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Latest Florida Forum Posts

TopicStarted ByLast Comment ByRepliesViews
Discuss the 2012 GOP Florida Primary & Results hereJasonK
1/23/2012 8:04:42 PM		JasonK
1/23/2012 8:04:42 PM		098
Marco Rubio embellishes his family's historysbfriedman
11/24/2011 2:00:44 PM		sbfriedman
11/24/2011 2:00:44 PM		0121
Human Trafficking Awareness MonthChristyR
1/25/2011 2:56:34 PM		ChristyR
1/25/2011 2:56:34 PM		0213
Homophobic Homosexual Pedophiles Shouldn't Be Congressmen... But, Mayor is Free Game...ChristyR
11/29/2010 4:20:26 PM		ChristyR
11/29/2010 4:20:26 PM		0392
A few hundred votes...and a different historySchmidt
9/29/2010 8:29:05 AM		Schmidt
9/29/2010 8:29:05 AM		0283
Jacksonville Councilman Brings His Religion to WorkChristyR
5/7/2010 7:43:58 PM		ChristyR
5/7/2010 7:43:58 PM		0228

Florida Opinion & News Articles


DateArticleLocationAbout
 
10/25/11Marco Rubio Says Parents' Cuba Emigration Story Not Embellished: 'It's Outrageous' huffingtonpost.comMarco RubioReference
10/20/11Marco Rubio’s compelling family story embellishes facts, documents showwashingtonpost.comMarco RubioReference
08/26/11Florida Sen. Bill Nelson in same spot as Obamawashingtonpost.comBill Nelson, 2012 Elections & FloridaReference
08/10/11Close the tax loopholespolitico.comDebt Ceiling, Bill Nelson & FloridaReference
10/24/10Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum won't appeal gay adoption rulingmiamiherald.typepad.comGay Rights & LGBT\Gay Adoption Should be Allowed & LegalReference
10/20/10Governor's debate: On the morality (or lack thereof) of homosexuality and taxes on the Internet jacksonville.comGay Marriage Should be Allowed & Legal & FloridaReference
10/19/10McCollum should stop defending Florida's ban on gay adoptionorlandosentinel.comLGBT\Gay Adoption Should be Allowed & Legal & FloridaReference
10/12/10Florida won't appeal ruling stopping adoption ban by gay men, lesbiansarticles.cnn.comLGBT\Gay Adoption Should be Allowed & Legal & FloridaReference
10/12/10State Anti-gay Adoption Policies Need to Goamericanprogress.orgLGBT\Gay Adoption Should be Allowed & Legal & FloridaReference
10/12/10State Anti-gay Adoption Policies Need to Goamericanprogress.orgLGBT\Gay Adoption Should be Allowed & Legal & FloridaReference

Latest Notable Florida Controversies


DateUpdatedControversy NameTypeAboutRankForum Posts on ControversyTotal Content on Controversy
 
2011 OCT-Marco Rubio Embellishment of Family Immigration from CubaControversyMarco RubioMinor Severity & High Popularity12Reference
During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio frequently repeated a compelling version of his family’s history that had special resonance in South Florida. He was the “son of exiles,” he told audiences, Cuban Americans forced off their beloved island after “a thug,” Fidel Castro, took power. But a review of documents — including naturalization papers and other official records — reveals that the Florida Republican’s account embellishes the facts. The documents show that Rubio’s parents came to the United States and were admitted for permanent residence more than two-and-a-half years before Castro’s forces overthrew the Cuban government and took power on New Year’s Day 1959.
07/19/11-Allen West Email to Debbie Wasserman SchultzFeudAllen WestMinor Severity & High Popularity10Reference
Florida GOP Congressman Allen West dispatched a scathing personal email to Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, calling her "vile, unprofessional ,and despicable," "a coward," "characterless," and "not a Lady," and demanding that she "shut the heck up."
01/15/11-David Rivera 'Thank You' Campaign Spending to SupportersCorruptionDavid RiveraMinor Severity & High Popularity01Reference
David Rivera, after dropping out of the Florida's state Senate race, is now be investigated for spending tens of thousands of dollars in 'thank you' money to his supporters.
07/12/0711/20/07Bob Allen Homosexual Solicitation ScandalSex ScandalBob Allen & ProstitutionMajor Severity & Average Popularity (Confirmed Partially)02Reference
In 2007, Florida House of Representative Bob Allen was arrested for offering $20 for the opportunity to perform fellatio on an undercover male police officer in the restroom of a public park and was released on bail. Since the time of his arrest, Allen has maintained his innocence, stating that he believed the undercover police officer was trying to rob him, and that he only offered to perform oral sex because he felt intimidated by the black and muscular police officer. Allen was convicted on November 9, 2007, and sentenced to six months' probation, and was fined $250. He resigned from the Florida House of Representatives on November 16, 2007.
2006 SEP-Mark Foley Congressional Page Incident Sex ScandalMark Foley & Government EmployeesMajor Severity & High Popularity12Reference
The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting e-mails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican Congressman from Florida, to teenaged boys who had formerly served as congressional pages. Investigation was closed by the FDLE on September 19, 2008 citing insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges as both "Congress and Mr. Foley denied us access to critical data,” said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey. The scandal has grown to encompass the response of Republican congressional leaders to previous complaints about Foley's contacts with the pages and inconsistencies in the leaders' public statements. There are also allegations that a second Republican Congressman, Jim Kolbe, had improper conduct with at least two youths, a 16-year old page and a recently graduated page.

Latest Notable Statements by Conservatives

DateConservativeTypeLocationAbout
 
04/05/10Allen WestNegativityJupiter, FLReference
Allen talking to tea party activists on what to do to become major players.
"Let me tell you what you've got to do. You've got to make the fellow scared to come out of his house. That's the only way that you're going to win. That's the only way you're going to get these people's attention."
10/21/09Allen WestNegativityFt. LauterdaleVideoReference
Allen West uses violent rhetoric to vitalize his base
"If you're here to shrink away from the duties, there's a door. Get out. But if you're here to stand up, to get your musket, to fix your bayonet, and to charge into the ranks, you are my brother and sister in this fight. You need to leave here understanding one simple word. That word is 'bayonets.' And charge this enemy for your freedom, for your liberty, for the future and the legacy of that young lady right there... You leave here today charge!"
10/21/09Allen WestNegativityFt. LauterdaleVideoReference
Allen West uses 'take our country back' rhetoric to vitalize a base.
"We must take our country back"

 
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