Sunday, July 24, 2011

Scary Sight In Plant City

Allen West thanked a gathering of Republican faithful for turning out in force to see him. He was given a super hero's welcome at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. West was greeted by a standing ovation as he entered the hall at the Arthur Boring Civic Center, and would get three more. It took him half an hour to take his seat as a crush of fans gathered to pump his hand and pose for photographs.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Picadillo
With Yellow Rice and Yuca
$3.99

At Huracan, Corner of Central and Sligh in Tampa.
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

World Changers Change Tampa



More than 23,000 students made a decision to pay money out of their own pockets in order to help improve the living conditions of people across the United States and Canada. Some landed in the Tampa Bay area.

Tampa Bay’s Not-Too-Political Happy Hour

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Jesse Jackson In Tampa

If you've never seen him live, before, here's a chance at an inspirational treat. He can really get a room rocking, and over an issue that's vital here in Florida Voter suppression.

Tues, July 27, 2pm
34th St. Chruch of God
3000 North 34th St. in Tampa

D3 Homeless Initiative

New Blogger Helping The Homeless.

I'm Deputy Steven Donaldson with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office here in Tampa, Florida. You may have heard of the homeless initiative I started just over a year ago which has recently received some media attention. We have been successful in assisting 55 homeless with housing in a years time and the effort has expanded throughout the county in three of our four districts, thus far.

I recently started a blog, D3HomelessInitiative, to promote the effort and broadcast the effort's productive results in the form of pictorials and written essays of individual stories. The Sheriff's Office has embraced the concept since it seems to have had both a quantitative and qualitative impact on the streets within our jurisdictional boundaries.

The Sheriff' Office has allowed me to work on this effort full-time and we also have two additional deputies dedicated to this cause, one each, in District I (University area) and District II (Brandon area). I work in District III (Town N' Country, Carrollwood) where the effort originated.

Thank you for your help.
Steve
Visit him here

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet George
He has been homeless 6 years. He is a local.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Amy Winehouse

RIP
14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011
The Stogie will miss you.

What Stogie Had For Dinner

Large Supreme
(I Had Help)

Pepperoni, Sausage, Ham, Salami, Mushrooms, Pepper, Onions, Tomatoes, Black Olives,
Greek Peppers, NY Steak. Anchovies upon request.
$16.99......S&S Tacos and Stuff and Pizzas and Stuff, 10664 US Hwy. 301 in Riverview
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

The Miami Cuban Mafia

Fredo
An effort by Florida Republican Mario Diaz-Balart to overturn Obama administration rules easing restrictions on travel to Cuba may win congressional approval despite a threatened presidential veto.
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End The War On The Cuban People!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa
Tampa Bay Homeless

Petition: No Cuts!

We Are Against Any and Every Cut to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Not today, not tomorrow, and not ever. No way, no how. Not on your life, and certainly not on mine.
I’m a former Member of Congress. If more than 100,000 of us sign this petition, I will go to Washington, DC, myself, and I will deliver it personally to the White House. - Alan

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

New Local Blogger

PunkFootballer
Music, Movies, and football/Soccer. is there anything else in life?

Alley In Ybor



Check Out
Finding Tampa's Graffiti Month

Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare

Hillsborough County may pay a financial services firm more than $1 million partly to help it add workers, but partly just to stick around. If the company takes the money, it could set a new precedent for the county that - potentially - would encourage other companies to seek money for retaining workers. Traditionally, the county has given incentives for creating new jobs or luring new companies to the area.
Tuesday morning, Hillsborough County Commissioners approved offering an unnamed company

an economic incentive package worth $1.2 million.
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Now we have to pay for the right to work.
Extortion (also called shakedown, outwresting, and exaction) is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion.....Wikipedia

