{"id":5461,"date":"2012-09-06T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T22:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2012-09-08T23:31:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T05:31:29","slug":"september-8-2012-frank-vernuccio-the-cold-war-returns-and-don-tucker-will-our-politicians-ever-stand-up-to-the-nra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=5461","title":{"rendered":"September 8, 2012 &#8211; Frank Vernuccio, &#8220;The Cold War Returns&#8221; and Don Tucker, &#8220;Will Our Politicians Ever Stand Up to the NRA?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, 2012 &#8211; Archives\/Pod Casts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2012.gcnlive.com\/Archives2012\/sep12\/AmerikaNow\/0908121.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 1<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2012.gcnlive.com\/Archives2012\/sep12\/AmerikaNow\/0908122.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 2 <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/archives2012.gcnlive.com\/Archives2012\/sep12\/AmerikaNow\/0908123.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Hour 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 1:\u00a0 Frank Vernuccio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5462\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/FrankVernuccioPHOTO-150x129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" \/><\/strong>Joining Amerika Now during the first hour of the show is National Expert on Policy and Government Affairs and radio talk show host, <strong>Frank Vernuccio<\/strong> to discuss <strong>The Cold War Returns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Vernuccio, a clear and present danger exists&#8211;the Cold War is back and more dangerous than before.<\/p>\n<p>Russia  is re-arming at an alarming pace.\u00a0 Two Russian bombers, capable of  carrying nuclear weapons, flew near the West Coast of the U.S. recently  while a Russian submarine patrolled the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Vernuccio<\/strong>, a National Expert on Analysis of Policy &amp; Government Affairs, will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is Russia spending so much money to re-arm?<\/li>\n<li>Who is working with Russia?<\/li>\n<li>During the cold War, China was our ally&#8230;is that still the case?<\/li>\n<li>How can we combat a growing military force against us if we continue to strip funds from our military?<\/li>\n<li>Why is the re-arming of Russia a threat to the U.S.?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Frank is the Editor-in-Chief of the New York Analysis of  Policy &amp; Government, which provides practical reviews of key issues  facing the United States on the federal, state, and local levels.\u00a0 Along with Larry L. Allison, Frank co-hosts the radio show <em>And Nothing But The Truth <\/em>on WVOX 1460 AM.\u00a0 Both co-hosts have a lifetime of governmental and political experience, and can get to  the heart of the issues with a professionalism that is missing from so  much in the media today.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Frank, visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andnothingbutthetruth.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.andnothingbutthetruth.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 2:\u00a0 Don Tucker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5465\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DonTuckerPHOTO-99x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong>Former Secret Service Agent <strong>Don Tucker <\/strong>joins the show during the second hour to discuss <em><strong>Will Our Politicians Ever Stand Up to the NRA? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With  news continuing to filter out of Aurora, Colorado, regarding the  horrifying movie theater shootings, former Secret Service agent <strong>Donald W. Tucker<\/strong>, author of <em><strong>The Complex <\/strong><\/em>and <em><strong>The Two-Edged Sword <\/strong><\/em>(his first book, which is an autobiography),<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em> wonders when America will deal with its gun problem.<\/p>\n<p>Don cites several incidents that demand our attention:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Columbine shootings in 1999 by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, which killed\u00a012 students and one teacher.<\/li>\n<li>The  Washington, D.C., sniper shootings in 2002 by John Muhammad and Lee  Malvo which killed 10 people and terrorized the metropolitan area.<\/li>\n<li>The Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 by Seung-Hui Cho, which killed 32 people.<\/li>\n<li>The Tucson, Arizona, shootings in 2011 by Jared Lee Loughner which killed six people and severely wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who suffered a life-altering injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cNow  we have James Holmes shooting and\u00a0killing 12 and injuring 58  people.\u00a0What has been done to implement some kind of gun control to at  least limit or prevent these horrendous acts?\u00a0 NOTHING,\u201d Tucker says.  \u201cAs sure as we ponder these tragedies, more incidents of this nature  will occur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5468\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/WeThePeopleBOOKCOVER1-104x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"150\" \/>After graduating from the University of Iowa with a BA degree in Sociology\/Criminology, Donald W. Tucker began his career with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in Chicago, Illinois, and subsequently transferred to the U.S. Secret Service, where he eventually was promoted to the position of Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service Office for Arizona.\u00a0 Later, Mr. Tucker received a Presidential Appointment as U. S. Marshal for the State of Arizona and afterwards was selected as the Chief of Court Security in Washington, D.C., for the Federal Court system nationwide.\u00a0 Eventually he returned to Arizona and opened his own Private Investigation Agency called T.I.P.S. (Tucker Investigations and Protective Services).<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Don Tucker, please visit his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dontuckerbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.dontuckerbooks.com.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour 3:\u00a0 Re-broadcast <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, 2012 &#8211; Archives\/Pod Casts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 1 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 2 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Hour 3 Hour 1:\u00a0 Frank Vernuccio Joining Amerika Now during the first hour of the show is National Expert on Policy and Government Affairs and radio talk show host, Frank Vernuccio to discuss The Cold War Returns. 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