Saturday, May 19, 2007

April 12, 2006
BILL “FISH-SCENTED CIGAR” CLINTON IN THE NEWS
Former President Clinton said Tuesday that one his “great regrets” was failing to do more to bridge the economic and social gaps between white and black people in the United States.
Bridge the gap? And how would he have done that given all the scandals he was involved in? Given the corruptness of his administration–one where the most number of people in an administration were convicted of crimes; where the most number of people fled prosecution by leaving the country; where the most number of people pleaded the 5th amendment when questioned?......here
Bartlett Park And Seminole Heights
A Little Difference
In The Park They Have Block Parties - In The Heights They Throw Mixers
In The Heights They Have Blood Drives - In The Park They Have Food Drives
In The Park They Have A Fish Fry - In The Heights They Worry About Not Having Cool Places To Eat
The Heights Is Like "Big Old House" - In The Park They Have A Financial Fitness Class
In The Park They Get Grants To Start A Citizens Patrol - The Heights Lobby For Menus They Can Read
Just A Thought
Tampa Bay
Progressive Coalition

Friday, May 18, 2007

Study: Internet Censorship Grows Worldwide

Internet censorship is growing worldwide, with 26 out of 40 countries blocking or filtering political or social content. They categorized seven countries, all of them Muslim, as "pervasive" social filterers: Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen......more
OpenNet Initiative

I'm Glad I Live In Hillsborough County And Not One Of Those Countries, opps, Never Mind.

Shut Down The Department Of Justice
And Stop This Silly Show
It's been clear for a while - and is becoming ever clearer - that the Attorney General ought to resign, or to be fired. Now, it seems that Congress is determined to force Gonzales from office or send him to jail, whichever they can do first......here
Have You Seen Madeleine McCann?
A Web site set up to help find missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has received more than 50 million hits. The little girl disappeared from her bedroom at a hotel resort in Portugal on May 3 as her parents dined nearby. More than 7,500 people have left messages of support......here

Rep. Kucinich Shares His Views On Iraq With DFA

Nokomis Couple Sues
Sarasota County Deputies
When a deputy asked to speak to John Coffin, Cynthia Coffin closed the door and went to speak to her husband. She then saw the deputy looking in through her front window and locked her front door. She then pushed the button to close the garage door but the deputies stopped the door from closing and entered the garage even though they did not have a search warrant or arrest warrant......more
John Coffin heard his wife screaming in pain, went into the garage and saw two deputies arresting her on the floor.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

OxyClinton: Faux News Attempt At Humor

Howard Dean On Colbert
"John McCain knows something about touture, the rest of the guys are just wind bags."....Howard Dean, (commenting on the GOP debate)

Local Bumpers

Best Of: Right Wing Follies

Bilingual Stop Sign
Latin America? Nope, Wimama
Vox, Litbrit, Gatordem, And Pushing Rope
Tampa Bay's Only Progressive Blogs
According To Mr. Hussey.....here
And The Chopped Liver
The Political Whore - Out in Left Field - Tiny Little Dots - In Theory - Tampa Rail - Deep Something - The Delightful Yank - Samm Simpson - The Stonegauge - Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

The Miami Cuban Mafia
Where Have All The Right-Wing Lunatics Gone?
A French company with ties to the Castro regime -- its affiliate has built 11 resort hotels with the Cuban military -- now wants to bring its construction skills to the $1 billion tunnel at the Port of Miami. And the protesters? Busy boycotting the mom-and-pop businesses that advertise on an obscure AM radio program. This is what the mighty Miami Cuban Mafia has come to. Their nemesis is dying, their bitterness has grown old and their power has dwindled to sad experiments in self-parody.....
here.......via sotp

We Miss Them Already

Litbrit, Vox, Out In Left Field And The Stogie
Censored In China
Are You? Test any website and see in real-time if it's censored in China.....here.......via litbrit
They Must Not Like Stories About Nail Houses Either.