Monday, January 17, 2011

Martin Luther King, Jr.



This week the Pentagon sank to a new low: claiming that Dr. King would "understand" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. King's legacy is clear: he opposed war and other violence and condemned war as "an enemy of the poor."

"The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to end it must be ours."
--Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking of Vietnam.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Flights To Cuba Out Of Tampa

More Americans will be allowed to travel to Cuba, likely from Tampa International Airport, under changes announced Friday by the Obama administration.
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The White House said it was easing restrictions to enhance the "free flow of information" and promote the independence of the Cuban people from communist rule. I have been saying this for over 40 years. Without the embargo the Castro brothers would have been gone along time ago. The Miami Cuban Mafia is responsible for the suffering of the cuban people all these years, not the Castros.

Stop The War On The Cuban People!
Thanks Kathy Castor.

Tom Clendenning's Slacker Police

This shows you the alternate reality Florida Republicans live in. Tom Clendenning of the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation testified before the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee. Clendenning told the committee Florida could save $800,000 per year by adding five employees to the Agency for Workforce Innovation to investigate people who are not looking for work.
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"When the rich fuck the poor, that's business. When the poor complain about it,
That's class warfare.".....Joe Bardi

Friday, January 14, 2011

Kevin Beckner’s 40th Birthday Party

Saturday, February 5th, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Mise En Place 442 W. Kennedy Blvd Tampa
RSVP

Q & A: Two Of Tampa Bay's Premier Bloggers

Michael Hussey And Ben Kirby
Michael Hussey's
Question
Ben Kirby's
Answer

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Bacalao
With Black Beans And Rice
$6.00.....At El Oso Blanco, 3611 West Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Joe
He is from Tennessee. Has been homeless for a year.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Human Rights Awards Breakfast In Tampa

The Platt Street Bridge

Finding Tampa

George Will Attacks Howard Dean

"And I say good for them. Greg Sargent of The Plum Line and Dave Cook of the Christian Science Monitor call out George Will on what he wrote on Dean's words about the Tea Party.".......MadFloridian

"For too long the dangerous propagandist tactic of mixing of truth, half-truths and lies has been used to inflame popular sentiments and fear. It was therefore disappointing to see The Post contribute to this cycle of vitriol in our public discourse with a column by George F. Will that erroneously claimed I called the Tea Party racist. In fact, as Post blogger Greg Sargent pointed out by fully citing my comments, I specifically said that I did not consider the Tea Party to be racist.
It's time we each do our part to stop this cycle of vitriol.".......Howard Dean

Pinellas Homeless

Annual Point-in-Time Count
Census conducted during the last seven days of each January to produce “statistically reliable, unduplicated counts or estimates of homeless persons in sheltered and unsheltered locations at a one-day point in time."
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Thank You Mr. Kirby.

Kelly Benjamin Gives Dick Greco’s Hand The Boot

In a sleepy mayoral campaign to date, it’s a candidate for city council that is responding to Dick Greco’s “Give Me Five” signs and stickers around Tampa directly. Benjamin, a candidate for the District 6 seat , has released a parody of that Greco sign with his own riposte.
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Vote Kelly

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Friends Of Stogie

Meet Cliff
From Liverpool, England. He Has Met All Five Beatles.

How Many People Are Homeless In Hillsborough County

Volunteers Needed For Homeless Count
Hillsborough County's next homeless count, coordinated by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, will be done on Thursday, January 27, 2011 between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m.

New Greco Yard Sign

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For The Conspiracy Theoriest

Things That Make You Go Hmmm...
After 2 days of very heavy chemtrail activity in Phoenix, which caused pretty much a “whiteout” of the sky, we have a day with a blue sky and very little fake cloud/chemtrail action. What we do have today is an incredibe amount of particulate matter and fibers flying around, and we are breathing this awful stuff, we are drinking it in the water.
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And now we have Jared Loughner.

Look at the sky over Tampa today. These things are all over the place.

How Do You Shoot Someone 8 Times In Self-Defense?

No Charges For Jogger In Town 'N Country Fatal Shooting
Prosecutors say Florida's "stand-your-ground" law was a factor in their decision.
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The Victim

Tiny Little Dots

A Homeless Man Story

Kathy Castor’s Arrogance Of Office

In the wake of the Arizona shootings last week, politicians from across the country have called for changing the tone of politics. But if members of Congress (and other political leaders) want to change the culture of public debate, they need to look in the mirror first. Their own behavior helps foster the bad behavior from some of their constituents.
Consider Kathy Castor


I too am pissed off at the way they are treating Odyssey Marine Exploration. Call Ms. Castor and tell her what you think.
DC. 202.225.3376 - Tampa 813.871.2817

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Arizona Hate

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Judd Phillips, Founder Of Tea Party Nation

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Tampa Bay Pirates

Women's Tackle Football Team
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Fidel Castro Endorses His Old Friend Greco

The dictator gets the support from another dictator. While they have not seen each other since Dick Greco's illegal trip to Cuba in 2003 to show support for the communist regime Fidel said he still admires the stern reign of Greco and they speak often.
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The State Of The Tampa Bay Blogosphere

