COLORADO JUST GOT ANOTHER OPIOID SETTLEMENT And I've got Attorney General Phil Weiser on to talk about how that money comes in and where it goes. He joins me at 2pm.
A NEW FILM ABOUT JOE LIEBERMAN One has to think that Joe Lieberman just wouldn't get elected in today's environment. A true pragmatist and problem solver, the Jewish Senator left quite the legacy and it's the focus of a new film by Rob Schwartz called Centered: Joe Lieberman which you can find more about here. It's showing this weekend at the Denver Jewish Film Festival this weekend and next week. I'm talking to Rob at 1 about the film, watch the trailer here.
Find out more about the Denver Jewish Film Festival by clicking here. This article is on the gut wrenching documentary about the Nova Music Festival and the barbaric attacks there. It's funny we need a Jewish Film Festival when Hollywood was literally built by Jews.
THE WINE YOGI TALKS VALENTINE'S DAY and she and I have taken one for the team and gone to several chocolate shops to share them with you today. Find her blog post about all the stuff we're talking about here. She made me a cub reporter which gave me a secret thrill. Not so secret now.
WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH APPLIANCES NOW? Chuck and I have replaced two refrigerators, spent over a thousand bucks on fixing our double ovens and just got a quote of SEVEN HUNDRED to fix out damn dishwasher. All of these appliances (except the basement fridge that was much older) were only nine years old. WHAT THE ACTUAL YOU KNOW WHAT??? Our fridge when I was a kid was like twenty years old and worked like a champ. This is super frustrating. And don't tell me to call another appliance repair guy, the stupid PART for the dishwasher is like 500 bucks alone.
HOLY COW, KASH PATEL This guy is FIRE. His nomination hearing was FIRE. This was one of my favorite parts.
Democrats are deathly afraid that Patel will use the FBI the way THEY have used the FBI and it shows. This is a great column on this particular bit of political theater as I fully expect Patel to be confirmed. I can't wait.
THERE IS LIFE IN THE DEAD HORSE! The Colorado GOP Central Committee last night wasn't buying what wanna be dictator Dave Williams was selling last night in a meeting called for the express purpose of changing the bylaws of the Republican party to favor his cabal. How did they vote on the rules changes? They didn't. After an hour and half meeting, they never even got to the votes because the party didn't figure out a way to make sure only credentialed people were on the meeting. I've never laughed so hard in my life. The fact that a majority of attendees didn't even want to trust this guy on that it seemed highly unlikely that they were going to vote to consolidate his power. Check out this snippet of the action:
You can watch the whole thing below but it's not worth it. Rep. Lauren Boebert tried on NUMEROUS occasions to inject some sense into the situation and he shut her down every time. I am beginning to get more confident that we will have new leadership at the Colorado GOP soon. Has anyone checked on the RINO watch crowd?
THE DNC ISN'T MUCH BETTER RIGHT NOW So the Democratic party is trying to chose a leader to take the party out of the wilderness and there was a forum at Georgetown where all the people wanting the job showed up to talk about issues. Some of the spectators weren't happy with the topics.
But in case you think they learned from the last election, watch this.
They learned nothing.
ANOTHER CRIMINAL GETS DEPORTED I'm going to share these stories as they happen so you can keep up.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO VOTE IN SANCTUARY STATUS As Advance Colorado has filed a bill that would allow us to vote on the immigration bills that have made us a sanctuary state. It would require law enforcement to work with ICE when an illegal immigrant is charged with a violent crime or a second felony. That seems very reasonable to me.
KING SOOPERS WORKERS ARE GOING ON STRIKE And likely just in time for Super Bowl Sunday so stock up early. You can read more here but this is the important part:
Its final offer included raising hourly wages $4.25 over the next four years, or approximately $1 more each year, for top associate positions. Health care benefits would cost workers $1 to $3 more each week, depending on the plan, which King Soopers maintains it’s staying “low-cost.”
Union leaders said the proposal only offers concessions on wages and benefits and it leaves thousands of workers not in top associate positions without sufficient wage increases.
Be ready to make your way through picketers.
WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE! The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year celebrations have begun to ring in the Year of the Snake. What does that mean? It's all about shedding your old skin and making changes. Read more here. This year is gonna be a good one!
