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Diane RobertsAugust 4, 2015

Maybe it’s the excitement of the upcoming candidate debate, the influence of Pluto, or the infernal heat, but Florida Republicans are acting weirder than usual. Jeb Bush casually proposed getting rid of Medicare in front of a gaggle of older people. A couple of days later, he copped to a man-crush on James K. Polk, […]

Diane RobertsAugust 3, 2015

Maybe it’s the excitement of the upcoming candidate debate, the influence of Pluto, or the infernal heat, but Florida Republicans are acting weirder than usual. Jeb Bush casually proposed getting rid of Medicare in front of a gaggle of older people. A couple of days later, he copped to a man-crush on James K. Polk, […]

Associated PressJuly 31, 2015

A Florida legislator wants a criminal investigation into Planned Parenthood, but the organization calls the request “politically motivated.” Rep. Charles McBurney, a Jacksonville Republican, asked for investigation in a letter Thursday to the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Gretl Plessinger, a spokeswoman for the agency, said FDLE would begin a preliminary review […]

Mitch PerryJuly 30, 2015

While the political media world continues to profess astonishment at Donald Trump’s rise in the polls, how about talking about the latest Republican to enter the 2016 sweepstakes? Say hello to Jim Gilmore. Jim who, you might ask? Actually, “why” might be the better adverb here. Gilmore, 65, was governor of Virginia from 1998 to […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

State Rep. Mike La Rosa is applauding Gov. Rick Scott‘s decision to investigate Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics to ensure full compliance with state law. After a video surfaced showing a Planned Parenthood executive allegedly negotiating a potential deal to sell donated tissue, La Rosa publicly condemned the organization. Representatives of Planned Parenthood have since denied such activities, saying the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 29, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he has asked the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to immediately begin investigating the 16 Planned Parenthood offices in Florida that perform abortion procedures to ensure they are in full compliance with the law. His statement is in reaction to undercover videos that show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of […]

Mitch PerryJuly 23, 2015

Attitudes regarding fostering a relationship with Cuba is only of several differences between Bob Buckhorn and Rick Kriseman. Kameel Stanley in today’s Times writes about how Kriseman is hot to trot to Havana sometime this year. That’s in contrast to Buckhorn, who has been steadfast in his lack of enthusiasm for hosting a Cuban consulate in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

In the wake of the latest controversy involving Planned Parenthood, Marco Rubio has joined 49 of his Senate colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary (DHHS) Sylvia Burwell to cooperate with ongoing and future investigations into the “legal, ethical, and policy issues” raised by recent footage unearthed by an anti-abortion group. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 15, 2015

A video this week from the Center for Medical Progress gave unprecedented detail to the involvement of Planned Parenthood in the selling of body parts from the victims of partial-birth abortions. The video went into great detail about the aftermarket for “intact hearts,” “lungs,” and “intact livers.” Buying or selling human body parts, whether from a human […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2015

Hours before Jeb Bush was to go before thousands of supporters and formally declaring his candidacy for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and a few local progressive activists assailed Bush as nothing more than a right-wing Tea Party-following member of the Republican Party. “Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush are fully embracing the entire […]

Tag: Planned Parenthood

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott reaps harvest of sham from Planned Parenthood fakery

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott reaps harvest of sham from Planned Parenthood fakery

Florida legislator wants investigation of Planned Parenthood

Mitch Perry Report for 7.30.15 – Jim Gilmore joins the GOP race for Prez. Why?

Mike La Rosa lauds Rick Scott for investigation into Planned Parenthood

Rick Scott calls for investigation of Planned Parenthood offices in Florida

Mitch Perry Report for 7.23.15 – Cuba not only difference between Buckhorn and Kriseman

Marco Rubio joins GOP senators in call for HHS aid in Planned Parenthood probe

Ron DeSantis denounces Planned Parenthood’s alleged “loathsome practice”

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Jeb Bush only looks out for himself and people like him