GET YOUR PERSONAL INJURY QUESTIONS READY FOR BELL AND POLLOCK I LOVE Ask the Lawyer segments where I get to hear the issues listeners are having that may need legal attention. Gary Bell and Brad Pollock are on today to answer any questions you have about personal injury so get them ready. You may have a case! They are on at 1.
STEVE MOORE IS NOT A TARIFFS GUY and he's an advisor to President Trump when it comes to economics so I'm interested to hear from him what this is all about today at 2:30. Sign up for the Unleashing Prosperity Hotline here. They even made a chart about why trade imbalances exist and it's because the dollar is so strong in part.
ABOUT THOSE TARIFFS ON CAR MAKERS The President gave a reprieve to the three "American" car brands by exempting their products from tariffs for an additional month. He's doing this because the automakers told him bluntly that they would have to shut down production lines if they didn't have some wiggle room. I went to the internet to look and see which car makers have the LEAST to worry about and guess what? Honda is the most "American built" car brand. They build a crap ton of cars here, but even the PARTS and components for their cars are built here. Check this out:
The column on the right is the percentage of the components that are assembled in the US. Now compare that to Ford:
And General Motors:
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And Stellantis, whose headquarters are in the Netherlands even though they own Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, fared pretty well.
Ford as the most to lose here as most of their parts and components manufacturing takes place in China, Canada, and Mexico. I just thought this was interesting and wanted to share so you can get some perspective. Find all the car makers here.
THE EU IS GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT DEFENSE And GOOD. I'm all for supporting our allies should they need us but I'm done with us doing all the heavy lifting and spending to defend them when they have done so little of the same. Now the EU is looking to invest $860 billion into new defenses which has me asking...they had the money? They just didn't think they needed to defend themselves? The President of France told the French people last night they needed to prepare for war with Russia and that the future of the European continent will not be decided in DC or Moscow. This should not be shocking except for the way President Trump has force them into this posture so quickly. They've only had, what, eighty years to do this? EU Commissioner Ursula Von Der Leyen said this:
“A new era is upon us. Some of our fundamental assumptions are being undermined to their very core,”
Fundamental assumptions that the US would always pay for a bulk of their defense being at the top of the list I'm guessing. I get why they are mad, but I genuinely don't care. And I say this as someone who can't wait to go back to Europe as soon as possible. EU leaders are having an emergency meeting today about it. I wish them well and look forward to them being able to defend themselves.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT AGGRESSIVE WINDOW WASHERS? This article goes a long way to say nothing. I say the only answer here is to remember who laid out the welcome mat in the next election.
MAYOR MIKE WENT TO DC And for me to say he was the second most sane mayor on the panel is something. He defended what were clearly exposed as sanctuary city policies as well as anyone could, really. I've got his Opening Statement, and subsequent grilling by Reps. Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, and Jim Jordans here for easy consumption.
You can decide for yourself how he did, but I have to say he stayed on message while defending the indefensible so that's something. This is a good overview if you just want to read it. The Denver Gazette is right when their editorial says Denver is CLEARLY a sanctuary city.
HOW A GLANCE AT A SECURITY CAMERA SOLVED A LONG AGO KIDNAPPING A non custodial mother kidnapped her then seven year old son seven years ago. This week in Highlands Ranch the case was solved when the mother and a companion let themselves into a house for sale. The homeowner caught the pair on security cameras and called police, who figured out the fourteen year old has been missing. Read it here, but I am thrilled for the dad here but honestly concerned about how all this affects the boy long term. What a mess.
GOVERNOR POLIS IS REWRITING CURRENT HISTORY Y'all I got SUPER salty when I saw this post by Governor Polis:
Are you KIDDING ME??? What has gotten more affordable with him and Democrats in charge? I genuinely can't think of one thing. Did you know there is a government program where you can get a loan from the government to pay the property taxes this man let skyrocket in our state? Check out this chart:
I am so tired of him sending out this kind of campaign material and going completely unchallenged by the media in this town. He's going to be POTUS if we don't call him out.
