Best Of: Out In Left Field

May 26, 2005: To Remember Them
June 19, 2005: Men That Matter Most on Father’s Day
July 13, 2005: Wishful Thinking
August 24, 2005: Protect Us from Your Followers
December 30, 2005: Year in Pee-Yoo – National Edition
March 31, 2006: Immigrant Song
July 19, 2006: Throwing Rocks
November 24, 2006: Licensed to Ill
January 24, 2007: It's So On
May 19, 2007: Nastiness in Blog Land

The Stogie Thong
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Stogie Interviews The Local Homeless
Meet Allen
Homeless since 1998. Born in Tampa, he was living in LA but got tired of paying the gangs for protection. He now resides in the streets of Tampa. He is disable and does get a little money from the government but not enough to afford a place to live.

Bible Spared 'Indecent' Rating

Hong Kong's media regulator said it would not reclassify the Bible as an indecent publication following more than 2,000 complaints about its sexual and violent content, including rape and incest.....more

Hugo The Dictator

"Horsemen Of The Apocalypse."

Tens of thousands of protesters on Saturday denounced President Hugo Chavez’s plans to close an opposition television channel (RCTV), accusing their leader of maiming Venezuelan democracy as he forges a socialist state.......more

70 percent of Venezuelans would rather RCTV kept broadcasting, but worried more about the loss of their favourite soap operas than free speech.

Howard Dean

The Godfather Of The Netroots

The Dean campaign's use of the Internet -- the blog, the use of the event-planning site Meetup.com to stage Dean get-togethers -- was heavily reported in 2003. But the campaign's massive fund-raising and organizing successes were a combination of the Internet community-building and old-fashioned campaigning tactics re-appropriated for the Web......here

@ Yearly Kos June 2006...here

April 12, 2006

BILL “FISH-SCENTED CIGAR” CLINTON IN THE NEWS

Former President Clinton said Tuesday that one his “great regrets” was failing to do more to bridge the economic and social gaps between white and black people in the United States.
Bridge the gap? And how would he have done that given all the scandals he was involved in? Given the corruptness of his administration–one where the most number of people in an administration were convicted of crimes; where the most number of people fled prosecution by leaving the country; where the most number of people pleaded the 5th amendment when questioned?......here

Bartlett Park And Seminole Heights

A Little Difference

In The Park They Have Block Parties - In The Heights They Throw Mixers

In The Heights They Have Blood Drives - In The Park They Have Food Drives

In The Park They Have A Fish Fry - In The Heights They Worry About Not Having Cool Places To Eat

The Heights Is Like "Big Old House" - In The Park They Have A Financial Fitness Class

In The Park They Get Grants To Start A Citizens Patrol - The Heights Lobby For Menus They Can Read

Just A Thought

Tampa Bay
Progressive Coalition

Study: Internet Censorship Grows Worldwide

Internet censorship is growing worldwide, with 26 out of 40 countries blocking or filtering political or social content. They categorized seven countries, all of them Muslim, as "pervasive" social filterers: Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen......more
OpenNet Initiative

I'm Glad I Live In Hillsborough County And Not One Of Those Countries, opps, Never Mind.

Shut Down The Department Of Justice

And Stop This Silly Show

It's been clear for a while - and is becoming ever clearer - that the Attorney General ought to resign, or to be fired. Now, it seems that Congress is determined to force Gonzales from office or send him to jail, whichever they can do first......here

Have You Seen Madeleine McCann?

A Web site set up to help find missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has received more than 50 million hits. The little girl disappeared from her bedroom at a hotel resort in Portugal on May 3 as her parents dined nearby. More than 7,500 people have left messages of support......here

www.findmadeleine.com

Rep. Kucinich Shares His Views On Iraq With DFA

Nokomis Couple Sues
Sarasota County Deputies

When a deputy asked to speak to John Coffin, Cynthia Coffin closed the door and went to speak to her husband. She then saw the deputy looking in through her front window and locked her front door. She then pushed the button to close the garage door but the deputies stopped the door from closing and entered the garage even though they did not have a search warrant or arrest warrant......more

John Coffin heard his wife screaming in pain, went into the garage and saw two deputies arresting her on the floor.

