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A Newsletter for Conservative Republicans

FLYING HIGH…AND DIGGING AND BORING TO KEEP BREVARD COUNTY RED AND GET CONSERVATIVES ELECTED

Editor and Publisher: Stuart Gorin Designer and Assistant Publisher: Frank Montelione

Number 84 October 2016

WELDONS REMINISCE ABOUT V-P CANDIDATE MIKE PENCE

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK:

MY TWO CENTS

By Stuart Gorin

There is no way a monthly newsletter

can compete with daily news, and that

will affect reporting our election results.

Our readers will be able to find out about

all the winners from other sources. After

the election, I will have the “National Review” cruise,

Thanksgiving, and doctor appointments. So the next Space

Coast Tusk will be a combined November-December issue.

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Did you notice during the first presidential debate that Donald

Trump was wearing a blue tie? That’s the color of the Democrat

Party. Was that why he did so poorly in that contest, ignoring

Hillary’s missing emails and server, Benghazi, the Clinton

Foundation and Obamacare? But in the second and third debates,

Trump had on a Republican red power tie, and he won those

contests, going after his opponent with both barrels.

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I wrote a letter to the editor of “Florida Today” that the newspaper

did not see fit to print. So, I’m printing it here:

We “Deplorables” are grateful that the editorial board of your

totally “unbiased,” parent USA Today organization have gone out

of their way to clarify for us why “serial liar” Donald Trump is

unfit and unqualified to be president.

We did not know that he lied about Benghazi.

We did not know that he lied about facing sniper fire in Bosnia.

(Continued page 2)

Dr. Dave Weldon, who represented

Brevard County in the U.S. House of

Representatives from 1995 to 2008, and

his wife, Nancy, told the Brevard

Republican Executive Committee

(BREC) on October 12 that they had

very fond memories of Vice Presidential

nominee Mike Pence, who also served

in the House from 2001 to 2013.

Weldon said that when he was an incoming freshman

legislator, another Florida congressman – John Mica – was

assigned to be his “big brother” to help guide him through the

complexities of being in the nation’s capital, and that resulted

in their two families becoming close.

In turn, Weldon said, when Pence came to Congress

representing a district in Indiana, he was assigned to be his

“big brother.” In this case, too, it involved their families

coming together.

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INSIDE:

Brevard County Republican Candidates .....page 3

Vote No on Medical Marijuana ..................page 5

MRC Dishonors Gala ..................................page 5

Constitution Day Dinner .............................page 7

Political Cartoons and Photos .....................pages 15 to 18

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(Continued from page 1)

We did not know that he lied about an unauthorized private

server. We did not know that he lied about missing emails.

We did not know that he lied about being truthful with the

FBI.

We did not know that he lied about immigration.

We did not know that he lied about Obamacare.

We did not know that he lied about the Clinton Foundation.

And we did not know that he lied about Juanita

Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers

and others.

Oh, wait! Forget it. That wasn’t Donald; that was the OTHER

presidential candidate.

With Trump, we have the chance to “Make America Great

Again.”

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It seems the Smithsonian Institution in

Washington is more concerned about

“political correctness” than focusing on

actual history and culture. Case in point is

the new museum dedicated to the role of

African Americans, which decided against

showcasing the life and career of the

outstanding Supreme Court Justice

Clarence Thomas, whose “sin” is being a Conservative and

strong supporter of the 2nd and 10th Amendments, and whom

liberals consider to be an “Uncle Tom.” No, I will not renew

my subscription to “Smithsonian Magazine.”

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Fox News Channel’s Juan Williams says his favorite football

team is Washington, BUT he dislikes their name Redskins,

because there are no Native Americans on the squad. Hey,

Williams, how many steel workers play for Pittsburgh? How

many meat packers are on Green Bay’s team? Or actual

cowboys on Dallas’? How many bears play in Chicago? How

many lions in Detroit? Or how many ravens in Baltimore?

How long will it take for liberals in the media to mind their

own business? If the Washington owner changed the name

of his team to the Kittens, I suppose that would even offend

leftists who love puppies.

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A Terse Verse:

“We won-der why

The Eff-Be-Eye

Let Clin-ton slide

Af-ter she lied.”

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Cartoon character Ziggy was watching TV the other day, and

heard this gem from the newscaster: “Researchers revealed

that global warming and global cooling canceled each other

out…and everything is normal.”

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Outside of the United States, my second

favorite country in the world is

Thailand – one of our staunchest allies

in Asia. I lived in Bangkok for several

years in the 1960s, and was saddened to

learn that the greatly revered King of

Thailand died on October 13 at the age

of 88. He was the world’s longest-

reigning monarch, having assumed the

throne as a teen-ager 70 years ago, in 1946. Several things

that most people do not know about him are that he was

actually born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while his father

(who never was king) studied in medical school; he was

Rama 9 in the Chakri Dynasty; his ancestors included Rama

4 and Rama 5, who in real life were the king and crown prince

featured in the musical “The King and I”; and he was a jazz

musician who had his own combo in the royal palace. I never

met the King, but as a reporter for the English language

“Bangkok World,” I once found myself in the same room

with him at a diplomatic event. Unfortunately, protocol kept

me from approaching him. And once, I learned from

bandleader Les Brown about his and Bob Hope’s royal

command visit to the palace. Brown said his combo jammed

with the King’s combo, and over his shoulder, he watched

Hope dancing with the Queen. In Melbourne, I visited the

Thai Temple several times for the King’s annual birthday

celebrations. Memories. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, R.I.P.

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More Two Cents Next Issue.

(Weldon story continued from page 1)

What kind of a man is Pence? Weldon used

these terms to describe him: a solid family

man, a Christian, down to earth, smart as a

whip, a solid Conservative and Republican,

hard-working, articulate, very qualified as

a governor to become vice president or

even president.

During Pence’s time in Congress, Weldon added, he was

elected chairman of the House Republican Study Committee

and also the House Republican Conference.

Nancy Weldon spoke of the practice in the House that

whenever a Speaker left office, his replacement was

determined ahead of time, and members were told to commit

to that person under peril of losing a committee assignment or

some other form of punishment.

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That practice changed, she added, when Pence said he would

not make any commitment for replacement, and other legislators

not only listened to him, they followed him, thus changing the

way of doing business in the House.

When Pence began discussing the possibility of running for the

presidency, Mrs. Weldon said, her husband advised him to run

for governor of Indiana first, to gain executive experience. That

experience, she said, means that Pence “couldn’t be a better

mentor for Donald Trump.”

Regarding the current presidential race, Dave Weldon said the

Republican Party was better organized when he entered

Congress than it is today, citing the fact Republicans had been

out of power for 40 years then, and the Contract for America

brought everyone together.

“Good leadership is something we should be praying for,”

Weldon added, and the greatest dangers today are the economic

damage that could be devastating to the country, and the stifling

of freedom of speech.

Weldon also said he would “put Ronald Reagan on Mt.

Rushmore.”

For Trump’s bad language offenses, he should be reprimanded,

Weldon said, but for Hillary Clinton’s actions, she should be put

in jail. Regarding Trump’s language problems, he added, they

occurred before he became a Republican.

