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 105 August 2018 DESANTIS, SCOTT, OTHERS WIN FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: By Space Coast Tusk Editor Stuart Gorin MY TWO CENTS By Stuart Gorin The August 28 Primary Election in Florida gave victories to I was flabbergasted when I learned that Congressman Ron DeSantis, Governor Rick Scott and a during a discussion with the media on host of other Republican candidates, all of whom will face border security, House Minority Leader Democrat challengers in the November 6 mid-term general Nancy Pelosi downgraded the 9/11 election. terrorist attacks as an “incident.” Incident? Since most of the Republican primaries were contested, the Hey, Baltimore-born Congressperson, the loss of 2,977 victims on planes and in buildings was a national tragedy. Editor remained neutral, but now that the primary is over, the -0- Space Coast Tusk strongly endorses all of our winners. It must be something in the Left Coast water. We also have learned that in a bizarre speech at a California church, Congresswoman Maxine “Slapsy Maxie” Waters said she had been sent by God to stop President Trump, because rather than making America great again, he was intent on “taking America down.” Was her election “an incident” as well? -0- Three cheers to the Beef O’Brady’s restaurant in Brooksville, Florida! Because of the disrespect shown to the flag and national anthem at NFL football games, the restaurant has cancelled its DIRECTV Sunday Ticket Package to show games at each booth, which will save more than $5,000 – AND it will use that money According to Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Lori instead to give a 40 percent discount to veterans on Sundays during Scott and her team, voter turnout in the primary – including the NFL season. mail-in ballots, early voting and election day itself – was -0- 31.23 percent of those eligible, and that was about equal to the Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Ohio’s statewide percentages. system for purging ineligible voters from the rolls. The birthdays listed for a number of voters was January 1, 1800, making them (Continued on Page 2) 218 years old. Gee, the report didn’t say whether or not any of the voters switched to the Republican Party in 1860. -0- INSIDE: Ever wonder why Conservatives are called the “right” while Liberals are called the “left”? No, it has nothing to do right and Trump Rallies for Candidates .................... page 2 wrong. It comes from the Bible, from Ecclesiastes 10:2: “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.” Governor Scott’s Accomplishments .......... page 3 -0- Audacity and Inhumanity .......................... page 4 Donald Trump is NOT a ham sandwich! -0- Political Cartoons and Photos .................... pages 13 Thru 18 More Two Cents next month. [1] Data published by Florida’s State Division of Elections less over businessman Matt Nye, 56-44 percent. than three weeks before the August 28 primary, showed that more than a half-million Floridians already voted by mail. Of In the District 2 Board of County Commissioners race, the 510,155 ballots returned throughout the state by August attorney Bryan Lober over former commissioner Chuck 10, there were 238,051 from registered Republicans; 198,631 Nelson, 56-44 percent. from Democrats; 1,966 from other political parties; and 71, Incumbent District 4 County Commissioner Curt Smith 507 from independent voters. over former commissioner Trudie Infantini, 53-47 percent. There were eight names on Florida’s Republican In the District 5 Canaveral Port Authority Commissioner race, gubernatorial ballot, but effectively, it was a two-way contest attorney Robyn Hattaway defeated former commissioner between DeSantis, who garnered 57 percent of the vote, and Malcolm MacLouth 63-34 percent. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, with 37 percent. In the non-partisan races for the Palm Bay City Council, DeSantis, an Iraq War veteran and military attorney who has judicial seats and the Brevard School Board, winners had to served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and reach a 50 percent plus one threshold, or there will be a had the support of President Donald Trump, thanked him November runoff between the top two candidates. during a victory speech for “viewing me as somebody who could be a great leader in Florida,” and complimented Putnam In the Palm Bay City Council Seat 4 race, personal trainer on a hard-fought race and said, “to beat someone of his caliber Kenny Johnson with 49 percent of the vote will face retired is a big, big deal.” businessman Thomas Gaume, who garnered 30 percent. Incumbent Tres Holton, with 21 percent, was eliminated. DeSantis faces Democrat opposition in November, and soon will have to name a lieutenant governor running mate. In the Palm Bay City Council Seat 5 race, incumbent Jeff Bailey, with 49 percent of the vote, will face teacher Aaron For his part, Putnam