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Regular Folks Rising
By Regular Folks Rising!Government
Regular Folks Rising episodes
- Regular Folks, Rising!Welcome to Regular Folks Rising. Our names are Hugh McKean and Scott James. Hugh is a contractor from Loveland, Colorado, who happens to be Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. Scott is a media talent from Johnstown, Colorado, who happens to be a Weld County Commissioner. Bottom line - we're regular folks, not pedigreed politicians, whose desire to help people and make a difference in our communities led us into jobs as elected public servants.The government in which we represent you is decidedly better when you are involved. But how do regular folks become involved in a government that has become unnecessarily bloated and burdensome? That's what this podcast is all about - helping regular folks rise!In this first episode we introduce ourselves and ramble - it's a way for you to get to know who we are, learn a little about our philosophies regarding government, and to get a glimpse of our very regular hearts. Thanks for listening and do not be afraid to contact us through Scott - [email protected].39 min
About Regular Folks Rising
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Go to any convenience store at about 7:15 in the morning and you’ll meet the regular folks. The mom getting some gas and hustling to get her kids to school. The plumber grabbing a breakfast burrito before his first job. The teacher getting much-needed coffee before their first bell rings.
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. These are the regular folks.
Lately, Colorado seems to have forgotten about the regular folks, or worse yet, dismissed us. Colorado’s newly acquired activist mindset seems more a product of imported east-coast elites and west-coast extremists than a product of those possessing Colorado Common Sense.
We remember that Colorado is the west.
Not the west coast. The Rocky Mountain West. We remember that Coloradans are westerners and that means something. We’re rugged. Individualists. Determined. We persevere, we work together, and we respect one another. Westerners believe in an ethic – the code of the west.
We live our own lives – boldly – and we keep our nose on our own side of the fence. We don’t really need to be told what to do (and we don’t like it when we are) because we instinctively know what’s right – and we do it, not because we’re told, but because it’s the right thing to do!
We love our state and our nation. We believe in the concept of a democratic republican and we elect representatives to work in government on our behalf. However, we believe that the regular folks have ceded too much authority to what has become less elected representatives and more ruling elites. These imported ruling elites have twisted Colorado into something we no longer recognize.
We get it – regular folks are busy pursuing happiness. But the only way to stop this Colorado creep toward Californication is to get involved. That’s what the Regular Folks Rising movement is all about – equipping the common person to engage in the important role of self-governance. The nonsense must stop. It begins here and it begins now. It’s time for regular folks to rise!