The Year in Occupy

"In the final episode of 2013 we look over "The Year in Occupy". Daisy Deadhead, Double A and Gorgeous Gregg remember the year's big stories, guests and yes, even a sexy slip up, today Live at Five on Occupy The Microphone!

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Continued Review of the Year in News 2013

Join the Occupy Crew as they continue part two of the year in review looking back at some of the big news stories of 2013 on Occupy The Microphone Live at Five!

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What were the biggest news stories of 2013?

Join us today as we continue to review some of the news that was made in 2013 as we get ready for the New Year and what 2014 might bring. Tune in Live at Five, to Occupy The Microphone.

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The 2013 Christmas Show

Today we are playing Christmas music you are not likely to find elsewhere on the radio dial, but what else would you expect from us? So join us as we Occupy The Microphone Live at Five and we'll spin records and talk about 2013.

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Daisy Looks At Duck Dynasty & Blames TEA Party & Republicans for Phil Robertson's Firing

Two Airforce Generals fired and innocent man freed after 19 years

Two more Air force generals have been relieved of duty that oversaw nuclear weapons operations. Back in May, 17 other officers in charge of maintaining nukes were fired. An innocent man was freed this week after serving 19 years for a crime he did not commit. These stories and more on Occupy The Microphone live at five!

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Duck Dynasty star Robertson defended by Sarah Palin

Duck Dynasty tv star Phil Robertson has been suspended for calling homosexuality "not logical" and equating same-sex relationships to bestiality.A&E Networks said they were disappointed with the tv star while Sarah Palin has come to his defense and his right to "free speech". This story and more on Occupy The Microphone live at five!

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Putting the brakes on violence in South Carolina with Traci Young Fant

Violence appears to have a grip on the Upstate of South Carolina with shootings and killings happening way too often. Today's guest host Traci Fant joins Daisy and Double A to talk about solutions today on Occupy The Microphone live at five!

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American Studies Association votes to boycott Israel

In a symbolic vote, the largest U.S. academic group voted to boycott Israel over its treatment of the Palenstinians. Members of the American Studies Association voted by a 2-to-1 margin to endorse a boycott resolution citing Israel's violation of international law. However, Israel's oppressive policies are not limited to its treatment of the Palestinians. Jews and non-Jews of African descent have faced every sort of racial discrimination imaginable included segregation, eugenics and violent mobs which is a side of Israel that rarely makes the mainstream news reports.

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Jones family gives up presidency of Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University will prayerfully search for another president after the announcement that its current president Stephen Jones, great grandson of founder Bob Jones Sr., will be stepping down. Jones cited health reasons for the move. Tune in to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss BJU live at five! Joining today’s broadcast are Liz Smith-Anderson and Sheila Jackson.

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Activist storm Sen. Paul Ryan's office in protest of budget

Activists stormed Sen Paul Ryan's office to demand a budget that works for the nation. The activists are upset that the US government is spending trillions on war but pinching pennies when it comes to the poor and working families. Tune today as we discuss this and more on Occupy the Microphone live at five.

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Move made to declassify secret 911 documents

The film Fahrenheit 911 raised questions about Saudi Arabian involvement in the 2001 attacks on the United States, now two members of Congress are sponsoring a resolution to declassify documents that Representative Walter B. Jones called shocking and disappointing. Tune in to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this and more today live at five!

Dead body lien bill proposed in South Carolina

Can't pay the funeral tab for a loved one? If South Carolina Representative John King has his way the funeral home will just hold on to the body. Would the body accumulate storage fees until the bill is paid like a towed car. Representative King is the man behind SC bill H 4370. Tune in to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this and more live at five!

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South Carolina Senator threatens succession

Senator Lindsey Graham's top challenger in the South Carolina primary may be State Senator Lee Bright, a man who has publicly advocated taking up arms against the Federal government in defense of liberty of the State. Tune in as we discuss this story and more on Occupy the Microphone live at five!

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The Vatican's gay lobby and Third Way attacks Elizabeth Warren

Is there a "gay lobby" in the Vatican made up of gay priest who operate in silence? Why is South Carolina Representative James Clyburn and his Wall Street funded think tank Third Way targeting Senator Elizabeth Warren over Social Security? Tune in as we discuss these stories and more on Occupy The Microphone!

