Won't be easy, but it is possible. Darcy, Welcome to
the dan Kapla Show.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Thank you for having me you guys, it's a pleasure
to be here.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Well, thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
Hey, Please just tell folks a little bit about yourself
why you want to take this on. Obviously it's a
big responsibility and if you get the job, what that's
going to look like.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
Sure.
Speaker 6 (20:09):
So, for those who don't know, I am the Director
of Special Initiatives for the current Colorado GOP. So I
serve with the leasure of leadership and I create local
policy initiatives across the state to protect localities and the
school boards from the legislature and Jared Pulis I previous
to start on Monument Simity Council. I also was the
(20:32):
chair of Moms for Liberty and I still really active
with Moms for Liberty. So I'm really focused on education
because you know, we were we all found out during
COVID how much we were at sleep and how our
children were literally being raised by the government behind our backs.
So that's a big deal for me. And I've really
(20:52):
enjoyed working across the state for the GOP and I'm
basically known as somebody who just gets in there and
there's an issue and fight and gets the job done
and represents Republicans and helps all candidates. And so I'm
ready to just take this to the next level. I
feel like I've been doing all that I can do
for the state of Colorado every single day for the
(21:13):
last several years, and I think chair would just allow
me the perfect role, because I'd be able to step
into this state wide role and really make some headway
and fundraising and flipping more seats.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Now, Darcy, am I diluting myself to think that there
is a shot there is a real shot for a
Republican to become governor in this twenty six cycle and
to knock off Hick and Looper. I'm not saying it's likely,
I'm not saying it's easy, but I think there's a shot.
And if I'm right, what does the Colorado GOP need
(21:52):
to do to help that happen.
Speaker 6 (21:55):
Well, we need you are right, You are right. We
have the benefit tired of the Democrat agenda, so a
lot of that work is being done for us. But
then we also have to work hard as Republicans to
recruit good candidates and to win elections. And the Colorado GOP,
(22:16):
while in large with the governor's election, is going to
play a huge part in whether we're able to reclaim
that office or off. From fundraising, from bringing volunteers to me,
to the data that we have in our offices and
the data that we use across the state. We've got
to be on point. And it's going to take a
(22:37):
leader that's able to see all the moving pieces and
the grand Femo things to be able.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
To pull that off.
Speaker 1 (22:44):
At Darcy Shaning our guest running for Colorado GOP chair,
and I'm no political scientists, but it seems to me
that with the numbers in Colorado that you really need
a united GOP, at least united behind the GOP candidates
for those candidates to have a chance to knock off
the Democrats. So what do you think that the key
(23:04):
to that unity is and what would you be doing
as chair to try to make that happen.
Speaker 6 (23:10):
Sure, So, you know, it's an interesting word, and we
pass it around a lot lately because there's a lot
going on in our party, and so when we talk
about unity, it's what we have to ask ourselves is
is that just an abstract concept or is that something
better the battles I fought in Colorado and the people
(23:33):
that I worked with that I didn't necessarily get along with.
It's not people that I go have dinner with or
that I, you know, have babysit my kids. So, but
we're all working for the common goal. And if we
take it upon ourselves as a party to become more focused,
more outcome focused, then that's how we achieve unity. When
(23:55):
people are working towards the common goal and they're fighting
for the kids in the schools, or they're you know,
getting together to testify on the Second Amendment, and they're
defeating bills and whatever it is they may be doing.
They don't have time to go on Facebook and post
horrible things about each other or do all of the
things that are just taking time away from getting Republicans elected.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
Well, blessed are the peacemakers, because I think it's going
to take somebody who can really kind of unify what
some people call the different factions, because I do think
there's an opportunity here and Ay grateful for you being
on with us.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
How do folks learn more about you?
Speaker 6 (24:30):
They can go to darcyfortshare dot com, Thearci slr share
dot com. I'm really active on social media. My phone
number is all over the place. One of the things
that I think people remember about me is that I
pick up the phone and if you've got an issue
in Colorado, you've got my number. You can call me
(24:52):
at any given time and I'm going to be out
there trying to help you and fight for what's right. So,
just like always, people can reach me, however they and
I'll always respond, well.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Sure, appreciate the time today.
Speaker 1 (25:03):
You're always welcome here, so we'll look forward to talking
to you and the other folks in the race. Again,
probably a bunch before election day.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
When is the election?
Speaker 6 (25:12):
The election is March twenty ninth.
Speaker 2 (25:15):
Wow, it's that closed. Okay, Well let's talk again soon.