Weldon urged BREC members to tell people that if they don’t

vote for Trump, they are going to automatically vote for Hillary.

Also at the October 12 BREC meeting, Vice Chairman Rick

Lacey urged members to read the Democrat Party Platform, to

understand that it is “the most left wing, Socialist document I’ve

ever seen – a nightmare document.”

Outgoing State Committeewoman Carlie Rogers said it has

been a “wonderful eight years” of service, and she welcomed

her replacement, Cheryl Lankes.

BREC Chairman Barbara Davis said there will not be a

November meeting, and the December 7 meeting will be for the

election of new committee officers.

At the September 14 BREC meeting, Davis invited all Primary

winners to speak for a few minutes.

Debbie Mayfield, who is seeking the Florida District 17 State

Senate seat, said that with the primaries behind us, “we should

all come together,” and she still needed help from volunteer

walkers and sign wavers. “I look forward to working with all of

you after the election,” Mayfield added.

District 51 State Representative candidate Tom Goodson

complimented his primary opponent, Tim Tumulty, saying he

has a lot to look forward to. He added that he wants the next

session of the State Legislature “to be the best government

we’ve got.”

Thad Altman, the winner of the District 52 State legislative seat

in a four-way race, thanked the BREC members “for what you

do for the Republican Party regardless of what side you were

on.” Altman added that the first bill he will sponsor in the

legislature will be E-Verify for companies hiring workers,

“because being a citizen should mean something.”

Brevard County Commission District 3 candidate John Tobia

said he is not willing to bend his principles to become part of

the majority if he does not agree with a bill, and he called upon

the members to ask elected candidates to act the way they

campaigned.

Brevard School Board District 3 candidate Tina Descovich

stressed her conservative principles, and said she looked

forward to serving on the board.

School Board District 4 candidate Matt Susin said the current

board does not have conservative principles, and he wants to

bring civility back.

State Representative District 53 candidate Randy Fine said,

“the future of our kids are on the line,” and “we have to go out

and help each other.”

LIST OF BREVARD COUNTY

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

Following is the list of Republican candidates whose names will

appear on the November 8 general election ballots in Brevard

County:

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio – facing a Democrat and five other

candidates in his re-election bid.

8th District U.S. Congressman Bill Posey – facing Democrat

and no party affiliation candidates.

(State Attorney Phil Archer and Public Defender Blaise

Trettis were re-elected with no opposition.)

14th District State Senator Dorothy Hukill – facing a no party

affiliation candidate.

17th District State Senate candidate Debbie Mayfield – facing a

Democrat candidate.

State Representative District 50 candidate Rene Plasencia –

facing a Democrat candidate.

State Representative District 51 candidate Tom Goodson –

facing a Democrat candidate.

(State Representative District 52 candidate Thad Altman was

elected in the primary.)

State Representative District 53 candidate Randy Fine – facing

a Democrat candidate.

Clerk of Circuit Court Scott Ellis – facing a no party

affiliation candidate.

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(Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Property Appraiser Dana Blickley,

Tax Collector Lisa Cullen and Supervisor of Elections Lori

Scott were re-elected with no opposition.)

Brevard County Commission District 1 candidate Rita

Pritchett – facing a Democrat candidate.

Brevard County Commission District 3 candidate John Tobia

– facing a Democrat candidate.

Brevard County Commission District 5 candidate Kristine

Isnardi – facing a write-in candidate.

(Canaveral Port Authority District 2 candidate Micah Loyd and

District 4 candidate Bob Harvey were elected in the primary.)

School Board District 3 candidate Tina Descovich – facing a

non-Republican candidate in the non-partisan race.

School Board District 4 Republican incumbent Karen

Henderson – facing Republican candidate Matt Susin in the

non-partisan race.

Circuit 18, Group 9 Judicial contest is a run-off between

Republican candidates Steve Henderson and Christina

Sanchez in the non-partisan race.

District 2 County Court Judge candidate Republican Rod

Kernan – facing a non-Republican candidate in the non-

partisan race.

The rest are all non-partisan municipal elections:

Cape Canaveral City Council candidates John Bond and Rocky

Randels – facing two other candidates for two positions.

Cocoa Beach Mayor/Commissioner candidate Ben Malik –

facing one other candidate.

Cocoa Beach Commissioner, Seat 2 candidate Mary Jane Nail

– facing three other candidates.

Cocoa Beach Commissioner, Seat 3 candidates Mike

Gaureaux and Karalyn Woulas – facing one other candidate.

Cocoa Mayor candidate Henry Parrish – facing one other

candidate.

Malabar Town Council, District 2 candidate Laura Mahoney –

facing one other candidate.

Malabar Town Council, District 3 candidates Donald Krieger

and Steve Rivet.

Melbourne Mayor candidates Hazel Buggs, incumbent Kathy

Meehan and Mike Nowlin.

Melbourne City Council, District 5 candidates Paul Alfrey and

C. J. Johnson.

Melbourne Beach Commissioner candidates Tom Davis, Gail

Gowdy and Wyatt Hoover – facing one additional candidate

for three positions.

Palm Bay City Council, Seat 2 candidate Harry Santiago, Jr.

– facing one other candidate.

Palm Bay City Council, Seat 3 candidate Brian Anderson –

facing two other candidates.

Satellite Beach Mayor candidate Sheryl Denan – facing one

other candidate.

Satellite Beach City Council candidates Mark Brimer, Daniel

D’Agostino and Ryan Goersch – facing one other candidate for

two positions.

Titusville Mayor, Seat 4 candidate Walt Johnson – facing one

other candidate.

Titusville City Council, Seat 2 candidates Sarah Stoeckel and

Shawn Williams.

West Melbourne City Council candidates Pat Bentley,

Stephany Eley, Adam Gaffney, Robert Luber and Barbara

Smith competing for three positions.

AMENDMENTS ON BALLOT

There are four constitutional amendments on the ballot in

Brevard County, and one county referendum.

The amendments are:

--The right for consumers to own or lease solar equipment

installed on their property to generate electricity for their own

use.

--The use of marijuana for debilitating medical conditions as

determined by a licensed Florida physician.

--Tax exemptions for totally and permanently disabled first

responders.

--Homestead tax exemption for certain senior, low-income,

long-term residents.

The referendum is to “save our Indian River Lagoon” with a ½

cent sales tax increase.

For further information about the proposed amendments and

referendum, visit the Supervisor of Elections’ website:

www.vote.brevard.com.

JUDICIAL RETENTIONS

Also individually on the ballot are whether or not to retain in

office Florida State Supreme Court Justices Charles Canady,

Jorge LaBarga and Ricky Polston; and 5th District Court of

Appeals Judges Jay Cohen, James Edwards, Brian Lambert

and Vincent Torpy, Jr.

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According to a scale listed on the Ballotpedia website, all seven

justices and judges scored ratings of “conservative ideological

leaning”.

EARLY VOTING

Early voting will take place in Brevard County at 10 different

locations during the period October 24-November 5.

