http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/florida/ en-us Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:18:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379404/posts ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379404/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:18:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384835/posts Who best represents the views of most Republican Party members in Florida? A) Governor Charlie Crist B) Former House Speaker Marco Rubio WEDU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384835/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384687/posts I am beyond disappointed or hurt. I am personally offended. Do you idiots [RNC] never learn? There is no such thing as Republican or democrat anymore. Look at the rise of independents, goofballs! There is one thing every independent rejects, absolutely and completely: Being told that party registration of a candidate means adherence to a pre-set list of positions, that we somehow can't talk to people of different registrations. As Korn sang, Freak on a leash. I am at a complete loss to grasp the depth of your inability to understand modern politics. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384687/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:14:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384492/posts The Tea Party Express successfully completes its second cross-country bus tour, tonight, in Orlando, Florida. This second Tea Party Express tour in 2009 included 41 Tea Party rallies in 41 cities covering 17 states in 19 days! Woo hoo! My ears are still ringing and heart still pounding! Thousands of patriotic citizens turned out all across this great land to help us tell Obama & Co that we're fed up and we're not going to take it any longer! We're determined to take our country back from the Marxist usurpers! No more taxes! No more socialism! No more bailouts! No... Tea Party Express II http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384492/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384051/posts On November 5 on CNN, Florida Governor Charlie Crist told Wolf Blitzer that he didn't back the $787 billion Obama stimulus bill. Crist has since said that it isn't a flip flop when he says he supported the stimulus "in concept" but didn't support the specific bill. In essence he's trying to have it both ways. Claiming he wasn't a supporter of the actual bill, but hedging by saying he felt something was necessary. It seems to be Crist's way of straddling the line. Unfortunately, the facts seem to belie Crist's delicately balanced tightrope act because in February of 2009... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384051/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:49:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383620/posts <p>The Sarasota National Cemetery honored Air Force and Korean War Veteran, Lieutenant Van Eitel, with a full casson military burial.</p> Sarasota Florida Harold Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383620/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:35:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383591/posts BROOKSVILLE - Try as he might, political activist Brian Moore could not uncover any wrongdoing on the part of the sheriff's office in the death of a fugitive who drowned two months ago during a pursuit. TBO.com-Henando Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383591/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:26:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383422/posts I've been cooped up since last Tuesday, finally got out today. The weather is gray and dark, rain coming later from hurricane Ida. She is giving Ray Nagin ulcers now! The grackle girls saw me coming way down the beach, I had 15 or 20 on and around the car in a short time. I don't know if they recognize the car, or recognize me. I try not to attract them inside, they aren't housebroke, LOL! The gull with spots is a young Ring billed gull, the gray bird is a Laughing gull. It's common for them to flock together. SWAMPSNIPER PRESS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383422/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:03:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383120/posts lorida Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R) said on Monday that he would welcome the endorsement of ex-Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska). The conservative insurgent candidate challenging Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) said that Palin's endorsement would be more than appropriate because they agree on nearly every issue. "I can't think of anything her and I disagree with off the top of my head," he told CBS News in an interview. theHill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383120/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:51:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382610/posts A surprise proposal by the FDA to ban the commercial harvest and sale of Apalachicola Bay raw oysters has Franklin County business and tourism leaders reeling from the implications and united in their resolve to derail the proposed economic threat. The FDA proposal has not only shocked commercial seafood interests all along the Gulf Coast, it has stunned local business and tourism leaders - especially when they learned that the FDA officials had not analyzed the economic impacts of such a proposal. wtvy.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382610/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:08:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382383/posts A Florida conservative has registered an official "Tea Party" with the office of the Secretary of State, and is promising to run candidates against Republicans and Democrats in state and national races. "The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control the leadership of both parties. It’s time for real change,” says Orlando lawyer Frederic O’Neal, the new party's chairman, who couldn't be reached immediately by phone, in a press release. A spokeswoman for the Florida Secretary of State, Jennifer Davis, said the party had registered in August, and that its qualified... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382383/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:46:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382206/posts Owners of exotic pets streamed into the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's amnesty day Saturday, turning over animals that have gotten too large, unruly or were just unwanted. The program was established so owners could give pets to the state rather than turn them loose in Florida's woods and swamps. Biologists point to the Everglades, where a growing population of Burmese pythons and other exotic snakes has taken hold. Wildlife officials say the population began when python owners let loose their pets after they got too big to handle...."Mostly they were reptiles," she said. "Snakes, lizards and turtles."..... tbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382206/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:36:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380465/posts PENSACOLA, November 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last Friday, the 38th day of the autumn 40 Days for Life Campaign, the abortion facility at 6700 North 9th Avenue in Pensacola, Florida posted a 'Closed' sign on its door as pro-lifers prayed and kept vigil outside.Ernie Cyr, the Pensacola 40 Days for Life coordinator, said the local 40 Days for Life team didn't even realize at the time what they were witnessing - the permanent closure of an abortion facility that had been in operation for more than 25 years.Cyr explained that law enforcement officers went into the clinic on Friday... