Democrats: Negron Insurance King
That's what the Florida Democratic Party is calling Joe Negron, newly-minted Republican replacement for Mark Foley on the congressional ballot.
The party's press release notes a Ft. Myers News-Press story from August that showed Negron's short-lived bid for the Republican attorney general job was the biggest benefactor of insurance industry money among state House representatives at $82,800. The release also took a swipe at the five congressional members now embroiled in the Foley scandal.
"Just as the Foley Five put politics ahead of their responsibility to children under their supervision, Joe Negron has chosen campaign money over his responsibility to Florida’s homeowners," said spokesman Mark Bubriski. "For the Republican Party, common sense and the security of Floridians are too often trumped by politics."
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9/27/06
"Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R.5637, the 'Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006,' a bill sponsored by Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Brooksville) and co-sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Pembroke Pines), that aims to improve the regulation of the surplus lines and reinsurance market. Jim Davis missed the vote to attend fundraisers in Florida." RPOF spokesman Jeff Sadosky adds: "This was one of Jim Davis’ first opportunities to help Florida’s small businesses gain an advantage in the insurance crisis, but he put campaign fundraising ahead of voting on his constituents’ behalf."
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:20 PM
DEMOCRAT Jim Davis, a history of missing votes to help on INSURANCE!!!
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Jim Davis has a RECORD of NOT SHOWING UP!! when needed to support Federal initiatives to assist on HOUSING PROPERTY INSURANCE
Bill Number: HR 2744
Issue: Appropriations
Date: 10/28/2005
Representative James 'Jim' Davis D-FL, DID NOT VOTE.
Specifies the following appropriations:
- $5.31 billion for the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account
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Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:21 PM
Goto marvel at the HYPOCRITE DEMOCRATS!
Jim Davis is controlled by "Lobbyist" and "Insurance Industry" and were the LARGEST funders of his 2002 and 2004 campaigns.
Jim Davis D-FL 2004
Finance/Insur/RealEst $87,950
third largest special interest contributor
Lawyers & Lobbyists $91,256
largest special interest contributor
Jim Davis D-FL 2002
Finance/Insur/RealEst $79,150
largest special interest contributor
Lawyers & Lobbyists $63,100
second largest special interest contributor
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:24 PM
Monday, October 02, 2006
some great shoes to fill, joie!!
ABC: Foley sought in person dates with children he was cruising
So now the other shoe drops. Not only did the GOP cover-up of a child predator since at least 2001 lead to the serial sexual harassment of numerous children, but now we find out that Foley tried to arrange what were clearly in-person sex-dates with children. (And from the sounds of the communications below, he may have already consummated one such rendezous.)
I want to hear Denny Hastert and the other members of the Republican leadership say that they had NO IDEA that Foley had a problem with being too close to the pages. I want to hear it. Because they knew.
From ABC News:
In addition to explicit sexual language, former Congressman Mark Foley's Internet messages also include repeated efforts to get the underage recipient to rendezvous with him at night.
"I would drive a few miles for a hot stud like you," Foley said in one message obtained by ABC News....
Maf54: I miss you lots since san diego.
Teen: ya I cant wait til dc
Maf54: :)
Teen: did you pick a night for dinner
Maf54: not yet…but likely Friday
Teen: ok…ill plan for Friday then
Maf54: that will be fun
Maf54: I want to see you
Teen: Like I said not til feb…then we will go to dinner
Maf54: and then what happens
Teen: we eat…we drink…who knows…hang out…late into the night
Maf54: and
Teen: I dunno
Maf54: dunno what
Teen: hmmm I have the feeling that you are fishing here…im not sure what I would be comfortable with…well see
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:37 PM
Orlando Sentinel
by Jason Garcia on Aug 30, 2006 2:09:46 PM
....."Consider at least one Democratic voter turned off by the growing rancor between Jim Davis and Rod Smith: Freddie Pitts.
Pitts is one of the two Miami men who years ago was convicted of a murder they didn't commit in a racially charged case in the Panhandle. As a former state lawmaker, Davis once opposed compensating Pitts -- who was ultimately pardoned -- "...
