'No on Prop 8' and Florida 'No on 2' Sites Under Coordinated Attack

The "No on Prop 8" website (and possibly Florida's "No on 2" site) was the victim of a coordinated denial-of-service attack at the height of fundraising efforts to defeat the anti-gay marriage ballot measure.......here

Studs Terkel

1912 - 2008

Dean's 50-State Strategy Is A Plus For Obama

If Sen. Barack Obama is able to prevail over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, all of those Democrats who ripped Howard Dean's 50-state strategy over the last four years
should call the head of the Democratic National Committee and offer a heartfelt apology........here

President Barack Obama

Of The United States Of America

Annette Taddeo: Personal Really

A Right Wing Love Fest In Tampa

John McCain arrived in Tampa about 12:45 p.m. today with an entourage that included Gov. Charlie Crist and Sens. Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and Mel Martinez. Included in the crowd were St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, Republican businessman and fundraiser Al Austin, Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, former state Rep. Sandy Murman, current state Rep. Kevin Ambler and Tampa City Council member Joe Caetano..........here

The Castor Team Is Scarin’ Up Some Votes!

Please join us for the Castor Campaign Halloween tradition this Friday, October 31st... ghost and goblin sign waving at Bayshore Blvd and the Platt Street Bridge. Bring your scariest Halloween mask or costume or come as your are that early in the morning. We will supply the coffee and signs. Meet us at Zudar's next to the Bayshore Publix any time after 7:15 am. As Dr. Paul Bearer used to say, "I'll be lurking for you!"

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Warrick Dunn's Life Laid Bare In Book

Warrick Dunn finally came face-to-face with his demons last October, at Angola State Prison, a short 56-mile drive from his hometown of Baton Rouge. La. The journey for Dunn had taken a lifetime.........here

Mario Diaz-Balart - The Last Throes of a Desperate Incumbent

Yesterday, for the second time in three weeks, news organizations discredited Mario Diaz-Balart's attack ad as chock-full of lies. So how did he react? Unbelievably, he launched his most egregious ad yet............here

Ralph Nader In Ybor City

In a chilly room atop Ybor city’s Cuban Club Tuesday night, Ralph Nader, the Ecology Party's nominee for President of the United States, schooled his supporters on how to “make people angry enough to vote Nader/Gonzalez in 2008.”........here

Lincoln Diaz-Balart Interview

End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty
The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

Sarah Brightman In Tampa

St. Pete Times Forum
Sun, Nov 16 2008 - 7:30 PM
For Tickets Visit.....Gasparilla Tixx

Bike Green Of St. Petersburg

It began in the spring with a dream and a promise to put 8,000 bicycles, for use and at no charge, on the streets of downtown........here

Ybor City Street Sign Misspelled -- Or Is It?

The signs along Seventh Avenue in Tampa's historic Ybor City Latin district say La Setima, but Fran Costantino says the correct spelling is La Septima and the signs should be replaced..........here

Jennifer Stone-Anderson's Obama Car

That would be Jennifer Stone-Anderson, a 51-year-old artist who is out of work and had two months on her hands to paint an elaborate mural on her 2004 Saturn Ion touting the candidacy of Barack Obama.......here

Obama In Sarasota

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

Gates Open at 9:00 AM

Ed Smith Stadium - 2700 12th St - Sarasota

NFL Take A Player To School Day In Tampa

Buccaneers running back Warrick Dunn will pick up 5th grade student Timothy Wise, Jr. in a limo Tuesday morning and take him to Westshore Elementary School after he won the NFL Take a Player to School sweepstakes...........here

Tampa Leads The State In Hate Crimes

Tampa leads the state in the number of reported hate crimes, according to an annual report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation............here

Can Obama and Garcia beat Mario Diaz-Balart?

In the Maximo Gomez domino park, on the corner of 8th Street and 14th Avenue in Miami, time appears to have slowed down to the pace of endless domino games...........here

Caroline Kennedy to Campaign for Obama in Sun City Center

Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce
1651 Sun City Center Plaza
Sun City Center
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 - 2:00 PM

Tampa Bay Rays drop “Devil” from Name, Piss-off Satan

Lucifer is a man of his word. This is clear, as judging from the attached photo of Hell-fire spouting out of the Rays’ Jonny Gomes...........here

Help Me Defeat Adam Putnam

For the first time in his political career, Adam Putnam has a fight on his hands. The residents of FL-12 have embraced my candidacy, and with your help, we can pull off the biggest upset of the entire election.
My name is Doug Tudor, and I am asking for your help...........here

Florida's GOP Lawmakers Blamed For Early-Voting Lines

When the person in charge of Florida elections believes that...and the Florida Republican legislature passed laws in 2005 to agree with him...then there should be no surprise at long lines........here

St.Petersburg Democratic Club Victory Party

Wednesday, November 5th. at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 1900 34th. St. North, St. Petersburg at 6:30 P.M. All Democrats throughout Pinellas County are invited to attend...........here

Barbara West Of WFTV In Florida

If you don’t think there’s a media bias you need to look at the recent interviews done by Barbara West of WFTV in Orlando Florida........here

Jimmy Buffett And Barack Obama In Tampa

Ford Amphitheatre - Sunday, November 2nd.

here

Joe Lieberman Visits Schnitt For A Little Obama Bashing

Joe Lieberman stopped by Schnitt's Morning Show this morning to campaign for the McCain-Palin Presidential ticket........here
Obama 2008

Hundreds In Tampa Rally Against Gay Marriage Ban

For Bobbie Hernandez, it’s about knowing that her children would be taken care of if something were to happen to her. It’s knowing that the home the 35-year-old has with her partner, Shar Ishee, would still be there for the family.............here

Brain Blair's Report Card

It's Report Card Time for County Commissioners!
A's or F's .... Stunning excellence, abject failure or somewhere in between...?
U-CAN has been taking notes and taking names and now it's time to hand out our Report Cards. Starting with Commissioner Brain Blair -- did Commissioner Blair go to the head of the class or to the wood shed? Check the U-CAN website to find out. And stay tuned -- other Report Cards will be coming soon.

