Alex Sink's Disappearing Act

Text Size A A A

---

Print

Tallahassee – The Republican Party of Florida today commented on CFO Alex Sink’s attempt to deceive Florida taxpayers by re-releasing information regarding her Florida Insurance Consumers Coalitions without listing the controversial ACORN organization as a coalition member tasked with advising Sink on insurance matters.

“Alex Sink’s re-release of a list of organizations participating as consumer advisors on insurance matters less than one day after the Republican Party of Florida publically highlighted her outrageous association with ACORN, is a devious attempt to deceive Florida taxpayers by portraying herself as a moderate, while at the same time secretly soliciting the support of left-wing special interests,” said RPOF Executive Director Ronnie Whitaker.

“The people of Florida deserve to know whether or not ACORN, an organization that time and time again has come under federal investigation for multiple counts of voter fraud and other crimes, will be part of the coalition responsible for ‘keeping Floridians’ best interests in mind’ and advising CFO Sink on consumer-related insurance issues,” said Whitaker.

“This isn’t the first time Alex Sink’s troubling associations with left-wing special interest groups like ACORN and Emily’s List have been called into question, or the first time she’s tried to cover them up,” continued Whitaker. “At the end of the day changing a press release, Web site, or Twitter account doesn’t change the fact that there is no difference between Alex Sink and the left-wing Washington liberals like Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid who she helped elect.”

CFO Sink’s First Release on Her Florida Insurance Consumers Coalition
The Coalition is comprised of representatives from various insurance consumer organizations including: the Office of the Insurance Consumer Advocate, Consumer Federation of America, Center for Economic Justice, Consumer Federation of the Southeast, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida Public Interest Research Group, Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM), Cyber Citizens for Justice Florida, ACORN Florida, and Florida Community Health Action Information Network (CHAIN).

CFO Sink’s Second Release on Her Florida Insurance Consumers Coalition
Members of the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Coalition include the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate, Consumer Federation of America, Center for Economic Justice, Consumer Federation of the Southeast, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida Public Interest Research Group, Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM), Cyber Citizens for Justice Florida, and Florida Community Health Action Information Network (CHAIN).

Alex Sink is Twitter pal with ACORN
Anybody think maybe Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink might be wise to remove ACORN as one of those she's eager to follow on Twitter? (St. Petersburg Times Buzz Blog, 9/25/09)

Alex Sink is No Longer a Twitter pal with ACORN
http://twitter.com/alexsinkflorida

Alex Sink Covers Up Emily’s List Endorsement
Alex Sink's campaign for governor calls her a model of government transparency but won't disclose how much money she's received from a group that solicits donations for Democratic women who favor abortion rights. Emily's List, one of the largest political action committees in the country, has been promoting Sink since late June. Sink raised $1.6 million between July and September but won't say how much came from Emily's List members. "This is the Sunshine State. And now, more than ever, Floridians ought to have an open and transparent government," reads Sink's campaign Web site…Sink's Web site mentions endorsements from the Florida AFL-CIO and the Florida Education Association, but not from Emily's List. (Emily's List funding unlisted, Miami Herald, 10/20/09)

# # #

• 420 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301 OR PO BOX 311 Tallahassee, FL 32302
• Phone: 850.222.7920 / Fax: 850.681.0184
• Copyright © 2007—2010, Republican Party of Florida

• RSS | GET THE NEWS AS IT BREAKS