AARP Raps Scott for Fla. Background Check Veto
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Posted: 9:53 AM Jun 25, 2011
AARP Raps Scott for Fla. Background Check Veto
The senior citizens group AARP says it's baffled by Gov. Rick Scott's veto of a bill that would have exempted social service volunteers from background screening.
Reporter: Associated Press
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  • by looook background on SLICK RISK Location: found it, enough is enough on Jun 27, 2011 at 05:44 PM
    Please pull up just simple RICK SCOTT and all there is complaint , complaint law suit by the people one right after another,PRESIDENT OBAMAS SECRET WEAPON IN FLORIDA ands more and more of his crooked ways and attacks on the people of fla ciizens.Just googled it it up and it wi ll take ten years to straighten out the legal mess of i dont care , dont care , and lay off lay off with all moneys headed toSLICK RICK AS HE GOING TO PUT THE 3%IN HIS TRUST ACCOUNT LIKE MEDICARE DID . iT MENTIONS 1.9 BILLION IN FINES AS HE HEADED THESE HOSPITAL PROGRAMS.HES ON WELFARE NOW AT THE COST OF ALL FLA CITIZENS. iF YOU CAN READ THIS , THEN JUST DIRECT YOUR COMPTUR TO RICK SCOTT AND THROW HIM IN JAIL IF HALF IS TRUE AS HE STILL UNDER ESTIMATES THE PEOPLE OF FLA Get that pencil neck, tomato noise silver dollar crook where he belongs Thats plenty of background check we need.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 28, 2011 at 03:56 PM in reply to looook background on SLICK RISK
      ... "iF YOU CAN READ THIS"... No, we can't decipher jibberish.
  • by Gutshot Location: Wakulla on Jun 27, 2011 at 07:23 AM
    AARP backed Obama care, blindly, before it's details were released. Even @ $12.50 a year, I cut my membership based solely on this. If it makes a liberal mad, I'm for it. Blindly. GO SCOTT, GO!!
  • by look background SCOTT Location: next door on Jun 26, 2011 at 08:32 PM
    Dear JMILBERG Scott chearleder, just google up RICK SCOTTS COMPANIES and yes we need true back ground checks and your eyes will pop out of you Love u Scotts eyes .And do a back door check in his family, brother , fraud, fraud etc in every company he touches.We didnt even do a citizen birth rights on obama and now FBI OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE shows on may 31 on behalf of 10 US lawyers has been a new opening of criminal fraud on his computor made long form.There goes another 2 or 3 million as only congress can impeach him, but the FBI can and will arrest him if fraud is proven.Did SLICK RICKS mom raise that poor family without any welfare or food cards and why is his brother reported to be in Texas under drug rehab and on welfare which is trying to help him. Doesnt Slick Rick fit the same signes as noise is red as a tomato and eyes as big as silver dollars and a neck the size of my little finger and mood and anger fits at anyone and the people of fla and news and press. BACKGROUND CHECK HIM AS IT HAS A GOOD chance ON HIM MIGHT LAND HIM BEHIND JAIL WITH THEM REAL FRIENDLY GUARDS.THE PEOPLE OF FLA ARENT THAT STUPID.By the way do you remember when the mayor of NY stepped down to go get drug help as he was addicated and left office for help or were you in school learning to write.GOOD TRY SLICK RICK LOOK ALIKE.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2011 at 09:56 AM in reply to look background SCOTT
      English, learn to speak it.
  • by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 02:03 PM
    Rick Scott looks like Skeletor!! hahaha
  • by Human Location: Wakulla on Jun 26, 2011 at 01:37 PM
    AARP sucks. Money making machine that preys on the elderly!! Volunteers should have a background check. Otherwise you get criminals signing up so they can rob old people.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 04:57 PM in reply to Human
      Even with these facts, the Governor badgers won't give up in their attacks.
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        by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2011 at 08:08 AM in reply to
        That was badgers, but they also resemble badgers who attack from their underground habitats.
  • by JMILBERG Location: TALLAHASSEE on Jun 26, 2011 at 12:36 PM
    After graduating high school in the summer before college I got a job with the Parks Department in New York (yes I'm a misplaced rebel) in the personnel department. Apparently I discovered a flaw in the hiring system where part time employees were not run through a background check and prints sent to the FBI. When they became full time it was assumed that they had already been checked. Immediately after implementing my plan it was found that there were full and part time felons and sex offenders who were immediately terminated. One was an individual who was wanted under some warrant, I don't remember what kind. To put individuals in Social Services without a background check is, well, stupid and irresponsible. Just like hiring a political appointee from a corrupt accounting firm to head Florida Children and Families. You are courting disaster.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 07:19 PM in reply to JMILBERG
      Thanks for a voice of reason in the land of the Governor Scott hater world of Tallahassee.
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      by Bolillo on Jun 27, 2011 at 07:18 AM in reply to JMILBERG
      Please comment more in the future. Randomly. About anything. Please.
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        by Laughing Christ on Jun 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM in reply to Bolillo
        Yes, please post more. We are desperate for sane voices from the great beyond. God help us.
  • by Joe Location: Tallahassee on Jun 26, 2011 at 12:27 PM
    How can anyone be baffled by anything Scott does or his corrupt Republican Legislature (and that would include any Democrats that agree with him)
  • by Jim Location: Gadsden County on Jun 26, 2011 at 10:09 AM
    March 2009. Barry Rand, AARP CEO, Salary 575.000 a year. Keep sending in your membership fees.
