
September 15th, 2023
Season 31 Episode 37 | 28mVideo has Closed Captions
Topics FORMER COLORADO FIRST LADY BEA ROMER PLANS FOR DENVER TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS
Host Kyle Dyer Guests Patricia Calhoun Eric Sondermann Tyrone Glover Sage Naumann Topics FORMER COLORADO FIRST LADY BEA ROMER PLANS FOR DENVER TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REINTRODUCE GRAY WOLVES RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN COLORADO
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September 15th, 2023
Season 31 Episode 37 | 28mVideo has Closed Captions
Host Kyle Dyer Guests Patricia Calhoun Eric Sondermann Tyrone Glover Sage Naumann Topics FORMER COLORADO FIRST LADY BEA ROMER PLANS FOR DENVER TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REINTRODUCE GRAY WOLVES RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN COLORADO
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> HELLO, I'M KYLE DYER AND WELCOME TO COLORADO INSIDE OUT ON THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH.
THIS WEEK HAS A FAR AMOUNT OF NOTABLE WEATHER STORIES.
INCLUDING THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEVASTATING BOULDER COUNTY FLOODS AND THEN, IT WAS A FEW WEEKS LATE.
BUT COLORADO RECEIVED OUR FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON ON MONDAY AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO DISCUSS THIS WEEK.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE INTRODUCING OF OUR PANEL.
PATTY CALHOUN, FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF WESTWORD.
ERIC SONDERMANN, COLUMNIST OF COLORADO POLITICS AND THE COLORADO SPRINGS AND DENVER GAZETTE.
TYRONE GLOVER, CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY.
SAGE NAUMANN, CONSERVATIVE STRATEGIST WITH ANTHEM COMMUNICATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO START THIS WEEK'S SHOW WITH RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR FORMER FIRST LADY THAT PAST AWAY.
TODAY, COLORADO IS STILL TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO DO MORE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR YOUNG LEARNERS.
WE WILL BE ASK TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL PRESCHOOL FUNDING BY SAYING YES, MAINTAINING THE TAX RATES.
THE COLORADO BALLOT WAS CERTIFIED THIS WEEK.
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR NOVEMBER.
>> ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR BIG FIGHTS.
WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF THEM.
BEE WIMER WAS GREAT WITH CHILD EDUCATION.
I THINK IT WILL PASS.
ALL EYES WILL BE ON HH.
PEOPLE, I THINK, ARE FEELING THEY ARE NICKELLED AND DIMED TO DEATH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG DOLLARS AND NOT GET ALL THEIR TABOR REFUNDS.
WE WILL HAVE TO DO A WHOLE SHOW ON IT TO MAKE SENSE.
IT COULD ONLY BACK IN 2025.
WE HAVE A MAYORAL ELECTION IN AURORA.
THAT IS A TOWN AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER.
DPS, THE BOARD, WE WILL BE VOTING FOR THREE SEATS THERE.
THAT WILL BE THE UGLIEST CAMPAIGN THIS SEASON, I THINK.
>> I THINK PATTY IS RIGHT LISTING WHAT WILL BE THE HEAD LINE ISSUES ON THE BALLOT.
HH IS GOING TO BE A VERY UGLY AND EXPENSIVE FIGHT.
NO ONE WILL KNOW WHO IS FUNDING EACH SIDE OF IT.
MY GENERAL RULE OF BALLOT ISSUES THAT COMPLEXITY IS THE ENEMY OF A YES, VOTE.
THIS IS ULTIMATELY COMPLEX.
THEY WILL TRY TO SELL IT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL GET PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
THAT WILL HOLD IT OUT THERE AS THE CARROT.
WE WILL SEE IF THE OPPOSITION CAN GET IT TOGETHER ENOUGH.
WE HAVE DPS, ANOTHER GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING AROUND THIS TABLE.
THEIR POLLING NUMBERS JUST COMPLETELY UNDER WATER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE INCUMBENT RUNS AND SURVIVES.
AS IF THAT WAS THE SMART PR MOVE.
>> I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS LAWSUIT OUT OF WASHINGTON.
INVOLVED ARE POWERHOUSE DENVER ATTORNEYS THAT IS TRYING TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM BEING ON THE BALLOT HERE.
THERE IS ACTUAL PLAINTIFFS.
SOME OF THE CRITICS SAYING IT IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE 303 LAWSUIT WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A REAL BUSINESS OR CLIENTS TO THAT MATTER, A HYPOTHETICAL LAWSUIT.
WE ARE SORT OF THE LEADERS HERE IN COLORADO.
