On today’s episode of Let’s Talk!, host of The Captain’s America Third Watch based out of Tampa, Capt. Matt Bruce joined me to discuss the show and to get his views on several political issues. The Captain’s America Third Watch Watch the video: Or listen to the podcast:Continue Reading
Senate Democrats filibusters the COVID $300 billion virus relief bill designed to extend unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans, funding for schools and liability protections for businesses and health care facilities. The bill was defeated in a 52-47 vote, not meeting the 60 needed to break the Democratic filibuster, with oneContinue Reading
The Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted their virtual political ‘Hob Nob’ event and ended with a straw poll that included Florida’s 13th Congressional race. Overwhelmingly, the pick for voters was Amanda Makki, Republican primary candidate. Amanda Makki received 23% of the vote, while her opponents trailed far behind rangingContinue Reading
Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, more than a century after the design was adopted a generation after the South lost the Civil War. Officials held a ceremony Wednesday to retire the former state flag and send it to a history museum,Continue Reading
Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today commended Governor Ron DeSantis for signing HB 7067, a bill that gives educational freedom to almost 30,000 new students a year through enrollment in Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. This represents a full 400% increase in parents and their children given the right to decideContinue Reading
The headlines from Washington Post and Vox parroted a nonsensical study attempting to malign Fox News, hosts like Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson, claiming their viewers contributed the spread of coronavirus due to the advice and coverage on these shows. “Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, media critics have warned that the decisionContinue Reading
Senate Democrats officially rejected Republicans’ police reform bill, which needed 60 votes to advance, in a 55-45 vote on Wednesday. In a letter earlier this week, Democrats voiced objection and prevented debate or a vote, blocking any amendments. In an interview on “Fox & Friends” Republican South Carolina Sen. TimContinue Reading
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced legislation on Thursday to end no-knock warrants, a measure that appears to have bipartisan support as demand grows for police reform. Titled “Justice for Breonna Taylor Act,” the law would prohibit federal law enforcement from carrying out a warrant “until after the officer provides notice of hisContinue Reading
Hillsborough County Republican Party Chair Jim Waurishuk has used inflammatory language to speak out against George Floyd protesters, claiming they are “violent hard core radical political left extremists” warning Trump supporters, conservatives that they ‘will be murdered.” Waurishuk shared an article about former PresidentBarack Obama’s statements on the protests calling them “aContinue Reading
Amanda Makki received yet another major honor this week, being named as a Young Gun Contender by NRCC and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. This further sets her apart as the clear Republican frontrunner and the only candidate capable of unseating Charlie Crist in November. Makki was previously listed toContinue Reading
U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (CD-6), a decorated combat veteran and Green Beret, has endorsed Amanda Makki’s campaign for Congress. “Amanda Makki is the best candidate in the primary and the type of servant leader the people of the 13th district deserve,” said Congressman Waltz. “She has a strong sense ofContinue Reading
The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, is held up by many as the epitome of conservatism. The question is, how conservative was he? On this podcast, I am joined by Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Ivan Eland to answer this question. I asked Eland specifically aboutContinue Reading