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Remembering Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners

Millions of people today are observing the death of Nelson Mandela and reflecting on his legacy. Also deserving of some reflection is that the United States government once considered Mandela a terrorist and many people who struggled against the same kind of political and social oppression have been held for decades under torturous conditions in US prisons and are being placed on terrorist watch lists like Assata Shakur. Tune in today to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this and more live at five!

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Medicaid rolls jump twenty percent in South Carolina without Medicaid Expansion

South Carolina Republicans led by Governor Nikki Haley rejected Federal money to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act but South Carolina is still experiencing a huge jump in its Medicaid rolls. What is behind the new growth? Are there more people becoming poor in South Carolina? Tune in for this news and more on Occupy The Microphone!

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The assassination of Fred Hampton

Black Panther Party member Chairman Fred Hampton was gunned down as he slept in his bed by Chicago police in 1969. Hampton's murder is widely considered a COINTELPRO political assassination orchestrated by J Edgar Hoover's FBI. Also killed that day was Black Panther member Mark Clark who was on security for Hampton. Both men may have been drugged. Tune in as we remember the Fred Hampton Assassination on Occupy The Microphone!

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NC NAACP and Conservative Art Pope square off

Yesterday Rev. William Barber of the NC NAACP squared off in Raleigh with Art Pope the budget director of NC Republican governor Pat McCrory. Pope is also a business man who has spent millions of dollars to push a Conservative agenda in the state including the new VOTER ID law. Tune in to this story and more on Occupy The Microphone today Live at Five!

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Atlanta Braves and Cobb County GOP on Tea Party Enemies List

Tea Party members in South Carolina are angry about a sweet tax deal given to the Atlanta Braves to move from Turner Field in Atlanta to build a new stadium in Cobb county. It was not liberals the Cobb county Tea Partiers were angry with, its the GOP. Tune in this news and more on Occupy The Microphone Live at Five Eastern!

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Putting the brakes on violence and bullying

Occupy The Microphone will host a discussion on violence and bullying with school resource officer Dexter Reaves, Elke Kennedy and Sharia Saunders. Kennedy and Saunders both are mothers of teens killed in the Upstate of South Carolina. Also joining the conversation will be teen victim of violence Gene Eberhart along with guest host Traci Fant.

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The wrongful imprisonment of Kalief Browder

A 16 year old New York City teen was imprisoned on Rikers Island Prison for three years on robbery charges but never tried nor convicted. This included more than a year in solitary confinement. Kalief Browder says he attempted suicide six times while in the notorious jail. The charges were eventually dropped and he has filed a lawsuit against the city and several agencies. This story and more today on Occupy The Microphone!

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The Torture Doctors report

A new report has found that Military and intelligence-agency physicians and other health professionals have been involved in the design and administration of harsh treatment and torture. This is in conflict with international and national professional principles and laws. Tune in today to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this story and more live at five.

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Who Killed John F. Kennedy?

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy and questions to this day still swirl around who was really behind it. Was Lee Harvey Oswald alone, did he have help, was he a pasty, did Cuban exiles or the Mob have anything to do with it? Tune today to Occupy The Microphone as they explore these questions and more live at 5PM EST!

Police team up with Feds to set up DNA checkpoints in Texas

Drivers in Texas are being stopped at police roadblocks and forced to turn over blood, saliva and breathe samples without the drivers having violated any laws and without warrants. At least one driver said she did not want to participate but was forced off the road into a parking lot by police. In other news, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley accused of playing political games in calling for her Democratic opponent Sen. Vincent Sheheen who is also a criminal defense attorney, to drop his clients. Tune in for this story and more on Occupy the Microphone!