ONE WAS FILED THIS WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
I EXPECT THIS TO BE THE PLAYBOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY.
>> I SAW OTHERS WERE FOLLOWING.
SAGE?
>> I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE LEGAL DISCUSSIONS TO ACTUALLY ATTORNEYS.
WHETHER OR NOT THIS CHALLENGE HAS GROUND AND CAN GO ANYWHERE.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE ARE SEEING IN RESPONSE TO THIS LAWSUIT AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS OUR COLORADO PUBLIC PARTY DAVE WILLIAMS HAS BEEN FUND RAISE.
HE HAS ANNOUNCED INSTEAD OF PICKING THE REPUBLICAN CHOICE THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL PROCESS, THEY WILL DO IT THROUGH THE CAUCUS.
DAVE WILLIAMS TALKS A VERY BIG GAME.
THAT TALK FIRED -- GOT HIM FIRED.
THE STATE PARTY IS VERY SHORT ON THAT COMMODITY RIGHT NOW.
REGARDLESS OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT CHALLENGE IF IT GOES ANYWHERE, THE FACT IS, IF WE AS A COUNTRY ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO DONALD TRUMP AND JOE BIDEN AS OUR CHOICES WE GOT LOT BIGGER PROBLEMS.
>> MOST HAVE LEADERSHIP DECISIONS TO BE DECIDED IN NOVEMBER.
DENVER DECIDED OVER THE SUMMER.
WE ARE GETTING A BETTER GLIMPSE ON THE PLANS AND TIMELINES AND THE COST FOR DENVER TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER COLORADO CITIES ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON.
IT IS NOT JUST A DENVER ISSUE, IT IS EVERYWHERE.
>> THE MAYOR CAME OUT THIS WEEK, THE ESTIMATE ON HIS PLAN TO HOUSE 1,000 STARTING OR BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
THERE IS A PRICE OF $48.6 MILLION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IS NOT -- INSTEAD OF THE MONEY WE ARE ALREADY SPENDING ON HOMELESS PROGRAMS WHICH IS WELL OVER $5,000 A YEAR.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
IKE -- HE HAS POLITICAL AMBITION.
I WISH HIM LUCK.
I REMAIN DUBOUS WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE RESISTANT TO TREATMENT AND HOUSING OPTIONS.
>> I AGREE WITH ERIC.
WHAT WE WILL SEE AS FAR AS WHETHER THIS IS ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL.
MOST OF THE PLANS, MOST OF THE CONCRETE STUFF THAT WE ARE SEEING AND THE MONEY IS GOING IS ON CONSTRUCTING THIS SORT OF TINY HOME VILLAGES OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM.
REPURPOSING THE HOTELS.
GETTING FOLKS INTO HOUSING.
THE PLAN FOR ALL OF THIS IS TEMPORARY.
TWO TO FOUR YEARS AT MOST.
WHAT IS THE PLAN ONCE WE GET FOLKS IN STABLE HOUSING?
IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR THAT PATH FORWARD.
HOW SUCCESSFUL IT IS TO BE.
IF IT IS NOT ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL ON THE TIMELINE PROPOSED WHAT THE PLAN BE THERE.
IT IS A MONUMENTAL EFFORT.
I THINK IT IS IMPRESSIVE WHAT HE IS ATTEMPTING TO DO.
ONCE THE GROUND WORK IS LAID AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE THAT'S WHEN WE WILL SEE THINGS GET DETERMINED.
>> NOVEMBER/DECEMBER IS START GET PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS INTO THESE COMMUNITIES.
>> WE ARE TALKING $48,000 FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL.
ON TOP OF THE MONEY WE SPEND.
WE SPEND $14,000.
IF YOU ADD ALL OF THE STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING.
WE ARE TAKING 48,000 FOR THIS.
WE ARE TALKING HUGE NUMBERS FOR THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, IT IS IMPROVEMENT ON WHAT WE HAD, ABSOLUTELY.
IF HE GETS IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
WHAT I'M AFRAID OF, THIS BECOME AN OUT-OF-SITE PROBLEM.
IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE.
PUTTING BACK THERE AND LET THEM OVERDOSE A -- ALONE WILL NOT BE THE SOLUTION.
WHAT I WANT TO SEE A PLAN TO ACTUALLY HELP THESE PEOPLE.
NOT JUST GET THEM OFF THE STREETS WHICH IS A VALUABLE THING TO DO.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE CLEAN AND SAFE STREETS.
HOW DO WE HAVE A LONG-TERM PLAN TO HELP THEM.
IF HIS PLAN CAN WORK, HE WILL BE THE MOST POPULAR MAYOR.
