Archive for November, 2011

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Newt Gingrich Stumbles on Illegal Immigration Issue

November 23, 2011

By Javier Manjarres The Republican Presidential debates soldier on with last night’s CNN/Heritage Foundation Foreign Policy debate in Washington, D.C.  Let me start off by commenting that Congressman Ron Paul had far more than 89 seconds to articulate his unbelievably naive “see no evil, speak no evil’ approach to foreign policy, praise be Jah. With … Read more

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Casino Bill Factions Jockey For Position

November 22, 2011

By Javier Manjarres The controversial Destination Florida casino gaming  bill will one of the hot issues debated during the 2012 Florida Legislative session this coming January.  The two co-sponsors of this bill, Representative Eric Fresen (R-Miami), and Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale) have both been longtime “non-pro-gambling” legislators, are not pitching the idea of opening … Read more

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Wasserman Schultz Says Tea Party Agenda “Not a Reflection” of her Congressional District

November 22, 2011

By Javier Manjarres During a interview with the spanish-language television network Univision, DNC Chair/Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was asked by anchor Sandra Peebles if she felt her congressional seat was “safe.”  Congresswoman Schultz appeared flustered and dodged the question which specifically inquired about the challenge posed from Republican primary front-runner Karen Harrington. Wasserman-Schultz seemed a bit … Read more

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Florida State CFO Jeff Atwater Supporting Karen Harrington, Helps Raise Campaign Funds

November 22, 2011

By Javier Manjarres The Miami Herald is reporting  that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is supporting Karen Harrington to unseat DNC/Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.  Atwater, along  with State Representatives Chris Dorworth, Dennis Baxley, Scott Plakon, and Jeanette Nunez are listed as the hosts on an invitation to a Karen Harrington for Congress fundraising event scheduled … Read more

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Who Will Replace Congressman Connie Mack?

November 20, 2011

By Javier Manjarres With Congressman Connie Mack signalling that he will run for the U.S. Senate, Southwest Florida voters are already preparing to vet the slate of aspiring Republicans who hope to fill Mack’s soon to be vacant seat in the U.S. Congress. There are already several candidates who have announced their intentions including Chauncey … Read more

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Congressman West, Karen Harrington Take Time Out For U.S. Troops

November 20, 2011

By Javier Manjarres Delray Beach, Florida- Congressman Allen West spent his Sunday morning with a couple hundred of his supporters to assemble care packages for U.S. Military personel that are stationed in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The 6th annual ‘Project Holiday’, was organized by the group ‘You Are Not Alone,’  and held at the Delray … Read more

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Joe Kaufman and Richard DeNapoli- The Lack of Judgement and Leadership

November 19, 2011

By Javier Manjarres The Republican Party continues to be plagued by individuals who love to invoke Reagan’s famous “11th commandment” and then proceed to violate in every possible manner when it comes to those within the Party whom they’re not politically aligned with.  President Reagan’s 11th commandment states that Republicans shall not talk ill about another … Read more

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Congressional Candidate Uses Phony “Tea Party” Organization to Promote Candidacy

November 18, 2011

By Javier Manjarres During trying economic times, it’s not unusual for desperate people to do desperate things in order to survive financially.  The same can be said about both aspiring politicians and entrenched ones when they feel desperate enough to misrepresent themselves and their campaigns to the electorate. Republican Congressional candidate and businessman Ozzie de … Read more

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Controversial Claims Bill Exposes Greed in Tallahassee

November 18, 2011

By Javier Manjarres State legislators will have many issues to tackle during the next legislative session that commences in January.  The issues that will probably grab the most headlines will be the proposed new gambling initiative and the controversial electoral redistricting measure. But one lesser known bill that Senate President Mike Haridopolos has claimed is … Read more

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Nick Loeb Will Not Run for US Senate

November 17, 2011

By Javier Manjarres The wait is finally over. Nick Loeb has flirted with the idea of running for U.S. Senate for some time now-as far back as February of this year- is officially out of the running. Read more on a past Shark Tank interview with Loeb here: Nick Loeb So in typical Roger ‘Prince … Read more