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Mitch Perry Report for 10.21.16 — Rick Scott in 2020?

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Forget about Marco Rubio in 2020, what about Rick Scott? Troy Kinsey from Bay News 9 reports that “some GOP operatives are floating him as a potential presidential contender in 2020, should Trump lose in November.” Kinsey then quotes all of one lone such operative in his story. But it does make for a good headline. Now, what about Marco Rubio? The Florida lawmaker made news this week when he declared in his debate against Patrick Murphy, “I’m going to serve in the Senate for the next six years, God…

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Christian Ponder’s future lies in the hands of Colin Kaepernick

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For those wondering whatever happened to Christian Ponder, he could be making an appearance in an NFL game in the near future. None other than Colin Kaepernick holds the key to his immediate future. Ponder, the 12th pick in the 2011 NFL draft out of Florida State, is currently the third-string quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers. After four forgettable years with the Minnesota Vikings and not playing at all in 2015, San Francisco signed the former Seminole in August after…

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Barack Obama says he understands Colin Kaepernick’s protest

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President Barack Obama says the NFL quarterback who is refusing to stand for the national anthem is the latest in a long line of professional athletes who have exercised their constitutional right to make a statement about social issues. The president was asked at a news conference Monday about Colin Kaepernick‘s protest gesture. Obama said he has no doubt that the San Francisco 49ers player is sincere and “cares about some real, legitimate issues.”Kaepernick has been heavily criticized since starting his silent protest. He’s…

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Hillsborough County Commissioners back push to bring Super Bowl back to Tampa

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It’s been almost seven years since Tampa last hosted a Super Bowl, but local officials are working on an effort to host the NFL championship game in either 2019 or 2020. With little fanfare, the Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday voted 7-0 to back such a bid after hearing the details from Rob Higgans, executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority. Tampa is in completion with fellow Southeastern locations Miami, New Orleans and Atlanta. “As a result, it’s critically important…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.23.15 — Friday follies

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Will Iowa voters be getting trashed again by Donald Trump today? (Or by one of his interns?) We saw the unprecedented action of a Trump apology yesterday, after he re-tweeted a tweet from one of his interns who wrote, “#BenCarson is now leading in the #polls in #Iowa… Too much #Monsanto in the #corn creates issues in the brain? @realDonaldTrump #GOP“ That came after the first poll since mid-July where Trump wasn’t leading — in this case, a Quinnipiac survey that has Ben Carson up relatively big — 8 points — over…

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The growing trend of pro athletes and domestic violence

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There was a time when we read about sports stars almost exclusively on the sports pages. But now, we are just as likely to learn as much about certain athletes’ crime statistics in the metro section as a 300-yard passing game in the sports section. Anyone paying the slightest bit of attention remembers Ray Rice. For those just returning from a 12-month vacation in Uzbekistan, the Baltimore Ravens’ running back punched his fiancée in the face on an elevator on…

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