Matt Damon in Florida to March for Change

On Monday, October 27, actor Matt Damon will participate in a March for Change on South Beach, beginning at Collins Park, 2100 Collins Avenue, and ending at the Early Vote Location at Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive........here

21 Florida Newspapers - Vote NO on Amendment 2

Twenty-one newspapers from around the state have come hard against Florida's Amendment 2, the so-called "Marriage Protection" Amendment. These papers all realize the danger of the amendment's vague language and far-reaching impacts..........here

No newspapers have come out in support of Amendment 2.

Early Miami Voting Suggests Florida May Go Democratic

With early voting for president in heavily Democratic Miami-Dade County running ahead of 2004, there’s a good chance Florida could end up in the Obama column Nov. 4th. Of the 100 Miami area early voters emerging from the polling places interviewed by this reporter over the past two days, 53 identified themselves as Democrats and 15 as independents while only 32 said they are Republicans..........here

Only 5,000 Show Up For Palin In Tampa

More than 5,000 people are at the Tampa Convention Center this morning awaiting Sarah Palin's entrance. That's nearly twice as many as John McCain attracted to the same venue...........here
OBAMA RALLIES 100,000+ IN DENVER

Ex-Tampa Mayor Dick Greco Supports McCain/Palin

A democrat?, spoke in support of Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin at the Tampa Convention Center today.........here

Wasserman Shultz In Public Endorsement Of Annette Taddeo

This was a long time coming, and so quite choreographed. A rising star among Democratic congresswomen, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Florida District 20, stood on a stage in Little Havana Thursday and publicly endorsed the candidacy of the Democratic challenger to one of Wasserman Shultz’ friends in the House............here

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Stripper Pole Dance

Florida Could Decide Fate Of Wolves, Polar Bears And The Environment

As someone who lives in Florida, you have an extraordinarily important role to play in protecting wolves, polar bears and other imperiled wildlife and the environment for our children and grandchildren........here

Florida Voting Back In Spotlight This Election Day

Let us count the ways things could go wrong on Election Day in Florida...........here

A British View Of Florida Politics

As I mentioned the other day on Twitter, I will be appearing on national television in the UK next week, talking from Miami about blogs and their impact on the American election this year. I am trying to get details and, as soon as I can, I'll share them here.........here

Florida Throws Out False Light Verdict

In a major victory for the media, the Florida Supreme Court throw out a lawsuit where the Pensacola News Journal was successfully sued for false light of road-building contractor Joe Anderson........here

Brian Moore Socialist Candidate For President In Tampa

On Monday, October 27th, Brian Moore - the Socialist Party’s nominee for president - will be in Tampa, Florida. From 1 to 3 PM he will be speaking at the Vaughn Center at the Allen N. Reeves Theater at the University of Tampa.......here

Tampa Could Become Major Biodiesel Port

GreenHunter Energy Inc. of Houston might be building a $70 million facility to store and produce biofuels at the Port of Tampa and has paid $1 million to lease a 22-acre site............here

Black Leaders Deny Backing Blair Campaign

Some of you may know me, I used to be a wrestler. … I've been endorsed by a lot of people you know like the police, Rev. Tom Scott, Kevin White, Sheriff David Gee, the PBA and the Fraternal Order of Police," Blair said..........here

Blair did not return a phone call seeking comment.

Doug Tudor for Congress, District 12 in Hillsborough

East Hillsborough County Democratic Club

Get Out The Vote

SATURDAY, OCT. 25th - 6-10 PM

Confirmed candidates in attendance:
Stephen Gorham, Hillsborough County School Board (non-partisan)
Phyllis Busansky, Democrat, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Kevin Beckner, Democrat, County Commissioner District 6 (county-wide)
E.J. Ford, Democrat, State Senate District 60
Doug Tudor, Democrat, U.S. Congress District 12

The Winthrop Barn Theater - 11349 Bloomingdale Avenue, Riverview

McCain’s Florida Campaign Just Like Bush

John McCain says he’s not G.W. Bush. Funny, he campaigns the exact same way, at least here in Florida...........here

Alicia Silverstone Will Campaign For Obama In Tampa

Tampa March for Change

Joe Chillura Park - 602 E. Kennedy Blvd.

Sunday At Noon.

Celebrate Annette Taddeo's Victory On Election Night

Soyka Cafe 5582 NE 4th Court - Miami, Florida

8:30 pm To 12:30 am

RSVP To Brenda 305.661.6499

Opie, Sheriff Andy Taylor And The Fonz

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

E. J. Ford For Florida State Representative

District 60

Florida Democrats Urge Crist To Extend Early Voting

Nine Florida Democrats asked Gov. Charlie Crist and Secretary of State Kurt Browning on Thursday to extend early voting in the state and take steps to reduce long waits at the polls...........here

Florida Voters Favor Civil Unions, But Want to Ban Them Anyway

What the hell is wrong with voters in this state?
A new poll by Mason-Dixon shows that 56% of likely voters support Amendment 2, while only a paltry 37% out right oppose it. But here's the strange thing, poll after poll has shown that Floridians are in support of civil unions........here

Kevin Beckner And Gov. Richardson In West Tampa

Florida Takes On Global Warming

I just finished a year-long appointment on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change. We released a blueprint that, if put into action, would make Florida one of America’s most aggressive states in tackling climate change.........here

Obama Calls Up Lawyers To Scrutinise The Florida Chads

Lawyers are signing up by the hundred on behalf of Barack Obama to oversee the counting of the presidential election votes in Florida, where in 2004, as we all remember, the hanging chads somehow fell George W Bush’s way in a very dubious fashion and handed him a distinctly tainted victory........here

Bob Graham Says Florida, Iowa Close

"I think Florida is going to go Obama, but it's going to be very competitive," Graham said. "Florida may be a little more tense than Iowa. It's a state that takes a lot of effort to go Democratic." Nominee Barack Obama was in Florida Tuesday, and Graham gave an introduction at the event.........here

Is Todd Schnitt a Racist?

Skip The Election. Survey 100 Tampa Residents Instead

The election of 2008, as in 2004, may well be determined by the average opinions of a handful of residents in Hillsborough County, Florida. Among the “swing states” those up for grabs, is Florida with its 27 electoral votes. Those votes were awarded to the Republicans last time by an overtly partisan Secretary of State, Katherine Harris, and an activist, equally partisan, United Supreme Court........here

Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Explores Solar Power

Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is planning to install a solar system that can generate enough clean energy to power the zoo's Skyfari sky ride and will be connected to the electric grid through the zoo's main power system..........here

Mario Diaz-Balart: Down for the Count!

