by Javier Manjarres With the start of 2011 Legislative session in Tallahassee less than two weeks away, a line in the sand has been drawn by Opa-Locka based cigarette manufacturer Dosal, Inc., regarding a looming tax that ’Big Tobacco’ is encouraging the Florida Legislature to impose on Dosal and other small tobacco companies who were not penalized … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Hernando County GOP Chairman and RPOF Assitant Treasurer Blaise Ingoglia is bringing his widely popular “Government Gone Wild” seminar to South Florida. Ingoglia will be showcasing his seminar at the Miami-Dade GOP on March 3rd and to the Southwest Broward Republican Organization (SWBRO) in Pembroke Pines on March 7th.
by Javier Manjarres Attorney and former state legislator Marcelo Llorente originally launched his candidacy for Miami-Dade Mayor in 2009, long before Mayor Alvarez’ attempt to increase millage rates in the city that prompted a substantial voter backlash and a recall campaign to remove him from office. Llorente is considered more from the ’moderate’ side of the … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Congressman Allen West hosted his third townhall meeting this week, as he addressed the James Madison Institute group on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. West addressed a host of questions including ones inquiring about Islamic Fundamentalism and illegal immigration. Asked as to what has disturbed him the most during his … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Following Florida Governor Rick Scott’s decision to scuttle the proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) project, Congressman Allen West has come out in support of the Governor’s decision to kill the project. West answered a constituent’s question regarding the HSR project by saying, ” I don’t see a need for High Speed rail … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Allen West for President!!! Well, not so fast. Just last week, the Shark Tank opined that Allen West should be seriously considered for the Presidential ticket in 2012. Subsequent to that op-ed piece was the confrontation that West had at a Pompano Beach townhall meeting with a CAIR official that is now … Read more
Senate Joint Resolution 2, aka the “Florida Health Care Freedom Act” has moved out of committee and is now one step closer to consideration and passage in the Legislature. If ultimately enacted, the law would protect Floridians from the penalties and fines associated with not enrolling in ObamaCare. Recall last year that the Florida Health Care … Read more
by Javier Manjarres At a townhall meeting hosted by Congressman Allen West on Monday evening in Pompano Beach, the Q&A segment of the meeting featured a Koran wielding Nezar Hamze, Executive Director of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Hamze confronted Congressman West and asked him to point out where in the Koran does it give … Read more
by Javier Manjarres Longtime politico Roger Stone went on the record in full support of Governor Rick Scott’s decision to refuse federal government dollars for the proposed High Speed rail route from Orlando to Tampa. Stone said the Governor shows “uncommon political courage” by refusing to accept Stimulus funds for a rail system that would … Read more
By Lone Shark Self-identified fan and friend of the Shark Tank, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a stickler for civility- as she defines the term. To prove she’s not kidding around, she recently objected to the use of the term “ObamaCare” on the floor of the House of Representatives, and demanded that her colleagues refer to … Read more