The Morning Edge: Recent Episodes
Augi Schmitz
The Morning Edge is heard Mondays and Fridays on WWPR 1490 AM, www.1490wwpr.com , from 9-10am. Host: Augi Schmitz, Co-Host Floyd Jay Winters
2016-04-15 Dennis Maley and Augi discuss contentious Democratic debate before New York primary. Followed by a discussion on taxes.
2016-04-08 States Rights regarding voting rights and 5 hour lines - Disenfranchising college students and African American voters who tend to vote Democrat. States rights and transgenders in rest rooms.
2015-04-04 Call in guest Harley Schlanger - topics ranging from nuclear proliferation to states rights to does our vote matter.
2016-03-25 Corporate welfare - from Clinton and Boeing to Bush and Oil and Big Pharma. Followed by a discussion of cancer cluster near Bayshore High School on 34th St in Bradenton
2016-03-21 Obama visits Cuba, do teenagers at McDonalds and retired Wal-Mart greeters need to make $15 an hour to support their families
2016-03-11 Dennis Augi and Floyd discuss Bernie's suggestion for free college - both positive and negative aspects
2016-02-15 Conversation with Attorney John Torraco Florida - former candidate for state attorney - regarding the death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia -- followed by a discussion on Republican debate and local politics
2016-02-12 Taxes - what really is a 90% marginal tax -- put money in poor peoples hands they spend it - rich tend to save - could Bernie or Clinton or Trump win
2016-01-29 Dennis Maley of Bradenton Times on local school board politics in Manatee County and SCF. Developer gives over $160,000 to politicians to buy both board members and board seats. Followed by a discussion on latest Republican debate without Trump. And a discussion of Iran and oil.
2016-01-22 Guest Mitch Perry reporter at FloridaPolitics.com, SaintPetersBlog.com, and host of MidPoint on WMNF on Thursday afternoons, discusses the election season and Flint water crisis. Is Bernie a Socialist or is he similar to many conservatives in Europe?
2016-01-11 Harley Schlanger and Dennis Maley - Saudi Arabia a Sunni Muslim nation vs Iran a Shia Muslim nation. Followed by local discussion on impact fees and later campaign donations by developers
2016-01-04 Augie Floyd Dennis and callers discuss Sanders raises 33 million in last quarter setting a record for individual contributions -- also problems with primaries. Caucuses date back to time when candidates had to travel by train to city by city before radio and TV.