TOP TEN REASONS TO VOTE NO ON

MEDICAL MARIJUANA AMENDMENT NO. 2

The website www.voteno2.org says the medical marijuana

amendment on the general election ballot “is just a scam to

legalize pot smoking.” It lists the top ten reasons to vote no on

the amendment:

1. It’s Permanent – Amendment 2 is a proposed

Constitutional Amendment, that means it could never be

changed, limited or altered by law enforcement, local

governments or the state legislature. And while some

Constitutional Amendments allow for a local option,

Amendment 2 specifically does not.

2. Florida Doctors Oppose It – The Florida Medical

Association unanimously passed a resolution in

opposition to Amendment 2. They said quite frankly:

“There is nothing medical about this proposal.” You also

have the American Medical Association, the American

Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family

Physicians and the American Epilepsy Society who have

all come out against state medical marijuana programs

like Amendment 2.

3. Budtenders NOT Pharmacists – “Medical Marijuana

Treatment Centers” are not legitimate pharmacies. In fact,

you won’t find a single licensed pharmacist behind the

counter of any Amendment 2-style Pot Shop. Instead,

you’ll find a so-called Budtender with no medical

training, but lots of first-hand experience smoking pot.

4. It’s De Facto Legalization – The authors of Amendment

2 tried to hide their gaping Pot Legalization Loophole

behind a long list of conditions, but if you read the fine

print you’ll find this clause: “… or any other debilitating

medical conditions of the same kind or class as or

comparable to those enumerated …” Just like in

California, anyone with anxiety, migraines, trouble

sleeping or a sore throat will be able to legally purchase

pot.

5. Kid-Friendly Pot Candy – Amendment 2 specifically

authorizes edibles and the pot industry manufactures them

to look just like the junk foods your children know and

love. In states like California, where medical marijuana is

legally sold, children as young as 21 months are being

rushed to the emergency room as a result.

6. It’s Not Your Father’s Mary Jane – Today’s pot is 10X

more potent; which means this is not the marijuana of

Woodstock. The average THC content has soared from

less than 1% in 1972 to nearly 13% and higher today.

7. No Local Option – Because there’s no local option to

allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of

pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the

seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next

door to your neighborhood, your church, your business

and even your child’s school.

8. 2,000 Pot Shops – The Florida Department of Health

estimates that under Amendment 2 Florida will have

1,993 pot shops. That means Florida will be home to more

pot shops than McDonalds, Starbucks and 7-Elevens

combined.

9. No Prescription – Amendment 2 does NOT require a

doctor’s prescription in order to obtain pot because a

prescription would violate federal law. Instead “patients”

are given a flimsy certification which has no medical

standing and is not recognized by the medical community

as legitimate.

10. They Didn’t Fix It – While the original amendment

limited caregivers to just 5 “patients,” the supposedly

“new and improved” amendment gives caregivers license

to acquire, possess, administer, transfer and deliver pot to

AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF USERS. So basically

caregivers are no more than legitimized drug dealers. This

isn’t the plan that someone would write if they were only

concerned about providing medicine to the sick.

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER DISHONORS GALA

The Virginia-based Media Research Center (MRC) works 24/7

to record and then refute every statement of liberal media bias

there is on the air, and once a year celebrates its effort by poking

fun at the most outrageous examples.

MRC President Brent Bozell and the Gala Participants

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MRC’s annual “DisHonors Gala” held in Washington on

September 22 featured liberal comments by three semi-finalists

in the categories of “Hail Hillary,” “Damn Those Conservatives

to Hell,” “Celebrity Dumbass” and “Dan Rather Memorial

Award for the Stupidest Analysis.” The audience of 800

conservatives voted to select the “winner” in each category, and

since they never attend, their awards were accepted in jest.

Syndicated columnist and author Cal Thomas served as Master

of Ceremonies for the festivities, while Stephen Hayes, senior

writer for “The Weekly Standard” and Deneen Borelli, chief

political correspondent for “Conservative Review,” each

presented two of the four categories on large video screens.

In “Hail Hillary,” the competitors were Tamara Keith of NPR,

Lester Holt of NBC, and Joy Reid of MSNBC. Reid’s winning

question was “If you look at Hillary Clinton’s qualifications, I

mean, my God, since the Founding Fathers, has anyone tried to

run for president with more on their resume?” Becky Norton

Dunlop of the Heritage Foundation accepted the award in jest.

In “Damn Those Conservatives to Hell,” the competitors were

Fareed Zakaria of CNN, Jeremy Scahill of HBO and Chris

Matthews of MSNBC. There couldn’t be a DisHonors Gala

without Matthews winning something, and he did here talking

about Texas Senator Ted Cruz, saying, “There’s a troll-like

quality to Cruz. He operates below the level of human life.”

Club For Growth president David McIntosh accepted the

award in jest.

In “Celebrity Dumbass,” the competitors were Jeff Daniels of

Bloomberg, Joy Behar of ABC, and Bill Maher of HBO.

Reacting to the House not taking up gun control bills and the

Brexit vote in Britain, Maher won with this gem: “I saw David

Cameron today. You know, I’m up at 2:00 in the morning when

this all happens. So I watched his whole speech and it’s like

‘well, I lost the vote, I graciously leave office.’ It’s like their

system works so beautifully. We can’t even get a vote on

something that 90 percent of Americans agree on and can’t get

a vote. Our system sucks. It really does. The Constitution needs

a page one re-write.” Also in jest, retired Lieutenant General

Jerry Boykin accepted this award.

In “Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis,”

the competitors were MSNBC’s Matthews again, Nancy Cordes

of CBS, and Melissa Harris-Perry, formerly of MSNBC. In a

discussion of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s “hard work” ethic,

Harris-Perry bizarrely chimed in with: “I want us to be super

careful when we use the language ‘hard worker,’ because I

actually keep an image of folks working in cotton fields on my

office wall, because it is a reminder about what hard work looks

like. So, I feel that he’s a hard worker, I do, but in the context

of relative privilege.” Accepting the award in jest were three

members of the Baltimore Police Department – Lieutenant

Brian Rice and Officers Garrett Miller and Edward Nero.

The evening was a double-billing for Harris-Perry, because the

audience also voted her remarks as “The Quote of the Year.”

That dubious distinction was earned after the four category

winners’ quotes were repeated, the audience responded to a

request to show derision via jeers and noisemakers on each

table, and the program participants assessed the audience

reaction.

Chris Plante, a talk-show host on Washington’s WMAL radio,

was on the program to introduce “Funny Clips” – outtakes that

did not qualify for one of the award categories, but still brought

laughter to the audience.

On a more serious note, the annual

“William F. Buckley Award for Media

Excellence” was presented to Charlie

Daniels, country music legend and

columnist in MRC publications.

Introducing Daniels to the audience,

MRC president and founder Brent

Bozell said his columns “were striking

for their intellect, their passion, their beauty – reflecting both a

fervent mind and a bursting heart.”

Accepting the award, the 79-year-old Daniels – a staunch

supporter of the military – described life in our nation during

World War Two, with air raid drills and blackouts, and said he

learned early in life that “only two things protect America –

that’s the grace of almighty God and the United States military.”

He proclaimed: “Patriotism was a natural emotion and we wore

our feelings for our nation on our sleeves as we said the word

‘America’ with something akin to reverence.” The proposition

“all men were created equal, born free with the right to pursuit

of happiness and the liberty to follow their dreams” was a

“wonderful way to think about this land that’s brought

prosperity and freedom to so many,” he added.

