Crist Campaign Touting New Poll Numbers
It’s been a rough couple of days for the Charlie Crist campaign with new polls from Rasmussen Reports and Quinnipiac University showing the Governor’s lead over his main challenger dropping from about 30% to 15%. But the Crist campaign is eager to share a new poll that shows the Governor still holding onto a 24% [...]
First Lady More Popular Than President
WASHINGTON – The day after the election, Barack Obama was viewed more favorably by Americans than his wife, Michelle. Not any more. A USA TODAY-Gallup Poll taken over the past week shows a surge in positive views of the first lady even as her husband’s ratings have eroded. Michelle Obama is now viewed more favorably [...]
Baker Wins Award from Florida Police Benevolent Association
Senator Carey Baker, a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, has received the “Law Enforcement Officer Champion Award” from the Florida Police Benevolent Association (Florida PBA). The “Law Enforcement Officer Champion Award” is presented annually by the Florida PBA to the legislator whose record in office demonstrates “devotion to service, personal integrity, and professional values embodied [...]
Officials Confirm That Body is Missing Girl
ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler says the body found Wednesday afternoon at a Georgia landfill belongs to missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson. During a Thursday morning news conference Sheriff Beseler said they were able to make a positive identification of the birthmark on the lower extremity of the child, along with some [...]
What’s Michael Moore Thinking About?
Michael Moore is confused. His new movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” begins by suggesting that all was well until Ronald Reagan became president and cut the top 90 percent income tax rate. Everything was downhill from there. But by the end of the movie, he says the problems really began in 1945, when Franklin Roosevelt [...]
Alienated & Radicalized
In the brief age of Obama, we have had “truthers,” “birthers,” Tea Party activists and town-hall dissenters. Comes now, the “Oath Keepers.” And who might they be? Writes Alan Maimon in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oath Keepers, depending on where one stands, are “either strident defenders of liberty or dangerous peddlers of paranoia.” Formed in [...]
Boosted by Polls, Rubio Releases New Web Video
The Marco Rubio campaign is clearly very encouraged by a pair of new polls showing him within 15 points of Governor Charlie Crist. That’s a substantial improvement from polls earlier in the year that showed him trailing by twice that margin. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in the finds [...]
Coach Jeff Fisher Has His Titans Under Control
Parity in the National Football League is mentioned every single season. However, parity is not a new concept. It became a common sports term in the late 1970s. Six weeks into the season, there are four undefeated teams (Broncos, Colts, Saints and Vikings) and three winless ones (Buccaneers, Rams and Titans). The most stunning example [...]
Swank Finds Her Next Thrill in ‘Amelia’
NEW YORK – If you’re planning a long-distance rendezvous, don’t tell Hilary Swank. She might show up and fly you there herself, as she did recently with her wary boyfriend, film agent John Campisi. “He had a business meeting in Las Vegas, and I went and picked him up. I canceled his flight and I [...]
Weak Dollar, Talk of Alternative World Currency
Just about every day seems to bring more bad news for the dollar. Recent months have witnessed a steady erosion in the greenback’s value, down 16% since March against the currencies of the top U.S. trading partners. On Wednesday, the euro broke through the symbolically important $1.50 barrier for the first time in 14 months. [...]
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