Congresswoman Katherine Harris – and GOP candidate for Senate – was allowed to address the Pensacola Civic Center crowd before the president arrived, but wasn’t allowed on stage while he was there….
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Rove upset with Crist as No-show
CNN reports: “White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove expressed frustration Monday over Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist’s decision not to appear with President Bush at a rally in Pensacola….
Bad campaign flyer
Blogger Wonkette has posted this actual campaign mailer by GOP candidate Gus Bilirakis who is running for Congressional District 9 in Florida against Democrat Phyllis Busansky. What did Busansky actually do? As…
New Political Dirty Trick
The latest political dirty trick appears to be bombarding voters with phone calls that the voters think are from the opposition. Of course, the party using the tactic is the National Republican…
Reason for Bush Visit
Why is Pres. Bush coming to Pensacola? According to the NY Times, it’s a part of a national strategy of having the President visit those Congressional districts that supported him heavily in…
Broward/Palm Beach New Times: Crist denies tryst
The GOP staffer, 21-year-old Jason Wetherington, told friends at separate social functions in August that he had sex with Crist, according to two credible and independent sources who heard Wetherington make the…
Katherine Harris quote of the week
“I had always thought `poli’ means `many,’ and `tics’ means `blood sucking insects. So I barely understood why the separation of church and state is so bad.” —Katherine Harris, GOP candidate for…
GOP cut and run; Dem relook at races
From Washington Post:Â [Link – WP] In recent days, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has given back television time it had reserved in Democratic-held districts in West Virginia, South Carolina and…
Did Rove make Foley run?
From the blogosphere:Â HOW ROVE TWISTED FOLEY’S ARM: It seems increasingly clear that the GOP congressional leadership, eager for every safe incumbent in the House to run for re-election, looked the other…
GOP ad that’s too hot for Rove
Matt Drudge claims to have a TV ad that’s so over the top that Republican leaders won’t use it. Of course, here’s the link:Â Zucker ad
Did North Korea really explode nuclear bomb?
Although the Bush Administration wants us to believe North Korea tested a nuclear bomb this weekend – remember a scared American votes Republican – there is some evidence that it might not…
Harris says Nelson not Christian enough
Republican candidate for U.S. senate Katherine Harris badly wants to make religion an issue in her campaign against heavily-favored incumbent Bill Nelson. In an interview published by a Christian news service, Harris…
GOP phone bank…..can’t call pages
Grassroots Media Event: RPOF Phone Bank Saturday, October 7, 2006 VOLUNTEERS WILL SHOW WHAT “GRASSROOTS†MEANS TO THE 2006 GENERAL ELECTION Between 30-40 Republican volunteers will man a phone bank, reaching out…
Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day event info
Information Event Info Name: First Annual “Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day” Tagline: Shining the spotlight on illegal immigration Host: College Republicans Type: Causes – Protest Time and Place Date: Tuesday, October 10,…
College Republicans under fire
 At UWF, the College Republicans are hosting a protest entitled “First Annual Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day” on Tuesday, October 10 at 8:30am. Here is one objection to the protest: Mr….
Martini Night: Dem Studds was as bad as Foley
Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds (D-MA) was excused of having sex with…
Daily Dose of Foley….from NY Times
A Hidden Life Behind Foley’s Public Persona ” Early on, he signaled to pages that he was willing to pay attention to them, though many members of Congress do not. Matt Kummernuss,…
Trent Lott on the Seat of Heat
 Jon Stewart’s Daily Show – Oct. 2, 2006 SEAT OF HEAT ______________________________
Miller delivers GOP line on WCOA
Congressman Jeff Miller was a guest of the Angry Old White Guy, Luke McCoy, on “Pensacola Speaks Rambles” Tuesday afternoon. Miller spoke of his lack of trust in the House leadership over…
Scarborough weighs in on Foley scandal
Former Congressman Joe Scarborough entered Congress with Mark Foley in 1994 as part of the Republican Revolution and the GOP Contract with America. Scarborough now hosts “Scarborough Country” on MSNBC. In his…