The Politically Incorrect Podcast

Jim Williams is joined by author Richard Miniter from the American Media Institute

A series of bills authorizing optometrists, who are not medical doctors, to perform such surgery have ignited the latest round of what critics call “the eyeball war” in Florida. On one side are optometrists who claim they are capable of performing many common procedures. On the other side are ophthalmologists, who insist that such surgery should be done only by trained and licensed medical doctors. Billions of dollars in fees are at stake in this battle, which echoes similar disputes across the country. There is also a political dimension because one of the top lobbyists for the legislation, Michael Corcoran, is the brother of Florida’s Speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran.

Jason Pye is director of public policy and legislative affairs for FreedomWorks. He joined me on this edition of The Politically Incorrect Podcast to talk about the conservative grass roots organization, opposition to the Obamacare replacement plan being advanced by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)

On this edition of The Politically Incorrect Podcast newly minted Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist, representing Florida’s 13th Congressional District covers a great deal of ground. He talks about Healthcare, getting used to life as a member of Congress in Washington, D.C. and the impact of Immigration on Florida.

Gabby Morrongiello is the White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner. She began her career in the West Wing covering President Barack Obama and now she faces a different challenge.

Gabby talks candidly about her role covering President Donald Trump and his White House team. She gives us a wonderful insight into what life is like with Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

She talks about covering President Trump and how it is never a dull moment. Also, how her day can and often does take a challenging turn.

Patricia Murphy is a writer for The Daily Beast as well as Roll Call, she is a very gifted and entertaining writer who we are happy to have as a guest on The Politically Incorrect Podcast.

We talk about the rebuilding of the Democratic Party, the crazy happening on Capitol Hill and if starting with the Repealing and Replacing of Obamacare could be a hill the GOP might just die on.

She wrote a great Daily Beast story on how the Democrats could find-out very soon if their Resistance movement can change the party’s future. Murphy wrote about how this change could come about in of all places the state of Georgia.

Lt Col Tony Shaffer (retired) is highly experienced intelligence officer, and recipient of the Bronze Star, with 30 years of field and operational experience. Today, appearing as a guest on Florida Live with Dan Maduri, Schaffer called Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper “A total idiot,” when questioned about his role in the latest dust up between President-elect Donald Trump and the intelligence community.

President-elect Dobald J. Trump is filling out his cabinet with an interesting cast of people including, more billionaires than any other Commander in Cheif in history. Generals, who are chaning his mind on torture, along with some real hard core Conservatives in A.G. Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions and HHS boss Congressman Tom Price from Georgia who might be at odds with him when it comes to healthcare.

Tom Jakson, Joe Henderson and Jim Williams look at what so far could be the most conseratiive group in recent history.

There will be change and the boys tell what is likely to be good and what is not likely to be too popular.

President Elect Donald Trump has made some good and some bad choices as he begins to fill out the spots in his administration. Merav Savir, our Middle East analyst joins Alan Steinberg in New York, Tom Jackson and Joe Henderson in Tampa as well Jim Williams in Washington, D.C.

The breakdown the choices made by President - elect Donald Trump and talk about a full range of subjects including how the new president will handle the media.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is being considered for the top spot at HHS with the states A.G. Pam Bondi will likely take a high ranking position in the President Elect Cabinet. The question is will one or both long time Trump supporters get a job they can't refuse.

Joe Henderson, Tom Jackson and Jim Williams talk aout women's rights issues as well as other interesting topics in this edition of the Politcally Incorrect Podcast.

Sylvia  Burwell is the outgoing Secretary of Health & Human Services and she talks with Jim Williams about how the election of Donald Trump impacted the Open Enrollment for signing up for insurance. She spoke about what she hopes that the new president will keep in the present Afforadable Care Act. She also talked about the way people can save money in the state of Florida when shopping at the exchanges. 

She gives us many ways to save money when signing up insurance at one of the exchanges.