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 104 July 2018 CANDIDATES ATTEND BREVARD REPUBLICAN PICNIC FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Nearly 800 Brevard County, Florida residents attended the MY TWO CENTS biannual picnic organized by the Brevard Republican By Stuart Gorin Executive Committee (BREC) and the Council of Clubs in It’s an inconvenient truth that while the left Melbourne on July 8, listening to dozens of candidates for a and its media allies are calling President variety of offices, visiting their campaign tables plus those set Trump “a cruel, heartless monster” and up by Republican clubs in the county, voting in an unofficial other harsh labels for jailing illegals who straw poll, and enjoying music and a BBQ luncheon. cross our borders, this is a policy straight out of the Obama administration. Democrats know this of course but are just playing politics as usual – pulling any trick they can to try to derail the president’s agenda. -0- Stanford University sophomore John David Rice-Cameron is president of the College Republicans and helped organize a “Make Stanford Great Again” event on campus. He also serves as activism director for the statewide California College Republicans. Irony of ironies, his mother is none other than onetime Obama administration official Susan Rice – she of the infamous “Benghazi due to a video” fame. While the event was open to anyone, BREC Chairman Rick -0- Lacey said about 90 percent of the attendees were registered Alleged “comedian” Michelle Wolf now says that abortion Republicans. “We would greatly appreciate your help in “should be on the Dollar Menu at McDonald’s.” Under this supporting President Trump by electing a great Republican disgusting scenario, should the short order cook have a separate team,” he told the crowd, reminding everyone that the primary alcove in which to operate? election is August 28 and the general election is November 6. -0- The Florida Education Association – the state’s teachers’ union – Brevard Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott, who has assigned “grades” to members of the State Legislature based announced that 652 people participated in the Republican on how well they “supported public education” in Tallahassee. straw poll, reported the following results: Only Democrats were among the legislators who received A’s, and only Republicans were among those who received F’s. How (Continued on Page 2) surprising! As the old ditty goes, “Just look for the union label.” -0- INSIDE: “If it wasn’t for double standards,” said Conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren, “the Left would have no standards at New Millennium Forum ......................... page 2 all.” So as an example, just think of the Trump (both Donald and Supreme Court ........................................ page 3 Ivanka) Derangement Syndrome case of the C-word uttered without consequence by alleged “comedian” Samantha B-word. Kavanaugh Pick ...................................... page 4 -0- More My Two Cents next month. Political Cartoons and Photos ................. pages 13 thru 16 [1] In the U.S. Senate race: Governor Rick Scott – 551 votes; NEW MILLENNIUM CONSERVATIVE CLUB businessman Roque De La Fuente – 48. FORUM FOR COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT Governor race: Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam – 229; U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis – 192; Republican Liberty Caucus Florida Chairman Bob White – 149. Attorney General race: attorney Frank White – 280; attorney Ashley Moody – 227. Commissioner of Agriculture race: State Representative Matt Caldwell – 215; State Senator Denise Grimsley – 214. District 50 State Representative race: college professor George Collins – 275; incumbent representative Rene Plasencia – 228. District 51 State Representative race: Tyler Sirois, executive director of the Office of the State Attorney for the 18th Veteran politician Chuck Nelson (right) and political Judicial Circuit – 285; Cocoa, Florida Mayor Henry Parrish – newcomer Bryan Lober (left) – the two Republican 208. candidates for the District 2 seat on the Brevard County, District 52 State Representative race: Republican Liberty Florida, County Commission, squared off in a forum before Caucus national chair Matt Nye – 284; incumbent Thad the New Millennium Conservative Club on July 16. Altman – 271. Nelson, who is once again seeking the position he previously District 2 Brevard County Commission race: former held for eight years, said he offers the leadership skills that the commissioner Chuck Nelson – 264; attorney Bryan Lober – commission needs, and with 30 years experience in such 224. positions as county parks and recreation director and executive director