Marco Rubio

Central Florida Politics has exclusive video of Marco Rubio delivering his empowering speech in Orlando.  He touched on several key points that are very interesting.  Rubio is running against Charlie Crist for the US Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez.

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Audio is courtesy of The Guetzloe Report in Orlando, Florida.

This morning Marco Rubio answered questions ranging from Foreign Policy to Monetary Policy and much more. Rubio really knocked it out of the park.  I believe that he is resonating with the hearts and minds of the majority of Americans right now.

Be sure to check out Marco Rubio’s website at http://www.marcorubio.com there is currently a money bomb planned for Marco on the 4th of July.  He needs support to beat Crist, who is the establishment’s candidate.

Today Dr. Marion Thorpe’s campaign released a press release condemming the actions in South Carolina and Tennessee by GOP members.  One has to wonder why he is worried about putting fires out in other states rather than his own.  In a previous post we covered Dr. Thorpe’s last campaign problems.  Such as Bad Checks, and $40K in back child support.   Click here to read that post

Press Release sent out by Marion Thorpe’s Senate Campaign——–

In response to two recent events involving race-driven comments and actions and members of the GOP in South Carolina and Tennessee , U.S. Senate candidate (Florida) Dr. Marion Thorpe has released the following statement:

Thorpe states, “Categorically, I am calling on the Republican Leadership of the State of South Carolina and Tennessee to make amends for these matters immediately. As an African-American Republican who’s father defended this nation in the Air Force during the Korean War, I love the United States of America and will not sit idly while others spew divisive words and hurtful actions.”

The two occurrences are as follows:
- A South Carolina Republican activist has admitted to calling a gorilla that escaped from the Riverbanks Zoo on June 12, 2009 an “ancestor” of First Lady Michelle Obama.
- Within a day of the South Carolina matter, a Tennessee GOP staffer for Sen. Diane Black sent an email entitled, “Historical Keepsake Photo,” to an extensive list of recipients and co-workers which depicted all of our 44 presidents, except that President Obama’s portrait only contained two white eyes against a black background.

Dr. Marion Thorpe further states, “President Abraham Lincoln must surely be rolling over in his grave as some members of the 21st century GOP make a mockery of the abolitionist roots of our Party. Most assuredly, this is absolutely detrimental behavior emanating from a party that proclaims to have a big tent for everyone.”

Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. M.D., M.P.H., former Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Chief Medical Officer (CMO), officially entered the race for U.S. Senate in Florida in early January of 2009. This Senate seat is being vacated by Mel Martinez who has decided not to seek re-election in 2010

Many may not be aware that the US Senate race in Florida is rather full. You have Governor Charlie Crist who is the establishment’s favorite; Marco Rubio is the Conservatives go to guy and then two others that aren’t really fitting in to well.

Those other two are basically what this post is about.

Marion Thorpe Jr. is the states former chief medical officer, he also showed up on Rep. Alcee Hastings list of people I want to kill.  Dr. Thorpe came out claiming to be the “Conservative Choice” I have to admit I was even looking to support Dr. Thorpe.  That was until some interesting information surfaced that has been suppressed since then.

The information had to deal with two major areas for Dr. Thorpe.  The first was back child support in excess of $40,000 during his run against Rep. Alcee Hastings.  Next were two bounced checks both for $5,000 to his printer for the congressional campaign.  So one has to ask themselves is this someone I want to see in DC?

Next we move to Robert (Bob) Smith.  Bob seems like a good choice as well, if he can figure out what party he wants to be a member of.  You see Bob represented the state of New Hampshire as a Senator.  John Sununu beat him in 2002. But in 1999 he abandoned the party to attempt to run for President. He courted the Constitution party for their nomination.

2004 Smith endorsed John Kerry for President, 2008 Smith started courting the Constitution party again writing editorials that were posted on their website.  It is rumored he was seeking their nomination and they decided to select Chuck Baldwin instead.

So this brings us back to Marco Rubio.  Mr. Rubio seems to be a stand up candidate and a logical choice for office. Marco Rubio has championed a conservative, smaller-government approach to government while in Tallahassee, in contrast with other elements of the Republican-controlled state government led by Governor Charlie Crist, which are more moderate or centrist. Marco Rubio is seen as a politician in the mold of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who advocated more conservative approaches when he was governor of Florida for eight years, ending in 2007.

During 2007, Marco Rubio, championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system. He wanted to reduce property taxes and decrease the size of government.

The question one has to ask is whom should we send to represent us?  Personally I would like to see Rubio.  Marco has proven himself to be a true conservative.

John Delaney, president of the University of North Florida and former Republican mayor of Jacksonville, told the Times-Union on Wednesday that he supports Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate.

“Charlie’s a friend and that makes it kind of simple,” Delaney said. “I like the way he’s changed the conversation in Tallahassee and I’d love to see that carried on up in Washington.”

Crist met with Delaney while he was in town on Wednesday and they discussed the future of Florida’s higher education. Delaney said he was unable to attend Crist’s fundraiser on Wednesday but planned on donating to his campaign.

Crist, who has served as governor since 2007, plans to enter the Republican primary and likely challenge former state House speaker Marco Rubio for the GOP nomination.

Although Crist has more name recognition than Rubio, some political pundits say that Rubio might have an edge because he’s considered more conservative than Crist, who supported President Obama’s stimulus plan.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), considered one of Congress’ most conservative members, recently announced he supports Rubio because he said he’s a “principled conservative.”

Delaney, who has also been criticized by some Republicans for not being considered conservative enough, said he doesn’t think Crist should have a problem in his bid to succeed Mel Martinez as senator.

“When you serve as a mayor or a governor, you represent a broad cross section of people,” Delaney said. “When you are in the house of representatives, you represent a very small district of typically like-minded people and they are gerrymandered that way. Clearly, the governor is the most electable person in the general election. Every Republican who has served a broader constituency worries about somebody running at you from the right. Marco is a great speaker. He’s got some gifts but it’s pretty clear the state’s happy with the job Crist has done.”

Let us know what you think about Delaney’s comments and Crist’s conservative credentials.

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Following President Obama’s speech at the American Medical Association (AMA) concerning the need for immediate Health Care reform, Dr. Thorpe has released the following statement:

Thorpe states, “It is essential to Floridians and Americans that the Health Care reform process continues in a manner that will provide maximal coverage while simultaneously lowering the rate of growth for escalating Health Care costs. The President’s speech at the AMA contained many of the right buzz words; however, I am gravely concerned that his approach is very likely to increase the growth rate of all Health Care costs.” Dr. Thorpe further states, “In his zest to plug the dam with a spike, Obama is in fact creating a bigger opening that will lead to more damage down the road. This is especially true if he gets his way with single-payor dominance emanating expressly from the Government sector.”

As the former Chief Medical Officer of the State of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration and as a private sector Health Care CEO and CMO, Dr. Marion Thorpe understands the clinical benefits of ensuring that patients maintain sound baseline health. In the capacity of US Senate candidate, Thorpe continues to rally support for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention protocols while simultaneously pointing out the fiscally sound benefits obtained by promoting healthy living and preventive care as a means of curtailing costs on far more expensive catastrophic and emergency treatments down the road.

On the topic of Florida Health Care reform, Dr. Marion Thorpe states, “Good health care is most essential to Florida’s economy. We truly need a good mix of private sector participation and public health intervention in order to ensure that quality of care is maintained in a manner that is accessible and affordable. The protection and promotion of Floridians’ overall health status and well-being via sound health care delivery systems must be achieved because of humanitarian reasons, and also because it is of paramount importance to Florida’s economic stability and growth.