Mario Diaz-Balart goes off the ledge while showing he loves George W. Bush's failed economic policies of the last 8 years.

3 Hrs On The Vote Line... In Florida!

So go out, vote, then go volunteer the rest of your time! We have to hand such a terrible thrashing to the Republicans that they have to abandon their bankrupt ideologies, face their scurrilous lies, and never, ever consider putting that Palin woman on the political stage again!.........here

The Obamas In Florida

Barack and Michelle hit the stump together in Florida Tuesday. A new NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll has Team Obama up by ten points from the opposition. Who doesn't feel the love?........here

Florida Focus Group: Independents Break For Obama

The respected St. Petersburg Times has been keeping tabs on a group of Tampa swing voters and it finds them now breaking heavily for Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama — and GOP Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain’s choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential candidate has a lot to do with it........here

A Guide To Florida's Proposed Constitutional Amendments

As you head to the polls in Florida you'll face the usual list of races for local, state, and national office, and you probably already know about most of them. But in Florida, as you may know, we have a very weird constitutional amendment process, which I frankly think is a joke..........here

Bill Richardson Calls For Cambio In West Tampa

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, formerly a 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, called on Tampa Hispanics to vote early for Barack Obama at a rally today. Supporters waved signs calling for "cambio," Spanish for "change," as Richardson called on supporters to vote for Obama........here

Kevin Beckner For Tampa Bay

Gas Pipeline Drilling Damages Tampa Bay Seagrass

A company drilling a natural gas pipeline route under Tampa Bay this summer spilled a chemical that has killed about two acres of seagrass.........here

Obama Hangs With The Next World Series Champions In Tampa

Getting the effective endorsement of the same guys who earned Tampa its first-ever trip to the World Series can’t help but give an oomph to Obama’s popularity in central Florida, where the Rays have won a large following during a miraculous season........here

Guide To The 2008 General Election In Tampa Bay

Know Your Candidates is a special report by the St. Petersburg Times. From candidate information to the logistics of voting, you'll find it here..........here

The Gospel At Lawton Chiles High

Just thought you might like to hear that some fellow worshipers are spreading the gospel over at Lawton Chiles High in Tallahassee, Florida...........here

Barack Obama Rally At George M. Steinbrenner Field

Monday, October 20th, Doors Open: 10:30 a.m. Program Begins: 12:40 p.m.

3802 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tampa

info

Tampa Tribune Picks McCain

John McCain won the endorsement of the Tampa Tribune Saturday, a key newspaper in the battleground state of Florida..........here
To Cancel Your Subscription Call 813-874-2863

Joe The Plumber Gonzalez Of Tampa

Is president at the
Henry Gonzalez Plumbing Co.
in Tampa. Believes in the trickle down theory. He's a McCain guy...........here

U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz Calls Sarah Palin

"the most unqualified candidate for vice president I've ever seen''

GOP Worried About Tampa

Hillsborough County Florida is home to Tampa. The city of Tampa is actually a decent place for Democrats. We have a Democratic mayor and several Democrats in the city council. If you go outside city limits, you run into a very Republican area. The Florida GOP fears that if Obama wins this county, he wins the state........here

Poll: Will Obama win Hillsborough County?.........here

Obama Hits Tampa Bay TV

In an interview with a Tampa station Friday, the Democratic nominee talks flooding insurance, Reagan and baseball............here

Also suggests he may not root for the Rays if they make it to the World Series.

WMNF's Economic Recovery Plan

WMNF was fundraising during one of the most traumatic weeks in US history---a time when financial markets were in turmoil and freefall---and when you, no doubt, were worried about your own finances. As a result, we ended our marathon about $90,000 short of where we need to be to maintain our programming, run the station and stay on the air for the next few months. While the government was busy bailing out the big banks, your grassroots community station was---and still is---going through one of the worst fiscal times in our history...........here

Al Austin Circulates Joke About Killing Obama

A longtime, high-level Republican fundraiser from Tampa, today sent to his list of political contacts an e-mail containing a joke that refers to the assassination of Barack Obama.
When asked about the e-mail, Austin said it was a mistake and apologized and that he wouldn’t knowingly have circulated it.........here

Mobile Abortion Billboard Goes Thru Tampa

If you were driving in downtown Tampa at midday today, you might have seen a billboard truck with a graphic depictions of abortions. The ‘mobile abortion billboards’ are an initiative from Southern California based pro life group the Center for Bio Ethical Reform........here

Hillsborough County Land For Sale

Contact Buddy Johnson
After using a $20-a-year lease from a cow exhibitor to apply for a lucrative "greenbelt" tax exemption on his Plant City property, Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson said he was committed to keeping his land agricultural. The commitment didn't last long...........here

Getting Lost In The Everglades

The wife and I took off this morning with the intent of getting lost, which is no easy task for us. We headed west across the Everglades on I-75, and a few miles past the Indian rest stop we yanked a U-Turn...........here

Fellowship Baptist Church: First Time In Ybor City

This past Saturday night I had the pleasure of being invited to hit the streets of Ybor City in Tampa Florida with the Henry family and Fellowship Baptist Church. I have been to Ybor in my unconverted days and remember it being packed with drunken people and half dressed women. So needless to say I was a bit nervous as the church bus dropped us off on a side street.........here

Fidel the Blogger

As Wall Street was melting down last week, Fidel Castro was busy blogging. The 82-year-old former leader of the Cuban Revolution hammered out a brief post gloating about the bailout blow-up. “Bush is going hoarse giving ridiculous speeches,” Castro wrote on his blog...........here

Obama Volunteer Orientation Session

Join your fellow supporters Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Friday at 4:00 p.m.

RSVP now to get involved in your community.
Obama-Biden Campaign for Change Headquarters
14519 North 18th Street
Tampa

Stephen Gorham For Hillsborough County School Board

"I believe we have a great School District with unlimited potential. As a veteran, husband, and father I will fight to keep our children safe, deliver fiscal responsibility, open lines of communication, and ensure the success of all students.".........here

Who Is Phyllis Busansky?

