Wednesday, April 2, 2014
We Are Not A Center-Right Nation
Americans want to raise the minimum wage (72%),
rebuild our infrastructure (71%)
and make the hedge fund managers and corporations pay their fair share (68%).
Americans want to invest in public education (69%)
and for Congress to protect programs that provide help for the most vulnerable
(86%).
Americans (69%) think the policies of the Republican party generally
favor the rich
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
GOP-Controlled States Are the Biggest Federal Government MOOCHERS!
A popular question among liberals is how in the world Republican politicians and business owners get so many people to go against their better interests........more>
The former confederate states would be a third world country if they were their own nation today. That terrible fact is dragging the rest of the country down.
UCF: The Committee
The Committee
Made by University of Central Florida students and professors, was recently named best documentary at Sanford's Love Your Shorts Film Festival. It tells the story of how a Florida legislative committee led by state Sen. Charley Johns from 1956 to 1965 targeted homosexuals at state universities.
Its effects on the state's universities were long-lasting. Its efforts "degraded the national standing of the universities in Florida and had a lingering effect that was felt several decades after the Johns Committee went out of business," says former Sen.
Bob Graham in the documentary.
Monday, March 31, 2014
What Stogie Had Lunch
All you can eat buffet, at Panda Inn in Port Charlotte
Great food, rude Hostess
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Tallahassee Is Stealing Our Money
Those are local dollars
Locally-raised money, shouldn’t be used to assist other communities that didn’t have the political foresight to provide for the
care of their most needy residents.”
care of their most needy residents.”
Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman
Because Hillsborough’s share is “diluted,” it won’t get as much federal money as it would have, said Tony Carvalho, the hospital alliance’s president “It’s like forcing them to share their money
with everybody in the state,”......more>
with everybody in the state,”......more>
“The goal of the formula is to take local public health funds provided by certain communities, and the federal match they earn, and share those benefits with communities that provide no local health funds to Medicaid, and to hospitals that provide little care to Medicaid patients,”
Tampa General spokesman John Dunn
Share, share, share, sounds like socialism to me.
Share, share, share, sounds like socialism to me.
The Florida GOP "In Your Dreans Team"
AKA:The GOP Florida Hispanic Outreach Team
Reserved a room at a Cuban restaurant in Doral last week to present its chosen team to engage Hispanics across the Florida in state campaigns
Reserved a room at a Cuban restaurant in Doral last week to present its chosen team to engage Hispanics across the Florida in state campaigns
Or nobody cares
The way this party treats women how does Anitere Flores sleep at night.
This brand is soiled, there is no going back!
Join the ACLU of Tampa at USF
The NSA is tracking
phone conversations and online communications, local agencies are using
surveillance cameras to follow people in public, and
Florida police are tracking
cell phones
without warrants.
without warrants.
Join the ACLU of Florida's Greater Tampa
Chapter
on Saturday April 5 for our Annual Meeting to find out
what you can do to fight back:
what you can do to fight back:
Greater Tampa Chapter Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Westside Conference Center E.
University of South Florida
Saturday, April 5, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Westside Conference Center E.
University of South Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Awful Poll Numbers May Lead To GOP Doom
Turn out the vote, lets be Scott free.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Jimmy Patronis
Rep. Jimmy Patronis GOP Panama City
Every year during the legislative session in Tallahassee, he pushes a bill to destroy Florida's environmental regulations,
Last Year
Bill to block local governments from protecting thousands of acres of wetlands. Which passed
This Year
Bill to block local governments from protecting thousands of acres of wetlands. Which passed
This Year
He has
introduced a destructive bill that will prevent local governments from being
able to protect their own water supply.
HB 703 not only prohibits local governments
from enforcing wetlands, springs or storm water protections – it takes the
decision-making powers out of their hands and gives it to Tallahassee
politicians.
Frank Matthews, who lobbies on behalf of developers, phosphate miners, boat manufacturers, sugar growers, power companies and a garbage company said
"I can't say enough good things about him He couldn't be more accommodating. That's the appealing thing to me."
Wake Up Panhandle
Tampa Pub Crawl
Saturday, April 5th
Pickup location: Crispy’s Beer & Wine Bar, at 8:15AM.
The list of breweries includes…
Cigar City Brewing
Cigar City Brew Pub
7venth Sun Brewing
Dunedin Brewery
Rapp Brewing Company
3 Daughters Brewing
Green Bench Brewing
Cycle Brewing
Friday, March 28, 2014
Wage Theft In Florida
Corporate special interests
are pressuring the Florida House to
stop local governments from cracking down on
employers who steal from their workers.
How disgusting is this?
more>
stop local governments from cracking down on
employers who steal from their workers.
How disgusting is this?
more>
The Florida Retail Federation, representing mom & pop operations such as
Walmart and Macy’s,
made upwards of $2 billion in “campaign contributions” from 2004-2012.
Most — 77 percent — went to Republicans, including Scott and the current crop now in legislative session.
Call your state representative today at
888-714-5779 and tell them to vote NO on HB 957.
Florida is one of the few states in the US that doesn’t have a
Labor Department.
Florida is one of the few states in the US that doesn’t have a
Labor Department.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
GOP LITE: Bob Buckhorn
Is not happy with the prospect of Florida Democrats
nominating Charlie Crist for governor.
On Bay News 9, Buckhorn made it clear that he's
keeping his distance from Crist.
keeping his distance from Crist.
Will he ultimately endorse the Democratic nominee?
"I don't know," he said.
"I don't know," he said.
Keep in mind that Buckhorn could be a Democratic contender for governor in 2018. He would have a window if Scott wins a second term, but probably not if Democratic Gov. Crist
were running for re-election.......more>
Is he cheering for the other side for his own personal interests?
were running for re-election.......more>
Is he cheering for the other side for his own personal interests?
Duke Energy Rips Off Citrus County
Duke paid only $41 million of its $96 million
In county property taxes over the past two years.
As part of a settlement, Duke will pay Citrus $7.5 million.
Duke saves over $50 million
Check out what they are doing to the people in North Carolina.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Steak Burger
With mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw and Cucumber Salad
At Grannies Restaurant in Ruskin
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