Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Tight Race In Florida Heads To The Finish Line
The frenzied, final push to turn out Florida's voters had stars — political and otherwise — blitzing the state Saturday...........here
Florida Is Palin Country?
At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the campaign décor — John McCain’s.........here
Florida Nudists Seek Clothing-Optional Voting
Residents of the clothing-optional Caliente Resorts in Land O' Lakes, Fla., said they are lobbying to create the first clothing-optional U.S. polling place..........here
Casa Obama In Tampa Draws Volunteers From Around The World
Part of Obama's grassroots strategy in Florida is to get minorities -- especially the Latino community -- to get out and vote and the capaign opened separate office here, known as Casa Obama, in West Tampa to support the effort...........here
Biden Bats Down McCain Protesters in Florida
Joe Biden’s first foray into Florida’s more conservative northern regions was met with a group of about 30 very vocal pro-McCain protesters, who disrupted the rally in the shadows of Florida State University’s football stadium from 300 yards away with a constant stream of chants — and a steady siren from a megaphone carried by one of the protesters............here
Saturday, November 1, 2008
George Lopez To Get Out The Vote In Ybor City
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, - 7:30 p.m.Círculo Cubano de Tampa
2010 Avenida República de Cuba
Ybor City
Tampa Tiger Bay Club Final Debate
Doug Tudor is running as the Democratic congressional candidate for District 12, his opponent is Republican Adam Putnum. Tudor spent 25 years in the Navy before retiring to run in his first campaign against Putnam. Adam Putnam did not appear at appear at today’s debate. According to Tiger Bay officials, it was a disappointment as they had rescheduled the debate several times to accommodate the District 12 Republican........here
Hillsborough County Republican Party Chairman David Storck
This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist........here
Tampa Bay Wants More Transit, Less Sprawl
Residents in the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, which borders Polk County, envision growth with compact developments linked by mass transit, officials learned Friday...........here
Chris Rock At Tampa Obama Rally
Comedian Chris Rock took the stage this afternoon and told a crowd of more than 1,000 at a College Hill little league field to go vote for Sen. Barack Obama. Voters should choose a candidate they can relate to, who can see they're poor and understand..........here
Friday, October 31, 2008
'No on Prop 8' and Florida 'No on 2' Sites Under Coordinated Attack
The "No on Prop 8" website (and possibly Florida's "No on 2" site) was the victim of a coordinated denial-of-service attack at the height of fundraising efforts to defeat the anti-gay marriage ballot measure.......here
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Dean's 50-State Strategy Is A Plus For Obama
If Sen. Barack Obama is able to prevail over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, all of those Democrats who ripped Howard Dean's 50-state strategy over the last four years should call the head of the Democratic National Committee and offer a heartfelt apology........here
A Right Wing Love Fest In Tampa
John McCain arrived in Tampa about 12:45 p.m. today with an entourage that included Gov. Charlie Crist and Sens. Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and Mel Martinez. Included in the crowd were St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, Republican businessman and fundraiser Al Austin, Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, former state Rep. Sandy Murman, current state Rep. Kevin Ambler and Tampa City Council member Joe Caetano..........here
The Castor Team Is Scarin’ Up Some Votes!
Please join us for the Castor Campaign Halloween tradition this Friday, October 31st... ghost and goblin sign waving at Bayshore Blvd and the Platt Street Bridge. Bring your scariest Halloween mask or costume or come as your are that early in the morning. We will supply the coffee and signs. Meet us at Zudar's next to the Bayshore Publix any time after 7:15 am. As Dr. Paul Bearer used to say, "I'll be lurking for you!"
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Warrick Dunn's Life Laid Bare In Book
Warrick Dunn finally came face-to-face with his demons last October, at Angola State Prison, a short 56-mile drive from his hometown of Baton Rouge. La. The journey for Dunn had taken a lifetime.........here
Mario Diaz-Balart - The Last Throes of a Desperate Incumbent
Yesterday, for the second time in three weeks, news organizations discredited Mario Diaz-Balart's attack ad as chock-full of lies. So how did he react? Unbelievably, he launched his most egregious ad yet............here
Ralph Nader In Ybor City
In a chilly room atop Ybor city’s Cuban Club Tuesday night, Ralph Nader, the Ecology Party's nominee for President of the United States, schooled his supporters on how to “make people angry enough to vote Nader/Gonzalez in 2008.”........here
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Interview
End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty
The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sarah Brightman In Tampa
St. Pete Times ForumSun, Nov 16 2008 - 7:30 PM
For Tickets Visit.....Gasparilla Tixx
Bike Green Of St. Petersburg
It began in the spring with a dream and a promise to put 8,000 bicycles, for use and at no charge, on the streets of downtown........here
Ybor City Street Sign Misspelled -- Or Is It?
The signs along Seventh Avenue in Tampa's historic Ybor City Latin district say La Setima, but Fran Costantino says the correct spelling is La Septima and the signs should be replaced..........here
Jennifer Stone-Anderson's Obama Car
That would be Jennifer Stone-Anderson, a 51-year-old artist who is out of work and had two months on her hands to paint an elaborate mural on her 2004 Saturn Ion touting the candidacy of Barack Obama.......here
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