Right Wing Whack-A-Mole: Why You Cannot Change A Wingnut’s Mind

This is the core of the right wing movement: You cannot prove them wrong because they don’t care. Even when you do and they admit it, they will simply go somewhere else and tell the very same story they just admitted was false. The truth is completely irrelevant, the only thing that matters is spreading right wing propaganda......here

Florida teenager killed after Tasering by police

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Ham and Cheese sandwich  with Wedding Soup.
At Bobalouie's Grille in Tampa

Slap Hillary’ Game

Friends Of Stogie

Jamie in Tampa
Visit Stogie's Gift Shop here

Compassion and Action in Pasco

Local Views: The Florida Legislature

The Times continues to publish stories about our Florida Legislature that should make us stand up and take action. Legislators let Progress Energy (now Duke) collect billions of dollars for something that will never be built. These are the same people who scream about taxes. Is this not a tax on the poor to give money to the rich? Then there are the articles about the House speaker. It seems that Will Weatherford has done extremely well on his paltry state salary while denying any income from a myriad of shell companies that he seems to be involved with. Many of these involvements were not disclosed. What do the voters do? Like lemmings they just re-elect these people. It is time to say enough is enough, throw the bums out and start with a new slate of representatives who have morals and standards above reproach and are not "in bed" with big business.
Phil Altus, Tampa
Visit Mr. Weatherford's countdown clock at www.willweatherford.info

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pot steak with red beans and rice.
$6.50 at Supersaver Supermarket, 2001 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa
Check out Tampa Bay Locavore

Hillsborough County Commissioner Dist. 4

Who is running,
Republicans Rick Cochran and Stacy White and Democrat Donna Lee Fore.

Ybor Paparazzi

Bob of A-List Steaks with Gaby and Manny of Mace Multimedia at Hamburger Marys.

Maybe It’s Time For Putin To Come Out Of TheCloset!

There is an old saying in  the LGBT community. The people who talk about the GLBT community and are the most homophobic and yell the loudest are probably gay themselves.....here

 

The Merchants Of Ybor

 Cuban coffee and local news at Joffreys in Ybor City.

Sopchoppy City Clerk Jackie Lawhon

  Is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,  It seems Ms. Lawhon made it more difficult for blacks to cast ballots by questioning their residency. The candidates also allege Lawhon abandoned her duty to remain neutral and actively campaigned for the three whites on the ballot.......more

Tampa Police DUI Controversy

 Raymond Fernandez
 Tthe Jan. 23 DUI arrest was orchestrated by Bubba the Love Sponge's legal team in cahoots with Sgt. Raymond Fernandez, the head of the department’s DUI unit.
Fernandez and Adam Filthaut, a lawyer who worked for Adams and Diaco, the firm representing Clem, were longtime close friends.  According to the investigation, Filthaut texted Fernandez the night of the DUI arrest and told him Campbell would be driving drunk. As the night progressed, the two exchanged 92 text messages....more
Mr. Fernandez is in a shit load of trouble. Jane Castor has withheld disciplinary action.pending an FBI investigation into possible civil rights violations.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Garlic Wings
At The Firehouse Pub in Temple Terrace
Visit Tampa Locavore here

Up Yours Lena

We are not New York. But we were just voted the nicest city in America by 4 million guest. Northeast cities didn't even make the cut.  
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It's Time For An Elected Education Commissioner

When Rick Scott came into office he declared war on our local public schools. He cut $1.3 billion from public education and backed legislative schemes to funnel even more of our tax dollars to for-profit private school corporations. He’s done nothing to address the FCAT one-size-fits all grading fiasco and on top of that his hand-picked education commissioner just got caught cheating and resigned in disgrace. It’s time to get Rick Scott’s politics out of our classrooms. It’s time for the people, not politicians, to choose our education commissioner again. 

Send an e-letter to your state representative and senator today and ask them to make this a priority in the upcoming legislative session.

What Stogie Had for lunch

Everytime i go down to the SOG i have to stop at the Excell station at Bay and Dale Mabry.  Great food, low price. Pic 3 tacos $5.00.

The Real Rick Scott

 

The voting process in Florida last year was a national disgrace, which was unfortunately the result of a deliberate scheme by state Republican policymakers.  In an unfortunate twist, Rick Scott apparently enjoys this disaster so much, he's ready to do it.again.....here.Find out about The Real Rick Scott......here

Ybor Paparazzi

Gaby of Mace Multimedia and Leilani of Creative Loafing hanging out in Ybor.

