Tag Archives: Florida

DAMAGE CONTROL: Moms For Liberty Disavows Their Co-Founder, Says They’re “Truly Shaken” By Allegations

Florida Politics reports: Moms for Liberty is condemning Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler — the husband of one of the group’s co-founders, Bridget Ziegler — after Christian Ziegler was accused of rape. “We have been truly shaken to read of the serious, criminal allegations against Christian Ziegler,” said Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice. “We …

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DeSantis Budgets $1M To Sue Over FSU Playoffs Snub

Meidas Touch reports: Ron Desantis, who loves spending millions and millions of taxpayer dollars to enrich his lawyer friends to fight his culture war issues in court, is at it again. In his new budget unveiled today for 2024, he included an item to allocate $1 million dollars to the state university system to fund a lawsuit against the College …

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DeSantis Again Demands Florida GOP Chair Resign

“I said the other night when it came out, it’s, look, you’re innocent until proven guilty. There’s clearly things that are lodged against people that aren’t necessarily true. But I think when you have an investigation of crimes of this magnitude, I think that the mission has to come first. “It is not helpful to the mission to have this …

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Florida AG: Schools Have The Right To Remove LGBTQ Books Since It’s “Government Speech, Not Free Speech”

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida’s government is arguing that school districts have a First Amendment right to remove LGBTQ books. Or any book, for that matter. It’s a contention that First Amendment experts and advocates call extreme and chilling. But the state maintains the books on school shelves represent protected government speech. Public school libraries are “a forum for government …

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Florida GOP Vice Chair Wants Special Meeting On Chair

Florida Politics reports: The Republican Vice Chair said a conversation cannot wait until the next scheduled meeting in February. Republican Party of Florida Vice Chair Evan Power wants a special meeting to discuss state Chair Christian Ziegler’s future. In an email blast to the state party’s board members, Power said a special meeting needs to occur with Ziegler under criminal …

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PA Moms For Liberty Chapter Bails Over Scandal

The Pennsylvania News-Item reports: The Northumberland County chapter of Moms for Liberty is on pause as it breaks from the national organization, according to chapter chair Clarissa Paige. Paige cited allegations of rape against Christian Ziegler, Florida’s GOP chairman and husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler [photo], as a reason for forming the Northumberland County Academic Alliance. Paige, …

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Rick Scott Demands Emails And Texts From College Football Committee That Excluded FSU From Playoffs

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott followed up his scathing criticism of the decision to exclude Florida State University (FSU) from this year’s College Football Playoff with an official letter demanding the selection committee hand over detailed information that led to the decision. Scott asked the College Football Playoff committee to release votes and rankings, as well as any …

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FL Republicans Rage Over FSU Football Playoff Snub

Florida Politics reports: Florida leaders are ripping into the decision to leave Florida State University out of this year’s College Football Playoff with some demanding answers about the snub. FSU is the first undefeated Power 5 conference champion to be left out of the playoff or its predecessor in the past 25 years. The selection committee — after ranking FSU …

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DeSantis: “We’d Flatten The Bahamas In Five Minutes”

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor continues to flesh out the seemingly unlikely scenario of a Bahamian attack on the United States, saying it wouldn’t take long to make residents of the island archipelago regret it. “If people were firing rockets from the Bahamas into like Fort Lauderdale, we would never allow that. I mean, we would flatten them. Within like …

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Miami Venue Fined $5K For 2022 Xmas Drag Show

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: State regulators and the Hyatt Regency Miami have reached a settlement in a dispute about minors attending an event last year titled “A Drag Show Christmas.” Regulators threatened to revoke the hotel’s liquor license, and the dispute helped lead to the Legislature passing a law this spring aimed at preventing minors from attending drag shows. Under …

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DeSantis Claims He Plans To “Supersede” Obamacare

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would replace Obamacare with a “better plan” — part of an interview in which he criticized former President Donald Trump for failing to deliver on numerous policy promises during his term in the White House, including frequent pledges to replace the health care law. “Obamacare …

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Florida GOP Chairman Defies Calls For His Resignation

“We have a country to save and I’m not going to let false allegations of a crime put that mission the bench while I wait for this process to wrap up. “From Congressmen, state elected leaders, prominent social conservative leaders and county party leaders, I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support that has been sent my way. It …

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DeSantis Super PAC Fires New CEO After Nine Days

Politico reports: The chief super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Never Back Down, has fired its interim chief executive officer after less than two weeks. It was the latest in a series of shake-ups as tumult has continued to disrupt the super PAC for weeks. Never Back Down fired Kristin Davison on Friday for unspecified “management and personnel …

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DeSantis Team Blames Own PAC For Lousy Results

Politico reports: Tensions between Ron DeSantis’ struggling presidential campaign and his allied super PAC are boiling over, with the campaign losing confidence in Never Back Down’s leadership and ability to orchestrate a TV advertising campaign, according to two people close to the Florida governor. The criticism comes amid mounting questions about the strength of DeSantis’ campaign, and that of Never …

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Court Records Released In Florida GOP And Moms For Liberty Scandal, Both Admit To Three-Way Relationship

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: Ziegler and his wife — Sarasota School Board Member Bridget Ziegler who helped found Moms of Liberty — had made plans to have sex with the woman two days before, according to the affidavit. But when Ziegler’s wife could not make it at last minute, the other woman canceled responding in text message, “Sorry I was …

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Gay School Board Member Attacked By Florida GOP Chair Speaks Out After Rape/Three-Way Allegations

The Daily Beast reports: Tom Edwards is the Sarasota County School Board’s only openly gay member. And Bridget Ziegler did nothing as board chair during a public comment session back in March when a woman baselessly accused him of being a groomer who endangers children. “I asked her to shut down the meeting and she refused,” he recalled on Friday. …

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911 Call Released In Case About Florida GOP Chairman

The Florida Trident reports: The sexual battery investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler began with a 911 call from a friend of the alleged victim who was worried about her well-being, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Florida Trident. The 911 call, made on October 4 at 2:46 p.m., reveals the caller was concerned about …

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DeSantis Staff Ordered His Bible On Amazon Because He Didn’t Own One For His 2019 Florida Swearing-In

NBC News reports: On Jan. 8, 2019, DeSantis stood onstage at Florida’s historic Capitol next to his wife, Casey, who had in her hand a King James Bible. He was set to officially become Florida’s 46th governor. Many elected officials choose to be sworn into office on a religious text with some sort of personal meaning. But for DeSantis, this …

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DeSantis’s Ex-Roommate Quits As His Super PAC Chair

The New York Times reports: The main super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has been rocked by another significant departure, as Adam Laxalt, a friend and former roommate of the Florida governor, has stepped down as chairman of the group. Mr. Laxalt, who unsuccessfully ran to become a Republican senator in Nevada in 2022, lived with Mr. DeSantis when …

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FL County GOP “Shocked” At Rape/Threeway Report

Politico reports: Christian Ziegler, through his attorney, acknowledged the police were investigating him and said he’d been “fully cooperative with every request made” by the Sarasota Police Department. “Unfortunately, public figures are often accused of acts that they did not commit whether it be for political purposes or financial gain. I would caution anyone to rush to judgment until the …

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