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Ralph Nader Says He Will Not Run for President This Year; Plus Nader on the Conventions, Iran, Gore Vidal and Citizen's United
08/01/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Ralph Nader, Iran, Citizen's United, campaign contributions, Gore Vidal, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Green Party, Libertarian Party
Good morning- welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk with consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader about the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions…..Nader says taxpayers should not be funding those conventions----
But first one listener comment about yesterday’s discussion with investigative reporter Trevor Aaronson on the use of paid political provocateurs at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Here’s what o...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete Police get armored vehicle but say it won't be used for Republican convention listen
07/31/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, St. Pete Police, armored vehicles
The City of St. Petersburg has purchased an armored vehicle less than one month before the kick-off event for the Republican National Convention. But team leader for the St. Petersburg Police Department’s SWAT unit, David Gerardo, said the more than $200,000 expense isn’t related to the massive event being held at Tropicana Field.
“Really, that’s just total coincidence as far as timing.”
And Mike Puetz, spokesperson for the agency, doesn’t expect protesters, journalists or delegates a...
1 commentsHow Federal Government Law Enforcement Uses Paid Informants to Steer Activists Toward Violence
07/31/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, St. Paul, Brandon Darby, Trevor Aaronson, Better This World
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. In a moment we’ll talk about a controversy that happened during the Republican Convention four years ago in St. Paul Minnesota involving some young men who were accused of plotting to firebomb the Convention--they say they were set up by a paid government informant… we’ll try to learn some lessons from the last RNC for the 2012 Convention which takes place in Tampa at the end of August ….
But first one listener comment about yesterday’s last Call on ...
Be the first to commentObama Campaign Manager and New Report Looks at Corruption Risk in Florida
07/30/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jim Messina, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, public corruption, Integrity Florida; Dan Krassner, public records, RNC
Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up- we’ll talk with the Jim Messina who is President Obama’s re-election campaign manager…. And later we’ll talk with Dan Krassner of Integrity Florida about its new CORRUPTION RISK report …….
Our first guest is Jim Messina who was the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Obama from 2009 to 2011 and is the campaign manager for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. He’s a former aide to Senator Max Bau...
Be the first to commentCoalition to March on the RNC making final preparations for Republican convention protest listen
07/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Coalition to March on the RNC, Jared Hamil, Event Zone, Clean Zone, parade route, Tampa
A nationwide coalition of political groups is expecting 5,000 protesters to march on the first day of the Republican National Convention one month from today. The march will begin in a park outside the area Tampa officials have established for parades.
A temporary ordinance approved by Tampa City Council establishes a parade route for large groups who want to march through the streets of Tampa. Jared Hamil is an organizer with the [Coali...
Be the first to commentRomneyville campers might get kicked out before Republican convention listen
07/27/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Romneyville, homeless, Republican National Convention
Activists camping in tents on the property of a private business in downtown Tampa may be forced to leave. On the conflict at the Romneyville encampment set up to protest the Republican National Convention next month.
The camp was set up in May with permission from the owner of downtown’s Army/Navy surplus store, Nick Potamitis. Activists signed a four-month contract and paid him $1500 dollars in advance for rent until early September. But [Tampa code enforcement](http://www.tampagov.net...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete RNC Coalition questions public spending on Republican gala at the Trop
07/27/12 Lisa MarzilliLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, St. Pete RNC Coalition, Republican convention, St. Pete
On today's Last Call we were joined by two members of the newly formed St. Pete RNC Coalition. As you know, the Republican National Convention will be descending on the Tampa Bay area one month from now. The Coalition has some real concerns about the size and legitimacy of St. Pete's recently announced Event Zone. They're also questioning why the city is ...
Be the first to commentTampa will hold three town halls on impacts of RNC on residents and businesses
07/25/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Clean Zone, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, transit, Tampa Police, HART, OccupyRNC, ResistRNC
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced Wednesday that he will host three town hall meetings in August on the impacts of the Republican National Convention on residents and businesses.
The meetings will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 14 (Florida Aquarium), August 15 (Stetson University College of Law Tampa campus) and August 16 (Kate Jackson Community Center on South Rome Ave.).
The city says there will be representatives from the Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Of...
Be the first to commentCode Pink wants activists to bring their vaginas to Tampa for the Republican convention listen
07/25/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Lisa Brown, Scott Randolph, Code Pink, vagina, uterus, Republican National Convention
A women’s peace group is asking supporters to bring their vaginas to Tampa for the Republican National Convention next month. Rae Abileah, co-director for Code Pink, said the shock factor will help get their message out.
“This is appropriate to bring our powerful, feminine energy to the convention to do something creative and humorous, but that has a very serious undertone.”
Abileah expects the group to be fairly small – less than 100 – but said a small group of women can still send ...
1 commentsRawstory Writer Tells How To Legally Bring a Gun to the Republican National Convention
07/24/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, concealed weapons permit, RNC, Tampa, Republican National Convention, Governor Rick Scott, Megan Carpentier, event zone, Rawstory
Welcome to the second half of Radioactivity. I'm Rob lorei. In this segment we'll talk with Megan Carpentier who wrote a controversial piece yesterday for Rawstory.com called How to Legally Bring a Gun to the Republican National Convention
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