Janet Zink’s latest is about the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) race. It sounds like she walked through downtown Tampa and asked random citizens about the incumbent and his challenger. The gist is that people don’t really know that Phyllis Busansky is running for SOE........here

First Book and United Way of Tampa Bay Book Drive

With your help, First Book and United Way of Tampa Bay are providing new books to children from low-income families in the Bay area. Each brand new book costs only $2.00. If you donate $10, $20 or $100, you can be certain that the books will be first-quality, popular titles that are sure to interest many children........here

Ybor City's Batman Arrested

Far from Gotham's crime-infested alleys, 21-year-old Walsh Ian Nichols frequently patrols the nightclubs of Ybor City dressed as the Dark Knight. But Tampa police arrested Nichols Friday for violating a state law that forbids wearing a mask on a public right of way.........here

Tampa Downtown Market

The mission is to serve as a community-gathering place where local farmers, producers, and artisans can offer fresh agricultural and related products to generate a sense of local pride and further the economic development of Downtown Tampa............here

Pit Bulls Pounding the Pavement in Ybor City

On Saturday, October 18th, at 5 PM, a group will be meeting in Ybor City, in their Pit Bulls Pounding the Pavement event to promote awareness and responsible dog ownership.......here

The Interfaith Rally to Oppose Amendment 2

Standing on the Side of Love
Lowry Park - Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 4 p.m.
In addition to the many speakers scheduled for the rally,
there will be music by Faith Rivera and Harold Payne........rsvp

THE CRISIS ("LA CRISIS") ON TAMPA BAY

Located in Downtown Tampa, Ybor City neighborhood is a densely populated residential and commercial area. Sitting at the far end of a three-block-long business district filled with colorful Latino storefronts is a modest mobile phone franchise. Owner Rosario Lorenzo stands at the counter of the small store, surrounded by cellphones and PDAs, but no customers.........here

Esquire Shuns The Diaz-Balart Brothers

Esquire got into the political endorsement game in its recent issue, and some incumbents in Congress who are seeking re-election perhaps wished the magazine hadn''t. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart and Alcee Hastings were among the eight members of the Florida Congressional Delegation who failed to win the magazine's endorsement.
The Diaz-Balart brothers drew the editors' ire for failing to move beyond their apparent political reason for being: Fidel Castro........here

What kind of impact the men's magazine endorsement will have is anybody's guess.
The Diaz Balart brothers are in tight races and could be swept out of office in a landslide Democratic vote.

Casa Obama Debate Watch Party

Hosted by Hispanics for Obama

8:30 pm
3303 W. Columbus Drive (Across from La Teresita)
Tampa

Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida

Home to 3 of World's Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters

Hang on to your hats! If you visit Busch Gardens in Tampa, you have the chance to ride three of the Top 50 steel roller coasters in the entire world, as judged by the Golden Ticket Awards.For 2008, the three Busch Gardens Tampa rides included in the Golden Ticket's Top 50 are Montu (10th place), Shei'Kra (19th), and Kumba (27th)..........here

How The Real-Estate Market Could Turn Florida For Obama

Driving central Florida's foreclosure road is to see economic anxiety made concrete: miles and miles of concrete. Along the Interstate 4 corridor, aquatically named housing developments (Bays, Beaches, Points, Isles, Vistas) pile up, one twisting cul-de-sac after another bristling with "For Sale" signs........here

Florida Bellwether Counties Bode Well For Obama

This race could be over early on Election Night if current trends continue, and you really only have to look at one region to know where the contest stands: Tampa Bay.........here

Buddy Johnson Using Voter Education Funds To Bankroll His Election

Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections, Buddy Johnson, is running a series of public service announcements to educate voters for the upcoming election. Johnson's opponent, Phyllis Busansky, says she believes the announcements are unethical at the very least and it could be illegal........here

Redemption For Zachary Sharples

The Tampa Bay Rays' playoff run turned into a hair-raising experience for a 12-year-old fan who got in trouble for adopting the team's signature playoff hairstyle -- and then wound up on the field with his major-league heroes........here

Tampa Tribune's Voting Challenge

Today's Page One has a large graphic that is part game, part cynical reminder that every vote counts and if you do not follow the rules exactly, your vote may very well not count...........here

Empty Chair Charlie's First Priority?

Gov. Charlie Crist says he's not quietly jumping off the John McCain bandwagon now that he appears to be losing ground in the all-important swing state of Florida........here

New Tampa Bay Food Blog: Dining Review Tampa

Welcome to Dining Review Tampa! Our guide to the best restaurants around Tampa Bay.......here

A Day In The Life Of Carlos Miller

here

Recruiting Republicans To Run As Dems. Not A Good Idea

Wealthy businessman Tim Mahoney, a self-described "fundamental Christian,"

Was recruited by the DCCC to run against then-Congressman Mark Foley in Florida's 16th District. According to The Palm Beach Post, Mahoney switched his registration from Republican to Democrat in July of 2005........here

Best Blog To Take A Crap To: Babalu

Babalu, as it stands today, is nothing more than a right wing rag that has regrettably lost any semblance to the proud and unique blog that it used to be and the important part it once played in the blogosphere.........here

Barack Obama Campaign in Sun City Center

Ian Bassin, Policy Director for the Barack Obama campaign in Florida, will join seniors at Kings Point for a discussion on protecting retirement security. Also at the event will be Larry Polivka, Director of the Florida Policy Center on Aging. Tuesday, October 14, 2:00 p.m.

Kings Point Clubhouse
2020 Clubhouse Road
Sun City Center

Florida Report Card

Confederate Flag Near I-4 To Get Bigger

The controversial Confederate flag flown near I-4 and I-75 will come down Sunday afternoon according to organizers of the Confederate Memorial Park. The 30 by 50 foot Confederate Battle Flag will be replaced by another larger Confederate Battle Flag. The new flag measures 30 by 60 feet........here

Gaybor Coalition is a driving force in Tampa’s Ybor City

Tampa PBS Affiliate WEDU Bows To Protect Incumbency

WEDU in this most important election of our lifetime in 2008 has chosen to (protect incumbency) by filtering with MAXIMUM "SPIN" TO POTENTIALLY "PROTECT" at least 3 congressional incumbents by preventing the public from seeing or hearing from the challengers to Bay Area Congressional INCUMBENTS in any meaningful way.......here

Porky Brian Blair

Brian Blair is an absolute idiot. He is a money whore, who is bought and paid for by big real estate and developers. This douche bag actually tried to dismantle the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. It’s time to kick this morally bankrupt politician out of office.