But then Daniels asked, “What in the hell happened to our

country?,” noting that blame is often focused on politicians. “A

nation’s greatness is not reckoned by the caliber of its

politicians,” he said, “but conversely, the greatness of its

politicians is reckoned by the caliber of its people. Politicians

are a reflection of the people who put them in office.”

Worrying that only 44 percent of the population takes pride in

being Americans, Daniels blamed the problem on “revisionist

history – the idea that there must exist a monolithic central

government that gives handouts from cradle to grave so you

don’t have to be responsible for your own actions and well-

being.”

He then implored the 44 percent not to look at the politicians

and “the propaganda machines many of our media have

become,” but to look instead “at the goodness and the beauty of

a nation that has existed and prospered for over two centuries.”

Now it is back to work for the MRC staff – to keep reporting on

liberal media bias, and to look for quotes to be considered in

next year’s “DisHonors Gala.”

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CONSTITUTION DAY DINNER FEATURED

DAN BONGINO AND LOREN SPIVACK

The eighth annual Constitution Day Dinner sponsored by the

Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida (RLC-CEF)

in Viera on September 10 featured remarks by The Renegade

Republican and The Free Market Warrior, plus presentation of

an annual symbolic Jefferson Cup to an honoree dedicated to

Jeffersonian principles and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution.

The more-than 200 Republican and/or

Conservative dinner attendees heard Dan

Bongino, The Renegade Republican,

explain that the real fight in our government

is not between Republicans and Democrats,

it is between the “insider class” of both

parties versus Constitutionalists.

The place Constitutionalists have to start the

fight, he said, is in the Republican primaries against the insiders,

and then, if successful, against the Democrat insider in the

general election.

Not one to mince words, he said, “Liberalism sucks in the real

world.”

Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent and New York

police officer, unsuccessfully ran three times for Congress –

twice in Maryland and most recently in Florida. Admitting that

losing the Florida congressional primary did bother him, he said

he is now formally done with politics.

But Bongino has plenty on his plate, as an author, a guest on

television shows discussing international security and political

strategy, a guest host for Mark Levin’s and Sean Hannity’s radio

shows, and his own audio podcast show, “The Renegade

Republican with Dan Bongino.” It is available at the website:

www.conservativereview.com/commentary.

As a member of the Secret Service, Bongino was part of the

Presidential Protective Division for Presidents George W. Bush

and Barack Obama, responsible for overseas visits. His first

book was titled: “Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked

Secret Service Agent Walked Away From It All.”

The second Constitution Day Dinner speaker,

Loren Spivack, otherwise known as The

Free Market Warrior, told the crowd that for

the past 80 years, the “quackery” philosophy

of British economist John Maynard Keynes

has ruined the American economy, as every

president with the sole exception of Ronald

Reagan, followed the Keynesian program of

raising taxes, borrowing money and printing even more – in

order to spend more.

The “government way,” Spivack said, which is “the worst way,”

is “other people spending other people’s money on other

people.”

He said it is time to start picking political candidates who are

honest and truthful, and liberty matters. It is also time to stop

government spending, he said.

Spivack has spoken to hundreds of conservatives, Republican,

Libertarian, and Tea Party groups across the country, has

appeared as a guest on numerous television and radio programs,

and is committed to help an entire generation of Americans

understand how economics works. As statism and socialism try

to destroy freedom in America, he said, “We need to learn the

ways of the Warrior.”

To help simplify the understanding of economics, under the pen

name “Dr. Truth,” Spivack has written three books as parodies.

They are “The New Democrat,” with the president as Dr. Seuss’

“Cat in the Hat;” former Vice President Al Gore as “The

Gorax,” based on Seuss’ “The Lorax;” and “The Wizard of Iz,”

Hillary’s America based on Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz.”

His email address is lorenspivack@gmail.com.

The presentation of the “Jefferson Cup”

this year was made to one of the original

founders of the Republican Liberty

Caucus, and the president of U.S. Term

Limits – Philip Blumel of West Palm

Beach, Florida.

Under his leadership, USTL has expanded

its grassroots network to a record high,

and won campaigns at a 98 percent clip.

His writing on term limits has been featured in several top

publications. He also is a certified financial planner with

Raymond James.

Blumel expressed surprise as well as pleasure at being selected

a Jefferson Cup recipient. It is RLC-CEF’s practice in advance

of the dinner to not announce the name of the recipient chosen

for dedication to the principles of limited government, lower

taxes, free and fair markets, and personal freedom and

responsibilities, as well as allegiance to the Constitution.

The origin of the Jefferson Cup can be traced back to 1787,

when Thomas Jefferson was given two small silver cups. Then,

in 1810, he had them melted down along with two of his mugs

to create a set of eight small tumblers. Six of these cups survive

today at Monticello, Jefferson’s home.

Bob White, chairman of both the Republican Liberty Caucus of

Central East Florida and the Republican Liberty Caucus of

Florida, served as master of ceremonies for the dinner.

White said ,“We who love liberty must also recommit ourselves

to these values and principles that will uphold liberty and

preserve it for our children and our children’s children. We

must be prepared to sacrifice all that is required of us just as our

founders did over 200 years ago.”

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THIS AND THAT

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. The

final of three presidential debates

between Republican Donald Trump

and Democrat Hillary Clinton took place

in Las Vegas on October 19, with plenty

of charges and counter-charges. Trump

criticized Clinton over her actions as

secretary-of-state – using a private email

server, destroying thousands of emails,

the deaths of Americans in Benghazi,

and her involvement with the Clinton Foundation; plus her

positions on the Second Amendment, opening U.S. borders, and

plans for the U.S. Supreme Court. When Trump was asked if he

would support the eventual election winner, and he responded

that he would have to “wait and see” if the results were rigged,

the media responded in tandem that his statement was

outrageous and unprecedented – ignoring the fact that numerous

presidential candidates throughout history challenged the voting

outcome. The earlier Trump-Clinton debates – September 26 in

New York and October 9 in St. Louis – also involved heated

discussions between the two, including Trump’s charges that his

opponent was a “congenital liar” who was untrustworthy to be

president. The vice-presidential debate between Republican

Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine was held in Farmville,

Virginia on October 4. Pence was cool, calm and collected

while answering questions about the Trump campaign, while

Kaine frequently interrupted him, challenging Trump’s

comments on a number of issues.

WIKILEAKS SCANDALS. According to the website

www.conservativeintel.com, the following list comprises “The

Top 12 Hillary Scandals You Need to Know,” though other

scandals may follow: 1) Hillary says Bernie Sanders supporters

are “buckets of losers;” 2) Hispanics are “needy;” 3) Hillary

secretly opposes Gay Marriage; 4) Hillary spokesman attacks

Catholics and Evangelicals as “backwards;” 5) Hillary

knowingly aided ISIS; 6) Hillary “hates” everyday Americans;

7) Hillary campaign worked with CNN and rigged a debate

against Sanders; 8) Hillary “dreams” of open borders; 9) Hillary

is “removed” from middle-class life; 10) Hillary campaign tried

to fool Sanders supporters at the Democrat Convention; 11)

Hillary campaign worked with Department of Justice officials

investigating her; and 12) Hillary holds “public and private”

views.