From Stogie's Blogroll
The Workers
Litbrit - Tampa Back Door Ways - Madfloridian - St.Petersblog - The Spencerian - Tiny Little Dots
The SOG City Oracle - Pushing Rope - Re/Creating Tampa - Deep Something - Irreverent View
Finding Tampa - The Campaign Manager - Out In Left Field - Jodi Scrubbings

Political Bloviation - The World of Big Pauly - Side Salad - Tampa Taxi Shots - Ybor City Stogie

The Slackers
Please do not be angry with The Stogie. I know it's none of my business how often you post.
Tampa Rail: Last Post Dec. 20, 2010
Tommy in Seminole Heights: Last Post Oct. 26, 2010
Bartlett Park: Last Post Dec. 25, 2010
The Evolution of Robby Wales: Last Post Dec. 23, 2010
Eric's SoulPunkFunk Experience: Last Post Dec. 9, 2010
Little Joe: Last Post Nov. 26, 2010
Cathy Salustri: Dec. 17, 2010
The Tampa Pirate: Last Post Dec. 8, 2010
State Of Sunshine We Miss You!

The Rhetoric Of Violence And Its Consequences

In the last few years there have been a series of violent events by unhinged characters inspired by the paranoia-fueled speech of right-wing leaders. Since each of these incidents is seen as an isolated example of a lone nut, no one has put these events together to see
how prevalent these sorts of attacks have become.
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Apalachicola Bay Oysters

Let me start by saying i love Apalachicola Bay, it's a beautiful place and i love oysters, raw please. Recently my conservative friend and i were out having a few Yuenglings. My friend ordered a doz. Apalachicola Bay Oysters. I informed him about the dangers of eating oysters from that area. Most people know oysters are Filter Feeders (Animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure.)

With all the oil and chemicals in gulf waters right now i did not think it was a very good idea. Well he ridiculed my advise and ate them anyway. To his health!

City Of Tampa Code Chapter 26-169

Placement Of Containers
A week ago tomorrow a nice gentleman from the city driving a Ford Escape visted Stogie's resident. He was handed pamphlet above and was told that he was in violation of City Of Tampa Code Chapter 26-169. He informed the gentleman that Stogie's trash days were mondays and thursdays and here it was wednesday and the trash can was still there. The trash was not picked up on monday. I don't want to be an eyesore to my community, but the city needs to get it's shit together and stop wasting our money.

I Wish I Could Speak Like Newt

GOPAC: 'Language: A Key Mechanism of Control'
The GOPAC memo was a controversial memo written and distributed by US Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich in 1994. The title of the memo was Language: A Key Mechanism of Control. It was distributed to Republicans and contained a list of words with positive and negative connotations that Republicans should use to describe Republicans and Democrats, respectively.
Hate Speech: The Right’s Magic Bullet

Liberal Hunting License

No Bag Limit
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Could Not Find A Conservitive Hunting License, Sorry.
The Terror of Right Wing Stuff

Alan Snel To Speak In Ybor City

Bicycle Advocate Extraordinaire
Alan Snel will be giving a talk entitled “Bicycle Energy” at this week’s Sierra Club Tampa Bay meeting.
7 pm, Weds. Jan. 12
Hilton Garden Inn
1700 E. 9th Ave. In Ybor City
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Kelly Benjamin For The City Of Tampa

"Just ran into my opponent at the supervisor of elections office as he prepared to buy his way on the ballot. I tried to warn him to save his money, take a vacation, buy some things for the grandkids, but he's stubborn. Too bad.".....Kelly Benjamin

Meet Craig Addams

A Glenn Beck Fan On Facebook
He hates niggers and is recruiting for the KKK.
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"I'm with glen beck he come with the truth like I come with the truth.".....
Craig Addams

Steve Labrake Announced His Endorsement Of Dick Greco

LeBrake served in the last Greco administration and is currently serving the final months of incarceration for his conviction of conspiracy, wire fraud and accepting bribes and gratuities.
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Yankees Erect Steinbrenner Statue In Tampa

An Accompanying Plaque Reads:
“A great philanthropist whose charitable efforts were mostly performed without fanfare, he followed a personal motto of the greatest form of charity is anonymity.”
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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Allen Wasserman
The Stogie has know Allen for over 20 years. He is from Tampa but likes living in Santa Barbara, Ca. He was in town to visit his family over the holidays and we got together and had a great time.

He has his own You Tube Channel in which he films homeless life. He is also on Facebook.

Radio Legend Neil Rogers Dies

Rest In Peace My Friend
1942-2010
Neil passed away on December 24, 2010. If anyone is seeking to make a donation in Neil’s honor, please bring a check for Abandoned Pet Rescue, Inc. For further information,

please contact Norm Kent, (954) 661-3361.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

If Ballots Don't Work, Bullets Will

An Open Letter To Joyce Kaufman

The following is an open letter to WFTL-850 FM radio host Joyce Kaufman, whose incendiary political rhetoric included a Tea Party rally remark that, "If ballots don't work, bullets will.
Dear Joyce,

In Memory Of Christina Taylor Green

Rest In Peace Little One.
We Must Never Stop Believing In Monsters!

Support The Greco Campaign

To support the Greco campaign and court influence in future policy making you can donate to the campaign. Submit your small denominations of unmarked bills in a nondescript manila envelope or plain briefcase and leave it in the alley behind the campaign offices. Do not look back, do not talk to anyone,
just leave the money and go.
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