Fiscal Rangers

Today is National Labor Day, aka Obama Empty Chair Day & Clint Eastwood Speech

Sept. 3, 2012 - Tavares, FL One result of liking a lot of conservative pages on Facebook is they all come up with their own takes on political issues at the same time. Facebook, twitter and the internet are inundated about National Empty Chair Day. If you saw Clint Eastwood's talk at the Republican Convention, you will understand these pictures. If you did not see it, watch his speech first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoqKdWY692k Scroll down for more graphics... I couln't resist - I took this one: Read more →

Lake County Republican "Listening Tour" Set for 5 Locations - BE there to provide input

May 22, 2012 - Tavares, FL This is the official press release from the Lake County Republican Executive Committee ============================================================ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2012 Contact: Alan Winslow, Chairman 352-742-9953 [email protected] Lake County Republicans Get Innovative, Host Five “Listening Tours” Reaffirming the Importance of Grassroots Involvement, a Series of Town Hall Meetings is Scheduled Across Lake County. In preparation for the upcoming elections, the Lake County Republican Party is seeking to increase the involvement of Republicans across the county. Alan Winslow, Chair of the Lake County Republican Executive Committee, stated “Our party is already actively engaged in the 2012 Election Campaign, but our Lake County Executive Committee wants to ensure that we are addressing the vision and the expectations local Republicans have for their Party. Valuing the experiences and insight of our local supporters, we are confident that enlarging the input of local citizens can only strengthen our Party and positively contribute to a successful campaign in 2012.” As our nation stands at a crossroads, so does Lake County. “Over the past three years, we have seen an explosion of citizen interest in how we are being governed”, said newly elected Lake County Republican State Committeewoma n, Patricia Sullivan.... Read more →

Lake County Veterans Confront Democrats Regarding Defaced American Flag in Tavares, FL

Updated March 17, 2012 - Tavares, FL - March 13, 2012 (original publication date) - Updated to add links to other press stories at 10:30pm (bottom of document) More updates added 3/14, 15 & 17. This has gone really viral. We are almost the only free source for the pictures. The Lake County, FL Democratic Headquarters in Tavares has been flying TWO American flags outside their office. The first is an American Flag, the second is an American flag where the area with stars has been covered over with a picture of Barack Obama. A veterans group from Leesburg and media arrived today at 4pm to demand the flag be pulled down. The democratic Party Chair for Lake County, Nancy Hurlbert, initially refused to allow the veterans to pull the flag down, saying it was private property and she would review the issue. The leader of the Veterans, Don Van Beck, had a copy of a law saying that such "defacement" of the American Flag was illegal. Beck is the organizer of the Veteran's Memorial at Fountain Park, in nearby Leesburg, FL. About 10 minutes later, Nancy Hurlbert came out and took down the flag. About 20 people were present,... Read more →

FiscalRangers Event Alert: Florida Republican US Senate Candidate Craig Miller to "Work" for four hours in a Tavares, FL Tire Store on THIS Monday, Sept. 26 between 11am to 3pm

Tavares, FL – Sept. 24, 2012 - One of the four Republican candidates for Florida US Senator, Craig Miller, will be in Lake County, Florida THIS Monday, Sept. 26th, to “work” for four hours at a local Tire Dealer in Tavares, FL. Miller calls these events “Miller on Main Street” where he works in REAL jobs for four hours to get feedback from citizens. The picture shows an earlier event when Miller worked in a local gunshop, A.W. Peterson Gun Shop in Mount Dora Miller and the other Republican candidates are running to replace incumbent Democratic Florida US Senator Bill Nelson. The public, press and local officials are invited to visit the shop to meet Miller, have him check their tires (or more…) and lobby for issues. Miller’s campaign website is http://miller2012.com/ . Here is his webpage on his “Miller on Main Street” workday program. Miller has been visiting different businesses in Florida and this one in Tavares, Lake Tire & Auto, is owned by local radio personality and conservative political pundit Ralph Smith. Smith has a radio program on WLBE AM 790 on conservative political issues and arranged the visit during this week’s Presidency 5 campain conference in Orlando.... Read more →

Fiscal Rangers Endorses Larry Metz for Florida State Representative, Dist. 25

Yesterday, the main editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel endorsed Metz. Then today, the Lake Section had a "front page" article reviewing Metz and his opponent Rick Joyce. My endorsement is based not on what they said, but my observations of Metz as School Board member and Chairman while I have been attending School Board meetings for four years. The guy has a steel trap for a mind. He is able to mentally organize facts (just like an attorney, which he is), and describe the factors to make a decision in a logical manner, then make a recommendation based on those factors. Emotional reasons without substance don't get past him. I have also met and know Rick Joyce through the Republican Executive Committee, and his appearance at some candidate forums, although Metz attends many more REC meetings than Joyce. I have not been able to observe Joyce in leadership positions like Metz. Both Metz and Joyce have their own law firms and specialize in mediation. At Lake County School District Board meetings, I have watched as he Metz championed the creation of an internal audit function AND wrote the policies for both it and the related audit committee (which I... Read more →

Florida State GOP Chair Jim Greer to Resign today

The first article has appeared on Google News so more will be coming. Jim Greer has been under pressure to resign by many State Republicans due to various decisions not regarded as appropriate. Locally, I only met Greer once when he came to Tavares to hold a meeting that resulted in him pulling the "Republican Club" affiliation with the local Lake County Republican Founder's Club. He did the same to two local women's Republican clubs (I believe). So, now the Founder's club is known as the Lake County Conservative Founder's Club. I can't even remember the reason why Greer was antagonistic towards official "Republican" clubs, but he was. Some say it was because he wanted more control over any effort using the Republican name, but it turned off a lot a people towards him. Below is the link to the first article from a Palm Beach paper - look for more, with details why... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/florida-gop-chairman-to-step-down-under-pressure-163248.html Read more →