>> YOU MENTIONED OUT OF SITE, OUT OF MIND.
THOSE COMMUNITIES WILL BE PREVALENT FOR US STARTING THIS WINTER.
HE IS GETTING PUSHBACK FROM COMMUNITIES.
>> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND DOWNTOWN.
IT HAS AFFECTED SO MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES.
CLEARLY SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
WE HAVE THROWN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT THIS ISSUE EARLIER.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT.
HE HAS TO DO SOMETHING, IT IS A GOOD START.
WE DO HAVE EVIDENCE OF PUTTING PEOPLE IN AREAS, THE TINY HOME VILLAGES.
YOU CAN COUNT -- YOU HAVE STAFF ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO MOVE INTO MORE HOUSING?
HOW MANY WERE ABLE TO GET JOBS AND GET THEIR LIVES BACK TOGETHER?
WE HAVE TWO YEARS OF DOCUMENTATION ON HOW THAT HAS WORKED.
COLE CHANDLER HE WILL KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW IT.
YOU ARE NOT JUST LOCKING PEOPLE UP BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO OVERDOSE.
IT IS TRICKY.
IT IS A GAMBLE.
IT IS A GAMBLE THAT DENVER MUST WIN.
>> IT WILL BE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN COLORADO VOTERS APPROVED REINTRODUCE WOLVES BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
IT CAME MOSTLY FROM THE FRONT RANGE.
AN ARTICLE CAME OUT THAT FARMERS AND RANCHERS MIGHT ONLY GET 24 HOURS NOTICE WHEN WOLVES ARE BEING BROUGHT INTO THEIR AREA.
>> SOME CLEAR WEATHER IF THEY DON'T GET DONE BY DECEMBER 31st, IT OPENS THEM UP TO A LAWSUIT.
WE CAN DO THIS IN A SLIGHT MORE MORE MEASURED FASHION.
BUT BETWEEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE WOLVES FROM OUR ADJACENT NEIGHBORS TO WYOMING BEING ABLE TO SHOOT THE WOLVES ON SITE AND NO ONE SNITCHING, RIGHT?
IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A FIASCO.
THIS IDEA THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS, THESE WOLVES CAN BE INTRODUCED.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF A PACK OF 12 OR 15 WOLVES EVERY YEAR.
IT IS NOT AS THOUGH THEY ARE GOING TO OPEN UP SOME BIG RIG AND LET A HUGE -- HUNDREDS OF WOLVES INTO THE WILD.
THIS FEELS LIKE UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
HOPEFULLY WE GET IT RIGHT.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY ON OUR TIMELINE SO WE CAN TAKE THE APPRECIATE MEASURES.
>> WE SHOULD DELAY IT FOR 100 YEARS IF POSSIBLE.
THIS IS SUCH A HALF BAKED PLAN.
NO STATES WANT TO WORK WITH US ON IT.
THE OPTION IS STRONG.
ERIC HAS TALKED ABOUT IT MULTIPLE TIMES.
THEY FEEL THEY ARE UNDER ATTACK.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT DENVER AND BOULDER.
YOU ARE VOTING TO INTRODUCE WOLVES THAT WILL PUT OUR LIVESTOCK AT RISK.
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT STATE LEADERS SHOULD LOOK AT AND SAY THIS SOUNDED GREAT ON PAPER.
THAT IS AWESOME AND ALL THAT, THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO WELL.
AND EVEN IF WE IMPLEMENT IT THIS -- IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT.
THEY HAVE BABIES.
OVER 10-20 YEARS I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE POPULATION WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS SOMETHING STATE LEADERS FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN FIX.
JUST DO IT.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT THIS ANYMORE.
>> COME JANUARY 1ST, WE MAY SEE THEM DRESSED UP IN COSTUMES.
WE SPENT TWO YEARS, COLORADO STAKEHOLDERS TALKING ABOUT THIS.
PEOPLE WITHIN PARKS AND WILDLIFE DON'T AGREE.
THEY HAVE BEEN ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.
THERE HAS BEEN ENDLESS DISCUSSION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS WHICH IS THE BLM ROUND UP OF THE WILD HORSES.
122 WILD HORSES IN COLORADO DIED.
THIS IS SOMETHING COLORADOANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS.
YOU HAD THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ACCORDING TO USA TODAY.
HE BOUGHT A WHOLE NEW SANCTUARY WHERE THEY COULD GO INSTEAD OF BEING PART OF THIS ROUND UP.
>> DID NOT KNOW THAT LAST PIECE.
I'M GOING BACK TO THE WOLVES.
