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Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s faced a torrent of criticism this week for agreeing to speak at a conservative Christian conference that included others with harsh gay-bashing rhetoric, used his pulpit there Friday to urge love for the gay community. “I want to be clear with you, abandoning judgment and loving our LGBT neighbors is not a […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016

For the first time in Central Florida Donald Trump brought up Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre in more than a passing way — and his advice was that people should be prepared to shoot back in such situations. It’s not a new suggestion from the Republican nominee. He brought it up shortly after the Paris and San […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

Ahead in the polls, dominating electoral map projections and now weeks past her FBI investigation announcement debacle, Hillary Clinton put on a happy face in Kissimmee seeking to contrast her optimistic outlook with Republican Donald Trump‘s angry warnings of America in decline. “It’s a choice between two different views of who we are as Americans and the […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2016

In Donald Trump’s return to Central Florida after officially winning the Republican presidential nomination, his message and thunderous appeal are still all about the wall. They’re still about America’s diplomatic and trade deals destroying America, and “crooked Hillary,” and incompetent Washington leaders, and lying media, and his promises to fix everything. And they’re still about Megyn Kelly’s blood. In […]

Scott PowersMay 13, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando ripped North Carolina lawmakers and Republicans on the floor of Congress Friday declaring that state’s transgender restroom law “stupid,” and rhetorically asking, “Are you nuts?” Grayson, in a 13-minute speech given during the House of Representative’s open floor time, offered support of transgendered people being able to use the restrooms of […]

Scott PowersMarch 13, 2016

In a speech at The Villages on Sunday Marco Rubio tried to harness the anger many Republican voters are expressing with their support of Donald Trump. Florida’s junior U.S. senator said their wrath must be channeled, not fostered and exploited. “This election is really a referendum on America and its identity. It’s a referendum on […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2016

Finally, there’s media pushback (for one, Joe Scarborough on “Morning Joe” show Tuesday morning) on some of the response to the Donald Trump-gets-supporters-to-raise-their-right-hands thing at the University of Central Florida on Saturday. You’ve seen the memes and the shocked reports (from journalists whom I suspect were not there) suggesting this all was reminiscent of Nazis […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2016

If U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is feeling any kind of panic or even urgency in the prospect of losing his home state in next week’s Florida primary he wasn’t letting on in Sanford Monday night. In a fly-in appearance at a hangar raly at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport, Rubio stayed with his basics: attacking President […]

Scott PowersMarch 5, 2016

Republican front-runner Donald Trump found his anti-establishment crowd in full throat in Orlando Saturday and assured them “If we win Florida, it’s over!” In an hour-and-12-minute speech to a raucous crowd at a packed University of Central Florida basketball arena, Trump offered few policy statements and little new. But he brought the bluster, vowing that […]

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Marco Rubio uses forum at Christian conference to call for love of gay community

Donald Trump’s advice in Kissimmee: ‘Shoot back’

In Central Florida, Happy-Face Hillary Clinton seeks contrast with Donald Trump

Donald Trump blasts Iran money deal, defends comments on Megyn Kelly’s blood

Alan Grayson addresses ‘The Great American Bathroom Controversy,’ rips Republicans, North Carolina

Marco Rubio seeks to recognize, win over, channel anger felt by many Republicans

Those salutes at the Donald Trump rally were not what you think…

Marco Rubio sticks to basics in Sanford speech

Donald Trump assures Orlando throng ‘If we win Florida, it’s over”