Members of a gun-rights group think they have the answer to combating crime — free shotguns and ammo to homeowners. Members of the Armed Citizen Project of Florida have been dropping leaflets on doorsteps in the Sunshine Gardens community near Orlando, offering to “arm volunteer households,” for free........more
Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
The GOP’s Descent Into Madness
Ted Cruz: The GOP’s self-made monster......more
GOP Raises Money For Democrats By Accident......more
Providing Health Care For Seniors And Veterans Is ‘Un-American’........more
Gay Marriage Will Lead to Interspecies Marriage......more
GOP Self-Implosion Continues.......more
Larry Klayman Sets Date
The totally-not-delusional Larry Klayman has finally set a date for his proposed uprising to remove President Obama from office: November 19, rotesters will “descend on Washington, D.C., en masse, and demand that he leave town and resign from office if he does not want to face prison time” for pushing “his Muslim, socialist, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, anti-white, pro-illegal immigrant, pro-radical gay and lesbian agenda.”........more
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Larry Klayman,
The Alternative Consciousness Community,
The Citrus Taliban
Naples Goodwill Employee Andrew Anderson Arrested For Helping Poor
Goodwill says it no longer wants to press charges.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Congratulations To Rosario Dawson
Actress Rosario Dawson (A hero of ours around here) accepts the Outstanding Commitment to Cause and Community Award at the 2013 NCLR ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Listen to her Amazing Acceptance Speech.
Voto Latino, Visit her site here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida's Right Wing Infestation
With Obamacare about to be implemented, Republicans are desperate to deny health
care access to the uninsured. The deputy secretary of Florida’s Health
Department has now ordered state health facilities to ban federal outreach
workers—called “Navigators”—who are trying to sign people up for Obamacare
subsidies. That’s right. The Florida Health Department—whose mission is
to “protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida”—wants to
deny the uninsured access to learning about federal health care subsidies they
may be eligible for. Sign our petition, demanding that the Florida Health
Department rescind this order—and allow health care Navigators in state health
facilities to discuss the Affordable Care Act. here
Avowed Tea Partier Dan Tucker
Pinellas GOP state committeeman made fun of County Commissioner
John Morroni’s health issues.
“Doesn’t he have cancer of the brain… hmmm?”
Morroni does have cancer The comment was made after Morroni’s endorsement of
Darden Rice for the St. Petersburg City Council.......more
Friday, September 27, 2013
Republicans are ‘Afraid that Americans Are Going to Like Obamacare’
Obama Convicted In Ocala
Sentenced to 10 years
On September 19, the Citizen's Court convicted President Barack Hussein Obama of lying to the American people about his birth certificate, which was alleged to be a forgery, after considerable investigation. This birth certificate, which was belatedly posted on the White House website after he was challenged about his eligibility to be president, since it was alleged that he is not a "natural born citizen" born in the United States to two American citizen parents, is not genuine but allegedly altered (see www.citizensgrandjury.com to view the verdict), Obama was indicted by a citizens' grand jury in Ocala, Florida. He was served with the indictment at the White House but refused to respond and plead his innocence, leading to a non-jury trial in Ocala for his false statements over his birth certificate to the American people and the people of Florida. These alleged false statements fraudulently allowed him to be placed on the Florida presidential ballot in 2008 and 2012, ultimately leading to his election and reelection........more
Free Marissa Alexander
Ms. Alexander sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a "warning shot" during an
argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under
Florida's controversial self-defense law.
A state appeals court ruled that Marissa
Alexander, deserved a new trial because the judge failed to properly
instruct the jury regarding her claim of self-defense........more
Thursday, September 26, 2013
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Habitat Hillsborough BUILD UP Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we invite you to join us for an amazing two-day event, October 10 and 12, 2013, to help build a home and increase breast cancer awareness. During these two days, all the construction on the home will be led by women.
Yvonne Meredith
813 239 2242
volunteers@habitathillsborough.com
813 239 2242
volunteers@habitathillsborough.com
Grand Theft Tampa Bay
In 2006, the GOP controlled legislature, at the behest of an army of utility
lobbyists and their wads of campaign cash, passed a law allowing utility
companies to charge customers upfront for the future construction of nuclear
plants, even if they don’t actually build one. And get this, now that Duke
Energy has finally declared that they won’t be building any new nuclear plants,
we don’t get any of our money back. Even more absurd, we’re going to continue to
pay Duke Energy $108 million dollars a year for the cancelled nuclear plants. Join us this Saturday, September
28th at 10:30 am in downtown St. Petersburg in front of Duke Energy
of Florida headquarters and tell them, and the politicians and regulators in
their back-pocket, “enough is enough!” It’s time to tell Duke Energy, their bought
and paid for elected officials in leadership, and the so called “Public Service
Commission” to stop ripping us off.