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380465/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381648/posts They make it look so easy! SWAMPSNIPER PRESS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381648/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:45:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380325/posts Florida Gov. Charlie Crist may be distancing himself from his support for the stimulus bill Congress enacted earlier this year, but the White House isn't playing along. A day after Crist denied having endorsed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters the governor's February appearance with President Obama in Fort Myers, Fla., left little doubt about his views on the law. "I think his words at that event speak for themselves," Gibbs said. "I think he was very supportive of the legislation and supportive of the benefits that it would have and has... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380325/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:48:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380167/posts Abortion Business in Florida Closes After Operating Without License Pensacola, FL (LifeNews.com) -- An abortion business in Pensacola, Florida has closed after state officials determined it had operated for well over a year without a proper medical license. The Community Healthcare Center, one of two area abortion centers, closed its doors on Friday. http://www.LifeNews.com/state4552.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380167/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:21:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379424/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Gov. Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama's stimulus package that the governor called "fantastic" and "remarkable" when lobbying for its passage. Faced with an increasingly difficult primary challenge from former House Speaker Marco Rubio of West Miami, the governor now claims he didn't endorse the $787 billion economic stimulus that included a generous contribution for Florida. "It seems to be the president's answer to almost every challenge that's facing our country is to spend more money," Crist said Thursday. He commented... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379424/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:56:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379362/posts Today FRC Action PAC, the political action committee connected to Family Research Council Action, is endorsing Marco Rubio for the U.S. Senate representing Florida. Tony Perkins, President of FRC Action, made the following statement: "Marco Rubio has been a true friend of the family and the culture of life as a state legislator in Florida. Senators who will fight to defend the family against the radical leadership in the Senate are crucial to the future of our country. "Rep. Rubio has fought to protect mothers and their unborn children. He supported pro-life legislation that would require doctors to complete ultrasounds... FRC Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379362/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379067/posts CHIPLEY, Fla. – A baby missing for five days was found alive and well under her baby sitter's bed, and Florida authorities said Thursday they plan to charge the sitter, her husband and the child's mother. Investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box tucked under a bed surrounded by items intended to hide the child at Susan Elizabeth Baker's home near Chipley, a rural Panhandle town, Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said in an interview early Thursday. The baby was placed in protective custody. "Statistically speaking this should not have ever happened, that we found this child alive, especially... AP via YahooNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379067/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:29:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378932/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist is saying he did not endorse the $787 billion federal stimulus bill, a statement that might confuse some voters. Crist appeared with President Barak Obama in February to support the bill, asked Florida members of Congress to vote for it and previously told The Associated Press that he would have voted for it if he had been in the Senate. But when the Republican governor talked about the bill Wednesday on CNN, he said he didn't endorse it. Crist told CNN he understood that the bill was going to pass and wanted to... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378932/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:55:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378935/posts U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who recruited Gov. Charlie Crist to run for Florida’s open Senate seat next year, said today that the National Senatorial Campaign Committee will not put money into the primary Republican battle with former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio. “We will not spend money in a contested primary,” Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News. The Palm Beach Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378935/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:00:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377965/posts Sunshine today! The Royal Terns are coming in in large flocks, ahead of cold weather. The Grackles were pleased to see me, as usual. The males are getting over their fear of me. Grackles may be pests in urban areas, but around here they stay in the marshes and on the beach. SWAMPSNIPER PRESS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377965/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377871/posts In mid-August, the National Marine Fisheries Service closed down the red snapper fishery, then a couple of weeks ago they took away the greater amberjack with a week left in the Fishing Rodeo - Destin's longest running fishing tournament. I'm out here criticizing the 'do-gooder,' ” who thinks they are helping the fishery with the closures, Brunson said. “I call 'em educated idiots. They ought to listen to someone who's been fishing for more than 80 years.” “The amberjack is what tore me up,” said the 96-year-old Capt. Reddin “Salty” Brunson, who was sporting a protest sign attached to his... The Destin Log http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377871/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:08:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377659/posts It sounds like the sort of romantic-mystery potboiler that keeps readers on the edge of their summer beach chairs: A strikingly pretty Florida housewife with a handsome husband and two beautiful young daughters is kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held for $50,000 ransom. Or was she? Prosecutors contend the strange case of 37-year-old Quinn Gray, who claims she was abducted and held for four days in hellish captivity, is a cleverly planned ruse. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377659/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377282/posts Borrowing from Ron Paul, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson kicked off a "money bomb" today, and by his telling, it's going really well. As of 4 p.m., Grayson's Web site shows $433,000 has been collected, exceeding a stated goal of $400,000. The Tampa Bay Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377282/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:59:00 GMT