"The netroots are incredibly sensitive to people who are phonies "

Howard Dean

The kingmakers will be people with powerful messages who treat people with respect, because the netroots are incredibly sensitive to people who are phonies and are just out there to manipulate. And frankly, politicians have tried it, and it hasn't worked for them. The people who are going to disappear are the people who think you can manipulate public opinion. That's why the Republicans are falling on their face right now. Because their own MO is to manipulate public opinion by rephrasing things in delicate ways and not be truthful about what's really going on. It's going to be almost impossible to make public statements that are not true and not have it eaten apart in 24 hours......more

Largo - June 21, 2005

Cathy Salustri
Who lives with her dog, Madison, didn't talk to her friend and neighbor about race until her article was published. She didn't know what kind of reaction the story would provoke.......here

by Andrew......06/21/07 03:07 PM
Too bad we can't send them all back to Africa. They should've done this after the civil war, goodness we would've saved some much time, effort, money and desent lives would not have been lost if these creatures were removed.

National Dump the Pump Day

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Join in celebrating the Second Annual National Dump the Pump Day. The day is dedicated to raising awareness that public transportation helps improve the environment and conserve fuel. It also offers the opportunity for people to beat the high price of gasoline and support public transportation as an important travel option that helps reduce our dependence on foreign oil......here

US Officially A Third World Country

New Orleans Turns To Foreign Aid

The cash-strapped city is turning to foreign countries for help to rebuild as federal hurricane-recovery dollars remain slow to flow. As of June 8, the city said it had received just over half of the $320 million FEMA has obligated for rebuilding city infrastructure and emergency response-related costs.......here

It’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina, and we have yet to seriously attempt to restore one of the most-fabled U.S. cities

Maybe They Should Ask Venezuela And Cuba For Some Help. In Katrina's Wake, Castro Offered To Send More Than 1,000 Medical Personnel To New Orleans.

Ron Paul: This Election Will Be Held On The Internet

Pinellas Park - June 20, 2007

Bush Has Turned His Back on the American People

Howard Dean

Bush's veto of life-saving stem cell research is just another example of how out of touch he is with the American people, Bush once again put political posturing ahead of sound science,turning his back on the overwhelming majority of Americans who support stemcell research and the 100 million Americans suffering from debilitating diseases who could benefit from this life-saving science.....here

Ron Paul Not Invited

Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance will host a presidential candidates forum on Saturday, June 30th in Des Moines. Ron Paul won't be there, he was told he was not invited; he was not going to be invited; and he would not be allowed to participate. The one Republican candidate who scored at the top of every online poll taken after the MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN debates............more

Republicans for Obama

RepublicansforObama.org is an organization founded by proud party members who all share one important trait— we are Americans first and Republicans second. (Even if it is a close second.) Collectively, we have campaigned, worked for, and voted Republican all our lives, but recognize that our Country needs a new kind of leader at this time.....here

Clearwater - June 19, 2007

Public Approval Dumpster

The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan

Malalai Joya

Afghanistan's most outspoken female lawmaker has been suspended for the rest of her term after she publicly criticized the Afghan parliament. For years Malalai Joya has been a leading critic of her government and the U.S. role in her country. She's faced constant harassment and attempts on her life for her views.....more

Ybor City Rail

Liberal Or Progressive?
Some Democrats Abandon The `L' Word
When is a liberal conference not a liberal conference? When it's a progressive one.
Therein lies no small bit of controversy among the ever-churning American left.....here

"In the end, a label is less important, What matters is we're all at the table meeting and developing a path to action.".......Carolyn Castore
I Stll Like Liberal Best.

