Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a Republican politician from Florida. Check back for more coverage of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, congressional elections and other Florida politics.

 
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Written by cmacivor on
She is among the most hateful and partisan of the washed up Republicans left on the hill and, if you remember the first cast of Saturday Night Live, she sounds just like Roseanne Rosanna Danna. See this blog post from “ Eye on Miam i” (a/k/a one of her terrorized constituents) to see just how nuts she is: I like to learn lessons from my politicians. After all, they are bright(?) people that we want to emulate. Right? They represent us and are “Our Face” to the rest of the world. Well, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said, in a documentary video clip: “ I welcome the ... Read Full Story
Written by mokelly on
Story at politico.com HERE _____________ Is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen a little paranoid? Maybe. On Wednesday, the Republican congresswoman got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn't believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice. According to Ros-Lehtinen's flack Alex Cruz, the congresswoman received the call on her cell phone from a Chicago-based number and an aide informed her that Obama wanted to speak to her. When Obama introduced himself, Ros-Lehtinen cut him off and said, "I'm sorry but I think this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks." Then she hung up. Moments later, Obama ... Read Full Story
Written by gaysocialites on
Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has been fielding questions from constituents today who believe that she may have hung up on President-elect Barack Obama earlier this week. Ros-Lehtinen says she was caught off guard by the call from Obama. "I was just flabbergasted," Ros-Lehtinen said Thursday. "I just hung up on the most powerful man on earth — twice." The Florida Congresswoman said that Obama called to congratulate her on her win and position as the ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs committee. She thought it was a prank call, so she hung up on him. Both Obama and Ros-Lehtinen said they had ... Read Full Story
Written by elwoodcruz3889 on
What would you do if The President of the USA called up to you? Probably, all of us in such cases would tell him some sort of this: “Yes, Mr. President. I understood, Mr. President. I’ll do my best for my country”. At least, you would pick up the phone if you’ve seen that the President of The USA wants to talk to you. Everyone would do this, right? WRONG! Ileana Ros-Lehtinen didn’t and TWICE! Can you believe it? Read Full Story
Written by CollegeOTR on
If I got a phonecall from Obama, I would think it was a prank. If I was in Congress ? Probably not so much. Read Full Story
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U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin; Gary Ackerman, D-NY; and Howard Berman, D-Calif., sent this letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We write to raise serious concerns about the "Anti-Homosexual Bill" introduced in Uganda's parliament earlier this...  
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U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-MIami, sent an interesting piece of mail to her constituents this week: "Everyone deserves equal treatment and protection under our laws and our Constitution, regardless of their sexual orientation," reads the postcard. Click images to enlarge.  
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There are moments in American culture when I just want to shut my brain off. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- the first siting congressional leader to ever be indicted -- hoofing it up on Dancing with the...  
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News release from U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a senior member of the Florida Congressional Delegation, is pleased to inform that she co-sponsored the “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act” that would facilitate the...  
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U.S. Congressman to visit Honduras Ros-Lehtinen will meet with President Micheletti, officials and leaders of Honduran society 30.09.09 - Updated: 30.09.09 05:58 pm - AP: diario@elheraldo.hn WASHINGTON, United States . Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Wednesday he will visit Honduras next week to meet with Roberto Micheletti, president of that country and senior officials of his government. Ros-Lehtinen, who supports...  
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From Fox News: A Florida congresswoman on Tuesday blasted the new president of the United Nations General Assembly for recent remarks that seemed to favor the criminalization of homosexuality. "The anti-gay bigotry spewed by this Qaddafi shill demonstrates once again...  
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Republican U.S. Representative's former press secretary helping to write the script   GOP lawmakers Jim DeMint, Aaron Schock, Peter Roskam and Doug Lamborn aren’t the only extremist grandstanders openly flaunting their disrespect for the Logan Act and contempt for President Obama by trekking to Honduras to play dice with a dictator. This coming Monday, U.S. Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee...  
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