Allen West: Threat To The Gene Pool

"Allen West has a long history of outrageous comments. However, in the last two days, West has demonstrated unusually bizarre behavior - showing himself to be truly unhinged and incapable of controlling himself. As if referring to Americans who support their President as a "threat to the gene pool" wasn't bad enough, West then unleashed a peronal assult on Representative Wasserman- Schultz calling her "vile" and "despicable". He then had the audacity to label this brave elected leader who courageously shared her successful struggle with breast cancer with the nation as a "coward". Enough is enough. His conduct is unbecoming a member of Congress.
He has disrespected his office
and should be censured by the House of Representatives immediately. "......Patrick Murphy

Ybor Cigars Plus

Where you will find the finest handmade cigars in Ybor City.
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The New Mark Weaver Show

Probably on Live365, as Mark Weaver iRadio (v 2.0)
"Come join me in the Green Party! Tampa Bay has a good chapter. Remember, it was Bob Graham who was architect of the “Out of Iraq, into Afghanistan” strategy when he was chair of the Intelligence Committee. Kendrick Meek was pushing Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan even before Obama did it. Debbie Wasserman Schultz pushes a very hard line on the Cuba embargo and travel ban, even worse than Obama. And she backs Netanyahu down the line whatever evil he commits, including the continuing land thefts from the Palestinians. She’s pushing for the next war, against Iran, when the time comes.

All these people are rightwingers posing as liberals.

The Democratic Party, just more war and injustice and selling out the middle class. Stop promoting, financing and voting for the Democratic Party. Turn your wasted, manipulated, self-damaging energies to genuine individual Left candidates and issues.".......Mark Weaver


Should i change my slogan to "Watching The (Democrat) Right Wing In Tampa Bay?"

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa
Tampa Bay Homeless

Antiwarpt Music Festival 2011

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Soup Sampler, Lobsta Chowda, Ybor Chili and House Special.
$5.99.....At
The Stone Soup Company, 1517 7TH Ave in Ybor City
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
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Blues Healing in Ybor City

Meet Robin and Kila.
Great Fruit Drinks.

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Robert
He is from New York. He has been homeless for 10 years.

Save The Tatas

In Ybor City

Sold Out

The Tampa Tribune still available.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Gaby For Mayor Kick Off Event

Join Gabrielle Perham, Candidate For Honorary Mayor Of Riverview
At her Kick-Off Meet & Greet at S&S Tacos & Stuff and Pizzas & Stuff, Thursday the 21st. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Riverview Boys & Girls Club and the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce.
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Happy Birthday

Nelson Mandela
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Is Federal Spending Really Out Of Control?

I am trying my best not to become a cynical old fart in old age, if you call 51 old age. But the brainwashing of our country in the name of "what's best for the country" is sickening. We need less spending now, like we need a hole in the head. People losing their houses, jobs and eating the cheapest food they can find, are not free. We need smart spending i.e. in education to help the masses, not less taxes for the multi-nationals.

We had a balanced budget in 2001, and then Bush decided he had to spend 1 billion dollars a day in Iraq. Afghanistan is 10 billion per month; Libya is 300 million per month! Why is defense not in the austerity discussions? Wages have decreased over the last decade thanks to our free trade polices with un-developed nations and CEOs who farm our jobs out to these countries are making millions, as is Wall Street. Spreading the wealth in the name of the public good is American, so we can afford public programs that has made our country great i.e. LBJs Great Society programs.

Dog eat dog with a growing wage gap and poor in the streets is not American. It's time for the people to start demonstrating our ........ cynicism?, concerns for the country. For the Tampa area the WMNF web site would be a place to ogranize. They've already lost their government support.
Rob Lorei

Antiwarpt Pre Party in St. Pete

Friday, July 29 · 7:00pm - 11:00pm
St Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
559 Mirror Lake Drive, Saint Petersburg
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Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa
One hour of free internet at the John F. Germany Library.

HART Flex Zones

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Looks Like We're Winning This Fight

Thanks to all who wrote letters opposing the rezoning of sensitive coastal wetlands on Tampa Bay next to
E.G. Simmons Park, we've won an early victory! Thanks, again,
to all who care enough about our community and our environment to help!
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