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Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cedric Liqueur In Ybor City
Buffalo Soldiers Performance: First Sergeant George JordanJan. 21, 12:15pm
Centro Asturiano
1913 N Nebraska Ave, Ybor City
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Tough Times Ahead for Florida
Recent data released from the Census Bureau shows that Jacksonville, Florida is the home of one of the largest communities of gay parents in the country. However, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has just appointed a conservative Christian by the name of David Wilkins as the head of the Department of Children & Families.
According to the Miami Herald:
Wilkins, a member of the governor’s transition team, is the finance chief of the Florida Baptist Children’s Home, a private agency that allows only “professing Christians” to adopt children in its care.
We Are Change Tampa Confront Commissioners
Fluoride poisoning exposed by WAC Tampa we slam county commissioners for accepting putting a certified toxin in our water and forcibly medicating the public.
Tampa Do-Gooder
Leaving The Path Of Least RresistanceI came up with Tampa Do-Gooder over a year and a half ago so I could focus on that giving side of myself and others, and I'm still surprised when I come across true do-gooders. I may have the heart and the desire, but I spend more energy frustrated and not knowing how I can best help than actually doing. Intentions are great motivators but they fade like dreams when you fail to act upon them.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Republicans Wasting Our Money
Swiftly Honoring A Campaign PledgeNewly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
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Showing-Off To The Flock!
Live On Bay News 9 From Blake High School
Conversation With The CandidatesFeb. 8 at 7 p.m.
Bob Buckhorn, Rose Ferlita, Dick Greco, Thomas Scott And Ed Turanchik.
The monkey cannot make it.
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Stop The War On The Cuban People
Free Flow Of Information - End The EmbargoLet me offer a bit of hopeful prognostication: someday the embargo will go away. Probably not tomorrow, not the next day, not next week, probably not even next year. The embargo hurts the people of Cuba, not the terrible regime (even a kid can understand this concept)."......The Spencerian
Kind Words From Peter Schorsch
A Brief Tribute To The Ybor City StogieAll of the rich-and-powerful who read this site, all of the political players who I hope read my work, all of the Masters-of-the-Universe at the Governor’s Club lounge or the Tampa Club…far too few of them read, much less agree with, the writings of the Ybor City Stogie – a rudimentary cut-and-paste of Florida and Tampa Bay’s right-wing.
But I read you Stogie. And so did many others. They may not walk the corridors of power (maybe they do) but you’re readers are out there. Your features on the homeless, on the downtrodden, on the discriminated are, on one hand, heartbreaking; on the other hand, they are inspiring.
Stogie, you’ve got balls. You recently, oh-so-subtlety called out some of our fellow bloggers, asking where the hell is everybody. And for that alone, you have my respect.
In your eyes, Stogie, I must seem like a sell-out because I don’t fight for every left-wing or Democratic candidate. In fact, there are quite a few Republicans I support, respect and admire. But that’s me — working from the inside out. You keep doing what you are doing — reminding all of us what we should be saying and thinking.
Peter Schorsch
Local Republicans Bicker
Michael Ciftci Is Squirrel Poop In a post published earlier Tuesday on CL’s News & Politics site, CL contributor and Republican political consultant Chris Ingram took a shot at Michael Ciftci. A fellow Republican who is running in the District 3 Tampa City Council seat this March......From Mitch Perry, From Chris Ingram
Tampa Target Of Partial Panhandling Ban
Tampa City Council Chairman Tom Scott is proposing a partial city ban on panhandling that would include major roads like Dale Mabry, Kennedy, Fowler and Fletcher.
Mr. Scott you are running for mayor and this is the best you can come up with?