Britney Mad At Todd

"Total nut jobs,"

Lawyers for Britney Spears have told a Florida radio station to take down billboards showing the pop star's shaven head as part of an advertisement for its morning talk show. The billboards featured three identical pictures of Spears, apparently snarling, next to radio station WFLZ's logo and a picture of talk show host Todd Schnitt.........here

"I'm not happy with that,"......Todd Schnitt

Iraq Second Among World's Failed States

Iraq has emerged as the world's second most unstable country, behind Sudan, more than four years after President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. Iraq suffered a third straight year of deterioration in 2006 with diminished results across a range of social, economic, political and military indicators. Iraq ranked fourth last year.....here

I Got A Crush On Obama

The Right-Wing Smear Campaign

Hillary's Turn

She's ahead in the polls and on course to become the Democrats' presidential candidate for 2008. So it is no surprise that a right-wing smear campaign is gathering speed to derail Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House. Top of the list of projects is a planned movie, being filmed by veteran Republican operator David Bossie. Bossie is raising money for the film through his conservative group Citizens United. Republican groups are set to model their anti-Clinton operation on the notorious Swift Boat campaign........more

Losing Janina

On June 13th, 100 immigrants will travel by train all across America to tell the stories of their American dream. You can follow them and their journeys. More important, you can tell the world your own immigrant story, or your parents’, or grandparents.
http://dreamsacrossamericaonline.org/

"As a Democrat, I believe that we should welcome the stranger"
Howard Dean

That no child should go to bed hungry; that housing and a path to home ownership should be accessible to all; that everyone in America deserves universal health care; that the war should be the last resource only after diplomacy has been exhausted; that we should properly equip our troops before we send them to war; that we should take care of our veterans when they come home; that everyone, every single American, deserves equal rights under the law; that we should be good stewards of the Earth; that hardworking people should earn a living wage and be able to take care of their families with what they earn; that we ought not to pass debt along to our children; that faith should not be used to divide people, but rather to bring us together; and that you and I have more in common than we have differences...........here

Maya Angelou on Hillary

Support Alan Crotzer

“It’s even more beautiful than I remember”

Bartlett Park neighborhood volunteer Norm Bungard has started a fundraising effort to assist former resident Alan Crotzer. The state House has supported compensation for Crotzer but this was stopped in the state Senate. He is trying to rebuild his life and support his family.......here

AlanCrotzer.org

No One Righted "The Horrible Thing"

Nawal Zoghbi - AL Layaly

Welcome To Tampa, Expect Delays

The Progressive Majority
Why a Conservative America is a Myth
This report by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America shows that in study after study, solid majorities of Americans take progressive stands on a full spectrum of issues, from bread-and-butter economics to the so-called “values” issues where conservatives claim preeminence.......here

Howard Dean
Florida Has Essentially Converted Their Primary To A Straw Poll
In an exchange with Victory NH's Primary Defenders, DNC Chairman, Howard Dean defended the Democratic National Committee's Primary Calendar while conceding that while New Hampshire's First in the Nation Primary is still critical to the presidential race, Florida's unilateral decision to move their primary up to January 29th, has "essentially converted their Primary to a straw poll."......here.......Watch the video......here

Who Is Your Ideal Candidate For President

Stogie's Results: Theoretical Ideal Candidate

1. Dennis Kucinich (88%) - 2. Barack Obama (86%) - 3. Alan Augustson (86%)
4. Wesley Clark (76%) - 5. Joseph Biden (75%) - 6. Hillary Clinton (72%)

7. Al Gore (70%) - 8. John Edwards (70%) - 9. Christopher Dodd (69%)

10. Mike Gravel (65%) - 11. Bill Richardson (64%) - 12. Kent McManigal (56%)

13. Ron Paul (52%) - 14. Elaine Brown (45%) - 15. Mike Huckabee (29%)

16. Rudolph Giuliani (26%) - 17. John McCain (25%) - 18. Chuck Hagel (24%)

19. Tommy Thompson (20%) - 20. Mitt Romney (18%) - 21. Sam Brownback (17%)

22. Tom Tancredo (15%) - 23. Fred Thompson (14%) - 24. Newt Gingrich (14%)
25. Duncan Hunter (10%) - 26. Jim Gilmore (7%)