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Republican who voted to drug test SNAP recipients has a drug problem

Henry 'Trey' Radel, a Florida Republican who voted to drug test people receiving government funded food assistance appeared in a DC criminal court today and plead guilty to Misdemeanor Cocaine Possession. The congressman was busted in a drug sting that was targeting a drug trafficking organization in the Washington, DC area. Speaking of Congress, with little media attention, the Affordable Care Act website has suffered what has been called a "handful" of hacking attacks prompting some to question who are behind the attacks and if all attacks are being reported or only those deemed significant like Denial of Service attacks that can cause a website to crash. Tune in for these stories and more on Occupy The Microphone!
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Zimmerman charged with felony assault on girlfriend

George Zimmerman can't stay out of trouble. The man most known for killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin is back in jail charged with felony aggravated assault, battery, domestic violence and criminal mischief according to a Seminole County, spokesperson for the Sheriffs department. Zimmerman's girlfriend alleges he pointed a shotgun at her after the two argued. Tune in for this story and more on Occupy The Microphone.

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Nikki Haley on State of the GOP & White terrorist on the prowl

In the month of October, the GOP saw its lowest approval rating in 21 years. Governor Nikki Haley was among five Republicans interviewed by USA today who offered their views on the state of the Republican Party. White Separatist and hate crime fugitive Craig Cobb and another man have been taken into custody on terrorizing charges after approaching residents of Leith, North Dakota armed with a shotgun and rifle. Cobb wants to turn the small town into a whites-only enclave. Tune in today for these story and more on Occupy The Microphone, your news source for the 99%.

Largest child pornography bust in history

Canadian police arrested 348 people over the most vile child pornography they have ever seen and rescued 400 children in the process. Wayne County, Prosecutor Kym Worthy will announce whether or not charges will be filed against the homeowner who shot and killed 19 year old Renisha McBride who went to his Dearborn home after a car accident and a Florida judge has denied a bail request for Marissa Alexander after an appellate court ordered she be given a new trial. Alexander is the Florida mom who shot into a wall as a warning to an abusive husband and ended up being convicted on charges that netted 20 plus years in prison. This news and more as we Occupy The Microphone. Live at Five!

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Torturing through Solitary Confinement & Governor Haley, Ethics Crusader?

Today on Occupy The Microphone, we will look at the case of Sam Mandez, A young man who was sentenced to life in prison without parole after a dubious trial and then driven insane by the torture of solitary confinement and ironically Governor Haley is threatening to expose legislators who oppose a South Carolina ethics reform bill. Tune in as we discuss these stories and more on Occupy The Microphone!

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Sarah Palin, Obamacare & Portland Pot Legalization

Tea Party favored Sarah Palin recently complained about how women are treated in politics but then insiniauted that the Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie is extremely fat, some Democrats are nervous over upcoming elections due to the botched Obamacare rollout and did Portland, Maine give South Carolina a blueprint for legalizing cannabis? This news and more on Occupy the Microphone, your news source for the 99%.

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White Supremacy & Scrotum Nailing Art

White Supremacist Craig Cobb wants to turn a small North Dakota town into a whites only enclave but recently discovered he is 14 per cent Sub Saharan African and a Russian artist nails his private parts to the pavement as a form of protest. Tune in as we discuss these story and more on Occupy The Microphone, your news source for the 99%.

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Did South Carolina execute innocent 14 yr old boy?

George Stinney was 14 years old when executed by the state of South Carolina in 1944 for a double murder just 84 days after two girls disappeared, A lawyer who believes the teen was innocent and coerced into a confession has filed a lawsuit to clear Stinney's name.

In what is described as the first time ever, a prosecutor has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for withholding evidence and sending an innocent man to jail. Michael Morton spent 25 years in prison due to former Texas prosecutor and judge Ken Anderson criminal actions but is 10 days in jail, 500 community service hours and loss of his law license a just punishment?

Tune in for these stories and more on Occupy The Microphone, Your news source for the 99%!

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Prosecutor has yet to file charges in Renisha McBride killing

A 19 year Detroit woman was shot to death by a Dearborn Hieghts homeowner after knocking on the door to get help after a car accident. The Wayne county prosecutor claims she needs more information before issuing a warrant for arrest. Tune in as we discuss this and more today on Occupy The Microphone, your news source for the 99%!

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Prioritizing America's government spending

Join us today on Occupy The Microphone with guest host Efia Nwangaza. We will be discussing cuts in public benefits like the Snap program, WIC and Social Security in contrast with spending on the military and prison industrial complex and why is the public going along with this agenda.