WHEN PERCEPTION IN REALITY AT CPR I've listened to a lot of public radio news all over the country, and comparatively, Colorado Public Radio is one of the LEAST blatantly liberal that I've heard. They do some really good in depth reporting. BUT, and this is a big but, discrepancies still exist when it comes to political reporting. This column from Corey Gaines explains why the "perception" that they are liberal outlet exists by pointing out the differences in how they cover a Democrat Congressman versus a GOP Congressman. CPR would do well to pay attention and make adjustments where adjustments are needed, though they do not believe they are biased. No one believes THEY could be the problem.
THAT WAS ONE EXPENSIVE PUNCH Denver Broncos Assistant Coach Michael Wilhoite has been let go following his arrest for an altercation with a police officer at DIA. You have to wonder what is going on in this man's personal life to make him react and do what he did. It was just dumb. And now really, really expensive.
KREMMLING HELPS BURY A MAYOR If you ever wanted to know why small towns are the best, read this story about the late mayor of Kremmling Tom Clark. He died recently and has no family to speak of and no one to handle his remains, so a community member stepped up to do a fundraiser for a cremation. You can see the story on CBS4 here, and the fundraiser itself here.
IT'S TIME TO STOP BEING SOFT ON CRIME, COLORADO This is a great column about how Colorado has made crime pay and the efforts to make it not pay that are being blocked by Democrats. Can anyone explain to me why we coddle criminals? Honestly. I'd like to know.
CU BOULDER IS A HOTBED OF INTOLERANCE FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM People who work for universities love to scream about academic freedom but they don't mean it. How do I know? Read this long column by retired CU Boulder Professor Roger Pielke, who committed the egregious sin of using science to question the UN IPCC on climate. THE HORROR. The choice to question the accepted dogma led to him being completely iced out by a leadership regime that wants all of CU-Boulder to become a hotbed of climate activism. I wish I were shocked but alas, this is not surprising at all.
ALEC BALDWIN HAS A NEW SHOW And I just saw a promo for the reality dumpster fire The Baldwins and I can assure you I will not watch a single second of it. I was horrified this morning to realize this was shot DURING the time he was facing manslaughter charges (which he beat) in the death of the cinematographer on a film he was starring in and producing. What the??? The show is being panned, as well it should, and you can read about it here, but it really goes to show that if you're well connected you can do pretty much whatever you want, though this may be the new limit.
GAVIN NEWSOM IS AGAINST MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS? Dude can read a poll and seeing that a VAST majority of Americans agree that natal males do not belong in women's sports even if they have decided that they are women. And now, California Governor Gavin Newsom agrees? He said this during a podcast with Charlie Kirk.
“I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair,” Newsom said in his debut podcast episode of “This is Gavin Newsom.” “I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.”
This all came from his new podcast, where he says he is going to be speaking with people he disagrees with. Good move for his run for President, we'll see how Governor Polis responds.
WHICH FAST FOOD ITEMS ARE THE BIGGEST CALORIE BUSTERS? let's be real here, most of us are going to be in a drive thru on occasion. I do it, though I have carefully poured over fast food menus and articles like this to find the best choices that won't kill me. This is the other end of the spectrum of fast food items that have the highest number of calories. Eat them at your own risk.
REMEMBER THE FROZEN KC CHIEFS FANS? The guys who were found frozen in the back yard of a buddy after a watch party for the Chiefs? Two guys who sold those dead guys fentanyl laced cocaine are now facing charges.
THE TATE BROTHERS ARE SCUMBAGS And I can't say this enough as some on the right cozy up to the disgusting brothers for some godforsaken reason. David Strom at HotAir.com says it better than I can in a scathing column about just how scumbaggy these clowns are.
WHAT TO EAT BEFORE AND AFTER EXERCISE From the Glucose Goddess
FEELING BLUE? SLAP A SMILE ON
A MAN AND BOY TALK ABOUT LIFE And I think I'm going to do this with my grandsons!
A GIRL AND A WOMAN TALK ABOUT LIFE The other side.