Brand GOP

NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll 

42 percent of registered voters said the primary race has made them feel less favorable about the GOP, compared to just 19 percent who said they feel 
more favorable. 

A third -Republican primary voters - 33 percent 

 say they view the party more favorably now, 

while 23 percent say they now have 
a worse image of the GOP. here

What Pilar Had For Lunch

Triple Espresso with Muffin

At The Coffee Barn in Brooksville

more, Eat Local!

Rick Scott Donors

Here’s a list of Scott’s donors who have given at least $100,000 in 2015:  Florida Chamber of Commerce - $540,000  Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts - $252,500  Jeffrey Vinik, Tampa Bay Lightning owner - $200,000  Associated Industries of Florida - $150,000  Floridians for a Stronger Democracy, a political committee with ties to AIF - $150,000  Voice of Florida Business, a PAC with ties to AIF – $130,000  Florida Jobs PAC, a PAC with ties to the Florida Chamber - $110,000  Consulate Health Care, Florida’s largest nursing home provider - $100,000  Lawrence DeGeorge, runs a charitible trust in Jupiter, FL - $100,000  Daniel Doyle Jr., Tampa Bay resident and CEO of DEX Imaging Inc - $100,000  Intervest Construction, homebuilder based in Daytona Beach - $100,000  August Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch CEO from St. Peters, Missouri - $100,000  U.S. Sugar Corporation - $100,000 here

TBX: One Of The 12 Worst Highway Projects In The Country

 A new report with a national scope calls the controversial Tampa Bay Express interstate expansion one of the 12 worst highway projects in the United States for expanding roads to little benefit.
here

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These two are for it

Bob Buckhorn 

Wants to be our governor.

And 

Lisa Montelione 

Is running for 

Florida State House District 63.

Remember them when you vote!

Stop TBX

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s First-Ever Primary Challenger: Tim Canova

In general, Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party: a corporatist who overwhelmingly relies on corporate money to keep her job, a hawk who supports the most bellicose aspects of U.S. foreign policy, a key member of the “centrist” and “moderate” pro-growth New Democrat coalition, a co-sponsor of the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was “heavily backed by D.C. favorites including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the music and motion picture industries” and would have allowed extreme control over the internet. here

Florida Frackers Attack On Environment Continues

A Senate committee last week approved a bill that would make it easier for companies to use fracking technology to drill for oil and gas in the state. here

Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush: Climate Change Is Distant Threat

Not 15 miles from the homes of Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush on the mainland, Miami Beach work crews elevate the streets, turning ground floors effectively into windowed basements, to try to stave off the implacable rise of sea water. Up comes the powerful ocean, threatening people, property and the underground freshwater supply. here

“I don’t have a plan to influence the weather, can’t control nature." Marco Rubio

“It wouldn’t be on my first page of things that wake me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.” Jeb Bush

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Stuck In Past On Weed Legalization

Florida's Fresh Water Crisis

Touted as an environmental breakthrough, the water policy bill passed last week by the Florida GOP Legislature is actually a major win for polluters and the politicians they own. The plan allows Big Ag operators to supervise their own waste releases, which is a fantasy come true for those who pollute. 

Sympathetic legislators went even farther, inserting in the law a “cost-share” provision that directs water-management districts to use tax dollars to subside Big Ag’s anti-pollution efforts.

In other words, the public will be paying farm corporations to do something they should pay for themselves 
— clean up their mess. here

Steve Crisafulli, whose dream of one day becoming state agriculture commissioner is closer to reality. The Brevard Republican has been an obedient little soldier for the special interests that divert and exploit the state’s fresh water supplies.

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MLK Parade In Ybor City

Cuscaden Park - Ybor City

Tallahassee Open For Business

As Florida legislators begin their annual session in an election year, at least 
$28.5 million 
has been funneled into legislative political committees in the last six months, fueling progress on priority legislation for many industries, and blocking other ideas from advancing, according to a 
Herald/Times analysis. here 

Florida Millennials Rule

You Vote, you should!

You are the nations largest generation.

Voter Registration

Marco Rubio Buys Handgun To Fight ISIS

“I have a right to protect my family if someone were to come after us,” he said Sunday on Meet the Press. 

“In fact, if ISIS were to visit us, or our communities, at any moment, 

the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them, or from a criminal, or anyone else who seeks to do us harm. Millions of Americans feel that way.” here

Florida Voices for Animals

Join us!

RIP: Glenn Frey

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day

We honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tampa for Justice January Meeting

1.25.2016 - 6:30 PM

info

Disturbed - Land Of Confusion

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Robert

He is from Ohio, homeless 1 year.

Corrupt Florida Governor Has Blood On His Hands

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Sushi

@ Buffet City in Brooksville

Visit them here

Lobbyists Love Hillsborough County

They can come and go from the 

County Center and face no punishment 

for failing to meet minimum 

disclosure requirements.

