"Turns out that in an election year, Rick Scott doesn't mind spending taxpayer money. The governor on Monday signed into law the largest state budget ever while vetoing the smallest amount of spending since taking office. That leaves in place hundreds of millions in legislative special projects, many of which never received a full public vetting. This is a budget grounded more in Scott's re-election campaign than in his professed fiscal conservatism." MUST READ
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Who is Rick Scott prioritizing?
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Florida's Culture Of Corruption,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Scott Free,
Tampa Bay Times
George Clooney 2016?
He has big ambitions and aims to get into politics imminently. He wants to do more humanitarian work and hopes to join the Democrats'
2016 election campaign......more
America Is Becoming More Liberal
Why are there more moderate Democrats than moderate Republicans? This has never been because Democrats are spineless wimps
who won't stand up for liberal values.
The main reason is simple: there aren't very many self-identified liberals in America......more>
But Gallup reports that this is changing
Rick Scott's Definition of "Important"
Monday, June 2, 2014
Attorney General Pam Bondi's Significant Public Harm To Florida
--Cutting education spending by more than $1
billion
--Denying 1 million Floridians affordable health care
--Limiting access to the polls
--Denying 1 million Floridians affordable health care
--Limiting access to the polls
--Ignoring climate change and
its effects on Florida
Allowing loving couples the freedom to marry? Not on the list!
Labels:
Florida GOP,
Florida's Right Wing,
Pam Bondi
Emissions rules hit Florida hard
behind Texas, in carbon dioxide emitted by power plants: 116.3 million tons in 2013.
The Environmental Protection Agency will announce proposed rules on Monday for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Florida is likely to feel a large impact......more
Pic Nieman Foundation
Pic Nieman Foundation
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Law
Hall v. Florida
A little followed case involving the standard for intellectual disability. It has been widely ridiculed by experts and now, in a 5-4 decision, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has ruled that such a rule violated the Eighth Amendment and runs counter to recognized scientific standards.....more
Labels:
Hall v. Florida,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Warren-Thomas Piketty Virtual Watch Party
TONIGHT RSVP
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Ted Cruz 2016
In a GOP straw poll of possible 2016 presidential contenders taken last week,
Ted Cruz once again came out on top. more>
Go Ted
Our very reliable Liberal plant.
Lets just give the job to Clinton now
and save everyone alot of money!
Our very reliable Liberal plant.
Lets just give the job to Clinton now
and save everyone alot of money!
Labels:
GOP,
Peter Schorsch,
Right Wing,
Ted Cruz
Goodbye Miami
Rick Scott
doesn't have a plan for climate change
He Doesn't Want To Talk About It
Scott, Rubio Pissing Off Scientists
“I’m not a scientist,” said Florida Governor Rick Scott last week, when asked if he thought man-made climate change was affecting the weather. “I’m not a scientist,” said Sen. Marco Rubio in 2009, his first in a long line of statement denying climate change.
Stop the Medicaid Blockade: Apply for a Campaign Strategy Grant
We're awarding mini-grants for teams of MoveOn members running creative campaigns to expand Medicaid in their states.
This Is How A Real Liberal Sounds
Marianne Williamson is running as an independent for the U.S. House of Representatives, California District 33. Please visit her website, http://marianneforcongress.com for more information.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Lobbyist Carlos Curbelo
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling makes it even easier for out-of-state millionaires to give more money to buy elections for lobbyists
likeCarlos Curbelo who are only looking after the interests of their billionaire donors and not the people they are supposed to represent.
likeCarlos Curbelo who are only looking after the interests of their billionaire donors and not the people they are supposed to represent.
Labels:
Carlos Curbelo,
Florida GOP,
Joe Garcia
Tampa’s Jackson House
Entertainers and musicians like Ella Fitzgerald,
Cab Calloway, James Brown, Ray Charles,
and Count Basie have all called this hallowed haven home, at least for a few nights.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida GOP And Prison Rape
Florida and 6 other states, all led by
Republican governors, are defying a federal law aimed at cracking down on the nationwide epidemic of prison rape—and on Wednesday,
the Obama administration
started calling them out. Here
Jacksonville demands: ‘Angela Corey out now!’
On May 27, two dozen supporters gathered
for a press conference announcing the
for a press conference announcing the
Jacksonville Progressive Coalition's
campaign launch to get
State Attorney Angela Corey
out of office.
out of office.
