Wednesday, September 2, 2015
What Will Had For Lunch
Pork Chunks
With Red Beans and Rice
At Mi Tierra Latina Supermarket in Tampa
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
UNITED FOR CARE MEETS 100% GOAL
According to the Division of Elections website 73, 713 petitions have been
verified. That’s 5,000 over the required amount to trigger the Supreme Court
review.
Campaign Manager, Ben Pollara stated, “We are thrilled at this timely
accomplishment. This is the first major milestone to bringing medical marijuana
before the Florida voters in November 2016. In the next election, voters will
succeed where their elected have failed them, and pass a comprehensive,
compassionate medical marijuana law to serve the hundreds of thousands of sick
and suffering people who are desperate for relief in our state. Without our
volunteer efforts we would not be so well positioned to make the ballot in
December.”
In order to be placed on the ballot United for Care needs the Supreme Court
approval and to collect 683,149 valid petitions by Feb 1, 2016. Last election,
ballot placement was not approved for the dedicated team until the final
hour.
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Campaign Chairman, John Morgan, stated, “Compassion is coming in 2016! Tallahassee is broken, but I have faith in the people of Florida. We will win and hundreds of thousands will benefit as a result.”
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For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza at
press@unitedforcare.org
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Campaign Chairman, John Morgan, stated, “Compassion is coming in 2016! Tallahassee is broken, but I have faith in the people of Florida. We will win and hundreds of thousands will benefit as a result.”
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Hillsborough County Beware - Jim Norman Is Back
The strong conservative
says, he will file to run for a seat on the County Commission where he was a player for nearly two decades.
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Some of Mr. Norman's Highlights
Joined the vote to ban county government from even acknowledging gay pride events. He said no to health benefits for unmarried couples including same-sex partners.
"I see this as (leading) to gay marriage next," Norman said in 2004. "This is not going to be San Francisco east."
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He angered black leaders with a proclamation honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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He blasted Obamacare as "a socialism takeover."
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He hung out in Vegas with lobbyist who appeared frequently before the commission.
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A developer-friendly commissioner he was owned by Ralph Hughes owner of the Cast-Crete precast concrete business in Seffner. He pushed hard to rename the county's prestigious award for residents who show moral courage in standing up to government for his friend and benefactor.
"I found very quickly that Ralph expected something back from me if I was going to be one of his chosen candidates," Rose Ferlita
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"Payola"
La Gaceta
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"He won his race but did not fare well in public opinion. Public office is a public trust.Obviously, that didn't sink in to Jim Norman."
Jan Platt
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"He's been carrying the water for developers for all his 18 years on the commission. He's as much responsible for the condition Hillsborough County is in today — the transportation, the sprawl mess we're in."
Pat Kemp
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"Spare us. This clown is one of the reasons Hillsborough County moved backwards for years. Deny him the right to ever serve in public office again. Please." Susan Smith
Fire Florida DINO Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic National Committee Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
prevented consideration of a resolution at the party’s summer meeting that praised President Obama and offered backing for the nuclear agreement with Iran, according to knowledgeable Democrats. here
United for Care: We have enough petitions for FL Supreme Court Review!
We have just hit 73,713 VALIDATED PETITIONS enough overall and in the required districts to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the petition.
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Our work is not done, however: We must get another 609,436 validated petitions (and Supreme Court approval, which we expect) to be placed on the 2016 ballot.
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the next phase
Our work is not done, however: We must get another 609,436 validated petitions (and Supreme Court approval, which we expect) to be placed on the 2016 ballot.
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the next phase
and we need every bit of support we can get to collect the ballots we need.
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PLEASE make a contribution tonight before midnight and John Morgan will match it, doubling its power.
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PLEASE make a contribution tonight before midnight and John Morgan will match it, doubling its power.
The Truth Is That All Girls Are At Risk: A Letter from the Director of C4G
The truth is that all girls are “at-risk”—at risk of not fulfilling their potential due to a lack of confidence and self-esteem. here
You Are Needed In Seminole Heights Today
6:30pm
Please join us for this town hall event with local community leaders, elected officials, and child care workers as we discuss creating an affordable child care system that works for families and providers in Tampa Bay.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Peter Schorsch Reason #?: Why Florida Dems Fail
According to Peter Schorsch at SPB it is becouse of
Reason No. 437:
Reason No. 437:
"The Florida Democratic Party is sending negative mail against a Republican state Senator to a Republican super-voter." here
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Yet so called leading Democratic strategist Steve Schale is working for the other side. In 2014 he helped Florida GOP Chris Latvala, now he is helping Florida GOP Ray Pilon. He was also proud to knock doors and offer support for personal friend Rep. Chris Sprowls and speaks fondly of House GOP Leader Dana Young as well, among others. here
Rick Scott Is Auditing Florida Hospitals To Ensure They Haven’t Committed Medicaid Fraud
This comes from a governor whose tenure as CEO of Columbia/HCA hospitals led to the company being fined a then-record $1.7 billion for Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Scott pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times in a deposition to avoid discussing the case. here
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Florida DINO Steve Schale At It Again
Back in 2014 he was pounding the pavement in Pinellas County on behalf of Florida GOP candidate Chris Latvala. Now he is working for Florida GOP Ray Pilon in Sarasota here
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This guy is a leading Democratic strategist?
