In general, Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party: a corporatist who overwhelmingly relies on corporate money to keep her job, a hawk who supports the most bellicose aspects of U.S. foreign policy, a key member of the “centrist” and “moderate” pro-growth New Democrat coalition, a co-sponsor of the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was “heavily backed by D.C. favorites including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the music and motion picture industries” and would have allowed extreme control over the internet. here
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Florida Frackers Attack On Environment Continues
Labels:
Florida Frackers,
Florida GOP,
Fracking In Florida
Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush: Climate Change Is Distant Threat
Not 15 miles from the homes of Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush on the mainland, Miami Beach work crews elevate the streets, turning ground floors effectively into windowed basements, to try to stave off the implacable rise of sea water. Up comes the powerful ocean, threatening people, property and the underground freshwater supply. here
“I don’t have a plan to influence the weather, can’t control nature." Marco Rubio
“It wouldn’t be on my first page of things that wake me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.” Jeb Bush
Labels:
Climate Change,
Florida GOP,
Jeb Bush,
Marco Rubio
Florida's Fresh Water Crisis
Touted as an environmental breakthrough, the water policy bill passed last week by the Florida GOP Legislature is actually a major win for polluters and the politicians they own. The plan allows Big Ag operators to supervise their own waste releases, which is a fantasy come true for those who pollute.
Sympathetic legislators went even farther, inserting in the law a “cost-share” provision that directs water-management districts to use tax dollars to subside Big Ag’s anti-pollution efforts.
In other words, the public will be paying farm corporations to do something they should pay for themselves
— clean up their mess. here
— clean up their mess. here
Steve Crisafulli, whose dream of one day becoming state agriculture commissioner is closer to reality. The Brevard Republican has been an obedient little soldier for the special interests that divert and exploit the state’s fresh water supplies.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Labels:
Carl Hiaasen,
Florida GOP,
Florida Inc.,
Florida's Culture Of Corruption,
Miami Herald,
Steve Crisafulli
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Tallahassee Open For Business
As Florida legislators begin their annual session in an election year, at least
$28.5 million
has been funneled into legislative political committees in the last six months, fueling progress on priority legislation for many industries, and blocking other ideas from advancing, according to a
Herald/Times analysis. here
$28.5 million
has been funneled into legislative political committees in the last six months, fueling progress on priority legislation for many industries, and blocking other ideas from advancing, according to a
Herald/Times analysis. here
Marco Rubio Buys Handgun To Fight ISIS
“I have a right to protect my family if someone were to come after us,” he said Sunday on Meet the Press.
“In fact, if ISIS were to visit us, or our communities, at any moment,
the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them, or from a criminal, or anyone else who seeks to do us harm. Millions of Americans feel that way.” here
Florida Voices for Animals
Monday, January 18, 2016
Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
Tampa for Justice January Meeting
Disturbed - Land Of Confusion
Corrupt Florida Governor Has Blood On His Hands
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Lobbyists Love Hillsborough County
They can come and go from the
County Center and face no punishment
for failing to meet minimum
disclosure requirements.
And here's what it has led to:
The fourth most lobbied person in the county in 2015 was "Incomplete."
The lobbying registry is the public's only window into who is trying to
influence government.
And despite mechanisms for the County Attorney's office to punish violators, action is rarely, if ever, taken. here
Florida Strong
An independent advocacy organization
dedicated to empowering and educating
the public on the policies that impact
our quality of life.
Our robust research and communications operation is committed to providing concerned citizens with the tools and information needed to hold our elected officials accountable. here
dedicated to empowering and educating
the public on the policies that impact
our quality of life.
Our robust research and communications operation is committed to providing concerned citizens with the tools and information needed to hold our elected officials accountable. here
Marco Rubio Selling His Soul In South Carolina
Rubio said,
“Barack Obama does not believe that
America is a great global power.
Barack Obama believes that America
is a arrogant global power
that needs to be cut down to size.”
America is a great global power.
Barack Obama believes that America
is a arrogant global power
that needs to be cut down to size.”
These are lies. Since becoming a national political figure roughly a decade ago, Obama has uttered millions of words about America. here
Mayor Rick Kriseman's State of the City
Mayor Rick Kriseman will deliver his 2016 State of the City address from the steps of City Hall. info
January 23 at 10:00 AM
Party With Bernie Fans In St. Pete Tonight
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Jessica Rose at the Orpheum in Ybor
2.21.2016 - 7PM
Get your tickets ASAP! They are cheaper in advance and online than at the door.
