Tampa Tribune's Voting Challenge

Today's Page One has a large graphic that is part game, part cynical reminder that every vote counts and if you do not follow the rules exactly, your vote may very well not count...........here

Empty Chair Charlie's First Priority?

Gov. Charlie Crist says he's not quietly jumping off the John McCain bandwagon now that he appears to be losing ground in the all-important swing state of Florida........here

New Tampa Bay Food Blog: Dining Review Tampa

Welcome to Dining Review Tampa! Our guide to the best restaurants around Tampa Bay.......here

A Day In The Life Of Carlos Miller

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Recruiting Republicans To Run As Dems. Not A Good Idea

Wealthy businessman Tim Mahoney, a self-described "fundamental Christian,"

Was recruited by the DCCC to run against then-Congressman Mark Foley in Florida's 16th District. According to The Palm Beach Post, Mahoney switched his registration from Republican to Democrat in July of 2005........here

Best Blog To Take A Crap To: Babalu

Babalu, as it stands today, is nothing more than a right wing rag that has regrettably lost any semblance to the proud and unique blog that it used to be and the important part it once played in the blogosphere.........here

Barack Obama Campaign in Sun City Center

Ian Bassin, Policy Director for the Barack Obama campaign in Florida, will join seniors at Kings Point for a discussion on protecting retirement security. Also at the event will be Larry Polivka, Director of the Florida Policy Center on Aging. Tuesday, October 14, 2:00 p.m.

Kings Point Clubhouse
2020 Clubhouse Road
Sun City Center

Florida Report Card

Confederate Flag Near I-4 To Get Bigger

The controversial Confederate flag flown near I-4 and I-75 will come down Sunday afternoon according to organizers of the Confederate Memorial Park. The 30 by 50 foot Confederate Battle Flag will be replaced by another larger Confederate Battle Flag. The new flag measures 30 by 60 feet........here

Gaybor Coalition is a driving force in Tampa’s Ybor City

Tampa PBS Affiliate WEDU Bows To Protect Incumbency

WEDU in this most important election of our lifetime in 2008 has chosen to (protect incumbency) by filtering with MAXIMUM "SPIN" TO POTENTIALLY "PROTECT" at least 3 congressional incumbents by preventing the public from seeing or hearing from the challengers to Bay Area Congressional INCUMBENTS in any meaningful way.......here

Porky Brian Blair

Brian Blair is an absolute idiot. He is a money whore, who is bought and paid for by big real estate and developers. This douche bag actually tried to dismantle the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. It’s time to kick this morally bankrupt politician out of office.

GOP Embrace Terrorists In Little Havana

Governor Sarah Palin’s denunciations of Senator Barack Obama’s alleged links to former Weather Underground member and self-identified — but never convicted — bomber, William Ayers, make Cuban-American exile Max Lesnik’s 76 year-old body shiver in anger........here

Florida GOP Starts the Sliming and Fear-Mongering

I haven’t gotten mine yet, but someone was kind enough to send me a scan of a GOP mailer that is going to houses around here claiming that Democrats want to “surrender” to terrorism. This particular copy was sent right to the heart of FL-18, Annette Taddeo’s district..........here

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Florida Again Edition

With special guest Kenneth Quinnell of the Florida Progressive Coalition.

Councilwoman Janice Miller Of Oldsmar

Is one of five finalists for the Florida League of Cities' Council Member of the Year -- one of 10 awards to be presented next month during the Florida Cities of Excellence Awards program..........here

Joseph Prudente Of Bayonet Point, Florida

Is in jail indefinitely for the failure to sod his grass. The good (and fully lawned) people of the

Beacon Woods Civic Association

secured the contempt order because Prudente is required to keep his lawn with a full and healthy display of grass.........here

James Dobson Focusing on Florida Families

The links between Florida’s proposed Amendment 2 and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family are exposed in an editorial in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Stephen Goldstein explains some of the problems with the initiative........here

Florida Has A Blue Tinge!

Sunshine State Democrats - mindful of the fiasco in 2000 which gave the Presidency to George W. Bush - are being urged daily to vote early or by absentee ballot to provide a huge cushion of Blue votes before November 4th........here

Dr. Dean Urges Early Voting

Dean was combining a visit home this weekend with a voter-registration rally and campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday in New Hampshire. The Federation of State and Provincial Professional Firefighters, which has endorsed Obama, invited Dean to stop in............here

Charlie Crist: When I have time to help, I'll try to do that

Bad news for John McCain is not difficult to come by these days, but perhaps the worst news is that Charlie Crist is shying away. Florida's Republican governor delivered his state for McCain in the primaries, but now looks for ways to avoid his party's presidential nominee.........here

Phyllis Busansky Waiting For Right Time

Headlines about Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson that highlight troubles with property taxes, polling places and election returns have been useful for Phyllis Busansky, his re-election challenger. They're the centerpiece of her campaign so far, dominating a direct mail piece and television ad launched last week...........here

300,000 Gallons Of Sewage In Sweetwater Creek

A pipeline that broke overnight has sent over 300,000 gallons of sewage spilling into Sweetwater Creek in the Town N Country area. Residents who live along the creek, which flows south towards the Courtney Campbell Causeway are being asked to avoid contact with the water or the area where the water flows into the bay for the next few days............here

Dr. Rex Curry On The Tampa Tribune

More layoffs and down-graded formatting are coming for the Tampa Tribune. Partial credit goes to Dr. Rex Curry in exposing the Tampa Tribune and two of its employees, Elaine Silvestrini and Daniel Ruth........here

Joe Garcia, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, And Al Jazeera

A new flyer looks to cast a wide enemies net around Democrat Joe Garcia. It's apparently not enough to link him solely with Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez........here

End The Embargo On The Cuban People

Vote Joe Garcia

Sarah Gonzalez from Hialeah

Sarah Gonzalez from Hialeah for Vice PresidentBefore you give me any shit, it's a PARODY!

Female Rays Fans Getting Mohawks Too

That's right, for women out there who want to get in on the "Rayhawk" craze that is sweeping all of Tampa Bay in support of their Rays playoff run, there is a way to show their support...a little more discretely...and much to the joy of their significant others..........here

Tampa Papers Blast McCain

After Sarah Palin blitzed through the Tampa Bay region with her latest hatefest this week, both of our local dailies have wiped off the slime and come out with editorials blasting John McCain and his campaign.........here

The conservative-leaning Tampa Tribune derided McCain's campaign as "erratic," rejected Palin's hatemongering in Clearwater, and belittled McSame's failed attempts to explain to the American people how he actually plans to fix the mess that we're in.