Who: Everyone! Florida Ratepayers,
Small Business Owners, Concerned Citizens
What: Rally for Ratepayer Refund and Teach In
Where: 299 1st Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida
When: Saturday Sept 28th @ 10:30am
What: Rally for Ratepayer Refund and Teach In
Where: 299 1st Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida
When: Saturday Sept 28th @ 10:30am
Labels:
Corporate Welfare,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Will Weatherford
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Is Ted Cruz A Liberal Plant?
one senior House Republican said "Cruz is the leader of a secret cabal of leftists that are seeking control of the conservative movement. Their aim is to force the party to take on suicidal missions to destroy the movement from within." After all he is from Canada where he learned to love Socialism and all that Socialized
Medicine shit. And his father is Cuban, he has traveled to Cuba and he has refused to discuss the things he
learned from Fidel Castro. Keep up the good work Mr. Cruz we will be cheering for you in the primaries.....more
Pic thanks to Dante Hadley at Mad Mug.
Pic thanks to Dante Hadley at Mad Mug.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Labels:
Local Businesses,
Stay Local,
Tampa Locavore
Help JJ From Seminole County
I desperately need your help to pressurize our local public school into
providing my 9 year-old son’s work in an accessible format. My son, JJ, has
multiple and severe physical disabilities; he can’t walk, he’s unable to hold
things in his hands, he’s visually impaired and uses a computer to talk (go to
OK4JJ on Facebook.
info
info
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Bill Gunter aka The Beer Boogeyman
Along time ago before he found god Bill Gunter was know around the beaches of Bradenton as The beer boogeyman. He would run into convenience stores at night and steal two to three cases of beer, along with some potato chips, can't forget the chips. He smoked his first joint when he was in the 5th grade. From marijuana, he went onto LSD, reds, valium and speed. “My parents found pot and rolling papers in my laundry,” he added. “I smoked pot in my room, and pretty much did what I wanted to do because my parents were scared of me.” His dream was to play football at a major university but if that didn't work out he had already planned his alternative occupation: to work with a cocaine dealer as a thug. “I was on my way to it already. I was hired once – I drove by and shot at a man’s house and broke his windows. Pasco beware, read more about Mr. Bill here
Our Mayor Is A Democrat?
Una Noche Official Trailer
Una Noche is a Cuban-set drama-thriller film written and directed by Lucy Mulloy. It premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and 2012 Tribeca Film Festival to international critical acclaim and "earning rave reviews
1.2 Million Uninsured Floridians
As you read this, 1.2 million hard-working,
uninsured Floridians are one-illness
away from bankruptcy, forced to use emergency rooms for primary care and are
being refused the benefits of our nation’s new health care law. Why?
Because the Florida legislature has refused federal funding to expand health
care to these families in dire need.
Call 866-443-1844 today and tell your state
representative that it is time to stop playing politics and expand health care
for more than one million hard-working Floridians.
Labels:
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott's Florida
Monday, September 23, 2013
Tampa Fundraiser for Amanda Murphy
Tampa Museum of Art
120 West Gasparilla Plaza in Tampa
In this special election to replace Mike Fasano, Amanda Murphy is challenging extremist Republican pastor Bill Gunter. This district leans Democratic, with 4,000 more Ds registered than Rs. But victory in a special election is all about turning out the most voters. Your support will help send a talented, progressive woman to Tallahassee to represent all Floridians. Please join us to meet Amanda and be part of her historic race.
INEQUALITY FOR ALL - Official Trailer
Join Governor Howard Dean and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on a special conference call for an advance preview
of the Sundance Film Festival award winning documentary
"Inequality for All."
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Rosa Parks, Lech Walesa, Martin Luther King and Ted Yoho?
“It only takes one with passion ” said Representative Ted Yoho of Florida, one of the rank-and-file House Republicans who have risen up to challenge their party’s leadership over whether to confront the Senate and President Obama with their demands to cut off funding for the president’s health care law........more
“People with passion that speak up, they’ll have people follow them because they believe the same way, and smart leadership listens to that.”
