On July 12, 2022, Kim Monson tackles two critical topics threatening American freedom: election integrity and the forced adoption of electric vehicles. Lisa Bennett, owner of Wild Skies vacation destination, brings her extensive research on election manipulation to expose how legal but questionable practices undermine public trust in elections. Later, automotive expert Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, reveals the uncomfortable truths about EV limitations that mainstream media refuses to acknowledge.
Lisa Bennett draws a critical distinction between election fraud and election manipulation. While fraud involves illegal acts, manipulation encompasses legal practices that nonetheless distort electoral outcomes. She points to the 2005 Carter-Baker Commission, which warned that absentee ballots posed the greatest risk to election integrity, a concern amplified by Colorado’s universal mail-in ballot system.
Bennett exposes how the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 created a framework for federal intrusion into local elections through grant conditions. When cash-strapped counties accept HAVA grants for expensive voting machines, they surrender control of voter rolls to state-level management. This centralization removes accountability from local officials who actually know when residents move, marry, or die.
The discussion extends to Motor Voter registration and the lack of citizenship verification, creating opportunities for non-citizens to receive ballots. Bennett argues that technology could easily provide transparency, but election officials resist making data publicly accessible, suggesting something worth hiding.
“If we don’t have free and fair elections, then we don’t have a free and fair system of government.”
Lisa Bennett, Owner of Wild Skies
Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, demolishes the narrative that electric vehicles represent a practical transportation solution. She recounts attending an event with 900 Mini vehicles where not a single electric model appeared, even from Mini’s own internal staff. The reason: EV range limitations make long-distance travel impractical and risky.
Fix exposes the dirty secret of rare earth minerals, particularly graphite. Every EV battery contains 122 pounds of graphite, virtually all mined from China-controlled operations. This hazardous material cannot be recycled, meaning dead EV batteries join solar panels and wind turbine blades in salvage yard purgatory. Meanwhile, Texas issues conservation alerts telling residents to avoid cooking and raise thermostats despite sitting atop massive oil and gas reserves.
The conversation turns to a revealing test by YouTubers at Fast Lane Truck, who compared gas and electric pickup trucks hauling trailers from Longmont toward Pueblo. The EV constantly recalculated its diminishing range, creating anxiety about reaching charging stations. Fix warns that government policies pushing EVs while ignoring grid capacity mirror the path that led Sri Lanka to economic collapse.
“If you can’t afford the vehicle you have, you’re not going to go buy an electric vehicle.”
Lauren Fix, The Car Coach
Caller Bill from North Glenn challenges the terminology used to discuss energy, arguing that “fossil fuels” plays into the scarcity narrative promoted by global elites. He proposes using “natural fuels” instead, noting that the earth continuously produces oil through natural processes. Kim embraces this reframing as part of the broader battle to reclaim language from those who manipulate words to control policy debates.
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