OxyClinton: Faux News Attempt At Humor

Howard Dean On Colbert

Watch It Here

"John McCain knows something about touture, the rest of the guys are just wind bags."....Howard Dean, (commenting on the GOP debate)

Local Bumpers

Best Of: Right Wing Follies

Bilingual Stop Sign
Latin America? Nope, Wimama

Vox, Litbrit, Gatordem, And Pushing Rope

Tampa Bay's Only Progressive Blogs

According To Mr. Hussey.....here

And The Chopped Liver

The Political Whore - Out in Left Field - Tiny Little Dots - In Theory - Tampa Rail - Deep Something - The Delightful Yank - Samm Simpson - The Stonegauge - Ybor City Stogie

The Miami Cuban Mafia
Where Have All The Right-Wing Lunatics Gone?
A French company with ties to the Castro regime -- its affiliate has built 11 resort hotels with the Cuban military -- now wants to bring its construction skills to the $1 billion tunnel at the Port of Miami. And the protesters? Busy boycotting the mom-and-pop businesses that advertise on an obscure AM radio program. This is what the mighty Miami Cuban Mafia has come to. Their nemesis is dying, their bitterness has grown old and their power has dwindled to sad experiments in self-parody.....here.......via sotp

We Miss Them Already

Litbrit, Vox, Out In Left Field And The Stogie

Censored In China

Are You? Test any website and see in real-time if it's censored in China.....here.......via litbrit

They Must Not Like Stories About Nail Houses Either.

Vamos A Cuba

“Mulato”. “Color cartucho” (paper bag colored). “Jabao”. “Indio” (Indian). “Pelo bueno” (with good hair). “Canela” (cinnamon). Even “café con leche” (coffee and milk).

If you are black or of mixed race in Cuba, depending of how light your skin is, you may call yourself one of the above names. Anything but “negro” (black).......here

It's Time To Unite The Cuban People

Fred Thompson Responds To Michael Moore Challenge

USA vs Al-Arian

Tampa Theatre

711 N FRANKLIN ST., TAMPA

WED., MAY 16, 2007 @ 7:30PM

Tickets available HERE, or at the Tampa Theatre Box Office, 813-274-8286, http://www.tampatheatre.com/

Thinking Of Teletubbies

click here

"He can go to hell." ..... Jimmy Carter

I Guess Jimmy Is Getting His Wish

"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God"...The Bible

Rude Drivers: Miami #1

Tampa #16

For the second straight year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. The survey was conducted by Prince Market Research has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points......more

3,401 And The Death Goes On
PhillyFeed

Florida Not Ready For Confluence Of Crisis

Senator Nelson Voices Concern About Castro's Death Occurring During Storm, Overseas Conflicts. The U.S. Coast Guard told U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson it is ready to tackle matters dealing with Homeland Security, hurricane preparedness or a possible mass exodus from Cuba, but not for a confluence of crisis' that potentially could occur in South Florida this summer......more
The Coast Guard Will Get Plenty Of Help With The Mass Exodus

The State Of Florida
Pays Lobbyists $7.2 Million For Bottom Of Biscayne Bay
One of those lobbyists was Jim Smith, former state attorney general, and gubernatorial candidate. This reads like a Carl Hiaasen novel. Oh, now I see...the article was written by his son, Scott.....more

Only In Florida

Cathy vs. Leilani

Two Great Writers With Different Opinions

I think our fundamental disagreement is that you think there are bountiful opportunities for blacks (and really, the poor in general) to succeed, where as I feel that there are not and that efforts to provide programs for these people are continually undermined by the very people who are supposed to serve them and help them......more

The World's Most Hated Blogger?

