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Local Buzz: Spence-Jones, Charlie Crist and the walk of shame
The Reid Report | November 14th 2009 by Joy
Charlie Crist wants no part of the Miami mess, according to press reports. The Herald is reporting that the governor has no current plans to name replacements for two disgraced Miami commissioners, and instead, is hoping to defer to the rump commissi read more
Governor Crist Discusses Spence-Jones Suspension - CBS 4 South Fl…
Business Idea of the Day | November 14th 2009 by Steve Rhode
Hours after city commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones was sworn in for her second term, she was suspended from office by Governor Charlie Crist after being arrested by police. Spence-Jones surrendered at the Metro Justice Building on the charge of R read more
Local Buzz Update: Governor suspends Spence-Jones
The Reid Report | November 13th 2009 by Joy
Charlie Crist’s office issued this statement today: TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, who was charged today with grand theft, a second degree felony. Last month, Governor Crist peti read more
An Open Letter To Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Departme…
Transit Miami | November 12th 2009 by Tony Garcia
Dear Governor Crist, As you may know a recent report produced jointly by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America has shown that the following four metropolitan areas within Florida are the most dangerous cities fo read more
Regalado sworn in today as new mayor
Coconut Grove Grapevine | November 11th 2009
I felt a sense of hope and peace sweep over me as I witnessed Tomás Regalado being sworn in as Mayor today. The part in his speech about accountability and ethics really got to me.Over 1000 people showed up to welcome the new Mayor into office, most read more
Rubio says he would welcome an endorsement from Sarah Palin
Texas for Sarah Palin | November 10th 2009 by Josh Painter
From The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Jordan Fabian reports that Florida Senate hopeful Marco Rubio would be happy to have the endorsement of 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin:The conservative insurgent candidate challenging Gov. Charlie read more
Crist May Soon Have Time to Work on Tan
Ice Station Tango | November 9th 2009 by Jay Allbritton
The conservative group The Club For Growth made it official and endorsed Marco Rubio, Florida Governor Charlie Crist's primary opponent in the 2010 Florida senate race. Not exactly a surprise, I wrote about the Club's chubby for Rubio back in May. read more
FL Senate: Club for Growth endorses Rubio
United Liberty | November 9th 2009 by Austin
This should come as no surprise. The Club for Growth has endorsed Marco Rubio in his bid for Florida’s open seat in the United State Senate:“Marco Rubio is the real deal, one of the brightest young stars in American politics today, and a read more
Club for Growth Charlie Crist Federal Stimulus Bill TV Ad VIDEO
Republican National Convention Blog | November 6th 2009
Day After Crist Says He “Didn’t Endorse” Stimulus, TV Spot Corrects the Record.WASHINGTON - The Club for Growth today released a TV advertisement encouraging Florida Governor Charlie Crist to set aside his big government record and embrace pro- read more
Governor Crist Convenes Small Business Summit | Central Florida …
Construction Material & Tools | November 5th 2009 by nextage
John Justak, 48, of Stuart, is the president of Advanced Technologies Group, a small business which develops disruptive technologies for the aerospace industry . Justak founded Advanced Technologies Group in 1998 and currently employs ten people. .. read more
Governor Crist Convenes Small Business Summit | Central Florida …
Business Market Place – Business sale | November 5th 2009 by nextage
Governor Charlie Crist today convened a Small Business Summit in Tallahassee with more than 20 small business owners from across the state. The Summit is aimed at establishing ideas that can foster and promote free competitive enterprise for Florida& read more
Cillizza: Sarah Palin is still a powerful player in the game of p…
Texas for Sarah Palin | November 5th 2009 by Josh Painter
Washington Post political blogger/columnist Chris Cillizza writes in The Morning Fix that the the latest evidence of Sarah Palin's power is demonstrated by Congressman Mark Kirk's (R-IL) efforts to get the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate to endo read more
Florida Small Business Summit Live Web Cast | The Gov Monitor
Business Market Place – Business sale | November 5th 2009 by nextage
The Summit, hosted by Governor Crist, will consist of a daylong series of discussions and workshops aimed at establishing ideas that can foster and promote free competitive enterprise for Florida’s small business owners. See the original post read more
So What Would Qualify As An Endorsement Then?