And here's what it has led to: 

The fourth most lobbied person in the county in 2015 was "Incomplete."

The lobbying registry is the public's only window into who is trying to

 influence government. 

And despite mechanisms for the County Attorney's office to punish violators, action is rarely, if ever, taken. here

Florida Strong

An independent advocacy organization 
dedicated to empowering and educating
 the public on the policies that impact
 our quality of life. 
Our robust research and communications operation is committed to providing concerned citizens with the tools and information needed to hold our elected officials accountable. here

Marco Rubio Selling His Soul In South Carolina

Rubio said, 

“Barack Obama does not believe that 
America is a great global power. 
Barack Obama believes that America 
is a arrogant global power 
that needs to be cut down to size.” 

These are lies. Since becoming a national political figure roughly a decade ago, Obama has uttered millions of words about America. here

Mayor Rick Kriseman's State of the City

Mayor Rick Kriseman will deliver his 2016 State of the City address from the steps of City Hall. info

January 23 at 10:00 AM

Party With Bernie Fans In St. Pete Tonight

9pm @  Edge of 9

Central Ave, St Pete

Jessica Rose at the Orpheum in Ybor

2.21.2016 - 7PM

Get your tickets ASAP! They are cheaper in advance and online than at the door.

here

The Right Wing Infestation Of Hillsborough County Schools

Schools infected: Roland Park, Tinker and Turner-Bartels K-8; Coleman, Franklin, Greco, Madison, Monroe, Shields, Wilson Middle; D.W. Waters Career Center; Pepin Academy; Brooks-DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Middleton, Plant, Robinson, Strawberry Crest High. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Roast Beef

With Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans

@ Linda's Place in Holiday

Visit them here

Eat Local!

Tampa Bay For Bernie 2016‎ MLK Parade In St. Pete

Monday 9:30am

info

Howard Dean Breaks The Stogie's Heart

The Stogie was lunched on March 19, 2003. 

The day the Iraq war started. 
It was lunched in honor of

Dr. Dean who was one of a few voices who 

spoke up against it. 
Today we are sad to hear this. 

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Howard Dean is the latest in a string of Hillary Clinton supporters to charge that Bernie Sanders is wrong to support a single-payer health care plan. The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee claimed on MSNBC that Sanders’ reform might result in “chaos” because “trying to implement it would in fact undo people’s health care.” 

Dr. Dean is now employed by a 

Health Care Lobby Firm who lobbies on behalf of a variety of corporate health care interests. here

The Leadership Of Mayor Kriseman

Pinellas County commissioners became the third local government to conceptually commit to a proposed ferry service connecting downtown Tampa and downtown St. Petersburg. here

Florida GOP Marco Rubio Wants To

Ban abortion, terminate the 
Affordable Care Act, reduce taxes, ease gun regulations, scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, and expand the military. here 

FIGHT FOR 15 TAMPA MLK DAY MARCH IN YBOR CITY

1.18 - 9AM

Cuscaden Park - Ybor City

info

Rick Scott's "Take It Deep" Speech

Scott spoke for nearly a half-hour

He never mentioned crime, the environment, immigration, colleges and universities, transportation or health care.

He did say he wants to cut taxes by $1 billion, mostly to help businesses, such as by repealing the corporate income tax on retailers and manufacturers, eliminating the sales tax on manufacturing equipment and reducing taxes on commercial rents. He also wants $250 million for Corporate Welfare. here

Florida GOP Richard Corcoran 

of Land O'Lakes thinks it's Fantastic.
Wake up Pasco County voters.

Tampa Bay Locavore

Tampa - Temple Terrace - St. Pete - Clearwater - Tarpon Springs 

Oldsmar - NPR - Holiday - Dunedin - Gulfport - Pinellas Park 

Safety Harbor - Seminole - Zephyrhills - Largo

You guys on the beach.

Want to defeat corporations?

Stop buying their products.

Buy Local, help your neighbor, keep our money at home! 

Food: here

Check out: 3 Boys Farm 

A wholesale farm--they supply small local restaurants and stores 

and donate to local food banks.

Dine: here
Check out: Lee's Grocery

Beer: here
Check out: Cigar City Brewing
Yuengling: Is from Pennsylvania but they have a brewery here. We are sure those folks working up on 30th street don't mind us drinking their beer.

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This new year take the pledge, Seek out a local business

you have never been to and check it out.

Rick Scott's Florida: Thousands Of Children At Risk

The state of Florida is putting thousands of children with heart defects at risk, a group of cardiac doctors say, because of a change in policy that came after Tenet Healthcare contributed $200,000 to Florida Republicans. here

Kategory 5 In Palm Harbor

Visit them here, Shop Local

Pic taken Gunn Hwy in Keystone