Get Your Results......here

American Family Shocked By Rome's Rage

We Come From A Place Where You Just Don't See This Kind Of Street Protest

For the Cooper family, from Knoxville, Tennessee, visiting Rome was supposed to be the highlight to their two-week vacation in Europe. Instead, they arrived on Saturday to find some of the Eternal City's most famous streets and piazzas packed with tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators protesting against a visit by President George W. Bush on his way home from a G8 summit.......more

"It's tough to take when you see people being so disrespectful of our president,"......Sarah Cooper

ONE Vote '08

Gigi Wacked By Louisiana Deputies

One owner said her family was forced at gunpoint to leave its dog behind. Another owner said residents became frantic when, they said, they overheard one deputy claim that "once everybody's gone, we're going to have target practice tonight." They claim in court papers that deputies were under " authorization...of their superiors and employers.......more

Gigi, was among the dogs allegedly killed by authorities after their owners were forcibly evacuated during Hurricane Katrina. A lawsuit says an animal rescue worker found Gigi shot in the head.

Fathers Day for Peace

David Arquette

Condi 2008

A Tourist From Texas On The Platt Street Bridge

One Vote '08 Campaign

DNC Chairman Howard Dean and the head of the DNC's Faith in Action initiative, Rev. Leah Daughtry, issued the following statement praising the announcement of the One Vote '08 Campaign, which will use the 2008 Presidential election to bring national attention to the issue of global poverty.......here

One.org

Powered By American Lives
A Hummer Wasn't Big Enough For This Guy

Lieberman Wants To Attack Iran

Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.......here

Bayonet Point - June 8, 2007

Ella And Karen Carpenter

Hotel Narsarsuaq

Over the years there have been persistent rumors that seriously wounded soldiers from Korea were treated in Narsarsuaq, far away from the glare of publicity, to avoid weakening public support for the war in the US. No evidence, however, has been found to substantiate these rumors.......here......Wikipedia

"No One Thinks of Greenland" A Novel By John Griesemer.......here

A Few Days in Narsarsuaq Greenland.....here

Dean: Democratic President Would End War

The high hurdles faced by congressional Democrats in their efforts to end the Iraq war make electing a Democratic president in 2008 the best way to finish the conflict, Democratic party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday. He noted his party has made little progress toward ending the war, the cause, he said, that returned them to power........here

"The American people hired Democrats last November to ensure that we end this war. So let me be clear, we know that if we don't keep our promise, we may find ourselves the minority again.".......Howard Dean

PTV Top 10

Bob Graham Begged
Fellow Senators To Read The "Entire" NIE on WMDs
"Friends, I encourage you to read the classified intelligence reports which are much sharper than what is available in declassified form," Sen. Graham on the floor of the Senate in October 2002.......here

"We are going to be increasing the threat level against the people of the United States."
He warned: "Blood Is Going To Be On Your Hands"

The Cuban Health Care System
Future Doctors From Latin America Trained In Cuba For Free

Imagine a society in which healthcare is the right of every citizen and the responsibility of the state. Imagine being able to see your doctor as often as you wanted, free of charge. Imagine a solid foundation of primary care and preventive medicine with clinics on virtually every other street corner.....more

Sicko: Why the US Government Hates Cuba (Health Care).....here

Caladesi Island State Park
Rated Second Best US Beach
Florida International University professor Stephen Leatherman has created an industry out of his annual review of America's best beaches....here

Bob The Prophet

Daniel Robert Graham

In 2003, Graham's war opposition hurt his popularity even in Florida, where he had served two terms as governor and three as senator. Republicans lambasted him for statements accusing the Bush administration of misleading the public on Iraq and for suggesting there was as much ground to impeach Bush as there had been for President Clinton......here

"Nobody can feel anything other than sadness at this tragedy that our country has fallen into in the last five years. I'm disappointed that there wasn't greater caution and candor on behalf of people making the decisions, and our nation has suffered enormous losses as a result of it."....Bob Graham

The Real Winner Of That Debate Was Bob Graham, How Times Have Changed.