Mary vs. Al

April Griffin has ended her run for a Hillsborough County Commission seat. That leaves a two-person race between Republican Commissioner Al Higginbotham (Remember what he has done for us) and Democratic Tampa City Council member Mary Mulhern — for now. The at-large seat is not until 2014. Newcomer and Democrat Cristina Cain recently filed paperwork announcing her attention to run and former commissioner and Tampa council member Tom Scott, a Democrat, said he is still considering getting into the contest......more Visit Al's countdown clock here www.alhigginbotham.info

Boycott Bahamas

Ongoing protest by Cuban Americans in South Florida. 
here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Roast beef Sandwich  At Mike's Jersey Subs 
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Ybor City - Other Views

At Ehe Stich Machine - Mike & Michelle
Photographing Florida - The SOG Oracle
Tampa Taxi Shots - Oh My Heart 
Boys Will Be Boys - MC Film Co. 
Rusty Photographs

Local Writer Dante Hadley

My friend local blogger, artist and writer Dante Hadley  next book Broken Ohn 3 is due on Amazon on Aug 10th. Check him out here. 

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla Steak
With Black Beans and Rice
At Ruben's Cubans in Temple Terrace
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Is Rick Scott The Worst Governor In The History of America!

Tampa IsThe Nicest City In America

Airbnb crunched its unique set of data to rank American's most hospitable cities, and according to its more than 4 million guests,Tampa topped the list........here.
Try being a local.

 Our local  politicians don't do enough to help the homeless.
 
 
Traffic sucks.

 

And we get a little rain which we do often,it becomes a mess.

 But we are trying to do better and we got the best food in the world.

WMNF Birthday Party

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Honk If You Love Marijuana

30th Street and Busch Blvd.
pic thanks Eva Valdez

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Chili Dog with chips and drink $4.00 at 

 DIairy Joy 3813 S Manhattan Ave in Tampa

What A Difference A Chicken Makes

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it’sGoing To Last A While

Marco Rubio was on the Mark Levin show concerned about President Obama’s tepid reaction to terror threats in the Middle East. Maybe he had a phone in the golf cart, I don’t know,” Rubio said, adding that he had no reason to believe that the president wasn’t taking the threats seriously. Rubio pointed out, however, that he found it puzzling that Obama refused to call the struggle a “war on terror.” “I have a problem with that because we need to have that mentality — that, in fact, that this is a battle we’re engaged, it’s going to last a while,” Rubio said.

First Public Meeting OnTtransportation

Tonight is the first public meeting on transportation in Hillsborough County as they work to create a new vision for transportation, create jobs and improve quality of life. This process is key to connecting our region
 WHAT: Hillsborough County Transportation Public Meeting 
WHEN: Tonight at 6:00 pm 
WHERE: 26th Floor, Hillsborough County Center
608 E Kennedy Blvd.Downtown Tampa 
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Around Tampa Bay

Florida Rep. Ted Yoho

Speaking at a town hall meeting earlier this month, Florida Republican congressman Ted Yoho promised that he would support possible birther legislation floated by Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX), telling the crowd that after learning about a potential birther bill from Stockman while attending a Tea Party meeting, he called the congressman and agreed to back it........more

What Stogie Had For Breakfast

2 Eggs with bacon and homefries.
$4.95 at Three Coins Diner in  Seminole Heights, Tampa

The Great Bull Run

Running of the bulls coming to Florida

The Great Bull Run is coming to Little Everglades Ranch in central Florida on February 1st, 2014!

nfo

The Merchants Of Ybor

Gaby The Mad Strategist at Mace Multimedia 
 

Suspend Florida School Grading

DFA Member and Tampa resident Susan Smith created a campaign on YouPower calling on Governor Rick Scott, the State Board of Education, and the State Legislature to immediately suspend Florida's school grading system.  

Florida's Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act

Met these guys at the Britton Plaza Transfer center collecting signatures for medical marijuana. You can help out, get invoved help Florida catch up with the rest of the country. check it out here.

2013 Hall of Fame Inductee: Warren Sapp Hall of Fame

The Bricks Of Ybor

What Stogie Had For Lunch
 Pacific Rim Pulled Pork With 3 Cigar City Beers,Jai Alai IPA,Maduro Brown Ale and Hard Cider at

The Bricks in Ybor City,  very tasty.

