By Javier Manjarres “I’ve come to know Chairman David Bitner over the past year, and I consider him a friend who is worthy of a great deal of respect. Throughout his tenure as RPOF Chairman, he set the right tone and led by example. I hope that David’s successor, whomever he or she is, will … Read more
Archive for August, 2011
Rubio Discusses Obama’s Economic Failure, 2012 Possibilities
August 31, 2011by Javier Manjarres Senator Marco Rubio has been making his way around the state during the August recess, and I caught up with him in Key Largo at the Monroe GOP Reagan Day Dinner event. After reiterating his criticism of President Barack Obama’s disastrous drilling moratorium and the Department of Interior’s delay in the issuance … Read more
RPOF Chairman Bitner to Resign After Presidency 5
August 30, 2011by Javier Manjarres The Shark Tank has learned that RPOF Chairman David Bitner will be resigning his position as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida immediately after the RPOF’s Presidency 5 and Straw Poll event, citing health issues. Bitner took the helm of the embattled RPOF from John Thrasher (ed.), both of whom led … Read more
Shark Tank Exclusive- Bachmann Welcomes Governor Palin to the Presidential Race
August 30, 2011by Javier Manjarres Presidential candidate Congresswoman Michele Bachmann extended her Florida bus tour on Monday with a day long trek through Miami’s historical ‘Little Havana’ district. Bachmann joined Congressman David Rivera, State Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and Miami-Dade County commissioner Esteban ‘La Navaja’ Bovo Jr. for a tour of the Bay of Pigs Museum. After the … Read more
Congressman Paul Ryan Supporting Karen Diebel’s Congressional Campaign
August 28, 2011by Javier Manjarres Businesswoman Karen Diebel has announced that she is making another run for Congress, expressing her intention to run for one of the two congressional seats that Florida will pick up after reapportionment next year. Diebel previously ran for Congress in 2010 and fell short to no Congresswoman Sandy Adams in the Republican … Read more
Wasserman Schultz Heckled at Pro-Israel Event
August 28, 2011By Javier Manjarres The inaugural South Florida Interfaith Summit for Israel took place on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in Davie Sunday night. This non-partisan event was a celebration and a rally of sorts in support of the sovereign state of Israel in advance of a controversial United Nations vote on a resolution to … Read more
RPOF Celebrates World War II Vets
August 28, 2011by Javier Manjarres The Republican Party of Florida and its Chairman David Bitner hosted the latest tour stop of the widely popular ‘Greatest Generation Tour’ honoring World War II Veterans in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Chairman Bitner’s idea of honoring World War II Veterans with events around the state has been a great success … Read more
Michele Bachmann Shares Her Personal Miscarriage Story
August 28, 2011by Javier Manjarres The annual Florida Family Policy Council dinner in Orlando, Florida featured Presidential candidate and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann as the keynote speaker, and during her address, she shared a very warm and personal story about the time her and her husband miscarried their fourth child. As Congresswoman Bachmann stated, “Miscarriages are a big … Read more
Lowry Comes Out of Hiding to Run for Broward School Board
August 25, 2011by Javier Manjarres Earlier this week I heard a rumor that former failed Congressional candidate Robert Lowry was thinking about submitting his name for consideration to one of the vacate Broward County School Board Commission seats. The rumor caused me to chuckle a bit, so I felt compelled to call up to Tallahassee and try … Read more
George LeMieux’s Gay Marriage Switch-A-Roo?
August 25, 2011by Javier Manjarres At last weekend’s Florida Family Policy Council Senate Forum, former U.S. Senator George LeMieux stated that he supports both the state and Federal Defense of Marriage Acts (DOMA). The 1996 federal DOMA signed by President Clinton defined marriage as between one man and one woman. But somewhat contradictory, LeMieux also believes that … Read more