This shows you the alternate reality Florida Republicans live in. Tom Clendenning of the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation testified before the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee. Clendenning told the committee Florida could save $800,000 per year by adding five employees to the Agency for Workforce Innovation to investigate people who are not looking for work. here "When the rich fuck the poor, that's business. When the poor complain about it,
"And I say good for them. Greg Sargent of The Plum Line and Dave Cook of the Christian Science Monitor call out George Will on what he wrote on Dean's words about the Tea Party.".......MadFloridian
"For too long the dangerous propagandist tactic of mixing of truth, half-truths and lies has been used to inflame popular sentiments and fear. It was therefore disappointing to see The Post contribute to this cycle of vitriol in our public discourse with a column by George F. Will that erroneously claimed I called the Tea Party racist. In fact, as Post blogger Greg Sargent pointed out by fully citing my comments, I specifically said that I did not consider the Tea Party to be racist. It's time we each do our part to stop this cycle of vitriol.".......Howard Dean
Annual Point-in-Time Count Census conducted during the last seven days of each January to produce “statistically reliable, unduplicated counts or estimates of homeless persons in sheltered and unsheltered locations at a one-day point in time." info Thank You Mr. Kirby.
In a sleepy mayoral campaign to date, it’s a candidate for city council that is responding to Dick Greco’s “Give Me Five” signs and stickers around Tampa directly. Benjamin, a candidate for the District 6 seat , has released a parody of that Greco sign with his own riposte. here Vote Kelly
Volunteers Needed For Homeless Count Hillsborough County's next homeless count, coordinated by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, will be done on Thursday, January 27, 2011 between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Things That Make You Go Hmmm... After 2 days of very heavy chemtrail activity in Phoenix, which caused pretty much a “whiteout” of the sky, we have a day with a blue sky and very little fake cloud/chemtrail action. What we do have today is an incredibe amount of particulate matter and fibers flying around, and we are breathing this awful stuff, we are drinking it in the water. here And now we have Jared Loughner. Look at the sky over Tampa today. These things are all over the place.
In the wake of the Arizona shootings last week, politicians from across the country have called for changing the tone of politics. But if members of Congress (and other political leaders) want to change the culture of public debate, they need to look in the mirror first. Their own behavior helps foster the bad behavior from some of their constituents. Consider Kathy Castor
I too am pissed off at the way they are treating Odyssey Marine Exploration. Call Ms. Castor and tell her what you think.
The dictator gets the support from another dictator. While they have not seen each other since Dick Greco's illegal trip to Cuba in 2003 to show support for the communist regime Fidel said he still admires the stern reign of Greco and they speak often. here
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In the last few years there have been a series of violent events by unhinged characters inspired by the paranoia-fueled speech of right-wing leaders. Since each of these incidents is seen as an isolated example of a lone nut, no one has put these events together to see how prevalent these sorts of attacks have become. here
Let me start by saying i love Apalachicola Bay, it's a beautiful place and i love oysters, raw please. Recently my conservative friend and i were out having a few Yuenglings. My friend ordered a doz. Apalachicola Bay Oysters. I informed him about the dangers of eating oysters from that area. Most people know oysters are Filter Feeders (Animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure.)
With all the oil and chemicals in gulf waters right now i did not think it was a very good idea. Well he ridiculed my advise and ate them anyway. To his health!
Placement Of Containers A week ago tomorrow a nice gentleman from the city driving a Ford Escape visted Stogie's resident. He was handed pamphlet above and was told that he was in violation of City Of Tampa Code Chapter 26-169. He informed the gentleman that Stogie's trash days were mondays and thursdays and here it was wednesday and the trash can was still there. The trash was not picked up on monday. I don't want to be an eyesore to my community, but the city needs to get it's shit together and stop wasting our money.
GOPAC: 'Language: A Key Mechanism of Control' The GOPAC memo was a controversial memo written and distributed by US Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich in 1994. The title of the memo was Language: A Key Mechanism of Control. It was distributed to Republicans and contained a list of words with positive and negative connotations that Republicans should use to describe Republicans and Democrats, respectively.
Bicycle Advocate Extraordinaire Alan Snel will be giving a talk entitled “Bicycle Energy” at this week’s Sierra Club Tampa Bay meeting. 7 pm, Weds. Jan. 12
Hilton Garden Inn 1700 E. 9th Ave. In Ybor City info
"Just ran into my opponent at the supervisor of elections office as he prepared to buy his way on the ballot. I tried to warn him to save his money, take a vacation, buy some things for the grandkids, but he's stubborn. Too bad.".....Kelly Benjamin
A Glenn Beck Fan On Facebook He hates niggers and is recruiting for the KKK. here "I'm with glen beck he come with the truth like I come with the truth.".....Craig Addams
LeBrake served in the last Greco administration and is currently serving the final months of incarceration for his conviction of conspiracy, wire fraud and accepting bribes and gratuities. here
An Accompanying Plaque Reads: “A great philanthropist whose charitable efforts were mostly performed without fanfare, he followed a personal motto of the greatest form of charity is anonymity.” here
Meet Allen Wasserman The Stogie has know Allen for over 20 years. He is from Tampa but likes living in Santa Barbara, Ca. He was in town to visit his family over the holidays and we got together and had a great time. He has his own You Tube Channel in which he films homeless life. He is also on Facebook.
Rest In Peace My Friend 1942-2010 Neil passed away on December 24, 2010. If anyone is seeking to make a donation in Neil’s honor, please bring a check for Abandoned Pet Rescue, Inc. For further information, please contact Norm Kent, (954) 661-3361.
The following is an open letter to WFTL-850 FM radio host Joyce Kaufman, whose incendiary political rhetoric included a Tea Party rally remark that, "If ballots don't work, bullets will. Dear Joyce,
To support the Greco campaign and court influence in future policy making you can donate to the campaign. Submit your small denominations of unmarked bills in a nondescript manila envelope or plain briefcase and leave it in the alley behind the campaign offices. Do not look back, do not talk to anyone, just leave the money and go. info