Mel Martinez: Letting Troops Rest Would

"Demean Their Service"

Central Florida Residents March On Jena

Authorities in Jena, La., are preparing for 60,000 people to march Thursday in support of six black teenagers charged in connection with a fight with a white classmate. Seven buses full of protestors will make the 800-mile journey from Central Florida to Jena for the march......here

Kasey Chambers - On A Bad Day

YouTube: UF Student Tasered

Fox Censors Sally Field's Anti Iraq War Statement At Emmys

University Of Florida Student Arrested, Tasered At Kerry Forum

Andrew Meyer, 21, asked Kerry, D-Mass., why he did not contest the 2004 presidential election, which he lost to President Bush, and why there had been no moves to impeach Bush.
While as many as four police officers tried to remove Meyer from the forum, he yelled for help and asked "What did I do?" Minutes after Meyer started speaking, he was Tasered......more

No Respect For Kucinich, Even Though Many Agree With Him

Rep. Dennis Kucinich opposed the Iraq war from the beginning, voted against the Patriot Act and has drawn up articles of impeachment for Vice President Dick Cheney. Compared with his rivals, he's been far closer to the views of his party's base, and on issues that matter, he's been years ahead of his competitors, who are frequently dragged along - kicking and screaming - by the grass roots. And yet Kucinich, who ran in 2004 and is campaigning in Las Vegas today , is more often viewed as comedy fodder than party leader or contender.........more

Rudy Giuliani: A Betrayal of Trust

Saggy Pants Will Get You Redirection

In Trenton, getting caught with your pants down may soon result in not only a fine, but a city worker assessing where your life is headed. "Are they employed? Do they have a high school diploma? It's a wonderful way to redirect at that point," said Trenton Councilwoman Annette Lartigue, who is drafting a law to outlaw saggy pants.......here

Toxic West Virginia: Mountaintop Removal

Kucinich Calls For End To Iraq War Funding

Dennis Kucinich told an audience in Hilo Thursday that Congress can stop the war in Iraq anytime it wants by simply cutting off funding. “Congress has the ability to tell the administration we’re not going to give you any more money, and this isn’t even a close question,” Kucinich said. “What happens is Congress keeps telling the American people that we don’t have the votes. But you don’t need the votes to do this. We don’t have to take another vote.”.........more

More Than 190 Arrested At D.C. Protest

Several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched through downtown Washington on Saturday, clashing with police at the foot of the Capitol steps where more than 190 protesters were arrested.......more

Lies Americans Believe About The War In Iraq

Wingnut In Largo

Cop Tantrum Caught On Tape

Dean Renews Call On Boehner To Apologize

Howard Dean today renewed his call for House Republican Leader John Boehner to apologize for his reprehensible and offensive comments trivializing the sacrifices our brave men and women in uniform make for our country every day......here

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The REAL Rudy: Command Center

Dean: Jones Report Shows We Need to Change Course In Iraq

"General Jones' report on the weak state of Iraqi security forces is one more sign that President Bush's strategy in Iraq is not working. Our brave men and women in uniform have done everything we've asked of them, but only the Iraqis themselves can achieve the political progress necessary to sustain peace.

"While Democrats are eager to hear from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker next week, there are clear signs coming out of Iraq that political reconciliation is not occurring. President Bush and his Republican allies want to cherry-pick the facts, but the way forward is clear. It's long past time to change course in Iraq."

Cops Shut Down Anti-War Press Conference

Gatorgump Hikes Appalachian Trail

A five and a half month journey along the Appalachian Trail concluded Friday for a man from Florida. Defying doctors orders, Mike Osmond hiked the trail from Georgia to Maine. A final hike of Mount Katahdin Friday concluded his trek......here
Just your average heart attack victim with diabetes, allergies and bad feet who appreciates fine wine, a good cigar, and a soft bed. Lets hike 2000 miles!......more

Republican Culture Of Corruption

An extended list......here

Children Of Men

If You Have Not Seen This Film, You Should

Mitt Romney And The French Rudy Might Be Blood Brothers

Excitement is stirring in the (GOP) presidential campaign over a politician who's been talked about in the same breath as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. He's Nicolas Sarkozy. Presidential candidates are bullish on him, some to the point of gaga. Even Mitt Romney, the only GOP candidate capable of insulting France in fluent French, thinks Sarkozy might be a "blood brother." John McCain has met him at least twice. Rudy Giuliani feels a special kinship with the conservative Frenchman because Sarkozy was once his country's top cop, and because another nickname for the president is "the French Rudy."........more

Dean: Republicans Have Promoted A Culture Of Corruption

That has disgraced our country, and recent events show they have a long way to go before they've cleaned up their act. While Republicans in Washington have campaigned on one set of values, they have lived by another. The American people expect and deserve better......here

Bilingual In Tarpon Springs

Hamas Cartoon Targets Children

There Are Too Many Tomatoes

Tomato growers elsewhere in Florida, like those operating in Immokalee, have made little to no profit from their crop in the past decade. Low market prices are forcing growers to find solutions to lowering their high production costs. It's enough to make growers want to throw tomatoes "“ or even throw in the towel.......more

South Florida Police Turn To YouTube To Catch Criminals

Some South Florida law enforcement agencies are turning to the online video sharing site YouTube.com to post public service announcements and surveillance videos......here

Dean tells Muslims: Run for political office

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told American Muslims gathered in Rosemont to think beyond voter registration drives. "You need to run for political office," Dean said Saturday. "The only way you can achieve your goals is to stand up and say who you are and be proud of it.".....here

BUSH'S STRUGGLE AGAINST REALITY

Richard Gere Urges Olympics Boycott

Actor Richard Gere chases a fugitive Bosnian war criminal in his latest movie role, but in real life the devout Buddhist is pursuing China on human rights abuses and says a boycott of the Beijing Olympics could help......more

FLORIDA SMACKDOWN, STARRING HOWARD DEAN!

Jailed In New Orleans Without Charge

Roderick Dean, a former corrections officer, recounts his harrowing ordeal two years ago when he was arrested and jailed without charge on August 11, 2005 - two weeks before Hurricane Katrina. When the storm hit, Dean was in New Orleans Parish Prison where he narrowly escaped drowning after the jail flooded. He was never charged and released four months later......more

Hands Across the Border

Georgia, Florida, and Alabama

It's the 16th year of the Hands Across the Border highway safety awareness campaign. State troopers, police officers, and sheriff's deputies from Georgia, Florida, and Alabama work together to set up road checks.......here

Officers, deputies and troopers already conducted a sobriety checkpoint at the Georgia-Florida line on U.S. 319 Tuesday night, issuing around a hundred citations and even making some DUI arrests.

In The Name Of His Father

Wellstone Democrat

The Wellstone legacy has become so intertwined with progressive politics, its origin is all but forgotten. The "Democratic wing of the Democratic party" has been kicked around by Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, small-town Iowa state Rep. Ed Fallon and other Democrats nationwide. Paul Wellstone's name and some actions are being used to channel the inner liberal of the country's most prominent Democrats.......more

Portable Surveillance

In Brandon

Photographing 'Nowhere People'