RPOF aims abortion gun at Sink

When you think Chief Financial Officer, abortion probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But that isn't stopping the Republican Party of Florida from sending out a mailer that says Democrat CFO candidate Alex Sink has strong ties to an organization that supports "tax-payer funded abortion on demand." 

The organization in question is Emily's List, a political group that supports pro-choice Democratic women who run for public office. Sink has long been a financial supporter of the group, which also recruits women to run for office.

The mailer is round 2 of RPOF's effort to cast doubt on Sink's claims to be nonpartisan at heart. Round 1 is an television ad that portrays Sink as a tax-lover.

Comments

Sink is a liberal. Way to go RPOF.

Yes, she would like you to think the position of CFO doesn't encompass issues like this but WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH. She will push her liberal agenda on us all.

Shame on you Alex Sink. Shame on you for trying to lie to us all.

[disgusted]

Charlie Crist will be our next Governor. Most dont understand that this debate was not for the decided Ds and Rs partisans, that post on this blog, it was for the undecided I's and crossovers that saw a clear and friendly leader and communicator in Crist and saw a complainer and as one respondent put it "whiner without his own ideas" in Davis who kept following charlie's lead and started ever statement with "and Charlie Crist". The independent feedback from the non political partisans was that they liked Crist. Now those people dont post on blogs and are not usaully contacted by the media so you dont get their feedback. For those that track these post debate responses that talk to a cross section as I do it was very surprising that those that fall into the undecided or Independent block so strongly favored Crist post the debate. Many i'm sure will spin away, and many of these folks are likely responding purely on partisan emotion, but from my analyses, Crist will maintain or open his lead and will win.

How many children have the proud memebers of RPOF adopted this year? last year? in the past five years? ever?

and snow flake babies don't count.

Well, 6:11 I can think of two of my friends who have each adopted 4 babies and my cousin has adopted one - all good republicans.

Sink is a liberal. She tries to say she is non-partisan becaus eshe knows no one trusts a liberal with their money and she's running for CFO. Sorry Alex, you're a liberal - you've given money to liberal cuases for years and you support more taxes.

Sink is a liberal trying to hide as a conservative. Claiming she "can't remember" about pushing for tax increases, Sink has contributed thousands to liberal causes and candidates.

Talk about a "typical politician"...

6:11-

what the hell are you talking about? I can name many, many, many republicans who have adopted children. What the hell does that have to do with anything? Stick to the facts- you're girl is a LIBERAL!!!

Most Floridians are pro-choice, you right wing morons!Alex will do a great job as CFO. Can't wait to see the miserable Tom Lee- surely the lousiest Senate President in history-go back home to build inferior, overpriced homes.
Go Alex!

I also hear she is to the left of her husband when it comes to gun control. Can you imagine how mad all those good conservative panhandle folks are going to be when they find that out after she was up there pretending to be one of them? Man...

Tom Lee isn't qualified, and so he's pulling out the old Republican Party stand-by: abortion. How weak.

620- grow up. You don't know a damn thing. Tom Lee has accomplished more as a Senate President than almost any in modern times. Don't trash people because you're immature and naive. And I'm sure you know a lot about homebuilding, too.

Seems to me like the character assassinations always come out when someone's losing...

622- at least the Republican party stands for something. And at least Tom Lee can remember what he stands for.

That's something we can't really say for Adelaide now, is it??

This is one of the sadest threads in a long time. Operatives throwing the old liberal label around, and then the answer that Lee was a bad S.pres. This is sickening - grow up people!
Lee was one of the best Senate Presidents ever! Sink has an impeccable record as a bank president. Do you even know what that Office does? Do you care - I go with the experience in Finance, but Lee would be a good one, too.

Big story on Davis coming

I got that mailpiece, and was amazed to learn that the supposedly nonpartisan Alex Sink had given 160,000 dollars to Emily's List.
That isnt just supporting a belief, that is being a backer.
They are for partial birth abortions.
She is more liberal than her husband, if that is true. And it looks like it is.

big story about what? His girlfriend in DC?

6:28 Do tell. Where will we read it?

What is the point of this ad? Most people support abortion Rep and Dem. And more over, abortion is legal.....unlike many of the things Tom particpates in. Oh wait, I forgot, fully nude strip clubs are legal in New York. Silly me.

.... panting sound ....
He, would you believe, actually stayed married to his wife for over 20 years!!! What a coward. Picture of empty bed.
.... more panting ....

So, Alex Sink has given over $160,000 to Emily's list, an unregulated 527 - the bane of our political existence. She is the George Soros of Florida!

