Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

Emailgate: Did Sarasota School Board Member Shirley Brown violate Florida Law and her oath of office?

Elected officials make policy and have a responsibility to obey the policy they make. Every Florida elected official takes an oath of office to “[S]upport, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida” and to “well and faithfully perform the duties on which I am now […]

Common Core Opponents Endorse Governor Rick Scott — Blame Crist for Common Core in Florida

Florida parents and grassroots organizations leading the opposition to the adoption of the controversial Common Core education standards have endorsed the reelection of Governor Rick Scott in a public letter. “On November 4th an important choice will be made by Floridians that will have implications for years to come. That choice is clear. It was Charlie Crist […]

List of 55 Florida Mayors Who Are Anti-Second Amendment And Pro-Bloomberg

The following is a list of Florida mayors who are anti-Second Amendment. These Florida mayors have signed on to and are card carrying members of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG).  Illegal guns are those in the hands of criminals, not those in the hands of law abiding citizens. Regis Giles from GirlsJustWanttoHaveGuns.com, writes, […]

Newsmax Begins Nationwide Climate Truth Program – Gives “Free” Book “Dark Winter” by John L. Casey

The Space and Science Research Corporation (SSRC) announces today that a leading media organization, Newsmax Media, Inc., has decided to throw its full support behind SSRC President John Casey and his efforts to get the truth out about what really causes climate change – the Sun! Newsmax began to advertise what it calls “The Cold […]

Emailgate claims its first casualty but is there more to it?

We began writing about some employees of the Sarasota County School District using the internal taxpayer funded email system for political purposes on October 6th. Due to our coverage Gary Leatherman has now become the first casualty of “Emailgate.” There appears to be a misunderstanding by some district employees about what publicly funded time, equipment […]

CDC Agrees to Florida Ebola Preparedness Requests — To little to late? Déjà vu Pandemic?

The first line of defense against the spread of infectious diseases like Ebola is sealing the U.S. borders. The second line of defense, once the border is breached by omission or commission, is Florida’s hospitals. We can learn important lessons from another recent and ongoing pandemic – HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS and Ebola are pandemics. Both are […]

Islamic State Issues rules for journalists — Not unlike those introduced by U.S. Senate Democrats?

It appears U.S. Senate Democrats and the Islamic State have something in common. They both have introduced strict rules for the control of journalists and what is reported. In the first case is S. 987 Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 introduced by Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer. The second is a report by Syria Deeply on […]

Florida Governor Rick Scott asks ‘every hospital mandate Ebola training programs’

We have reported on three cases in Florida of people with “Ebola like symptoms.” The state of Florida is particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases due to its porous water borders, international air and sea ports. As the Ebola virus spreads, and American concerns heightened, Governor Scott has asked all precautions be taken to protect Florida’s […]

Dirty Books and Corporations in the Classroom

Thomas More Law Center Fights Common Core with Resource Page for Parents and Teachers. From recommended literature that celebrates pedophilia, and math standards that ignore simple arithmetic, to “new” history, and the infiltration of corporations and advertisers in the classroom and student records, the Common Core aligned curricula, tests, and data are filled with horror […]

Emailgate: Two Sarasota County School Board members violate Florida Law – will they be removed from office?

We have run a series of columns about union employees violating policy by using the Sarasota County School District official email system to promote political candidates for public office and harassing district employees while on the clock. Our initial reports just scratched the surface of the corruption within the Sarasota County School District. We wrote […]