Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/12 And The 'War On Terror'
The events on the morning of September 11, 2001, marked the beginning of what would become a decade of war. So many lives lost, millions of dollars squandered and wasted opportunities. Ten years on many questions remain unanswered. Were the attacks of September 11 a case of blowback, or, as President Bush professed, 'a hatred of Western freedoms'? And why, if the hijackers came from friendly
Gulf countries, did the US launch a war against Iraq?
Was the global 'war on terror' a cynical pretext for neocon policy hawks and the vested interests of the military industrial complex; or a war of necessity against a new type of global enemy?
Red Pill And Blue Pill
The term red pill and its opposite, blue pill, are pop culture terms that have become a common symbol for the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red).
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The Blue Pill People
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Put Some Duct Tape Over Allen West’s Mouth
Not only is the man embarrassing himself as an American, and as a military veteran who supposedly fought for the U.S. principles of freedom and equality, but for an elected leader to spout the kind of anti-Muslim invective constantly streaming from West’s mouth is an embarrassment to our country. Nicole Brochu, Sun Sentinel Columnist
Be afraid Muslims are coming to get you. I remember the old days when it was The Red Menace.
"Rally of Conscience" at the Florida State Fairgrounds
Monday September 12, 2011 at 6 p.m.Florida State Fairgrounds, 301 and I4 in Tampa
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What Stogie Had For Dinner
Chopped SteakWith Mashed Potatoes, Corn and Spanish Bean Soup.
$8.95 At Three Coins Diner, Nebraska and Broad in Tampa
Eat Local!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Orlando Resident Luis Lebron
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today announced it filed suit in federal court seeking to halt implementation of Florida’s new law mandating drug testing of applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program without suspicion of drug use.The suit, filed Tuesday, is on behalf of Luis Lebron, a 35 year-old Orlando resident, Navy veteran and full time University of Central Florida student. Lebron is a single father who applied for temporary assistance in July, 2011, to support his 4 year-old son. He meets all the criteria for assistance but has refused to waive his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure and submit to the newly required drug test.
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Expanded Cuba Travel Begins From Tampa
“Today is an historic, eagerly awaited and much-worked-for day for Cuban-American families and the entire Tampa Bay community. The next step is to market Tampa as a ‘gateway to Cuba’ and create jobs for our small-business owners in the tourism sector.”.....Congresswoman Kathy CastorGood Work Ms. Castor!
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
October 6-16 2011Tampa Theatre & St. Pete Muvico
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Benefit In Honor Of Ashley Kilgo
Sunday, September 11 · 11:00am - 1:00pmThe Melting Pot
2221 4th St. N, St. Pete
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Rick Scott Of Florida Worst Governor Ever
After a hotly contested online summertime election, with tens of thousands of votes streaming in from across the country, Governor Rick Scott of Florida has been elected Worst Governor Ever by the American people.info
Via....Pushing Rope
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Jambalaya With A Salad
$8.99 At Second Line Café, 301 W Platt St, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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$8.99 At Second Line Café, 301 W Platt St, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Rick Scott On Oil Drilling In The Everglades
“The Everglades is a special place where millions of Floridians, tourists, scouting and school groups hike, fish, hunt, kayak and explore. At this point, no energy company has even floated a proposal to drill in the Everglades,” Fordham said. “If there is any thought being given to expanding oil drilling into the Everglades, my suggestion to the Governor is quite simple: Don’t go there. Unless Governor Scott wants to unleash a firestorm of opposition from hunters, fishermen, conservationists and millions of Floridians who depend on the Everglades for their water supply, he should abandon any notion of encouraging drilling in this sacred place.”
Everglades Foundation CEO Kirk Fordham
October 2011
Join the protest in Tampa!In solidarity with the actions in Washington, D.C.,
there will be a protest in front of the Federal Courthouse in Tampa, 801 N. Florida Ave
Thursday, Oct. 6 from 4:30-6:30pm.
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Thursday, Oct. 6 from 4:30-6:30pm.
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'Gaby for Mayor!' Salute! Event
Friday, September 9 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Salute! Sports Grill
Shoppes of Boyette, 11238 Boyette Road, Riverview
Salute! Sports Grill
Shoppes of Boyette, 11238 Boyette Road, Riverview
Monday, September 5, 2011
Pilgrimage to Publix
A group of Florida farmworkers and their allies will spend Labor Day bicycling as part of a journey taking them from one of the state's poorest towns to the headquarters of one of its most profitable companies in a quest for better working conditions.
On Aug. 27, the members of the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
set off on a 200-mile bike trek from the southwestern Florida farming community
of Immokalee to the Lakeland headquarters of Publix.
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Obama, how long can you hold your breath?
I have a question for Mr. Waffles, the president of the United States. "Sir, how long can you hold your breath?" This may be a question people everywhere should be asking themselves. That knowledge could come in handy as we draw in and savor that last lung full of breathable air.
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"This, of course, follows the debt limit debacle. Seems like one cave after another. Obama alienates his base and gets no credit from those to whom he caves. Disheartening, isn't it?".....Jeff Tone
Speak Out!
