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VIDEO: Marco Rubio to return to CPAC

By | 11.29.11 | 10:18 am | More from The Florida Independent

The American Conservative Union announced today that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will be returning to the group’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference (known as CPAC) in February.

Fla. Tea Party convention will feature Gov. Scott, AG Bondi, and John Birch ‘life member’

By | 09.22.11 | 9:27 am | More from The Florida Independent

The agenda for this year’s Tea Party Florida Convention lists Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pat Bondi as slated to appear at a dinner event with a “life member” of the radical John Birch Society.

The event, held in Daytona Beach Nov. 4-6, will feature G. Edward More…

Breitbart to speak at Americans for Prosperity breakfast Friday in Orlando

By | 09.21.11 | 2:52 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Tea party favorite Andrew Breitbart and ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief are scheduled to speak at a breakfast hosted by Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter this Friday in Orlando. Breibart will also be taking part in a panel discussion with several Florida officials during Presidency 5, organized by the Republican Party

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Florida CPAC stacked with big GOP names

By | 08.30.11 | 5:22 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A slew of big-name conservatives will appear at the first ever regional Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando on Sept. 23. Confirmed speakers include Mitt Romney, Ann Coulter, Marco Rubio, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. Florida CFO Jeff Atwater, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam More…

Save America Convention backed by John Birch Society, Personhood Florida

By | 03.16.11 | 9:46 am | More from The Florida Independent

“Save America.” That’s the goal of a right-wing convention starring Fox News’ Andrew Napolitano and former presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., that kicks off in a Tampa hotel this Friday. #


We first covered the Save America Convention and the More…

White House or U.S. Senate? ‘Both options are on the table’ for Ron Paul

By | 02.18.11 | 12:35 pm

While recent signs — a presidential straw poll win, visits to Iowa, references to other key national primary states — may indicate that U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Clute) is thinking White House in 2012, a spokesperson confirmed that the libertarian Republican hasn’t ruled out a second attempt at the U.S. More…

Ron Paul supporters plan Presidents Day ‘money bomb’

By | 02.17.11 | 5:31 pm

On the heels of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s second consecutive victory in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s presidential straw poll, Paul supporters are planning a ‘money bomb’ fundraiser for Monday, which is Washington’s Birthday (also known as Presidents Day).

According to a Facebook page created for the event, the More…

Fox News passes off CPAC 2010 footage of boos for Ron Paul as from CPAC 2011

By | 02.16.11 | 4:01 pm

Image by Matt MahurinVideo has surfaced from Fox News’s coverage of last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the announcement that Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the 2011 CPAC presidential straw poll.

Pawlenty’s speech at CPAC includes a call to turn to God, several digs on Obama

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave his stump speech to conservatives gathered at CPAC Friday afternoon by offering up a series of digs at Barack Obama. He angrily told the president to stop apologizing for America and listed the Muslim Brotherhood as one of America’s adversaries. Pawlenty’s speech, however, was overshadowed More…

Texans Paul, Perry take CPAC stage with different conservative messages

By | 02.11.11 | 5:45 pm

During back-to-back speeches in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and Texas Gov. Rick Perry stuck to their trademark talking points, displaying two distinct approaches to limited federal government. Though each paid homage to the tea party, U.S. Constitution and Founding Fathers, Paul elaborated on military non-interventionism and monetary policy, More…