Friday, November 15, 2013

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.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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

Monday, November 11, 2013

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

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

Sunday, November 10, 2013

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 

Saturday, November 9, 2013

I Am Al Higginbotham


Tampa Bay Tea Party Members

Accountability

Charlie Crist's History of Leaning Left


Jacksonville Tells School Board: “No KKK High School"

About 30 residents of Jacksonville rallied and spoke out at a Duval County School Board meeting on Nov. 5 in favor of changing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Imperial Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and members of the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition (JPC) have been gathering community support to change the name.....more

Friday, November 8, 2013

The Stogie Party

Coming 2014

WMNFs 4th Annual Little Manatee River Jam

Florida Tea Party Republican Ted Yoho Wants To Impeach Eric Holder

A group of House Republicans plan an effort to oust Attorney General Eric Holder by year's end, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) told the Gainesville Sun. “It’s to get him out of office -- impeachment,” said Yoho, who was a large-animal veterinarian before winning election last year. “It will probably be when we get back in [Washington]. It will be before the end of the year......more

Where The Hell Did Florida Go?

If all of the ice in the world melted, sea levels would raise some 216 feet. But what exactly would that look like? And more specifically, what would such a worse-case scenario mean for the Earth’s population? National Geographic has created a fascinating visual representation of this thought experiment and provided an analysis of how each continent would be affected by such a catastrophic change........more
What Florida might look like in the near future.
Florida 2073

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Friends Of Stogie

Local artist Cristina Fernandez with fans at The Pegasus Lounge in Tampa

GOP: The Party of ‘Not Racist’

Tampa Bay Tea Party Members

Accountability

Democrats Force Jessica Ehrlich Out

Jessica Ehrlich is out of the race to replace the late Rep. Bill Young.
"This morning I am officially announcing that I am suspending my campaign for Congress," she wrote in a statement distributed by the Florida Democratic Party.......more

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Hey Rubio, Prayer Is Not Going To Help You

Marco Rubio says he'll be at the Supreme Court today for oral arguments in a case from upstate New York that tests church-state separation......more
Our Christ despises people like you! more

Liberals Take St.Pete

 Congratulations to them all, life is good!
Pic Lara Cerri, Tampa Bay Times

CBS News: Stop Reporting Obamacare Myths

Monica Sanders, a MoveOn member in Zephyrhills, has started a petition to CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager and CBS President Leslie Moonves,
which says:
CBS News should retract the false report on Obamacare that has become a key right-wing talking point and fire the producers who failed to fact-check the story.......here
One problem: The report was wrong, and has been debunked by other news sources. But Republicans and Fox News have been repeating it over and over to make the case that Obamacare isn't working. CBS should retract the story and hold the producers responsible for the report accountable

Cuban Rapper May Die On Hunger Strike

Yunier Remón, a young Cuban rapper who is in critical condition because of his hunger strike in protest of the Castro regime.
We must not ignore the plight of those suffering in Cuba and we must lend our voices to those who are being silenced by the regime and who are risking their lives every day, demanding that dignity and freedom be respected.”.......more

ENDA: GOP Bigots Still Said ‘No’!

LGBT Hatred Alive and Well! ENDA Passes Senate 
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson joined Democrats and a handful of Republicans to move the legislation forward. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio voted against it.
Thank you Mr. Nelson.
ENDA is supported by over 70% of Americans, including 81% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 66% of Republicans.  Even among people who think gay people are icky, there is 50% support for ENDA.  In other words, this one is a no-brainer.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Hillsborough County Commission Meeting Single-Member Districts

The Hillsborough County Commission will consider plans to add additional single-member districts to the County Commission. More single-member districts would mean fairer representation of the needs of our diverse county and make it easier for the citizens to have their voices heard.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm            
Hillsborough County Center
601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL (Map)
Contact Joyce Hamilton-Henry at jhamiltonhenry@aclufl.org

A Conversation With Nan Rich, Our Choice For Florida Governor

Democratic candidate for governor

Girl Scouts of West Central Florida

Buy some cookies

I Am Rick Scott


Ted Cruz For President

If "I didn't care so much about our country, I would hope he will get the Republican nomination for president, because that would be the end of the Republican Party,” 
Harry Reid
 Mr. Reid is thinking what I am thinking here 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Charlie Crist Governor Announcement


The Countdown Begins

The end of political careers
Countdown Clocks

Right Wing Bullshit

Email From Ken Blackwell Chairman, of the Tea Party Victory Fund
The latest poll from Emerson College shows McAuliffe, the Democrat, with 42 percent support and Cuccinelli, the Republican, with 40 percent. Libertarian Robert Sarvis has 13 percent in the poll of 874 likely voters.
According to Zogby, McAuliffe, former Democratic National chairman, now leads Cuccinelli, state attorney general, by a margin of 44 percent to 32 percent statewide, with 10 percent going to Libertarian Robert Sarvis, 3 percent for other candidates, and 12 percent undecided.
In fact here is the headline at Newsmax "McAuliffe Headed for Big Win".....more
Is this the bubble everyone talks about?

