I'M NOT GONNA LIE, I'M VERY DISTRACTED TODAY The devastation in Fort Myers and the surrounding areas is simply stunning. Many of the places I love have been cut off by road collapses, the flooding has destroyed billions of dollars worth of property and the cell towers are down so getting in touch with people I love has proven to be impossible.
JON CALDARA EXPOSES POLIS FAILURES ON THE EPA ISSUE This column lays out how and why Jared Polis' actions have lead to us having to use the stupid expensive EPA mandated gas and there is no denying Polis is happy about this as long as it doesn't keep him from being re elected. Read the column here. Jon is on at 2 to talk about it. More on the EPA situation below.
HEIDI AND JARED DEBATED LAST NIGHT And you can watch the entire thing embedded in this story, I can't find a link to embed the actual debate here. Heidi came out swinging and it seemed to take Jared Polis aback a bit, as he's not used to have to answer hard questions from anyone. He didn't seem to try to defend his record, trying to play "look over here" by pointing out that Heidi's running mate questioned the election results, though he's been clear he believe Biden is the President. Heidi's best moments were talking about fentanyl, something the Governor has no defense for, and she landed some good points. I think Heidi did a great job and Polis used his everyman schtick to avoid answering for his policies which have been a disaster. Too bad most people won't watch this. When you see the link in the story, the Governor's debate starts at 1:13:00. If Jared Polis were a Republican the media would be called a lightweight for this performance. Beth Parker joins me at 1 to discuss the debate.
STEVE WELLS HAS A NEW AD OUT IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RACE And you can watch it here. That's Steve in the starring role, by the way.
IT'S TIME TO PUT THE PUNISHMENT BACK IN CRIME AND PUNISHMENT The Denver Gazette has a great editorial about why we need to restore automatic felony status when it comes to car theft. The new talking point from the Left is that putting criminals in jail doesn't keep them from re offending which is patently absurd on the face of it, but they say it doesn't rehabilitate criminals. So what? They don't re offend when they are in jail. It's not that I don't hope that anyone arrested for a crime chooses to make better choices and turns their life around, but letting someone off with a slap on the wrist doesn't seem to be working and truly innocent people are being victimized while criminals are being coddled. Read the editorial here.
COLORADO DA'S AGREE WITH THAT EDITORIAL And they are now asking for the same thing as car theft is out of control and their ability to fight this is hamstrung by the police reform bill signed by Polis that coddles criminals and has lead to our explosive growth in crime. Now Colorado District Attorneys are asking the Legislature to change the law to help them protect innocent car theft victims.
MORE EXPENSIVE GAS IS COMING OUR WAY BECAUSE OF POLIS INACTION and it has to do with how he handled, or rather didn't handle, the EPA downgrade when it comes to our air quality. When they moved us into the Serious category from the Moderate category he should have filed an appeal based on the fact that our lousy air during that time was because of wildfires from other states, but he did nothing. Now in an election year, he was trying to figure out whether or not he was going to take action, but now it's too late. The EPA has announced that we will be saddled with the same gas prices they pay in California from using reformulated gas designed to lower emissions that we didn't create. The time to fight this was two years ago when we were switched to Severe, not now when it's too late. Of course the hike in gas prices won't happen until after the election so Polis can posture that he's some kind of tough guy when he's allowed this to happen.
HICKENLOOPER IS HERE FOR ASPEN IN CASE MIGRANTS SHOW UP This article made me laugh, I'm not going to lie. One of our hapless Senators was in the state to handle super important issues like letting Aspen know that if anyone tries to ship some dirty migrants to their pristine town he has their backs and will DO SOMETHING. Thank GOODNESS he's on top of this, we can't have another disaster like the Martha's Vineyard Invasion of 2022. This entire commentary is sarcasm, btw. But he did tell Aspen he's there for them. Of course he did.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO BAG A MOOSE A dude hit a moose on a motorcycle and luckily he survived but the moose did not. He plans to eat the moose.