Tom Lee mananged to lose total control of his Republican senators last year. He didn't accomplish much at all! He lost control and lost Jeb's "legacy" issues (thank god!).He is a failure, he supported the Schiavo fiasco and people will not forget what an extremist he is, philosophically. He is in the Florida minority, as are you anti-choice, pro -gov't- interference wingnuts! You are all a bunch of Katherine Harrises.

It is about time that Sink's LIBERAL PAT IS EXPOSED!!! It does not matter that this is a CFO race...this position still has a great role in shaping public policy for the state and have such extremist liberal views on things such as abortion IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE!!! Many women DO CARE about having a pro life candidate in office and alex sink is the right choice!!!!

ALEX SINK is as LIBERAL AS THEY COME!!! She should be ashamed of herself...I didnt realize she had given that large of a sum to Emily's List either...WOW, PATHETIC!!! She cannot hide any longer.

Lose control: you actually mean that not all of the senators are puppets that just need to be wound up by their respective party? Why can't you just leave it with his support of the Schiavo legislation and whatever points you want to make without calling people names.

Sorry Alex, you are a liberal in every sense of the word!!! How dare you try to wrap yourself in the consevative flag!!

"She should be ashamed of herself": what a sad commentary of the (lack of) depth of this discussion.

Yes 6:21, you are right regarding gun control...the NRA gave Sink a rating of F-...the same rating they gave to Hillary Clinton...her and Hillary are two peas in a pod.

I wouldnt call it character assassination at all...it is nothing more than exposing the TRUTH!! Sink has tried to conceal her liberal ways from the beginning...but the good citizens of Florida refuse to be fooled!

I'm glad that the Republican Party is trying to get the word out on Sink. I've seen her commercial and she never mentions the fact that she is a Democrat, in fact, she acts like she's a Republican. She's trying to be deceptive. Good for the RPOF.

"A liberal in every sense of the word": what the heck does that mean. Can't you argue with maybe a fact or two, or is this the typical R answer to everything, especially when you're losing.

7:02
Part of leading is keeping your members together for important issues. Period. Think Nancy Pelosi!
Alex Villalobos is a friend of mine and I support him , Nancy A. et al,completely for their independence. But then I am a Democrat...
Tom failed in his leadership position.Period. He is not qualified to be a CFO. Period. And these phobic wingnuts who post about "liberals" as if it's a bad word, deserve descriptive names much worse than what I am handing out...

Its about time, I talked with someone the other day and she was not aware of the liberal beliefs of Ms. Sink and planned on voting for her until I enlightened her to the fact the she is PRO CHOICE all the way and for partial birth abortion, lets just say that is not less vote she will get and one more for Tom Lee. This is an issue that people DO care about very much and I could not be happier she is finally getting exposed for who she really is.

Disgusted, the reason I'm so vocal in my support of Crist here is this blog is read by thousands every day who don't post here. Those thousands have friends, family, neighbors, co-workers. So information can spread exponentially from right here. I guess you missed Bill O'Reilly's show last week where he said the 2006 election and all future elections will be decided on the blogs, not on the ground or over the telephone. That's why I'm getting $1,500 a week from the Crist campaign to post here.

Emily's list is radical, and ALEX SINK has funded them to the tune of HUNDEREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars. She is an ideologue and a partisan- and I quote from her, "It is not a job for someone with a partisan political agenda,’ said Sink.” Palm Beach Post, Wednesday, October 25, 2006.

She's right. It is not a job for an ideologue. That's why it's not a job for SINK.

She's a banker - a liberal banker.

Where do I sign up? I can call everyone a "liberal" and "tax raiser"; I'd be careful with the abortion question, as too many women actually think they or their daughters or someone they know may want to have that choice. Not bad pay.

What I do not understand is why she does not let people know she is PRO CHOICE if that is how she believes then stand by it, the mail piece I received on Tom Lee said he is PRO LIFE and that is how he believes, why is Alex Sink hiding behind a mask pretending to be someone she is not. Come out with it Alex, well I guess its too late now, it has been done for you and you look like a fool.

Have you all forgetting something? She is a Democrat. So isn't she allowed to support abortion openly? Unlike many Republicans, including Tom Lee and Charlie Crist, who support it but hide behind the stance that it is a personal issue and should not be something that should be left up to politicians.

Come on guys....you can't have it both ways.

7:07,
Liberal by being a radical pro-abortion activist, liberal by being pro-tax, liberal by donating thousands of dollars to ultra-liberal candidates such as Hillary Clinton, Cynthia McKinney, John Kerry, etc....do you need a few more examples????

