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Is the Government Shutdown a Game for the Two Parties?

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Category: Politics

Published: Sunday, 20 October 2013 20:09

Written by Roger Caldwell

By Roger Caldwell
“I’m thoroughly disgusted with our politicians. This country was built on compromise and we have a Republican and a Democratic party in power and we expect them to do the job that we sent them to do. And as I see it right now, they’re acting like a bunch of three year old children. It’s who can hold their breath the longest,” says Ken Griffith, a tourist from Kentucky.

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Is Florida a Jim Crow State Under the Leadership of Gov. Scott?

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Category: Politics

Published: Thursday, 17 October 2013 13:24

Written by Roger Caldwell

by Roger Caldwell  

Leading up to the election of 2014, Governor Scott will continue to run Florida as a Jim Crow state. In 2012, Ex-President Clinton said, "There has never been in my lifetime, since we got rid of the poll tax and all the Jim Crow burdens on voting, the determined effort to limit the franchise that we see today."

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Republicans and Democratic Party Favorability Sinks to Record Low

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Category: Politics

Published: Thursday, 17 October 2013 15:28

Written by Roger Caldwell

By Roger Caldwell
"You can't depend on Washington because the train is long overdue," says the late Gil Scott Heron. Both parties are blaming each other for the mess in Washington, instead of compromise and the train is falling off the track. It has been 13 days since there has been a government shutdown and our politicians have been petty and vindictive.

The good thing is both the parties and the president are talking to each other even though they both think they are right.

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The Bottom Line with Temia Brinson - Analyzed

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Category: Politics

Published: Sunday, 13 October 2013 04:08

The Bottom Line with Temia Brinson debuted on Saturday morning at 8:am. Ms. Brinson's first guess was Geraldine Thompson. Senator Thompson talked about the Medicaid funding issues with Gov. Scott and the Republicans and then she talked about the stand your ground law. Both are very important issues when the Black population is concerned.

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