With scant income, assets, or business savvy, the would-be real-estate mogul managed to purchase eight homes in hopes of reselling them at a profit. Along the way, he's lost all of them, run up some $170,000 in credit card and credit line debt, and launched iamfacingforeclosure.com to share his woes with the world.......here

The Turks Know How To Throw A Rally
Why Can't We Do That?
More than a million demonstrators took to the streets in Turkey today demanding their country remain a secular republic. The protesters say they feel the pro-Islamic ruling party threatens the nation's modern foundations......more
"No way for sharia"

Mother's for Peace

VideoVets: Shelly Burgoyne

The Winds Of Change In Cuba

"Once a year or so, a team of reporters and photographers from the Miami Herald... slips into Cuba against that government's Machiavellian press restrictions, drive around the country dressed as tourists, and work as carefully and quickly as they can, talking with people about what's really going on."The Herald task's when it comes to covering Cuba is thankless. The extremists on both sides always think the coverage is slanted -because it doesn't say what they want to say.......more.....via sotp

End The Embargo On The Cuban People

George Gets His Purple Heart Medal

A Jack Russell terrier who was mauled to death while saving five New Zealand children from an attack by two pit bulls is being honoured with a posthumous bravery medal. George, who had a heart problem, won fame after defending five children from the pit bulls in the small North Island town of Manaia a week and a half ago.......more

Moms Spend Their Weekend Protesting War in Iraq

Antiwar activists from around the country will celebrate Mothers Day by converging on Washington, DC, where they will demand Congress end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Five days of activism, sponsored by the women-for-peace group CODEPINK and "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, will culminate in what organizers call a "Mother of a March" on May 14........more

Celtic Woman - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Take Action May 26th, 27th, 28th. As citizens, we honor and support our troops for their service and sacrifice.
As Americans, we are blessed by that sacrifice and support, which keeps us safe and keeps us strong.As patriots, we call on our government to support our troops in the most important way it can - by ending this war and bringing them home.
This Memorial Day weekend, we will all take responsibility for the country we love and the men and women who protect it. We will volunteer, we will pray, and we will speak out. Each of us has a responsibility to act, a duty to our troops and to each other. Support the troops. End the war.

www.supportthetroopsendthewar.com

A Racist Would Never Move To This Neighborhood
I’m A White Woman Living In A Black Neighborhood
And I’m turning into a racist because of it. I don’t say this proudly; quite the opposite: I am ashamed. But that doesn’t change what I have become. Almost two years ago, I bought a house in Bartlett Park, a predominantly black neighborhood in what we used to call the “south side” but now refer to as “Midtown”. Here I have been forced to acknowledge the racist within me. Please understand: I am not proud of this; I’m simply not willing to pretend......more...via blurbex

Excelent Article From A Courageous Woman

Best Of Right Wing Howler

The Man Who Would Have Done Nothing

Al Gore would have done nothing in retaliation against the attacks upon the United States on 9/11. He would have taken the route of his mentor, Bill Clinton, and at most lobbed a few cruise missiles at some tent. The Taliban would still be in power, Saddam would still be sitting on his throne in Iraq with his arsenal intact and growing, and Osama would be operating and training out in the open, expanding into the friendly territory of Iraq.......more

VideoVets: Rose Forrest

Saint Vincent College
Where Hypocrisy Is Our Middle Name
Capitol Hill has nothing on tiny St. Vincent College, where Bush gave the commencement address Friday. Bush was welcomed warmly, with cheers and applause filling the school gymnasium. School officials said there had never been as large a participation rate in a graduation ceremony.......more

This College Is Proud Of Its Roman Catholic, Benedictine Heritage. School President Jim Towey Served As Legal Counsel To Mother Teresa for 12 years. Welcomed Warmly With Cheers And Applause? I Don't Get It. What Am I Missing Here.

Faux Whore John Gibson Wants Michael Moore To Suffer!

If documaker Michael Moore didn't already have a marketing campaign lined up for the imminent Cannes bow of his latest work, "SiCKO," the Bush administration and its allies have handed him one on a silver platter.

CBS fires Gen. Batiste over VoteVets ad

Iraq veteran Gen. John Batiste “has been asked to leave his position as a consultant to CBS News” over a new VoteVets ad criticizing the Iraq war. He was interviewed tonight by MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann.