GOP Embrace Terrorists In Little Havana

Governor Sarah Palin’s denunciations of Senator Barack Obama’s alleged links to former Weather Underground member and self-identified — but never convicted — bomber, William Ayers, make Cuban-American exile Max Lesnik’s 76 year-old body shiver in anger........here

Florida GOP Starts the Sliming and Fear-Mongering

I haven’t gotten mine yet, but someone was kind enough to send me a scan of a GOP mailer that is going to houses around here claiming that Democrats want to “surrender” to terrorism. This particular copy was sent right to the heart of FL-18, Annette Taddeo’s district..........here

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Florida Again Edition

With special guest Kenneth Quinnell of the Florida Progressive Coalition.

Councilwoman Janice Miller Of Oldsmar

Is one of five finalists for the Florida League of Cities' Council Member of the Year -- one of 10 awards to be presented next month during the Florida Cities of Excellence Awards program..........here

Joseph Prudente Of Bayonet Point, Florida

Is in jail indefinitely for the failure to sod his grass. The good (and fully lawned) people of the

Beacon Woods Civic Association

secured the contempt order because Prudente is required to keep his lawn with a full and healthy display of grass.........here

James Dobson Focusing on Florida Families

The links between Florida’s proposed Amendment 2 and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family are exposed in an editorial in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Stephen Goldstein explains some of the problems with the initiative........here

Florida Has A Blue Tinge!

Sunshine State Democrats - mindful of the fiasco in 2000 which gave the Presidency to George W. Bush - are being urged daily to vote early or by absentee ballot to provide a huge cushion of Blue votes before November 4th........here

Dr. Dean Urges Early Voting

Dean was combining a visit home this weekend with a voter-registration rally and campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday in New Hampshire. The Federation of State and Provincial Professional Firefighters, which has endorsed Obama, invited Dean to stop in............here

Charlie Crist: When I have time to help, I'll try to do that

Bad news for John McCain is not difficult to come by these days, but perhaps the worst news is that Charlie Crist is shying away. Florida's Republican governor delivered his state for McCain in the primaries, but now looks for ways to avoid his party's presidential nominee.........here

Phyllis Busansky Waiting For Right Time

Headlines about Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson that highlight troubles with property taxes, polling places and election returns have been useful for Phyllis Busansky, his re-election challenger. They're the centerpiece of her campaign so far, dominating a direct mail piece and television ad launched last week...........here

300,000 Gallons Of Sewage In Sweetwater Creek

A pipeline that broke overnight has sent over 300,000 gallons of sewage spilling into Sweetwater Creek in the Town N Country area. Residents who live along the creek, which flows south towards the Courtney Campbell Causeway are being asked to avoid contact with the water or the area where the water flows into the bay for the next few days............here

Dr. Rex Curry On The Tampa Tribune

More layoffs and down-graded formatting are coming for the Tampa Tribune. Partial credit goes to Dr. Rex Curry in exposing the Tampa Tribune and two of its employees, Elaine Silvestrini and Daniel Ruth........here

Joe Garcia, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, And Al Jazeera

A new flyer looks to cast a wide enemies net around Democrat Joe Garcia. It's apparently not enough to link him solely with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez........here

End The Embargo On The Cuban People

Vote Joe Garcia

Sarah Gonzalez from Hialeah

Sarah Gonzalez from Hialeah for Vice PresidentBefore you give me any shit, it's a PARODY!

Female Rays Fans Getting Mohawks Too

That's right, for women out there who want to get in on the "Rayhawk" craze that is sweeping all of Tampa Bay in support of their Rays playoff run, there is a way to show their support...a little more discretely...and much to the joy of their significant others..........here

Tampa Papers Blast McCain

After Sarah Palin blitzed through the Tampa Bay region with her latest hatefest this week, both of our local dailies have wiped off the slime and come out with editorials blasting John McCain and his campaign.........here

The conservative-leaning Tampa Tribune derided McCain's campaign as "erratic," rejected Palin's hatemongering in Clearwater, and belittled McSame's failed attempts to explain to the American people how he actually plans to fix the mess that we're in.

What McCain/Palin Supporters in Tampa Discuss

It was a complete accident. I went down to my local Tampa Starbucks. Upon entering Starbucks, I immediately realized that the McCain/Palin folks were having a little meeting.........here

They couldn't believe God would allow it. One woman even thought that God may be punishing the country by giving us Obama.

Free Gas From Florida GOP

The Florida GOP chairman just sent out an e-mail trying to lure volunteers with free gas cards and a chance to meet John McCain or Sarah Palin. Volunteers must make a minimum of 500 phone calls, or knock on 100 doors to qualify. Additionally, any volunteer who makes 1000 phone calls will earn a $100 gas card...........here

Hurricane Ike Cats Need Homes

Dozens of cats were brought to the SPCA of Tampa Bay from Galveston Island after Hurricane Ike. Many were injured, scared and terrified to be touched. But, thanks to the loving hands of more than 68 volunteers, the cats are being nursed back to health each day with care and compassion........here
SPCA Tampa Bay

Hong Kong Willie On My Fox Tampa Bay

Rays Win the Title For Best Clubhouse Parties

I’m rooting for these upstart Rays so I can see what they’ll introduce to their clubhouse party next. After clinching a spot in the playoffs, they drank beer out of a “male athletic supporter.” Last night, they took things to a new level, as they crushed a bottle of Patron (see photo above) on top of the always required bubbly and beer.............here

South Florida, Tampa Bay, Orlando, And Jacksonville

13 Cities with Scary Housing Markets

The PMI Group rates 50 metro area’s for their risk of further housing price declines. Their recent ratings found that the following 13 area’s have greater than a 90 percent chance of seeing further price erosion............here

St.Pete Times Online Via Google

A treasure trove of history is now open to the public. The St. Petersburg Times has teamed up with Google to make its historical archives freely available online. The new database includes millions of Times articles dating backmore than 100 years...........here

Where Was Wengay Newton?

