Brian P. Moore,Citizen Activist, Florida, 2012

DEMOCRAT ACCUSES PARTY OPPONENT OF BEING A REPUBLICAN---Both the Same

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:23:00 +0000

Endorses Independent Farid A. Khavari for Governor

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the Florida primaries, Brian P. Moore, endorsed Independent Candidate Farid A. Khavari, for governor, in the general elections scheduled for November 2nd.

At a Khavari campaign event at the Rasmussen Kendall Hotel & Suites in South Miami, Florida, on Sunday, October 3, 2010, Moore stated in his speech that Democratic nominee for governor, Alex Sink, "...the one-term 'so-called' Democrat, has demonstrated an ability to be 'more Republican' than her Republican opponent."

Moore, by accident, brought down the house, when he opened his endorsement speech with preliminary critical remarks of both major party candidates, Democratic nominee Alex Sink and Republican primary winner, Rick Scott. Moore identified them as 'Alex Scott and Rick Sink.' The maverick Democrat said he "was unable to continue speaking as the audience of 50 people erupted in laughter and applause." Moore added that "there is more truth than fiction" to his verbal stumble with both major party candidates "coming from the same mold, with the same old ideas and unworkable solutions, and both are recipients of the same big money from corporations and special interests."

Moore asked for the "audience's patience" as he wove his 12-page hand-written endorsement speech for Farid Khavari by first criticizing the two major party candidates "as a contrast to Independent Khavari's strengths."

Moore challenged Ms. Sink's TV ad claims that she "cares about Floridians" and is "transparent" in her activities by talking about Florida and calling for five debates with Mr. Scott. Yet, Moore criticized Sink for her "non-existent primary campaign," calling for "no debates, attended almost no forums, filled out no surveys and did not interact once with her Democratic primary opponent and very little with her Republican and independent opponents." Moore asked the audience if this is a gubernatorial candidate who "really cares about Floridians", and is "transparent to Floridians?" He labeled her claims and action as "hypocritical."

Moore also offered examples of Ms. Sink's "Republicanism" by her support of the Bush tax cuts extension for the wealthy, her compromise and backtracking on the student class size amendment, her nebulousness on opposing drilling for oil in the gulf (before & after the spill), her failure to support gay rights and marriage, and her silence on supporting both a single payer health system or even a public option. Moore added that the most brazen example is her "embrace of big corporate monies and contributions." Moore added further examples of Ms. Sink's support of corporate tax cuts and small business tax breaks as her solutions for unemployment, which are "pure republican and fossilized solutions" to a "bereft state economy and increasing unemployment."

Moore took on Republican Rick Scott as well, including his criticism of both candidates "with trickle-down, trickle-out policies." Moore criticized Scott for proposing tax cuts for corporations, reduced unemployment benefits, less business regulations and the layoff of 6,500 state workers. Moore also took Scott to task for his "turning a blind eye to his companies fraud, or his ineptitude in not knowing about it; plus "his acceptance and full embrace of corporate and special interest monies as well."

The maverick Democrat, and former socialist, asked the audience, which candidate is worse, Sink or Scott? The Hernando County Democrat said both major party candidates "turned a blind eye to wrong-doing in their previously respective banking and health industries," laid off thousands of employees, and now claim they have the "business expertise" to run a state, improve the economy and increase jobs. Moore labeled that "unrealistic and false thinking." Moore concluded his criticism by labeling both candidates "as lacking in personal and professional ethics."

Then the Democratic primary candidate addressed his endorsement of Farid A. Khavari, where he was straightforward and brief.

Moore lauded Dr. Khavari for his advocacy of a state banking system, similar to what Moore promoted in the primary election and in 2008 as a presidential candidate. He also applauded Dr. Khavari's academic training, with a PhD in economics, and his authorship of 9 books on the economy.

Guest speaker Moore also said that Khavari was "more of a Democrat than the Democratic nominee Sink," and that Dr. Khavari's policies demonstrated this with regard to his positions on the banking system, oil drilling opposition, support of gay marriage and his opposition to extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. Moore said that Farid Khavari's practical and innovative solutions for jobs and improving the economy, were positive actions and constructive, and made him an "obvious Democrat" and an "obvious choice" for Florida Democrats for Kharvari's gubernatorial candidacy.

