By Javier Manjarres There has been substantial progress in both the House and Senate this week relating to the enactment of a federal E-Verify law that would require all employers to utilize the system to verify a job applicant’s citizenship status. House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith introduced a national E-Verify bill yesterday, and now Senator … Read more
Archive for June, 2011
Allen West’s Democrat Opponent in Violation of FEC Laws?
June 14, 2011by Javier Manjarres Democrats in Florida as well as the Democratic National Committee have made it abundantly clear that Florida Congressman Allen West is one of their “high value targets” whom they will try and oust from Congress in 2012. Thus far, two Democrats have declared their candidacies to challenge West- former Mayor of West … Read more
Has Hasner Flip-Flopped on Cap & Trade?
June 14, 2011by Javier Manjarres There have been a recent spate of stories in the media regarding U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner’s position on Cap and Trade legislation, stories charging that Hasner has flipped-flopped on the issue subsequent to his support of legislation that addressed cap and trade in 2008. But a closer look at Hasner’s record … Read more
LeMieux Telephone Interview
June 14, 2011by Javier Manjarres I spoke with Senate candidate George LeMieux on the phone last week to discuss his bid to unseat Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson in the 2012. LeMieux was appointed in 2009 to the seat presently held by Senator Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, and served in for 16 months as a … Read more
Adam Putnam Endorses Mike Haridopolos in U.S. Senate Race
June 13, 2011by Javier Manjarres Our friends at the POLITICO have announced that Florida Agriculture Commissioner and former Congressman Adam Putnam has endorsed Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, considered to be the frontrunner in the contentious 2012 Republican U.S. Senate race primary. Putnam is seen by many an ‘one of our own’ politician that has made the … Read more
Pamela Geller Jumps in the Tank, Warns of Islamic Jihad
June 13, 2011by Javier Manjarres At last February’s CPAC convention, author, blogger, and all-around great gal Pamela Geller debuted her new movie “The Ground Zero Mosque, Second Wave of the 9/11 Attacks.” The movie painstakingly chronicles the 9/11 attacks, its jihadist sympathizers, and the process that ultimately led to the proposal of the now infamous Ground Zero … Read more
Successful Benefit Held in Pompano Beach for the Concussion Restoration Care Center
June 12, 2011by Javier Manjarres Fort Lauderdale’s own JoJo Von Hohenzollern and her fellow activists helped organize an important fundraiser last weekend to benefit the Concussion Restoration Care Center (CRCC) at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan. The center assists soldiers in Afghanistan that have sustained different types of head injuries to assist in their recovery. Reverend O’Neal Dozier, … Read more
Mike McCalister Talks National Security-Interview
June 12, 2011by Javier Manjarres Former Army Special Operations Colonel Mike McCalister, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida’s Republican Primary was a guest speaker at last weekend’s Concussion Restoration Care Center fundraiser held in Pompano Beach, Florida. McCalister gave his insightful perspective on why he believes the U.S. is failing in both its foreign policy and … Read more
Adam Hasner Takes a Swipe at LeMieux in Latest Campaign Video
June 10, 2011by Javier Manjarres U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner continued on offense against former U.S. Senator and Senate primary opponent George LeMieux with the release of his latest campaign video that identifies LeMieux as a ‘Charlie Crist Republican’ who once stated that the Obama stimulus was “helpful to Florida”. There is no love lost between the … Read more
Is the Voter ID Monster Under Your Bed?
June 10, 2011by James J. Woodruff II* Special Contributor the Shark Tank Watch out! There’s a voter ID monster under your bed. It wants to take your right to vote away by requiring that you produce identification when you go to vote. Really? How scary!