Labels:
Angela Corey,
Florida GOP,
Jacksonville
Florida's Gerrymandering GOP
Jonathan Katz, a professor at the
California Institute of Technology
testified in court that
Florida's congressional map
was heavily biased toward electing
Republicans
Republicans
despite the state's Democratic-edge in voters,"
the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Obama "Deporter-In-Chief"
Obama Continues
Record Deportations,
Delays Immigration Reforms
Record Deportations,
Delays Immigration Reforms
In Order to Court Republicans. more>
Miami Gardens Police Corruption
In a city of 110,754 since 2008,
police have stopped and questioned
56,922 people who were not arrested,
with a total of 99,980 stops that led to no arrest and 250 individuals who were stopped
more than 20 times each....more>
it is department policy. to detain any black male they see between the ages of 15 and 30 and frisk them in hopes of finding
something to charge them with.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Pam Bondi Sees Harm in Recognizing Gay Marriage
Florida's attorney general contends in recently-filed court documents that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would disrupt Florida's existing marriage laws and "impose significant public harm."
Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Republican
along with fellow Republican
Gov. Rick Scott
Gov. Rick Scott
and other state officials, earlier this month filed a lengthy response that asks a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit for several reasons,
saying a federal court shouldn't rule on
a state's marriage laws.......more
Florida Worst Gerrymandered State
When it comes to manipulating
political boundaries
political boundaries
to favor one party, Florida stands above all other states.
In 2012, Republican candidates for the House of Representatives in Florida won 53% of the vote,
but gained 63% of the seats......more>
but gained 63% of the seats......more>
GOP BS: Marco Rubio Mostly False
Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Marco Rubio on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
Floridian Richard Rowe
7 generation native Floridian
Born and raised in the Ocala National Forest
Why I Hate a Whole Generation, and Why You Should Too
America’s Worst Generation — Generation Hate, Generation Greed
aka “The Silent Generation
Born and raised in the Ocala National Forest
Why I Hate a Whole Generation, and Why You Should Too
America’s Worst Generation — Generation Hate, Generation Greed
aka “The Silent Generation
The RightWing’s Desperate Attempt To Control The Florida Supreme Court
There’s a constitutional amendment on the ballot to let Gov. Rick Scott pack the court
if he is re-elected. The right wing already has a foothold in the Supreme Court with
Labels:
Florida GOP,
Martin Dyckman,
Peter Schorsch
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Yolanda Fernandez Joins The Kriseman Administration
Drug Free Florida Hires Tobacco Lobbyist And longtime Republican Operative Sarah Bascom
What Drug Free Florida is truly all about
United for Care, the main organization
advocating for the approval of Florida Amendment 2 allowing for the medical use
of marijuana in the state, expressed it’s dismay at Drug Free Florida’s hiring
Bascom. She joins a team riddled with
credibility issues. Drug Free Florida is headed by controversial Reagan-era drug
policy aide Carlton Turner, who has been quoted as stating that marijuana “leads
to homosexuality…and therefore to AIDS.” It is
solely financed by
Saint Petersburg developer Mel Sembler.
It reported zero contributions from no donors in
the month of April.....more>
Check out Stogie's Smoke Shop,
solely financed by
Saint Petersburg developer Mel Sembler.
It reported zero contributions from no donors in
the month of April.....more>
Check out Stogie's Smoke Shop,
Kush Liberty
Needs Freedom Fighters here
Labels:
Drug Free Florida,
Florida GOP,
Kush Liberty,
Mel Sembler.,
Sarah Bascom,
Stogie's Smoke Shop,
The Citrus Taliban,
United for Care
Tampa's Paws for a Cause
Residents of Seminole Heights to help raise funds to assist in the rebuilding of the Animal Coalition of Tampa (A.C.T.). On April 19th, the A.C.T Building was burned and three (3) cats killed in a suspected arson. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage and forced closure of the building and its services.
Saturday, May 31st, from 10am-2pm
Seminole Heights United
Methodist Church
Methodist Church
6111 N Central Avenue, Tampa
(corner of Hanna and Central)
(corner of Hanna and Central)
Florida #VoteYesOn1
Would you like a free campaign bumper
sticker? We're still collecting your #voteyeson1 selfies. All you have to
do is take a picture of yourself with your index finger raised as a symbol of
your pledge to Vote Yes on Amendment 1. You can also hold a
sign with the #voteyeson1 hashtag! There are lots of ways to
show your support. In exchange, we'll send you a free campaign bumper sticker.
Details here!
What’s Your Plan, Gov?
The What’s Your Plan, Gov?
campaign is
offering a $100 reward to the
first ten individuals who send in usable video footage of you or a friend
speaking with the governor in
person and capturing his response to the question, “Gov. Scott, what’s your plan
for climate change in Florida?” (See below for how to enter the
contest.)
Send your footage to admin@whatsyourplangov.com
for
your video to be entered. If your video meets the criteria, we have $100 to send
your way as a thank you for standing up on this important issue.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Have A Beer With Macho In Palm Harbor
Pinellas County Commission
Candidate offers AR-15 rifle to draw crowd to campaign event here
Celebrate Small Business
Labels:
Florida GOP,
Local Businesses,
Macho Liberti,
Stay Local,
Tampa Locavore
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