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Congratulations To Rick Scott
He was voted Best Local Villain and Worst Local Politician by local readers in Creative Loafing's 2013 Best of the bay.
Ybor Paparazzi
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Don't Let Rick Scott Fool You, He Has Been A Disaster For Our State
Must Read
Household income remains stagnant in Florida almost five years from the depth of the recession as the state's largest cities rank at the bottom in income levels for the nation's most populous metro areas, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday. Three Florida metro areas ranked at the bottom of the list for household income in the nation's 25 most populous cities. The Tampa metro area was last with a median household income of about $44,000 -- half that of Washington, D.C., the city at the top of the list. Metro Orlando was the next lowest at $46,000, followed by South Florida -- made up of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach -- at $46,600. labor activists say Florida's leaders are partially to blame for giving tax breaks to corporations instead of investing more money in education, Medicaid expansion and public transportation. .......more
2014 can't come soon enough!
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Corporate Welfare,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida GOP,
Florida Lawmakers,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Will Weatherford
Heartless GOP: Steak, Caviar And Vodka
One member was given $127.41 a day for food on his trip to Argentina. He probably had a fair amount of steak. Another member was given $3,588 for food and lodging during a six-day trip to Russia. He probably drank a fair amount of vodka and probably even had some caviar. That particular member has 21,000 food stamp recipients in his district. One of those people on food stamps could live a year on what this congressman spent on food and lodging for six days,"
Via Pushing Rope
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GOP,
Michael Hussey,
Right Wing,
Steve King
Apopka Man Arrested For Protesting Red Light Cameras
66-year-old Mark Schmidter was on the corner handing out fliers to motorists stopped at red lights. The fliers had a petition and a message about a city council meeting, where citizens could voice their concerns about red light cameras. Schmidter was approached by a police officer. He told the officer he didn't have a permit for the protest, and when asked for identification, responded that as he wasn't driving, he had no need for ID. When he continued to (peacefully) resist the officer's requests for identification or information about who he was, the officer cuffed him and made an arrest. Schmidter's argument about the cameras was that,
Red light cameras are all about money - not safety......more
Red light cameras are all about money - not safety......more
Nancy Pelosi In Tampa
A little high for a single working mom, but still a lot cheaper then Rick Scott's shindig in Pinellas.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Rick Scott Touts New Obamacare Jobs In Tampa
We are blessed in Florida with mild winters, good Cuban food and spectacular, mind-bending politics that turns other states green with envy. Consider Wednesday's big economic story: A company called HealthPlan Services announced it would add 1,000 jobs in Tampa over the next five years. HealthPlan Services is adding people largely because of the new national health-care law pushed by President Barack Obama and fiercely opposed by most Republicans, including (at least initially) Scott. In fact, as the Tampa Bay Times' Steve Bousquet reminds us, Scott called the health-care law "the biggest job killer ever," last year in an interview with FOX News........more
Read what Mitch Perry has to say about it here
Read what Mitch Perry has to say about it here
Labels:
Mitch Perry,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Right Wing
Amanda Murphy, Democrat, for Florida State House, District 36
The Republicans picked their man to replace Republican Mike Fasano in House District 36. Bill Gunter, a candidate handpicked by Republican leadership in Tallahassee and
funded by Rick Scott's wealthy allies. We know the Republicans in Tallahassee will spend big for their handpicked
candidate and to try and continue Rick Scott’s agenda: cuts to education, higher
insurance rates, and no access to health care. Check out Democrat Amanda Murphy.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
The Citrus Taliban: David Caton
Florida Family Association Labels Al Jazeera America 'Jihad TV'
The far-right Florida Family Association is planning to run an aerial banner this Sunday before the Cincinnati Bengals game criticizing Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, for running ads on Al Jazeera America........more
I wonder how his addiction to pornography is going?
Labels:
David Caton,
Florida Family Association,
Florida's Right Wing,
Right Wing,
The Citrus Taliban
Bill Nelson Will Vote Yes For War On Syria
Over 60 protesters stormed his Jacksonville office on Sept. 12, demanding that the senator renounce his support for President Barack Obama’s proposed military strike on Syria......more
Labels:
Barack Obama,
Bill Nelson,
DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
War Criminals
Right Wing 2016
Labels:
Jeb Bush,
Marco Rubio,
Rand Paul,
Right Wing
Tim Tebow A Jacksonville Jaguar?
