Blasting with Boyles
OPINION
Colorado has a rich history of colorful outlaws, ruthless gunman, and swindlers. The list of Colorado’s notorious crooks and outlaws includes Soapy Smith; The Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon during the 1920s, Dr. John Galen Locke; the Smaldone family; our very own local mafia with great names like Cadillac Jack Abranoff, Charles Ponzi, and of course with representation in Colorado, the talented Bernie Madoff. Now enter the dragon.
Victor Marx, a Republican gubernatorial candidate who is pushing amazing tales of his alleged accomplishments. While Colorado’s mainstream media looks the other way, a group of citizen journalists and investigators are raising significant questions about Marx’s claims. Many of these new investigators and detractors were once supporters of Marx.
And a couple of Saturday nights ago I put together a dinner at The Butchery in Arvada. It was a gathering of all the young Turks who led the surpassing of the petrified mainstream media of Denver. A sadness has befallen our state where these once acknowledged media investigators have simply sat down awaiting retirement. And I would like to recognize these new investigators for the job they did:
Darcy Schoening, a republican activist who is a private researcher who did masterful work and created “The Truth About Victor Marx.”
Next would be Ashe Epp, who has grown as a columnist for this newspaper, a cohost on Tuesday with Ryan Schuiling on KHOW, a podcaster, and making her way up the ladder spearheading alternative media.
Curt Kennedy, coder and algorithm genius. His wife Cori Kennedy did incredible work on the background of Victor Marx, and taking my radio interview with Marx and dissecting it for Marx’s falsehoods. Brilliant researcher and fact finder.
Not present that night, Kelly Dore, former elected official and creator of the National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition; Ross Kaminsky, Common Sense Institute Colorado and radio host; as well as radio hosts Michael Brown and Mandy Connell. Mark Cook, owner of Booster Technologies and researcher, with the enormous alleged “smurfing” breakthrough that calls into question the origins of Marx’s campaign contributions.
Corby Hall, who was at the dinner, really discovered how accurate Victor Marx is with his money.
I single out for the tip of the spear Ryan Schuiling at KHOW radio, and his assistant Trisha Calvarese, who delivered some of the most riveting radio that the city has heard in quite a while.
Add to all of that Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden who own this newspaper and have a podcast on their own that’s done lightening work on the questions around Marx.
What struck me was the absolute lack of any mainstream media grabbing on to this candidate, while instead they spend time telling you what you already know with their grasp of the obvious, Colorado’s dry, had a bad ski season, the Broncos might have a good year, the Avs chasing the playoffs, and they’ve backed away from the Rockies since they‘ve cooled off.
And we have this man in our midst now who, I believe, is a grifter. Once again the Republican Party is being grifted but this time it’s Dan Maes with Jesus.
These new media investigators have taken over the state and are telling voters what they really need to know and understand, and the state owes them a debit of gratitude. It would be extraordinary if this group of hard chargers can assist in identifying other interesting information on other candidates.
People who do the right thing do not brag about it. As Margaret Thatcher said, being powerful is like being a lady, if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. The primary vote is straight ahead, and your vote carries a lot of weight in both Democrat and Republican primaries. Thank you for reading.
— Peter Boyles