Speaker 6 (25:19):
Well, thank you, thank you so much for your time
and I love what you guys do. Have a great weekend.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
Thank you, Darcy. That's Darcy Shaning running for GOP chair. Boy.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
It's been a long time around since I think it
was this important to have the GOP hitting on all cylinders,
because I do think there's a window here, man. I
think this madness with the Democrats in Colorado protecting criminals
people here illegally committing other crimes. You know, I think
(25:50):
that's opened the door. I think you've got hiccken Loper,
and people don't even appreciate yet how crazy far left
hiking Looper has been in protecting criminal illegals.
Speaker 2 (25:59):
Heck, go to at Dan Kaplis on Twitter. I got
the bill right there, Hickenloopers pushing it.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Says I can't detain an illegal at a polling place. Yeah,
any doubt the Democrats want illegals to become their voters,
my lord. So I think there's an opening air and
it has nothing to do, my friend, nothing to do
with any kind of animosity toward anybody of any race
or anybody from any other country. It just has to
(26:26):
do with this madness of Democrats wanting an unvetted border,
wanting unlimited numbers to come in without vetting, and then
on top of that, going all these extremes to protect
people here illegally you've committed other crimes. I think that
gives the GOP a shot at both of those races.
But the guy have to have a united party.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
That's the most important factor in all of this, Dan,
I mean, whether it's Dick Wadhams or Christy Burton Brown
or ken Buck before her, or Dave Williams most recently.
You know, this has been a difficult needle to threat
and to hold together what is now an emerging Trump
focused MAGA America first base and maybe the more traditional
conservatives who have felt maybe left behind in that movement,
(27:12):
people that supported George W. Bush Reagan, conservative economic conservatives
maybe that aren't as populist. It's such a diverse party, Dan,
and I think you're saying the praises of the Republican
Party for this, because we know that the Democratic Party
in large party is a monolith and they're much more
able to pull together because they all stand for the
same awful policies, whereas in our party there's a lot
(27:34):
of diversity of thought, a lot of independent thinkers, and
it's a lot more difficult, in my opinion, to herd
cats when it comes to putting the Colorado GOP on
the same page.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Yeah, but the people who founded the country had to
climb some pretty tall hills too, right, We just got
to find a way. And I think what it comes
back to, and I do think it's doable, is you
know people, and I know there are all sorts of
different factions in this and that, but I think everybody
just has to decide they love their children more than
they dislike you know people and other factions. Because the
(28:07):
truth is this state is going downhill fast under these lefties,
right in all sorts of ways we can prove, but
it's still one of the greatest places in the world.
So for the GOP to have any chance, yeah, there
just has to be some way to unify. You know,
everybody doesn't have to sing Kumbai Ah and smoke the
piece pipe together, but there has to be some way
(28:30):
to unify behind the nominees to even have a chance
of knocking off the Democrat. Hey, when we come back,
we're going to play a story, very prominent story out
there today that I think there's an enormous hole in
where Kusa is suggesting that that's somehow that this science
fair for girls is being shot down because Trump doesn't
(28:52):
want girls in science. That's the implication of the piece
to me, But I think it's far different from that.
So we'll jump into that after the break here on
The Dankaplass Show.
Speaker 2 (29:03):
And now back to the Dan Kaplass Show podcast.
Speaker 7 (29:10):
What is that.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
She'd bled me with science? Thomas Dolby, Dan, I.
Speaker 1 (29:21):
Should have never doubted you that that is a lead
into this next piece. I think you're going to find
fresh and very interesting, but also very revealing. It's it's
a nine news piece about sponsors pulling out of a
girl's in Science event at a Colorado children's museum following
the president's new DEI policy. And it's an interesting story.
(29:43):
I mean, that's newsworthy on its face, but see if
you pick up the same spin, the same anti Trump
messaging that I did, And it was so distinct to
me I had to pick up the phone and call
the woman who is featured in the story to talk
to her about this and to find out what's really
(30:04):
going on here. So let's listen to the KUSA story first,
and then I'll tell you about my conversation with the
woman who's featured in the story. But again, it's all
about this wonderful event to encourage girls in science. And
hear it straight up from nine News here God zero.
Speaker 8 (30:23):
The Trump administration's remaking of the federal government is a
fight over trillions of dollars that can trickle down to
a few thousand here and a few thousand there, like
eight thousand dollars for a museum event in Boulder County
to get girls interested in science and technology, the kind
of thing that people didn't think twice about until anything
(30:44):
related to gender made organizations a potential target of Trump.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
Evan Krugel has the story.
