Jared Polis’s Wolves Are Moving In on Denver

On June 25, 2024, Deb Flora, Helen Raleigh, Dave Wilson, Mike Buck, and Susan Kochevar joined the show. Flora details her border visit experiences and seven-point plan to secure America, criticizing Washington dysfunction and advocating for finishing the wall, defunding sanctuary cities, and designating cartels as terrorist organizations Raleigh explains how her Wall Street Journal op-ed on Polis’s wolf policy became a viral sensation and uses it to.

Border Security and Congressional Leadership

Start listening at 15:27 – Hour 1

Deb Flora, candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, outlines her comprehensive plan to address the nation’s most pressing challenges. Flora, who served as director of public policy and created the documentary “Whose Children Are They?,” emphasizes the need for principled leadership in Washington. She describes her firsthand experience visiting the southern border, where she spoke with Border Patrol, ICE, and DEA agents about the crisis. Flora calls for finishing the border wall, defunding sanctuary cities, restoring stay-in-Mexico policies, and designating drug cartels as narco-terrorist military organizations.

Flora criticizes the dysfunction in Congress, noting that the first two years of the Trump administration were “squandered” despite Republican control of both chambers. She stresses the importance of rebuilding coalitions within the party to achieve meaningful legislative victories on border security and government accountability.

“When I was down at the border last year, many of the people who are coming across our border are not from Mexico. In fact, that is the smallest group of people. Border Patrol would refer to the ‘stans’: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, and China.”

Deb Flora, CD4 Congressional Candidate

Governor Polis’s Wolf Policy Draws National Attention

Start listening at 31:48 – Hour 1

Helen Raleigh, senior contributor at The Federalist and author of Confucius Never Said, Backlash, and The Broken Welcome Mat, explains how her Wall Street Journal op-ed on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction became one of the weekend’s most-read pieces. The article criticizes Governor Jared Polis’s conservation policies, particularly the narrow 2020 ballot measure that released wolves west of the Continental Divide against the wishes of rural voters most affected by the decision.

Raleigh reports that wolves have already been spotted in Larimer County near Fort Collins, spreading panic among residents. When Polis responded to her article on Twitter at 6 a.m. with what she characterizes as a “condescending” message suggesting critics simply put up fences, Raleigh argues this exemplifies how liberal elites make policy decisions that affect ordinary people while remaining insulated from consequences.

The discussion extends to immigration reform, where Raleigh advocates for comprehensive legal immigration changes including reformed asylum laws modeled on Australia’s approach, which reduced illegal immigration by 90 percent by refusing to accept asylum claims from anyone who arrived illegally by boat.

“This article is not about attacking wolves or wolverines. Sometimes we can focus on the most mundane and absurd aspect of public policy and demonstrate the absurdity, because it doesn’t matter how they deal with illegal immigration or wolverines, the methodology is always the same: they are insulated from the consequences, making policies based on what makes them feel good.”

Helen Raleigh, Senior Contributor at The Federalist

District Attorney Candidate Champions Faith and Justice

Start listening at 70:32 – Hour 2

Dave Wilson, candidate for El Paso County District Attorney, brings 20 years of military experience and service as a special assistant U.S. attorney to his campaign. Wilson, who describes himself as someone called by God to run for office just two days before assembly, highlights the disconnect between rising crime and current prosecution priorities. He notes that Colorado Springs reportedly leads the nation in vehicle theft because the current DA’s office allegedly refuses to prosecute unless violence is involved.

Wilson emphasizes his commitment to faith-based leadership and grassroots engagement, noting the clean nature of his primary race.

“I prayed about it, and God said, you’re running. I’m exactly the kind of person that our founding fathers originally tasked with this job: someone who’s lived under these failed policies, a small business owner, someone who understands the Constitution.”

Dave Wilson, El Paso County DA Candidate

Rural Development and Water Rights in Elbert County

Start listening at 102:33 – Hour 2

Mike Buck, candidate for Elbert County Commissioner, addresses growing concerns about cluster home development threatening rural lifestyles. A current planning commission member, Buck proposes a seven-point plan to bridge the disconnect between citizen preferences and commissioner approvals. His proposals include redefining what constitutes a rural community, resurveying citizens about Elbert County’s future, and creating a well renewal fund through developer impact fees to help residents whose wells run dry due to new development.

“There’s a big disconnect between what the citizens want and what is being approved by the current commissioners. I’ve talked to people that have had their wells run dry. Right now, our guidelines are a tool that the developer can use.”

Mike Buck, Elbert County Commissioner Candidate

Government Data Collection and Farmer Surveillance

Start listening at 74:27 – Hour 2

Susan Kochevar, owner of the 88 Drive-In Theater, raises alarming concerns about government incentives designed to collect data on American farmers and ranchers. Citing Dr. Peter McCullough’s warnings, Kochevar describes how officials are showing up on farms demanding PCR tests for livestock and offering significant payments to kill off animals, a practice she argues undermines natural herd immunity and food security.

Kochevar connects this surveillance to broader patterns of government overreach, including proposed gun insurance mandates that would effectively create a firearms registry through insurance company records. She references the ongoing Palazzi Farms case in Brighton, where developers received eminent domain powers from the city council to potentially destroy a farm operating since 1929.

“Any kind of incentive to get people to do what the government wants them to do. We saw during COVID the impact of incentives when hospitals were given money for COVID patients and deaths. The right could learn a big lesson about how to use incentives to push this back the other way.”

Susan Kochevar, Owner, 88 Drive-In Theater