Local news and opinon

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/us/08everglades.html

This is a good article outlines what corruption looks like in this day and age.  Add to this Crist’s choice to go independent rather than stay with the party shows he only cares for himself.  It is about fame, power and access for him.

Is Rubio better?  Well, in my opinion a half-tarded crackhead with herpes is a better choice that  Crist.  There is an outside chance the crackhead cleans up, treats his disease and is trainable.  Crist will never change.  He cannot.  His hug with Obama must have had a whispered message, “Love ya’ bro. How is the Narcissist Club doing? Get your Gold membership card yet? I got mine yesterday!”

Standing amid the marshes at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in June 2008, Mr. Crist said, “I can envision no better gift to the Everglades, the people of Florida and the people of America - as well as our planet - than to place in public ownership this missing link that represents the key to true restoration.”

Nearly two years later, the governor’s ambitious plan to reclaim the river of grass, as the famed wetlands are known, is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar.

The proposal was downsized only five months after it was announced. By April 2009, amid the deepening recession, the state said it could afford to purchase only 72,800 acres of United States Sugar’s land, for $536 million. The company would stay in business and the state would retain the option of buying the remaining 107,000 acres at a future date.

United States Sugar dictated many of the terms of the deal as state officials repeatedly made decisions against the immediate needs of the Everglades and the interests of taxpayers, an examination of thousands of state e-mail messages and records and more than 60 interviews showed.

Enough. Enough of the Lindsey Grahams, the Snowes, the Spectors, the Kerrys, the Reids of the political world.  We don’t need to send another one up to Congress.  Vote Rubio.  Vote against a man who violates one of my major rules.  “Never trust a man with a tan darker than a Victoria Secret model.  He has issues.”

http://www.justnews.com/politics/23872269/detail.html

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have required women seeking a first-trimester abortion to pay for an ultrasound exam and, with few exceptions, view the image or have it described to them by their doctor.Crist, a former Republican who is running for the U.S. Senate as an independent, said in his veto message that requirement would put an “inappropriate burden” on women seeking abortions and violate their privacy rights.

I have always said “Never trust a man who has a deeper tan than a supermodel.  He has issues.”  Charlie Crist is a prime example of just this type of crippled personality.

I’ve complained about Lindsey Graham being elected by South Carolina, even going as far to impune South Carolina citizen’s intelligence and judgment.

Well, now here Florida is with the same type of self-serving character wanting to be OUR Senator.  The only thing we can do is send him and his seriously flawed professional political career packing.   Please, PLEASE don’t vote for this mercenary.  Obama would love it, which is good enough for anyone with an ounce of brains to decided it would be a bad idea to have Crist as a Senator.

No more Specters, Snowes, Grahams or McCains.   Enough.

Charlie Crist love Charlie Crist more than he loves anything else.  If he turns to a run as an independant after being beaten by Rubio he is saying the Republican party was not his love, but only a vehicle to get him to where he wants to go.  It is all about him.  This is something he shares with Obama.

I hope every loyal voter he has realizes who he really is and dumps on him before he dumps on them.

But his actions prove my theory once again.

Never trust a man with a tan deeper than a Victoria Secret Model.

Just saying, he’s got issues.

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/04/nola-police-initially-dismissed-savage-attack-on-gop-official-her-boyfriend/

1580 AM radio has a morning show from 9am to 11am weekdays hosted by Ken Lovejoy.  He is up against Glenn Beck which is some stiff competition.  However, the man is a straight shooter and tells it like it is.  I asked for an interview and he was kind enough to allow me to participate in what turned out to a great experience.  Ken is knowledgeable and a lot of fun.   I found myself switching over to his show more and more over the last several months as Beck began to drift a little on the tea party.  Beck’s opinion is that no matter what happens the tea party must remain peaceful.  The problem with this is that turning the other cheek can get you slapped twice.   At GatewayPundit they are following a beating that a Republican couple received after leaving a dinner. A young woman and her boyfriend were stalked, confronted and beaten so severely that he suffered a broken jaw and she had her leg broken in five places.   I’ve seen a lot of people beaten and it takes a concentrated effort to break a person’s leg in five places.   Of course the New Orleans Police department treated it like just another fight, but the fact is it was intentional and brutal.

The point is this- If you think you are dealing with people who are playing by the same rule Beck encourages, you are going to end up on a street corner beaten and hurt.  The radical leftists aren’t playing nice and they will not change.  Why should they? They are winning.

http://email.capitolhillnewsonline.com/m/46eGdRGuaRCOxWI7yDwyYZCdpZQn5rkx1o5MD_hF4l3yjFYVnQ

I got  an email from him, my email address generated from a critical letter I sent him over cap and trade.  I guess he didn’t get the whole “Get the government out of my life, you have no right” moment.

