There is good news from the Sunshine State. A new Public Policy Polling survey found that 62 percent of voters in the state would support a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana. Only 26 percent said they would likely oppose one and 12 percent are undecided. Support for the idea is strongest among young voters and liberals.......more
Sunday, October 6, 2013
I Am Bill Young
Labels:
Bill Young,
Florida's Right Wing,
Jessica Ehrlich
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Tampa Bay Women Rock
Labels:
2014 Candidates,
Amanda Murphy,
Darden Rice,
Jessica Ehrlich
Terry Kimple, Beware Of This Man
After a nearly four-month delay, Hillsborough County commissioners voted Wednesday to seat a 22-member diversity advisory council that includes religious conservative activist Terry Kemple. In May, Terry Kemple blasted Commissioner Kevin Beckner, who is openly gay and proposed creating the diversity council.......more
About Terry Kemple: District 7 Candidate for Hillsborough County School Board
Tampa Tribune Mainstreams Islamophobic, Anti-LGBT Florida Family Association
The Tampa Tribune published an article on the Florida Family Association's (FFA) campaign against the cable news network Al Jazeera America, failing to note the FFA's fringe Islamophobic and anti-LGBT views. Al Jazeera America's journalism has been lauded by media critics, but the network's recent launch triggered a wave of right-wing, Islamophobic backlash. Most notorious among Al Jazeera America's critics is David Caton, head of the FFA, who has launched a crusade to stop corporations from advertising on what he describes as the radical Islamist network.
In a September 22 article, the Tribune reported on Caton and the FFA's campaign: here
Friday, October 4, 2013
Tampa Bay Times, See Ya
The Republican Taliban
Labels:
GOP,
he Republican Taliban,
Joe Garcia,
Right Wing
Poverty and Slave Labor in Florida’s Corporate Farms
”In America today we are seeing a race to the bottom, the middle class is collapsing, poverty is increasing. What I saw in Immokalee is the bottom in the race to the bottom.” Senator Bernie Saunders
COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
Immokalee, (239) 657-8311
Immokalee, (239) 657-8311
Rick Scott's Project Integrity
Last year, the Scott administration began a
misguided effort to remove people from the voter rolls. The result was described
by county Supervisors of Elections as an "embarrassment," "sloppy," and
"disgusting." Now, Gov. Scott's Secretary of State is travelling across Florida
trying to sell people on the idea that it should be tried again.
Stand up for the right to vote at the
following meetings:
October 3rd, in Panama City
October 4th, in Jacksonville
October 7th, in Orlando
October 8th, in Sarasota
October 9th, in Broward
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Who Is David McKalip?
The Florida neurosurgeon and healthcare reform opponent who sent a racist email showing President Obama dressed as a witch doctor with a loin cloth and a bone through his nose. He later sent apologize.....here
Dr. David McKalip Mr. Tea Party.....here
Resurfaces as Expert on Glenn Beck.....here
David Mckalip speaks at Floridians Unite (Tea Party) Rally in Orlando.....here
Beware he is now running for St. Petersburg City Council District 4
'For those of us who attend St. Pete City Council meetings, this wingnut McKalip is the bane of our existence."..Alex Pickett
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES | City Council District 4
Labels:
Darden Rice,
David McKalip,
GOP,
Local Racist,
Right Wing
The Power Of Right Wing Spin
Once You Go Indie You Never Go Back
Olive Garden saw a 4 percent drop in sales over the summer. Red Lobster is down 5.2 percent. And that’s in spite of efforts to promote new lighter dishes, small plates and better deals. Now their parent company, Orlando based Darden, is replacing its president and cutting 80 to 85 staff positions to save $50 million. Some analysts say the middle class isn’t eating out as much. Post-recession, that is true. The restaurant industry overall is in a battle with the fast-casual options of Noodles & Co., Chipotle and Panera. People want deals and they want quality. And more and more, we want local. Once I was exposed to indie restaurants and learned the awesome that is buying and supporting local, I just wasn’t interested in big-chain dining......more
Also check out Living Off Tips and Tampa Bay Locavore for a full list of local places to eat.
