Guest: Kristi Fulnecky
Former Springfield City Councilwoman, Kristi Fulnecky, joins Nick Reed this hour. Here’s what they cover:
Kristi is Native American AKA a minority in the United States. Kristi talks about what it’s really like to be treated as a minority.
Sen. Tim Scott responded to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress, telling the country unequivocally that “America is not a racist country.”
After Sen. Scott was finished with his response, the phrase “Uncle Tim” trended on Twitter.
The MSNBC panel Wednesday night went on a tear over Senator Tim Scott’s response to President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress.
Hour 1a –
Nick Reed is live on location at Scramblers for the Friday Road Show. Nick talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:
CNN’s Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo defended the officer who fatally shot a teenage girl caught on police bodycam video swinging a knife at other females during a fight in front of a Columbus, Ohio.
A Massachusetts police department is under fire for a social media. The post read “Chauvin immediately stood and calmly placed his hands behind his back. Imagine where we’d be if George had done the same.”
Last night, the House passed legislation to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state.
We have a winter weather advisory for the KSGF listening area this morning.
Judge Peter Cahill, who is presiding over the case involving the death of George Floyd, said on Monday that remarks made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) over the weekend could lead to the “whole trial being overturned” on appeal.
Republican Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise criticized Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, accusing his colleague of using the kind of “dangerous rhetoric” that got him shot.
Did you know that Rep. Waters asked for a police escort for her recent trip to Minneapolis, where she told protestors to “get more confrontational” in protests against law enforcement.
Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including:
The 417 Taphouse is under fire for displaying the Gadsden (don’t tread on me) flag. You can view the post on their Facebook.
White liberals are significantly more likely than other racial and ideological groups to be diagnosed with a mental health condition, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
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