WTF
Should Mr. Obama be according Mr. Hu the kind of pomp and circumstance ordinarily reserved for more like-minded allies. The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, is a political prisoner in China. And Mr. Obama himself won the prize in 2009.“It creates a situation where a Nobel Peace Prize laureate is hosting a banquet for a leader who is imprisoning another Nobel Peace Prize laureate.”.....Michael Green
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Parrilla ArgentinaWith Black Beans And Yellow Rice
$13.00.....At El Puerto Restaurant In Ybor City
Eat Local!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SWFBUD's PSA Poster
SWFBUD believes both motorists and bicyclists need to be educated about road safety and that we're all responsible.info
WMNF's Record and Book Sale
Saturday, January 22ndWMNF members, get in before the rest of the crowd at 9:30am. The rest of you can come in at 10am.
Cuban Club In Ybor City
America's Darker Days
Spoke to this gentleman at Florida And Hillsborough in Tampa. He asked me to visit his church.
todoeltiempo.org
Stop Greco!
For Info On The Upcoming City ElectionsVisit Re/Creating Tampa
So Far The Stogie Recommends,
Ed Turanchik, Kelly Benjamin, Yvonne Yolie Capin, Carroll “Carrie” West And Mary Mulhern.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Alambres OaxacaShredded beef, chorizo, bacon, green bell pepper, and poblano chile. With rice and
refried beans.
$8.99......At The Taco Bus In Tampa.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Meet LarryHe is from Arkansas. Has lived in Tampa since 1981. He has been homeless 2 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Monday, January 17, 2011
Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story
Wednesday, January 19 @ 7:30pmCafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave. St. Petersburg
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Is Florida A Commodity Or A Treasure?
That is the question former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Bob Graham asked after his speech Friday to the Economic Club of Florida on the oil spill disaster in the Gulf. Although he chose his words carefully, his point is that the political climate today has revived the question which he believes was put to rest 40 years ago: Is Florida for sale?
Open Carry Law In Florida
Republican Senator Greg Evers has proposed a loosening of the state’s gun laws in a bill which would allow gun owners with a permit to openly wear their handguns in public view.here
Todd Schnitt On Julian Assange
People Ok With Murder"Assange Is A Terrorist, An Enemy Combatant, And Needs To Be Treated As Such"......Todd Schnitt
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week the Pentagon sank to a new low: claiming that Dr. King would "understand" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. King's legacy is clear: he opposed war and other violence and condemned war as "an enemy of the poor."
"The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to end it must be ours."
--Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking of Vietnam.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Flights To Cuba Out Of Tampa
More Americans will be allowed to travel to Cuba, likely from Tampa International Airport, under changes announced Friday by the Obama administration.here
The White House said it was easing restrictions to enhance the "free flow of information" and promote the independence of the Cuban people from communist rule. I have been saying this for over 40 years. Without the embargo the Castro brothers would have been gone along time ago. The Miami Cuban Mafia is responsible for the suffering of the cuban people all these years, not the Castros.
Stop The War On The Cuban People!
Thanks Kathy Castor.
Tom Clendenning's Slacker Police
This shows you the alternate reality Florida Republicans live in. Tom Clendenning of the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation testified before the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee. Clendenning told the committee Florida could save $800,000 per year by adding five employees to the Agency for Workforce Innovation to investigate people who are not looking for work.here
"When the rich fuck the poor, that's business. When the poor complain about it,
That's class warfare.".....Joe Bardi
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kevin Beckner’s 40th Birthday Party
Saturday, February 5th, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 pmMise En Place 442 W. Kennedy Blvd Tampa
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
BacalaoWith Black Beans And Rice
$6.00.....At El Oso Blanco, 3611 West Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
George Will Attacks Howard Dean
"And I say good for them. Greg Sargent of The Plum Line and Dave Cook of the Christian Science Monitor call out George Will on what he wrote on Dean's words about the Tea Party.".......MadFloridian"For too long the dangerous propagandist tactic of mixing of truth, half-truths and lies has been used to inflame popular sentiments and fear. It was therefore disappointing to see The Post contribute to this cycle of vitriol in our public discourse with a column by George F. Will that erroneously claimed I called the Tea Party racist. In fact, as Post blogger Greg Sargent pointed out by fully citing my comments, I specifically said that I did not consider the Tea Party to be racist.
