What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pepper Steak

With Moro and Yuca

$5.99 at Bravo Supermarket, 4340 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

Shop Hop In Seminole Heights

Stay Local, Help Your Neighbor 

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa

Broken Ohm by Local Artist Dante Hadley

Landslide Support For Florida Medical Marijuana

Florida voters support 82 – 16 percent allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical use if it is prescribed by a doctor, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.......more>

Learn more about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act......here

Tampa Wal-Mart Black Friday Protest

A sign in the employee lounge in the Wal-Mart reads

“Please Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner.”

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Attend a Black Friday Protest Near You!
Wal-mart Supercenter, Gunn Hwy Tampa
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Jon Stewart Tackles 'Hip Hop Conservative' Trey Radel

What Stogie Had For Lunch

 

Fried Rice

With Palomilla Steak and after meal coffee

At Arco-Iris Cuban Restaurant in West Tampa

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd And Pig Shit

While out on the farm tipping bulls,
sometimes you run the risk of being hit in the ear with a little pig shit because a scared jackass just won’t stop kicking.
Such is the case after  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd published a misguided piece of commentary in a Florida newspaper labeling the state’s
medical marijuana initiative a “sham,”
aimed at deceiving voters into legalizing cannabis for the

stoned downtrodden of the state.......more
Florida voters support it 82–16 percent

JFK In Tampa

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The Guardian: Florida In Secret Talks

To accept funding for Medicaid from [the] Affordable Care Act.

 Linda Cook, a MoveOn member in Scottsmoor, Florida, started a petition on MoveOn.org urging the Florida legislature to accept Medicaid funding.

Will you add your name right now, while talks are ongoing?

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Florida's Right Wing Infestation

local Congressmembers Take Advantage Of Campaign Loopholes

One notable example is U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan

According to federal campaign financing records, Buchanan used a campaign account to pay $232,082 since 2005 to his sister-in-law, Yvonne Buchanan, for bookkeeping services. The Longboat Key Republican also rented space from three companies owned by the candidate himself — Auto Central Services Inc., Jamatt Properties and 130 Tamiami Trail LLC. Buchanan also paid more than $110,000 in rent to his own business.......more

He is on Florida's Most Corrupt list.

Wake up Sarasota. In 2014 you do have a choice. Check out Mitch Mallett
The Dems are in on it too, Bill Nelson reimbursed himself more than $10,000 in past years. He also repaid his wife several thousand dollars in expenses.

Corporate Welfare In Orlando

 Orange County Commissioners voted to direct $20 million toward the construction of a new soccer-specific stadium, completing the funding necessary for the facility. The county voted 5-2 in favor of funding the stadium, securing the final $20 million needed to build a 20,000-seat venue for the team.

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Get to know Orlando City SC, the newest club in Major League Soccer.....more>

Public funding for the soccer stadium breaks down like this: the $20 million in tourist taxes approved Tuesday; $20 million from Orlando; and smaller amounts from other jurisdictions, including $2 million from Seminole County.

Hillsborough County Giving Trees

Hillsborough County residents can help make a difference this holiday season by purchasing gift items to support the needs of low-income seniors. Beginning  Tuesday, Dec. 3, Giving Trees will be on display at all Hillsborough County Senior Centers and select Senior Nutrition sites bearing holiday-wish tags benefitting seniors in need.

 

§  Brandon Senior Center, 612 N Parsons Ave. in Brandon; 813-635-8066

§  Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave. NW in Lutz; 813-264-3804

§  Oaks at Riverview Senior Center, 101 E. Kirby St. in Tampa; 813-272-6829

§  Busansky Senior Center, 4102 W. Spruce St. in Tampa; 813-554-5160

§  Plant City Senior Center,  1205 S. Waller St. in Plant City; 813-757-3824

§  Ruskin Senior Center, 905 6th St. SE in Ruskin; 813-672-1107

§  Town N' Country Senior Center, 7606 Paula Dr. in Tampa; 813-873-6336

§  Wimauma Senior Center, 5714 North St. in Wimauma; 813-671-7672

§  Gibsonton Senior Nutrition Site, 10017 Vaughn St. in Gibsonton; 813-671-7601

§  Progress Village Senior Nutrition Site,  8701 Progress Blvd. in Tampa; 813-671-7773

§  Sterling Heights Senior Nutrition Site, 11706 Williams Rd. in Thonotosassa; 813-914-4016

§  Division of Aging Services Administrative Offices, 601 East Kennedy Blvd, in Tampa; 813-272-6261

Media Contact: Crystal L. Pruitt, Communications & Digital Media Services, Cell: 727-307-8381

Hypocrite Florida Congressman Trey Radel

Arrested on Cocaine Charges. Voted to Drug Test Welfare Recipients 

He represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District which includes Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Marco Island. Radel voted for a bill that would cut about $40 billion in nutritional aid over ten years and deny benefits to millions of Americans.
 

