Florida ACLU Joins Fray over Corrections Bill
By Javier Manjarres The so-called “Most Conservative Legislature” in Florida’s history is having a bit of an identity crisis of late as Republican legislators are somewhat split on whether to back SB 2038, a bill that privatizes the 28 correction facilities in South Florida. Senator President Mike Haridopolos recently stripped State Senator Mike Fasano of [...]
By Javier Manjarres It seems as if the Republican Presidential primary has narrowed down to two candidates- Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Rick Santorum, arguably the most conservative candidate in race, doesn’t seem to be able to poll higher than the mid-teens. Ron Paul is lagging in the low double-digits according to the latest Real [...]
Continue reading …South Florida Congressional Delegation Calls Attention to Cuba’s Offshore Drilling
January 31, 2012 13 Comments
By Javier Manjarres South Florida’s Congressional delegation-minus Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch- attended a congressional sub-committee hearing that addressed the oil drilling that is about to commence off of Florida’s coast with the approval of the Cuban government. The Spanish Oil exploration company Respol, using a Chinese oil drilling platform has been tapped by [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The firestorm that has erupted over our article on Florida redistricting (Will Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’ Congressional Seat Vulnerable) has generated more than a little misguided speculation by significant number of our friends in the conservative blogosphere, including ‘El Rushbo’ himself, Rush Limbaugh. Aside from the fact that we [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Florida’s uber-popular Attorney General Pam Bondi, introduced Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at his Pompano Beach rally on Sunday. Bondi believes that Romney’s executive and business experience will lead the country out of the economic crisis that it currently finds itself in, and she gushed over the prospect of a potential Romney/Rubio [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann made her very first televised appearance since exiting from the Republican Presidential primary race after the Iowa Caucuses. Bachmann appeared on ‘Face the Nation’ and was part of a congressional panel that was made up of fellow Republican Congressmen Allen West, and Mario Diaz-Balart. After doing [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The pro-amnesty for illegal immigrants movement was out in full force in Miami as it used several public Republican primary events to stage their protests. Senator Marco Rubio was heckled last Friday, and now it was Governor Mitt Romney’s turn have his stump speech interrupted. The group of younger activists that heckled [...]
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By Javier Manjarres During his address to the Hispanic Leadership Conference in Miami, Florida, Senator Marco Rubio was heckled by three young Hispanic men from a group named Presente Action. Rubio has taken a hard stance against Amnesty for illegal immigrants, consistently stating that he has never been, nor will ever support any form of [...]
Continue reading …Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’s Congressional Seat Vulnerable
January 27, 2012 69 Comments
By Javier Manjarres Jacksonville,FL- After last night’s Republican Presidential debate, the candidates’ respective spinmeisters made their cases to the media as to why their guy won the debate. One of Governor Mitt Romney’s spokesmen was Florida Representative Will Weatherford, and during the course of his remarks in the “Spin Room”, he shed a very dim [...]
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By Javier Manjarres While everyone was warming up for the GOP debate, a good chunk of the student body from the University of North Florida were out thrashing around in protest of the debate. This unorganized protest was an eclectic gathering of crazies from all walks of life, not to mention that their ‘punch’ seems to [...]
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