Make sure you tune in and share your views today on Occupy The Microphone! Your news source for the 99%.

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Blocking Obamacare in South Carolina

Last night a committee of state senators in South Carolina gathered at the public library to talk about a proposal to nullify the Affordable Care Act. Both Gorgeous Gregg and Mrs Gorgeous spoke, and Daisy Deadhead was there in all her glory. Friend of the show Tony was there as well to have his say. We'll talk about this and more today on Occupy the Microphone!

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Mother of Jordan Davis speaks out on his murder

Lucia McBath played a grieving mother in the movie "Stand Your Ground", filmed in 2012, Six months later her life was shattered when her own son was shot dead in an argument allegedly over loud music. The killer, a 45 year old man, shot into an SUV, killing 17 year old Jordan Davis. No weapons were found on the children. Ms. McBath joins us today live at five on Occupy the Microphone.

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Pakistani minister says US drone strikes sabotaging peace

Pakistani leaders are blaming the US for sabotaging peace efforts in that war torn country by killing a Taliban negotiator with a drone attack. Also the State newspaper raises questions about relations between the SC State House and Big Businesses.

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Did the US government know before or after the Israelis attacked Syria?

The United Nations says that the Syrian regime has destroyed their chemical weapons program, meeting the deadline to avoid a US led assault. Now the Christian Science Monitor is reporting that Israel has attacked several military targets in Syria to prevent the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah. Is Israel doing our bidding, or are they going rogue on the US?

Sen. Lindsey Graham's stock takes a nose dive in polls

With the Republican Primary for US Senate only a few months away, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is slipping in the polls and at least three Republican upstarts are chomping at the bit to take his job. Graham has been beating on the Obama administration, using the Benghazi tragedy as a club. Will that be enough to hold on to his cushy job in Congress?

Also, in May 2013 after protesting a sting operation targeting sex workers in Phoenix known as "Project ROSE," transgender rights activist Monica Jones was falsely arrested for "manifestation of prostitution" as part of the sting. Is this tactic something we can expect to happen again as the powers that be continue to crack down on protest of any sort?

Bank says fossil fuels over valued by 60%

HSBC Bank, says that the world's coal, oil and natural gas may be over valued by as much as 60%. This is because the air we breathe can only handle so much pollution, and burning all that fossil fuel will put us over the edge. So why are we drilling in the Arctic ocean, building pipelines across the nation and fracking the ground beneath our feet?

Guest: Mary Olson of Nuclear Information Resource Service

With scant coverage, drone strike hearing takes place in Washington, DC

Although there has been scant coverage from the US based corporate media, a Congressional hearing on America’s drone warfare abroad took place today in Washington, DC which featured victims from Pakistan who put a face and voice to those commonly referred to as “collateral damage”. This follows sixteen-year-old Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai visit to the White House a few weeks ago where she asked President Obama to stop the drone strikes in her country. Representative Alan Grayson, a Democrat out of Florida, organized the hearing.

In local news, Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley plans to continue violating campaign ethics laws in the state.

This news and more today as we Occupy The Microphone!

Standing up to NSA surveillance programs

"By the end of World War II the United States had created a world wide network of spies to fight Communism. When the 9-11 attacks happened, Congress passed new laws, which led to the surveillance of most of the people on Earth. Like other whistle blowers have done for decades, Jeremy Hammond stood up and objected. Now he faces years behind bars for his actions.

Over the weekend, an estimated 5,000 people assembled in Washington, DC and demanded an end to the U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs. Chants of "stop spying, stop lying" and "hey, ho, mass surveillance has got to go," where heard as the large crowds marched through the nation’s capital. Members of the groups Fight for the Future and Restore the Fourth delivered a petition with more than 575,000 signatures, which called on Congress to investigate the NSA surveillance programs. The signatures were delivered to Representative Justin Amash, a Michigan Republican and an outspoken critic of the NSA surveillance programs.

Guest: Sue Crabtree, a member of the Jeremy Hammond Solidarity Network.