The bill would also allow states to require drug tests
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Florida GOP Countdown Clocks

Nan Rich In Ybor City

If the progressive wing of the Florida Democratic Party had a dream candidate for governor, he or she would sound pretty similar to Nan Rich, who spoke to the Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus at J.J.'s in Ybor City........more

Nan Rich for governor

Marco Rubio Extols Morality to 'Ex-Gay' Supporters

Florida senator Marco Rubio delivered the keynote address at an annual gathering of the right-wing Florida Family Policy Council, which supports 'ex-gay' or 'reparative' therapy.

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Ribs, Pulled Pork, Dirty Rice and Collard Greens.

 

 

Great food, great prices. In Dade City.

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Florida Congressman Grayson

For several months, journalist Glenn Greenwald has reeled off one blockbuster article after another concerning the National Security Agency's pervasive domestic and international electronic spying programs. Congressman Alan Grayson, wanting to learn more about the scope of domestic spying, has invited Greenwald to provide a briefing to Congress in Washington, D.C. Given the threats to prosecute him, Greenwald has been reluctant to do so in person. So one month ago, Congressman Grayson sent a letter to Attorney General Holder, asking whether the AG would prosecute Greenwald if Greenwald came to D.C. to testify. Yesterday, we learned the answer.

Attorney General] Holder indicated that the Justice Department is not planning to prosecute former Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, 

One way or another, Congressman Grayson will continue to seek Greenwald's testimony regarding the scope of domestic spying, so that Congress and the American People can hear the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Which is one more reason why

Congressman Grayson deserves your support. 

MLB Impeded Florida Health Investigation

Major League Baseball officials impeded an investigation by the Florida Department of Health into Biogensis founder Tony Bosch by purchasing clinic documents they had been asked not to obtain,

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Florida Regulators Doing The Bidding Of Polluters

2013 has become the deadliest year ever for
Florida’s endangered manatees.

So far this year, 769 manatees have died (Jan. 1 through Oct. 29), the largest annual manatee die-off in Florida since record-keeping began.

Boat collisions are usually the main killer of these mellow sea cows, who float and graze in Florida’s sea grass beds. But this year, boat collisions are down. This year, the biggest manatee die-offs on Florida’s east and west coasts are linked to algae outbreaks, which are worsened by sewage, manure and fertilizer runoff.

Florida regulators are doing the bidding of polluter-lobbyists, and environmental disasters like the record manatee deaths are the sad result. Instead of stepping in to enforce the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off......more

Florida Right Wing Blogger Attacks Saint Petersblog

A Letter To Charlie Crist’s Liberal Blogger, Peter Schorsch

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Tampa Bay Homeless

Honesty pays in Tampa.

Awesome Dade City Mother Outraged After School Puts Son on Honor Roll

Happy Birthday Howard Dean

On my 65th birthday join me in supporting DFA

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and cut earned benefits like Social Security and Medicare. Radical right-wingers are in state legislatures across the country trying to restrict the right to vote and take away women’s reproductive rights. But we will continue to fight back -- it's the only we will win and preserve our version of America. And thanks to the Tea Party's obstructionism, Democrats have a real opportunity to win back the House in 2014. So, instead of receiving gifts on my 65th birthday, I'm asking people to support DFA as we fight to build a more progressive America.

In the spirit of our Dean for America presidential campaign, can you donate to DFA today?