more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/23/4503163/red-lobster-and-olive-garden-cannot.html#storylink=cpy
Labels:
Local Businesses,
Stay Local,
Tampa Locavore
Alan Grayson To Host Tampa Fundraiser For Alan Cohn
Alan Cohn, a former investigative reporter at WFTS-Ch. 28 is running against U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, in Florida's 15th Congressional district. The fundraiser is scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Mangrove’s Soho restaurant and lounge, 208 S Howard Ave., Tampa.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
I Am John Mica
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
john Mica,
Nick Ruiz
Amanda Murphy & Bill Nelson In Holiday
Event Hosts
Representative Mark Danish - Michael Cox - Dr. Larry & Ellen Floriani
John & Karen Ford - Raymond Gadd - Bill &
Judy Gibson - Marvin
& Patsy Hickman - Beverly & Michael Ledbetter - Dr. Lynn Lindeman - Jose Ceballos - Ken Savich - Joe & Patty King - Elena McCullough
& Patsy Hickman - Beverly & Michael Ledbetter - Dr. Lynn Lindeman - Jose Ceballos - Ken Savich - Joe & Patty King - Elena McCullough
With Special Guest
Senator Bill
Nelson
Invite You to Join Them in
Supporting
Amanda
Murphy
Candidate for State Representative
District 36
Friday, October 4th 3:30pm – 5:00
pm
Bailey’s Bluff Clubhouse
2021 Gulf View Drive
Holiday
Florida's Panhandle Big City Homies
North Florida pols (republicans) have packed their state House districts with a particularly low-maintenance category of citizens. The kind who don’t show up at townhall meetings clamoring about too much traffic or lousy parks or crumbling bridges or under-funded schools or the need for more cops on the beat. They never, ever complain about too few cops. Best of all they don’t go around town grumbling that folks should vote for that other candidate. They can’t. They can’t vote. They’re state prisoners.......more
Artists for Darden Rice
fundraiser for the Darden Rice City Council District 4 general election campaign at DM Glass Studios! Thursday: 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
550 24th Street South, St. Pete
Support Ms. Rice www.votedardenrice.com
Lite food and drinks provided. RSVP here. For more info, ask info@votedardenrice.com
550 24th Street South, St. Pete
Support Ms. Rice www.votedardenrice.com
Lite food and drinks provided. RSVP here. For more info, ask info@votedardenrice.com
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Florida Representatives Who Voted For Gov. Shutdown, All Republicans
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-D1] - Jim Bryan (D)
Rep. Steve Southerland [R-D2] - Gwen Graham (D)
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-D3]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-D4] - Gary Koniz (Write-In)
Rep. John Mica [R-D7] - Nick Ruiz III (D)
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-D10]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-D11]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-D12]
Rep. W. Bill Young [R-D13] - Jessica Ehrlich (D)
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-D15] - Alan Cohn (D)
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-D16]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-D17] - Will Bronson (D)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-D25]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-D27]http://www.allthingsdemocrat.com/pages/includes/electioncountdown150redtans2014.js">
IHabit Heroes To Show Florida Kids How To Be Healthy
Marvel Custom Solutions has teamed with Well Point and Florida Blue to create a new comic focused on childhood wealth and wellness.......here
Monday, September 30, 2013
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida Counties Defy Scott On Affordable Care Act
Individual counties in Florida are resisting Gov. Rick Scott’s ban on a program designed to help Americans better understand their options under the Affordable Care Act. The Republican governor issued an order earlier this month to bar “navigators” trained to help people sign up for health insurance in Florida. Broward County, which contains 31 cities, is just one of the Florida counties defying the governor’s order. Both Pinellas County and Miami-Dade, Florida’s most populous county and the state’s second-highest uninsured population, have also announced they will allow navigators to assist residents in enrolling for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act........more
Where is Hillsborough County? Watch video here.
Free Shotguns In Florida
Members of a gun-rights group think they have the answer to combating crime — free shotguns and ammo to homeowners. Members of the Armed Citizen Project of Florida have been dropping leaflets on doorsteps in the Sunshine Gardens community near Orlando, offering to “arm volunteer households,” for free........more
Sunday, September 29, 2013
The GOP’s Descent Into Madness
Ted Cruz: The GOP’s self-made monster......more
GOP Raises Money For Democrats By Accident......more
Providing Health Care For Seniors And Veterans Is ‘Un-American’........more
Gay Marriage Will Lead to Interspecies Marriage......more
GOP Self-Implosion Continues.......more
Larry Klayman Sets Date
The totally-not-delusional Larry Klayman has finally set a date for his proposed uprising to remove President Obama from office: November 19, rotesters will “descend on Washington, D.C., en masse, and demand that he leave town and resign from office if he does not want to face prison time” for pushing “his Muslim, socialist, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, anti-white, pro-illegal immigrant, pro-radical gay and lesbian agenda.”........more
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
Larry Klayman,
The Alternative Consciousness Community,
The Citrus Taliban
Naples Goodwill Employee Andrew Anderson Arrested For Helping Poor
Goodwill says it no longer wants to press charges.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Congratulations To Rosario Dawson
Actress Rosario Dawson (A hero of ours around here) accepts the Outstanding Commitment to Cause and Community Award at the 2013 NCLR ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Listen to her Amazing Acceptance Speech.
