September 28, 2010 - 6:00pm
Alan Grayson rode into Congress in 2008 with searing, vitriolic attacks on the Bush administration and Capitol Hill Republicans.
Police Group Releases Ad Attacking Rick Scott's Prisons Plan
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 2:31pm
The Florida Police Benevolent Association, which has endorsed Democrat Alex Sink in the governor's race, released an ad Wednesday attacking her opponent, Republican Rick Scott.
The 30-second ad claims Scott's plan would cut the budget for prisons in half, forcing some to close, letting "murderers, rapists, sex offenders, armed robbers, drug dealers," out early. It depicts Rick Scott letting out thankful prisoners.
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Education Study Raps Teacher Colleges for Mushy Thinking
Submitted by Anonymous on September 29, 2010 - 2:18pm
Teacher unions aren't the only subversive elements to education reform and accountability. Teacher colleges appear to be co-conspirators, a new report says.
"Cracks in the Ivory Tower," released today by the Thomas Fordham Institute, reports in its survey of 738 teacher-educators at four-year universities and colleges:
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Meek Team Hits Charlie Crist on the Environment
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 1:47pm
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate in the race for the U.S. Senate seat up in November, continued attacking Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation, on Wednesday afternoon, arguing that the governor is in the pocket of oil companies.
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Mike Huckabee Unveils 'Pledge to Vote for Conservatives' Site
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 1:42pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and is considering another attempt at it in 2012, unveiled a new aspect of his HuckPACs website on Wednesday to help Republican candidates in Novembers election.
Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier in the year and has been active in working with Republican candidates in the Sunshine State, showed off the Pledge to Vote for Conservatives which can be found at http://www.ivoteforconservatives.com.
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Even With a Warm and Fuzzy Ad, Alan Grayson is Panned
Submitted by Anonymous on September 29, 2010 - 1:30pm
In a rare soft ad, Rep. Alan Grayson shows his lighter side with a spot titled, "Let it Shine."
But even here the Orlando Democrat is generating controversy, as discerning viewers noted that it's an almost exact replica of Eliot Spitzer's 2006 video by the same name.
You be the judge. Compare the two here:
The resemblance caught the eye of adman Jimmy Siegel, who told Politico:
"Can I sue for plagarism? They should pay me the media buy.
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RPOF Attacks Dan Gelber for Backing Obamacare
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 12:22pm
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) doubled down on its bet that President Barack Obama's new federal health-care laws will be a burning issue in the close battle between Republican candidate Pam Bondi and Democratic nominee Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach to be Floridas next attorney general.
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Rubio and Meek Camps Continue to Fire Away at Charlie Crist
September 28, 2010 - 6:00pm
Gov. Charlie Crist, running for the U.S. Senate without party affiliation, continues to be hammered from both sides by Republican Marco Rubio, the front-runner in the race, and Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek.
Rubio Team Pounds Charlie Crist over MSNBC Interview
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 10:07am
The campaign team of Republican Marco Rubio, the front-runner in the U.S. Senate seat election, threw jabs at Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running in the race without party affiliation, for a comment he made on MSNBC on Tuesday night -- arguing that it shows the governor, who left the GOP earlier in the year, has no principles.
MSNBCs Lawrence ODonnell asked Crist if there were any positions he would have changed now that he is no longer a Republican, and the governor answered, No, not really.
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New Meek Ad Looks to Keep Democrats from Backing Charlie Crist
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 29, 2010 - 9:59am
Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for the U.S. Senate without party affiliation, continues to be hammered from both Democrats and Republicans. Crist needs to win Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents if he hopes to catch the front-runner, Republican candidate Marco Rubio. Polls show Crist trailing Rubio by double digits and that Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is catching up to the governor.
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