The Ybor City Stogie

Thursday, September 25, 2014

24th Annual Business Ethics Breakfast @ UT

Corporations are so desperate to put their Republican puppets in office

They’re willing to fire employees who challenge them in an election. Viviana Janer is running as a Democratic candidate for the Osceola County Commission in Florida. Her opponent, John Quinones, is a Republican. Janer’s employer, Marriot Vacations Worldwide, supports the GOP candidate and even donated $1,000 to his campaign. What did they give Janer? A pink slip. Why? Because she’s a Democrat who refused to drop out of the race like her employer demanded. here

SUPPORT HER HERE

Sarasota Rally And Forum For Amendment 2

Women of Action Community Forum

John Morgan, United for Care Chairman
and Shelli Freeland Eddie, Esq.

Thursday September 25, 2014. Rally begins at 5:30pm,

Forum begins at 6:00pm

Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1680 18th Street, Sarasota, FL 34234

Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times: All About Trunout

Obama factor could decide governor's race.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Charlo Greene: FUCK IT, I QUIT

KTVA reporter Charlo Greene dropped an f-bomb and quit live on air. She also unveiled she was the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club and would be working on building her marijuana business and legalization activism in Alaska...

We want to live in Rick Scott's commercials too

John Romano: I have discovered a new and spectacular locale that defies belief. It is a place where the economy is bustling, and the problems are inconsequential. People are always smiling, the environment is pristine and no one seems to care about, or need, health insurance of any type. No doubt about it, I want to live in Rick Scott's commercials. here

Charlotte County Cop Watched as Woman’s Kids Taken at Gunpoint, Ignored Her Cries for Help, Drove Off

Tampa Palestine Solidarity Protest

Palestine solidarity activists filed into the intersection of Maritime and 20th Street at the Port of Tampa to protest the docking of the
ZIM Alabama, a container ship carrying
Israeli goods.

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1402 waved and honked in support.

here

Rick Scott's failure to create jobs

Rick Scott promised to create 700,000 jobs in 7 years, on top of normal economic growth. He failed to meet that promise -- and is now pretending he never said anything at all.

My Fox Tampa Bay holds him accountable.

New poll shows 69% of Florida voters support #2

With 43 days until the election, and only days until early voting starts, public support for medical marijuana remains very stable:

Our new poll shows 69% of likely voters in Florida support this measure with only 28% opposed. 60% voter approval is needed to pass a Constitutional Amendment in the State of Florida. The findings are significant because they show voter backing of the amendment has remained virtually unchanged since the beginning of 2013. Previous polls (conducted by 3 different pollsters) showed support at 70% in January, 71% in March, and 70% in June.

Here's what's clear:

Keeping medical decisions in the hands of doctors - not politicians - is simply not a controversial position for the vast majority of Floridians, and that has not changed over the last twenty-one months.

Opponents of Amendment 2 have been relentlessly pushing disingenuous talking points, and insulting the intelligence of the voters. They've got millions behind them - but their uber-wealthy funders won't be able to dislodge support if we stay strong.

The only way to ensure passage of this amendment is to have your support. Please contribute here today.