Friday, October 3, 2008

The Bush Legacy Tour In Ybor City

The Bus will be parked in Ybor City, next to the Saturday Morning Market tomorrow,
from 10AM to 1PM............here

Mosaic Threatens Manatee County With Lawsuit

Phosphate companies have done much harm to this state, and yet might sue because they don't get to drill in the watershed of the Peace River. That sum of the lawsuit is a lot more than the yearly budget of the country.......here

Todd Schnitt, A Ridiculous Little Man

Todd Schnitt is an angry assbag, ranting and raving about liberals and spreading lies about Barack Obama. Why is a broadcaster who makes millions so angry? At first, I thought maybe it was act. He's simply catering to the lowest common denominator. Like most so-called libertarian broadcasters, he pretends to be bold while behind the scenes he's content to run his tongue around the rim of the Republican asses who write his paychecks............here

USF Dems. For Kevin Beckner

Congress OKs The Great Swindle of 2008

Democrat Nancy Pelosi

Said the bill was needed to "Begin to shape the financial stability of our country and the economic security of our people."..............here

Empty Chair Charlie Holds Feeney Fundraiser

Crist will be holding a fundraiser for Representative Tom Feeney on Tuesday. Not only is Feeney currently under investigation by the FBI for his connection to corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but Feeney was named one of the
Most Corrupt Members of Congress four years in a row..........here

Most Corrupt' List: Rep. Vern Buchanan

A report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a very reputable and unbiased D.C.- based research outfit. CREW has named Buchanan as the only freshman to be included in its list of the 20 most corrupt U.S. congressmen.......here

Vote Christine Jennings

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Now Supporting The Great Swindle of 2008

For Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, it was a day to let the world know she'd changed her mind on the mammoth $700 billion measure for reeling financial firms........here

Mario Diaz-Balart: Typical Washington Politician

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Sarah Palin Got One Thing Right At Debate

Change Is Coming........Sarah Palin

Florida GOP Meets In Secret

Florida Republican leaders hastily convened a top secret meeting this week to grapple with Sen. John McCain's sagging performance in this must-win state........here

CBS 4 Joins in the Mario Debunking Fun

The 19th Annual Tampa International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival

It is with pride that I welcome you to Clip 19

Strip-Club King Joe Redner Is Florida's Unlikeliest Folk Hero

It's a sweltering July afternoon in Tampa, Florida, and a small crowd of men are cooling off in the most notorious watering hole in the South, the Mons Venus. A tiny one-story building wedged between fast-food restaurants on busy Dale Mabry Highway, the Mons is known for its exotic dancers (and convenient proximity to Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). But the star attraction is the 68-year-old dude with wire-frame glasses and a long gray ponytail talking on the phone in the back: Joe Redner........here

Swiftboating 2.0

The thematic structure of the right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama.......here

Who Was Ralph Hughes?

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
@ The St. Petersburg Times - @ TBO.com - @ Tampa Bay.com - @ Creative Loafing

Local Hero Eileen Hart

Eileen Hart wiped tears from her eyes minutes after she gave back her Moral Courage Award at today's Hillsborough County Commission meeting. Two weeks ago, the commission voted to rename the award, which is given to citizens who challenge government, for controversial political activist Ralph Hughes.......here
Puppets Pay Tribute To Their Master

Voter Registration Rally with Jay-Z and Wyclef In Miami

Bayfront Park Amphitheater
301 N. Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida

Click Here For Tickets

Obama in Havana

No, Barack Obama Has Not Traveled To Havana. But His Campaign Has

The brothers Lincoln and Mario Díaz-Balart, along with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, three Republican members of Congress, recently wrote a letter to the governor of Florida asking him to sign a law that enables the state to paralyze flights to the island and end family visits -- all in the name of consumer protection...........here
Obama was in Miami and said that, if he were elected, he would lift those regulations.

