Friday, June 27, 2014

Evolve - Playthings

Pam Bondi Defends Gay Marriage Ban As Cities Fight Back

Florida GOP Danita Kilcullen: Whores Chasing Whores

Tea party activists sent out fliers and emails strongly criticizing 
Broward County Commissioner 
Chip LaMarca and School Board member 
Heather Brinkworth, both Republicans, 
for participating in a gay pride parade. Among other things, the fliers — which nobody in particular will take credit for 
asked if it is "worth
selling your soul to the devil" 
to get votes from gays.
Danita Kilcullen, a Republican committeewoman and co-founder of Tea Party 
Fort Lauderdale, made things infinitely worse by sending out an email version, which began with the statement "whores chasing whores, if you will." Kilcullen said she wasn't responsible for the fliers, 
but her email leaves little doubt she 
embraces the sentiment. here

Michelle Obama for the US Senate?

Following in Hillary Clinton’s footsteps?

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Florida Blue Revolution 11.4.14

Jimmy Carter's Conservation Rap


Citizen's Hearing for Clean Energy Solutions In St. Pete


July 2, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.
FreeFall Theatre
6099 Central Avenue 
St. Petersburg info

"It's Your County!" Episode 2: with Commissioner Kevin Beckner

Feds investigating Hillsborough County Schools

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is asking the Hillsborough County school district if it treats its black students differently. The agency is asking the school district to answer 42 questions within 15 days regarding an allegation that it is shortchanging minority students.
The allegation came to light after a former teacher said black students get harsher punishments and that students at low-income schools are denied access to experienced teachers. here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa

Join TeamCharlie at St. Pete Pride

We're marching for equality this weekend
Where: 2313 Central Avenue, St. Pete
When: Saturday, June 28th, from 4 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 29th, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Come Join Us and bring a friend! info

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Florida's Happy Factor 33%

Amendment 2 Receives SEIU Florida Endorsement


30,000
Nurses, Doctors and Healthcare Workers Endorse 
 Medical Marijuana

The End Of The Florida GOP: Cubans shifting toward the Democratic Party

Cubans in the U.S. have long identified with or leaned toward the Republican Party,
 even as Hispanics overall have tilted Democrat.
 But the party affiliation of Cubans has undergone a shift over the past decade, 
According to The Pew Research Center 

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Marco Rubio is suffering from a severe case of climate denier syndrome


Join Daily Kos and NextGen Climate in telling Sen. Marco Rubio to face the reality of climate change.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Foot Long Coney Island Hot Dog
At The World Famous  Coney Island Drive – Inn in Brooksville
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Miami rallies against U.S. intervention in Iraq

Over two dozen activists still care 
and gathered at the Torch of Friendship in Miami, 
June 21, to rally against U.S. intervention in Iraq. here
Cars honked to show support and passersby joined to listen to the speeches and chant “No justice! No peace! U.S. out of the Middle East!” and “Money for jobs and education, not for wars and occupation!” The banner that read “U.S. hands off Iraq” waved alongside signs that said “Not then, not now! U.S. out of Iraq!” and “First Bush, then Obama, different party, same drama!”

Bill Ferree For Congress

ICON TOWER. Tallest skyscraper in the southeast US in downtown Tampa

Women are Smarter and More Likely to Vote Democrat

Dems tend to be friendlier towards women, 
unlike the GOP, which tries to keep women down by doing things like telling them they don’t deserve equal pay or benefits at their jobs. 
Republicans blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act. They keep fighting things like mandated contraception, with some saying that women should just keep an aspirin between their knees, to say nothing of their position on abortion (even for pregnancies caused by rape or incest). So yes, women vote Democratic, because they’re smart enough to know that the Party of Old, Rich, White Men wants to keep women down. here

Monday, June 23, 2014

Man Arrested after Video Recording Hillsborough County Deputies

David Rivera, Carlos Curbelo added to DCCC’s ‘House of Scandal’

As Republicans in Florida’s 26th Congressional district  meet for a debate tonight, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding both
David Rivera and Carlos Curbelo to HouseOfScandal.com: a new website that will help voters hold Curbelo and Rivera accountable and keep track of Republicans’ ethical misdeeds. here

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/gop-debate-prompts-democrats-to-highlight-scandals-in-fl-26-race.html#storylink=cpy

Tatiana Marche’ Denson Of Tampa

was born on February 11th 1979 at 
Tampa General Hospital
 to Gloria Maxine Denson and Tony Gandi.
She attended Hillsborough Community College
She is the youngest African American woman to ever file for office in the  
 Florida House of Representatives District 61
Check Her Out here

Marco Rubio At The Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

This is what happens when 
Marco Rubio 
and a gang of the world’s richest people meet 
behind closed doors. here
Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit 

Mayday.US

Tell Florida legislators: Pass a renewable electricity standard now


here

St Pete Promise - City Employee

Marco Rubio Calls For Strikes

Since he arrived on Capitol Hill in 2011, Rubio's been more interventionist on American foreign policy than his potential tea party-backed rivals. And recent international turmoil has given the freshman senator from West Miami a chance to demonstrate the kind of foreign policy he'd wage if he becomes president 
after the 2016 election......here

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Florida Banana Republican Shirt

Port Charlotte Mother Accused of Branding Her Kids

WMNF's Foodies-friendly Fundraiser!


