Veterans/Armstice Day Ceremony

Sunday, November 11, 2007, 11am
Joe Chilura Park, Tampa

Free weekend street parking anywhere north of Kennedy Blvd. Bring your own seating, either lawn/camping chairs or blankets. All peace lovers welcome, along with their children. Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your signs.

Homophobic Okeechobee County School Board

Attorneys for the Okeechobee County school board in south Florida are planning to enlist experts to testify about the "negative effects of homosexual sex" in their fight to prevent a gay-straight alliance from meeting at Okeechobee High School........here

Ocala Too Racist For Wesley Snipes

Selective Prosecution

In a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Snipes' lawyer argued that the U.S. Attorney's Office wilfully selected the Marion County seat of Ocala because prosecutors "deliberately chose the most racially discriminatory venue available to the government with the best possibility of an all-white Southern jury where Snipes has never resided."........here

Pitchers 0f Beer

Yuengling For Me Please

Mickey Rourke Arrested In Miami Beach

A Scooter-Riding Mickey Rourke

Was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence. A Miami Beach Police report said Rourke made a U-turn with a red light and then swerved several times while on a green scooter. He had a flushed face and bloodshot, watery eyes, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath.......here

U.S. Militarization Of Africa

"With little scrutiny from Democrats in Congress and nary a whimper of protest from the liberal establishment, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa," write Danny Glover and Nicole Lee in The Nation.........here

"An alarming step forward in the militarization of the African continent, the US Africa Command (Africom) will oversee all US military and security interests throughout the region, excluding Egypt."

New Orleans Levee Spin 101

Katherine Harris Back In The Saddle

Laura Dern
Wore a cowboy hat, boots, a super-tight blue T-shirt, equally tight jeans, brunette wig and plenty of makeup as she rode a horse through downtown Monday afternoon.....here

Dean's Rotating Presidential Primaries

"I think the thing to do is to move some of the other primaries back and then rotate them through so in the future every state can count on having some significant input into who the presidential nominee is."......here

DFA Poll: Clinton Not Even Close

The political pundits and beltway Democrats have been claiming that the primaries are already over, but 95% of the votes cast prove they are wrong. With over 150,000 votes cast, the DFA Pulse Poll is the largest internet poll to date in the 2008 primary.........here

Barack Obama Opens SNL

Mike Gravel 2008

Dean's Grassroots Initiative

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean
Announced a grassroots effort to educate Americans about the Democratic Party. The plan, known as "Neighbor to Neighbor," works by having supporters knock on 25 doors three times a year in hopes of building a relationship with prospective democratic voters........here

"Olivia's Kiss" A Novel

Catherine Durkin Robinson

I wrote a story that was passed around to several literary agents who suggested I should say the idea was inspired by actual events. Since I could not lie, because my mom would kill me, agents rejected my story and high ideals. Instead of letting the story die, I finally decided to share it with the masses. One chapter at a time. Every month.....here

NBC Is Going Green

NBC Universal's new "Green is Universal" campaign kicks off Nov. 4th with a week of green-themed programming aimed at entertaining, informing and empowering Americans to lead greener lives......here

Because You Chose Red

What Has Jeb Been Smoking?

Hillary Rodham Clinton will probably be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, and any one of five Republican candidates could beat her in next year's election, says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, President Bush's younger brother......here

Americans Are Sick and Tired of the Republican Politics of Fear

"President Bush's war of choice in Iraq is making us less safe here at home. For the president to say otherwise just goes to show that he's more interested in scoring political points than finding a way out of Iraq. Americans are sick and tired of the Republican politics of fear. They want to bring our brave troops home from Iraq, a foreign policy that's not only tough but smart, and a president who will refocus on fighting and winning the real war on terror."...........Howard Dean

John Edwards - Heroes

The End Of The Florida Everglades

The rescue of the Florida Everglades, the largest and most expensive environmental restoration project on the planet, is faltering. Seven years into what was supposed to be a four-decade, $8 billion effort to reverse generations of destruction, federal financing has slowed to a trickle. Projects are already years behind schedule. Thousands of acres of wetlands and wildlife habitat continue to disappear, paved by developers or blasted by rock miners to feed the hungry construction industry........here

So far, though, most presidential candidates have yet to utter the word "Everglades." In the only mention that has made news, Fred Thompson, a Republican, suggested he might allow oil drilling there.