Gov. Charlie Crist's New Economic Plan: "Go to Disney World"

Empty Chair Charlie's Empty Suit made a roaring comeback with the Sarasota Herald Tribune's Capitol Comments Blog reporting that after weeks of ignoring the fact that Floridians are suffering under the
Bush-McCain-Crist failed economic polices,
Crist has finally laid out his new economic plan: "Go to Disney World" he said when ducking questions about the economic recovery plan being debated in Congress.......here

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Thirteen Pieces Of Trivia About The State of Florida

Ybor City was once known as the Cigar Capital of the World with nearly 12,000 tabaqueros (cigar-makers) employed in 200 factories. Ybor City produced an estimated 700 million cigars a year at the industry's peak. It is now a part of the Tampa area and is home to many restaurants and nightclubs and is a social hub..........here

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

VoteForChange.com: Ashton and Demi

Bill Clinton Rocks Ft. Pierce For Obama

We have to elect a President that will rebuild the American dream, repair a badly shattered financial system and restore America’s standing in the world. Look at the mess that we have in our financial system. This is not accidental folks. It doesn’t have to be this way........here

Cafe Hey In Tampa

Friday night, all over America, people gathered in their homes, in convention centers and anywhere a television was available and Cafe Hey was no exception. Cafe Hey is a tiny coffeehouse opened less than one year ago on the outskirts of downtown Tampa..........here

Obama’s Campaign Official Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party

Don Vicente Inn
1915 Republica de Cuba
Ybor City
7:30 p.m.

Why Aren't Americans Buying The Great Swindle of 2008?

The $700 billion financial bailout package failed because most Americans wanted it to fail. Before the vote, members of Congress were getting calls 100 to 1 against the bill........here

Seminole Heights Move On VP Debate Watch Party

Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 PM
Rincon Restaurant
5901 Florida Avenue
Tampa......RSVP here

South Florida Dems Vote For The Great Swindle of 2008

Congress balked at bailing out Wall Street today, but Democrats from South Florida held their noses and voted for a financial rescue package. They felt compelled to prop up financial institutions to protect pensioners, homeowners and investors whose savings and investments are potentially at stake........here

University of Tampa Prepares for Eurocrime Film Invasion

Eurocrime Film Invasion Tampa 2008 will bring ’70s Italian cop and gangster flicks to the University of Tampa campus Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4.......here

Kids Voting Tampa Bay '08

Is a non-partisan organization that promotes civic responsibility and voter participation through educating Tampa Bay’s youth about the significance of being an educated and engaged citizen. By combining civic learning in the classroom with an authentic voting experience that reflects the adult process we are teaching the importance of voting to sustain our representative democracy...........here

Florida Candidates On The Great Swindle of 2008

I will work to ensure that this freewheeling deregulation that has brought our great country to this serious day does not happen again. I strongly support the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigations which begin this week, and will push for accountability for those responsible for the damage to our communities...........Congresswoman Kathy Castor

Senator Bob Graham Endorses Raul Martinez

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Caribbean Crazy Ants Invade Myakka City

They're called Caribbean crazy ants and it's a good name. "They drive me really crazy," says 9-year-old Daniel Morris. Daniel's family lives near Myakka City and the ants have infested their home and the five acres around it. Everywhere you go there are "ants, ants, ants, ants, and ants........here

Brian Blair And Stephen Dibbs

The billboard on Ehrlich Road in north Tampa touting the re-election of Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair reads, in fine print at the bottom, "Political advertisement paid for and approved by Brian Blair, Republican for Hillsborough County Commission, District 6." It appears, however, that his campaign did not pay for the billboard advertisement........here

W. - Final Trailer

JoJo Pellegrino At The Ritz In Ybor City

Friday - 11/28/2008 - 7:00 PM
For Tickets......Gasparilla Tixx

Residents Fighting Yet Another Bottling Plant in Florida

In Florida, an overwhelming number of residents seemingly oppose issuing a permit for another water bottling plant on the Santa Fe River (five permits are in the works), yet a denial of the permit is hardly a done deal - even though the water bottling company involved has yet to be identified by the property owner..........here
Flow The Film

Kevin Costner loves the Tampa Bay Rays

Costner and his band Modern West have just recorded a song for the Tampa Bay Rays to celebrate their AL East division title...........here

How Florida Voted On The Great Swindle of 2008

Democrats -- Yes: Alcee Hastings, Ron Klein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Robert Wexler, Kendrick Meek, Tim Mahoney, Corrine Brown, Allen Boyd. Democrats -- No: Kathy Castor.
Republicans -- Yes: Ander Crenshaw, Adam Putnam, Dave Weldon. Republicans -- No: Jeff Miller, Ginny Brown-Waite, Cliff Stearns, John Mica, Ric Keller, Gus Bilirakis, C.W. Bill Young, Vern Buchanan, Connie Mack, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Tom Feeney..........here
Thank You Kathy Castor. Shame On You Robert Wexler.