Abortion will not be an issue when voters vote for CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. They don't even know what the job is...does..or will do. But they do think it is about only money and for that reason alone, Alex wins hands down. She has the experience in thier eyes.

So calm down Alex supporters....stick to the issues. We are close to a win so no need to come down to Tom's level. This abortion mailer is a none issue. The Republicans are desperate.

And, it is nice to know that Sink will not send any mailers attacking Tom's stances on adultery and failure to pay child support. She is a class act and will win on the issues, not on the smut.

http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/florida_poll_110206.htm

Davis is starting to gin up his base, but Crist support has not waned at all. Closer race, but still a major uphill climb for Davis. The other 2 cabinet races are very close.

Crist 50%
Davis 44%
Linn 1%

Lee 44%
Sink 41%

McCollum 46%
Campbell 40%

Bronson is up about 10%

Nelson 59%
Harris 33%
(RCP average, Nelson 58%, Harris 32%)
VERY ACCURATE POLLING

Good news for Crist is he is holding his support. Good news for Davis is that he has finally shored up his base. 6% deficit in 5 days, I doubt he can climb that with the superior GOTV that the republicans have in Florida.

Gene, I know you think they are extremely biased, but you know their last poll was right in the middle of all the other polls average, including Rasmussen. Actually Rasmussen had Crist leading more than strategic vision last week.

I trust their polling in this state, as I do Rasmussen on their 3 polling average. Rasmussen does such small samples that their polls vary 3-4% in just a few days.

6:20
Calm down I sense some anger, Alex Sink would make a terrible CFO, but I guess it does not matter becuase she will not even get near that seat it is reserved for TOM LEE.
And I for one am so glad she is being exposed she is such a FAKE!!!!!

7:21

You are dead wrong, if it is such a non issue then tell me why she does not put it in her mailer thats he is PRO CHOICE if that is her stand she should be proud of it.

717: why would she (or for that matter he) campaign on the issue of abortion? That is for the legislative side and the Governor. Maybe you need to rewrite your directives from the RPOF. Let's throw out Hillary, because she is, what, liberal - you're either kidding or clueless.
She is campaigning on her knowledge of being a boring banking exec, which is exactly what the CFO is.

go to: newtimesbpb.com for juicy details about Charlie Crist and Bruce Carlton Jordon's alledged affair.

Two people have given sworn statements.

The author Bob Norman exposed disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley two years ago.

Many Floridians are single-issue voters. Guess what that issue is? Yep, Abortion. We should know what our candidates stand for.

Alex is trying to hide behind the title "fiscal conservative" (note the strategic placement of the word conservative) and it is high time someone exposed the fact that she is "misrepresenting" herself.

The job is managing a large state agency (agencies, to some extent). What managing has Tom Lee done? What knowledge about investing short term monies does he have?
What are his qualifications: that he's anti-women's right to choose? Wow.

Floridians don't like fakes, of either Party. Sink should have run as a proud Democrat - probably could have won - too bad she has spent all of her time and money on an extreme eleciton makeover.

Normally I hear this wonderful argument that (s)he is a career politican; wow, where's the argument this time? Because Tom Lee is the career politician, and, even worse, McCullum, someone who hasn't see a gov't post he hasn't run for?

7:38
Exactly and to many of us that issue does matter very much. I do not want someone representing me in any office that is PRO CHOICE and favors partial birth too that really sickens me.
I will always vote for the person that is PRO LIFE and so will many many others.

[achangedvoter]

7:50
Right, I would at least have a little respect for her if she was just true to herself and not try to be a conservative, stand proud on your liberal beliefs thats all. I will now vote for Tom I was torn but not anymore.

7:28

If I am dead wrong, then I will apologize on Wednesday, but I do not think I am.

But you never know.....it might bring the right out to the polls. The only damaging point I see is the partial birth abortion issue and I don't think the mailer mentioned that.

There's that word again, ABORTION! GOP ginning up the lunatic fringe.

Speaking of mailers:

Has anyone seen the Halloween mailer sent out yesterday against Goldstein? I heard it was priceless and that her opponent Martin Kiar was up on her 6 points.

Anyone???

The abortion issue and other conservative issues are very important to us, and we feel we have been deceived by Alex Sink.

Sink is fiscal conservatice, social moderate. I'll take that any day. GOP is getting crushed around teh country b/c they have flip-flopped on this point.

