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Our Mission is to inform and entertain. If there is a local, state or national issue that you think is important, let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Email questions, comments or suggestions to freeforallfriday@wnzf.com.
Free For All Friday is on
Last week:
Brian McMillan joined me in the studio to wrap up our election coverage with some post-primary analysis. I also tore into soon-to-be ex-Commissioner Bob Abbott for the lack of class he showed in taking out a campaign ad that attacked his opponent personally, and showed how desperate he was to try to hold on to his job.
One key obsrvation that could impact the elections in November: far more Republicans voted, both locally and statewide, than Democrats. So much for "fundamentally changing" America.
Here is a link to a site that briefly summarizes all the ballot measureseach that we will be voting on in November.
http://www.collinscenter.org/?1bFLAm2010Amendments
Here is a link to the Dept. of State site, where you can find the exact ballot language that will appear.
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/initiativelist.asp?year=2010&initstatus=ALL&MadeBallot=Y&ElecType=GEN
This week:
County Commission Chairman George Hanns will hold a radio Town Hall meeting. I'm sure the budget and proposed millage rate will be a topic of interest. We look forward to calls from listeners.
Recommended Links
If you are a freedom-loving capitalist pig opposed to ever-growing government, and you have never read Ayn (rhymes with mine) Rand; here is your chance to make amends. Her clearly-articulated logic is unassailable. Before coming to the US she lived in Soviet Russia under Lenin and Stalin - she knew what tyranny is. Here is one of her essays that deals with caitalism:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/capitalism.html
Here's a link to a site that includes our great historical documents:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/
If you're not really sure what the Cap & Trade legislation is about, click here to get the low down.
http://noenergytax.com/
Mark Steyn, syndicated columnist, says in this article what many believe - and far too many are afraid to say. To put this into perspective - when you were a kid who were you afraid to piss off : your friends, or the neighborhood bully? Just my take on it.
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/-248862--.html
Miscellaneous Stuff
Local TEA Party organization meeting info.
Meeting Dates: 3rd Tuesday of each month (next meeting is May 18th)
Meeting Time: 6:30 pm
Meeting Location: Flagler Palm Coast High School cafeteria.
The group's website is now up and running.
http://www.flaglercountyteaparty.org/
While most clear-thinking individuals would instinctively understand this, we have 4 Supreme Court justices who apparently do not. It's pretty simple - the Bill of Rights is a collection of rights that are guranteed to US citizens. The 14th Amendment clarifies that these rights apply to all equally, and cannot be taken away without due process of law. How much research really needs to be done to understand that?
According to the syllabus posted on the Supreme Court's website, Chicago passed the law ostensibly to protect residents "from the loss of property and injury or death from firearms." Here's the real kicker: The hand gun death rate in Chicago has gone up since the law was passed. The same thing happened in DC when that city banned hand gun ownership. When you keep trying the same thing over and over again, and keep expecting a different result - isn't that the definition of insanity?
School Board member Trevor Tucker joined me in studio to discuss plans to deal with the requirements of the Class Size Amendement. While the numb skulls who voted for this had the best of intentions - they never spent a second thinking of the cost of implementing it. They're probably the same folks who bitcth the loudest when their taxes go up.
We'll also discuss the Big News of the Week with Brian McMillan of the Observer. Supervisor of Elections Kim Weeks continues to defy logic....Tune in at 9:00.
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