Reached at home, Pitts said he still doesn't buy Davis' explanation that there wasn't enough evidence that he and Wilbert Lee had been deliberately wronged by the judicial system."....
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:40 PM
Smith, Davis trade barbs for TV
By JENNIFER LIBERTO, Times Staff Writer
Published August 22, 2006
..."Smith shot back with a Woody Allen line, "90 percent of life is showing up," pointing out that Davis has the second-worst voting record in Washington."...
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 05:41 PM
Good. The more they call him SOMETHING, the more they bring attention to him. That's what wins elections.
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 06:58 PM
Mahoney will be the all-time loser. Losing to a deviant he helped to out to bolster his otherwise non-existent chances of getting elected AFTER the guy has resigned and pulled out and AFTER maligning his successor...
GO JOE NEGRON!
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 07:00 PM
ok 6:58 lets call Jim "Hollow and Scripted"..hope to see you repeating this in future post
COMMENTARY - Jim Davis, Social Darwinism
By June Maxam
August 31, 2006
It's unclear why the San Jose Mercury News in California is endorsing a Florida gubernatorial candidate, especially one who has the second worst voting record in Congress since running for Governor.
It appears that campaigning is more important to Jim Davis than representing his constituents.
He's a hollow man, too scripted, wavering whichever he perceived the wind is blowing,
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 07:02 PM
07:00 PM
I did not recall seeing Mahoney in any of the messages
what does he have to do with trolling for boys
the R's are really sick
putting Party over Childern, GOd, and County
On Nov. 8th we can put these thugs in prison
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 07:09 PM
The FDP made a big mistake even recognizing that there is a candidate to replace Foley. They should not even dignify Negron's presence in the race.
Posted by: TB Blue Dog | October 02, 2006 at 07:41 PM
7:02
So Charlie has been in the AG office every day for the last two years tending to AG business. Get a grip. He's out there campaigning too. I bet that Davis showed up more in DC than Charlie was in Tally tending to Ag business.
Posted by: gatordem | October 02, 2006 at 07:52 PM
7:41 I disagree with you. Negron is for real. I actually think voters will quickly figure out that Foley is not on the ballot and not running. They will get a certain number of anti-Foley protest votes, but they will still have to beat Negron.
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 08:07 PM
Mahoney is the skunk who sought the boy in the original "overly friend;y" e-mails. By so doing he created a news story and that shook loose other information in the form of the boy with the very incriminating IMs.
He will get his when NEGROM beats him like a drum.
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 09:46 PM
As long as Mark Foley is out of the picture, Joe Negron will be a natural shoe in just as long as Ralph Hughes continues to write him checks.
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campfin/contrib.asp
Ralph Hughes contributor
Negron, Joe (REP)(ATG) 03/02/2005 500.00 CHE HUGHES RALPH W. 10909 THERESA ARBOR DR. TAMPA, FL 33617 INDUSTRIALIST
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/13/news_pf/State/Activist
Posted by: deep_throat_74 | October 02, 2006 at 11:35 PM
Why do Republicans like our children entirely too much?
Posted by: | October 02, 2006 at 11:41 PM
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2006/governor/fl/florida_governor_race-54.html
Latest Rasmussen poll (last one had Crist up 5 points)
Crist 54%
Davis 38%
Undecided 8%
This poll was taken after the Foley incident, and did not affect Crist as I predicted. Davis is all but finished. Read it and weep liberals.
Posted by: | October 03, 2006 at 07:26 AM
what does the insurance industry in florida and joe have in common?
they are both screwing with the people of florida and causing turmoil.
Posted by: | October 03, 2006 at 10:26 AM
republicans so desperately want to elect another business-as-usual corporate toadie. they blather on about stem-cell research bans and flag-burning, while our insurance rates are sky-high. we need governmental leaders, not sunday-school teachers.
Posted by: | October 03, 2006 at 11:15 AM