Joe Gibbons for State Rep. in District 100 (both candidates are flawed).
Florida First is also funded by Principle Centered Leadership (PCL), with associated Republican legislators Mike Bileca, Carlos Trujillo and Jose Felix Diaz. This Committee got a lot of money from ATG Development Group, LLC, that is Michael Bileca. A Corporation out of Sarasota run by Vincent Payne gave $100,000 to PCL. Multi millionaire Gary Kompothecras owns the Kompo Family Company that Payne manages. Kompothecras was a co-chair of the Romney finance team in Florida, at least he was in November, last I read he was being investigated. Jean Witner out of St. Pete gave $20,000. She also gave to Bachmann and DeMint.
Anyway, I think I looked enough to know the attacks on Joe Gibbons are coming from Republicans and Republican groups and fundraisers. I hate this shit more than I hate Allied industries of Florida, so I am finally settling on my vote after changing back and forth in this District 100 race. If the Republicans want him out, I guess I want him in.
Gibbons has major flaws, like that AIF endorsement and supporting destination gambling - both really suck - but the other twit is worse, He - Sheldon Lisbon - is the one who called the Anti Defamation League a despicable organization and he also supports expanding gambling, just not near schools says the Herald (?). Lisbon has the Chamber of Commerce endorsement. That is as bad as AIF.
The worst of it: Lisbon is really a Republican trying to appear to be a Democrat...the opposite of me who is a registered Republican who is really a Democrat. I hate posers...
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You hate posers? What is your reason for being a Republican?
You didnt mention what the mailer said. was it true? Since all the Republican leaning organizations like AIF endorsed Gibbons because he votes with them alot and doesnt your reason seem flawed.
Gibbons is a lobbyist and doesnt live in the district ( everyone who knows him knows he lives in Jacksonville with his wife and young kids)- that is enough reason for me not to vote for him.
As I said, if the other candidate wasn't so bad...this would have been easy. I don't pay attention to negative mailers from 3rd parties. If the other candidate had sent it I would have read it.
The chamber is endorsing the other guy and that is as bad as AIF. I should have run in this district....
if you think both are bad then why endorse at all. look at Joe's campaign contributions- all lobbyists, special interests. When you give an endorsment it should mean something. ANd so you think it okay to work for a lobbying firm; push their bills and even co-sponsor bills that help your clients. if you think that is okay then why are you opposed to big business. lobbying is a big business as well.
I appreciate your helping me decide, you're right you should have ran. Since this is your district I can understand your deep concern.
One of them is getting in. Not voting is not an option. I made what I consider the best choice. The other guy is a Joe Lieberman clone. I did my research. If you don't agree vote for whomever you want. I don't have a gun to anyone's head. I laid out in detail how I made my decision. I don't like PACS and ECC's funding candidates. Especially Republican PAC's and ECC's funding a Democrat. That is worse then lobbyists -- Lobbyists FUND EVERY INCUMBENT CAMPAIGN. If the Republicans wanted a candidate they should have run one instead.
Lisbon is really a Republican but only claims to be a Democrat because the District he lives in. Plus, we all know he is running only to advance the Jewish cause. I have nothing against the Jewish people, hell I am Jewish myself, but for someone to run only because he wants to help one group of people is disgusting. In my mind there is only one choice in this election and it's Joe Gibbons. Please don't vote for a man who trashes the ADL, sends out emails letting everyone know that he will fight for the Jewsh people ONLY, and is really a Republican.
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