Articles in Category: 'Orlando Tea Party'

Will Scott Take Aim at 'Real Outsider,' Uncle Sam?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 4, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Rick Scott won Florida's governorship as an outsider who took on the state's political establishment. As he takes the oath of office Tuesday, the former health-care executive will have the opportunity to extend his attack to Washington, D.C.
TAGS: Business, Florida Progressive Alliance, Florida Tea Party, Heritage Foundation, News, Orlando Tea Party, Progress Florida, Rick Scott, Politics, Columns
 
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Tea Parties Boil Over in Orlando
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 7, 2010 4:05 AM
 
The tea party wave that swept the nation this fall continues to roil the political waters in Florida. Now the tide is turning on itself, threatening to drown out the movement's message and potentially sink its future.
TAGS: Alan Grayson, Alex Snitker, Bryan Nelson, Carey Baker, Central Florida Tea Party Council, Daniel Webster, Dean Cannon, Eric Eisnaugle, Florida Tea Party, Fred O'Neal, Libertarian, Liberty 4 Florida, Marco Rubio, News, Orlando Tea Party, Phil Ruso, Ritch Workman, Scott Plakon, Steve Precourt, Sun Rail, Tea Party, Tea Party Foundation, Tom Tillison, Politics
 
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Republicans Flip Over Jobless Benefits
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 6, 2010 12:50 PM
 

Sen. George LeMieux, who led the pre-election opposition to extending unemployment benefits, has done an about-face before Christmas. Now he's blaming Democrats for failing to deliver.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Budget Deficit, Democrats, George LeMieux, News, Orlando Tea Party, Phil Russo, Republicans, Scott Brown, Tom Rooney, unemployment insurance benefits, Politics, Government
 
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Nullify Now Conference: Florida Tea Party Activists Celebrate 10th Amendment
By: Alex Newman | Posted: October 11, 2010 8:12 AM

Hundreds of liberty-minded Florida activists gathered Sunday -- the symbolic 10-10-10 -- at a resort in Orlando for the Nullify Now conference, a rally and seminar to celebrate the 10th Amendment and promote the idea of nullifying federal laws like “Obamacare.”

TAGS: 912 Project, Campaign for Liberty, Downsize DC, Florida Campaign for Liberty, Founding Fathers, Gary Johnson, Jim Babka, John Birch Society, Libertarian, Mark Cross, Michael Boldin, News, Nullify Now, Orlando Tea Party, Our America Initiative, People United for Medical Marijuana, Republican Liberty Caucus, Robert Scott Bell, Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots, Tenth Amendment Center, Tom Woods, Government
 
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Why Rick Scott Is Burying Bill McCollum
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 11, 2010 12:05 AM
 

Rick Scott's surge in the Republican gubernatorial primary contest with Bill McCollum provides more evidence of raging anti-incumbent fever.

Scott, a billionaire running his first political campaign, leads Attorney General McCollum 44-31 in the latest Quinnipiac Poll -- a shocking margin, considering that few Floridians even knew there was a Rick Scott a month ago.

TAGS: Bill McCollum, Concerned Women of America, Lance DeHaven-Smith, News, Orlando Tea Party, Quinnipiac Poll, Republican Party, Rick Scott, South Florida Tea Party, Politics
 
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On Greer's Case
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 2, 2010 4:14 PM
Gov. Charlie Crist's call to forward the investigation of former state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer to the U.S. Attorney's Office is being hailed by some as an appropriate step. Others say it's pure political theatrics.
TAGS: Alex Sink, Bill McCollum, Charlie Crist, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jim Greer, Michael Caputo, News, Orlando Tea Party, Republican Party of Florida, U.S. Attorney's Office
 
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