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The Sick Mind Of The Right Wing

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Blackened Red Snapper Sandwich 

With potato salad at Abbott Station in Zephyrhills

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Ocala Tea Party Stronghold

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I Am Rick Scott

Florida Blue

Friends Of Stogie

Hail Ceasar

Tampa Bay Tea Party Members

Accountability

Florida Executes Inmate With Controversial Lethal Injection

Darius Kimbrough – convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a Florida woman in 1991– was executed and pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. EST, roughly 18 minutes after his lethal injection was administered. Kimbrough’s execution was notable because it was the second time the state had used the drug midazolam as a sedative in the first of a three-stage lethal injection procedure.  As Reuters reports, midazolam has come under fire from prisoners, who challenged the use of the drug in a lawsuit. Seven of Florida’s death row inmates sued the state, arguing the drug – typically used as a sedative in minor operations – is not actually an anesthetic. They claimed that in addition to halting the body’s ability to speak or move, midazolam leaves inmates aware of their surroundings and in severe pain as they die........more

I Am Ken Hagan

What Stogie Had For Lunch

 

 

Bloody Mary with a California chicken sandwich and a bowl of chile.

At BJ's Brewhouse in Citrus Park. 

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Music For Manatees Benefit Concert

On November 22, you can be a part of the debut concert of the Tampa Bay Music Society (TBMS) at Spoto High School beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Spoto High School is located at 8538 Eagle Palm Dr. in Riverview. Proceeds from the debut concert will benefit the Florida Manatee and Aquatic Center at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo......more

Koch Bros. Beerfest In Miami

 

Of course, the Kochs themselves didn’t show up to cut checks to entertain their latest targets; that duty was left to the Koch-funded (and ironically named) Generation Opportunity, the youth-oriented outfit behind the Creepy Uncle Sam ads. They were of course aided by the University’s conservative.

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Brand GOP: Florida

Rachel Potter From Seminole

Awesome singer from Seminole is a finalist on the TV show X Factor.

She needs our votes.  

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Nan Rich for Governor

Haitian Women of Miami

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I Am Terry Kimple

Ybor Surveillance

Centro Ybor

HART’s ridership At Record High

HART reported all-time record ridership in October with nearly 1.4 million passenger trips, a 1.8 percent increase over the previous record set in October 2012, the Hillsborough County transit system said Monday.......more

homophobic Rubio

U.S. senator Marco Rubio of Florida is set to deliver the keynote address at an annual fund-raiser for the Florida Family Policy Council, an antigay group that counts a veritable who's who of right-wing, homophobic activists and pundits among its honorees.......more

Branded GOP -Hillsborough County

Friends Of Stogie

At Gaspar's Patio in Temple Terrace

FreeElCritico: His Crime? His Music

The wife of a jailed Cuban rapper known for his vocal opposition to the Castro regime is calling on America’s music industry to stand by her husband, who is on the brink of death after 24 days on a hunger strike......more

The Launch Of The Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition

The Sunshine State
should be a world leader in solar energy production. 

Instead, we're home to dirty and obsolete coal plants like
Duke Energy's Crystal River.

Launch of the Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition, rally across from
Duke headquarters
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Williams Park, directly across from Duke's offices at 299 1st Ave North, St Pete
Questions: Contact Julia Hathaway at julia.hathaway@sierraclub.org 

or call (727) 824-8813 ext. 309

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We Are GOP

Tampa Bay Tea Party Members

Accountability

New/Old Local Blogger Is Back

Vox, who use to blog at Tampa's Backdoor Ways is back with a new blog.

Florida Cat Trap. check it out here

Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan

A political scientist at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and former Democratic operative, has filed to take on Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes........more

Rick Scott's Florida

Friends Of Stogie

Anti-Communist Rafael Cruz

The more we learn about Rafael Cruz, the more the existence of Ted Cruz begins to make sense. Rafael Cruz was born in 1939 in Matanzas, Cuba; at 14 years old he fought for Fidel Castro, though he later claimed he “didn’t know Castro was a Communist.” After Castro’s regime turned bad, Rafael disowned his former leader, left for Texas to become a mathematician, and later instilled a seething hatred of anything remotely Communist into Ted Cruz.....more

No New District

Hispanics who spent years pushing for a Hillsborough County Commission district that would enable them to elect one of their own thought that was finally going to happen Wednesday. But commissioners rejected the idea, refusing in a largely partisan vote to put the issue on the 2014 ballot. Commissioners voting in opposition, Victor Crist, Sandra Murman, Ken Hagan and Al Higginbotham all republicans. Mark (The next politico to leave the GOP.) Sharpe joined Democrats Les Miller and Kevin Beckner in backing the proposal........more 

I Am Al Higginbotham