No, the Ridiculous Accusations About Rubio's Campaign Manager Aren't True

Some people have very creative imaginations. 

Very, very creative. Or, to use another word, delusional.

A certain South Florida blogger decided this week to attempt to capitalize on the story about two staffers from the Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) campaigns getting into an altercation at a bar on Mackinac Island, Michigan, by inserting himself into the story and telling his own salacious tale of how Rubio has a "thug" of a campaign manager.

Greg Abbott's goal: "A Texas where any child of any background" can succeed

Earlier today, the Greg Abbott campaign sent out an email thanking everyone who attended his campaign kickoff in San Antonio. The email ended with this paragraph:

Together we will build a Texas that attracts jobs, promotes opportunity and rewards ingenuity – a Texas where any child of any background has a chance to smile, to hope, to dream and to succeed.

This is a must read: "Conservative Outreach to Hispanics: A Primer"

A prominent topic of the conservative movement's endless election postmortem discussions has been the issue of the Hispanic vote. Not surprisingly, a lot of people have a lot of opinions on the subject, and it can be difficult to tell at first glance which ideas are worth pursuing.

Below, I've embedded a paper titled, "Conservative Outreach to Hispanics: A Primer," which was written by Samuel A. Rosado and Brittney Morrett, with contributions from Michelle Lancaster and Ben Domenech.

LIBRE Initiative launches new Spanish TV ad in Orlando

The LIBRE Initiative, a conservative organization focused on Hispanic outreach, launched a television ad for Spanish television stations in the Orlando market during this last week before the election, with a simple yet powerful message:

Follow up on the Univision debate boycott

Earlier this week, I reported on how the controversy regarding Univision's attacks on Senator Marco Rubio had led the leading Republican presidential candidates to boycott an upcoming debate hosted by the Spanish language channel. The Miami Herald ran an article with an update on the boycott, including comments from Rubio:

Miami Herald | Rubio talks about Univision, immigration with National Journal

#StandWithRubio - GOP Candidates Announce Boycott of Univision Debate

Que imbecilidad

Spanish-language TV station Univision learned a lesson today about the limits of their influence.

After the story broke that Univision had released an embarrassing twenty year old story about Senator Marco Rubio's brother-in-law, allegedly in retaliation for Rubio's refusal to appear on the liberal Al Punto show (Shark Tank has a good write up here), three Hispanic Republican leaders - Congressman David Rivera, Florida House Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and Miami-Dade County Republican Party Chairman Erik Fresen - sent letters to the Republican National Committee and the Republican presidential campaigns.

The candidates responded in an avalanche today, with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, and Michele Bachmann all announcing that they would boycott a Univision-hosted debate unless the station made amends with Rubio.

Adam Hasner: "Consistent Message" and Principles Will Attract Hispanic Votes [VIDEO]

Here's an interview of Senate candidate Adam Hasner regarding what effect the Hispanic vote may have in the 2012 elections, and how to attract Hispanic votes, by Javier Manjarres for his recently-launched site, HISPOLITICA:


YouTube | HISPOLITICA |U.S. Senate Candidate Adam Hasner on the Latino Voting Block

From the article about the interview:

Hasner does not think that Republicans need to tailor a “special” message to Latinos, but rather convey a message that all law abiding citizens can relate to.  Hasner also observed that Republicans need to emphasize the point that the Republican Party is the party that believes “that our rights come from our creator, that we are strong in faith, and we are a pro-life/ pro-family party.”

Morning Coffee Reading for June 14, 2011

Here's your morning coffee reading for today:

• The Republican Party is starting to present increased challenges to the long-standing Democrat domination of the Hispanic vote:

Los Angeles Times | Democrats losing favor with some Latinos

• Stephen Green, also known as @VodkaPundit, wrote up a hysterical live-blog of last night's GOP debate in New Hampshire:

 Pajamas Media | Drunkblogging the Republican Primary Debate

• Robert Stacy McCain has some harsh words concerning the viability of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign, and links a short video report from ABC's Jake Tapper:

The Other McCain | VIDEO: ABC's Jake Tapper Reports on Calista and the Newt 2012 Implosion

• Jimmie Bise, Jr., who blogs at The Sundries Shack, recently wrote two blog posts that I characterized as "@jimmiebjr does some math and metaphorically bludgeons Debbie Wasserman Schultz with it." Seriously though, Bise does an excellent job of responding to Debbie Wasserman Schultz's ridiculous claims that Obama has "turned this economy around" with a great combo of math and vicious wit. Check it out:

The Sundries Shack | The Post Where I Break Out Some Math On Debbie Wasserman Schultz

The Sundries Shack | More Math for Debbie Wasserman Schultz. This Time, It's Jobs.

• Funny commentary from Orlando Sentinel editorial cartoonist Dana Summers:

• Helpful advice from Frank J. Fleming:

Pajamas Media | Tips for Not Appearing Crazy on the Internet

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