WHERE ARE DENVER RENTS THE HIGHEST? This list goes from highest to lowest for a one bedroom apartment and OMG these prices.
SUSHI OR PIZZA? HOW ABOUT BOTH-ISH I love that a local sushi joint has found online fame for putting sushi in a pizza box. It's a great idea and I hope my favorite joint adopts this.
DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH ARE EMERGING And some of them are not good. First off, Air Traffic Control was understaffed that night. Second off, ATC warned the helicopter about the other plane but it's clear the warning wasn't heeded. So many of the victims were young people who still had so much life to live. This is all so sad.
I DON'T GET HOLOCAUST DENIERS Because how stupid do you have to be to not just watch the damn movies of the liberation of the concentration camps? A featherweight MMA fighter decided to put his ignorance and anti-Semitism on display in a new podcast where he says Hitler was a "good guy" who was just "kicking the greedy Jews out" of his country. No, ahole, he shoved them into gas chambers and buried their emaciated bodies in mass graves. UFC Chairman Dana White says he is "beyond disgusted" by the comments but will let this Naze wannabe continue to fight. That's his choice but it certainly doesn't look good for White, who as a private business owner has every right to decide who can and can't participate. If you don't think the Holocaust could happen again you just aren't paying attention.
GOOD NEWS, PROGRESSIVES NOTICE THE NATIONAL DEBT And if this is true, there is hope. Progressives say high interest rates are sucking up too much spending so JUST NOW they are worried about the debt that has EXPLODED under both Democrat and Republican "leadership". I'm fine with this, now do something about it. Of course they just want higher taxes, but they won't get that with the GOP in charge, so maybe we can shove through some significant cost savings? Thomas Massie explains here how inflation works, maybe they are starting to get it.
This is why inflation has jacked up prices so much. It's really that simple.
SOMETIMES SCIENCE AND SENATORS ARE WRONG I wonder if she ever heard the words coming out of her own mouth when she was trying to dunk on RFK Jr.
TGIF EREBODY! Nellie Bowles rounds up the week in her column that is alone a reason to subscribe to The Free Press. Read it here.
PRIVATE UNION MEMBERSHIP HITS AN ALL TIME LOW And if unions were actually smart they would pay attention to this article that shows their slavish devotion to Democrats is NOT shared by their members. I'm guessing that unions could make a comeback as people watch CEOs make incredible sums of money while slashing workforces and pay and benefits, but they don't get it. But why would anyone want to join a group that ignores members and gives their money to politicians they don't like?
THE GENDER FEVER HAS BROKEN And not a minute too soon. Abigail Shrier has been sounding the alarm on this for years and she writes here that maybe our long national nightmare of mutilating kids is over. I feel the most sorry for parents who were emotionally blackmailed into these treatments for their kids.
BINGO COULD ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE But it's not about the game, it's about the social interactions. Yet another study that shows friends make life better.
NO, TULSI GABBARD IS NOT A SYRIA APOLOGIST And this is a deep dive into what she has done and not done on that front. She had the nerve to introduce a bill that would prevent us from giving aid and weapons to ISIS adjacent rebels! THE NERVE.
NOW PARAMOUNT IS LOOKING TO SETTLE WITH TRUMP And I wish they wouldn't because I'd love to see the entire unedited interview Kamala Harris did with 60 Minutes. But alas, we won't get to see just how bad it is as parent company Paramount is looking to settle. I think release of the transcript at a MINIMUM should be part of the deal.
ANOTHER KASH PATEL MOMENT FOR THE ARCHIVES Because this is when he shut down the always obnoxious Dick Durbin. Never has there been a more appropriate name given to someone than Dick Durbin.
RAND PAUL LAYS OUT WHY AMERICANS DON'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT ON VACCINES
STOP NEGATIVE THOUGHTS And YES, you can do this. Sometimes when I start to get negative I just say out loud, "Girl, what the f*ck are you even talking about?" and that does it for me. Mel Robbins gives some advice here or watch below.
WHY SUPER BOWL PARTIES SUCK Bill Burr doesn't like them here or watch below.
RFK ENDS BERNIE SANDERS