BUD'S BLOG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 2023
We'll crack open our Biden File and hear the President finally speak to the nation on that Communist Chinese spy balloon and the three mysterious flying objects he ordered shot down. Sorry, too late, and too bad he didn't have a whole to say except he says he still doesn't know what the flying objects were, but he has a four point plan to figure out what's floating around in U.S. air space in the future.
Also from the Biden file, results of the President's Thursday morning physical, which the White House doctor says shows President Biden to be "a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief.”
My problem with Biden and that rosy assessment from his doctor is that it's clear the President is in cognitive decline. He needed a "mental", not a physical, and there is no indication that was part of his exam. Let's talk about this!
https://nypost.com/2023/02/16/biden-gets-annual-physical-as-mental-acuity-questions-swirl/
The squeeze is on for CNN's morning news anchor and resident obnoxious loose cannon, Don Lemon. Wait til you hear Lemon say on the air that
51 year old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is past her prime, because for women their prime is when they're in their 20's, 30's and 40's.
His two female co-anchors didn't appreciate that Lemon's comments have triggered an uproar on social media and calls for him to be fired. Should he be?
Join the conversation!
https://nypost.com/2023/02/16/cnns-don-lemon-says-gops-nikki-haley-isnt-in-her-prime/
In our Florida Politics File, two entries to talk about:
In a clear victory for Governor DeSantis, a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Florida's Parental Rights in Education Law, wrongly dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" by critics of the Governor.
*I'll tell you what I know about Governor DeSantis' plans for a Digital Bill of Rights and what it would mean for Floridians.
https://flvoicenews.com/gov-desantis-proposes-digital-bill-of-rights/
We'll have the latest on the heartbreaking story of the 3-year-old boy in DeLand who got hold of his family's gun, which was not safely locked up, and accidentally shot himself to death. We'll discuss whether or not criminal charges should be filed, or not. I'll play some comments from Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood which make me believe he thinks there should be no criminal charges in this case.
Some information has just been released in the Georgia grand jury investigation into efforts by then President Trump to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. I'll tell you we now know, and we'll talk about whether Trump's in trouble here or not.
Friday's "Good Morning Orlando" show marks 20 years since I did my first show on Newsradio WFLA. It was the old afternoon show called "Bud Hedinger Live!", and I'll tell you why I wasn't so sure I'd still be alive when it was over! Join me for a quick look back at the most memorable and challenging 20 years of my broadcasting career.