U.S. congressional candidate Keith Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota, announced the firing of communications director Ana Maria Rosato barely 90 minutes after Sunshine State News brought to light a series of pornographic and anti-Catholic rants on her blog, "Sassy Political Insights."

Read the tirades for yourselves, here.

"She is no longer with the campaign," said Adam Scott, Fitzgerald's campaign manager, in a terse statement to the News.

Ana Maria Rosato, the communications director of U.S. congressional candidate Keith Fitzgerald, D - Sarasota, has a history of penning pornographic and anti-Catholic tirades at her blog "Sassy Political Insights".

In a May 1, 2012 entry, Rosato attributes conservative Republican social policy to so much pent-up sexual frustration. Here's just a sample:

Sunshine State News has obtained a draft copy of an as-yet-unpublished press release announcing the airing of the secondtelevisionadvertisement of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan's congressional re-election campaign.

The 30-second ad calls attention to Buchanan's fight for lower taxes, a balanced budget, and incentives for small businesses to create jobs.

Buchanan campaign manager Sally Tibbetts says the ad highlights Buchanan's strength as a successful businessman and common-sense problem solver.

Nationally renownedpolitical scientist and political analyst Larry Sabatothis week movedFlorida's 16th Congressional Districtrace from a "lean" Republican seat to a "likely" win for U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan.

The move comes days after a series of fortunate happenings for the Buchanan campaign.

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has reportedly declined to participate in a CNN-sponsored Oct. 30 debate with Republican Congressman Connie Mack, this according to a press release from Mack's campaign.

Gallup's latest poll of some3,050 voters shows Romney and Obama each polling at 47 percent. The poll's margin of erroris 3 percentage points.

Real Clear Politics poll averages, which incorporate Gallup's latest, continue to show Obama leading Romney 48.3 percent to 45.2 percent. According to the same averages, if the election were held today, Obama would win re-election to the White House, with 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.

Real Clear Politics shows Obama leading in the Sunshine State with 48.1 percent to Romney's 46 percent.

Priorities USA Action, an independent expenditure political action committee ("super-PAC") supporting President Obama's re-election, has come out with a new ad slamming Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's recent comments about the supposed "47 percent" of voters who are dependent on the welfare state:

Linda Huber, the sister of Democratic congressional candidate Keith Fitzgerald, today endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan's re-election, saying "Buchanan is exactly what we need in Congress."Huber praised Buchanans positive vision for creating jobs, restoring prosperity to America and protecting Medicare benefits for seniors.

Verns background as a businessman is exactly what we need in Congress, Huber said in a statement today released by the Buchanan campaign.I support his agenda to grow the economy and create jobs while protecting Medicare."

Judge Terry Lewis of the2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida this morning narrowed the lead of Rep.Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth over Democratic primary rival Mack Bernard of West Palm Beach, adding nine uncounted provisional ballots to the latter's total, thereby reducing Clemens' lead to just eight votes.

In the minds of most Americans, the word poverty may conjure up Dickensian images of outright destitution: lack of access to food, water, shelter and clothing, and basic medical care. But one of the nations leading authorities on poverty and welfare reform insists this just isnt the case.