Former City Council member John "Jay" Lasita asked the council to adopt a resolution Thursday against Amendment 2, the so-called gay marriage ban before voters this November. It didn't go over very well. Not one council member supported putting the resolution to a vote.........here
Say No To Amendment 2

Exotic Cockroaches Entering Florida

Several new cockroach species are entering Florida, warn Phil Koehler and Roberto Pereira, insect researchers with University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. They say exotic roaches such as the Turkestan cockroach hitchhike into the state on gear brought back by members of the armed forces returning from the Middle East........here

Hill Harper To Speak At Obama Barbecue In Tampa

Sunday, October 12
Voter Education Barbecue at Ragan Park
1200 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa
1:00 pm

Walk with Mayor Iorio

It's time to get in shape! Mayor Iorio will be taking a fitness walk around Al Lopez Park on Saturday, October 18 beginning at 7:30 a.m. This free walk not only provides for ongoing public access to the Mayor, City officials, and City management, but also reinforces the City’s stance on building a healthy community.......here

Rednecks for Obama

here

Idiots On Parade: The McCain-Palin Mob

The Eagles In Tampa

Thu, Jan 29, 2009 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Buy Local, For Tickets Visit......Gasparilla Tixx

Zachary Sharples Of Lincoln Middle School in Palmetto, Florida

Twelve-year-old Zachary Sharples, his father and his 4-year-old brother have had Rays Fever all season long. So with the team entering the ALCS against Boston on Friday, they all started the week by heading down to the barbershop to get Mohawks, the style preferred by many of the Rays players, fans and even manager, Joe Maddon. Unfortunately, Sharples' school, Lincoln Middle in Palmetto, doesn't quite share the same level of passion for the Rays............here

Vote Local -- Hillsborough

Bush In Miami To Attend Fundraiser For The Three Amigos

Bush will raise money Friday in Miami for imperiled members of his party -- but the Miami area's three Republican members of Congress, who face aggressive reelection challenges, won't be among the attendees...........here

Brian Blair Signs: Always Low Standards

Mario Diaz-Balart Blames The Iraq War On Bill And Hillary Clinton

“Mario Diaz-Balart is so out of touch with the truth and reality that he thinks the Iraq War was started by Bill and Hillary Clinton,” said Andy Diaz, spokesman for Joe Garcia.........here

New Cuban Blog Set to Go Online

Havana Times

Havana Times will include several personal diary entries from a diverse group of Cubans, a wide range of interviews, photos, features, commentaries, a calendar section and news updates. The slogan of our publication is "open-minded writing from Cuba. Website will be available at www.havanatimes.org as of October 15th. The slogan of our publication is "open-minded writing from Cuba."............here

The Three Amigos vs. The Dynamic Duo

The Dynamic Duo:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek

The Three Amigos: Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Have been in Congress for years, yet we have little to show for it. The Diaz-Balart boys are two peas in a pod. Their father was Rafael Diaz-Balart, a well-to-do, wheeling, dealing member of the Cuban aristocracy. His sister, Mirta, was married to Fidel Castro. The Diaz-Balart family, along with most of the Cuban aristocracy, were big supporters of Castro until the wheels fell off..........here

Rosie Pérez Will Be In Tampa For Obama

October 9, 2008 U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez and Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Pérez will be campaigning in Tampa Bay on behalf of the Obama-Biden Campaign for Change.

Hispanic Canvassing Event - Casa Obama
3303 W. Columbus Dr.
Tampa, 11:30 am

Festival del Sabor
Centennial Park
Ybor City, 1:30 pm

Say No 2 Florida's Amendment 2

The Say No 2 Campaign, the bi-partisan group dedicated to defeating Florida's dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2, has just released a hard hitting new commercial. It highlights the numerous groups and newspapers that have come out against the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment, as well as the devastating effects it will have if passed.

Raging Bigot Mayor Jim Naugle of Fort Lauderdale

Naugle- a fake Democrat who has campaigned for George Bush and endorsed Mike Huckabee for President- once again held a press conference surrounded by "religious" leaders and folks clutching their bibles. The only thing missing from his usual routine were the scary men in army fatigues threatening to take the war against gays "into the streets."........here

Helen Gordon Davis To Be Honored In Tampa

Former Florida State Sen. Helen Gordon Davis will be honored Oct. 16 at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa hosted by the Centre for Women and the Displaced Homemakers Network........here

Obama Inspires Tampa Bay 'Vote Local' Campaign

Tampa Bay area Democratic leaders expect record support for Sen. Barack Obama in November, and they want to seize on that enthusiasm as a way to get more local Democrats in office. They've begun an ambitious "Vote Local" campaign that uses targeted mailings and some of the same social-networking tools that have allowed national candidates to cash in on the power of the Internet...........here

Vote Local

China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles

A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida's lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to
3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport,
according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...........here

Hope for Florida's Wildlife Emerges From Climate Meeting

"The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's climate change summit on Friday...........here

Happy Birthday John

Just Imagine

Please join me not only in remembering John on October 9th but also in spreading the message of peace. This is something that was so important to John - the fact that we could all work together for the positive good of our planet. He would have loved how we are all mobilizing ourselves in thought and in action. It's time for action and the action is peace!.........Yoko Ono

Residents' Faith In Tampa Heights Being Repaid

Talks of turning Tampa Heights into the next Hyde Park date back to the early '90s, when city and real estate officials touted the historic neighborhood as the next fancy district.......here

Kevin Beckner for Hillsborough County Comission

Vote for Kevin wherever you live in the county on November 4th.

Richard's Run for Life In Ybor City

Last year I ran Richard's Run for Life in historic Ybor City in Tampa. It was a beautiful course on a Friday night... running down the brick roads in the middle of a historic, active scene. The race supports children's cancer research..........here

Richards Run For Life

Three Corrupt Extremists From Miami

I figured the big news out of south Florida today was going to be about the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce debate that pitted the 3 ultra-reactionary rubber stamps, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen plus the notoriously crooked Diaz-Balart Brothers against Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez........here

Phyllis Busansky for Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections

Meet the Diaz-Balart Brothers

The Two Guys In The Back
here

Homeless Women Vets Get New Home In Tampa

Room by room, a two-story, century-old brick boardinghouse at 1301 E. Columbus Ave. is outfitted with community donations designed to make homeless female veterans feel at home. Twin beds donated by Haverty's are covered with patchwork spreads sewn by Lady of the Lake Quilters...........here

Tampa Woman Hands Out Resumes At Intersection

Since Kathy Maloney lost her sales job in May, things haven't been easy. Maloney spent the morning on busy Dale Mabry Highway handing out her life's work on a piece of paper...........here

Buccaneer Fans For The "O" Man

Who says you can't mix sports and politics? We go crazy and cheer the loudest for the Bucs; we can do the same for Barack........here

Did A Racial Slur Against Obama Prompt Tampa's Fox Station To Drop Audio Of Viewer Calls?