The Suncoast Haven of Rest Rescue Mission
Anita Stewart's $300 Campaign
When a friend suggested I run for office as a Green in June of 2009 I thought, “No, definitely not me.” I wanted to serve, but not that way. “Why not?” he asked. “I have no money, no backers, no way to promote myself, not the right resume, not the right hair-do,”
plus a myriad of other reasons that I listed for about five minutes. All excuses.
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Strippers Prepare For GOP Convention
Strip clubs and sex workers in Tampa Florida are preparing to make big money for the Republican National Convention. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks discuss.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Lee Roy Selmon
Rest In Peace
October 20, 1954 – September 4, 2011
"Whenever I want to feel good, I think about Lee Roy Selmon.".....John McKay
2011 Netroots Awards Nominations
Nominations are now open for the best of the blogs and online activism on the left in Florida. Between now and midnight on September 23, we’ll be taking nominations for the best writing, posting and online activism in the state of Florida amongst the left-wing blogs, politicians and activists.
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What Stogie Had For Breakfast
Two Eggs
With Bacon and Homefries
$4.50 At Three Coins Diner, Nebraska and Broad in Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
With Bacon and Homefries
$4.50 At Three Coins Diner, Nebraska and Broad in Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Kids Charity of Tampa Bay
School Supply DriveHelp us "Fill the Wagon" with school supplies for foster children in the Tampa Bay area.
Tampa Strip Clubs Excited
The GOP chose Tampa as the location for their presidential convention next August because it resides in a key swing state. But also: Strip clubs!
"Republicans got plenty of money. They take it all from poor people,".....Joe Redner
24/7 LIVE Dressing Room Cams from Mons Venus!
"Republicans got plenty of money. They take it all from poor people,".....Joe Redner
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Thank You Joe For All You Do! Fighting Tampa's right wing for over 30 years.
It Gets Better - Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays do a video for the Trevor Project and the It Gets Better campaign.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Bill Nobles, For State Representative District 52
There's no official district lines, and qualifiying is almost a year out. But Democrat Bill Nobles is claiming an early jump in his campaign to unseat first-term state Rep. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg.
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The 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest
Florida Voices for Animals Presents
Free Event Set for Saturday, October 15, in Downtown Tampa
LA-Based Comedian Carol Leifer Will Be Featured Speaker
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Audra Mossor Of Riverview
Help support Gaby For Mayor and get a fashionable, personalized gift.
Visit Thirty-One and buy something.
Lets help Gaby help the Riverview Boys&Girls Club!
You can visit Audra on Facebook here.
Stay Local!
Dick Cheney, The Ultimate American Terrorist
Speaking of damaging the republic, Dick Cheney has a book out. I'm sure you've heard about it by now; If there were any justice to be found in this deranged country, Dick Cheney would have penned his pestiferous, self-serving little memoir by the light of a bare bulb inside the cell of a federal prison.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Baked Chicken
With Platanos and Yuca
$12.95 At Versalles Of Tampa, 8218 Hanley Road in Town n' Country
Eat Local!
Pastor Mike of Miramar
Meet Michael Stahl, otherwise known as "Pastor Mike." Stahl lives in Miramar, Florida, and leads an online church called Living Water Church, which we think is a fancy way of saying he hangs out a lot in a Christian-themed chat room. Stahl has proposed the creation of a national registry for atheists, much like the ones in existence for sex offenders. It's almost self-evident why this is a good idea,
but let's have Stahl explain it himself.
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Vera Chapman Of Sun City Center
"Stop wasting our time and our money in these sham hearings and trying to overturn (Amendments) 5 and 6, I'm old enough to be your mother -- if you were my children, you'd be taken behind the woodshed, and I can assure you it would be a sharp switch I'd take to your hineys."......Vera Chapman
Join the WMNF Board of Directors!
The time has come again for the NBSF Board to seek out applications for board service.
This is a two year commitment during which you can provide a
valuable service to the station and to the community.
All who qualify, please consider applying by contacting WMNF for applications
at 813-238-8001 or via e-mail at missjulie@wmnf.org.
Where Are We Heading?
Here in Florida,
in the past few months alone, the Department of Community Affairs was eliminated; the Florida Forever land acquisition program was unfunded; all the appointments to the Environmental Regulation Commission and to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission had been withdrawn; the state's planned cap-and-trade program was scrapped, and the regulations protecting the Everglades, a body of laws that had been decades in the making, were rolled back. Seed money from Washington for high speed rail was rejected by the Florida governor—as if the Florida construction industry were not in need of jobs. Meanwhile the ocean around the Keys heated up to an astounding 30 C (90 F); the water is teeming with jellyfish, and the reefs look blotched and blighted. How can we possibly afford this—even from a business standpoint? Is the Florida tourism industry not in need of tourists?
Martin Schönfeld teaches Philosophy at the University of South Florida
Martin Schönfeld teaches Philosophy at the University of South Florida
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