It's time we each do our part to stop this cycle of vitriol.".......Howard Dean
Pinellas Homeless
Annual Point-in-Time CountCensus conducted during the last seven days of each January to produce “statistically reliable, unduplicated counts or estimates of homeless persons in sheltered and unsheltered locations at a one-day point in time."
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Thank You Mr. Kirby.
Kelly Benjamin Gives Dick Greco’s Hand The Boot
In a sleepy mayoral campaign to date, it’s a candidate for city council that is responding to Dick Greco’s “Give Me Five” signs and stickers around Tampa directly. Benjamin, a candidate for the District 6 seat , has released a parody of that Greco sign with his own riposte.here
Vote Kelly
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
How Many People Are Homeless In Hillsborough County
Volunteers Needed For Homeless CountHillsborough County's next homeless count, coordinated by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, will be done on Thursday, January 27, 2011 between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m.
For The Conspiracy Theoriest
Things That Make You Go Hmmm...After 2 days of very heavy chemtrail activity in Phoenix, which caused pretty much a “whiteout” of the sky, we have a day with a blue sky and very little fake cloud/chemtrail action. What we do have today is an incredibe amount of particulate matter and fibers flying around, and we are breathing this awful stuff, we are drinking it in the water.
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And now we have Jared Loughner.
Look at the sky over Tampa today. These things are all over the place.
How Do You Shoot Someone 8 Times In Self-Defense?
No Charges For Jogger In Town 'N Country Fatal ShootingProsecutors say Florida's "stand-your-ground" law was a factor in their decision.
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Kathy Castor’s Arrogance Of Office
In the wake of the Arizona shootings last week, politicians from across the country have called for changing the tone of politics. But if members of Congress (and other political leaders) want to change the culture of public debate, they need to look in the mirror first. Their own behavior helps foster the bad behavior from some of their constituents.Consider Kathy Castor
I too am pissed off at the way they are treating Odyssey Marine Exploration. Call Ms. Castor and tell her what you think.
DC. 202.225.3376 - Tampa 813.871.2817
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Judd Phillips, Founder Of Tea Party Nation
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Fidel Castro Endorses His Old Friend Greco
The dictator gets the support from another dictator. While they have not seen each other since Dick Greco's illegal trip to Cuba in 2003 to show support for the communist regime Fidel said he still admires the stern reign of Greco and they speak often.here
The State Of The Tampa Bay Blogosphere
From Stogie's BlogrollThe Workers
Litbrit - Tampa Back Door Ways - Madfloridian - St.Petersblog - The Spencerian - Tiny Little Dots
The SOG City Oracle - Pushing Rope - Re/Creating Tampa - Deep Something - Irreverent View
Finding Tampa - The Campaign Manager - Out In Left Field - Jodi Scrubbings
Political Bloviation - The World of Big Pauly - Side Salad - Tampa Taxi Shots - Ybor City Stogie
The Slackers
Please do not be angry with The Stogie. I know it's none of my business how often you post.
Tampa Rail: Last Post Dec. 20, 2010
Tommy in Seminole Heights: Last Post Oct. 26, 2010
Bartlett Park: Last Post Dec. 25, 2010
The Evolution of Robby Wales: Last Post Dec. 23, 2010
Eric's SoulPunkFunk Experience: Last Post Dec. 9, 2010
Little Joe: Last Post Nov. 26, 2010
Cathy Salustri: Dec. 17, 2010
The Tampa Pirate: Last Post Dec. 8, 2010
State Of Sunshine We Miss You!
The Rhetoric Of Violence And Its Consequences
In the last few years there have been a series of violent events by unhinged characters inspired by the paranoia-fueled speech of right-wing leaders. Since each of these incidents is seen as an isolated example of a lone nut, no one has put these events together to see how prevalent these sorts of attacks have become.
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