TRUMP IN MELBOURNE. More than 10,000 cheering

“deplorables” packed an Orlando Melbourne Airport hangar on

September 27 to hear Republican presidential candidate Donald

Trump say he has the momentum for victory over Democrat

opponent Hillary Clinton – “the candidate of yesterday,” – while

“ours is the campaign and the people of the future.” Supporters

who could not squeeze into the hanger were outside listening to

their candidate. Trump said that by electing him, voters have

“one magnificent chance to show the world that America is

back.” In addition to those inside the hanger, many others stood

outside in the sweltering Florida heat to be part of the rally.

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA. The two headliners

at the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Victory Dinner in

Tampa on October 15 were Vice Presidential candidate Mike

Pence and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Pence presented a

conservative agenda to ignite the economy, replace Obamacare

with healthcare that works, secure our borders and defeat ISIS.

Rubio laid out the Republican direction for the future and

warned about the dangers Florida and the U.S. will encounter if

the Democrats control the White House and the Senate.

More than 600 Florida Republicans attended the event, which

also featured remarks by RPOF Chairman Blaise Ingoglia,

Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez Cantera, Agriculture

Commissioner Adam Putnam and RNC co-chair Sharon

Day. Brevard Republican Executive Committee members State

Committeeman Mike Thomas, Tax Collector Lisa Cullen and BREC Vice Chair Rick Lacey were among the attendees.

HERITAGE ISLE REPUBLICAN CLUB. Postponed

because of Hurricane Matthew, a scheduled debate between the

Heritage Isle Republican and Democrat Clubs was held on

October 20. The rules called for the debaters from the two clubs

to discuss issues in the 2016 presidential race and not get

involved with the personalities of the candidates. Republican

Club member Ron Ziegler covered the economy, taxes, health

care, immigration and foreign policy. Noting the low 1.4

percent rise in the nation’s GDP (gross domestic product –

which measures total economic activity), and the $20 trillion in

debt, he said cutting taxes and regulations would be the “shot of

adrenalin” needed to increase jobs and help the economy.

Ziegler also said the Affordable Care Act is unaffordable and

needs to be repealed and replaced, and the administration’s Iran

deal was “disastrous” for the United States. He added that the

admission of unvetted illegal immigrants to the country is a

cause for concern about domestic safety. It was disappointing

for the audience that the Democrat Club, which originally

agreed to the joint session, did not send a speaker for the event.

FLORIDA SENATE DEBATE. In a

televised debate in Orlando on

October 17, Republican Senator

Marco Rubio pledged he would serve

his six full years if re-elected, while

his Democrat opponent, Congressman

Patrick Murphy, accused him of

missing too much time in Washington

during his current term. Rubio

responded it was because he was

running for president. The two traded charges and counter-

charges on a number of topics, and Rubio said he had “deep

reservations” about Donald Trump, but he also did not trust

Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy. Rubio said he was the only

person on the stage that’s ever run against Trump. Clinton

supporter Murphy said the former secretary of state “regrets”

her decision to use a private email server. He added that he

“trusts” Clinton’s temperament as president with the nuclear

codes. Rubio stressed his support for repealing Obamacare,

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defunding Planned Parenthood, and opposing such Murphy-

favored actions as allowing abortion on demand and ending the

trade embargo on Cuba. Murphy was favored to win the general

election before Rubio decided to run for re-election, and before

news account indicated the congressman had inflated his

resume. Polls now have Rubio leading.

FLORIDA STATE SENATE

DISTRICT 17. Addressing the New

Millennium Conservative Club on

October 17, Republican Debbie

Mayfield, who is term-limited as a State

Representative, said she supports

Congressional retention of the Hyde

Amendment that disallows use of tax

payer funding for abortions, is against

funding sanctuary cities’ support for illegal aliens, and does not

believe that constitutional amendments are the proper way to

establish laws in the state, because there are always “unintended

consequences.” Her Democrat opponent, Amy Tidd, an

environmentalist, took the opposite position on nearly all of the

issues discussed. On the issue of medical marijuana, which is

on the general election ballot as a proposed constitutional

amendment, Tidd said she favors the legalization of all

marijuana, while Mayfield said the amendment would lead to

the establishment of numerous “pot shops” in the state.

CIRCUIT JUDGE CANDIDATES. The two run-off

candidates for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 9 seat – attorneys

Steve Henderson and Christina

Sanchez – introduced themselves to

residents at Heritage Isle on October 13.

Under Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial

Conduct, they are not allowed to discuss

their views on current cases, how they

would rule from the bench, or their

political affiliation. We have learned,

however, that both are registered

Republicans. Discussing his

background, Henderson, a graduate of Seattle University Law

School, said he has worked for the

Brevard Public Defenders Office,

established his own law practice, and

worked in international trade. Since his

law firm is financially secure – his

attorney wife is involved – Henderson

said he wanted the judicial position to step

back into public service. Sanchez, a

graduate of Stetson University Law

School, also worked in the county Public

Defenders Office (for a time, their

assignments overlapped) and for a law firm before opening her

own office. Sanchez said she is interested in the judicial

position because she is a “people person” and wants to interact

with citizens who would appear before her, and treat them fairly.

Circuit Court judges preside over numerous types of cases,

including, but not limited to, criminal, civil, family law,

delinquency, and probate.

The term of office is six years. The candidates’ websites are

www.stevehendersonforjudge.com and www.sanchezfor

judge.com.

WALKER. When Wisconsin

Governor Scott Walker spoke at a

Republican Party fund raiser in Glen

Burnie, Maryland last month, he was

“greeted” outside by protesters

representing an assortment of labor

groups chanting slogans and carrying

handwritten signs that said “Walker not

Welcome.” In Wisconsin, despite

efforts by union members, the governor

won a recall election in 2012 and was reelected in 2014, making

him a favorite of Conservatives. So in his Maryland dinner

remarks, Walker described the union pressure he faced, and

brushed off the demonstrators by saying, “You can see why they

were part of my welcoming party here today. Obviously, that

means I haven’t lost my touch – our reforms are still working.”

GOVERNORS. In the Cato Institute’s “Biennial Fiscal Policy

Report Card on America’s Governors,” Florida’s Rick Scott

was joined by Indiana’s Mike Pence, Maine’s Paul LePage,

North Carolina’s Pat McCrory, and Arizona’s Dave Ducey --

Republicans all – in scoring an “A” grade. The Libertarian

public policy organization graded the nation’s 50 governors on

how well they cut taxes and spending in their respective states.

For more information, visit the website: www.cato.org.

CIRCUS SONAR. Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh

reports that the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – otherwise

known as the 9th Circus – “strikes again,” this time by ordering

the U.S. Navy to stop using sonar to detect submarines in oceans

worldwide. Environmental groups alleged that sonar disrupts

whale mating, in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection

Act. A federal magistrate originally ruled for the Navy, but the

wacko environmentalists appealed to the 9th Circus, which

overturned that decision, saying “the world’s marine mammal

habitat is under-protected.” Limbaugh said U.S. sailors now

under-protected from enemy subs were unavailable for

comment.

