Bad News For Florida's Right Wing

Medical marijuana will be on the ballot in November,
which is bad news for Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican leaders
who oppose any relaxation of the state’s backward cannabis laws. public surveys continue to show landslide support for medical marijuana, and a majority favoring the decriminalization of small amounts for personal use. This is a thorny problem for conservative Republicans like Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who are up for re-election. They now have to sally forth and crusade against a popular cause, trying to stir fear and doubts among a constituency

that’s heard it all before........more>

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cheech-called-your-prescription.html#storylink=cpy

Take Me To Your Leader

We look around

and all we see is GOP
Where are our new leaders? 

Derrick Brooks, Elected To Hall of Fame

It's about time. here, visit DB55.org

Right Wing Pouring Money Into Florida

Right-Wing groups from outside Florida
 are desperately pouring money into the race for the late Bill Young's seat,
and all that money is to boost

Republican lobbyist David Jolly

 who is running against Democrat Alex Sink......more>

Follow The Leader Florida

Florida We Can Follow 11.4.14
Please visit Stogie's Smoke Shop,

and enjoy the game.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

At Olde Town Pizzeria in Plant City

Stay Local 

TPD: How We Do It In Tampa

TPD Officer Van Treese

Save Tampa’s Jackson House

Tampa’s historic Jackson House

The local NAACP is rethinking how they feel about Mayor Buckhorn. It seems  Mayor Bob has thrown up one roadblock after another in the saga over saving the house. 

 Bubba the Love Sponge and Linda Saul-Sena

tried to save Jackson House from demolition last September.

Both maintain the city obstructed the deal with last minute,

unreasonable deadlines and charges......more>

 

“The mayor has a vision of downtown, and let’s be honest, it doesn’t include African-American people.”...former Buckhorn supporter, NAACP member Yvette Lewis

 

“Whatever plan he has is a lot more sexier than restoring a dilapidated house for African Americans,” Bubba

Hillsborough Democrats Near Surrender

Just one Democrat remains in the running with four Hillsborough County Commission seats up for election now that candidate Mary Mulhern, a Tampa city council member, has withdrawn from the District 7 race for health reasons. To some observers, this scenario raises serious questions about the Democratic Party’s ability to compete in local elections.

Democrats have 61,000 more registered voters in the county than Republicans, yet the GOP has a solid 5-2 majority on the commission.....more> 

“It starts with leaders recruiting candidates to run for office. There’s a lack of focus on the recruitment process at the state level. Their focus seems to be on getting people elected to Congress or statewide office.”  Kevin Beckner

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tony, he is from Tampa.

Florida TParty Buster: Alan Cohn

Alan Cohn - Democrat for Congress

Busting Dennis Ross

Florida Ku Klux Klan

What Stogie Had For Lunch

 

 Palomilla Steak  
with Moro and plátanos
 If there is a Cuban place around I will find it. Found this gem on the

Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte more

Republicans Flock to Duck Dynasty Star

Group Pic, more

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jim, he is from Brooksville

High Times: Bob & Cathy Jordan

We recently heard about how Florida doctors may soon be able to prescribe medical marijuana to patients in need. So we went to speak with

Bob & Cathy Jordan for their reaction to the news...here
Remember when  Manatee County Narcotics Cops In Ski Masks Raided Their Parrish Home?
here 

Local Blogger Tim Fasano A TV Star

more

Ybor Surveillance

7th Ave

Florida LegiCamp 2014

LegiCamp is designed to be a place for progressive groups to pool resources and work co-cooperatively around specific Florida issues. It was started in 2011 in response to the agenda of Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Florida legislature.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 9:00 AM 
 Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 5:00 PM

University Of Florida Physics Complex Gainesville

info

Pete Seeger RIP

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"We Shall Overcome"

Rick Scott's New Medicaid Scandal

Write a $1 million check

to Scott's re-election committee and get

contracts worth potentially billions

to serve Medicaid patients in regions across the state. Just ask Miguel Fernandez his new finance chairman for his campaign......more>

 

What Stogie Had For Lunch

 Pulled beef with rice, beans and pico de gallo. $4.00 

 

At the red barn on US 92 in Seffner. For locals only, don't tell anyone.

