by Javier Manjarres The Cuba Democracy PAC held its annual luncheon today as it honored its supporters, local elected officials, and other politicians that champion the effort to call awareness of the Communist regime of Fidel Castro and the decades of human and civil rights violations that his regime has committed against the people of Cuba. In attendance … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Congressman-elect Allen West’s campaign headquarters in Deerfield Beach, FL served as the backdrop for a toy drive that yielded over 800 toys and gifts to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps ”Toys for Tots’ program. Dozens of volunteers and well-wishers attended the event to hear West thank those who attended and donated for their … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Congratulations are in order for fellow media politico Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald’s Tallahassee Bureau, who has moved up in the world and taken a job as the Miami Herald’s Political Writer. Caputo replaces Beth Reinhard, who was recently relocated up to Washington D.C. to work as the National Journal’s Chief Political … Read more
by Javier Manjarres With less than a month to go until the Republican Party of Florida selects its new Chairman, GOP die-hards around the state are beginning to line up behind each of the five candidates in the race, and in some instances, supporters hedging their bets with their rumored support of more than one candidate. Several … Read more
*Cross Posted from our New Sister Site, the Shark Gun* by Javier Manjarres In a story that was clearly intentioned to put firearms dealers and gun rights supporters on the defensive, the Washington Post’s recent investigative report documenting the transit of guns from U.S-based gun dealers into Mexico for use by drug gangs within that … Read more
Mark Foley reportedly will be disclosing his future political plans this evening on his “Foley on Politics” radio show, airing live tonight at 6:30 PM on WSVU 960 AM (internet stream is also available). The speculation is that Foley will be announcing his return to politics by declaring his candidacy for the Mayoralty of West Palm … Read more
by Javier Manjarres All of the recent pundit-talk that puts Senator-elect Marco Rubio at the top of shortlists to be the GOP’s Vice-Presidential candidate in 2012 is just that, talk- perhaps certain opinion-makers should wait at least until Rubio is sworn in to office and has a few votes under his belt? Does the name Scott … Read more
by Javier Manjarres At the RPOF Quarterly meeting this past weekend, Governor-Elect Rick Scott took a few minutes out of his day for a short one-on-one interview to discuss his recent trip to Washington, D.C. where he and other Republican Governors met with the President and Vice President of the United States. Scott had an … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Governor-elect Rick Scott wrapped up his statewide jobs tour by visiting the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in Orlando Florida. Scott held a jobs town hall meeting at the institute to discuss job creation with professionals in the medical and healthcare industries. The Gov was given a sort of ‘hands on’ tour of the facilities where … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Republicans convened again in Orlando this weekend for their last quarterly state party meeting of the year. Next month, the RPOF leadership will decide who the next Chairman of the state party to will be to lead the GOP through the 2012 election cycle. The (5) candidates running for the position are RPOF Vice … Read more