COLLEGE “LOGIC”. The NCAA – which is as left-wing as

the colleges it represents – has come to the aid of transgenders,

by cancelling its planned slate of championship athletic events

in North Carolina. NCAA officials were shocked, just shocked,

that the legislature and governor are requiring people in the Tar

Heel State to use the bathrooms for the genders of which they

were born. In reaction, North Carolina Republican Party

spokesperson Kami Mueller said, “This is so absurd it’s almost

comical. I genuinely look forward to the NCAA merging all

men’s and women’s teams together as singular, unified, unisex

teams. Under the NCAA’s logic, colleges should make

cheerleaders and football players share bathrooms, showers and

hotel rooms.”

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In San Francisco on September 22, the National Review

Institute held its third annual William F. Buckley, Jr. Prize

Dinner, honoring former Secretary of State George Shultz for

Leadership in Political Thought and Michael Grebe, president

and CEO of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, for

Leadership in Supporting Liberty. Shultz was recognized for

his central role in helping defeat Soviet Communism alongside

President Ronald Reagan, and Grebe for championing our

democratic capitalism system. www.nrinstitute.org.

Celebrating its 32nd anniversary on September 15, the Chicago-

based Heartland Institute presented its Liberty Prize this year to

Leadership Institute President Morton Blackwell, who has

dedicated his life to advancing liberty’s principles. His

Virginia-based Leadership Institute has trained more than

175,000 future leaders of the Conservative Movement in

politics, government and media. Heartland’s keynote speaker

was political satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke, who delivered

a humorous address about the 2016 election and the state of

politics and culture in America today. www.heartland.org and

www.leadershipinstitute.org.

Noting that Conservatives who take a stand for their principles

should be supported and encouraged to continue the fight,

Heritage Action, an arm of the Heritage Foundation, held its

Conservative Leadership Award program last month to honor

three champions: Utah Senator Mike Lee, North Carolina

Congressman Mark Meadows, and Mississippi Governor

Phil Bryant. The Chief Executive Officer for Heritage Action

for America, Michael Needham, said all three honorees have

taken their stand despite pressures put on them to cave.

Washington, he added, “can be a cold, lonely place for a

conservative standing on conviction.” The organization’s

website is: www.heritageaction.com.

IN (OR ON) THE DOGHOUSE. The NRA reported that a

homeowner in Lady Lake, Florida, returned home to find a thief

running into his back yard, so he gave chase with his weapon

and ordered the man to freeze. The suspect then climbed on top

of the family’s dog house, and remained there until the police

arrived and took him into custody.

EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and

his daughter, Liz Cheney, the Republican

nominee for Wyoming’s congressional

seat, writing on the 15th anniversary of 9/11

in the “Wall Street Journal”:

“Nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the deadliest attack on

the U.S. homeland in our history. A decade and a half later, we

remain at war with Islamic terrorists.

Winning this war will require an effort of

greater scale and commitment than anything

we have seen since World War II, calling on

every element of our national power.

Defeating our enemies has been made

significantly more difficult by the policies of

Barack Obama. No American president has

done more to weaken the U.S., hobble our defenses or aid our

adversaries. President Obama has been more dedicated to

reducing America’s power than to defeating our enemies. He

has enhanced the abilities, reach and finances of our adversaries,

including the world’s leading state sponsor of terror, at the

expense of our allies and our own national security. He has

overseen a decline of our own military capabilities as our

adversaries’ strength has grown….We are no longer

interrogating terrorists in part because we are no longer

capturing terrorists. Since taking office, the president has

recklessly pursued his objective of closing the detention facility

at Guantanamo by releasing current detainees – regardless of the

likelihood they will return to the field of battle against us…. As

he released terrorists to return to the field of battle, Mr. Obama

was simultaneously withdrawing American forces from Iraq and

Afghanistan. He calls this policy ‘ending wars’. Most

reasonable people recognize this approach as losing wars….We

now know that the president’s refusal to act came as the Iranians

and the U.S. were engaged in secret talks about Iran’s nuclear

program….Every promise made to the American people about

the Obama nuclear agreement has been broken. We were

promised a ‘world-class’ verification process. Instead, the

Iranians are allowed in key instances to verify

themselves….Across the region, nations that previously were

strong American allies are making different calculations. Russia

is seen as a reliable ally standing with Mr. Assad, while the U.S.

walks away from its friends….Among the most important

lessons of 9/11 was that terrorists must be denied safe havens

from which to plan and launch attacks against us. On President

Obama’s watch, terrorist safe havens have expanded around the

globe. Our next president must recognize that Islamic terrorists

pose an existential threat to the U.S., and must instruct the

military to provide plans necessary to defeat them and deny

them safe havens. These should include expanding the pace of

our air campaign against ISIS, removing the onerous rules of

engagement, and dedicating additional special operators and

other American forces as necessary to defeat our enemies.

Winning the war against Islamic terrorists will also require that

we rebuild our intelligence capabilities….Generations before

have met and defeated grave threats to our nation. American

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strength, leadership and ideals were crucial to the Allied victory

in World War II and the defeat of Soviet Communism during

the Cold War. It will be up to today’s generation to restore

American pre-eminence so that we can defend our freedom and

defeat Islamic terror….Fifteen years after 9/11, we can say with

certainty that this is the world that will be created by withdrawal

and retreat – by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s policies – if

we don’t reverse course.”

Executive Editor Fred Barnes, writing

on the importance of a Republican

Congress in “The Weekly Standard”:

“Besides choosing the next president,

voters have a second and equally

important obligation on November 8.

They must elect a strong and clear-

minded Congress to protect the country

against the extreme policies of both candidates. It will take a

Republican Congress to do this. Why Republican? Two reasons.

If Democrats control the House and Senate, they will ratify all

of Hillary Clinton’s left-wing proposals and appointments

(including a fifth liberal on the Supreme Court) and demand still

more. The country will suffer permanent damage. Only a

Republican Congress will stop her lurch to the left. The second

problem—Donald Trump—is less critical than Clinton and her

agenda, and he's less likely to win. Still, a President Trump

would need a GOP-led Congress to curb his worst impulses.

Given the chance, Democrats would rally around his plans to

limit America's influence in the world, warm up to Russia, and

weaken NATO. Again, only a Republican Congress will support

U.S. leadership and influence globally…. For the Senate to stay

in Republican hands in 2016, it will take something we don't

always see in electoral politics: wisdom on the part of voters.

Voters will have to ignore which side of the Trump divide a

Republican candidate stands on. Whether Trump likes or loathes

the candidate should not matter. Nor should it matter whether

the candidate has endorsed Trump or refuses to vote for him.

Control of the Senate is too consequential for those

considerations. Imagine, for instance, a Democratic Senate with

Hillary Clinton in the White House. She would nominate the

Supreme Court justice to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's

seat. Senate Democrats would rubber-stamp whomever she

selects, and Republicans, in the minority, would be all but

helpless to block the nominee. The prospect of this should

frighten anyone who cares for the Constitution….There's one

more major issue to consider. With Democrats in charge of

Congress, Obamacare will not only be salvaged but put us on a

path to greater and greater government control of health care.

