Thursday, November 6, 2008

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Strawberry High In Plant City, Florida

The East Hillsborough strawberry industry has entered into the fray over the naming rights to a new high school opening there in the fall, and no one is laughing........here

Video: Tampa Voters Talk About Election Day

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Florida Passes Hate Amendment

Tonight voters in Florida approved an amendment to the state constitution that bars lesbian and gay couples from marriage. This is obviously very disappointing to the many lesbian and gay couples in the state who form lasting commitments just like straight couples and need legal protections for their families..........here

Detroit Dude Looking For Good Bud In Tampa

Ive been smoking for almost 10 years now and i just moved from Detroit Michigan down to Tampa Florida. I dont know of any good places to find good bud.. In Detroit i had my dealers and could go downtown or to areas like 7 and 8 mile. If you from Tampa and know where to find good bud or could possibly hook me up yourself, please email me...........here
States Decriminalize Pot

Howard Dean on the 2008 Election Results

"This has been a truly historic, transformational election. Tonight, our country chose hope over fear, the future over the past, unity over division. This election also reflects the passing of the torch to a new generation. Barack Obama inspired young voters across this country to answer the call and get involved. They responded to his promise to put partisanship and divisiveness aside and come together as one nation to find solutions. They turned out. They made calls. They knocked on doors. And they helped change our country...........here

Election Day Photos: Hillsborough County

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Hillsborough County Commissioner

Kevin Beckner
Life Is Good!

56,302,616 Americans Voted For More Of The Same

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Kevin Beckner For Tampa Bay

Tight Race In Florida Heads To The Finish Line

The frenzied, final push to turn out Florida's voters had stars — political and otherwise — blitzing the state Saturday...........here

Florida Is Palin Country?

At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the campaign décor — John McCain’s.........here

Florida Nudists Seek Clothing-Optional Voting

Residents of the clothing-optional Caliente Resorts in Land O' Lakes, Fla., said they are lobbying to create the first clothing-optional U.S. polling place..........here

Casa Obama In Tampa Draws Volunteers From Around The World

Part of Obama's grassroots strategy in Florida is to get minorities -- especially the Latino community -- to get out and vote and the capaign opened separate office here, known as Casa Obama, in West Tampa to support the effort...........here

Biden Bats Down McCain Protesters in Florida

Joe Biden’s first foray into Florida’s more conservative northern regions was met with a group of about 30 very vocal pro-McCain protesters, who disrupted the rally in the shadows of Florida State University’s football stadium from 300 yards away with a constant stream of chants — and a steady siren from a megaphone carried by one of the protesters............here

Saturday, November 1, 2008

George Lopez To Get Out The Vote In Ybor City

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, - 7:30 p.m.
Círculo Cubano de Tampa

2010 Avenida República de Cuba
Ybor City

Tampa Tiger Bay Club Final Debate

Doug Tudor is running as the Democratic congressional candidate for District 12, his opponent is Republican Adam Putnum. Tudor spent 25 years in the Navy before retiring to run in his first campaign against Putnam. Adam Putnam did not appear at appear at today’s debate. According to Tiger Bay officials, it was a disappointment as they had rescheduled the debate several times to accommodate the District 12 Republican........here

Hillsborough County Republican Party Chairman David Storck

This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist........here

Tampa Bay Wants More Transit, Less Sprawl

Residents in the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, which borders Polk County, envision growth with compact developments linked by mass transit, officials learned Friday...........here

The Morgan Street Jail Filled With Spirits

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Chris Rock At Tampa Obama Rally

Comedian Chris Rock took the stage this afternoon and told a crowd of more than 1,000 at a College Hill little league field to go vote for Sen. Barack Obama. Voters should choose a candidate they can relate to, who can see they're poor and understand..........here

Friday, October 31, 2008

'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

Wednesday, October 29, 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