Motherhood Manifesto
Free DVD From MoveOn.org

Watch the edgy, factual, and at times funny film that shows where the U.S. really stands on family-friendly policies, offers personal stories of families across the nation, and shares solutions.....here

About MomsRising

WMNF Tropical Heatwave

VideoVets: Peter Granato

Killing On The Installment Plan

The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday night to pay for military operations in Iraq on an installment plan, defying Bush's threat of a second straight veto in a fierce test of wills over the unpopular war.....more

At This Rate We Will Never Get Out Of Iraq. I Don't Think The Dems Are Getting Our Message

Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles
Could Be Tried In New Jersey
A grand jury is meeting in Newark to decide whether to indict Posada on charges of financing a terrorist operation. FBI agents visited Havana last year in connection with the probe, following up on a 1998 trip to the island.....more

‘’The prosecution never charged him for being what he is _ a terrorist,'’ The Communist Party Granma

He Says He Is Going To Spill The Beans If Tried, I Can't Wait To Hear What He Has To Say

Steal From The Poor, Give To The Rich

Not In Riviera Beach, Florida

Two national advocacy groups dropped lawsuits Thursday against this downtrodden city aimed at stopping one of the nation's largest eminent domain projects after the city said it would not force residents from their homes. The move comes one year after Florida enacted a law that prohibits the use of eminent domain for private development. It Was This Guys Idea, Mayor Michael Brown, But he was ousted from office in March, and a new city council and mayor pledged to abide by state law......more

Bush Administration Goes After Michael Moore

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary "Sicko,".......more

End The Embargo On The Cuban People

The Dissolving GOP
Wind's Going To Blow It Away
I can't psychoanalyze those guys. I think the GOP was dissolving. Now it's drying up and the wind's going to blow it away. I just don't think we have the depth of knowledge, intellect, and experience necessary for a viable political party any more.....Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO LAPD MACARTHUR PARK CLASH MAY 1ST

Sean Hannity Bashes MoveOn.org, Firedoglake, Democrats

VideoVets: John Bruhns

Conservative Assault On America's Families

The “you are on your own”

Notion of government and freedom has meant that American families must live with stagnant wages at a time of high profits and productivity without a way to get ahead no matter how hard they try. It has meant health insecurity for workers and their families as fewer and fewer jobs provide health care coverage. It has meant that workers face their older years without the means they counted on to retire, as corporations have slashed traditional pension plans. And it has meant that half of Americans don’t have the fundamental right to take a day off from work when they are sick without losing a job or a paycheck......more

Fact or Myth: Conservative

Art Car Parade

Houston's Don't Miss Event

For Our Texas Friends

I Guess There Were Protesters At Roves Event

Something Jeremy Wallace Of The Herald Tribune Failed To Mention

Though their specific concerns varied, the protesters stood together along southbound U.S. 41 in Punta Gorda Saturday in response to one event: Karl Rove's appearance at the Charlotte County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner Gala, held that evening at Benedetto's Restaurant in Punta Gorda........more

Here Is What Mr. Wallace Had To Say.......click here

Conservatism Has Failed
Conservatism Is Dead
Watching the Republican debate last week really highlighted the fact that conservatism is dead. Not so much in the sense that no one believes in it anymore (those 20 percenters are still hangin’ on), but that it has been discredited to the point that very few are willing to give it another chance......more

One In Eight Iraqi Child Dead
Before Reaching Their Fifth Birthday
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age five has plummetted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, said a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.....more
State of the World’s Mothers Report

Italy's Neo-Fascist National Alliance Party

Giving Italians Free Urine Test

Milan authorities are handing out free urine testing kits to parents of teenagers so they can find out if their children are using illegal drugs. In a part of the northern Italian city controlled by the right-wing National Alliance party, almost 4,000 families will receive a coupon which they can exchange for a kit to test for some of the most widely used drugs including cannabis and cocaine......more

Lets All Pee Pee In The Cup

Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart
Support Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles
South Florida’s three Cuban-American members of congress today are denouncing the Justice Department’s cooperation with the government of Cuba on collecting evidence in the Luis Posada Carriles case.......more