Scott Shoup with Mark Nash
Monday, April 30, 2018
Gwen Graham And The Men
With a threadbare resumé of public service and a record of voting for big business and against the environment, Gwen Graham has resorted to shouting that “it’s time” Florida elected a female governor. She has reminded audiences at every campaign stop that she is a woman and her three announced primary opponents are male.
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The Graham staffer that concocted the “Gwen and the Men” slogan should never see another dawn as a paid political operative.
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When Graham appeared with her primary opponents—Andrew Gillum, Chris King, and Phil Levine—at the Hillsborough Democratic Party’s Spring Fling last week, the main thrust of her brief remarks was that she is, indeed, a woman. The other candidates discussed issues, policy, and political philosophy. Voters far prefer candidates that can be counted on to follow through on campaign promises and represent their interests regardless of gender. On this most important criterion, Graham, who is a woman, gets an F minus.
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Residents in Florida’s Big Bend, for example, feel they were hoodwinked by Graham, a female, during her two-year stint as a backbencher in the U. S. House of Representatives. Her voting record was an abomination to the Democrats that turned out in droves for her in a purple district. Graham, a biped with a vagina, voted with the Republicans and against the Florida Democratic delegation on key issues an amazing 43 percent of the time during the only one terms she served. Ironically, the only other Florida Democrat out of sync with his party’s values, former Congressman Patrick Murphy, is contemplating a late run for the governorship. He failed in bis challenge to the vulnerable Sen. Marco Rubio in 2016 because progressive Democrats refused to vote for essentially another Republican in the general election.
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My Democratic contacts in Leon County, the portion of the Congressional district that voted heavily for Graham in her lone Congressional race, regret her tenure. No one I spoke with would ever again vote for Graham, a distaff personage.
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For two decades Florida Democrats have continued to employ the failed strategy of a hard pivot to the right. Democratic candidates in Florida need to represent progressives or they have no chance in the general election. It will take far more than tapping into gender preferences or Phil Levine’s personal fortune to prevail in a statewide race.
By Jim Bleyer
Labels:
Florida DINOS,
Gwen Graham,
Jim Bleyer,
Patrick E. Murphy
Trump And Rick Scott Not Buddies Anymore?
Now that he is running for senate is
he trying to keep his distance
from the disaster?
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he trying to keep his distance
from the disaster?
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He did not mention Trump during his campaign event in Orlando and dodged a question on Fox News whether he'd ask Trump to campaign with him. here
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What Happened? Lets review shall we!
Trump And Scott's Scheme To
What Happened? Lets review shall we!
Trump And Scott's Scheme To
Destroy Florida's Wetlands
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Labels:
Donald Trump,
Florida GOP,
Rick Scott
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Tampa Paparazzi
Leonard Pitts Letter To Marco Rubio
So I see where you came after me on Twitter. I’m flattered. Never knew you cared.
“This well known national writer,” you tweeted about my last column, “states very clearly that the 63 million Americans who voted for Trump are haters who should not be heard from or engaged in dialogue. It’s a view widely held by many elites on left, but very few of them so openly admit to it.”
It fascinates me how you Republicans have repurposed “elites,” which means well above average, into an all-purpose pejorative. I mean, sure, call me an elite, if you insist. But I’d point out that as a U.S. senator, hobnobbing with presidents and potentates while pulling down $174,000 per annum, you are hardly Joe Lunchbucket yourself. more
Labels:
Florida GOP,
Leonard Pitts,
Marco Rubio
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Historic Tampa Churches
Like treasured family heirlooms, the historic churches and temples of Tampa are lovingly cared for by their devoted congregations. With more than 200 vintage images, Historic Tampa Churches shares stories of tragedy and triumph, from St. Peter Claver Church, whose congregation watched the first church burn to the ground 10 days after its dedication, to the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Benedict School, who found themselves jailed for teaching students in the African American community.
Many of these churches, like Ybor City's Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, West Tampa's St. Joseph Church, and downtown's Greater Bethel Baptist Church, are found at the center of Tampa's ethnically diverse communities. Passed down from generation to generation, these architectural gems serve as a reminder of the countless men and women who selflessly labored for the growth of their churches, leaving a lasting legacy of faith
and good works.
By Author John V. Cinchett a third-generation Tampa native and local history writer with an interest in the preservation of historical Tampa photographs. As a musician, Cinchett has served as an organist for several local churches over more than 30 years.
Amazing La France Ybor City
TPD Photographers in Ybor City
Friday, April 27, 2018
Tampa Progressives in Seminole Heights
The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay
April Meeting
With special guest
Joe Redner, Chris Cano
And Bob Buesing
President Jessica Vaughn
Kim Overman
Becca Fiore with friend
Russell Giambrone with friend
Becca Fiore with friend
Russell Giambrone with friend
Wayne Schucker
Russell Hires
Tim Heberlein
Scott Shoup
Chris Cano
Bob Buesing on how to beat Dana Young
Central Florida NORML
Seminole Heights Library
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Join them here
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Asher Edelson Lone Speaker At City Hall
I was the only person to bring up the audit today. Folks if we want the City Council to do this thing, we have to show up in some numbers to let them know we care about this issue!
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"What can I do to convince y’all to
"What can I do to convince y’all to
make it out?" Asher Edelson
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