On June 18, 2024, Bill Jack, Richard Holtorf, Mike Siemens, Jon Boesen, Nathan Worcester, and Trent Leisy joined the show. Condemned dark money organizations funding attack ads against principled conservatives in Douglas County, calling for Republicans to repudiate consultant-class tactics Described voter concerns about border security and inflation, emphasized military qualifications for Congress, and recounted a Democrat openly celebrating open borders as voter strategy Analyzed the Denver ballot initiative to.
Bill Jack, candidate for Colorado House District 45, opened with a searing critique of dark money infiltrating Republican primaries. Jack described how organizations like Coloradans for Conservative Leadership funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into Douglas County races, funding attack ads filled with half-truths against principled conservatives. He connected this to Cicero’s warning about traitors within the gates, arguing that these consultant-class operatives care more about retaining power than advancing Republican principles.
Jack detailed how negative mailers and television ads create doubt among voters, leading to apathy and discouraging principled candidates from entering races. He called on his opponent to publicly repudiate these tactics and urged voters to investigate the philosophical differences between candidates rather than accepting character assassination as political discourse.
“I’ve heard much about election integrity and concerns voters have about the security of mail-in ballots. Yet, as bad, almost worse, in my opinion, is what I and other principled conservatives are experiencing from the support our opponents receive from what is called dark money.”
Bill Jack, Candidate for HD45
Richard Holtorf, current Colorado State Representative and candidate for Congressional District 4, described his eight months on the campaign trail challenging the status quo. Holtorf recounted a striking encounter with a Democrat in Fort Morgan who openly celebrated the open border policy as a strategy to make Republicans irrelevant through demographic change, viewing new immigrants as guaranteed Democrat voters.
The retired Army Colonel with 29 years of service and two combat tours emphasized his readiness to serve on the Armed Forces Committee from day one. He criticized opponents who make promises about shutting down federal departments, noting that one congressperson cannot accomplish such sweeping changes. Holtorf stressed that voters should select the most qualified candidate, not the most popular, given the dangerous geopolitical landscape with conflicts in Ukraine and Israel and Russian warships near Cuba.
“The first thing is the border and the second thing is inflation and the cost of living, when young people in their late 20s, early 20s, mid-20s still have to live in their parents house because they can’t afford a 400, 500,000 home.”
Richard Holtorf, Colorado State Representative
Mike Siemens, Executive Director of Protect the Harvest, delivered an extensive analysis of the Denver ballot initiative threatening to shut down Superior Farms, a premier employee-owned lamb processing facility operating since the early 1960s. Siemens noted that 70% of Denver residents surveyed did not even know the facility existed, yet activist groups seek to use the ballot box to eliminate a business that supports consumer choice.
A Colorado State University Regional Economic Development Institute study detailed the devastating ripple effects such a closure would have on the community. Siemens warned that elites pushing this agenda will not suffer the consequences, but everyday families struggling with inflation will bear the burden of higher food costs and reduced supply. He connected this to California’s Prop 12 as an example of misguided policy that hurt consumers while achieving nothing positive for producers.
The conversation expanded to John Deere’s electric transmission technology. Siemens clarified that while John Deere tractors with electric variable transmissions still run on diesel engines, the broader push toward battery-powered farm equipment raises serious practical concerns. Farmers with land spread across 20 miles cannot afford to drain batteries traveling between fields, and there are no charging stations in the middle of 1,000-acre operations.
“The free market system has been very good for this country going on 250 years. And this is a perfect example of that, where people are trying to dictate their elite agenda to the consumers of Denver when, in actuality, the folks in Denver have the ability to do that themselves on a daily basis.”
Mike Siemens, Executive Director, Protect the Harvest
Jon Boesen of Boesen Law discussed Colorado’s ranking as the third most dangerous state and offered practical safety advice for summer activities. Drawing from decades of legal experience representing injury victims, Boesen emphasized the importance of trusting gut instincts when something feels wrong, whether dealing with an untrustworthy guide on a rafting trip or sensing danger from an approaching stranger.
Boesen shared that he regularly hears from clients who ignored warning signs before incidents occurred. His advice resonated with Kim Monson’s own guidance to her children about recognizing danger signals. The attorney reminded listeners that time is of the essence when injuries occur, and early legal consultation provides better outcomes than seeking help weeks after an incident.
“If something doesn’t feel right, trust your instinct, trust your gut. And what I refer to in that regard is if you’re out on a, you know, doing fun stuff, whether it’s a rafting trip or horseback riding or rappelling or kayaking, and you’ve got a guide and that guide doesn’t seem trustworthy, find a different guide.”
Jon Boesen, Boesen Law
Nathan Worcester, national politics reporter for the Epoch Times, provided insight into tech industry figures turning toward Trump after years of supporting Democrats. Worcester described how Trump has positioned himself as the pro-AI, pro-cryptocurrency president, attracting venture capitalists who previously funded Democratic campaigns.
The reporter highlighted Jacob Helberg, a former Google disinformation specialist who now supports Trump despite previously criticizing his rhetoric about the 2020 election. Worcester noted that tech workers facing street-level crime in places like Sunnyvale may be reconsidering their politics after being, as the old neoconservative saying goes, mugged by reality.
En route to a Trump rally in Racine, Wisconsin, Worcester discussed Trump’s polling gains among Hispanic voters, potentially reaching 50% support. He analyzed the upcoming Biden-Trump debate, predicting that Biden would likely perform lucidly as in the State of the Union, though the format would likely restrict improvisation. The conversation touched on VP speculation, with Worcester identifying J.D. Vance and Doug Burgum as leading contenders.
“Some of the polling does show him close to maybe at around 50 percent to the Hispanic vote, which might have been unthinkable a few years ago from pretty much any Republican candidate.”
Nathan Worcester, Epoch Times
Trent Leisy, Weld County Councilman and candidate for Colorado House District 65, closed the show with a fiery critique of establishment Republican spending against conservative candidates. A Navy veteran and small business owner, Leisy noted that his opponent has spent over $37,000 attacking him while he has spent zero attacking her.
Leisy argued that with Republicans holding the smallest minority in Colorado history, effective leadership means standing firm against bad legislation rather than making bad deals slightly less damaging. He called for unified Republicans who will confront the unions and special interests rather than being bought and paid for by the consultant class seeking to maintain power.
“But what I really start with, Kim, is that we need to have effective leaders in Denver that can fight back against this egregious legislation, but not make bad deals less bad. I get tired of Republicans saying that. We need to make bad bills good bills.”
Trent Leisy, Weld County Councilman
On November 14, 2023, Kim Monson opened with analysis of Colorado’s property tax crisis following Proposition HH’s defeat, the state’s fourth-highest crime rate ranking,...
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Episode from The Kim Monson Show