promised in his concession remarks to Parr, with 29 percent. Engineer Erik Sandberg was support the Republican ticket. eliminated with 22 percent. Bob White, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of In the Circuit Judge race for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Group Florida, who came in third with 2 percent, said that while he 24, incumbent Melissa Dyan Souto defeated attorney Adam knew it was an uphill battle, he was pleased to make numerous Pollack, 54-46 percent. trips statewide to spread the RLC message. In the County Judge, Group 5 race, attorney Katie Jacobus, Scott, who is term-limited as Florida governor, captured 89 with 59 percent of the vote, defeated attorney Rod Kernan percent of the vote in the U.S. Senate primary to 11 percent with 29 percent and attorney Anthony Mechachonis with 12 for California businessman Roque De La Fuente, who earned percent. attention this year by mounting U.S. Senate bids in multiple states without campaigning in Florida. In the Brevard School Board District 1 race, incumbent Misty Belford defeated teacher David Meader 56-44 percent. Many Republicans, including President Trump, encouraged Scott to mount a November challenge to long-time Democrat In the Brevard School Board District 2 race, there will be a Senator Bill Nelson. Thanking his supporters and campaign runoff between clinical social worker Cheryl McDougall, volunteers, Scott said he looked forward to the campaign. with 42 percent of the vote, and teacher Charles Parker, with 37 percent. Businessman Frank Sullivan, with 21 percent, In the primary race for Florida Attorney General, former was eliminated. Circuit Court judge Ashley Moody defeated Florida State Representative Frank White 57 percent to 43 percent; and And in the Brevard School Board District 5 race, the runoff Florida State Representative Matt Caldwell defeated will be between teacher Kayte Campbell, with 37 percent of Florida State Senator Denise Grimsley 35 percent to 27 the vote, and former teacher Kelly Damerow, with 29 percent in a four-way race for Florida Commissioner of percent. Eliminated were incumbent Andy Ziegler, with 23 Agriculture. percent, and real estate investor Dean Patarakis with 11 percent. Following are the rest of the race results in Brevard County: Incumbent District 50 State Representative Rene “Coach TRUMP RALLIES FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES P” Plasencia over college professor George Collins, 65-35 President Donald Trump made recent trips to states around percent. the nation to fire up supporters and tout the campaigns of local In the District 51 State Representative race, State Attorney candidates for office. Office Executive Director Tyler Sirois over Cocoa Mayor Overflowing, cheering, sign-waving crowds of thousands Henry Parrish, 62-38 percent. showed up at events in West Virginia, New York, Ohio, Incumbent District 52 State Representative Thad Altman Pennsylvania and Florida, where the President spoke to them, [2] as well as to audiences on national television, about topics immigration status, to ending “judicial activism” and ranging from Democrats to foreign trading partners, illegal repealing the “common core” education standards. immigrants, unemployment statistics and fake news. At the Tampa rally, Trump also renewed a call for voter ID in the United States, pointing to examples of Democrats pushing to allow non-citizens to vote, and added, “We believe that only American citizens should vote in American elections, which is why the time has come for voter ID.” The president also referred to his efforts to get Congress to approve more funding for a border wall, predicted that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed by the Senate, and defended his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to seek denuclearization. While Florida Governor Rick Scott did not attend the Trump rally, he did spend plenty of time with the president In Charleston, West Virginia, on August 21, Trump prior to the event. campaigned for Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who is running for the U.S. Senate, calling him “a real fighter,” and Scott – a candidate for the U.S. Senate – was at the White stressing his own efforts to bring clean coal production back House earlier in the day and watched Trump sign the to the state. “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act,” which reauthorizes a program allowing states The August 13 fundraiser in Utica, New York, was for more authority in deciding how to spend federal money Representative Claudia Tenney, who said it was a privilege allocated for local technical education. to welcome the president to “help me get re-elected,” and said, he knows that “I’m an advocate, I’m a fighter” and that I’m The two men then flew together on Air Force One to Tampa, “trying to help him drain the swamp.” where they held a joint event at Tampa Technical High School to tout the new education bill.