Florida's SayNo2 Campaign against the dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2 has just announced a contest to create your own commercial against Amendment 2! They will be picking the top user-generated commercials to blast out on all of their social networking sites..........here
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Say No 2 Campaign Launches Make Your Own Commercial Contest
Florida's SayNo2 Campaign against the dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2 has just announced a contest to create your own commercial against Amendment 2! They will be picking the top user-generated commercials to blast out on all of their social networking sites..........here
Tampa Undecideds Swing Away From Palin
Of the 11 undecided voters participating in the free-wheeling discussion one recent evening at the Times — four Republicans, five Democrats, and two registered to no party — only two Republican men applauded the selection of Palin.............here
Homestead Mayor Lynda Bell
City taxpayers in Homestead footed the bill for nearly $500 worth of posters touting federal projects Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has championed, city officials acknowledge.Though the poster boards didn't bear Diaz-Balart's name, they were displayed at a fundraiser for the congressman whose district includes Homestead -- and were ordered up by the city mayor.........here
Best Of The Bay: Best Radio Station WMNF
WMNF is a non-commercial, community radio station operating in the city of Tampa in the U.S. state of Florida that broadcasts at the FM frequency of 88.5 MHz and streaming live. The radio station is listener sponsored, relying on some 11,200 (as of June 2007) supporters for a majority of required funding which is raised in two or three semiannual pledge drives........here
Meanwhile, In Jebbie's Florida Fiefdom
Top Florida investigators found that state regulators failed to alert police agencies to crooked mortgage brokerages, ignored citizen complaints and allowed hundreds of people with criminal histories to peddle loans........here
Best Of The Bay Local Hero: Joe Redner
The Father Of The Nude Lap DanceRedner has been engaged in legal battles with the Tampa City Council, which has tried to place restrictions on the strip club industry for 25 years. Mons Venus and Redner have filed suits that have reached the Supreme Court and have become case law in many court cases. Redner ran for County Commissioner as an independent in 2004..........here
Joe Garcia: When Will Diaz-Balart Debate Me?
Mario Diaz-Balart and I were supposed to have a debate on Univision this week about the issues affecting our community. He said he couldn't make it because he would be in Washington, but an online invitation shows him as the headliner for an event in Miami.........here
Governors Sebelius and Napolitano at Eckerd College
This Saturday, please join the Florida Campaign for Change in St. Petersburg for a women's economic security event with Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona.......here
Republican Party Of Hillsborough County Needs Your Cash
Charles Hobbs is a Democrat who votes in nearly every election. Hobbs is one of many local Democrats who have received mailers from the Republican Party in recent weeks questioning their voting status and hitting them up for cash. Staff at the Hillsborough County Democratic Party offices in Tampa have been getting barraged with phone calls from party members who have received what they say are deceptive mailers........here
Ralph Nader Makes Florida Ballot
Ralph Nader is back. The perennial presidential candidate will be on the Florida ballot in November. Nader's name is anathema to many Democrats in Florida becuase they blame him for President Bush's 2000 election........here
Motorcycle Riders In Florida Beware
Florida House Bill 137 Becomes LawThe bill that wanted to originally confiscate motorcycles for speeding and or stunt riding was contested by many during the Florida 2008 Legislative Session.......here
Megan in Plant City, Florida
Often worries about her family's ability to pay the bills. A mother of three and stepmother to one, Megan and her new husband first ran into trouble with the failing housing market. Though her husband still works as a nurse, Megan lost her job working as a property manager, and she has realized she can no longer afford health insurance........here
McCainvsFlorida.com Gets More Than 30,000 Hits
Today the Florida Democratic Party officially launched http://McCainvsFlorida.com, a website to highlight all the ways that John McCain is out of touch with Florida. This launch comes one day after the site was unveiled to grassroots activists across Florida, leading to more than 30,000 people visiting to learn more about why John McCain is wrong for the Sunshine State.......here
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Dywan Washington: A Tampa Republican
Obama To Rally at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20Metropolitan Park
1410 Gator Bowl Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida........info
Coskata Eyes Florida Sugar To Biofuel Plant
Coskata, a startup working on next-generation cellulosic ethanol, is talking with Florida sugar producer U.S. Sugar Corp about building a plant that produces biofuels from sugar cane on its land. While U.S. Sugar is in the process of selling its land in the Everglades to the state of Florida for $1.75 billion to be restored, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has endorsed building ethanol on the land as a way to keep jobs in the area.......here
The Habitat For Humanity Of Hillsborough County ReStore
Offers a wide variety of new and used building materials, appliances, cabinets, furniture and much more at discount prices. All proceeds from our store go directly to fund the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County. We are located at 3738 East Hillsborough Avenue.........here
Meet Christine Jennings, Running For Congress In Florida
Christine was born in Ohio but moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1984. Since then, she has been actively working with local families and neighbors to help them achieve their needs and their dreams. Dedicated to community building and service........here
Eden Tampa Goes Clothing-Optional
That seems to be the prevailing opinion of the young apartment dwellers I talked to while visiting Eden, the newly renamed and much-buzzed-about condominium complex near Westchase. Formerly the Arbors at Branch Creek, the complex is morphing from family-oriented apartment units into a "South Beach-style" condominium with a nude pool.......here Michael Phillips Of Tampa Wins Emmys
Michael Phillips, an amazing 27-year-old with a muscle disease that has eliminated his ability to move his limbs. Breathing through a respirator and outfitted with a computer that can turn text into spoken words............here
Plan for Change
"Plan for Change" is a two-minute advertisement in which Senator Obama will speak directly to the nation on his view of the state of the economy and what he would do to fix it if he is elected president.
