Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot

The 2008 General Assembly session is underway, which means that Charlottesville Daily Progress political reporter Bob Gibson is commuting each day to Richmond. He phones in from the road to join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what has happened so far.

Topics include:

• Democrats unhappy with bill limit set to take effect for next year
• Governor Kaine attempts to set bi-partisan tone and cautions against anti-immigrant tone
• Delegate Brian Moran removed from key committees in advance of gubernatorial run
• The end of the abusive driving fees is near, but details need to be worked out
• An update on Governor Kaine’s efforts to ban smoking in Virginia restaurants

 

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Dave Wasserman is the U.S. House editor for the Cook Political Report, and he joined Coy Barefoot on the eve of the Michigan primary to discuss the presidential race to date. He just got back from New Hampshire, where he had a pretty wild time.

“I have never been thrown for more of a loop than I was by this election result in New Hampshire,” Wasserman said, absolutely surprised that Hillary Clinton pulled out a victory. “I was so confident that Obama was going to run away with a ten point victory that I hit the slopes on Election Day.”

Listen in as Wasserman explains why he thinks all the pundits ended up with egg on their face, and why the delegate counts will become more important than the polls.

 

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Coy interviews the best-selling author and host of the national radio program, “The Thom Hartmann Show.” His show is featured on Central Virginia’s 1450 WVAX on weekdays from 12 to 3 and can be listened to online at his website.The discussion first focuses on the New Hampshire primary, the media focus on Clinton and Obama, competition in Michigan between John McCain and Mitt Romney, differences between Democrats and Republicans, and Ralph Nader. Discussion moves on to Hartmann’s new book Cracking the Code, which discusses the art of political communication.

 

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Coy Barefoot discusses Virginia politics with Bill Bolling, the Lt. Governor of Virginia, on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now.” They focus on the 2008 legislative session, especially funding of public education (the 65% Solution) and tenure for public school teachers.

 

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Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about his legislative agenda in the new General Assembly session. McDonnell comments on George Allen’s decision not to run for the Senate, how that affects his own plans to run, his thoughts on the presidential primary, whether Virginia’s February 12 primary will make a difference, and Delegate Bob Marshall (R) throws his hat in the U.S. Senate race.

 

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Courteney Stuart, a reporter for the Hook, has been following the story of Gerry Mitchell very closely. Mitchell was the wheelchair bound man struck by an Albemarle County police officer last November at the corner of West Main and 4th Street. The dash-cam video of the incident has now been released, prompting another round of discussions about pedestrian safety in Charlottesville. Stuart joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the incident. Mitchell was originally ticketed for jaywalking while in the emergency room, though the case was later dropped.

 

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Nancy Damon, program coordinator of the Virginia Festival of the Book, joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the 14th edition of the state’s preeminent literary event. Nancy and Coy catch up on the history of the festival, and Coy is the first to hear that Adriana Trigiani will be one of the hundreds of authors who will appear at the event, which will be held this year from March 26 through 30.

 

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Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow joins Coy Barefoot on Newsradio 1070 WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss growth and development issues in our area. This week on the show:

• Can Charlottesville support  a monorail?
• Dave Norris takes over as Mayor
• NGIC/Rivanna Station expansion may require more sewer capacity

 

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Award-winning author and television-presenter Michael Wood has produced a new series of films for the BBC called The Story of India. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about the rise of the subcontinent. The six-part documentary will air on PBS later this year, and a companion book will be available as well.

 

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Bob Gibson of the Charlottesville Daily Progress joins Coy Barefoot on the eve of the 2008 session of the General Assembly to talk about what Virginians can expect. Other subjects include:

• Delegate Bob Marshall has announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate, to the right of former Governor Jim Gilmore.
• New Hampshire goes to the poll, with Obama leading the way for the Democrats. Who will win the GOP primary?
• A preview of this year’s bond referendum for higher education and how it might change through the session

 

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