I CAN ONLY WISH THAT SAGE'S HOPE WOULD BE THE CASE THAT THIS JUST GET DELAYED INDEFINITELY.
IN TERMS OF DECEMBER 31st DEADLINE IF THERE ARE NO WOLVES THAT ANY STATE WILL GIVE TO COLORADO.
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WITHOUT WOLVES COMING FROM ANOTHER STATE, THAT DEADLINE IS JUST A DATE ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THIS WHOLE NOTION OF 24 HOURS NOTICE IS JUST AN INSULT.
IT IS AWFUL PUBLIC RELATIONS.
A LOT OF THE ESTRANGEMENT IS BECAUSE JARED POLIS CAN AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THERE IS NO POLITICAL FORCES THAT TELLS HIM.
CLEARLY HE IS NOT.
THE GOVERNORS OF MONTANA, WYOMING, AND OF IDAHO ARE BEING MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE WISHES OF RURAL COLORADO THAN OUR OWN GOVERNOR IS.
WE WILL SEE HOW I PLAYS OUT.
>> OREGON IS THE ONLY STATE IN THE RUNNING THAT IS CONSIDERING HELPING US OUT.
>> I BELIEVE IT IS OREGON AND POSSIBLY A NATIVE GOVERNORING TRIBE.
THAT IS WHERE COLORADO IS PINNING THEIR HOPES.
>> IT WILL COME QUICKLY DECEMBER 31st, RIGHT?
SINCE IT IS THE WEEKEND, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HEADING OUT MAYBE TO SOME OF OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK WITH A RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN COLORADO.
SAGE THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN COLORADO.
>> OUR RESTAURANT INDUSTRY CAN USE SOME GOOD NEWS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED ARE HIGH CLASS, THEY ARE VERY EXPOSSESS SIEVE.
WE ARE TALKING $175 A PLATE.
IT SOUNDS DELICIOUS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AVERAGE RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN OR ELSEWHERE IN COLORADO.
YOU SEE THEY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING IF THEY ARE STILL OPEN.
WHETHER IT IS COVID-19 OR COMING OUT OF THAT.
THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN DECIMATED HERE AND EVERYWHERE.
SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, THESE KINDS OF AWARDS THEY ARE GREAT.
I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THE CHEFS THAT EARN THEM.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE AVERAGE RESTAURANT IN THE STATE IS STRUGGLING.
THE STAR MEANS SIL ITCH TO THEM.
>> THAT'S WHY THEY DECIDED TO LURE MICHELIN.
SO THEY HAVE TO PAY GROUPS TO GET THEM HERE.
THEY HAVE TO AGREE THIS IS RICH ENOUGH, BY RICH WE MEAN GOOD, DELICIOUS ENOUGH RESTAURANT SCENE.
THEY PAY FOR ALL THE MEALS.
RESTAURANTS DON'T BUY THE MEALS.
THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING ETHICALLY WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO PLACES TO COME EAT THERE.
THEY ARE PAYING $1,000 A YEAR OR SO.
>> I DID NOT REALIZE THAT.
>> PATTY IS CORRECT ABOUT THIS.
I AGREED WITH THIS WHOLE STORY WITH THE DISTINCT ROLL OF THE EYES.
IT IS COMPLETELY PLAY $135,000 A YEAR FOR THREE YEARS THAT THE STATE TOURISM OFFICE IS PAYING, ASPEN IS ALSO PAYING.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO OWN A HIGH END RESTAURANT THAT HAPPENS TO BE IN AURORA OR HAPPEN TO BE IN COLORADO SPRINGS OR HAPPEN TO BE OUT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS YOU NEED NOT BOTHER TO APPLY.
THEY ONLY FOCUSED ON A FEW HIGH END AREAS.
INFLATION HAS HIT THIS INDUSTRY VERY, VERY HARD.
ANYONE WHO GOES OUT TO EAT KNOWS THAT INFLATION IS A FACTOR OF THE BILLS THAT WE ARE PAYING AT RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS IN THIS CURRENT MOMENT.
I THINK THIS IS VERY MUCH A SIDE BAR IN MY MIND.
>> TYRONE.
>> HOPEFULLY THIS IS ALL BOATS RISE TYPE OF SITUATION.
THE AWARDS HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT.
WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT SOME OF OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS THAT CAN FEED MORE OF OUR POPULATIONS WHERE IT ISN'T $175 A PLATE.
THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF COST, MAYBE WITH ATTENTION TO OUR RESTAURANT SCENE THEY START TO HAVE LESS OF A TOUGH TIME.
IT WOULD BE A SHAME THE ONLY ONES THAT GOT HIGHLIGHTED ARE THESE ONES THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE TO A SMALL POPULATION.
