New Florida Political Web Site, Featuring Blog and ‘Hall of Fame,’ Announced by Former Senator Bob McKnight

Exclusive Information on Charlie Crist, Reubin Askew, Bud Chiles, Bill McCollum, Phil Lewis, Claude Kirk, J.D. Alexander, and Others, as 2010 Campaigns Begin…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire/ — Former Florida State Senator Bob McKnight (D., Miami) announced today the Golden Years Political Collection, a new web site, www.goldenyearspoliticalcollection.com, based on McKnight’s nationally acclaimed book, The Golden Years…The Florida Legislature, ’70s and ’80s*.

The web site, features an interactive Blog, containing 10 posts about Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Former Governor Reubin Askew, Attorney General Bill McCollum, Bud Chiles, Former Governor Claude Kirk, and current State Senator J. D. Alexander, among many others. The web site also has a page called Quorum Call, a Florida political “Hall of Fame“, based on the book, featuring 10 legislators, lobbyists, and others from the ’70s and ’80s. McKnight will update the posts on a regular basis.

Among the issues addressed in the book, and featured on the web site, under the Debate tab, are the questions of the effectiveness of term limits and single member districts; and the demise of the “Pork Choppers.” Significantly, McKnight lists the 5 biggest challenges facing today’s legislators. Lastly, information is provided on television documentaries, ordering books and other special promotions, www.goldenyearspoliticalcollection.com/specialpromotion.html .

*The book has been nominated for national literary awards by Foreword Magazine and the Eric Hoffer Award, and is featured in a new television documentary, scheduled for airing this fall on a to be announced Florida television network.

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