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Thursday, October 2, 2008
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
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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 Inn1915 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 PMRincon 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.......hereKids 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
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Caribbean Crazy Ants Invade Myakka City
They're called Caribbean crazy ants and it's a good name. "They drive me really crazy," says 9-year-old Daniel Morris. Daniel's family lives near Myakka City and the ants have infested their home and the five acres around it. Everywhere you go there are "ants, ants, ants, ants, and ants........here
Brian Blair And Stephen Dibbs
The billboard on Ehrlich Road in north Tampa touting the re-election of Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair reads, in fine print at the bottom, "Political advertisement paid for and approved by Brian Blair, Republican for Hillsborough County Commission, District 6." It appears, however, that his campaign did not pay for the billboard advertisement........here
Residents Fighting Yet Another Bottling Plant in Florida
In Florida, an overwhelming number of residents seemingly oppose issuing a permit for another water bottling plant on the Santa Fe River (five permits are in the works), yet a denial of the permit is hardly a done deal - even though the water bottling company involved has yet to be identified by the property owner..........hereFlow The Film
Kevin Costner loves the Tampa Bay Rays
Costner and his band Modern West have just recorded a song for the Tampa Bay Rays to celebrate their AL East division title...........here
How Florida Voted On The Great Swindle of 2008
Democrats -- Yes: Alcee Hastings, Ron Klein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Robert Wexler, Kendrick Meek, Tim Mahoney, Corrine Brown, Allen Boyd. Democrats -- No: Kathy Castor.Republicans -- Yes: Ander Crenshaw, Adam Putnam, Dave Weldon. Republicans -- No: Jeff Miller, Ginny Brown-Waite, Cliff Stearns, John Mica, Ric Keller, Gus Bilirakis, C.W. Bill Young, Vern Buchanan, Connie Mack, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Tom Feeney..........here
Thank You Kathy Castor. Shame On You Robert Wexler.
FL-25: Real Trouble For Mario Diaz-Balart
Diaz-Balart (R) 45Garcia (D) 41
These are awesome numbers. Diaz-Balart is well under 50 percent, which of course is a danger sign for any incumbent. But Diaz-Balart is also fighting against the changing trends in this district and a blockbuster Obama operation...........here
Monday, September 29, 2008
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