Thank You Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder 
sent a scathing letter to 

Gov. Rick Scott over voting changes in Florida and issued a warning that the 
Justice Department is 

“carefully monitoring” the state. 

here
He has our back, you gotta vote 11.4.14

Friends Of Stogie

Old fan of The Stogie just had a son. Welcome Roman.

Republicans Vote to End DACA and Deport DREAMers

 GOP House votes to defund DACA and prevent the creation of more DREAMers. 
The bill passed will freeze the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and will work towards winding it down. If the bill is made into law, President Obama will not be able to add new children to the program, and those in the program will not be able to renew their status. here

Florida GOP Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen  

broke ranks to oppose it. Good Job!
Latinos On 11.4.14 Lets do our thing. VOTE!

How We Git-R-Done In Rick Scott's Florida

 A month after Gov. Rick Scott took a secret hunting trip to the King Ranch in Texas last year, he faced a big decision. A seat had come open on the board that oversees Florida's efforts on the multibillion-dollar project to repair damage to the Everglades caused by agriculture. To fill that position, Scott picked a corporate executive named 

Mitchel A. "Mitch" Hutchcraft.

 Hutchcraft's major qualification for a seat on the board of South Florida Water Management District: He is the vice president in charge of the King Ranch's Florida agricultural acreage. here
This is how things work in Rick Scott's Florida
You pay, you play! On 11.4.14 do your thing, VOTE.

Ybor Paparazzi

 Marisol Marquez of Raíces en Tampa 

United for Care Responds to Florida Police Chiefs Association Lies

The latest press release from the Florida Police Chiefs Association urging caution on medical marijuana legalization appears to be a test case in shoddy, unattributed research, incomplete data, outdated information and the expected misleading and disingenuous conclusions. The truth is that studies suggest medical marijuana laws have not led to higher crime rates, increased traffic fatalities or greater teenage consumption in those states that have adopted them. here

Florida GOP to blame for health insurance rate hikes

The state is not doing its job to protect consumers from health insurance rate hikes. After passing up billions of dollars from the federal government for the state to expand Medicaid, Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Legislature callously enacted a new law that, in essence, prevents the state’s insurance commissioner from regulating health insurance rates. here

Fuck The Tampa Bay Fox Affiliate

Soon after the Tigers announced they were receiving pitcher David Price in a trade Thursday, a Tampa Bay TV station took a swipe at Detroit by tweeting an image of the abandoned Packard Plant next to 
a picture of a sunny beach.
here and here

Conservatism is always on the wrong side of history

The unbelievably ugly reaction of the right wing to desperate children seeking help at the southern border is just the latest clash of competing views of what 
America stands for.

On the one hand, we have “liberal” America in which the richest nation in the history of the world can easily afford to take in and shelter children fleeing the extreme violence of their homelands. An America that was built on immigration. An America that was once known as “The Melting Pot.” An America that would never even contemplate sending a child back to a country where their lives are in immediate danger.

On the other hand, we have “conservative” America in which the richest nation in the history of the world can’t afford one single more child with brown skin no matter how crappy their native country is. here
Except if they are fleeing Castro

Tthe Cuban Adjustment Act

Hillsborough County Beware

Once upon a time, an antigay, anti-Muslim, 

"pro-Christian" platform could do wonders for getting you elected in the conservative corners of Hillsborough County. But the world keeps turning. Sue Carlton

Angela's Story

Thousands of MoveOn members took an important action to help children seeking refuge in the United States. Together, we've raised more than $100,000 to ensure these children have the legal representation and support they need for the immigration hearings that their lives may depend on.

Tricks Conservatives Use to Manipulate Americans

Premise: If I am not a conservative, then I am a liberal

Premise: I am not a conservative, 
Conclusion: I am a liberal here

7-11 Coming To Ybor City

7th Ave. Central Ybor 

Florida The Bloodshed State

Doctors in Florida cannot legally 

protect children from guns. here

Crickets From Pam Bondi's Office

"This is what we hear when utility companies try to cut successful conservation programs and raise our rates.  Crickets from Pam Bondi's office. Pam Bondi repeatedly looks the other way when corporations and her big contributors try to rip off Floridians. If big companies want a favor from Bondi, she takes their money then cues the crickets." here

http://www.pambondi.info

Sen. Warren Calls for End to Corporate Welfare

Not 1 + Rally In Ybor City

here

January 6, 2015 - First Day of Fairness

At a press conference today in St. Petersburg, Crist announced that if elected Governor, he will make January 6, 2015 a “First Day of Fairness” by signing five Executive Orders, including an Executive Order to “prohibit any form of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity within the state agencies or its contractors — because all Floridians should be equal in the eyes of the law.” here

Walgreen’s Is Moving To Switzerland To Avoid Paying U.S. Taxes

Remember next time you need stuff, 
go to an American store here
And before  you go shopping check this out

Nestle CEO, Brabeck, wants to privatize all water and hold it for ransom in order to maximize corporate profit.
And check this out
Republican senators blocked an election-year bill to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas. here

George Zimmerman's New Job In Deland

 Keeping watch on a gun and motorcycle shop. The owner of the store didn’t ask Zimmerman to watch his store. He volunteered! here

Florida GOP Dennis Ross voted to sue President Obama

We do have a choice on 11.4.14, 

Check out Alan Cohn

What Do Rick Scott & Justin Bieber Have In Common?

The Florida Medical Association Supports Medicaid Expansion

Remember we were denied this by the 

Florida GOP

Don't forget when you vote on 11.4.14

here

Orange County Commissioner Fred Brummer - Florida GOP

A majority of the Republican-led Orange County Commission vocalized support for marriage equality. Commissioners Scott Boyd (R), 

Pete Clarke (R), Jennifer Thompson (R) 

and Tiffany Moore-Russell (D) 

all announced their support.  

Florida GOP Fred Brummer
reiterated his opposition.

here

Alan Cohn Party In Tampa

Candidate for Florida’s 15th Congressional District

Wednesday, July 30 (Today), at 6:00pm

2905 W Euclid Avenue, Tampa info

Charlie Crist and Rick Scott Both Suck

Democrat Charlie Crist and Republican incumbent Rick Scott are teetering on becoming the least-liked pair of candidates for any governor’s race 

in the past 10 years. here

Tourist Beware, Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida Waters

Health officials in Florida 

issued new warnings about high levels of a flesh-eating bacterium in the ocean and other recreational waters in the state. here

Florida doesn't typically require beach shutdowns for bacteria infestations; in fact, 59 percent of its beaches aren't tested for bacteria levels; the others rely on federal funding to carry out periodic tests. But hey, only the strong survive in
 Rick Scott's Florida!

Florida. Please Vote yes on Amendment 1

Tom Petty Blasts Catholic Church

“I’m fine with whatever religion you want to have… [But] if I was in a club, and I found out that there had been generations of people abusing children, and then that club was covering that up, I would quit the club. And I wouldn’t give them any more money.” 

here, in Tampa Sep. 21