Best Local Blog: litbrit
She’s progressive. She’s a hottie. And she is a major Frank Zappa fan, posting little-known clips of the late composer-rocker on her blog each Friday. So what’s not to like about Litbrit, aka Deborah Newell Tornello. The 47-year-old Gator grad started her blogging career as a commenter/contributor to Shakespeare’s Sister, the nationally known progressive outlet......hereReaders' Pick: Sticks of Fire
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Whaling Group Meeting In St. Pete Beach
For 22 years, the International Whaling Commission has banned commercial whaling. But now a group meeting behind closed doors in St. Pete Beach is talking about what it would take to end that moratorium..........here
Florida Company to Recycle Political Signs
Gulf Stream Plastics (GSP), a Florida-based company, is serving as a dropoff site for political signs through Thanksgiving. Thus far, an estimated 800 pounds of political signs have been collected and shredded.........here
3,000 Pack The Tampa Convention Center For McCain
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Orlando Bosch And The Bush Family
The political pressure to grant Bosch a pardon was begun during the congressional campaign run by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, herself a Cuban American, and overseen by her campaign manager Jeb Bush. The resultant pardon reputedly saw huge celebrations in Miami, in what was then called 'Free Orlando Day"
In Florida, Dems Now Outnumber Repubs Among Hispanic Voters
Looks like yet another group that has been a stalwart for the GOP has come to its senses, in the wake of the Worst President Ever. Hispanic voters in Florida now are mostly Democrats...........here
Monday, September 15, 2008
Debates On Between Raul Martinez And Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Oct. 8 and Oct. 31, the dates for debates between Democratic challenger Raul Martinez and Republican rubber-stamp Lincoln Diaz-Balart......here
Obama To Campaign in Miami and Jacksonville
On Friday, September 19, Senator Obama plans to campaign in Miami-Dade County, and on Saturday, September 20, he will hold an event in the Jacksonville area.Details on locations, times and ticketing for these events will be announced in the coming days.
Brian Blair And Michael Jackson From Gary, Ind.
Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair went a bit off track in an interview between himself and challenger Kevin Beckner on ABC Action News’ Flashpoint talk show on Sunday, cracking a racial joke about himself and singer Michael Jackson both being from the same Gary, Ind., neighborhood........hereSunday, September 14, 2008
Big Cats on the Menu
This page was devoted primarily to pending changes in Florida's captive wild animal rules, but even if you are not from Florida, this could make a big difference where you live because Florida currently produces more big cats than any other state. These cats are hauled all over the country, and sometimes even to foreign countries where people are not as concerned with protecting animals...........here
Kurt Browning's Florida Voting Law
Voting rights advocates are alarmed over the Florida Secretary of State's September 8th decision to enforce the state's "no-match, no-vote" law, a voter registration law that previously blocked more than 16,000 eligible Florida citizens from registering to vote, through no fault of their own, and could disenfranchise tens of thousands more voters in November.........here
Florida Deal for Everglades May Help Big Sugar
In June, Gov. Charlie Crist announced that Florida would buy one of the state’s two big sugar enterprises, the United States Sugar Corporation. He billed the purchase as a “jump-start” in the environmental restoration of the Everglades, which cane growers are accused of polluting with fertilizer runoff........here
Men Painting Florida - Highwaymen Art
The Highwaymen artists are/were a collection of black artists from Fort Pierce, Florida who painted vivid landscapes and Florida scenes. They painted from the 1950's to the 1970's. With few exceptions, you could not purchase their paintings in galleries. Their works were sold mostly from the trunks of cars to passing motorists. They could also be found carrying their paintings door to door in business districts and even selling on busy street corners.........here
Saturday, September 13, 2008
They Killed Him In My Mom's Yard
A 46-year-old man died Thursday night after being zapped three times with a Taser and bound in handcuffs and leg irons, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. "We told them, 'Don't shoot him no more,' and they kept shooting him,"
Wilson's mother, Annie, said Friday...........here
Fellow Floridian Andy Lacasse
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A sign in one man's front yard has stirred up a controversy in his community. "I got nothing good to say about Obama," Lacasse told News 13. "If I see anybody touching that sign, I got a club sitting right over there."............here
"If you're going to attract attention, at least make sure your spelling is right."........Steve Rice
Joe Garcia Endorsed By Bob Graham
Some history lessons leap out at you with road signs. Well, today it was a sidewalk sign saying this building in the center of Miami-Dade College was the Dante Fascell Conference Center, and this was where Sen. Bob Graham was going to issue his endorsement of Joe Garcia for Congress in FL-25........here
Blair Vs. Beckner Sunday At 11 a.m.
