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Latest Florida Forum Posts

TopicStarted ByLast Comment ByRepliesViews
Al Sharpton & senseless murder of a young boyTPK58
3/23/2012 8:09:38 PM
fenway
5/15/2012 10:23:44 PM
351761
Dramatically reduce medicare costs pobrien48
5/2/2012 8:15:40 PM
gymrat22
5/2/2012 10:05:06 PM
166
Rick Scott cost FL jobs in House Bill 959 - Ignores Cuba's transition to open economy and fre...rudy.martin
4/30/2012 12:50:49 PM
rudy.martin
4/30/2012 12:50:49 PM
079
right mindprogressiveconnie
4/14/2012 2:37:52 PM
Z3
4/25/2012 1:52:02 AM
373
In Florida - Strip Clubs are also Brothels - Does the Florida Government know? CheriStar
3/6/2012 8:16:49 PM
gymrat22
4/17/2012 1:24:07 AM
2170
So-Called Voice ExpertsNurahA
4/15/2012 2:15:31 PM
libertycitizen
4/16/2012 2:37:30 PM
291
George Zimmerman lawyersSchmidt
4/11/2012 12:28:52 AM
Schmidt
4/11/2012 6:35:59 PM
294
The Insurance Mandatecharlesslakan96
4/1/2012 3:13:41 PM
CARLITOS BAM-BAM
4/1/2012 4:31:00 PM
1147

Florida Opinion & News Articles

DateArticle NameLocationAbout
04/26/12Rick Scott Drug Testing Executive Order Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judgehuffingtonpost.comCivil & Human Rights, Rick Scott & Governmen...Reference
04/03/12Senator presses Obama on futures trading curbsreuters.comGasoline Prices, Bill Nelson & Oil & GasReference
03/23/12Panel Extends Ethics Reviews of 2 House Membersnytimes.comLaws & Crime, Vern Buchanan & Buchanan Faile...Reference
03/23/12Backbone, Consistency and Standing Your Ground pbs.orgGwen Ifill, Mitt Romney & FloridaReference
03/07/12FBI Investigating Cliff Stearns For Bribery, Claims Republican Opponenttpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.comLaws & Crime, Cliff Stearns & FBIReference
01/26/12Transcript of CNN Republican Debate 1/26/2012archives.cnn.comFlorida & 2012 Florida GOP Presidential PrimaryReference
01/23/12Republican Debate Transcript, Tampa, Florida, January 2012cfr.orgFlorida & 2012 Florida GOP Presidential PrimaryReference
10/31/11Marco Rubio: Still the favored VP pickwashingtonpost.comMarco RubioReference

Latest Conservative Controversies

DateControversy NameTypeAboutRankForum Posts (SORT)Total Content (SORT)
05/12/12Steve MacNamara ResignsPersonal ScandalRick Scott, Steve MacNamara & FloridaMinor Severity & Average Popularity (Confirmed Partially)00Reference
Rick Scott
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's chief of staff has abruptly resigned amid news stories examining his job performance and handling of contracts. The Associated Press recently reported that while working for the state Senate, MacNamara helped steer a $360,000 no-bid consulting contract to a friend who now leads a task force rooting out state government waste.
 
04/27/12Rubio Improper Contributions FineEthics ViolationsMarco RubioMinor Severity & High Popularity00Reference
Marco Rubio
The Senate campaign of Florida Republican Marco Rubio has agreed to pay an $8,000 fine for accepting slightly more than $210,000 in improper contributions.
 
03/07/12Cliff Stearns Bribes OpponentCorruptionCliff Stearns & FloridaMajor Severity & High Popularity01Reference
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns has been accused of using a middleman to bribe his primary opponent, James Jett, to to drop out of the primary race. Jett claims he was told he could head the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or become a U.S. Marshal once an opening came up. Stearns has denied the allegations and an FBI investigation has been opened.
 
02/06/12Buchanan Failed To Disclose 17 Corporate PositionsEthics ViolationsVern BuchananAverage Severity & High Popularity01Reference
Vern Buchanan
Buchanan failed to disclose income on his disclosure forms and didn’t report 17 positions he held at various companies and organizations from 2007 through 2010. Buchanan explained several instances involving missing information by telling OCE that his “people missed it” or that the information in question was left out due to an “oversight” or a “technical discrepancy.” His campaign claimed a Federal Election Commission report had exonerated him of the later allegations, but the FEC general counsel report actually said that...
 
2011 OCTMarco Rubio Embellishment of Family Immigration from CubaControversyMarco RubioMinor Severity & High Popularity12Reference
Marco Rubio
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 Stat...
 
07/21/11Rivera Dog Track PaymentsCorruptionDavid RiveraMajor Severity & Average Popularity (Confirmed Partially)00Reference
David Rivera
Federal investigators have opened a second criminal probe of U.S. Rep. David Rivera, examining undisclosed payments from a Miami gambling enterprise to a company tied to the Republican congressman. The investigation is focusing on a $1 million consulting contract.
 
07/19/11Allen West Email to Debbie Wasserman SchultzFeudAllen WestMinor Severity & High Popularity10Reference
Allen West
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."
 
01/15/11David Rivera 'Thank You' Campaign Spending to SupportersCorruptionDavid RiveraMinor Severity & High Popularity01Reference
David Rivera
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. Those "thank you campaign" dollars to ACH are being scrutinized as part of a criminal investigation of the Republican representative's personal and campaign accounts by the Miami-Dade police and prosecutors.
 

Florida Conservative Quotes

DateConservativeTypeLocationAbout
01/30/12Allen WestNegativityWest Palm Beach, FLAllen West, Democratic Party & LiberalsReference
 
Allen West tells liberals to 'Get the hell out of the United States'
Allen West
You can take it to Europe, you can take it to the bottom of the sea, you can take it to the North Pole, but [Democrats], get the hell out of the United States of America.
 
01/26/12Newt GingrichExtreme ViewCoral Springs, FLScience & Technology, Newt Gingrich & NASAVideoReference
 
Gingrich plans to establish a moon base by 2020.
Newt Gingrich
By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.
 
04/05/10Allen WestNegativityJupiter, FLAllen West & LiberalsReference
 
Advising tea party activists on what to do to become major players.
Allen West
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. LauterdaleAllen WestVideoReference
 
Allen West uses violent rhetoric to vitalize his base
Allen West
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. LauterdaleAllen WestVideoReference
 
Allen West uses 'take our country back' rhetoric to vitalize a base.
Allen West
We must take our country back
 

Media Content About Florida

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Monday, October 02, 2006

 
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