Jazzing Up

Ybor City

Who Wants To Be Our Governor

Rick Scott (R)* - We know all about Mr. Scott. (Campaign Site)
Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder (R) - Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Florida President & Businesswoman
Tim Devine (R) - Frequent Candidate
Berthram Samuel (R) - '10 Candidate
Dr Joe Smith (R) - Chiropractor & Frequent Candidate
Charlie Crist (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Republican & '10/'98 US Sen. Candidate
Ryan Lipner (D) - Frequent Candidate
Marcelle Martelly (D) - Social Worker
Nan Rich (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-President of National Council of Jewish Women
Alex Sink (D) - Ex-State CFO, Ex-Bank Presudent & '10 Nominee
Jessica Stewart (D)
Atlee Yarrow (American Third Position) - Press Operator, White Supremacist Activist & '06 Candidate
John Wayne Smith (Libertarian) - Libertarian Activist, Awning Installer, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Adrian Wyllie (Libertarian) - State Party Chair, Businessman & Veteran
Rubin Anderson (Independent) - Baptist Pastor, Community Activist & Felon
Kyle "KC" Gibson (Independent) - Pastor
Herman Giger (Independent) - Pilot, Flight Instructor, Army Veteran & '10 Candidate
Mark Griffis (Independent) - System Administrator & Community Activist
Jeff Rabinowitz (Independent) - Waiter
C.C. Reed (Independent) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate
Charles Tolbert (Independent) - Minister, Retired Army Master Sergeant & Vietnam War Veteran 
 Check out Politics 1 for more info.

Tampa Police Chief Addresses DUI Investigation Scandal

On the very same day that the Washington Post reported on Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul’s call for more school vouchers and expanded charter programs, the Associated Press exposed a frantic behind-the-scenes operation in Indiana to raise the grade given to a charter school run by a major Republican donor. As Rick Perry might say, “oops.” - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/choice-school-accountability-eye-beholder-or-big-donor#sthash.902Kda7r.dpuf

Florida Release Marissa Alexander Immediately

Miss Alexander fired a WARNING shot in the state of Florida in self defense to keep her abusive husband away from her, and was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years after 12 minutes of deliberation. Her right to use this defense and be found not guilty was violated because she was protecting herself from harm. Spousal abuse should never be tolerated on any level.  
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Kevin Beckner's August Newsletter

I am pleased to share with you some of the major news and events within your county government. In this month's edition learn about the County Commission's special recognition of T. Terrell Sessums and Matilda Garcia.
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Pathetic Florida Legislators

Hey, elected clowns! Thanks for passing a law forcing Duke Energy customers to pay up to $1.5 billion in higher rates for a long proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County that will not be built. Customers, you're not getting any of that money back. This borders on fraud. If our elected officials had not rubber-stamped it into law seven years ago, it probably would be. And get this, new Duke CEO Lynn Good says she wants to change the rules in Florida so that any type of big power plant can be charged in advance to its customers. The executive sees gold by stiffing customers instead of shareholders for all mega-projects.......more

What Stogie Had For Lunch

  Italian Wedding Soup @ The Stone Soup Co. In Ybor City
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Rick Scott's Dirty Money

Bill Edwards is the largest individual donor to Scott’s 2014 re-election campaign outside of the governor’s own family. He runs a St. Petersburg-based mortgage company recently fined $7.5 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating the “Do Not Call” telemarketing law and for misrepresentations made to members and veterans of the military......Sign .this petition

Florida's Hate Alan Grayson Site

 Javier Manjarres of Florida's premiere right wing website "The Shark Tank" whose buddy Jorge Bonilla is Alan Grayson’s republican congressional opponent next year has been laying it on Mr. Grayson lately.At a Grayson Town Hall meeting at the Barry University School of Law in Orlando Mr. Grayson had enough.........
 “No, you’ve been very insulting to me, I don't appreciate that. I read what you write, lies. You are a liar, go ahead and record that" 
here

Attlee Yarrow Wants To Be Our Governor

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He writes on his website.....There is often an assumption by liberals and leftist that somehow there is this great right-wing conspiracy happening because white people are becoming aware of the racism actually happening against them by hypocrites who hate our culture, faith, and are ignorant of any real facts.He says he has never been a republican because they are too left leaning for his taste....check him out here  

Tampa City Council Making Us Look Bad

 

Tampa, Florida: Homeless People Thrown in Jail For...Sleeping?

Mass incarceration: the answer to all our problems. Last week, the city council passed two ordinances that ban panhandling in much of the city and allow police to arrest people for sleeping or storing their stuff in public spaces. Courts have previously ruled that public behaviors people must engage in to stay alive, like sleeping and eating, cannot be banned without ensuring the resources that provide them with alternatives, but the council did not increase funding for shelters or transitional housing at Alter Net. What they are saying about us: The state of florida doesn't even deserve a capital letter. It's a fetid swamp. Hey Tampa, "Stupid is as stupid does. 

Irish MP Clare Daly Calls Obama A War Criminal