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Newt nails it!

What impresses me about Newt is his clear thinking and understanding of the issues facing America. He has spent decades researching how we arrived at this moment in history and he puts it all in a historical context.

He is not only a thinker but a proven doer.

Everyone is focused on his comment…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on November 28, 2011 at 7:07am — No Comments

Charlie Crist Republicans support Mitt Romney, what does that tell you?

It appears that supporters of former Governor Charlie Crist are aligning themselves with Mitt Romney. Perhaps the biggest indicator is the announcement that the Florida Finance Team co-Chair for Mitt Romney is Gary…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on November 21, 2011 at 7:58am — 18 Comments

Who is the Tim Tebow in the Presidential Primary?

Being from Florida and watching Tim Tebow play for the University of Florida I am not surprised by his performance as the quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Tim is a different kind of quarterback. He is a leader first and foremost. Tim may rewrite what it is to be a winning quarterback. Tim wins games by…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on November 19, 2011 at 9:09am — No Comments

Florida Governor Rick Scott's 7-7-7 Jobs Plan

There seems to be a jobs creation plan from every politician. Governor Rick Scott is no exception. However, Governor Scott's view is that the axis of unemployment are: taxation, regulation and litigation. Using Governor Scotts definition, if government wants to help create…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on October 8, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Florida Family Association takes on the Muslim Brotherhood

More and more Americans are learning about the Muslim Brotherhood in America. Among those are the members of the Florida Family Association (FFA). The FFA recently sent out an e-mail about national Islamic leader Ahmed Bedier and his…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on October 1, 2011 at 6:08am — No Comments

Herman Cain and Adam Hasner Big Winners In Florida Straw Poll

The two big winners at the Republican Party of Florida Presidential Poll are Herman Cain and Adam Hasner. Mr. Cain is running for the Republican Presidential nomination and Adam Hasner for the Republican nomination to run against Democrat Senator Bill Nelson. There are two interesting things about these wins.

The first is those candidates having the most campaign money and greatest name recognition lost and lost…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 25, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

WEBCAST: Dr. Jerome Corsi Comes to Sarasota, Florida

The Sarasota Patriots has Dr. Jerome Corsi coming to Sarasota, FL to speak. The event is being held at the Hyatt Hotel beginning at 6 p.m. EST on September 28, 2011. The event will be webcast live.…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 24, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

Florida Teacher's Union Sues over Merit Pay

If teacher's do not want to be paid based on merit, then what do they want to be paid for? Teachers hold their students accountable and promote them to the next grade level based upon merit, don't they?

Why shouldn't teachers be evaluated and paid based on…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 15, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

FL U.S. Senate Candidate McCalister disses Rep. Allen West

First a disclaimer. I have publicly endorsed Adam Hasner for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida.

Now to the heart of my column. At the request of Frank Patti, Secretary of the Republican Party of Sarasota, I agreed to meet in person and do an…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 15, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Florida is Jihad Central

Several stories have flown below the radar screen recently. While many Americans were focused on remembering 9/11 on the tenth anniversary of this devastating jihadi attack some revelations about the hijackers have surfaced. What many people seem to forget is Florida was the training…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 14, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments

Social Security: A High Speed Train to Extinction

There are precious few politicians who want to tell the truth about Social Security. Those who try to are denigrated at attacking the elderly and poor, you know old people will have to pick between eating and filling prescriptions. It is the stuff of political theater.

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 12, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Damn Lies and Misquoting Marco Rubio

There are lies, damn lies and then there is the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. I just love it when my local paper gets it wrong. In an article by Zac Anderson titled, "…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 11, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Central Florida Libyans Speak Out For the Rebels, For Shariah Law and Against Israel

As conditions in Libya continue to deteriorate and questions are being raised about who are the rebel leaders a shocking video is posted by Alan Kornman from The United West.

According to the Associated Press (AP) , "Abdel-Hakim Belhaj is an emerging hero of the Libyan uprising, the man who led the Tripoli Brigade that swept into the capital and captured the fortified compound that was Moammar Gadhafi's seat of power. He's also the former…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 4, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Score Cards Are In: Senator Marco Rubio 93% and Senator Bill Nelson 10%

What are these scores all about? Well, the Heritage Foundation has done an exhaustive review of the voting records of all members of the U.S. Congress. They have created a website where the votes and scores are displayed for each member for every one to…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on September 2, 2011 at 8:51am — No Comments

Florida Teacher Calls End of Course History Exam "Soviet-Style Propaganda"

 

Sarasota public high school economics teacher Dean Kalahar on his blog Freedom Choice Cost: Practical Economics to Save America's Cultural Capital takes exception to Florida's new end of course exam for history.  

Dean states, "Florida is currently moving forward with the creation and implementation of exit tests in the public…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on August 25, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Many Unhappy with Debt Vote Including Adam Hasner

Many Americans are unhappy with the vote to raise the debt limit on the U.S. Congress.
In the Wall Street Journal article by Douglas A. Blackmon and Jennifer Levitz titled, "Tea Party Sees…
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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on August 2, 2011 at 7:36am — No Comments

New Environmentalist Strategy: Sue, Settle and Regulate

Florida Governor Rick Scott says that the axis of unemployment are: taxes, regulation and litigation. Boy has he got that right. Ryan Houck, executive director of Free Market Florida a free-market watchdog group, in a column titled, "…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on July 27, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Twenty-nine Governors Put Pressure on Washington to Reform Medicaid

Recognizing Florida’s need to have more control over Medicaid spending, Florida Governor Rick Scott, and 28 other governors, signed a letter today urging Congress to reform Medicaid.

To read the full letter please…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on June 13, 2011 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Welcome to Tampakistan?

Tampa is gaining a reputation as a fully shariah compliant community. There is growing concern that public officials and even the Tampa police are looking the other way when it comes to Muslim issues.

Tampa has a history of Islamist apologetics. We know about former University of South Florida…

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Added by Dr. Rich Swier on June 11, 2011 at 8:59am — 1 Comment

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