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Robert Knauer (Stage name of ROBERT VALOR) Music Producer/Songwriter

Robert Knauer CPPO CPCM

Prior to writing and producing over 70 songs for the TAI Sound Machine Record label, and prior to writing 13 romance and murder novels, this former podcaster, Robert Knauer, better known by his stage name of ROBERT VALOR, was a former naval officer, professor of contracts and ethics, senior contracting officer for the federal government and was advisor to the FAA, DOD, DOL and DOT. Music groups he manages include for the time (Hanky Pankee- a Reggae group), Emy Day a pop and country singer, CV67

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All Episodes

20:01

HOA'S IN FLORIDA AND WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN ONE

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2023/03/20

This episode of ROBERT KNAUER UNFILTERED is about HOAs in Florida and why they are generally bad and can put your family at risk as well as destroy your sanity. HOAs have become worse and worse over the years and new development tend to be worse than older HOAs. The new Florida HOA Act and Florida Condo Act have made being an HOA member much more expensive and bad for you.

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16:05

THE VILLAGES PART 3 (BAD ROADS, HIGH TAXES AND COSTLY...

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2023/02/23

RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGES FOR OVER 18 YEARS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS....IT HAS GROWN TOO BIG. IT'S STILL A WELL-BUILT COMMUNITY COMPARED TO MOST IN THE USA, AND (INSIDE) THE VILLAGES THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GREAT...BUTALL THE ROADS, AND I MEAN ALL THE ROADS, SEWERS, ELECTRIC AND WATER ARE BASICALLY THE PITS ONCE YOU GET OUTSIDE THE VILLAGES. THE VILLAGES IS SIMPLY TOO CROWDED, THE ROADS TOO CONGESTED AND THE PEOPLE....WELL THAT'S ANOTHER ENTIRE STORY, SO LISTEN TO THIS VLOG AND LEARN.

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22:33

THE VILLAGES PART 2 & WHY MOVE TO THE VILLAGES

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2023/02/14

ROBERT KNAUER, a homeowner since 2007 in THE VILLAGES, FL talks about the area, the people, clubs, golf carts, CDDs, things to do, Wackadoodles and a whole bunch more for those considering moving to THE VILLAGES. The roads outside the villages are congested, and in horrible shape, there are hidden taxes galore, so what is the draw? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO MOVE HERE AS IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.

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15:39

GREED OF AMERICAN GROCERY CHAINS

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2023/01/26

ROBERT KNAUER EXPLORES THE GREED OF AMERICAN GROCERY STORES SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND AFTER AND HOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY EVERY GROCERY CHAIN FROM PUBLIX TO SAFEWAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GERMAN OWNED AND MANAGED "ALID'S) HAS NO INTEREST IN HOLDING PRICES DOWN AND KEEPING PROFITS AT A REASONABLE LEVEL. ALDI'S IS THE ONLY ONE. WHY?

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32:58

THE GOOD BAD AND UGLY OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS

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2023/01/25

HOA member, former board member and resident of many Florida HOAs walks you through the ins and outs, good and bad of living in a Florida HOA and why you may not want to be in an HOA, sit on an HOA board or even be a board President. Namely you can be SUED and if you piss anyone off or are in violation of the HOA covenants you will be fined. HOAs are not for everyone, but I do believe the CONS outwieght the PROS in Florida.

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24:04

COLLAPSE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR AND THE CAUSE

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2023/01/20

Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO former professor and senior govt. official explains the ins and outs of our U.S. debt crisis, how it starts, by whom, and how it got this bad as well as what the end ramifications will be if we don't curtail federal spending and get our house in order and take care of AMERICA first. Our debt will cause the collapse of America as we know it and give rise to CHINA taking over world financial domination.

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6:19

THE DEBT CEILING DEBACLE AND HOW THE REPUBLICANS WILL...

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2023/01/20

Economics and contracts professor ROBERT KNAUER explains in a personal phone call how the GOP will single handedly destroy the American economy, our currency and our ability to interact with all other nations that use the US Dollar by their failure to pass the debt ceiling.

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20:01

An autobiography of a white child raised by Blacks in...

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2022/12/17

This autobiography is about how truth can set you free once you go back in time and realize where you really came from as a child. It’s about how one white child out of many that grew up in Florida were raised, nurtured, loved, educated and cared for by black American women and men. In my case, it was my nanny, our maid, and our family foreman. World War II and the Korean War were over and began a period of American prosperity which was not so prosperous for black Americans. Just like in the movie,

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10:34

WHY LESS IS MORE AND HOW HAVING LESS CAN IMPROVE YOUR...

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2022/12/08

Podcaster ROBERT KNAUER explains what an old navy captain once told him that "less is more" meaning the less possessions you have the less your life will be burdened, stressed out and financially depleted. Based on this advice, my wife and I finally acted on it and are now happier having less burdens. We are FREE.

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49:58

Why YOU should always have an attorney present during...