In the highest profile one-on-one meeting in the campaign so far, incumbent Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair and challenger Kevin Beckner have taped an appearance for Sunday’s Flashpoint with Brendan McLaughlin on ABC Action News Channel 28..........here
Howard Dean Rocks Lewis & Clark
Howard Dean still has something of a rock star quality about him, at least on college campuses.The chairman of the Democratic National Committee was at Lewis & Clark College on Friday as part of a voter registration tour of the Northwest. Coatless, with his sleeves rolled up, Dean entered from the back of an auditorium at the Templeton Student Center to the rousing cheers of about 300 students..........here
Friday, September 12, 2008
Miami Residents Are Most Attractive In US
If you live in Miami, consider yourself among the most attractive people in the United States. The Sunshine State's metropolis has the most beautiful people, according to an online survey of "America's Favorite Cities" by Travel + Leisure magazine, while Orlando came in At No. 21..........here
The Citrus Taliban On Barack Obama
Who knew the Christian Coalition was in the business of defining Christianity? Perhaps Mr. Baxley might consider pausing and looking back at the campaign of the man he supported so diligently in 2000 and 2004..........here"He wants to tax the rich more and redistribute wealth to other people — where I come from that’s socialism. Karl Marx was not a Christian.”...........Dennis Baxley
Annette Taddeo: Red to Blue Winner In FL-18
Terrific news for Annette Taddeo, our brilliant challenger against a Bush rubber-stamp in Washington. Taddeo now has full backing of the Democratic Party establishment’s Red to Blue program.......hereIt's About Time!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
New Roof For Tampa's Kress Building
In the wake of the demolition of a historic high school earlier this week, Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena today proposed spending $100,000 to repair the collapsing rooftop of the Kress building, one of the city’s threatened downtown landmarks........here
Soledad O’Brien Visits UF
She is a correspondent for CNN’s Special Investigations Unit and co–anchored the network’s morning show from 2003 to 2007.And now, she’s coming to UF. O’Brien will kick off UF’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations with a speech at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts tonight.......here
Kate Gets The Best Emails
*Black teen pregnancies? A "crisis" in black America.White teen pregnancies? A "blessed event."*If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting the individual,you're "reckless."A Republican who doesn't fully vet is a "maverick."
*If you are a Democratic male candidate who is popular with millions of people,you are an "arrogant celebrity".If you are a popular Republican female candidate, you are "energizing the base."
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High Treason
Is criminal disloyalty to one's country. Participating in a war against one's country, attempting to overthrow its government.Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sen. Bob Graham's Veterans Tour Kick-Off
September 12, former U.S. Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and Obama campaign National Veterans Outreach Director Phillip Carter will hold a conference call with Florida reporters to preview an upcoming veterans tour and discuss Senator Barack Obama’s plan to fulfill our sacred trust with America’s veterans. In Tampa.....Tampa Veterans Roundtable Discussion
With: General Claudia Kennedy, Commander Sergeant Major Michele Jones, Sergeant Major Jon Estrada, Staff Sergeant and Iraq War Veteran Mike Wilson and local veterans
American Legion Post 248 – 2105 West Jamaica Street, Tampa Florida
SATURDAY, September 13, 2:00 p.m.
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