tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post3529314171609840329..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Florida Senator Marco Rubio: Setting the record straight for the New York Times ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-6193801817835002742011-06-22T15:46:14.797-04:002011-06-22T15:46:14.797-04:00Here is an account from the Miami Herald, May. 16,...Here is an account from the Miami Herald, May. 16, 2009.<br /><br /><i>Hillsborough County's Republican Party passed a resolution Thursday demanding that the state party remain neutral. Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Pasco and Hernando counties might follow suit.<br /><br />The wave of resolutions was fueled by reports that Greer was talking with GOP higher-ups about whether to invoke partyBurrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33405713687767053592011-06-22T15:38:23.566-04:002011-06-22T15:38:23.566-04:00"[GOP Chair] Greer, a key figure in Mr. Crist..."[GOP Chair] Greer, a key figure in Mr. Crist's prior gubernatorial campaign, said the candidate 'has come to the conclusion that if he's going serve the people and solve the problems that people are experiencing, he needs to do it from the U.S. Senate.'"<br /><br />Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to Seek Senate Seat <br />Wall Street Journal<br />May 12, 2009Burrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-24507093606036488542011-06-22T15:01:35.857-04:002011-06-22T15:01:35.857-04:00And you, Burrell, are the best example of what a s...And you, Burrell, are the best example of what a shameless GOP rear-end orifice is! AMORAL LIAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-71682675690307286552011-06-22T14:54:13.552-04:002011-06-22T14:54:13.552-04:00What do you mean there is no evidence that the Flo...What do you mean there is no evidence that the Florida GOP discouraged Rubio?<br /><br />The Florida GOP chairman was Jim Greer, who was handpicked by Charlie Crist. Greer, Crist's interim Senate pick George LeMieux, and the entire state party apparatus were firmly behind Charlie Crist who was the popular Republican governor seeking the the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.<br /><br />Burrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-10072791128861810652011-06-22T14:38:38.379-04:002011-06-22T14:38:38.379-04:00I wish they would ALL stop the bullshit and, at le...I wish they would ALL stop the bullshit and, at least, have the testicles to stand up for what they believe in. Marco Rubio is Jeb Bush's political goodchild, the Tea Party candidate, the Sergio-Pino/Jose Cancela marionette, and most of all:THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SWEETHEART. This is what makes fighting the Republicans, at this time, like fighting a cloud: they have no shame, no integrity, no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5798487022573913772011-06-22T10:12:17.735-04:002011-06-22T10:12:17.735-04:00This is why it's important to preview and edit...This is why it's important to preview and edit before publishing. Aside from a few typos, the sentence below should end with "were all with CRIST." Not "Rubio". I apologize for the typo.<br /><br />"True, Jeb Bush was with Rubio, but Al Cardenas, Jim Greer, Zacharias Zacharias, et al. were all with Rubio."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-81379574289531993462011-06-22T10:07:29.830-04:002011-06-22T10:07:29.830-04:00Your claim that "there's no evidence -- n...Your claim that "there's no evidence -- none -- that Marco Rubio was 'discouraged from running for the Senate by party leaders,'" is wrong.<br /><br />Although the Crist campaign basically imploded in 2010, resulting in Crist declaring himself an independent and moving out of the Republican party, Charlie Crist had been the GOP darling up to that point. MArco Rubio was, in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-6629394220980604392011-06-22T09:57:15.288-04:002011-06-22T09:57:15.288-04:00Marco Julio?Marco Julio?sundayniagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540949080619405129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82155387263765919912011-06-22T09:04:26.161-04:002011-06-22T09:04:26.161-04:00I can only hope that what goes around comes around...I can only hope that what goes around comes around and Marco and Jeb get what is coming to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com