Above is the link embedded into the email.  Here is what he sent to me in text-

n Wednesday, I spoke on the Senate floor about my vote on the health care bill, and I wanted to share it with you. I hope you’ll take a minute to watch it on my website at http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/ or you can read the text below.

Frankly, this man is an idiot and must be removed from office. Will someone explain to me how he got there in the first place?

I ran into the FOX debate between Crist and Rubio.  Crist held his own as a typical politician, Rubio was bold enough to bring out new ideas in a forum where he may not be able to explain them enough to remove doubts. That is dangerous but refreshing.   However, the statement that puts Crist into a hole is the one he said himself.  He was a Lindsey Graham, John McCain clone who believes that his job is be bipartisan and reach across the aisle to work support the Democrats’ plans.

Oh I know he tried to put it in a better light, but that is what McCain and Graham do.  They don’t see the dems coming over to the Republican side, or the lack of that happening, as a requirement or a problem, in defining what is bipartisanship.   The last thing we need right now is another squishy Republican helping the left socialize America.

Period.

From the NRA- Our state once again tries to steal your gun right with bullshit rules.  Fortunately, good sense took over. But they will never stop.  Read the first couple of lines and wonder just who in the heck they think they are.

GOV. CHARLIE CRIST SIGNALS THUMBS UP !!

DATE:       March 18, 2010
TO:           USF & NRA Members and Friends
FROM:      Marion P. Hammer
USF Executive Director
NRA Past President

On Tuesday, March 16th SB-530 by Sen. Thad Altman (R) and HB-315 by Rep. Mike Horner (R) were each heard on their respective floors.

SB-530 and HB-315 are bills to STOP Florida adoption agencies from forcing potential adoptive parents to register their firearms with the agency as a condition of adoption.  Further, it stops agencies from forcing these parents to follow gun control regulations regarding storage of firearms and ammunition created by the agency.

In the Senate, Sen. Charlie Justice (D) ran an amendment to add a prohibition against discrimination against Gay couples who want to adopt. After debate by several south Florida Democrats, Sen. Justice withdrew the amendment.

In the House, Rep. Scott Randolph (D) ran an amendment to add a prohibition against discrimination against Gay couples who want to adopt.  He spoke in favor of his amendment then withdrew it.

Both bills were then scheduled for debate and a final vote on Thursday 3/18.

Today, Thursday 3/18,  HB-315 came up on the House Floor and Passed by a vote of 112-0. It was then sent to the Senate where it was substituted for SB-530.  Following debate on the Senate Floor it Passed by a vote of 38-2.

The only two votes against the bill were from Sen. Ted Deutch (D-Delray Beach) and Sen. Frederica Wilson (D-Miami Gardens)

The bill now goes to Governor Charlie Crist who says he strongly supports the bill and will sign it.

The following deserve your thanks for their roles in passing HB-315: Bill Sponsors Senator Thad Altman and Rep. Mike Horner.

Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul for their support in moving the bills early.

(Block and Copy All email addresses into the “Send To” box)

altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov,
atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov,
Larry.Cretul@myfloridahouse.gov,
Mike.Horner@myfloridahouse.gov,

FINALLY, YOUR EMAILS ON THESE BILLS HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMING AND CLEARLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE.  WHEN THEY HEAR FROM YOU THEY KNOW YOU CARE — AND THEY KNOW YOU VOTE !!!  THANKS FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS ONE  — MORE TO FOLLOW.

BACKGROUND ON WHY THE BILL WAS NECESSARY

Adoption agencies in Florida are effectively profiling prospective adoptive parents who own firearms.

Agencies have been treating applicants for adoption, who chose to exercise the constitutional right to own a firearm, differently than non-firearms owning applicants.

As a condition of adoption, prospective parents who own firearms must agree to regulations and restriction imposed by the agency.

At least one agency requires prospective parents who own a firearm or firearms, to store the firearms and ammunition separately in locked cabinets -  rendering the right of self-defense and defense of family virtually impossible.

Further, applicants who own firearms are required to register their firearms and ammunition with the agency.

The agency not only requires applicants to separately list the firearms and the ammunition they own on a form created by the agency, but also requires them to report to the agency exactly where the firearms and ammunition are stored.

These agencies have set themselves above the law and have ignored the statutes.

State law regulates the safe storage of firearms.  F.S. 790.174, regulates how firearms must be stored and provides criminal penalties when firearms are accessed by minors due to a failure to store firearms safely.

State law prohibits agencies from attempting to regulate firearms.  F.S. 790.33 prohibits any regulation of firearms except by the Legislature.  The Legislature exclusively occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms and ammunition.

State law prohibits registration of firearms.  F.S. 790.335 prohibits the compiling of and retention of  lists of firearms owners and firearms.  Forms required by some adoption agencies constitute a registry of firearms and firearms owners.

Under  790.335(4)(a), office managers and officials who are a party to the collection and storage of firearms registration documents commit a felony of the third degree.