LIZZO PLAYED JAMES MADISON'S CRYSTAL FLUTE AND I'M HERE FOR IT I love Lizzo's music so very much. The pop performer had the chance to play a crystal flute made for founding father James Madison and I love this so much. She treats it with such reverence. Of course the internet is mad about it.
DON'T TRY TO POLITICIZE A HURRICANE, DON As Don Lemon is a complete stooge for the Democratic party, it's not wonder that he tried to tie Hurricane Ian to climate change and the NOAA official shut him down entirely.
No, Don, they aren't intensifying, we've just managed to avoid a major landfall for some time. Idiot.
BIDEN STUMBLES SO BADLY EVEN THE LEGACY MEDIA NOTICES This is another sign of the mental decline of our President. At a bill signing yesterday, he asked Rep. Jackie Walorski to stand up to be honored, but she's been dead since August when she died in a car crash. Watch this.
Even the New York Times took notice. Read about the reaction here, and be sure to watch the incompetent Press Secretary try to explain it away.
WILL THE MEDIA NOTICE KIDS IN CAGES THIS TIME? The situation at the border is still a humanitarian crisis and children are suffering the most. A bunch of migrant children are still being held at Fort Bliss, where mental health and suicide concerns have lead to the elimination of pens and pencils so kids don't harm themselves. An Inspector General's report outlines the hellish situation created by Biden's opening of the southern border and refusal to close it.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AREN'T MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY FIT ENOUGH FOR THE MILITARY This is scary as crap. A new study by the Pentagon shows that a whopping 77% of young people could not join the military without a waiver because they are too fat, did drugs, or have mental health issues. This does not bode well if anyone attacks us, and what a pathetic legacy we've created for this generation. Generation Z is the most fragile generation ever and we have no one to blame but ourselves.
BRANDS DROP TWITTER ADVERTISING BECAUSE OF THE CHILD PORN ON THE PLATFORM This is a BIG STORY considering that Twitter is now suing Elon Musk to force him to buy the company when the company refuses to say how many of its users are actually just robots. Now they have another huge issue, and that is advertisers are pulling their ads because they are getting placed next to profiles selling child porn or actual children for sexual exploitation. I follow political Twitter so I've never been exposed to this but the brands interviewed by Reuters gave multiple examples. Isn't it weird how Twitter has plenty of time to censor conservative viewpoints but no time to censor child porn. So weird.
RIP CBS NEWSMAN BILL PLANTE He was with CBS News for 52 years and covered everything you can possible imagine during his time there. Read more here.
AURORA IS NUMBER 1! IN EXPENSIVE COFFEE? That's right, a cuppa cappuccino will set you back more in Aurora than ANY OTHER CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. If I'm an Aurora coffee shop, I'm running specials on cappuccino starting now.
RIP COOLIO! The man who brought us Gangsta's Paradise has gone to the gangsta's paradise in the sky. I was very happy to see that drugs or violence were NOT the cause, it looks like he may have had a heart attack.
THE FASTEST DOG ALIVE This greyhound is a site to behold. What a beautiful dog. Click here if it doesn't load.
THIS IS BOTH DUMB AND DANGEROUSLY DISGUSTING A man swimming inside his home from the floodwaters, which are full of chemicals and poop and possible electric live wires. Do not do this. Gross.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK SPANISH TO KNOW THIS IS AWESOME I'm beginning to think english speaking sports dudes need to take a few lessons on how to call a game.
WHEN A FAST FOOD DRAFT GOES WRONG First off, I didn't know a fast food draft was a thing. Second off, I'm on #teamarbys all the way. They have the meats.
PERHAPS BEING PUNNY ISN'T RIGHT WHEN NAMING A CHILD That being said, I think people are being too hard on a mom who chose Astoria Booker as her daughter's name as a play on "Story Book". I think Astoria Booker is a cool name. But I like puns. One of my favorite people is named Story and she is an amazing human.
TIME TO GET THE BLANK OUT OF RUSSIA That is the word from the US State Department which is warning Americans to high tail it out of Russia. They say Americans have already been arrested at protests and they are worried that those with dual citizenship will be conscripted by Russia's military. Time to get out for sure.