GOP official admits voter suppression is the intent of Voter ID laws

When radical Republican leaders pushed an anti-voter agenda in North Carolina people cried out in protest. Now a leader of the Tarheel GOP has admitted on late night TV that kicking Black folks off the voter rolls was the plan all along. What will happen now that the cat is out of the bag?

This news and more today on Occupy The Microphone!

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Maryland AG says not his job to stop underage drinking

This week we reported on teen Erin Cox punished for stopping another underage teen from drinking and driving and now a photograph has surfaced of Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler standing in the middle of a teen party in Delaware where underage drinking was occurring. In deflecting critics that he did not do anything, Gansler said, "My responsibility is only to my child. … Everybody has their own moral compass. Mine is to raise my own child."

In other news, radioactive water spills in South Carolina and doors to nuclear weapon silos were left open while one of the soldiers with his finger on the trigger slept. In both cases we are told everything turned out OK. Is that true? Join us today Live at Five on Occupy the Microphone!

Special guest Yolanda Johnson and Mary Olson of NIRS joins us today!

Private company behind failed Obamacare website

President Obama is embarrassed to say the least about the glitches associated with the Affordable Care Act website and has taken a lot of heat and jeering over it. Some in the right-wing political camp use the failed Obamacare rollout as an example of big socialist government falling on its face but what they are not discussing is the private company CGI Group, which produced the defective product to the tune of over $400 million dollars!

In other news, can NYPD officers itching to make drug arrests not tell the difference between crystal meth and Jolly Ranchers candy or peppermint candy and crack cocaine?

This news and more as we Occupy The Microphone on WOLI!

Florida high school honors klansman Nathan Bedford Forrest

In 1954, the Supreme Court ended racial segregation in our schools. In 1959, a Jacksonville Florida high school was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest a plantation owner and enslaved African trader. During the Civil War, Forrest was accused of war crimes against captured Union troops and after the war would become the first grand dragon of the Klu Klux Klan, which he would deny in order to further his political career. Members of the Jacksonville, Florida community are demanding the name of the school be changed. Will the school board change the name and stop honoring this despicable man? Tune in today for this story and more on Occupy the Microphone!

Special guest Efia Nwangaza joins us in studio today to discuss the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Violence.

School punishing responsible teen who prevented drunk driving

A high school punishes an honor student who did not let a friend drive drunk. Erin Cox picked up a fellow student who called her for a ride after getting drunk at a party and when high-school authorities found out, Erin was punished for not allowing a friend to attempt to drive home drunk. No good deed goes unpunished! For a discussion on this story and more, tune in today to Occupy The Microphone!

We will be joined in studio by special guest Liz Smith-Anderson.

First Nation tribes in Canada fight to save land from fracking

Canadian Mounties clash with Indians over fracking, whistle blower Edward Snowden says he did not give Russia and China secrets, Fukishima water 6500 times more radioactive than before, and South Carolina spends 47 million dollars to build an "Inland port" in Spartanburg County. A lot to cover today on Occupy The Microphone!

Modern Slavery estimates in the USA

Lincoln freed the slaves, right? Then why does the Walk Free Foundation say there are close to 60,000 people enslaved in the US today? Who are they and who is enslaving them? Does this number include inmates in jails forced to work for pennies a day? That and so much more today Live at Five on Occupy The Microphone here on The Source.

Former Congresswoman Liz Patterson

The government in Washington may be shut down, but we're in the middle of election season here in the Upstate. Join us today Live at Five as we hear from former Congresswoman Liz Patterson about a candidate forum planned for Spartanburg County candidates. That and so much more today on Occupy The Microphone, here on The Source.

March Against Corruption with Lou Leo & Matt Benzion

We've marched against Monsanto and GMOs, and now there is a March Against Corruption. How does corruption impact your life? What can we do about it? Join Lou Leo and Matt Benzion to talk about the groups people over politics and the March Against Corruption.



In local news, an severely autistic Greenville county student was suspended after he drew a picture of a bomb similar to the one Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented in a UN speech earlier this year and then there are those darn Acme bombs often seen in Warner Brother's cartoons.

