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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 23:40

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Alex Sink is a dyed in the wool Obama Liberal.

Sink Took Her 15-Year Old Daughter To An Abortion Rally. “Although the march is not religion-based, many of the attendees are people of faith. Some are Christians who are angry that abortion rights opponents such as Operation Rescue appear to speak for all people of faith. ‘I resent it,’ said Alex Sink of Hillsborough County, a Presbyterian and the wife of former gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, who will march Sunday with her 15-year-old daughter, Lexi. ‘They are extremists. To hide behind some religion is wrong. I resent that they may question the faith of some women who just believe government should stay out of reproductive issues.’” (Schulte, Eileen, “Faithful To March – But For Choice,” St. Petersburg Times, 4/24/04)

EMILY’s List, A Radical Pro-Abortion Organization Named Sink One Of Their Top 5 Priority Races In The Country. “A leading pro-abortion organization has released a list of its top five candidates it will be supporting in the 2010 elections. Emily’s List, which only supports pro-abortion candidates who back taxpayer-funded abortions and oppose a ban on partial-birth abortions, is helping bankroll their campaigns… In Florida, the pro-abortion group wants State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink to become governor, replacing Gov. Charlie Crist… Sink faces pro-life Attorney General Bill McCollum in a marquis race for the Florida governorship and she complains McCollum is ‘known for being radically anti-choice.’ Democrats have a chance to win back the governorship after a decade of Republican rule, and recent polling shows this is an extremely close race, putting Alex within striking distance to win the race for governor in this crucial battleground state. But Republicans, led by Jeb Bush, will do whatever it takes to hold on to the governor’s mansion,’ Malcolm says.” (Ertelt, Steven, “Pro-Abortion Group Names Top 5 Candidates It Supports In 2010 Elections,” Lifenews.com, 9/2/09)

Sink Refuses To Disclose The Amount Of Campaign Contributions The Radical Pro-Abortion EMILY’s List Has Funneled To Her Campaign. “Because EMILY’s List only transmits the contributions, which come from the members, it’s impossible to tell from campaign finance records how much money the organization recruits for a candidate. EMILY’s List backs Sink, for example, but neither Sink nor the group will say how much money it has produced for her. ‘That’s not the sort of information we normally give out,’ said EMILY’s List spokesman Matt Burgess.” (March, William, “Florida Democratic Women Organize Fundraising Arm,” Tampa Tribune, 12/6/09)

Sink Was The Brainchild Of Ruth’s List, A Florida Imitation Of EMILY’s List, Whose Top Priority Is To Elect Sink Governor. “Several prominent Tampa Democratic women are among a group trying to develop a state-level imitation of the powerful national political fundraising organization EMILY’s List. The new Florida organization, Ruth’s List, will focus only on state races, but has the same goal that EMILY’s List has in congressional races: “To elect pro-choice, progressive Democratic women candidates,” said Fort Myers political consultant Ellis Robinson. It was the brainchild of Tampa Democrat Alex Sink, state chief financial officer, who’s running for governor. Backing Sink will be the group’s top priority this year, Robinson said. But she and others denied it’s just an outgrowth of the Sink campaign. The organization was planned in 2007 and began operation last year, before Sink decided to run for governor, Robinson said.” (March, William, “Florida Democratic Women Organize Fundraising Arm,” Tampa Tribue, 12/6/09)

As Of 2010, Alex Sink Has Donated Over $46,600 Dollars To Federal Campaigns Of Emily’s List, A Radical Pro-Abortion Organization. (Federal Election Commission, www.fec.gov, Accessed 09/6/10)

Sink Was Awarded The 2003 “Choice Award” By Planned Parenthood. “Alex Sink, retired president of Bank of America’s Florida operations and wife of failed gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, was given Planned Parenthood’s ‘Choice Award’ for her contributions to women’s rights and called ‘an exquisite role model to women who want to work and have a career.’ Sink made sure McBride’s campaign reflected women’s abortion rights issues, one Planned Parenthood speaker said.” (Tubbs, Sharon “Roe vs. Wade Commemoration Takes On Rally Flavor,” St. Petersburg Times, 01/30/03)

Sink Contributions To Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign

SINK, ADELAIDE

THONOTOSASSA,FL 33592

STATE OF FLORIDA/CHIEF FINANCIAL OF

9/30/08

$2,000

Obama, Barack (D)

Sink, Adelaide

Thonotosassa, FL 33592

State of Florida

9/19/08

$300

Obama, Barack (D)

