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Inept Broward GOP Makes TSA Look Good, Stops Pam Bondi at Security

Inept Broward GOP Makes TSA Look Good, Stops Pam Bondi at Security

by Javier Manjarres The ineffectual leadership of Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC) and Chairman Richard DeNapoli seems to be a never ending saga.  At last weekend’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, DeNapoli and Executive Director Rico Petrocelli & Co. embarrassed Attorney General Pam Bondi when they directed [...]

by Lone Shark Last week we reported on the signing of the legislation by Governor Rick Scott that prohibits state and local governments in Florida from conducting business with firms that have business operations in Cuba or Syria- a signing which soon resulted in a public relations mess after Scott simultaneously issued a qualification that [...]

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by Javier Manjarres Former U.S. Senator George LeMieux is once again at odds with Senator Marco Rubio, this time the bone of contention is about Rubio’s vote against the Restore Act. LeMieux stated that he “would have voted for it, in all due respect to Marco, I know that he is a lot closer to [...]

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by 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 [...]

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by Javier Manjarres The dynamics in Florida’s Republican U.S.Senate race have been shaken up considerably with the announcement by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater that he’s considering a U.S. Senate bid in 2012.  Atwater was part of the “class of 2010″ group of candidates that included U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Governor Rick Scott [...]

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by Lone Shark Most of the rebranding efforts that have been made by the former Florida Marlins baseball franchise over the past few years in advance of the team’s relocation to Miami were expressly intended to appeal to the greater Miami area’s Hispanic community, as the franchise changed the team’s name, colors and uniform in [...]

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by Lone Shark I have to give Pembroke Pines City Manager Charlie Dodge credit.  He seems generally interested in getting together with US Immigrations and Customs to have an honest, factual conversation about the proposed civil detention center in Southwest Ranches.  With all the misinformation being circulated by the opposition, I cannot blame him for [...]

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by Javier Manjarres The 2012 Republican primary season could possibly yield a new crop of nominees, as incumbency in politics is arguably more of a liability than an advantage to a political campaign.  As far as contested Republican primary races go, the Mica vs. Adams congressional primary will be the “hottest” race to watch  as [...]

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by Lone Shark The Pembroke Pines City Commission has been playing fast and loose with the city’s finances of late  in an effort to stop construction of a civil detention center in Southwest Ranches.  Earlier this month, the City Commission voted 3-2 to cancel an agreement that would have provided fire and EMS services to [...]

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by Javier Manjarres Florida Congressman John Mica (R) is currently in a head to head primary match up with fellow Member of Congress Sandy Adams in the newly drawn 7th congressional district.  Mica’s challenge of Adams is increasingly being questioned by those who are turned off by Mica’s recent posturing and comments that have been [...]

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