And you wonder why Florida Dems are in such bad shape!
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Grilled Chicken
With Black Beans and Rice
At Azucar Sandwich Shop in Tampa
Like them on Facebook
Small and doesn't look like much from the outside but the food is awesome!
Florida Republican Ron DeSantis Describes The GOP
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Florida Corporate Welfare: $6.37 Million
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Cost to Florida taxpayers $6.37 million
Florida GOP Just Blew 651k Of Our Money
Florida taxpayers paid more than $651k for June special session - most expensive special session in 15 years.
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The GOP says you're welcome, and thanks for that added bonus along with our paychecks!
Friday, August 28, 2015
Welcome To America, Litbrit
Gus Bilirakis to energy conference: I’ll fight “tooth and nail” against EPA overreach
"The Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan is a prime example of a harmful disconnect.”
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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis addressed a group of energy industry executives and representatives Wednesday in Tampa. 2015 Gulf Coast Energy Forum attendees spent the better part of the morning and afternoon railing against the Obama administration’s EPA and its new proposed regulations to rein in coal-fired power plants. here
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Is Jeb Bush A Schlemeil?
Translation: A bumbler, a fumbler, a person plagued by ineptitude. Or, to put it more inelegantly, a schlemeil is somebody who eludes a mud puddle only to step in dog poo.
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While trying to mend fences with Hispanics, he said that he hadn't meant to suggest that the slur term "anchor babies" applied to them. No, no. Here's what he meant: "Frankly, it's more related to Asian people coming into the country." Well, that clears things up. He hadn't meant to smear Hispanics. He was trying to smear Asians. here
UNITED FOR CARE STATEMENT REGARDING MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PETITION
Regulate Florida, a recently formed political committee, released a
constitutional amendment petition to allow adult use of marijuana in Florida,
under a regulatory structure similar to that which exists for alcohol. The
organization led by longtime marijuana reform advocates, Karen Goldstein and
Michael Minardi.
United for Care remains dedicated to the passage of
a constitutional amendment to allow sick and suffering Floridians access to
medical marijuana and has no official position on the legalization initiative.
Campaign manager, Ben Pollara, issued the following statement regarding the new
initiative:
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"I know firsthand that getting on the ballot by
petition is a Herculean task that they are taking on, and I wish Karen and
Michael the best of luck in this endeavor.” Pollara continued, “United for Care
remains entirely dedicated to passing a strong medical marijuana law that serves
sick and suffering Floridians, and we have not and will not take a position
regarding this new amendment.”
“Perhaps our intellectually dishonest opponents will
have to find a new argument to oppose medical marijuana now, given that their
standard line of attack has been that this is a ‘trick’ to legalize marijuana.
This campaign has always been and will always be about the needs of the sick and
suffering among us."
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To date, United for Care has collected about 400,000
petitions, and 43,259 had been verified as of 5 pm on Wednesday. A
constitutional amendment petition requires signatures from 683,149 registered
voters.
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For press inquiries please contact
Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Bush Backtracks After Falling For Right-Wing Media Talking Points On Birthright Citizenship
After falling for right-wing media talking points about ending birthright citizenship and "anchor babies," Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush is scrambling to justify and backtrack his offensive rhetoric. here
Conservative media have spent years complaining about "anchor babies" and "birth tourism," and calling for an end to birthright citizenship -- a constitutional guarantee.
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Conservative media figures going back to Glenn Beck in his Fox News days have railed against so-called "anchor babies" and "birth tourism," the former a derogatory slur and debunked myth used against U.S. born children of non-citizens, the latter of which represents a sliver of births that experts have repeatedly pointed out are "extraordinarily rare" and an insignificant immigration problem. As Salon's Simon Maloy wrote, this "grossly nativist and legally dubious" rhetoric has nevertheless found a receptive audience among conservatives.
Florida Call For An Independent Redistricting Commission!
For a third time, the GOP led state legislature failed to draw fair congressional maps after wasting millions of taxpayer dollars fighting the Fair District amendments.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Koch Brothers Thanking Florida GOP
Koch Brothers-financed Americans for Prosperity announced it’s launching a two-week long ad campaign featuring TV, digital and mail to praise the 72 lawmakers
who the group says, “stood up for taxpayers and patients against special interests who pushed to bring Obama‘s Medicaid expansion to the Sunshine State.”
The ad to be aired in the Tampa Bay area features local Republicans Jeff Brandes, Richard Corcoran, Dana Young,
Larry Ahern, Chris Sprowls and Jamie Grant.
Florida GOP voters how is that booty feeling?
Remember we got your back!
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