To the guy who called in today and called Sen. Obama a racial slur -- the worst racial slur -- then I say you have squandered this opportunity, you have taken the political discourse into the gutter; and you have wasted my time.........Kathy Fountain

Kathy Fountain's Your Turn Blog

Poll: Obama Leads in Florida, Tampa May Decide

Victory in Florida could be decided in the Tampa Bay area, where the Democrat leads 48 to 44 percent..........here

Ybor's Seventh Avenue Steps Up To Top 10 U.S. Streets

The American Planning Association today picked Seventh Avenue as one of the nation's 10 best streets, along with Washington Street in Boston, Broad Street in Philadelphia and South El Paso Street in El Paso, Texas............here

Are Ghosts Prowling The Tampa Theater?

The Tampa Theater in Tampa, Florida is a beautiful sight. In the 1970s it was restored and renovated, and it remains a very popular attraction. It’s a bit eclectic but works well and some say it’s haunted.......here

A Fired-Up Biden Energizes Tampa Crowd

The conversation on the U.S. economy continued in Tampa Wednesday morning --following the presidential debate in Nashville Tuesday night-- as a fired-up Democratic veep nominee Sen. Joe Biden rallied supporters at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome...........here

The Real Agenda: A Massive Transfer of Wealth

The Transfer Of Power From The Hands Of The Many To The Hands Of The Few
In 1942, German intelligence officers rounded up skilled Jewish prisoners and launched Operation Bernhardt, a clever scheme designed to counterfeit hundreds of millions of dollars worth of British Pounds and destroy the British economy by flooding it with counterfeit money. Today, in America, the Federal Reserve is doing the exact same thing by flooding the U.S. economy with counterfeit dollars. But we're not talking about a few hundred million dollars here: The Federal Reserve is engaged in an economic carpet bombing campaign involving the counterfeiting of TRILLIONS of dollars.......here

Rachel Maddow and Debbie Wasserman Schultz

McCain wants to cut a trillion dollars from Medicare

160 Workers In Plant City

With no warning, David Taylor and the more than 160 workers at Golden Aluminum Extrusion were fired on Friday. Union officials said the plant was shut down after company officials failed to obtain a $1 million loan to keep it afloat..........here

A Billboard For Shelter

On Saturday, we took advantage of a friend heading for Pinar del Rio and traveled in his car with some donations for the victims. Clothes and food given by people who have little, but with a desire to help those who have less. That solidarity between citizens that, although it may seem insignificant compared to what governments and NGOs can give, mustn’t be left undone..........here

I Pledged To Vote For Barack Obama

And Get 3 More Obama Voters To The Polls By Election Day

The last month before Election Day is always the most important. Voters are engaged and volunteer energy is high. Democracy for America's GOTV for 2008 will mobilize 3 million voters in 30 days to vote for Barack Obama........here

HALLOWEEN IS GOING TO SUCK THIS YEAR!!

The “New” Tampa Tribune

Do I like it? It’s great if you’re a scanner. At least 90 percent of the weekday Trib’s stories are shorties and briefs packages. There’s lots of photos, a graphic or two, and even the op-ed page (page 21) is geared for quicker reads and more reader interaction........here

Eating Tampa 2008 Reader’s Poll - The Best of Tampa

The Winners Of This Year’s Reader’s Poll
here

Tampa's WFLA Feeds The Propaganda

On Tampa Bay's NBC's WFLA affiliate, Keith Cate's interview of Sarah Palin on Monday, Oct. 6, was quite disappointing. Keith referred to it as a "candid interview", but by no means was it "candid", however I can see why it's an "exclusive interview", while the rest of the news media is being shunned and kept away from Sarah Palin........here

Yvonne Yolie Capin for Florida State House

District 57

FightTheSmears.com

"What you won't hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon -- that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to demonize." – Barack Obama, June 3, 2008

here

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 8:00pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave., St. Petersburg

Don't Bail Out Wall Street St. Petersburg March

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

here

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen And George Bush Are Two Peas In A Pod

Hillsborough District 6 Commissioner Race Heats Up

Republican incumbent Brian Blair is facing off against political newcomer and financial planner Democrat Kevin Beckner in the hottest commission race in Hillsborough County. Blair has made some controversial moves during his time as Hillsborough County District 6 commissioner, and

Beckner thinks it should cost him the election........here

Vote Kevin Beckner

Obama Campaign for Change Presidential Debate Watch Party

Tuesday, October 7
The Bunker Coffee Shop
1907 N 19th St, Ybor City

Obama Needs Help In Tampa

Tampa USF Campaign for Change Field Office - 14519 North 18th St Tampa

Sign Up.......here

Heroic US Congressmen Who Voted No To Great Swindle of 2008

All who voted for this trillion dollar theft should be removed from office on November 4.........here

Florida Teacher Calls Obama 'Nigger'

Greg Howard

A Marianna (Florida) middle-school teacher has been suspended for 10 days without pay after he wrote a racially charged interpretation of a commonly used phrase in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama..........here

Ike Environmental Toll Apparent In Gulf Of Mexico

Clearwater Beach?

Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.......here

Senator Joe Biden At USF Sun Dome

The Obama-Biden campaign announced today that Senator Joe Biden will host a Community Gathering in Tampa, Florida on WEDNESAY, OCTOBER 8 to discuss America’s current economic crisis and what is at stake in this election for America’s economic future..........here

10 Tampa Bay Wineries And Breweries

Yuengling: Stogie's Favorite

Beer pubs and wine bars are all the rage around the area these days. But if you'd like to take your love of fermented frivolity one step farther, consider going straight to the source of your icy inspiration...........here

The Bush Legacy Tour In Ybor City

The Bus will be parked in Ybor City, next to the Saturday Morning Market tomorrow,
from 10AM to 1PM............here

Mosaic Threatens Manatee County With Lawsuit

Phosphate companies have done much harm to this state, and yet might sue because they don't get to drill in the watershed of the Peace River. That sum of the lawsuit is a lot more than the yearly budget of the country.......here

