Pulse Of The Taxpayer
This is a radio program broadcast on NewsTalk 1370 WOCA out of Ocala, Florida with talkshow host Larry Whitler. It is a daily program focusing on the concerns of the taxpayers about local, state, and even national and international issues.

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A variety of issues were discussed on today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer including a lawsuit based on the fact that gasoline expands during hot temperatures, a DVD by Alex Jones that documented many of the New World Order issues, plus a visit by Gary Schor.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer was a listener/caller driven show.  Several issues were brought up by the listeners including the presidential candidates, Florida legislative activities, the IRS, and others.

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Today's program took a look at the voting records of the three U.S. Senators who are currently the front-runners in the campaign to become the next President of the United States.  The look was done anonymously, identifying the candidates as simply "Candidate One", "Candidate Two", and "Candidate Three."  At the end of the show the true identities of each of the candidates was revealed.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer featured an interview with our guest, Marion County Commissioner Stan McLain.  Commissioner McLain spoke to the audience about solid waste management, the crowded agenda of the County Commission, Earth Day related topics, and a variety of other issues.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer was caller driven and touched on several issues including a local issue regarding the use of off-road trails in the Ocala National Forest, a national issue regarding the contracts issued by the US Military to gun manufacturers, presidential candidate Barak Obama, and a proposal in Arcadia, Florida to boost the local economy by authorizing a nudist resort.
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Today's program was listener driven and included discussions about a dog that was shot and killed on a man's private property by a law enforcement officer conducting an investigation, a treasure of old coins pulled from a shipwreck off the coast of Portugal by a Tampa based marine exploration company and Spain's efforts to claim the found coins are their property, and some sound bites from Jackie Mason's radio program regarding comments he made about Barak Obama.
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Today's program focused on the conservation of the natural waterways in Florida and in America and, particularly, the need to conserve and protect the quality and quantity of the St. John's River and it's local tributary, the Ocklawaha River. 
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Today's show was an attempt to look at the issue of the North American Union but was thrown off course and never recovered.  Oh well...  the joys of live local radio...
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:27 PM
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Pulse Of The Taxpayer was a caller-driven program today and focused, somewhat, on the issue of permitting teachers in public schools to mention that evolution is not the only theory of creation.  Other issues were politically motivated and focused on the presidential campaign currently underway.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer featured special guests Neal Connor and Alex Newman from the Liberty Sentinel newspaper.
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SPECIAL PODCAST

Today's very special broadcast and podcast consists of 22 listeners from Ocala, Florida who were each given two minutes to be on the air to answer the question, "What do you want from the next President of The United States?"

The idea to do this comes from the observation that the listeners to WOCA, which is a small radio station in Ocala, Florida, seem to be concerned about issues that are not being addressed by the Presidential Candidates or even the mainstream media. 

Ocala is a very diverse and eclectic population and, therefore, it would appear that the opinions of these listeners represent a cross-section of the country as a whole.

Thank-you to the following listeners who participated in this show:

  1. Dennis Morgan
  2. Jeannine Rodgers
  3. Gary Schor
  4. Merv Leckbee
  5. Liz Penna
  6. Roy Carmichael
  7. John Lovill
  8. Leonard Barriner Sr.
  9. Ray Judd
  10. Floyd S. "Sonny" Muckey III
  11. Jo Laurie Penrose
  12. Fred Kahler
  13. Rabbi Sam Berman
  14. Ray Rice
  15. Marti Lyle
  16. Mike Sizemore
  17. Pastor Snyder
  18. Peter Palermo
  19. Brad Nimmo
  20. Dick Gray
  21. Louis Monaco
  22. Robin MacBlane

Thank-you to all participants.

 

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Today's program was listener "driven" and, at about the halfway point, became focused on the polygamist cult in the news recently and whether or not they were being singled out for religious reasons or because child abuse and pedophelia was being committed.
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Today's Pulse program was caller driven and covered topics that included commentary from Ray Strickland regarding yesterday's interview with Marion County Commissioner Charlie Stone, the polygamist cult in this morning's news, the premise of the United States being a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
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Today, on Pulse Of The Taxpayer, our special guest was Marion County Commissioner Charlie Stone.  Commissioner Stone addressed several issues of concern to Marion County residents and took questions from listeners as well.  Among the topics discussed were ambulance service, water management, and poker games at the jai-alai fronton. 
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer was open-line.  The primary topic was based on an article from the Guardian website, out of Britain, that reported an unofficial movement of American truck drivers to hold a strike as a way of sending a signal to the federal government to address the issue of the high cost of diesel fuel.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer was open-line format and, among other issues, we talked about political party delegates and whether or not a "pledged" delegate was ethically bound to his or her pledge.
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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer featured Bret Cyr, Vice President of the International Association Of EMTs And Paramedics Local Union 621.  Bret continued the discussion from yesterday's show to help the average citizen of Marion County understand the issues facing Marion County Fire-Rescue and the Emergency Management Services Alliance.
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Today's guests on Pulse Of The Taxpayer were Heather Danenhower, Public Information Officer, Chief Shari Hall, Chief Bart Walker, all of whom are with Marion County Fire-Rescue.  Our discussion today was focused on the transition process of the ambulance service with the Fire Department and included calls from listeners.
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Today's Pulse was open-line format and, among other topics, we discussed the super-delegate and the current situation in Michigan and Florida in which delegates of both the Republican and Democratic Parties are either being banned or are being partially banned from their respective national conventions.

 

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Today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer was caller/listener driven.  Topics discussed were Governor Charlie Crist's efforts to change a US trade agreement with Columbia, a report of an increase in the unemployment rate in the state of Florida, some new specialty license plates that the Florida legislature is considering, and other issues.
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