Bubba For Mayor Of Tampa

Tampa DJ Bubba the Love Sponge

is threatening to challenge Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn in 2015.....more>

Connect Tampa Bay Transportation Proposal

WHEN: Thursday, January 30 at 6 PM

WHERE: 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa Museum of Art, Downtown Tampa

INFO

Florida Supreme Court Approves Medical Marijuana

The State Supreme Court has approved the ballot language 4-3 - and thus the voters of Florida will get to vote on Medical Marijuana in November 2014.....more>

On November 4th we can make history boys and girls

Learn about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act

Tell your friends and VOTE
Stogie's Smoke Shop

 You can help end the federal war on marijuana.
here

The Panhandle Has Had Enough

Gwen Graham

Has outraised Tea Party Congressman Steve Southerland for the second quarter in a row, by more than $200,000 and now sit with a $200,000 cash on hand advantage over his campaign.

Help her out here, visit his countdown clock here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa

The Florida Extortion Game

CNN devoted nearly 15 minutes in prime time Wednesday evening to a report on what anchor Anderson Cooper called "the extortion game" of pay-to-play politics -- and a case study in the piece was Gov. Rick Scott......more>

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fried Pork Chop

With yellow rice, collard greens, mac and cheese and corn bread. $10 

A friend from Flint, Michigan was down to visit and wanted me to take him to the best BBQ in town. So I took him to Big John's on 40th street, a place I have been going to since I was a boy.  On Sunday only Mama Beth cooks soulfood.......more>

St. Pete Based Drug Free America Foundation

Opposes the medical marijuana  initiative and will mount a campaign urging resident to vote “no,”

"We believe that if this gets to the ballot, Floridians will vote wisely and reject it,”

Executive Director Calvina Fay

 May we remind Ms. Fay a recent poll found

65 percent support among Florida voters. Only 23 percent of voters say they oppose it.

VOTE 11.4.14

Florida Corporate Welfare State

Rick Scott wants to give $100 million 

To Busch Gardens, Sea World, Universal Orlando and Disney World. Scott wants to take "It's Your Money" as he refers to it, and hand it over to these companies in the promotion of tourism. He says he's doing it for "Florida families" in the name of his similarly named " Florida Families First Budget".......more 

Tampa HART

Hillsborough County leaders are drawing up plans to remake the HART bus system into an expansive agency that can oversee construction of countywide transportation projects ang the authority to build roads and rail and create new bus routes.....more

Commissioners Kevin Beckner, Mark Sharpe and Sandy Murman all nominated HART.

Mayor Bob likes the idea, so do we. If anything is right around here it is them. 

“When you’re talking about transportation, for me it’s logical to think HART, why would you recreate the wheel and create a whole new agency.” Kevin Beckner

Fracking In The Everglades

Florida Republican Ray Rodrigues 

of Ft. Myers has introduced two bills this session that would make it easier for this controversial oil and gas extraction process to take place in Florida.

While there are no planned fracking projects in Florida as of yet,

Rep. Rodrigues' two bills will cut off the public's right to know 

the details of what would be pumped into the ground during the fracking process.

Give Fracking Same Scrutiny As Medical Marijuana

Take Action

Florida mom hopes for medical marijuana

The Citrus Taliban

The Liberty Counsel

Vows to help defend Florida's anti-gay marriage amendment,

which they helped write.

here

The Bob Graham Land and Water Legacy Amendment

Florida voters will get a chance to steer as much as $10 billion toward environmental efforts over the next two decades through a ballot measure officially set Thursday for the November ballot. The Water and Land Legacy campaign’s proposal was officially designated as Amendment 1. 

U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, one of Florida's greatest governor helped launch

this great campaign.

here, Please vote 11.4.14

What Stogie Had For Dinner

 

Crab Cakes

With Potato Salad and Black Eyed Peas.

At the Elvis booth, Nicko's Fine Foods......more

Floridians’ Clean Water Declaration Campaign

Join

Florida GOP Alert: Bill Van Zant

the war on women spreads

It has  finally reached Florida. Charles Van Zant Has introduced HB 545,

an all out abortion ban.

here

Poisoned Gulf Killing Our Whales

Authorities said eight pilot whales have died in shallow waters off Florida's southwest coast. Six others remain unaccounted for. In December, more than 50 pilot whales stranded in Everglades National Park. Several died.......more
Update: 25 Dead Whales Found Near Kice Island, Florida...more>

Pilot whales live in deep water and swim inland if they suffer from toxicity or disease.

New Poll: Florida's CJMC Act

65 percent support among Florida voters. Only 23 percent of voters oppose it.

On November 4th we can make history boys and girls

Learn about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act

Tell your friends and VOTE
Stogie's Smoke Shop

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Steve

Tampa born and bred.

Daisy J. Baez For Florida State House

here