Jessica Ehrlich 'I'm Running For Congress'

“I’m running for Congress. Pinellas County is my home and it's made up of all of my friends and neighbors. I wasn’t afraid to stand up to the establishment and run against Bill Young and I’m not afraid to stand up to the establishment now,”....more
 She has our support, Jessica Ehrlich for Congress

Marco Rubio Lies About Obamacare

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly last week that 300,000 people are being dropped from their individual health insurance provider in Florida.......more
Politifact factcheckers reported Sunday that the claim is almost entirely false.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Governor Charlie Crist Rally

Monday, November 4, 2013 9:30am 
Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Drive SE, St. Pete
info
Crist's History of Leaning Left
here

Florida's Right Wing Infestation

Two more Florida right wingers have come out against the medical marijuana ballot initiative. On Wednesday afternoon, Florida House Speaker 
Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz submitted a notice of intent to file a brief to the Supreme Court as “interested persons” opposing the ballot initiative. They join Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi......more
Governor candidate Nan Rich supports medical marijuana
They are  scared that if the amendment makes it to the ballot, it is widely expected to draw voters to the polls who may not normally vote in mid-term elections and who could potentially send  Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans packing.
Visit Mr. Weatherford's countdown clock here
www.willweatherford.info
And Ms. Bondi's here
www.pambondi.info

Dianne Barrette Of Winter Haven Lies About Obamacare

By now everyone has heard Dianne Barrette’s sob story about how Obama “lied” to her when he said that she could keep her health insurance plan if that was what she wanted. Barrette has been making the rounds since the CBS report, The plan that she has is hardly an insurance plan at all, which costs her $648 per year As Van Susteren of FOX, yes FOX points out "this is a “bare bones” policy (junk health insurance) and even suggests that there might be better options available to her, saying, “If you’re walking across the street and someone runs a red light, you’re in deep trouble under your existing policy.” Barrette may be eligible for a subsidy under the ACA, Susteren asked if she has looked into any other possibilities for insurance,  Barrette admits that she had received emails with other options, but that she has not yet looked into them........more and here

Jacksonville Protesters Rally At Courthouse For Marissa Alexander

Protesters from across Florida gathered in front of the Duval County Courthouse on October 31 for the first status hearing in the retrial of Marissa Alexander.......more

Florida GOP Attacks SaintPetersBlog

I really don’t know what to say about this other than to laugh … to laugh at the irony of the Republican Party of Florida attacking me. Peter Schorsch

Saturday, November 2, 2013

EMILY’s List Throws Jessica Ehrlich To The Curve

Emily's List today endorsed Alex Sink in the race to replace the late Rep. C.W. Bill Young. Ehrlich, ran against Young in 2012 and had declared her intentions to take him on again, Yesterday, the group erased her from its website........more

Anti Drone Protest In Jacksonville

More than 20 war veterans and community allies from the North Florida area gathered outside of Jacksonville's Naval Air Station (NAS) to protest a new drone operations base run by the Pentagon. The protest, organized by Occupy Jacksonville and Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), drew supporters from as far away as Gainesville and Pensacola.......more

ROC UNITED Miami

One in 12 people in the US is a restaurant worker
ROC-Miami is a member led local restaurant workers’ org founded in 2009 that has 500 restaurant worker members. We build power and voice for restaurant workers.

Communist Lesbian Girl Scout Cookies

Religious Right activists have long campaigned against the Girl Scouts of the USA, and pastors Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner of Generations Radio have now joined in by urging listeners not to purchase Girl Scout cookies. “Please, I beg of you, do not buy Girl Scout cookies,” Swanson said. “Please, I beg of you, stop buying Girl Scout cookies.”.......more

Friday, November 1, 2013

What Stogie Had For Dinner


 Spaghetti and sausage with salad and bread $9.99
at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Ybor City.

Latino Donors Target GOP Lawmakers

A Latino political action committee has kicked off a $20 million campaign to eject from office Republicans who oppose immigration reform being pushed by President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers.  The Latino Victory Project, a key fundraising player in efforts to help re-elect the president, is targeting members of Congress who represent sizeable Latino communities, but remain against comprehensive immigration reform. The committee was created by actress Eva Longoria, Puerto Rico lawyer Andres Lopez, and San Antonio businessman Henry R. Muñoz III.