Below is an overview of media mentions of the Republican Party of Florida’s recent actions to ban Republican Liberty Caucus members from the state Republican Party.

Articles

• The St. Petersburg Times features an article entitled “Boss Greer” accused of ‘party purges’.” They quote RLC member and longtime Republican activist Doug Guetzloe — a victim of the purge.

• The Orlando Sentinel has an article entitled “RPOF Suspends Orange Leaders; Ousted Vow to Fight ‘Purge’.”  It quotes former State Rep. and Brevard GOP Chair Jason Steele, a purged party member, who says, “… if the state party hoped to stifle his activity with the official punishment, ‘that’s just not going to happen’.”

Blogs

• Nolan Chart features an article by Dave Nalle on the situation. Dave also has an article published at TheNextRight, Fontcraft, and Blogcritics. Nalle notes, “This is the culmination of an ongoing assault by a party establishment dominated by big-government Republican hacks seeking to silence grassroots activists who are trying to reform the party and bring it back to the values on which it was founded.”

• Rick George has an article published at the Examiner. He notes, “The nervousness expressed by these neo-con Republicans is very understandable. They know that thousands of Americans are upset, and they also know from some of the town hall meetings and tea parties that Republicans are no safer than Democrats these days.”

• Axis of Right discusses how “the GOP in Florida is shooting themselves in the foot. The RLC has been instrumental in grassroots organization and helping the Republicans achieve majority status in Florida over the last 20 years.”

• Mentions were also given at RonPaulForums, FreeRepublic, and Daily Paul.

Press Release

• The RLC issued a press release [pdf version] on this issue.