The rebel Democrat also was laudatory of economist Khavari for his "strength of character and personal courage" in light of seeing his father murdered in Iran, his mother threatened by the same Khomeini regime, and his personal decision to move to the United States and begin a new life in a new culture, away from his home country, family and friends.

Moore concluded, Ms. Sink "did not acknowledge my own candidacy primary election night at her victory party," nor his 201,850 Democratic votes, nor the very reason she "was even given the opportunity" to declare a victory, and on national television. Moore said, contrary to the treatment afforded him "by an ungracious and arrogant Alex Sink," he "fully recognizes" Dr. Khavari's presence in Florida's 2010 general election race, lauds and supports Dr. Khavari's ideas and personal courage, and more importantly, "fully and proudly endorses" Dr. Farid A. Khavari for governor of the state of Florida.

Independent Candidate for Governor Endorsed by Former Democratic Candidate

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:57:00 +0000

KHAVARI GAINS SIGNICIFANT DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENT

By Darcy Richardson, "Uncovered Politics" Blog, Tuesday, October 5, 2010

http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2010/10/khavari-gains-significant-democratic-endorsement/

Click link above to read about Brian Moore's endorsement of Independent candidate for Governor of Florida, Farid A. Khavari. Plus, go to Brian's "Photos" page of this website which recorded the event in Miami, that occurred on Sunday, October 3, 2010.

Brian Criticizes Both Scott and Sink's Solutions for Florida's Economy

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:27:00 +0000

"Neither [Alex] Sink nor [Rick] Scott offers price tags for most of their proposals, and both lack specifics about many of their ideas." so says reporter Mary Ellen Klas of the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau, on Monday, September 6, 2010, in the St. Petersburg Times and the Miami Herald.

Here we have two high-profile business executives, representing the two major parties, with backgrounds in private financial and health care institutions, both which have failed miserably in providing quality services to the state's citizens, and have contributed to the failing national economy; plus, commiting continuous and expensive fraud of governmental health programs.

Eventhough Ms. Sink and Mr. Scott represent two different and distinct major political parties, their solutions to our state's debt-ridden economy, and Florida's increasing unemployment rate, are basically the same.....trickle down, and trickle out, of tax money to the select few, at the expense of the many!

Ms. Sink proposes to diversity the eonomy, help small businesses and provide access to investment capital for big business, which sound like wonderful theories and concepts. However, she "pays for the plan through unspecificed spending, cuts and revenues from an improved economy," states reporter Klas.

And who, pray tell, is going to improve the economy so she can use the tax revenues to create jobs? What a dreamer! This is nothing but "empty rhetoric" and false promises! Her solution is reforming state government and holding politicians accountable, so as to "create a healthy climate for big business to drive growth"? Give us a break, Ms. Sink. We were not born yesterday. You are the one who has to come up with creative and innovation ideas, and systemic reforms in order to stimulate growth!

And Mr. Scott is no better in offering solutions to the state's economy! He wants to cut government spending, reduce unemployment benefits, restrict lawsuits, and eliminatie expensive regulations on business. He relies on tax and spending cuts for business "to stimulate job growth." and "pays for it with rising tax revenues spawned by an improved economy."

Great theories, sounds good, but where are the tangible, practical, concrete activities to generate such growth?

Both Sink and Scott are applying old business concepts to conditions that brought the very problems about. Yet they continue to turn to old worn out cliches and solutions that not only don't work, but caused the debt and unemployment problems in the first place.

If the two would take a look at my idea of a state banking system, maybe they would find some concrete proposals to chew on.

As a candidate I proposed to Improve the state economy with the instalation of a Florida state-run bank, community credit unions and regional cooperatives. Because of lower interest rates for home mortgages, new generation solar automobiles and boat purchases, credit cards and small business loans, the easier access to credit, and the volume of new dollars, this will all generate more low-interest credit for the consumers. It will also add more capital for the state government to revolve or rotate back to the taxpayer in the form of more attractive loan conditions, cutomiaed to citizen salary levels.