With a Republican Congress, it will continue to wither away. It

might even start to be replaced by a solvent health insurance

system that a Republican majority would approve.”

Former NSA analyst and author John Schindler, writing on the

website www.observer.com:

“From the moment the EmailGate scandal went public more

than a year ago, it was obvious that the Federal Bureau of

Investigation never had much

enthusiasm for prosecuting Hillary

Clinton or her friends. Under President

Obama, the FBI grew so politicized that

it became impossible for the Bureau to

do its job – at least where high-ranking

Democrats are concerned. As I

observed in early July, when Director

James Comey announced that the FBI

would not be seeking prosecution of

anyone on Team Clinton over EmailGate, the Bureau had turned

its back on its own traditions of floating above partisan politics

in the pursuit of justice….Just how much Comey and his Bureau

punted on EmailGate has become painfully obvious since then.

Redacted FBI documents from that investigation, dumped on

the Friday afternoon before the long Labor Day weekend,

revealed that Hillary Clinton either willfully lied to the Bureau,

repeatedly, about her email habits as secretary of state, or she is

far too dumb to be our commander-in-chief. Worse, the FBI

completely ignored the appearance of highly classified signals

intelligence in Hillary’s email, including information lifted

verbatim from above-Top Secret NSA reports back in 2011.

This crime, representing the worst compromise of classified

information in EmailGate – that the public knows of, at least –

was somehow deemed so uninteresting that nobody at the FBI

bothered to ask anybody on Team Clinton about it….Granting

immunity is a standard practice in investigations, and is

sometimes unavoidable. Giving a pass to Bryan Pagliano,

Hillary’s IT guru who set up her email and server, made some

sense since he understands what happened here, technically

speaking, and otherwise is a small fish. The wisdom of giving

him a pass now seems debatable, though, since Pagliano has

twice refused to testify before Congress about his part in

EmailGate, blowing off subpoenas….Now it turns out the FBI

granted immunity to much bigger fish in the Clinton political

tank. Three more people got a pass from the Bureau in exchange

for their cooperation: Hillary lawyer Heather Samuelson, State

Department IT boss John Bental, and – by far the most

consequential – Cheryl Mills, who has been a Clinton flunky-

cum-factotum for decades…. Jason Chaffetz, chair of the House

Oversight Committee, pronounced himself ‘absolutely stunned’

by the FBI’s granting of immunity to Cheryl Mills. Chaffetz

observed of Comey’s Bureau: ‘They were handing out

immunity deals like candy’….How exactly Cheryl Mills got

immunity, and what its terms were, is the long-awaited

‘smoking gun’ in EmailGate, the clear indication that, despite

countless man-hours expended on the year-long investigation,

James Comey and his FBI never had any intention of

prosecuting Hillary Clinton – or anyone – for her mishandling

of classified information as secretary of state….Most intriguing,

however, is the revelation that Hillary was communicating with

President Obama via personal email, and he was using an alias.

The alias he used with Hillary, and apparently others,

waswithheld by the FBI, and let it be said the fact that the

president wanted to disguise his identity in unclassified email is

not all that odd. What is odd, however, is the fact that Obama

previously told the media that he only learned of Hillary’s

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irregular email and server arrangements from ‘news reports.’

How the president failed to notice that he was emailing his top

diplomat at her personal, clintonmail.com address, not a

state.gov account, particularly when they were discussing

official business, is something Congress may want to find out –

since certainly the FBI won’t….For Hillary Clinton, winning

that election may be a legal necessity to protect her from

prosecution. Congress, animated by these latest revelations of

illegality and corruption, will now pursue her with vigor, while

an FBI in the hands of Donald Trump seems likely to show an

interest in EmailGate which the Bureau never possessed under

President Obama.”

THOUGHTS TO PONDER

"The leftist media are out of control and the American people

know it and are furious. These so-called ‘news’ journalists are

doing everything in their power to AFFECT THE OUTCOME

OF THE ELECTION. In 30 years I've never seen anything like

this….The media will never hold themselves accountable, so

now it's up to the people to rise and protest. And if any protester

is assaulted again, conservatives have every right to defend

themselves appropriately."

--Media Research Center president Brent Bozell

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“The corrupt news media pretend that Obama has been a

successful foreign policy president, when, in fact, he has been a

disaster. Fifteen years after 9/11, the frequency of terrorist and

jihadist attacks is such that they are quickly forgotten in a fog of

war that is rapidly enveloping the world.”

--“AIM Report” editor Roger Aronoff

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“The ‘mainstream press’ is increasingly just a pretense, an act,

a show – just one more grand venue in which progressive-left

activists can labor together to transform America. When they

get tired of being ‘journalists’ and ‘analysts’ – or get a better job

offer – they can always jump back into being part of a left-wing

administration. After all, it’s really all the same show.”

--“Whistleblower” magazine editor David Kupelian

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“The more Republicans move to the center, becoming the “pale

pastel” shades Reagan condemned instead of the “bold colors”

he proclaimed, the more the base stays home. They see no

reason to elect go-along-get-along Republicans who will submit

to the dictates of the liberal media and sell out their ideals once

they take office.”

--Political consultant and commentator Dick Morris

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“Trump’s offenses do not make Clinton the better candidate,

because her actions have harmed Americans and her policies are

dangerous. Donald Trump’s gutter talk about women shows yet

again that he is bad news. The problem is that Hillary Clinton is

far worse. Trump’s talk is indefensible. But Hillary Clinton’s

actions as secretary of state, carrying out the Obama

administration’s foreign policies, have cost many lives in many

places, including the American ambassador and others killed in

Benghazi.”

--Hoover Institution senior fellow Thomas Sowell

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“This election isn’t about Donald Trump’s behavior from 11

years ago or Hillary Clinton’s recent missing emails, lies, and

false statements. This election is about the Supreme Court and

the justices that the next president will nominate. Evangelicals

are going to have to decide which candidate they trust to

nominate men and women to the court who will defend the

constitution and support religious freedoms. My prayer is that

Christians will not be deceived by the liberal media about what

is at stake for future generations.”

--Evangelist Franklin Graham

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“The establishment is frightened to death that Trump will win,

but not because they believe he will harm the nation. They are

afraid he will upset their taxpayer-subsidized apple carts. While

Obama threatens to veto legislation that spends too little, they

worry that Trump will veto legislation that spends too much.”

--Bloomberg political correspondent Roy Kaplan

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“Trump was a tool for Hillary's campaign all along. She wanted

the press to take Trump seriously, put him up as the most viable

option for Republicans, and the right took the bait, hook, line,

and sinker. Now with the Trump campaign burning to the

ground, and GOP leaders walking away due to his recent

comments, the Clinton campaign's plan to put Hillary on top is

coming to fruition.”

--“Red State” contributor Brandon Morse

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“Most years, you’re deciding between the two main candidates,

but what if you dislike and distrust both? The deciding factor

can be the Vice President. For the fence-sitters, Mike Pence

made the decision easy: Even-tempered and reasonable, factual

and clear-headed, informed and sympathetic, Mike Pence

sounded like he could be president. He was reassuring. Tim

Kaine made Hillary’s job harder, not easier. He was rude,

disrespectful, lied and was just generally a jerk. He looked

juvenile and defensive.”

