Croatian Rock Star Flirts With The Nazi Past

For the Croatian rock star Marko Perkovic, it is a routine part of his performance: He shouts a well-known Croatian slogan from World War II and his fans respond with the Nazi salute. Photographs from the concert show youths wearing the black caps of the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime that ruled Croatia, and which was responsible for sending tens of thousands of Serbs, gypsies and Jews to their deaths in concentration camps......more

Local Bumpers 4

The Terrorists Are Coming From Cuba

Liberal Radio At 1340am

Meet Jonathan Sands

It's 2pm, Rob's show is over on WMNF, not in the mood for blues, try Jonathan Sands At WTAN 1340am.......here

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American Still No.1

Even the greatest empires hurt when they lose wars. It is not surprising then that Iraq weighs so heavily on the American psyche. Most Americans want to get out as soon as possible, surge or no surge; many more wish they had never invaded the country in the first place. But for a growing number of Americans the superpower's inability to impose its will on Mesopotamia is symptomatic of a deeper malaise........here

John Edwards At Lowry Park

The CIA, The Mob, And Castro

In 1960, Santo Trafficante's high life in Cuba had come crashing down, thanks to Fidel Castro.
Once a major player in the Havana gambling paradise, Trafficante had seen his casinos taken away by the Communist leader.......more

"People think this guy's a hero, some kind of Robin Hood, but he's just a crook like the rest of us,"...... Santo Trafficante

Sicko
Opens In Tampa Bay

Africa Still Loves America

A new report charting global attitudes shows America's image sagging around the globe — but not in Africa, where the Stars and Stripes still symbolize strength and wealth. In fact, America is more popular in several African nations than even in America. Culturally, many Africans feel closer to the United States, where they perceive Africans and their influences have been more closely integrated than in Europe.......here

Stogie Grades The Debate

Best Dressed: Mike Gravel

Dennis Kucinich A+ - Hillary Clinton A - Chris Dodd B+ - Mike Gravel B - Joe Biden B-

Barack Obama C+ - John Edwards C - Bill Richardson C-

Spin Alley

I Also Hate Nazis

I would rather live in Bartlett Park, with its crime, drugs, and litter, than spend one moment more having Nazi supremacists sympathize with me. I know I have more choices than that, but the past week has given me the perspective that where I sit ain’t so bad, after all.......more

Howard Dean

Race Is About Values

It won’t be complex and detailed positions on the issues that win back the White House for Democrats in 2008, voters will make up their minds based on the values of the candidates for president. Nobody has made up his or her mind to support a candidate because of a 26-page health care plan, I don’t even remember all the details of my own plan.”............here

US Naval Observatory
A little blurry on Google Earth, While the rest of DC is clear.

Ron Paul

How a Fringe Politician Took Over the Web

During the 2004 election, a web-savvy campaign staff helped turn Howard Dean's anti-war candidacy into the first online political phenomenon. But the Ron Paul frenzy seems to have sprung from the internet itself. Paul's libertarian message – he is against big government, the war, and pretty much anything that costs taxpayers money – has attracted a group of anti-establishment, tech-savvy supporters who have taken everyone by surprise........more

Pic Taken In Clearwater June 27, 2007

Tampa - June 26, 2007

St. Petersburg, Florida

Free Speech Zones

Is it a violation of free speech or just a crowd control measure? For a second day, St. Petersburg city attorneys took up an ordinance limiting where people can protest at this weekend's St. Pete Pride event......more

Brian, You Should Try Xeriscape

A Florida-friendly yard doesn’t merely offer beautiful landscapes — it also becomes an asset to the environment, protecting natural resources and preserving Florida’s unique beauty......more

Meet Lee Nelson

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections

Hillsborough voters deserve a reponsive and attentive Supervisor of Elections who is dedicated to bringing Accuracy, Honesty and Transparency to the voting process......here

DFA Approved

Ann Coulter Attacks John Edwards

"if I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."

A Letter From Paul Newman

More than the films, more than the awards - finding out that I was on Nixon's Enemies List meant that I was doing something right. I was proud to stand with Democrats against an imperial president back then. And I am proud now to stand with a new generation of Democrats against a president who poses what I believe to be the biggest internal threat to American democracy in my lifetime........here

Health Care Rally w/Michael Moore in Denver

Widening I-75 To 10 Lanes

No Rail Here

State transportation planners have found possible "pathways" for a proposed north-south highway to serve as an alternative for the increasingly congested Interstate 75. The DOT is in the early phases of this New Corridors Study, which is examining possible transportation alternatives between Hernando and Charlotte counties.......more

"We really don't want a new corridor to create new development in those areas," .....Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash