In his interview that aired Monday Morning on NBC’s Today show, President Obama gave his impression of what the tea party movement is, who is in it, and what they think. Here’s what he had to say: You know, I think that it is a still loose amalgam of forces…there’s a part of the tea [...]
Charles McKenzie, who unsuccessfully ran against Darryl Rouson for the state House in 2008, tells the Gradebook he is considering running for the Pinellas School Board against two-term incumbent Mary Brown. “I think she’s done the best job she could,” said McKenzie, 53, who lives in St. Petersburg and teaches at a Bible college in [...]
This YouTube video – by the Fightin’ Moms of Fund Education Now – may be the most likely to go viral, given the group’s growing profile. SB 6 “will destroy any chance we have of attracting and keeping the best and brightest teachers for our kids,” they say at one point. “Our kids continue to be [...]
Opponents of reform have launched a misinformation campaign around Senate Bill 6 and its House companion, HB 7189. Here are the facts. Please pass on the information. Evaluations: Requires at least half of the annual evaluation to be based on individual student progress, also called student learning gains, (essentially how much a student learns during the school year [...]
Governor Crist will be holding a press conference in St. Petersburg to discuss the importance of the Census and the impact on local communities. Here are the details for the press conference: Wednesday, March 31 11:30am St. Petersburg Pier 800 Second Ave NE Rooftop (5th floor) – outside St. Petersburg, FL 33701
PolitiFact weighs in on Marco Rubio’s claim that Charlie Crist worked with ACORN to restore voting rights for felons. An excerpt: So we went to Stephanie Porta, ACORN’s former Florida director. Porta said the Florida offices have been closed since December 2009. Porta laughed when she heard Rubio’s claim. (She knows that ACORN is a [...]
You are cordially invited to go “Bowling with Marco” Come have some fun and meet Marco!! Fresh off of his debate with Governor Crist, we must make sure to help the campaign continue the positive momentum. The event details are as follows: $100 per person (Includes opportunity to meet Marco, two games of bowling, shoes, [...]
Medal of Honor-winning war hero Col. Bud Day — a Fort Walton Beach, Fla., resident who spent years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton with a top Crist supporter, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) — offered a public endorsement of Charlie Crist on Monday. The Northwest Florida Daily News has the details: “You know, we [...]
The Palm Beach Post writes it has yet to hear back after several inquiries to Marco Rubio’s campaign about whether Rubio wants to wait until May for a second debate with Charlie Crist. (AP’s Brendan Farrington tweeted Sunday that Rubio wants to wait until after both candidates officially qualify for the race, which can happen [...]
The nationally televised debate between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio on Sunday made clear that the Republican Senate primary is going to be a knockdown, drag-out brawl between now and, gulp, August 24. The almost-certain political bloodbath on the Republican side stands in stark contrast to the quiet race [...]