Voto Latino, Visit her site here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida's Right Wing Infestation
With Obamacare about to be implemented, Republicans are desperate to deny health
care access to the uninsured. The deputy secretary of Florida’s Health
Department has now ordered state health facilities to ban federal outreach
workers—called “Navigators”—who are trying to sign people up for Obamacare
subsidies. That’s right. The Florida Health Department—whose mission is
to “protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida”—wants to
deny the uninsured access to learning about federal health care subsidies they
may be eligible for. Sign our petition, demanding that the Florida Health
Department rescind this order—and allow health care Navigators in state health
facilities to discuss the Affordable Care Act. here
Avowed Tea Partier Dan Tucker
Pinellas GOP state committeeman made fun of County Commissioner
John Morroni’s health issues.
“Doesn’t he have cancer of the brain… hmmm?”
Morroni does have cancer The comment was made after Morroni’s endorsement of
Darden Rice for the St. Petersburg City Council.......more
Friday, September 27, 2013
Republicans are ‘Afraid that Americans Are Going to Like Obamacare’
Obama Convicted In Ocala
Sentenced to 10 years
On September 19, the Citizen's Court convicted President Barack Hussein Obama of lying to the American people about his birth certificate, which was alleged to be a forgery, after considerable investigation. This birth certificate, which was belatedly posted on the White House website after he was challenged about his eligibility to be president, since it was alleged that he is not a "natural born citizen" born in the United States to two American citizen parents, is not genuine but allegedly altered (see www.citizensgrandjury.com to view the verdict), Obama was indicted by a citizens' grand jury in Ocala, Florida. He was served with the indictment at the White House but refused to respond and plead his innocence, leading to a non-jury trial in Ocala for his false statements over his birth certificate to the American people and the people of Florida. These alleged false statements fraudulently allowed him to be placed on the Florida presidential ballot in 2008 and 2012, ultimately leading to his election and reelection........more
Free Marissa Alexander
Ms. Alexander sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a "warning shot" during an
argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under
Florida's controversial self-defense law.
A state appeals court ruled that Marissa
Alexander, deserved a new trial because the judge failed to properly
instruct the jury regarding her claim of self-defense........more
Thursday, September 26, 2013
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Habitat Hillsborough BUILD UP Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we invite you to join us for an amazing two-day event, October 10 and 12, 2013, to help build a home and increase breast cancer awareness. During these two days, all the construction on the home will be led by women.
Yvonne Meredith
813 239 2242
volunteers@habitathillsborough.com
813 239 2242
volunteers@habitathillsborough.com
Grand Theft Tampa Bay
In 2006, the GOP controlled legislature, at the behest of an army of utility
lobbyists and their wads of campaign cash, passed a law allowing utility
companies to charge customers upfront for the future construction of nuclear
plants, even if they don’t actually build one. And get this, now that Duke
Energy has finally declared that they won’t be building any new nuclear plants,
we don’t get any of our money back. Even more absurd, we’re going to continue to
pay Duke Energy $108 million dollars a year for the cancelled nuclear plants. Join us this Saturday, September
28th at 10:30 am in downtown St. Petersburg in front of Duke Energy
of Florida headquarters and tell them, and the politicians and regulators in
their back-pocket, “enough is enough!” It’s time to tell Duke Energy, their bought
and paid for elected officials in leadership, and the so called “Public Service
Commission” to stop ripping us off.
Who: Everyone! Florida Ratepayers,
Small Business Owners, Concerned Citizens
What: Rally for Ratepayer Refund and Teach In
Where: 299 1st Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida
When: Saturday Sept 28th @ 10:30am
What: Rally for Ratepayer Refund and Teach In
Where: 299 1st Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida
When: Saturday Sept 28th @ 10:30am
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Will Weatherford
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Is Ted Cruz A Liberal Plant?
one senior House Republican said "Cruz is the leader of a secret cabal of leftists that are seeking control of the conservative movement. Their aim is to force the party to take on suicidal missions to destroy the movement from within." After all he is from Canada where he learned to love Socialism and all that Socialized
Medicine shit. And his father is Cuban, he has traveled to Cuba and he has refused to discuss the things he
learned from Fidel Castro. Keep up the good work Mr. Cruz we will be cheering for you in the primaries.....more
Pic thanks to Dante Hadley at Mad Mug.