of the Merritt Island Redevelopment District 4 Brevard County Commission race: incumbent Curt Agency, he knows what will work and what will not. Smith – 286; former commissioner Trudie Infantini – 267. Lober, an attorney focusing on family law issues and who is District 5 Canaveral Port Authority race: attorney Robyn self-funding his campaign, said he has no financial ties to Hattaway – 276; former commissioner Malcolm McLouth – anyone, and will not be a ‘yes-person’ or rubber stamp to other 182. commissioners, implying that Nelson was during his earlier terms. In retort and commenting that he is a long-time Merritt Non-partisan Group 9 Circuit Judge race: attorney Adam Island resident while his opponent is relatively new to the Pollack – 245; incumbent Melissa Souto – 142. area, Nelson said he always made decisions that were best for his community. Non-partisan Group 2 County Court Judge race: attorney Katie Jacobus – 284; attorney Rod Kernan – 151. Comparing himself to the President, Lober – who serves as treasurer of the Trump Club of Brevard – said that as a Non-partisan District 1 Brevard School Board race: teacher conservative, he is against wasting tax money on unnecessary David Meader – 220; incumbent Misty Belford – 212. projects. Discussing problems with the Indian River Lagoon, Non-partisan District 2 Brevard School Board race: teacher Lober said trained scientists are needed to tell the Charles Parker – 179; businessman Frank Sullivan – 161. commissioners what to do, that monitoring stations are needed to study nutrients in the water, and demucking the lagoon is Non-partisan District 5 Brevard School Board race: former only a bandaid, short term solution. Nelson countered that teacher Katye Campbell – 233; incumbent Andy Ziegler – muck is the problem in the lagoon, and that scientists already 168; former teacher Dean Paterakis – 80. have put a plan together. Non-partisan Seat 4 Palm Bay City Council race: incumbent In preparing the county budget, the candidates were asked if Tres Holton – 185; businessman Thomas Gaume – 106; charitable organizations should receive funding. Lober said businessman Kenny Johnson – 103. “no,” and Nelson mentioned Meals on Wheels as a program that helps keep seniors at home rather than in nursing homes, Non-partisan Seat 5 Palm Bay City Council race: incumbent so that helps with Medicaid. He added that groups receiving Jeff Bailey – 194; businessman Aaron Parr – 115. county funding have to be held accountable. Non-partisan Seat 5 Titusville City Council race: incumbent Asked about Community Redevelopment Agencies, Nelson Jo Lynn Nelson – 169; challenger Steven Heisler, who is said the Merritt Island CRA – which is audited – is run by the involved in stage production lighting – 139. county, and provides needs, including creating landscaping [2] and parking lots in some locations. Lober said he is not ban on travel to the United States by people from five Muslim- categorically opposed to CRAs, but they are not all created majority countries – Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen – equal, and those with a 30-year lifetime are excessive. as well as from Venezuela and North Korea. In endorsing the president’s power to control immigration, the majority Despite the rhetoric, the two candidates did shake hands at the justices said this power was delegated by Congress over end of the forum. Their respective websites are decades of lawmaking and was not undermined by statements www.chucknelson.us and www.votelober.com. he had made about the dangers that radical Muslims pose to the nation. The forum was open to the two Democrat candidates for the County Commission seat, but they did not respond to the It also dealt a blow on June 26 to a California law that required invitation. anti-abortion clinics to post information about where women can obtain abortions and contraceptives from the state. That Also at the New Millennium ruling said such notices for licensed facilities likely violate the Conservative Club meeting, Florida First Amendment, and notices for unlicensed facilities unduly gubernatorial candidate Bob White burden protected speech. said he is the “outsider against the political establishment” in the race to The Court decided on June 25 that in light of an earlier ruling succeed term-limited Governor Rick in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a Scott. same-sex wedding, another case – that of Washington State florist Baronelle Stutzman, who declined to create an White, the chairman of both the arrangement for a similar wedding – the Washington State Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida Supreme Court needed to reconsider its original ruling. But if and the Republican Liberty Caucus of the state court stands by its original