What: WMNF Foodies-friendly Fundraiser
Where: The Queens Head Eurobar 
2501 Central Avenue, St. Pete
When: Tuesday, July 1, 5-10pm
info 

Florida Transgender Community Aided by President Obama

With little of the fanfare or criticism that marked his evolution into the leader Newsweek nicknamed 
“The first gay president,” 
Obama became the first chief executive to say “transgender” in a speech, to name transgender political appointees and to prohibit job bias against transgender government workers.
here 

The Hillsborough Democratic Party Sucks

Why, in a county where Democrat voters outnumber Republican voters by about 60,000, is it a foregone conclusion Republicans control the county's governing body? 

The Hillsborough Democratic party has long struggled at the basic elements of organization for local races, like fundraising and grooming candidates. Friday marked the end of qualifying for local elections, finalizing the field of candidates vying for four open seats on the Hillsborough County Commission. And, yet again, it appears unlikely Democrats will pick up a majority on the seven-member commission, where they now hold two seats and would be lucky to pick up another.

One of the races ended Friday, as incumbent Republican Ken Hagan drew no opposition in countywide District 5.
One other race will be decided without Democrat involvement, as three Republicans and a write-in candidate are vying for eastern Hillsborough's District 4, vacated by term-limited 
Al Higginbotham. Higginbotham, a Republican, instead is running in countywide District 7 and has a huge fundraising lead over his challengers. here

Gators vs. Canes

Luther Campbell, better known as Uncle Luke, is reporting several Florida high schools are banning University of Miami coaches from their campuses after learning Miami may have turned Joker Phillips into the NCAA 
for a recruiting “bump.” here 

Miami GOP Welcome Ted Cruz

Ted had a Miami homecoming Friday. 
The son of a Cuban exile, Cruz was welcomed as a long-lost son by the 
Miami-Dade Republican Party 
at its Lincoln Day Dinner. here
Ted Cruz 2016


Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/texas-talking-ted-cruz-welcomed-like-a-miami-son-by-miami-dade-gop.html#storylink=cpy

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Farid Khavari - Florida 2014

Maybe Is Time To Look Somewhere Else 
Since 2010, Florida’s voter rolls have expanded by 546,985. Of that increase, 78 percent registered with parties other than the Republicans or Democrats. Check out Farid Khavari 

It’s official! Papers filed and fees paid, I am on the 2014 ballot as an independent (no party affiliation) candidate for Florida governor. I am running for you and your family 
and 99% of Floridians. 

Florida Tea Party Buster: Alan Cohn

In Tampa-area district, FL-15, polls are showing that voters are open to replacing 
 right-wing extremist Dennis Ross 
with Alan Cohn, the progressive Democrat 
 running for the seat.here

Florida Tea Party Buster: Will Bronson

Scenic Sumter County

A County You Might Want To Avoid

Obama Helps GOP Find Their Penises

This weekend the far-right arm of the Republican party is getting their self-righteous on at the Freedom and Faith Coalition annual herding. There’s the usual pandering, hate speech and smugness unencumbered by self-reflection of any kind. Exactly what we’d expect from an event sponsored by 
Ralph Reed’s hate group. here

The guest list includes some of the very best in right-wing hate-mongers and apologists: Michele Bachmann, John Bolton, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Phyllis Schafly, Paul Ryan, Grover Norquist and Rick Santorum. Their token people of color this year include Herman Cain, 
Allen West and Dinesh D’Souza.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Friday, June 20, 2014

Florida, Sick Of The GOP, Don't Like The Dems?

You are not alone, voters dissatisfied with the two major parties are helping rewrite the political script in Florida, and they will force traditional campaigns to alter their strategies moving forward.
Since 2010, Florida’s voter rolls have expanded by 546,985. Of that increase, 78 percent registered with parties other than the Republicans or Democrats. here


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Marco Rubio at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition

A group led by long-time 
Christian political activist Ralph Reed
Rubio, the first of several prospective Republican presidential candidates scheduled to speak.
"This is the most conservative, the most pro-life and the most pro-family stable of candidates we've ever had," Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, told The Associated Press in an interview......here 

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Tatiana M. Denson For Florida State Representative

Florida TurboVote

Colleges and universities across the state of Florida are teaming up to promote civic engagement and get students registered to vote with the help of an innovative online platform. here

Emmy Eats Florida

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Sheriff Grady Judd: Stop Lying About Amendment 2

United for Care, the main organization advocating for the approval of Florida Amendment 2 allowing for the medical use of marijuana in the State, is calling for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to stop lying to the public about this proposed measure. “Sheriff Judd is clearly entitled to hold and express his opinions on Amendment 2.
“What he his not entitled to is his own version of the facts. Some of the statements that Sheriff Judd has made are not simply opinion or political spin, but outright lies.” here

Rick Scott Transparent?

Federal Marshals Seize Sarasota Police Cellphone Tracking Records

Federal marshals recently seized a local police agency’s records on cell phone surveillance to keep it from public disclosure, demonstrating the importance of prohibiting dragnet surveillance at the state level. Sarasota, police were apparently secretly tracking individuals’ cell phones without a warrant using a device called a Stingray, according to the ACLU. here