The result will be a surge of availability of loan money with lower interest rates, generating new housing starts, auto and boat sales, creation of more small businesses, and more jobs, jobs, jobs. Plus, the increased revenues will enable the state government to utilize the increased funding for social services, education, unemployment and more housing to all economic levels of Florida society.

Brian Congratulates Alex Sink on Her Democratic Victory

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:41:00 +0000

I called Alex Sink's press secretary yesterday, Kyra Jennings, who was gracious to notify Ms. Sink that I was calling to congratulate her on her primary campaign victory. Later in the afternoon Ms. Sink returned my call and received my congratulations modestly and cordially.

Ms.Sink had just gotten off the phone with Attorney General McCollum, who I presume, had called to congratulate the Democratic primary winner as well, since they both work together on the Governor's cabinet and various committees in Tallahassee.

Ms. Sink said that Bill McCollum had indicated to her that he and I had crossed paths various times during the August phase of the campaign (Punta Gorda, Palm Beach, Miami, Boca Raton, and Jacksonville).

I urged Ms. Sink to include more progressive programs in her platform, and to be more specific and liberal in order to contrast herself with conservative Republican primary winner, Rick Scott.

I suggested she advocate for immigrant workers to be given seasonal visas, to legalize them, instead of criminalizing them with overbearing laws. Plus, she needed to go after the corporations who exploit the workers as well. I also urged her to promote a single payer health system, and to even consider the concept of establishing a state-run non-profit banking system. I acknowledged her past history with the private sector and her own affiliation with the bank of America, but argued that the for-profit banks were unable to make their loan conditions flexible or low enough to increase the number of loans for mortgages, small businesses, and lower credit card rates. I think she felt uncomfortable, but did listen.

Ms. Sink was pleased to hear that I was the New Mexico state campaign manager for Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, when he ran for president in 1975 against Jimmy Carter. Ms. Sink said that when she was in high school in North Carolina, she was in a program started by Governor Sanford that encouraged her to get into politics.

I wished Ms. Sink luck in her campaign, and our ten-minute congratulatory phone call was amicably over.

Brian Thanks Democratic Voters For Their Support: One in Four

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:03:00 +0000

I wish to thank all of the over 200,000 Democratic voters in the state of Florida for casting their vote for my candidacy in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida. It was humbling to know that so many Florida residents put their confidence in our platform and progressive ideas, and in my person.

While the official state of Florida Elections Division vote count for us is holding at 199,815, I received a note from a campaign colleague, Darcy Richardson, in Jacksonville, saying the following about the official vote count:

"You're already well beyond 200,000. You picked up 380 absentee ballots in Duval County alone earlier today (Wednesday). Those were absentee ballots received on Monday and Tuesday, but according to Florida law, aren't tabulated until the day after the election. The same thing applies in each of Florida's 67 counties."

So we expect to end with 205,000 to 210,000 votes in total by the end of the final vote count.

"Creative Loafing Tampa's" Mitch Perry wrote today (August 26th) the following: "Although most pundits will ignore it, check out the fact that [Alex] Sink's only Democratic party opponent, Spring Hill resident Brian Moore (the 2008 Socialist candidate for president) received 23 percenta of the vote, meaning nearly one out of every four Democrats who went to the polls deliberately chose not to vote for Sink. I'm going to speculate that some of that vote was from the Democratic Left, thoroughly unimpressed by Sink's primary campaign (such as it was)."

Again, it is heart-warming to know that so many of you voted for an independent, progressive ticket. You really did send a message to the Democratic Party of Florida, and nationally! Congratulations, for voting your conscience.

Last Minutes Calls to TV and Radio Stations; Fundraising Needs

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:05:00 +0000

I have spent the morning calling radio and television stations, and inputting photos and comments in our website on my trip to Jacksonville this weekend. I was also informed by WMNF Radio that their Friday afternoon Interview will be posted this afternoon or evening, at the same time as my opponent, Alex Sink, will have her exchange aired as well.

