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!
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! Studio: 864-751-0115 or toll free 864-751-0116
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!
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!