  • by Dump Him on Jun 26, 2011 at 09:25 AM
    It is a good thing there are no old people in Florida, he has already changed all regulations concerning retirement homes, they are no longer being watched or held accountable for anything. He does care about you. He SHOULD be in jail for ripping off the elderly with Medicare,and yet here he is. Stupid scary smaile and all....
  • by How long on Jun 26, 2011 at 09:01 AM
    Just how long are the voting citizens going to put up with this dictator. Don't you see what is happening!! Stand togeather of fall alone. Time is running out people....tic tock
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      by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 07:21 PM in reply to How long
      Actually, most of Florida voted for our Governor. He is doing a great job.
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        by Tallynole on Jun 27, 2011 at 07:34 AM in reply to
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_gubernatorial_election,_2010 Last time I checked... 48.87% of the population isn't "most". "Most" implies >50%.... Considering the margin between Scott and Sink was around 1.15%, you can also claim most of Florida also DID NOT vote for our governor. Please do some research before you post.
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          by Barrack on Jun 27, 2011 at 09:58 AM in reply to Tallynole
          We won.
  • by look at them eyes and noise Location: a picture is wort a 1000 words on Jun 26, 2011 at 08:06 AM
    Do and back ground check and test him as no one can be that evil with that red of a noise and eyes opened and what appears to be weight lose since being give that power of gov.Check and see if his family every received welfare food help as his mom said shes proud of him as they came up poor. Surely she recieved some help as her sons seemed to have problems then and now two.Back ground check his family mom and dad if they know who he is, and then see if he is qualifed.
  • by Surprise Location: leon county on Jun 26, 2011 at 07:07 AM
    I'm 71 and AARP is nor welcome in my mail box or property. Go get em Rick Scott "Lets get to work" as your doing just what i voted for you to do. (YEA)
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      by Not Surprised on Jun 26, 2011 at 11:59 AM in reply to Surprise
      Wow. Sure hope you don't need Medicare or Medicaid services. You must be independently wealthy. If you're not, you will be in big trouble when you get sick and need either one of these two programs. It's ignorance like yours that voted this crook into office. Wait and see how his policies will negatively impact your life.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2011 at 07:35 AM in reply to Surprise
      Please stop collection social security and medicare. More than likely because of your age you did not pay your fair share into the programs.
  • by USF83 Location: Tallahassee on Jun 26, 2011 at 06:35 AM
    AARP, is a group of stupid old folks that should find a nice rock and get under it.
  • by Human Location: Wakulla on Jun 25, 2011 at 10:50 PM
    Rick Scott took away the funding for public broadcasting (PBS). Channel 11 digital FREE over the air is a blessing to seniors on a fixed income. Commercial free programming and HDTV. I guess we'll have to watch GPB on 14 from now on. Thanks.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 07:59 AM in reply to Human
      The federal government needs to totally remove funding for national propaganda radio and television. Federal funding for these networks may have made sense back when there were three networks. There are so many discovery, learning, and travel networks available.
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      by Jim on Jun 26, 2011 at 09:57 AM in reply to Human
      Good.
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      by innocent bystander on Jun 26, 2011 at 12:39 PM in reply to Human
      I listen to NPR 6-8 hours a day, but don't think they should be supported by government funding. If the public truly wants it, then the public will support through private contributions. As far as it being commercial free, though they may not have commercials for products/services like on regular tv/radio, many of the programs are nothing more than commercials for the hosts political point of view or agenda.
  • by back ground SLICK RICK Location: fla citizens on Jun 25, 2011 at 09:54 PM
    Just came up today that SLICK RICKS BROTHER IS IN TEXAS WITH DRUG PROBLEMS AND STILL ON WELFARE AS HE NEEDS HELP AS RUMORED TO BE TRUE.Also should put Rick Scott there and do back ground checks to see if his mom recieved any food help and welfare as she claimed they came up poor and Rick Scott made it in the construction trade and promised jobs.All of a change to medical and more and more corperations with his or his wifes name to trust his investing the 3% retirement fund in his trust like the 120 million he pleaded the 5th 85 times.Stop all the bull and put him in drug rehab like his brother and then take him to jail where he belongs .Say it again you dont care what the people think of you, but dont push your luck as youve crossed the line turned your back on fla citizens just to go to your wallet. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH , GO GET HELP.
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      by Timothy Leary on Jun 26, 2011 at 11:04 AM in reply to back ground SLICK RICK
      What does this rumor have to do with Governor Scott? It is also rumored to be true that some who ramble while commenting on this site are under the influence of drugs.
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      by Anonymous on Jun 26, 2011 at 12:43 PM in reply to back ground SLICK RICK
      While we are rambling, the Presidents brother lives in a hut in Kenya. That's no rumor, that's a fact. Of course that has nothing to do with this story either.
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It was the elephant in the room that Governor Rick Scott was not supposed to point out. In the governors meeting with the King of Spain, who had caught some heat for an elephant hunting trip he took while the country's economy suffered and on that trip the king also broke his hip.

To the dismay of the king, Scott made jokes about both. Before Scott's visit, the king had publicly apologized and put the scandal to rest. Now the story has been resurrected and is making the round on Spanish TV.
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