Pic thanks to Dante Hadley at Mad Mug.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Labels:
Local Businesses,
Stay Local,
Tampa Locavore
Help JJ From Seminole County
I desperately need your help to pressurize our local public school into
providing my 9 year-old son’s work in an accessible format. My son, JJ, has
multiple and severe physical disabilities; he can’t walk, he’s unable to hold
things in his hands, he’s visually impaired and uses a computer to talk (go to
OK4JJ on Facebook.
info
info
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Bill Gunter aka The Beer Boogeyman
Along time ago before he found god Bill Gunter was know around the beaches of Bradenton as The beer boogeyman. He would run into convenience stores at night and steal two to three cases of beer, along with some potato chips, can't forget the chips. He smoked his first joint when he was in the 5th grade. From marijuana, he went onto LSD, reds, valium and speed. “My parents found pot and rolling papers in my laundry,” he added. “I smoked pot in my room, and pretty much did what I wanted to do because my parents were scared of me.” His dream was to play football at a major university but if that didn't work out he had already planned his alternative occupation: to work with a cocaine dealer as a thug. “I was on my way to it already. I was hired once – I drove by and shot at a man’s house and broke his windows. Pasco beware, read more about Mr. Bill here
Our Mayor Is A Democrat?
Una Noche Official Trailer
Una Noche is a Cuban-set drama-thriller film written and directed by Lucy Mulloy. It premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and 2012 Tribeca Film Festival to international critical acclaim and "earning rave reviews
1.2 Million Uninsured Floridians
As you read this, 1.2 million hard-working,
uninsured Floridians are one-illness
away from bankruptcy, forced to use emergency rooms for primary care and are
being refused the benefits of our nation’s new health care law. Why?
Because the Florida legislature has refused federal funding to expand health
care to these families in dire need.
Call 866-443-1844 today and tell your state
representative that it is time to stop playing politics and expand health care
for more than one million hard-working Floridians.
Labels:
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott's Florida
Monday, September 23, 2013
Tampa Fundraiser for Amanda Murphy
Tampa Museum of Art
120 West Gasparilla Plaza in Tampa
In this special election to replace Mike Fasano, Amanda Murphy is challenging extremist Republican pastor Bill Gunter. This district leans Democratic, with 4,000 more Ds registered than Rs. But victory in a special election is all about turning out the most voters. Your support will help send a talented, progressive woman to Tallahassee to represent all Floridians. Please join us to meet Amanda and be part of her historic race.
INEQUALITY FOR ALL - Official Trailer
Join Governor Howard Dean and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on a special conference call for an advance preview
of the Sundance Film Festival award winning documentary
"Inequality for All."
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Rosa Parks, Lech Walesa, Martin Luther King and Ted Yoho?
“It only takes one with passion ” said Representative Ted Yoho of Florida, one of the rank-and-file House Republicans who have risen up to challenge their party’s leadership over whether to confront the Senate and President Obama with their demands to cut off funding for the president’s health care law........more
“People with passion that speak up, they’ll have people follow them because they believe the same way, and smart leadership listens to that.”
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Congratulations To Rick Scott
He was voted Best Local Villain and Worst Local Politician by local readers in Creative Loafing's 2013 Best of the bay.
Ybor Paparazzi
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Don't Let Rick Scott Fool You, He Has Been A Disaster For Our State
Must Read
Household income remains stagnant in Florida almost five years from the depth of the recession as the state's largest cities rank at the bottom in income levels for the nation's most populous metro areas, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday. Three Florida metro areas ranked at the bottom of the list for household income in the nation's 25 most populous cities. The Tampa metro area was last with a median household income of about $44,000 -- half that of Washington, D.C., the city at the top of the list. Metro Orlando was the next lowest at $46,000, followed by South Florida -- made up of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach -- at $46,600. labor activists say Florida's leaders are partially to blame for giving tax breaks to corporations instead of investing more money in education, Medicaid expansion and public transportation. .......more
2014 can't come soon enough!
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida GOP,
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Will Weatherford
Heartless GOP: Steak, Caviar And Vodka
One member was given $127.41 a day for food on his trip to Argentina. He probably had a fair amount of steak. Another member was given $3,588 for food and lodging during a six-day trip to Russia. He probably drank a fair amount of vodka and probably even had some caviar. That particular member has 21,000 food stamp recipients in his district. One of those people on food stamps could live a year on what this congressman spent on food and lodging for six days,"
Via Pushing Rope
Labels:
GOP,
Michael Hussey,
Right Wing,
Steve King
Apopka Man Arrested For Protesting Red Light Cameras
66-year-old Mark Schmidter was on the corner handing out fliers to motorists stopped at red lights. The fliers had a petition and a message about a city council meeting, where citizens could voice their concerns about red light cameras. Schmidter was approached by a police officer. He told the officer he didn't have a permit for the protest, and when asked for identification, responded that as he wasn't driving, he had no need for ID. When he continued to (peacefully) resist the officer's requests for identification or information about who he was, the officer cuffed him and made an arrest. Schmidter's argument about the cameras was that,
Red light cameras are all about money - not safety......more
Red light cameras are all about money - not safety......more
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