If you're a single issue (abortion) voter - good for you. At least you don't have to think about who you vote for. If life was just that easy ..

Goldstein ain't down 6 points. That district is deceiving -- Democrats have pathetic turnout in general, and absolutely no operation there to speak of.

Alex the hide and seek game is over!!!
You have been found out for who you really are a big FAKE!!!!
You have taken us for a bunch of fools trying to be someone you are not. Thank God you been exposed before election day, this is the icing on the cake.

8:03 I agree. Broward -- and Palm Beach -- are two counties that are killing Democrats. Getting worse and worse every cycle.

8:03

HIghly disagree. We will see on the 8th I guess.

But I did hear she was in trouble, just wondering. As for Palm Beach, Bogdanoff and Hasner safe...so maybe you have a point for incumbents only.

Go to: newtimesbpb.com for the latest on the alledged Charlie Crist-Bruce Carlton Jordon love tryst.

Funny as hell!

Unless a Dem legislative candidate is up at least 5-6, it's just not happening. Maybe 4-5 in Pinellas, where there's a lot of cross pollination, s lot of money, organization.

GOP GOTV makes up that in non-prez years. in Broward and PB suburbs, the most apathetic Democrats in the state.

Goldstein is a joke, but Kiar is hardly setting world on fire.

To 9:10

First of all, restart your computer...time is wrong.

Secondly, you are sooooo mis-informed. I predict they take at least 4 seats, possible 6...but that is a long shot. You also have to factor in that fact that they will lose Stansels seat.

8:17....Listening in here, just fly on the wall, no dog in any fight, no hidden agenda.

I do hope Gelber picks up seats. Which ones will they be?

7:09 If I really thought that Crist would pay a little twerp like you $1500 a week (which is more than you'll ever earn in your life) I would truly regret having raised $162,000 for the man.

8:25

Goldstein, McInvale, Sorensen seat gone to Saunders and Farkas seat going to Heller.

Those are 4 definite.

Seats to watch if not this year, next:

Cretul, Patterson, Quionis and Benson.

The tide is changing.

The problem for the Dems is holding on the seats they have. What good is it if you gain and lose in the same cycle?

Why regret raising $162,000 for Crist? I'm earning my $1,500 a week here. we will win this election on the blogs. it's a brilliant strategy. If you missed the show can go to BillOreilly.com and view the past shows. Last week he proclaimed "the 2006 elections and all future elections will be won the the blogs, not on the ground or over the telephone". The Crist campaign happens to agree, hence I'm here. Don't worry our strategy will work. The money you raised will not be in vain.

8:34
What does Bruce Carlton Jordon have to say about that?

Enough with the Bruce Jordan crap. If the press were going to pick up on it, they would have already. Do you not understand how this works? Geezzzz.

Anyway, could they SPT Blog start posting some more issues about other state races and not just the Gov/AG/CFO/US Sen/Arza....there are so many other great races out there....PLEASE Report on them.

[Roderick G]

Go here and listen to the "New Times Outs Crist" audio link from South Florida's Newstalk 940 AM this morning. It's a 50,000 watt station, reaches Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Melborne, Vero Beach, Naples, Ft. Myers, etc.

http://www.am940southflorida.com/cc-common/podcast.html

The New Times is a disgraceful journalist paper, even ask Gene. They happened to get it right on the FOley thing, but they are wrong over 95% of the time, and they will write any rumors they hear.

Gelber rocks! And he is NOT gay!

Happy, but certainly NOT gay!

What about that Cuban Democrat in Miami, the fire chief?

Wasn't he the great white hope for the Dems?

Cool. Ds pick up some House seats.

Glad to hear that Ron Saunders FINALLY wins one. He certainly has paid his dues on the campaign trail.

Saunders' opponent is a bozo. Keys voters are a hardy bunch, seen it all, and see thru the nonsense. Way to go Ron!

Sink has positions I things? All she's ever said is that she's a financial leader.

Who does she think is going to vote for her? Nobody knows what she thinks about anything. It's a classic stealth campaign. At least Tom Lee has a record.

The only places Gelber and Co. have a shot at are in Pinellas and McInvale's seat (she's a goner for sure, as of this writing -- i doubt anyone in majority office actually gives a hoot).

[Paul D. Harvill]

Since abortion has nothing to do with the responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer nor the Cabinet, this is a bullshit issue for this office.

Other offices, like legislative, is an entirely different matter.

The Republicans are certainly proving their nervousness and paranoia by reaching so low - and thus more encouraging for the Democratic candidates in Florida. Trying to bring out their base, when the base is getting very tired and exhausted of being used over and over and over. And then the Republicans screw their base on economic and tax issues.