Speaker 7 (30:51):
At the Wow Children's Museum in Lafayette, kids learn through playing.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
Bum bum bum bum. Do I seem okay, doctor Joanna? Yes,
oh good.
Speaker 7 (31:01):
I'm really glad to hear that says it's a place
for kids of all backgrounds to learn just how cool
science can.
Speaker 4 (31:08):
Be, whatever their background, whatever language they speak, however they
like to play.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
We're here to support that experience.
Speaker 7 (31:15):
Every year they host a Girls in Science event to
inspire young girls to pursue careers in STEM.
Speaker 4 (31:24):
This is the exact type of thing they'll be experimenting with.
They'll also be doing hands on experiments that these women
in STEM professionals bring with them to WOW.
Speaker 7 (31:32):
But this year, groups that typically sponsor the event are
backing out over concerns they could lose federal funding if
they spend money on something that Trump administration considers diversity,
equity or inclusion.
Speaker 9 (31:45):
What we're hearing is that it really is coming down
to a lack of clarity around these guidelines and what
jeopardy these organizations may be putting themselves in if they
choose to support events that celebrate diversity.
Speaker 7 (31:58):
Carly Kanudesin says all but one of last year's sponsors
have backed out, leaving them in an eight thousand dollars
hole to host the event. We reviewed records showing those
sponsors include private companies with government grants and large public
institutions across Colorado.
Speaker 4 (32:16):
We never thought this was a political event or a
controversial topic.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
To inspire young girls in.
Speaker 4 (32:21):
The sciences and have them meet female role models. So
when we heard from our partners that they didn't know
they could support this, we decided.
Speaker 2 (32:29):
To turn to our community.
Speaker 7 (32:30):
Within thirty hours, Carly says, more than ten thousand dollars
has come in.
Speaker 1 (32:35):
We were blown away.
Speaker 9 (32:36):
We are a small staff and it was nothing but
hoots and hollers and cheers over the last twenty four hours.
Speaker 7 (32:42):
It means the event is back on.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
We are so.
Speaker 9 (32:45):
Grateful to know that we have people in our corner
who are willing to support us through all times, good
and bad.
Speaker 7 (32:53):
Now it's not just funding being impacted, The museum says
some scientists that typically show up to represent their organizams
have expressed questions over whether they'll be allowed to be
involved in this event and if their involvement could impact
future funding for their agencies.
Speaker 8 (33:09):
Kyle, I have to believe right that this can't be
the only museum event that could run a foul of
what Donald Trump wants America to be.
Speaker 1 (33:17):
Like.
Speaker 7 (33:18):
Yeah, they have events like this all year at Dia
del Ninho's events coming up this spring, an Indigenous people's
event they do later this year each year, So certainly
a lot of events that are kind of up in
the air right now.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
As they wait for more clarity on these DEI initiatives.
Speaker 8 (33:32):
Well, and as these things begin to impact communities, we
want to hear about it. Reach us here at the
next team, because we want folks to understand what's going on.
Evan Kruel, thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (33:39):
See I think that story, the way the Channel nine
did it is so profoundly misleading.
Speaker 2 (33:46):
I mean, think about it for a second.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
What was said at the beginning of the piece by
Kyle Clark Anything related to gender a target of Trump.
Anything related to gender a target of Trump fundamentally misleading
in my opinion, And the story never even addressed Okay,
why would these scientists be reluctant to participate? Why why
(34:12):
would these grant donors be reluctant to make the grant?
The story never even address that. What would the reason
for that be. The implication was because it would be
about females, which is obviously untrue. There's a reason, in
my opinion, why this story never addressed the core question
(34:33):
that viewers must have been crying out for an answer on.
Wait a second, why why why are the grant givers worried?
Speaker 2 (34:40):
Why are the scientists worried about attending? No It's not
because anything.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
Related to gender is a target of Trump, as the
commentator claims. No, it's because, obviously the question is is
this for one gender only? That's the focus of the
Trump administration is whether whether there's government involvement, whether there's
(35:08):
federal dollar involvement in activities that discriminate on the basis
of gender. So it's not about, hey, oh this relates
to females, or this benefits females, and therefore Trump's.
Speaker 2 (35:22):
Opposed to it.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
No, what Trump's opposed to is anything that discriminates on
the basis of gender.
Speaker 2 (35:28):
That's why I have to believe all these other people
are concerned. Now when we come back, I called up
one of the women featured in the story.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
Had a wonderful talk. I don't have a problem with
this event at all. I'll explain why after the break
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