Saturday, October 5, 2013

Tampa Bay Women Rock

Head Start In Volusia County To Close

John Mica's district

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 Tampa Bay Times wants $12.00 a month to visit their website.

The Republican Taliban


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

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

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

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

Accountability
Check out Nick Ruiz III in 2014.

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
 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
 
Please RSVP to Brian Goff (561) 843-1824 Briandgoff@gmail.com or
Josh Weierbach (407) 697-0823 josh.weierbach@gmail.com 
If you can't attend you can donate by clicking here 

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