Under 790.335(4)(c) these agencies or organizations, as licensed agencies acting on behalf of the government, who register firearms are subject to a fine of up to $5 million.

While some adoption agencies have attempted to claim their firearms regulations and forms were authorized or required by DCF,  DCF actually repealed those regulations in April, 2008.

This bill makes it clear that adoption agencies may not condition adoption on a person’s exercise of a constitutional right or a person’s willingness to disclose private information concerning lawful firearms ownership - nor may adoption agencies impose restrictions on firearms ownership.

This bill codifies in law, that adoption agencies may not violate rights, profile or discriminate against firearms owners who seek to foster or adopt children.

Prospective parents seeking to adopt and make a home for a child are particularly vulnerable to abusive tactics of agency officials and personnel  who appear to have a predisposition against firearms owners.

Forcing prospective parents to submit to requirements that usurp their legal rights and violate their privacy is nothing short of coercion.  It must be stopped.

http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2010/03/08/terrorists-at-fla-atlantic-u-are-o-k-young-americans-for-freedom-verboten/

I live in Florida, on the west coast.  You couldn’t get me on the east coast at gunpoint.  They are all crazy over there.  The guys over at stoptheaclu finds that lefties are ruling with an iron (hammer?) fist over there.  Here is the passage.

“We send our young adults to university to be educated in the ways of the world, we all know. Following that well-worn path, young James Schackleford decided on the publicly funded Florida Atlantic University for his edification and boy did he learn a lesson about modern education last week. Mr. Schackleford learned that the FAU administration prefers on its campus Islamic terrorist supporters over representatives of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom organization. He also learned that it’s open season on all conservatives at our American universities.

At the Boca Raton campus Mr. Schackleford determined that his school needed a chapter of YAF, a 40-year-old conservative student organization, and so gathered a few like-minded students to meet with YAF State Director Daniel P. Diaz to discuss how they should proceed on organizing a chapter in the school.

As the few gathered were meeting, university administrator *David Blank burst into the room and demanded that they cease their meeting and vacate the room. According to the YAF press release, Mr. Schackleford asked for an additional 15 minutes to finish and Blank acquiesced to the request. But the 15-minute grant was short lived.”

The article goes on to say that the campus police harassed the group, following them to the car and making comments-

“Police told Diaz that they were investigating a “possible trespassing charge,” and then loudly joked that Diaz “probably had tea bags hanging out the back of his car” as Diaz prepared to leave.”

I’m personally disappointed in the officers.  They don’t have a right to have a political opinion while wearing the uniform.  Off duty they can sleep in their commie red jammies.  But on duty, they cannot favor one side or the other.  If they do, they are one step closer to being like Hitler’s SA.

Here’s hoping that our future is not reflected in people like Blanks.  Educated idiots who would deny free speech.

http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/26/goodbye-charlie

This is the type of article that hits the target between the eyes without an apology.  Crist, left the party, stopped by the tanning salon, and then went left.  Because of this, he was jettisoned by the fairly conservative Republican Party in Florida.  Good.  See ya’, wouldn’t want to be ya.

The more I see Rubio the more I like the guy. He is intelligent, well spoken, and seems to grasp the basics of limited government.  He seems to be a Paul Ryan in development.  I wish him the best and I think he’ll trounce any democrat that comes along.

The American Spectator opens there article with this-

“Crist, a formerly conservative politician who “grew in office” after becoming governor in 2007, went through a 50-point lead over conservative former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio faster than Sherman went through Georgia. Polls released this week by Rasmussen and the Florida Chamber of Commerce both show Rubio with an 18-point lead over Crist in a race for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate seat Mel Martinez resigned from last summer.”

The man lost a total of 68 points in less than a year.  He may have broken a record.  A politician can’t lose that much even if he was found with a live boy AND a dead prostitute in his bed (credit to Edwin Edwards of LA.).   I’m glad we’ll at least have one more serious thinking representative in the Senate next year.  We need clear voices and solid thinking.

I’ve caught him on television a number of times. Tonight he spoke about how his grandfather and father came from Cuba in the late fifties.  He also talked about how his grandfather would sit on the porch and tell young Marco about how he was lucky to live in the greatest nation ever.  His grandfather said because he was born in Cuba, his limits were already set by his birth place.  But Marco could be anything he wanted to be if he worked hard enough.

This is the story of many of the Cubans who came here after Castro took over.  These are what I call the “good Cubans.”  (verses the criminal minded “bad Cubans” we see in the news all the time and represented by the family I ran off from my neighbor’s house after they broke in.)  I hope Rubio wins and then stays the course.  I also hope he realizes as much as he would like to keep open borders, that time has passed.  We need to control the borders in order to control the worker pool.  As the recession eats up discretionary jobs, we are going to need every job for our citizens, even those low paying jobs “Americans won’t do”.