Zoominac | November 5th 2009 by Matt
From AP, via Tom Jackson on TBO: TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist is saying he did not endorse the $787 billion federal stimulus bill, a statement that might confuse some voters. [Confuse is putting it mildly; irritate, astonish, infuriate, flabber read more
Sorry, Charlie: John Cornyn declares the NRSC to be irrelevant
The Reid Report | November 5th 2009 by Joy
NRSC's Cornyn to Charlie: just pretend we're not even here... Despite the fact that he turned out to be right about New York 23 — Dede Scozzafava was a solid local candidate, who might have won that race had the entire Republican establ read more
More anti-Rifqa Bary jihad on Facebook
Tel-Chai Nation | November 5th 2009
Atlas Shrugs points to more sickos on Facebook who are inciting against Rifqa Bary for daring to convert to Christianity. This is most absolutely disgusting. One more reason why those who care about Rifqa would do well to attend the rally in her supp read more
The Amazing Sinking Charlie
PORK-ulus | November 3rd 2009 by Robert Porter
TAMPA — Florida Governor Charlie Crist didn’t have as bad a week as Dede Scozzafava, the up-state New York RINO who pulled out of the congressional race there because of increasing pressure from the conservative independent candi read more
News from the Republican Putsch
The Reid Report | November 2nd 2009 by Joy
Now that Fox News has officially thrown Dede Scozzafava out of the Republican Party (why would they let her stay, after all, now that Rush Limbaugh has outed her for “bestiality,” saying she has “screwed every RINO in the country?&# read more
Crist Should be the Next to Go
Rhymes With Clown | November 2nd 2009
Writing at Forbes, Reihan Salam has a withering critique of Florida Governor Charlie Crist and hits on the thing that, to me at least, lies at the heart of the struggle within the Republican party.Charlie Crist is an extraordinarily gifted politician read more
Could Bush Take Down Charlie Crist?
Bizblogger | November 2nd 2009
In an early primary poll for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida, conservative Marco Rubio trails Charlie Crist by a significant margin, even if it's narrowed in the past several weeks. It seems clear that one man could help take down Crist - former pop read more
Charlie Crist: Not so beloved, but still beating Marco Rubio
The Reid Report | November 1st 2009 by Joy
Where has the love gone? Well ... not to Marco Rubio. Charlie Crist isn’t as popular as he used to be. That probably was inevitable, given the wrecked economy left over by the former Florida governor’s big brother, and given Crist’s read more
Is Charlie Crist The Next Establishment GOPer To Fall ?
Below The Beltway | November 1st 2009
This morning on ABC’s This Week, George Will predicted that Florida Governor Charlie Crist will lose the Republican nomination for Senate to insurgent candidate Marco Rubio: Apropos of that comment, there’s a new poll from the St. Peters read more
What's casino mogul's interest in Crist and Florida?
Mayo on the Side | Sun-Sentinel Blogs | October 30th 2009 by Jason Lowell
After more unflattering news reports last week about his light schedule, Florida Governor Charlie Crist keeps phoning it in. Today’s schedule shows three phone calls. Yesterday’s showed two phone calls after a 9 a.m. appearance at Valencia Commu read more
Florida Republican Party Rots From Top Down
RootsWire | October 30th 2009 by Steve Hanson
Original Author: dantilson Wondering just how callous and self-serving political ambition can get? Try asking Florida’s part-time Republican gover read more
A Conservative Worth Endorsing: Marco Rubio
Caffeinated Thoughts | October 29th 2009 by Shane Vander Hart
I’ve blogged a lot about the NY 23 Congressional race, but thought I’d highlight another important race that isn’t in the spotlight at the moment – the Florida Senate race. Former Florida Speaker of the House Marco Rubio is running for read more
State Governors Speak Out Against Looming Closures in Gulf
Sportfishing Mainfest | October 28th 2009 by Paul Forsberg
State Governors Speak Out Against Looming Closures in GulfGulf Coast governors warn against recreational catch shares; Gov. Charlie Crist speaks out against looming Atlantic red snapper closure. Political allies joined recreational anglers in the read more
Health Insurance Goes on the Grocery Shopping List
Insurance quote,term,cost,rate,policy | October 28th 2009 by sevan
Health insurance companies are coming up with all sorts of interesting ways to reach out to consumers who need coverage. Today, we read that BlueCross BlueShield of Florida recently teamed up with grocery retail stores Winn-Dixie and Save-Rite to of read more
Marco’s foot, Charlie’s mouth
pamibe | October 28th 2009 by pam
Marco Rubio’s new video consists of over 2 minutes of Charlie Crist talking about the stimulus [which he supported] and how he doesn’t want obama to fail. I liked Charlie before he gained the Governor’s office; heck, I voted for him read more
Watch Out Dems - Beginning of the End
The Young Reaganites Project | October 28th 2009 by Alex
Watch these Elections next week. The outcome of these will act as a vote of confidence or no confidence with the current Administration. If the Conservatives can pull these out BHO is finished and his liberal agenda is finished.Election 2009: Virgi read more
Crist and Cato
Cato @ Liberty | October 26th 2009
Florida’s airwaves are alive with the sound of Governor Charlie Crist’s radio advertisement trumpeting his grade of “A” on Cato’s “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors.” I am pleased that Gov. Crist values Cato’s read more
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