>> NO ONE COMING TO COLORADO WE GOT A RESTAURANT THAT GOT A MICHELIN STAR.
>> I HAVE TO DISAGREE.
NEBRASKA DEFINITE GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION.
THERE ARE 44 RESTAURANTS THAT WERE SITED BY MICHELIN.
I LOVE HOW THEY DID IT.
IT WILL HELP A LOT OF RESTAURANTS.
>> I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO QUANTIFY THAT.
>> THEY WILL.
THEY WILL QUANTIFY IT.
>> LET'S GET TO THE HIGHS AND LOWS THIS WEEK.
PATTY LET'S START.
>> LAUREN BOEBERT'S NIGHT AT THE THEATER.
SHE DIDN'T GET TO FINISH THE SHOW HAS GOTTEN MORE ATTENTION IN THE TOWN THAN THE OTHER THEATER PRODUCTIONS.
MANY THEATERS HAVE STARTED THEIR SEASON THIS WEEK.
WE GOT A GREAT ACTIVE THEATER SEASON THAT NEEDS PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND SEE PLAYS.
>> AND LOCAL AND NOT TOURING.
>> THERE ARE MANY COMPANIES REALLY STRUGGLING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.
>> MAYBE SOME OF THESE COMPANIES WOULD OFFER SEASON TICKETS TO LAUREN BOEBERT.
MY DISGRACE THE HEAD OF THE CHICAGO TEACHER'S UNION.
CALLED PRIVATE SCHOOLS, QUOTE, SEGREGATED ACADEMIES.
GUESS WHERE SHE SENDS HER SON?
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> TYRONE?
>> WE HAD A COURT IN TEXAS FIND DACA TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE NEED TO HAVE OUR EYES ON BEFORE WE HEAR THE DECISION.
>> MY DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SENATOR MITT ROMNEY.
WE ARE LOSING INDIVIDUALS IN WHAT IS THE MOST -- SHOULD BE THE MOST DELIVER BODY.
THEY ARE LEAVING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
WITH HOW POLITICS HAS BECOME IN THIS COUNTRY.
I THINK IT IS BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY.
I THINK IT IS BAD FOR MY PARTY, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
I WISH HIM THE VERY BEST.
I HOPE AFTER 25 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE HE GETS TIME TO REST.
IT IS DISAPPOINTING HIS VOICE WILL NOT BE THERE IN THE SENATE ANYMORE.
>> SOMETHING POSITIVE.
>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE LATINO HERITAGE.
I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO ONE OF THE LOW COST FAMILY RESTAURANTS IN DENVER.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
YOU BUYS?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> TWO QUICKIES.
ONE PANELIST, KRISTA KAFER PUT HER NAME ON THAT LAWSUIT THAT TYRONE AND SAGE REFERENCED EARLIER.
I HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TAKE.
SHE IS SOMEONE OF COURAGE.
>> I'M NOT A HUGE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GUY.
I'M ALUMNI OF CU LAW SCHOOL.
GO BUFFS.
GO COACH PRIME.
WE WILL HAVE NATIONAL TELEVISION.
I'M COMING FOR THE ALUMNI TICKETS.
>> IT IS AN EXCITING TIME.
>> NOT TO MAKE IT SEEM I'M OPPOSED TO ANY PRAISE OR GOOD NEWS OUT OF THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
I DID LEARN THAT IN AND OUT IS COMING TO BRIGHTON.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION CONGRESSMEN KEN BUCK STOOD UP AND SAID YOU ARE WRONG.
THE FIRST REGARDING JANUARY 6TH DETAIN PEOPLE DEGREE TRIED.
THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT BEING MISTREATED.
THEY SHOULD BELONG THERE.
IT DID TAKE COURAGE.
SECONDLY HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT.
AGAIN, A SMALL THING, JUST HIM SAYING I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET EARNED HIM TONS OF HATE.
NO ONE IS PRAISING HIM FOR IT.
YOU DON'T LIKE KEN BUCK.
THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M NOT TAKING A SIDE.
I'M HEADED BACK HOME TO CELEBRATE MY MOM'S 90th BIRTHDAY.
MY MOM IS AN ESTABLISHED ARTIST.
MOM HAS INSTILLED YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE WHEN YOU GET UP.
I WISH YOU A POSITIVE WEEK AHEAD NO MATTER WHO WINS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOW DOWN.
THANK YOU TO ALL YOU WATCHING AT HOME OR ON YOUR DEVICE OR LISTENING ON OUR PODCAST.
I WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON PBS12.
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