rssBig Florida presence at CPAC 2012
By Ashley Lopez |
02.06.12 | 3:25 pm
Several big names in Florida are scheduled to make an appearance at one of the country’s biggest conservative conferences — set to begin this Thursday.
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Palin to join Rubio, West at CPAC
By Ashley Lopez |
01.05.12 | 12:15 pm
It was announced today that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be giving the closing speech at CPAC this year. Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Allen West will also be in attendance at the ultra-conservative convention.
Gingrich announces Florida campaign leaders
By Marcos Restrepo |
12.20.11 | 1:18 pm
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today announced campaign chairs and co-chairs for all of Florida’s 67 counties.
Poll: GOP presidential candidates have low recognition among Latino voters
By Marcos Restrepo |
10.18.11 | 3:47 pm
A poll released by Latino Decisions — an organization that focuses on “states in which the Latino vote will play an important role in the 2012 elections” — shows that GOP presidential candidates have low recognition among Latino voters.
Hispanic organizations, businesses, media evaluate GOP presidential candidates’ messages
By Marcos Restrepo |
10.13.11 | 1:58 pm
Latino entrepreneurs, conservative policy groups and media outlets continue to closely track what GOP 2012 presidential candidates are saying about issues important to Hispanic voters.
Scott, Hasner headed to conservative blog gathering this weekend
By Marcos Restrepo |
08.11.11 | 10:53 am
This weekend, Gov. Rick Scott and GOP Senate candidate Adam Hasner will speak at RedState Gathering 2011, an event for conservative politicians and organizations who are looking toward the 2012 elections.
Palin: ‘I don’t think I owe anything to to the mainstream media’
By Lynda Waddington |
05.31.11 | 11:49 am
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spoke with fellow Fox News personality Greta Van Susteren about her refusal to give the media (or her supporters) a schedule of her ongoing “Our Nation” bus tour, but she didn’t address why she needed the media to help promote it.
MTV denies Heroic Media allegations
By Virginia Chamlee |
05.25.11 | 3:59 pm
After MTV announced it was declining to run any more ads from controversial anti-abortion rights group Heroic Media, the group went on the offense, claiming that the network was siding with Planned Parenthood. But an MTV exec tells The Florida Independent that such claims are “absolutely not true,” and that the network is still staunch in its decision to discontinue airing Heroic’s ads.
MTV says it will not run ads from group behind race-based anti-abortion billboards
By Sofia Resnick |
05.10.11 | 1:24 pm
At an April 30 anti-abortion fundraiser in Bethesda, Md., headlined by Sarah Palin, Heroic Media announced that this spring’s Northeast marketing campaign would include television ads on MTV and BET, but an MTV spokesperson has since told The American Independent that it would not be airing the Heroic Media ads due to the organization’s recent billboard campaign that has sparked controversy.
Poll: Most Americans don’t want bin Laden photos released
By Kyle Daly |
05.09.11 | 2:04 pm
A new NBC poll indicates that a large majority of Americans agree with the Obama Administration’s decision not to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse.