Ralph Nader; President Of The America I'd Like To Live In

Ralph Nader Sues The Democratic Party

Consumer advocate and three-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader sued the Democratic Party on Tuesday for conspiring to prevent him from running for president in 2004. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nader, his vice presidential running mate Peter Miguel Camejo and a group of voters from several states.......here

Florida Needs to Get Geeky

Jimmy Wales started Wikipedia in 2001 and moved from California to St. Petersburg, Fla., soon after because of the cheap cost of living. However, as Wikipedia has grown into one of the 10 most-visited Web sites on the Internet with more than 8 million articles in 250 languages, attracting talented tech workers to Florida has been a challenge........more

Ron Paul on Jay Leno

Samm Simpson's Encounter With Senator Bill Nelson

Last Saturday I happened to see Senator Bill Nelson in the hallway at the Democratic convention in Orlando. The Saturday night dinner - which I didn't atttend - had been in progress for fifteen minutes and Senator Nelson was in a side hallway, looking for an open door. Here's the exchange - to the best of my memory......here
"We are not on the same side, you signed the Military Commisions Act last October, you took away the writ of habeas corpus!

Screw The Florida Democratic Party

This has been a terrible time in our state to see the way the state Democrats broke the rules deliberately, worked with the GOP to do so. And then accused Dean of stealing our votes. Amazing how many fell for it all........here

With Bill Nelson Leading The Way.

In Burma, Child Soldiers Bought And Sold

The former Burma is so desperate to replenish its army after desertions and attrition that children are bought and sold by military recruiters. They are beaten and held as virtual prisoners while the government denies it is happening........here
Why Doesn't China Do Something. Am I Suppose To Watch And Enjoy The Upcoming Olympic Games?

Tampa Bay's Dropout Factories

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
East Bay, Hillsborough, King, Leto, Plant City, Robinson, Jefferson, Tampa Bay Tech, Bloomingdale, Wharton

PINELLAS COUNTY
Boca Ciega, Clearwater, Dixie Hollins, Dunedin, Gibbs, Lakewood, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg,
Seminole, Osceola

here

Sunday Show Roundup: The Rhetoric of Iran

Weekend Protests Target War Funding

Tens of thousands of people across the United States staged demonstrations over the weekend to protest the continued U.S. occupation of Iraq and the White House's reported plans to attack Iran. Organised by a diverse array of anti-war groups, the nationwide protests were held in more than 10 major cities, including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle......here In Orlando....here

Congratulations

Litbrit And Susan Smith
Winners of the First Annual Netroots Awards.......here

A Liberal Re-Thinks Ron Paul

Let's Bomb The Persians 2

Neo-Con Guru Norman Podhoretz

A senior foreign policy adviser to the Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani has urged that Iran be bombed using cruise missiles and "bunker busters" to set back Teheran’s nuclear programme by at least five years. The tough message at a time of crisis between the United States and Iraq was delivered by Norman Podhoretz, one of the founders of neoconservatism, who has also imparted his stark advice personally to a receptive President George W. Bush......more

Dean Lashes Out At GOP

Chairman Howard Dean on Saturday criticized Republicans in Congress for not supporting legislation to expand a popular children's health care program........here

"The Republican leaders have made their choice. They want to stay in Iraq and deny our kids health care, America cannot afford four more years of a president who borrows for the war and denies health insurance for our kids"

Bush vetoes 3.5 billion for SCHIP wants $46 billion more for wars.......here

How Do You Spin Something Like This?