Democrats' Innocent Bystander Fable

Largo - June 5, 2007

Hillary vs Obama

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The Stogie was cordially invited by e-mail to a dinner honoring The Honorable Nancy Pelosi down in Hollywood, Florida on June 9th by Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman. The Stogie quickly and politely clicked here..... http://fladems.com/unsubscribe

Bring Back Nader

The Cry Would Go Up To “Save The Troops”

By Nuking Iran
The war in Iraq is lost. This fact is widely recognized by American military officers and has been recently expressed forcefully by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of US forces in Iraq during the first year of the attempted occupation. Winning is no longer an option. Our best hope, Gen. Sanchez says, is “to stave off defeat,”.....here....Six Places to Nuke When You’re Serious...here

The American electorate decided last November that they must do something about the failed war and gave the Democrats control of both houses of Congress. However, the Democrats have decided that it is easier to be complicit in war crimes than to represent the wishes of the electorate and hold a rogue president accountable.

3, 503 And The Death Goes On

Clearwater - June 5, 2007

Ron Paul
President 2008
He voted against the Patriot Act. He voted against regulating the Internet. He voted against the Iraq war. His Site.....here
I Have Never Voted For A Republican, But I Could Vote For This Guy. If He Is The GOP Nominee And The Dems Pick Someone I Don't Like..ie. Clinton. I Can See The Stogie Making History.

Condo Sale, Davis Islands Style

Kasey Chambers - Pony

State Sponsored Terror

Arkansas Republican Says We Need Another 911
To Prove Us Liberals Wrong
“At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001 ], and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country,”.....here

Free Water From "Church at the Bay"

At Sheldon and Linebaugh

here

Stogie Grades The Debate

Dennis Kucinich A

John Edwards A-

Mike Gravel B

Bill Richardson B-

Chris Dodd C+

Barack Obama D+

Joe Biden D+

Hillary Clinton D

SammScript - Words From Admiral William Fallon

The Stogie For Your Next Trip

813 If You Are Interested

SammScript - 9/11 Dust and Thermate

Troops Want To Know When The Hell They Are Getting Out Of There

All they are doing is driving around getting shot at.

Senator Bill Nelson
Republican Lite. Again
Discourse.net reports this morning that Florida Senator Bill Nelson has once again voted for torture. I've said it once and I'll say it again: Senator Nelson is no better than Joe Lieberman. It's about time that Florida Dems start waking up to that fact......here

I Voted For Brian Moore, I Miss Bob Graham

Will Ferrell as Dubya on Global Warming

Alan Augustson
President 2008
Making things we don't need, buying them with money we don't have, and finding someplace to dump the garbage.....his site...here
The Green Party Can Get Us Out Of This.

Samm Simpson - Media Is Propaganda

A Collection Of The Very Worst Amongst Us

What Choices Remain For Americans Today?

They have an administration which they despise, enacting policies they loathe. So they did what the good citizens of a democracy are supposed to do, they went out in large numbers and voted in a new government. We should make no mistake about what the landslide election of 2006 meant. Democrats had no agenda to put forth and were not chosen for the purpose of advancing any such non-agenda. They had one qualification going into last November’s contest, and it was the one which got them elected.......more

There are few good things to take away from the disaster of the last six years, and perhaps little that could ever be justified by the enormous attendant costs. But I do believe that Americans have looked into the eye of the regressive movement and that most have come away horrified, now seeing it for what it is - a collection of the very worst amongst us.

Stogie Has Always Wanted To Have Casual Sex with Lea Thompson!

Ever since "Red Dawn" when she played "Erica" a terrorist fighting the occupation of her country by foreign invaders

When you say Nothing at all - Alison Krauss