Javier Manjarres, the head of the Fort Lauderdale-based Conservative Republican Alliance, sent out word this morning that former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley “is still popular and loved by many of his friends and supporters in his former Congressional District as well as throughout Palm Beach.”

Case in point– last Tuesday, following a fundraiser at the West Palm Beach hot spot Pistache, talk show heavyweight and lovable little fuzz-ball himself Rush ‘El Rushbo” Limbaugh identified Mark sitting down at a table, walked up to him and bellowed out, “Mark Foley, how the hell are ya!,” before embracing Foley in warm bear hug.

Manjarres, one of the most vocal supporters of former House Speaker Marco Rubio’s primary campaign against Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, also notes that after reading the “investigator’s notes” about the scandal that forced Foley from office, “there was never any evidence that a crime was committed.”

He calls Foley’s new radio program, “Inside the Mind of Mark Foley,” a “must listen event.” Foley’s first show airs Tuesday at 6 p.m. on 960AM in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. It can also be heard on the Web at www.seaviewam960.com.

Manjarres also e-mailed the transcript of his interview with the Fort Pierce Republican. Read it after the jump.

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