SINK, ADELAIDE A

THONOTOSASSA,FL 33592

STATE OF FL/CFO

4/28/08

$250

Obama, Barack (D)

Stimulus

Sink: Florida Has “Benefited” From “Billions And Billions Of Dollars Of Stimulus Money” “ADAM SMITH: Has (Obama) taken his eye off the ball in terms of too much focus on health care reform and not enough on jobs? SINK: Obviously there’s been a lot of focus on health care reform. The administration has put in place a lot of stimulus programs, and in fact Florida’s benefited from billions and billions of dollars of stimulus money that has helped protect jobs in the state of Florida. It’s just that right now I think there has to be more of a focus on jobs and the economy.” (Smith, Adam, “Alex Sink on Obama, Bill McCollum’s health care maneuvers,” 1/20/10)

Sink Touts Stimulus Cash “Sink chastises legislators for being critical of the federal stimulus program and then accepting $5 billion of it to pass last year’s $66 billion budget. ‘What would they have done without the $5 billion? Talk about jobs, tens of thousands of jobs would have been lost,’ she said. ‘It’s our taxpayer dollar. It’s meant to stimulate our economy or to save jobs.’” (Klas, Mary Ellen & Bousquet, Steve, “RUNNING TO LEAD BY NOT LEADING,” St. Petersburg Times, 3/7/10)

Sink Supports Federal Bailouts To Balance Florida’s Budget “Regarding the deficit, Sink, who spoke first, said Florida needs to expand business, look for savings and efficiencies and diversify the economy. In the short term, the state will need to rely on the federal government to overcome budget shortfalls, said Sink, a Democrat and the state’s chief financial officer.” (Mills, Ryan, “Florida governor candidates Sink, McCollum, Chiles make pitch to editors,” Naples Daily News, 6/18/10)

STIMULUS FAILURE

Democrat Economic Promises On Stimulus, “Recovery Summer” Haven’t “Materialized” “Early on, the administration promised dramatic improvement in jobs thanks to the economic stimulus package. They haven’t materialized. Back in June, Biden promised a “Recovery Summer” full of good economic news. That hasn’t materialized.” (Malcolm, Andrew, “Obama’s new stimulus plan: Spending $700+ billion hasn’t worked, so maybe another $50 billion will,” The Los Angeles Times, 9/7/10)

Stimulus Failure Splits Democrats “Having counted on last year’s $787-billion stimulus package to revive the economy, Democrats were slow to respond when joblessness continued to increase through much of 2009. And now their ranks are split between liberals eager for more stimulus and moderates anxious about the deficit.” (Editorial, “The Unemployed,” The Los Angeles Times, 9/6/10)

Democrat Policies Allow The Economy To Stall “So, Obama is left to argue publicly over what he’d really like to do more of to fix the economy that’s still stalled even though he said it wouldn’t be and knows Congress won’t do anything about it before the election. And Americans do love their roads.” (Malcolm, Andrew, “Obama’s new stimulus plan: Spending $700+ billion hasn’t worked, so maybe another $50 billion will,” The Los Angeles Times, 9/7/10)

Sink’s Campaign Profits From Companies Accepting Stimulus Funds

Sink Rakes In Thousands From A Dozen Companies Benefiting From The Stimulus; The Companies Received Over $18.6 Million In Stimulus Funds. Alex Sink accepted over $5,637 in campaign contributions from companies such as Giles Electric Company, CSX Transportation Inc., and Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc. These companies received stimulus cash, totaling $18,688,356. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. on 05/25/10. The company received stimulus money for two projects, $10,362,957 on 02/28/09 and $149,917 on 02/10/10. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from CSX Transportation, Inc. on 10/09/09. The company received $1,000,000 in stimulus money on 11/13/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Shoreline Foundation, Inc. on 09/30/09. The company received $1,031,473 in stimulus money the same day. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $150 contribution from Gulf Coast Workforce Development, Inc. on 09/28/09. The company received stimulus money for two projects, $279,779 on 03/20/09 and $1,930,629 on 03/20/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc. on 09/28/09. The company received $30,000 in stimulus money on 01/21/10. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Central Site Development, LLC and another $500 contribution from its management company on 09/28/09. Sink also accepted a maximum $500 contribution from the company CEO, Jody Calliguire. The company received $1,537,863 in stimulus money on 11/16/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted an in-kind $487.12 contribution from Post Buckley Schuh and Jernigan on 09/09/09 and maximum contributions from the company Chairman and company Director totaling an additional $1000. The company received $1,330,000 in stimulus money on 08/31/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Archaeological Consultants, Inc. on 06/23/09. The company received $39,850 in stimulus money on 12/29/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Advanced Fire Protection Services, Inc. on 03/31/09. The company received $67,750 in stimulus money on 06/24/09. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Flotech, Inc. on 03/30/09. The company received $25,915 in stimulus money on 04/22/10. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Ø Sink accepted a $500 contribution from Giles Electric Company on 03/14/09. Sink also received up to a dozen contributions totaling $1,835 from the Giles family. The company received stimulus money for seven projects: $114,200 on 08/20/09, $190.698 on 08/20/09, $74,709 on 12/23/09, $150,742 on 12/23/09, $170,000 on 02/18/10, $76,410 on 04/30/10, and $125,464 on 04/30/10. These awards totaled $902,223. (Alex Sink Campaign Finance Report, “http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp,” Accessed 9/17/10)