We also sent out a fundraising letter to campaign members, volunteers, friends and family seeking financial assistance in these waning hours of the campaign. We hope you can help with a donation via our website donation page, or mailing a check. You need to let us know by e-mail or phone so that we had a firm idea of the dollars available for today and tomorrow.

We have new pictures and commentary in the photo album for the WMNF radio interview with Sean Kinane, as well as on my trip to Jacksonville this weekend, and appearing on the multiple news reports of three Jacksonville TV stations.

Thank you for your help, moral support and passing the word to your friends and colleagues.

Brian

Making Progress in the Campaign

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:21:00 +0000

Dear Friends:

As we come down to the final 48 hours of my campaign for Governor in the Democratic primary, I am pleased to inform you that we appear to be making some last minute progress against my Democratic opponent, Alex Sink, Florida's Chief Financial Officer.

Earlier tonight, three Jacksonville television stations, WJXT-TV Channel 4, WJXX-TV Channel 25 and WTLV-TV, Channel 12, aired segments of interviews I did earlier in the day in Jacksonville, that aired on their 6 PM newscasts. Portions of those interviewed were rebroadcast on the 11 o'clock news.

Jacksonville's widely-watched WJXT-TV highlighted my visit to Jacksonville this weekend and used footage of my interview as a promotional piece for an election special that they'll be airing Monday evening.

My opponent, Ms. Sink has waged a relatively low-key primary campaign, thereby enhancing my chances for a surprisingly strong finish in this two-person race, where my name will appear first on the ballot.

We are in need of contributions of help with unforeseen last-minute campaign expenses. Can you help us out by going to our "Donate"page on www.brianmoore2010.org with a credit card contribution, or by possibly mailing a check to P.O. Box 5743, Spring Hill, Fl 34611? You're help is badly needed and your contribution will be used frugally.

The only thing we ask is that you notify us via e-mail or telephone immediately of your intent to make a contribution so that we know how much we can expend for campaign-related activities on Monday and Tuesday.

Thank you. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

Brian

Brian P. Moore for Governor

Democrat, Florida, 2010

PO Box 5742

Spring Hill, Florida 34611

Tel: 352-686-9936

Cell: 352-585-2907

E-mail: campaign@votebrianmoore.com

website: http://www.brianmoore2010.org/

Delayed Return to Florida

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:21:00 +0000

Late last night my sister lost her battle. Her heart could not take anymore and the team worked on her for about an hour trying to bring her back. My family and I are making plans for her services in Northern California where she will be laid to rest in the plot our parents bought many years ago.

Emergency Leave to California

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:07:00 +0000

I am at the airport getting ready to board a plane for California due to my sister having had emergency surgery. I do not plan to be gone for too long from the campaign trail because I know people are counting on me and I will not let you down. Please pray for her and those in need of help just like her this day.

Press and Media Interviews; Miami Christian Forums

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:36:00 +0000

I was interviewed by Brendan Rathert of the Pensacola Radio station 1620 AM last evening, followed up by a surprise newspaper interview from a Florida newspaper reporter by the name of Ryan Mills of the NaplesNews.com.

I also received calls and e-mails from TV reporter Abby Lawing of the CBS TV affiliate in Miami, who will be interviewing me before or after my attendance at the Christian Family Coalition Gubernatorial Breakfast Saturday morning at the Doubletree Miami Airport Mart Hotel, from 9 AM to 11 AM.

I will then participate on a live public forum by the same Christian Coalition at the Church of All Nations in Boca Raton, from 6:30 PM through 8 PM. I will be in a forum with gubernatorial candidates Bill McCollum, Rick Scott and Bud Chiles. My opponent, Ms. Sink, is not attending either function, according to organizers, because she considers them "religious events."

I had to cancel my participation in the Orlando ACLU Restoration of Prisoners Rights Forum at 5 PM today, due to my preparation and having to drive 6 hours this evening to arrive before the 8:30 AM meet time before the breakfast.