The Right Wing Infestation Of Hillsborough County Schools
Schools infected: Roland Park, Tinker and Turner-Bartels K-8; Coleman, Franklin, Greco, Madison, Monroe, Shields, Wilson Middle; D.W. Waters Career Center; Pepin Academy; Brooks-DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Middleton, Plant, Robinson, Strawberry Crest High. here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Roast Beef
With Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
@ Linda's Place in Holiday
Visit them here
Eat Local!
Tampa Bay For Bernie 2016 MLK Parade In St. Pete
Friday, January 15, 2016
Howard Dean Breaks The Stogie's Heart
The Stogie was lunched on March 19, 2003.
The day the Iraq war started.
It was lunched in honor of
Dr. Dean who was one of a few voices who
spoke up against it.
Today we are sad to hear this.
The day the Iraq war started.
It was lunched in honor of
Today we are sad to hear this.
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Howard Dean is the latest in a string of Hillary Clinton supporters to charge that Bernie Sanders is wrong to support a single-payer health care plan. The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee claimed on MSNBC that Sanders’ reform might result in “chaos” because “trying to implement it would in fact undo people’s health care.”
Howard Dean is the latest in a string of Hillary Clinton supporters to charge that Bernie Sanders is wrong to support a single-payer health care plan. The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee claimed on MSNBC that Sanders’ reform might result in “chaos” because “trying to implement it would in fact undo people’s health care.”
Health Care Lobby Firm who lobbies on behalf of a variety of corporate health care interests. here
The Leadership Of Mayor Kriseman
Pinellas County commissioners became the third local government to conceptually commit to a proposed ferry service connecting downtown Tampa and downtown St. Petersburg. here
Labels:
Ed Turanchik,
Rick Kriseman,
Turanchik Bay Ferry
Florida GOP Marco Rubio Wants To
Ban abortion, terminate the
Affordable Care Act, reduce taxes, ease gun regulations, scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, and expand the military. here
Affordable Care Act, reduce taxes, ease gun regulations, scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, and expand the military. here
FIGHT FOR 15 TAMPA MLK DAY MARCH IN YBOR CITY
Rick Scott's "Take It Deep" Speech
Scott spoke for nearly a half-hour
He never mentioned crime, the environment, immigration, colleges and universities, transportation or health care.
He did say he wants to cut taxes by $1 billion, mostly to help businesses, such as by repealing the corporate income tax on retailers and manufacturers, eliminating the sales tax on manufacturing equipment and reducing taxes on commercial rents. He also wants $250 million for Corporate Welfare. here
Florida GOP Richard Corcoran
of Land O'Lakes thinks it's Fantastic.
Wake up Pasco County voters.
Wake up Pasco County voters.
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Florida GOP,
Rick Scott's Florida
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Tampa Bay Locavore
Oldsmar - NPR - Holiday - Dunedin - Gulfport - Pinellas Park
Safety Harbor - Seminole - Zephyrhills - Largo
You guys on the beach.
Want to defeat corporations?
Stop buying their products.
Buy Local, help your neighbor, keep our money at home!
Food: here
Check out: 3 Boys Farm
A wholesale farm--they supply small local restaurants and stores
and donate to local food banks.
Check out: Lee's Grocery
Check out: Cigar City Brewing
Yuengling: Is from Pennsylvania but they have a brewery here. We are sure those folks working up on 30th street don't mind us drinking their beer.
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This new year take the pledge, Seek out a local business
you have never been to and check it out.
Rick Scott's Florida: Thousands Of Children At Risk
The state of Florida is putting thousands of children with heart defects at risk, a group of cardiac doctors say, because of a change in policy that came after Tenet Healthcare contributed $200,000 to Florida Republicans. here
Kategory 5 In Palm Harbor
Pam Bondi On Death Penalty In Florida
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida's death penalty sentencing procedures as unconstitutional, Attorney General Pam Bondi has weighed in. here
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"She would like the law to read "No execution shall be held on the day of a Republican fundraiser." Susan Smith
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Local Photographers: Kate M. Connolly
Local Photographer Kate M. Connolly
@ Lee's Grocery in Tampa Heights
@ Lee's Grocery in Tampa Heights
Labels:
Kate M Connolly,
Lee's Grocery,
Lee's Grocery Paparazzi,
Local Photographers,
PhotoJourneaux
Christopher Cano For Vice Chair of the Hillsborough Democratic Party
"Today I declared my candidacy for Vice Chair of the Hillsborough Democratic Party, I'm going to devote all the local party resources to electing progressives in key seats and restoring the party back to the people. Election will be in Feb."
Visit him here
Visit him here
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