Todd Schnitt, A Ridiculous Little Man

Todd Schnitt is an angry assbag, ranting and raving about liberals and spreading lies about Barack Obama. Why is a broadcaster who makes millions so angry? At first, I thought maybe it was act. He's simply catering to the lowest common denominator. Like most so-called libertarian broadcasters, he pretends to be bold while behind the scenes he's content to run his tongue around the rim of the Republican asses who write his paychecks............here

USF Dems. For Kevin Beckner

Congress OKs The Great Swindle of 2008

Democrat Nancy Pelosi

Said the bill was needed to "Begin to shape the financial stability of our country and the economic security of our people."..............here

Empty Chair Charlie Holds Feeney Fundraiser

Crist will be holding a fundraiser for Representative Tom Feeney on Tuesday. Not only is Feeney currently under investigation by the FBI for his connection to corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but Feeney was named one of the

Most Corrupt Members of Congress four years in a row..........here

Most Corrupt' List: Rep. Vern Buchanan

A report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a very reputable and unbiased D.C.- based research outfit. CREW has named Buchanan as the only freshman to be included in its list of the 20 most corrupt U.S. congressmen.......here

Vote Christine Jennings

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Now Supporting The Great Swindle of 2008

For Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, it was a day to let the world know she'd changed her mind on the mammoth $700 billion measure for reeling financial firms........here

Mario Diaz-Balart: Typical Washington Politician

Sarah Palin Got One Thing Right At Debate

Change Is Coming........Sarah Palin

Florida GOP Meets In Secret

Florida Republican leaders hastily convened a top secret meeting this week to grapple with Sen. John McCain's sagging performance in this must-win state........here

CBS 4 Joins in the Mario Debunking Fun

The 19th Annual Tampa International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival

It is with pride that I welcome you to Clip 19

here

Strip-Club King Joe Redner Is Florida's Unlikeliest Folk Hero

It's a sweltering July afternoon in Tampa, Florida, and a small crowd of men are cooling off in the most notorious watering hole in the South, the Mons Venus. A tiny one-story building wedged between fast-food restaurants on busy Dale Mabry Highway, the Mons is known for its exotic dancers (and convenient proximity to Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). But the star attraction is the 68-year-old dude with wire-frame glasses and a long gray ponytail talking on the phone in the back: Joe Redner........here

Swiftboating 2.0

The thematic structure of the right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama.......here

Who Was Ralph Hughes?

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
@ The St. Petersburg Times - @ TBO.com - @ Tampa Bay.com - @ Creative Loafing

Local Hero Eileen Hart

Eileen Hart wiped tears from her eyes minutes after she gave back her Moral Courage Award at today's Hillsborough County Commission meeting. Two weeks ago, the commission voted to rename the award, which is given to citizens who challenge government, for controversial political activist Ralph Hughes.......here
Puppets Pay Tribute To Their Master

Voter Registration Rally with Jay-Z and Wyclef In Miami

Bayfront Park Amphitheater
301 N. Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida

Click Here For Tickets

Obama in Havana

No, Barack Obama Has Not Traveled To Havana. But His Campaign Has

The brothers Lincoln and Mario Díaz-Balart, along with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, three Republican members of Congress, recently wrote a letter to the governor of Florida asking him to sign a law that enables the state to paralyze flights to the island and end family visits -- all in the name of consumer protection...........here

Obama was in Miami and said that, if he were elected, he would lift those regulations.

Gov. Charlie Crist's New Economic Plan: "Go to Disney World"

Empty Chair Charlie's Empty Suit made a roaring comeback with the Sarasota Herald Tribune's Capitol Comments Blog reporting that after weeks of ignoring the fact that Floridians are suffering under the
Bush-McCain-Crist failed economic polices,
Crist has finally laid out his new economic plan: "Go to Disney World" he said when ducking questions about the economic recovery plan being debated in Congress.......here

Gasparilla Tixx

Where Stogie Buys His Tickets For Local Events

Buy Local........Click Here

Thirteen Pieces Of Trivia About The State of Florida

Ybor City was once known as the Cigar Capital of the World with nearly 12,000 tabaqueros (cigar-makers) employed in 200 factories. Ybor City produced an estimated 700 million cigars a year at the industry's peak. It is now a part of the Tampa area and is home to many restaurants and nightclubs and is a social hub..........here

VoteForChange.com: Ashton and Demi

Bill Clinton Rocks Ft. Pierce For Obama

We have to elect a President that will rebuild the American dream, repair a badly shattered financial system and restore America’s standing in the world. Look at the mess that we have in our financial system. This is not accidental folks. It doesn’t have to be this way........here

Cafe Hey In Tampa

Friday night, all over America, people gathered in their homes, in convention centers and anywhere a television was available and Cafe Hey was no exception. Cafe Hey is a tiny coffeehouse opened less than one year ago on the outskirts of downtown Tampa..........here

Obama’s Campaign Official Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party

Don Vicente Inn
1915 Republica de Cuba
Ybor City
7:30 p.m.

Why Aren't Americans Buying The Great Swindle of 2008?

The $700 billion financial bailout package failed because most Americans wanted it to fail. Before the vote, members of Congress were getting calls 100 to 1 against the bill........here

Seminole Heights Move On VP Debate Watch Party

Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 PM
Rincon Restaurant
5901 Florida Avenue
Tampa......RSVP here

South Florida Dems Vote For The Great Swindle of 2008

Congress balked at bailing out Wall Street today, but Democrats from South Florida held their noses and voted for a financial rescue package. They felt compelled to prop up financial institutions to protect pensioners, homeowners and investors whose savings and investments are potentially at stake........here

University of Tampa Prepares for Eurocrime Film Invasion

Eurocrime Film Invasion Tampa 2008 will bring ’70s Italian cop and gangster flicks to the University of Tampa campus Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4.......here

Kids Voting Tampa Bay '08

Is a non-partisan organization that promotes civic responsibility and voter participation through educating Tampa Bay’s youth about the significance of being an educated and engaged citizen. By combining civic learning in the classroom with an authentic voting experience that reflects the adult process we are teaching the importance of voting to sustain our representative democracy...........here

Florida Candidates On The Great Swindle of 2008

I will work to ensure that this freewheeling deregulation that has brought our great country to this serious day does not happen again. I strongly support the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigations which begin this week, and will push for accountability for those responsible for the damage to our communities...........Congresswoman Kathy Castor

Senator Bob Graham Endorses Raul Martinez