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2022/12/06

Professor, podcaster, contracting officer, novelist and ethics SME Robert Knauer gives his personal spin on why no one should ever speak to law enforcement, federal agents or otherwise, without first having their own attorney present and at their side during any form of questioning. The case of David Safavian of OFPP and JIm of NIH and the U.S. Public Health Service is discussed and how it relates to 18 USC 1001 and why federal prosecutors simply cannot be trusted.

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11:48

THE NEW TERRORISM IN AMERICA

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2022/12/05

Yesterday, 12/4/22, was the 1st planned terrorist attack by right wing extremist groups (white power, Neo Nazi, etc) that has been planned by these groups to bring America's power grid down. All it takes is to attack just five power substations and the entire grid on the eastern seaboard can be brought down putting America into the dark ages. This info has been published in Inspector General reports for quite some time and Homeland Security and the FBI have talked about the "possibilities" since

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20:37

The Pole Dancer (Stripper) that wanted to become a...

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2022/11/27

Podcaster Robert Knauer talks about how he mentored a female stripper (pole dancer) who worked at a strip club near the MCAS Cherry Point Marine Corps base on leaving stripping to become a federal contracting officer. THIS IS ALL TRUE and one of the more interesting mentoring efforts I ever encountered in my 30 plus years of government work.

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20:37

The Pole Dancer that wanted to become a Federal...

Robert Knauer (Stage name of ROBERT VALOR) Music... ·

2022/11/27

Podcaster Robert Knauer CPCM CPPO, details the TRUE STORY about how he mentored and coached a nude stripper and pole dancer near Marine Corps base Cherry Point NC on how to apply for and what she had to do to become a federal contracting specialist in order to have a chance at a better life for her and her daughter. THIS IS TRUE AND GUT WRENCHING.

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21:09

Being GRATEFUL and Why you should be

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2022/11/25

Podcaster Robert Knauer describes his intimate details of his life and why he is so GRATEFUL for all that he is, has achieved and where he is in life for all that he has been through as a young man, teenager, college student, trainee, naval officer, senior government contracting official, owner and CEO of a DC Consulting firm and now in retirement.

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8:12

CONTRACTING WITH TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING (THE BEST OF...

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2022/11/23

Professor of Contracts Robert Knauer CPPO CPCM talks about the Two-Step Sealed Bidding process using both FAR Parts 14 and 15 and how doing so using two-step sealed bidding in many cases gets the same outcomes as using only Part 15 and does so in much less time with much less effort. The best thing about using Two-Step Sealed bidding is there are literally NO PROTESTS.

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10:09

Get Out of my Office and Start Over or (Get the F___K...

Robert Knauer (Stage name of ROBERT VALOR) Music... ·

2022/11/14

Being a junior supply corps officer does NOT mean you are inferior to a senior officer. This short story about the 1st time I met LCDR. Kathleen O'Sullivan exemplifies what NOT to do when you do NOT know to whom you are speaking. Never assume you wield more power than someone else unless you know you truly do have the power. Case in point this junior supply corps officer to a senior female officer named KATHLEEN O'SULLIVAN.

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7:58

Did I want to possess classified docuements? Hell...

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2022/09/28

Podcaster, Robert Knauer, former Navy Supply Corps Lieutenant, Navy Supply Management Analyst explains how he was ordered by then Navy Supply Corps Commanding Officer Admiral Ebert and his XO then Captain Tully to deliberately possess and hold Top Secret documents knowing it was wrong, how he told his higher ups I didn't want to do it, and felt despair as to what to do without pissing off the commanding officer of NSC Norfolk. The case points to the recent issue of DONALD TRUMP knowingly possessing

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8:50

USS JFK & the case of the missing Seiko watches

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2022/09/26

Podcaster Robert Knauer, then Lt.(jg) Knauer, relays his time aboard the carrier Kennedy as disbursing and sales officer, and how Bazar Sales Inc, was the culprit behind over 400 Seiko watches coming up missing from inventory when the manufacturer shipped them to the JFK, and also how NIS was involved. A True Story.

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9:30

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND IN WASHINGTON DC

Robert Knauer (Stage name of ROBERT VALOR) Music... ·

2022/09/26

Podcaster Robert Knauer discusses advice given him prior to his departure from DCMA for Washington DC to be "careful" in what he said to people. A preacher told me, "Bob whatever you say in DC will be overheard by someone and they will tell on you." Well...that all turned out to be true in my story about the Assistant Secretary of Finance and Admin at DOl when I referred to him as a little Hitler during a conference I attended. Word got back to Mary Peters (then SEC. of Transportion for DOT), and

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7:39

THE NAVY BURIAL AT SEA & SINKING A CASKET BY GUNFIRE

Robert Knauer (Stage name of ROBERT VALOR) Music... ·

2022/09/17

In a true to life horror story, Lt. Knauer recounts in 1976 during a special burial at sea detail that the MARDET (Marine Corps Detachment) was ordered to "open fire" with rounds to sink the wooden casket that was slowly sailing away from the ship because the holds to sink it had not been done properly and the weights were not properly installed to have the casket sink on que. That situation is what caused the MARDET CO to call on his men to open fire and sink the casket....all while the wife of the

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