Rasmussen’s latest poll in Florida almost got lost in the Friday news dump, but it’s significant, as the poll found Mitt Romney with a +1% lead over Obama (46-45% ) with likely voters- still well within the 4.5% MOE, but it’s nonetheless promising for Romney that he’s already polling ahead of a sitting President at … Read more
Archive for April, 2012
Obama’s “War on Women” Assaults Fort Lauderdale, Sorta
April 29, 2012by Javier Manjarres The front lines on the battlefield of Obama’s “War on Women” are looking pretty thin these days, as a sparsely attended rally of maybe 70 activists showed up in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Saturday to protest….something. Some of the protestors got a bit ahead of themselves, as their signs demanded that they … Read more
GOP Candidates Discuss Israel/Iran Issue, Joe Kaufman’s Rhetoric Stumbles
April 28, 2012by Javier Manjarres During the recent Republican congressional primary debate in Miami, the candidates were asked if the U.S. should follow Israel’s lead were they to conduct a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Candidate Joe Kaufman, a long-time pro-Israel and anti-Islamist activist believes that “the time for talk is over, and the time for … Read more
Republican Race Heats Up As Ozzie deFaria Jabs Karen Harrington
April 28, 2012by Javier Manjarres The Republican congressional primary race in the 20th congressional district (soon to be the 23rd CD) is really starting to heat up, as both Joe Kaufman and Ozzie deFaria are ratcheting up their rhetoric towards the presumptive frontrunner Karen Harrington. The winner of this primary will face Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz in November. … Read more
Herman Cain Endorses George LeMieux for U.S. Senate
April 27, 2012by Javier Manjarres Former Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain was in Florida to give the keynote address at the Hernando County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner. Before Cain addressed the crowd of 400, former U.S. Senator and current Republican candidate George LeMieux was also afforded the opportunity to address the Hernando Republican faithful. During Cain’s address, the former Presidential … Read more
Republican Ozzie deFaria Says He Is “Better Equipped” Than Allen West and Others
April 27, 2012by Javier Manjarres During a Republican Congressional primary debate in Miami, businessman Ozzie deFaria continued to raise eyebrows after he took a broad and reckless swipe at all of the Republican congressional candidates and incumbents running in the South Florida area. South Florida is considered to extend from South Miami to the Palm Beach/Martin County … Read more
Republican Congressional Primary Debate Wrap Up
April 27, 2012by Javier Manjarres The first Republican primary debate between the candidates hoping to unseat Demcratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was hosted by the Women’s Republican Club of Miami, Federated, at the Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus in Miami. For the most part, aside from a few glistening moments, the debate was uneventful. The participants were businessman Ozzie … Read more
Marion Thorpe to Run for Congress Against the Dishonorable Alcee Hastings
April 26, 2012by Javier Manjarres Former Congressional and Senatorial candidate Dr.Marion Thorpe will be taking another stab at politics by announcing that he will run for Congress and challenge Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings. During a phone conversation this evening with Dr.Thorpe, the good Doctor said,” This time will be different.” Many of you may remember that Thorpe … Read more
On Board the U.S. Navy Attack Submarine U.S.S. Dallas
April 26, 2012by Javier Manjarres Here are some video snippets of my recent trip on the attack submarine U.S.S. Dallas. Embarcation We first met up with our Navy liaisons in Fort Lauderdale and then proceeded to the local McDonald’s for some breakfast chow. We then drove 3 hours to Port Canaveral to meet up with the USS … Read more
Shark Tank Swims With the Fishes, Submerges with U.S. Navy Submarine
April 25, 2012by Javier Manjarres Last month the U.S. Navy asked me, El Sharko, if I would like to submerge with one of their nuclear powered submarines. Me being me, I took the offer at face value. As my submarine launch day quickly approached, I began to have thoughts about claustrophobia and I began second guessing my … Read more