8:03: Kiar has no operation? Apparently you did not see the primary when, despite the fact his opponent outspent him 3:1, Kiar turned out a 2:1 win. He and his team have knocked on like 30,000 doors.

Dems probably pick up one in Pinellas (Heller), knock off a couple incumbents (G-Stein, McInvale), get Saunders and maybe get Garcia.

Any recent polling on the Boyd v. Pope race? Someone told me that one is very tight.

Hope you are right about Kiar. Seems like a decent enough guy, based on the 2 minutes i spent with him at a Broward function, and 3rd party reports.

Not sure the record low turnout primary was an indication of anything, however.

He had all the Dem leaders' endorsements, newspaper endorsements, and his opponent was a recently converted Republican (DINO ALERT!)

RINO, DINO alert! Haven't heard that since the primary, which was sooooo long ago.

[disgusted]

From the Tampa Tibune Blog - this is priceless

Did Davis Miss One Important Vote?
Posted Nov 01, 2006 at 09:07 PM
Updated Nov 01, 2006 at 09:24 PM

Charlie Crist has been accusing Jim Davis of missing votes in Congress, and Davis has denied that he missed any where his vote would have made a difference.

But tonight, there are indications that Davis missed one vote important to Democrats—the 2000 presidential race.

In response to a question from the Tribune Wednesday night about his voting record, Davis, reached on his cell phone, didn’t answer, instead referring a reporter to his campaign press spokesman.

A few minutes later—in fact about 10 minutes ago—the campaign called reporters to inform them of a Davis campaign conference call to held at 9:30.

[Quanisha]

To "disgusted"-

I'm disgusted too. crist has fooled us all. Shame on him. The sworn video taped deposition regarding the Charlie Crist-Bruce Jordan affair is available to watch at:

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/Issues/current/crist_jordan/index.html

Tom Lee campaign should be careful of the skeletons in his closet. Do not throw stones at glass houses. Kettle, black? Conservative I do not think so. The man who says he is pro life and cheats on his pregnant wife with numerous lobbyists, is conservative? I am sorry, I have to disagree.

[davisMiss2000Vote]

NO PROOF DAVIS VOTED IN 2000!!
Hillsborough County records don’t show Davis casting a vote in the 2000 election. Davis said Johnson released such a record Wednesday.

EMPTY CHAIR DAVIS BLAMES SOE EVEN THOUGH RECORDS EXIST BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THIS TIME. NOTE DAVIS DOSEN'T SAY HE VOTED!!!
In a late-night conference call Wednesday, Jim Davis denied a flurry of suggestions that he missed voting in the 2000 election, blaming the questions on an what he contends is an incorrect Hillsborough County elections office record from Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson.

“A Bush appointee [Johnson] tonight produced a piece of paper that claims to say I didn’t vote. The paper is wrong,” he said.

In that election, Davis said, he “felt very strongly” about the Gore v. Bush race.

He said he also “had a strong preference about who my congressman should be, and that was me.”

why can't the fundies even discuss the immorality of the iraq invasion? why have the evangelicals recast the creator as pro-war and pro-wealth?

[Danny in Pasco]

The Miami Herald

Election official denies foul play
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson denied that his office tampered with Democrat Jim Davis' voting record to suggest that he skipped the 2000 presidential election.

The campaign for Davis' rival for governor, Charlie Crist, distributed a document tonight that shows Davis skipped the historic 2000 vote. Davis insisted that he did vote and indirectly suggested foul play by Johnson, who was appointed in 2003 by Republican Gov. Jeb Bush.

"We're six days from the eve of an election where I am closing the gap, and a Bush appointee has released a piece of paper about my voting record that mistakenly says I didn't vote,'' Davis told reporters.

Reached at home, Johnson said: "I resent and categorically deny that it was released by my office today. Voter histories are public documents.''

After every election, elections officials scan a barcode next to the voter's signature to update the computerized voter history. Johnson said the process "is not intended to be foolproof.''

[Mark in J-ville]

Here's an op-ed column from the website of The Florida Times-Union newspaper in Jacksonvile (Jacksonville.com). I think alot of Consevative Christians will find this quite revealing about Charlie Crist. I must say I was shocked by the bluntness of this article, but it pretty much lays it all out. I encourage everyone to read this.

http://www.jacksonville.com/community/cc/bpvoxexpress/stories/102306/10220634824.shtml

11:09

You are right... too bad its too late on that issue.

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