Malala Yousafzai brings up US drone attacks in White House visit

The Pakistani girl who was shot in the head on her school bus last year allegedly by Taliban militants made an unannounced visit to the White House last week to meet President Obama. In a prepared statement, Malala Yousafzai brought up the issue of US drone attacks in her country, which has killed thousands of people including hundreds of children.

"I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees," she said in the statement. "I also expressed my concerns that drone attacks are fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are killed in these acts, and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people. If we refocus efforts on education it will make a big impact."

In local news, the State of South Carolina gave a two million dollar grant to Daimler Trucks to purchase land in York County at Lake Wylie in 2008. The company announced that it would be offering the land bought with the grant for sale.

Standing Your Ground in SC now covers killing bystanders

Has the Boeing Dreamliner turned into a nightmare for South Carolina? Seduced into locating in South Carolina by low taxes and government giveaways, the new plane continues to have serious problems and now the man behind the Dreamliner has resigned. The plant was temporarily shutdown because of the government shutdown but after “key” FCC personnel were called back to the job, the plant has resumed work.

A Columbia, South Carolina man who shot and killed an unarmed teen escaped prosecution and given immunity under the state’s "Stand Your Ground" law. In 2010, 17 yr-old Darrell Niles was shot and killed while travelling in his vehicle by Shannon Scott. Scott claimed that he afraid for his life after several women followed his 15 yr-old daughter from a nightclub and allegedly fired shots at the Scott family home from the SUV they were travelling in. Niles was travelling in a separate vehicle and not involved in the alleged attack by the women after Scott’s daughter. Circuit Judge Maite Murphy ruled this week that Scott be granted immunity because “When the defendant fired the shot, he reasonably believed he was being attacked with deadly force directed at his home,”.

Raleigh Police spied on NC NAACP Moral Monday planning

The Raleigh Police Department sent undercover officers to spy on the planning meetings of the North Carolina NAACP, which has been leading protests over laws passed by Republicans in the state, which they say, is damaging to public education, working class people and voting rights. Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown confirmed that her department did indeed send one undercover officer to two different Moral Monday meetings held at the Davie Street Presbyterian Church on May 6 and May 13.

Spying on groups engaged in political action harkens back to the days of COINTELPRO where the FBI and local police employed undercover spies to infiltrate organizations to squash political dissent.

"The purpose of the officer’s presence was to determine how many people were expecting to be arrested to allow the department to gauge the sufficiency of the logistical support, such as transport vehicles, available at the Legislative Building," Police Chief Deck-Brown said.

Reporter Kevin Gosztola will tell us about spies in the pulpit today on Occupy the Microphone.

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US Government shutdown showdown continues...

Many federal offices are closed because Congress has yes to pass a budget funding the government. Real people right here in the Upstate of South Carolina and across the nation are being hurt. Will Congress and the President reach an agreement? Do you want them to negotiate, should the President and Democrats stand firm in keeping the Affordable Care Act of the table or do you prefer the shut down? Tune in today to Occupy the Microphone and lets talk about it.

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Is Govenor Nikki Haley the teflon don of South Carolina politics?

Democrats accuse the Nikki Haley administration of stacking the deck against South Carolina businesses while a blogger accuses her of pressuring the state ethics commission. Is Nikki Haley a teflon Governor or are the democrats just so bad at politics that Haley will win despite her failings? A full hour of Haleyating today Live at Five on Occupy the Microphone.

S.C. State Ethics Commission accused of destroying records

Rick Brundrett of the SC Policy Council is reporting that the state Ethics Commission may have violated the law. The commission destroyed a letter they had prepared demanding Nikki Haley's campaign reimburse the state for her use of taxpayer funded transportation to a political event. Is this the most transparent administration South Carolina has ever had, or one of the most corrupt?

Syria is earning praise from an official helping to oversee the destruction of the country’s chemical weapons stockpile. US Secretary of State John Kerry said, “I think it is extremely significant that yesterday, Sunday, within a week of the resolution being passed, some chemical weapons were already being destroyed,".

Campaign finance, affirmative action, legislative prayer, recess appointments by the President and abortion clinic protests are all cases on the Supreme Court’s docket as it begins a new term today. Court watchers say that this is an opportunity for the court’s conservative majority to “undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims of discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, and allow for more government-sanctioned prayer.”