Obamacare

Sink Supports Obamacare “Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink supports the law and has raised concerns about McCollum’s challenge of the measure.” (Dunkelberger, Lloyd “Health Law Stays On Radar” Sarasota Herald Tribune, 07/05/10)

Sink Supports Obamacare “Alex Sink issued a tepid endorsement of the health care bill that passed the U.S. House last night, saying it is better than nothing. ‘Though it is certainly not perfect, these long-overdue reforms are better than Washington continuing to do nothing to improve America’s health care system.’” (Leary, Alex, “Alex Sink’s lukewarm embrace of health care,” St. Petersburg Times, Tampa.com, 3/22/10)

Sink Is A Supporter Of Obamacare “Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink supports the law and has raised concerns about McCollum’s challenge of the measure.” (Dunkelberger, Lloyd “Health Care Issue Rages On In Fla” The Ledger, 07/06/10)

“The nation’s health care tab will go up not down as a result of President Barack Obama’s sweeping overhaul.” (Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo, “Gov’t: Spending to rise under health care overhaul,” Associated Press, 9/9/10)

Obamacare Will Raise Taxes By $3.9 Billion For People Earning Under $200,000 “Taxpayers earning less than $200,000 a year will pay roughly $3.9 billion more in taxes — in 2019 alone — due to healthcare reform, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress’s official scorekeeper. The new law raises $15.2 billion over 10 years by limiting the medical expense deduction, a provision widely used by taxpayers who either have a serious illness or are older.” (Heflin, Jay, “JCT: Healthcare law to sock middle class with a $3.9 billion tax increase in 2019,” The Hill, 4/12/10)

Sink’s Support For Obamacare “One Of The Bright Lines Dividing” The Candidates In Gubernatorial Race “It is one of the bright lines dividing Alex Sink from her Republican opponent in the race. Rick Scott, and other Republicans, has made their opposition to the health care reform law a key element of their campaigns.” (Hess, Jeff, “Alex Sink Weighs In On The Health Care Lawsuit,” WOKV.com, 9/14/10)

Sink Opposes Lawsuit Against Government Run Obamacare “Sink is not exactly running based on her support of the law but she also said she is not too concerned about the law suit. ‘What we need to focus on is taking advantage of all the benefits that are in that health care reform bill that help Floridians,’ Sink said. She said the law is not all good for Florida but her goal would be to implement it in the best way possible.” (Hess, Jeff, “Alex Sink Weighs In On The Health Care Lawsuit,” WOKV.com, 9/14/10)

Obamacare “Won’t Significantly Change National Health Spending,” Revelation “Casts Doubts On Democrats’ Argument That The Health-Care Law Would Curb The Sharp Increase In Costs” “The health-care overhaul enacted last spring won’t significantly change national health spending over the next decade compared with projections before the law was passed, according to government figures set to be released Thursday. The report by federal number-crunchers casts fresh doubt on Democrats’ argument that the health-care law would curb the sharp increase in costs over the long term, the second setback this week for one of the party’s biggest legislative achievements.” (Adamy, Jane “Health Outlays Still Seen Rising,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/8/10)

“The head of the nonpartisan economic unit at Medicare that produced the original cost report says the White House number “does not provide a meaningful or accurate indication” of the effect of the health care law. ‘The amounts quoted in the White House blog are not meaningful and cannot be used to calculate the change in health expenditures per insured person,’ Richard Foster, Medicare’s chief actuary, told The Associated Press.” (Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo “FACT CHECK: White House health savings challenged,” Associated Press, 9/13/10)