Good morning and welcome to this patriotic version of Ringside. Thanks to everyone who joined Jeff at the Northshore Tea Party and enjoyed some great entertainment even though Mother Nature decided to cut the event short. Mayor Ray Nagin is at it again now disputing the techonology experts' findings which were revealed earlier this week. The vote on the new City Hall has been delayed 3 weeks as City Council is still debating the matter. As we head toward the July 4th holiday, the economic news was not encouraging yesterday on news of unemployment rates rising again. North Korea has now launched 4 missiles and speculation continues as to whether or not a missile will be launched at Hawaii. The question now remains how the U.S. will respond. In the Michael Jackson case, the tragic death is sadly only the beginning which has now brought on a tangled legal structure. And across the pond, tourists got quite a surprise from the grounds of Buckingham Palace when a band practicing traditional tunes, broke out into Jackson's Thriller.
Guests include Sandra "18-Wheeler" Hester who joins the show to discuss the questions she has on Mayor Ray Nagin trying to rush the relocation of City Hall and Nagin's response to the e-mail scandal.
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy joins the show to talk about how long the regime in Iran which is cracking down on their population will last, the Michael Jackson coverage covering important happenings overseas, and North Korea's missile threat. For more information go to www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org.
Businessman, Mickey McCarthy joins the program to talk on the subject of the ousted Honduras president, Manuel Zelaya looking to help from the U.S. to bring him back into power. Also, Mickey discusses what impact that will have in Central America and the chance of a Venezuelan invasion.
Political watchdog, C.B. Forgotston joins the show to discuss the disappointment that resulted from the Louisiana legislative session, education standards being lowered, and an interesting idea for entertainment purposes on the heels of Hurricane Chris's appearance on the floor of the legislature. For more information, visit www.forgotston.com.
Tony Gentile, candidate for U.S. Senate, joins the show to talk about his switch to from independent to libertarian party, the difference in parties between both current senators, how he would vote on cap and trade, and views on Obama's reforms to this point. For more information on Gentile's run for Senate, go to www.gentileforsenator.com.
Good morning and welcome to another jam-packed edition of Ringside. Helen Thomas really took White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs to task over question selections from a recent press conference. Technology officials have come forward with results that Mayor Ray Nagin's e-mails have been deleted by an expert. Does Mr. Nagin have something to hide? Jeff also announces details on the Northshore tea party starting at 5 P.M. in Covington this evening. A U.S. soldier has been captured in the latest chapter in Afghanistan. And a big thanks to everyone who attended Politics With a Punch last night which turned out one of its biggest crowds ever. Also, just what was the legislature doing in their final hours in Baton Rouge?
Guests include all-stars, Mitch Gibbs and Nick Varrecio who join the program to discuss the Nagin e-mail scandal, what stood out from the recently concluded legislative session, Helen Thomas vs. Robert Gibbs, new unemployment figures showing a slight rise, and Mitch having a new show starting on WGSO. For more go to www.ringsidepolitics.com.
Gerald Celente from the Trends Research Institute joins the show to talk about his latest newsletter titled Obamageddon 2012 highlighting what the ultimate cost of the current economic problems will be. For more information visit www.trendsresearch.com.
Andre Van Heerden from Cloud Ten Pictures joins the program to discuss the Left Behind series which is what they are most known for, his newest film project which is called Saving God (along with where to find the movie), when his next film project will be, and the state of entertainment in Hollywood. For more go to www.cloudtenpictures.com.
Bill Keith, former state senator, Shreveport Times reporter, and author of the book Commissioner which is based on an incident that happened in Shreveport in the 1970s joins the program to talk about the basis of the book which is a big mystery murder of Jim Leslie in Louisiana and the controversy surrounding the case. For more on the book go to www.pelicanpub.com or go to your local bookstore.
State senator, Jack Donahue joins the show to discuss the recently wrapped legislative session with cuts to higher education and health care, an adolescent hospital having funding cut, and a priority problem in Louisiana.
Good Morning & Welcome to Ringside for Wednesday July 1st, 2009....
- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found out about the affair.
- Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race on Tuesday, ending a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by only a few hundred votes.
- A veteran Saints football player who was just released from the squad is trying to get back money that he and other team members invested in an Elmwood motion picture studio, representatives for the player and the film company said Tuesday.
- Arturo Xo Cuz says he is the victim of a street crime: A contractor promised to pay him money to fix up a house and didn't hand him a single cent when the job was finished.
- Gov. Bobby Jindal today used his line-item veto authority to cut $14.2 million that the Legislature earmarked for the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, which means the Uptown mental hospital is likely to close by Sept. 1.
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Good Morning & Welcome to Ringside for Tuesdau June 30th, 2009....
- State Health Secretary Alan Levine, speaking after the Louisiana State University System Board of Supervisors last week rejected a teaching hospital deal he helped negotiate, floated the idea of a medical center that is not legally affiliated with the school at all.
- Countering criticism that he's done little on gay rights, President Barack Obama commemorated the 40th anniversary of the birth of the modern movement by welcoming its leaders to the White House and reaffirming his commitment to their top priorities.
- A will drafted by Michael Jackson in 2002 which divides the singer's estate among his mother, three children and one or more charities could play a central role in determining how his tangled financial relationships will be unwound.
- A company created by the wife of former Rep. William Jefferson billed a Kentucky technology firm for thousands of dollars in consulting fees without spending a dime on office space, travel, gas, stamps or a single employee, the congressman's former accountant testified Monday.
- The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
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Good Morning & Welcome to Ringside for Monday June 29th, 2009....
- Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.
- Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he was the victim of "a coup" and a "brutal kidnapping" by soldiers, and President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" by the Sunday morning detention of the Central American president.
- Just before dusk Sunday, the Revolution Social Aid & Pleasure Club began its march down St. Bernard Avenue, leading a second-line parade to honor Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who died Thursday at age 50.
- A 41-year-old Argentine woman acknowledged having a relationship with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, saying Sunday that widely published e-mail correspondence between the two was obtained from her account without permission
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Jeff Crouere