In government shutdown news, the Republican majority House of Representatives passed a bill that would retroactively pay workers once the shutdown ends. Currently there is no end in sight to the shutdown pay furlough federal government as the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party insists on making defunding the Affordable Care Act its primary goal in the budget impasse with the President and the Senate that is controlled by Democrats.

Who was Miriam Carey and why was she killed in DC?

*Breaking - Miriam Carey reportedly was taking medication for schizophrenia.

Speculation abounds in the case Miriam Carey, a 34-year-old mother and dental hygienist from Stamford, Connecticut who allegedly crashed through security barriers at the White House in Washington, DC and led police on car chase with her child on-board, which ended with an unarmed Carey being shot and killed by police while still sitting in her vehicle after coming to a stop after she hit a police cruiser. Questions are being asked on why Carey would engage in this type of behavior. Even though police initially said it was not an act of terrorism, a bomb squad has reportedly evacuated her condo and waiting on a warrant to enter and Carey’s mother says she was suffering post-partum depression after having her child. Many are questioning why deadly force was necessary to end this saga.

We have reported on the criminalization of the Affordable Care Act in the past on this program and South Carolina has taken another step towards this end. Reports indicate “The South Carolina state House passed a bill Wednesday that declares President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be “null and void,” and criminalizes its implementation.”

Problems associated with Spartanburg county 9-1-1 services culminated in a letter from the “Spartanburg County Fire Chief's Association is urging staffing changes at the 911 communications department” according to a report by Groupstate.

The Ebay of online drug market shutdown by Feds

*Breaking News - Shots fired as woman tries to ram White House gate putting the capital on lock down? Citizen angered by government shutdown, person with a mental defect or lone wolf terrorist?

The FBI recently announced the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, a 29-year-old former physics student from San Francisco who allegedly built an online illegal drug market place call Silk Road which was referred to as the Ebay of the drug world. The FBI estimates the website did $1.2 billion in sales over the last three years.

The Affordable Care Act is at the center of the Republican initiated government shutdown causing thousands of workers to be furloughed and the reduction of vital services. Things could even worse if the Tea Party section of the Republican party controlling the House of Representatives plays the same game of political chicken with raising the debt limit.

Studio Guests: Efia Nwangaza and Liz Smith-Anderson from Rock Hill.

Blogger stands by report of possible judicial impropriety in Baby Veronica case

Yesterday a blogger and author by the name of J. L. Hardee published a post alleging that the Judge Daniel E Martin, Jr. of Charleston, SC is under investigation for not disclosing a possible prior relationship with Melanie Duncan Capobianco and her father, leading to possible bias in his ruling awarding custody to the Capobiancos over the child’s biological father Dusten Brown who is a member of Cherokee Nation. The post has been removed but another post by J. L Hardee says he has been getting death threats over his reports and he has removed all posts related to the adoption case but stands by his report.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott has a new challenger for his senate seat in upcoming elections. Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson on Monday announced her campaign and said `He was selected, not elected, and guess what? He has never run a statewide campaign''. Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by Governor Nikki Haley after the Jim DeMint left to pursuer a position with a conservative think-tank. Dickerson is a Democrat. We have yet to hear back from Senator Scott’s staff after we put in a call concerning his position on Senate Bill 619 which seeks to reform mandatory minimum sentencing which many say unfairly impacts minorities.

Speaking of unfairness, yesterday we reported that two actors vacationing in South Carolina reported that they were racially profiled. Both have been telling their story to national media and taken to social media to bring attention to the issue of racial profiling. Cherie Johnson and Dennis White both appeared shaken by the ordeal with Johnson in tears as she described how she was in fear for their lives. Through Twitter the actress said she would like an apology and the deputy should be put on desk duty until he learns how to treat people.

Reports are surfacing that the Democratic Party is nearly broke and having trouble paying its bills. CNN finance reports, “The Democrats' numbers speak for themselves: Through August, 10 months after helping President Obama secure a second term, the DNC owed its various creditors a total of $18.1 million, compared to the $12.5 million cash cushion the Republican National Committee is holding.”

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