--“The American Spectator” managing editor Melissa

Clouthier

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“A deeper look into Hillary Clinton’s tax returns reveals she

may have committed two federal crimes. Not only was her

illegal email server built using campaign funds, the Clintons

claimed it was for personal use while also claiming it as a

business expense.”

--“American Patriot Daily” editor Steve Thompson

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“Saying ‘college-educated white women’ could trigger a

decisive Trump defeat is not only an insulting racist comment

to every African American, Hispanic and Asian female voter in

our country, it is, by inference also demeaning to all so-called

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‘uneducated’ American women. In short, the ‘little woman’ of

yore is gone, and in her place is a well-informed, self-confident

voter who in the end doesn’t need a college degree to tell the

difference between a corrupt sociopathic liar and an admittedly

flawed man, who nonetheless loves his country and remains

determined to make American great again.”

--Author Vista Boyland

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"I love how Democrats scream the James O’Keefe (Project

Veritas) stings are fake, at same time they fire everyone caught

in them."

-- J. Christian Adams of the Election Law Center

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“Leftism is a terminal cancer in the American bloodstream and

soul. So our first and greatest principle is to destroy this cancer

before it destroys us. We therefore see voting for Donald Trump

as political chemotherapy needed to prevent our demise. And at

this time, that is, by far, the greatest principle.”

--Syndicated columnist and radio talk show host Dennis Prager

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“Mr. Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate in my

lifetime to be unabashedly unafraid to talk about the problems

facing the black community. Lawmakers like Hillary Clinton

would rather pretend these issues don’t exist.”

--Former Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll

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“The Donald Trump movement is not anymore about an

election. It has become the people’s sacred fight to reclaim their

sovereignty. We are at a crossroads. Decline or revival.”

--Belgian People Party president Mischael Modrikamen

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“This is a Flight 93 election. This may be our last shot. It’s

time to roll. It’s time to run down the aisle and save Western

civilization. If we make the effort, I think with the grace of God,

we can prevail and ensure that your children and your

grandchildren, and mine and Carol’s, will have a chance just as

we did to live in a shining city upon a hill.”

--Campaign for Working Families Chairman Gary Bauer,

at the Values Voter Summit

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“Why have no prominent Democrats said they’re troubled by

Clinton’s moral and ethical lapses? Either they’re afraid of

confronting her, given that she’s regarded as the Democrat with

the best chance of winning the presidential election, or they

simply think her moral and ethical lapses don’t amount to much.

Either way, they have been profiles in moral timidity.”

--“The Weekly Standard” Executive Editor Fred Barnes

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“To know Hillary Clinton and what she has done in her several

roles, her pay-to-play deals, her multiple failures, her poor

judgment, her continuous lies, and a total lack of moral

compassion for anyone except for one person – herself – would

convince anyone that she would be a disaster for this country.

She certainly would be a poor role model for young girls in this

country.”

--Political analyst Richard Creal

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“In 1980, I wasn’t old enough to vote, but I was old enough to

be inspired by the man who had a vision for America...Through

his presidency, I became more inspired, not just because the

country was rallying in a great way, but because I finally saw

someone who had a great vision….I cast my first vote in 1984

for President Reagan, and it was one of the proudest moments

of my life.”

--Duck Dynasty beardless son, Alan Robertson

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“Opposition to Common Core may lead to greater support for

school choice, as more parents and business leaders realize this

latest attempt to improve schools from the top down is another

failure. Parents must find allies and get involved in policy

debates and politics if the threat posed by Common Core to their

children is to be averted.”

--Heartland Institute research fellow Joy Pullmann

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“The House Freedom Caucus hopes to lead the discussion on

tackling our national debt, reforming entitlements, passing pro-

growth tax reform, and cutting overly burdensome regulations

on business. In addition to these policy initiatives, the Freedom

Caucus is committed to standing up for the Constitution at a

time when we face excessive overreach, an erosion of the

separation of powers, and an assault on the First Amendment.”

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“The current vetting system is broken. We must fix the problem

and admit only those aliens we can vet thoroughly and

accurately. This is the only way to ensure the safety of

Americans. The only way we can reach this goal is to hold

government officials accountable for their failures and then

work with members of Congress to permanently change the

system.”

--Federation for American Immigration Reform President

Dan Stein

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“America is not just a place on the map, it isn't just a physical

location. It is an ideal, a concept. And if you are an American,

you must understand the concept, you must accept this concept,

and most importantly, you have to fight and defend this concept.

This is about Freedom and not free stuff. “

--Caddis Advertising creative director and Vietnamese

immigrant Quang Nguyen

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“America needs new universities….The colleges and

universities we have are too far gone in leftism, or too mediocre

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in their scholarship, to provide the intellectual leadership that

the country desperately needs.”

--St. Louis University professor Warren Treadgold

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“We all want clean water, a healthy environment and

responsible government. The condition of the Indian River

Lagoon may be due to mismanagement by our county

government, and there is no reasonable expectation increasing

funding will change that fundamental problem. I am concerned

that taxpayers are being exploited and emotionally manipulated

to hastily enter a costly and reckless financial vehicle to provide

funds to our county government, which has shown no

demonstration they have been responsible or efficient with the

prior funds they have been provided.”

--Political observer Pam LaSalle

UPCOMING BREVARD COUNTY EVENTS

November 2 – Brevard Federated Republican Women meeting, Holiday Inn, Viera, 11 am.

November 3 – Heritage Isle Republican Club meeting, Viera, 10 am.

November 3 – Brevard 9/12 meeting, Kol Mashiach Synagogue, Melbourne, 6 pm.

November 7 – Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida meeting, Memaw’s Restaurant, Melbourne, 7 pm.

November 14 – The Space Coast Patriots meeting, Merritt Island Library, 6 pm.

November 15 – North Brevard Republican Club meeting, Blue Heron Restaurant, Great Outdoors, outside Titusville, 7 pm.

November 17 – Republican Women’s Network of South Brevard meeting, Eau Gallie Yacht Club, 11 am.

November 17 – ACT! For America Space Coast Chapter meeting, Government Complex Building C, Viera, 6:30 pm.

November 17 – Ronald Reagan Clubs meeting, Frankie’s Wings & Things, Melbourne, 7 pm.

November 21 – New Millennium Conservative Club meeting, Suntree-Viera Library, 6:30 pm.

November 23 – The Space Coast Republican Club meeting, Red Lobster, Merritt Island, 11 am

The Brevard Republican Executive Committee will not meet in November.

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COMICAL CLOSERS

Credit this to late night host Conan O’Brien: “Hillary Clinton is campaigning with Bernie Sanders for the millennial vote. They’re

trying to get millennials with the opening line, ‘Hey, our combined age is approximately one millennium.’”

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Here are two Donald Trump quips from the Al Smith Dinner in New York on October 20:

“The media is even more biased this year than ever before. You want the proof? Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone

loves it, it’s fantastic. My wife, Melania, gives the exact same speech, and people get on her case!"

“Before taking the dias, Hillary accidentally bumped into me, and she very civilly said, ‘pardon me.’ And I very politely replied,

‘Let me talk to you about it after I get into office. Just kidding!’”

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