Sullivan: GOP policy is to "keep this economy bad" and "keep nailing the debt on Obama"

December 05, 2010 12:16 pm ET
From the December 5 edition of NBC's The Chris Matthews Show

Rightardia doubts if the GOP "taking America down" strategy will work in the 20102 elections now that the GOP has the House. 

This strategy worked in Florida. the GOP controlled both Houses and the governors office for the past 12 years , yet they managed to blame the sour Florida economy on Obama.

Republicans know have a super majority in Florida. Floridians can anticipate some really bad laws being passed in the next two years.

The economy in Florida really started tanking when gas prices went to $4.50 a gallon during the Bush presidency. The high gas prices walloped the tourism industry.

The Florida Democrats let them get away with it. Instead Democrats should have been talking about the GOP incumbency and term limits.

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Palm Parbor Pep Talk by Dan Gelber and Tom McKone

Rightardia got to meet two of the Democratic candidates today: Dan Gelber and Tom McKone.   Dan Gelber is the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general. Tom McKone is running for the District 48 state house job.

Prior to Gelbers' arrival, Middle Class Warrior (MCW)  met with local Democratic volunteers and Tom McKone. McKone is fighting an uphill battle against a Republican rival who has been in office for several years.

McKone is chairman of the East Lake Special Fire District, and president of a health care recruitment company. He finds jobs for medical professionals every day.

McKone is an active members of his church and MCW's wife recognized him as a member of a well known Christian religious organization. McKone has been married for 37 years.

McKone wants to bring back good government back to Florida after 12 years of GOP rule. We wish him luck. Florida needs more Democratic leaders like him in the Statehouse.

Dan Gelber showed up at the Witch's Brew in downtown Palm Harbor at around 4 pm. He is very concerned about the state elections and believes the race for governor will be close. He encouraged the volunteers to make a difference by getting the Democratic vote out.

Rightardia agrees with Gelber that the Republicans have run the state poorly which is why Florida unemployment is one of the highest in the US.

Rightardia has wondered why the Democratic Party didn't run an anti-incumbent playbook in the midterms? The Florida Democratic Party let Rick Scott get away with the bogus claim that Obama was responsible for  the Florida economy.

Dan Gelber, State Attorney general candidate

Rightardia was very impressed with Gelber's credentials  in the primary and gave him one of our first endorsements. He pointed out his opponent, Buffy Bondi, is a legal analyst for Fox news who has little experience in civil litigation which is a big part of a state's attorney's job.

Gelber is very articulate and fit. He will make a great attorney general, particularly if the unthinkable were to happen to the governor's office.

Gelber had an interesting anecdote about Marco Rubio when he was speaker of the house. Rubio cut offf a Democratic speaker which is against House rules. the Democrats retaliated by insisting a 1700 page bill be read aloud.

Rubio disconnected the  Internet in the house chamber and had the cameras tuned off and went into a rage. The Democrats finished reading the bill at 3am the next day.

Gelber refereed to rick Scott as a putative defendant. A putative defendant is one against whom the government already possesses incriminating evidence at the time of his appearance before a tribunal. 

Republicans referred to Scott as an unindicted coconspirator during the primary regarding the (Coumbia) HCA Medicare fraud.  

Scott also took the Fifth amendment 75 times during another deposition for his new company, Solantic. Gelber pointed out that the Fifth amendment can only be taken when you would incriminate yourself. It can not be used to shield a business or an associate. 


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Slumlord millionaire running for Florida statehouse

Fabian Calvo, slum lord and GOP state house candidate

CLEARWATER — While campaigning for the state House of Representatives, property owner and radio host Fabian Calvo has touted his skills in opearating a $20 million real estate company that spans the state.

Fabian Calvo claims to be a common-sense conservative Republican running for the Florida State House of Representatives, District 45. Fabian is running for State Representative to stop the fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer money in Tallahassee and to reform state government. 

"I am a successful small-businessman who believes state government should be run like a business," Calvo wrote in campaign literature. "This is the type of leadership that is needed in Tallahassee, leadership from the small business world, people that have created jobs, paid payrolls, balanced budgets."

Renters and former property managers of Calvo say that's precisely his problem. He's a slumlord, they say, alleging he fails to pay his debts and lets property degrade into disrepair. Two ex-employees are taking him to court.

Calvo, whose company Calvo Management International owns 500 apartments and houses nearly 1,000 tenants across six counties, said the criticism is a baseless attempt at slander or blackmail.

Cindy Salo was hired by Calvo as the manager of Crystal Palm Apartments in Crystal River last year. She served as the on-site operator of the 40-unit complex, signing leases, collecting rent and coordinating repairs.

But the apartments, she said, were falling apart. Doors and walls rotted. Stoves, fans and refrigerators broke. Central heat and air-conditioning stopped working for months.

Salo said attempts at repair were stifled by Calvo, who delayed paying contractors until months after their work. Others weren't paid at all. One cleaner who was never paid threatened to protest outside the complex.

"He's late with all the vendors and he's late with the people who work for him," Salo said. "He can't pay, but he wants everyone to do the work for him."
Residents at Crystal Palm say the problems have lasted for years.

The sink in Rose Mastin's two-bedroom unit leaked for months, flooding her bathroom. A glass window fell on Cortney Carmichael's 3-year-old daughter. Bad wiring ruined their electronics. The locks on their front doors fell out.
Every month, they pleaded for help.

"Fabian's problem is he won't release the money," Mastin said. "He knows about all these problems."

See the complete story on this slum lord at  http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/radio-host-and-florida-house-candidate-fabian-calvo-is-slumlord-critics-say/1027956

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