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Jeff Madrick on the case for big government: Part II listen
11/13/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jeff Madrick, government, politics
In former New York Times columnist Jeff Madrick’s new book, The Case for Big Government, he writes about the diminishing quality of life for most Americans over the past three decades.
“Some new evidence now suggests that relatively few Americans are able to rise above the socio-economic level onto which they born that was once the case.”
Madrick then asks: " Is this a national tragedy? The fact that many think this is not suggests an age of national limits.” Written before the c...
Be the first to commentBlair considers filing complaint against Beckner listen
11/13/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Politics, Hillsborough County, Kevin Beckner, Brian Blair
Last week, Democrat Kevin Beckner soundly beat incumbent Republican Brian Blair to win a seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. This afternoon at the County Center in downtown Tampa, Blair held a press conference to call attention to what he called the Beckner campaign’s “blatant lies.”
Blair charged Beckner with crossing an ethical line. But in doing so, Blair may have crossed that line himself.
Flanked by his wife and a handful of county employees, former Commissioner Brian Blai...
Be the first to commentHillsborough GOP consultant reviews Obama shift listen
11/12/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Politics, Hillsborough County, GOP, David Storck, Mark Proctor
Last night we reported that Hillsborough County Republican Party Chairman David Storck will not run for re-election to his party post next month.
That has led to a number of potential successors, including GOP Political Consultant Mark Proctor. He’s thinking of putting his hat in the ring to run for the County Party Chairmanship.
Be the first to commentElection Tampa Bay 2008
11/01/08 Mary Glenney and Arlene EngelhardtFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, politics, women's issues
Eleanor Cecil, Tampa NOW, Adrienne Kimmel, Planned Parenthood, Pat Kemp, HCDEC, B.J. Starr, Pinellas NOW and Doris Rosen, Pasco NOW talk about the local candidates and issues as they affect women.
Be the first to commentSeparation of Church and State
10/18/08 Mary Glenney and Arlene EngelhardtFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Toni Van Pelt, vice president for the Center for Inquiry, talked about the dangers of tearing down the firewall of separation of church and state. She talked of recent "findings" by President Bush and his utilization of tax funds to give to religious organizarions for governmemtal programs.
Be the first to commentAdie Stan talks about women in the political process
10/18/08 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Adel Stan, women's issues, politics, 2008 election
Adele "Adie" Stan is a journalist, writer and blogger; she talks about women in this year's nomination and election. We particularly focused on Sarah Palin and the far right of the Republican party. Read Stan's work on the Huffington Post and American Prospect. Visit her web site Adel Stan.
Be the first to commentCongressional candidate Bob Hackworth campaigns in Pinellas
10/14/08 Jamie KidderWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2008 election, Bill Young, Bob Hackworth, politics, 10th District
Bob Hackworth is currently the mayor of Dunedin. He is running for congress in Florida’s 10th district, taking on Pinellas County political powerhouse Bill Young.
After winning the Democratic Party nomination over Samm Simpson and Max Linn, Hackworth is now focusing on his general election campaign.
Covering nearly all of Pinellas County aside from South St. Petersburg and parts of Clearwater, the 10th Congressional District has been represented by Young, the Republican incumbent, for...
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10/03/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bush Legacy Tour, politics
The Bush Legacy Tour was in Sarasota today, and will be in Ybor City Saturday morning.
The 45-foot-long bus converted into a museum, is dedicated to the failures of the Bush administration, its organizers say.
The Bush Legacy Tour is a project of the group Americans United for Change. The bus will be parked in Ybor City, next to the Saturday Morning Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1 commentsSiegel: Triumph of culture over politics - Part 2 listen
09/18/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Lee Siegel, politics, culture
New polls released in the past few days indicate that John McCain’s bounce from the Republican National Convention and his selection of Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin has subsided.
The election remains neck and neck, 47 days before Americans go to the polls. But there is no doubt that the selection of only the second woman on a presidential ticket has added a new dimension to the race.
Some analysts have said that the insertion of the pro-life, pro NRA Palin has brought the culture wars back...
1 commentsAddison Harden on women in politics
08/23/08 Mary GlenneyFrom A Woman's Point of View Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Women's issues, politics
Addison Harden talked about the difficulties for women in entering and being involved in politics.
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