A group of Jacksonville Jaguars fans held a rally in order to convince the owners of the Jaguars to sign Tim Tebow as their next quarterback. It started at 3:16 PM and was to last for 3 hours and 16 minutes (all allusions to Tebow’s faith, of course). It drew a whopping crowd of 20 people.....more. They have a website, check them out here. The folks that don't want him there The Bold City Brigade, a nonprofit organization in Jacksonville which seeks to expand and embolden the fan-base, has created a website called
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Pot Steak
With Black Beans and Rice
$6.50 at Super Saver Supermarket, 2001 E. Fletcher Ave. in Tampa
Every time I am in Suitcase City I always eat here. Great Spanish food.
Gwen Graham Within 2 Points Of The Incumbent Republican
A poll in the congressional race between Rep. Steve Southerland and Gwen Graham shows her nipping at the incumbent Republican’s heels, trailing by less than the poll’s error margin. The poll was done for Emily’s List, a political action group that supports Democratic women candidates, by Clarity Campaign Labs, a relatively new Washington-based polling and political consulting firm.......more
Lets help her out here
Labels:
2014 Candidates,
Florida's Right Wing,
Gwen Graham
Florida Bans Workers From Signing Up People for Obamacare
The Florida Department of Health is banning outreach workers from signing up uninsured people for Obamacare at county health facilities. The outreach workers, also called "Navigators," are only allowed to distribute materials related to Obamacare by request. HHS spokesman Fabien Levy said,
"This is another blatant and shameful attempt to intimidate groups who will be working to inform Americans about their new health insurance options and help them enroll in coverage, just like Medicare counselors have been doing for years."
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
WMNF Fall Marathon!
See what all the fun and fuss are about joining the Circle of Friends! Explore the benefits and rewards of joining the Circle of Friends! Contact Laura Taylor, Development Director, at 813-865-8260 or email laura@wmnf.org!
Florida-Friendly Landscaping
The Polk County Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program will teach you how to landscape the Florida-Friendly way! This means conserving water and practicing environmentally sustainable landscape maintenance practices. Any landscape can be Florida-Friendly if it is designed and maintained following the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping........more
Zimmerman Is A Sandy Hook, Aurora Waiting To Happen
Apparently Zimmerman does not have a friend in his local police chief. Steve Bracknell, who heads the department in Lake Mary, Florida, where Zimmerman lives, agreed with some pretty intense criticisms of the acquitted killer contained in two angry emails he received Tuesday about Zimmerman's recent altercation with his wife. "Zimmerman is a Sandy Hook, Aurora waiting to happen," the emailer, Santiago Rodriguez, asserted, in an email posted online. "Your job is to protect the communities you serve, and you are failing big time."........more
Monday, September 16, 2013
Nathan Bedford Forrest High School
An online petition with more than 78,000 signatures requests a reconsideration of the name of a Florida high school christened after the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, of the Duval County School District in Jacksonville, opened in 1959 and was named after the Confederate Army Lieutenant General during the Civil War who joined the KKK around early 1867......more>
Rick Scott Is Trying To Dupe Voters
Gov. Rick Scott is in trouble. With his favorability rating in the tank and his re-election campaign just around the corner, Scott has promised to spend $100 million of special-interest money to convince Floridians he isn’t who they think he is. The problem is Scott has done very little as governor to crow about........more>
Tampa, High Speed Chase and Shootout!
Watch and listen as Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee and Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor give this blow-by-blow account of the chase and shootout of a rape suspect, from the moment it began to the gunfire that ended it.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Florida Republicans Fraud Alert
The potential for fraud in the 2012 presidential election was how Florida Republicans justified measures that made it tougher to register voters. So nine months after ballots were counted, where exactly are the culprits of voter registration fraud? The Florida Department of Law Enforcement hasn't found them. They did find 2, both involving Strategic Allied Consulting, a vendor for the Republican Party of Florida........more>
Time For #19
It's time to make Florida the 19th state to allow recall of elected state officials. Rick Scott bought his way into office spending tens of millions of dollars of his own money in the process. Rick Scott is rapidly proving himself to be an ideologue Libertarian, abandoning what's good for Florida, in an effort to push through his far right ideas of how state government should be run, no matter what harm it does to the future health of the State's economy and citizens........here
Florida Women Kicking Ass On X-Factor
Meet Rion Paige, Jacksonville's Finest
And meet Lillie McCloud from Orlando.
Miami protest at Senator Nelson’s office
Over 25 people gathered outside of Senator Bill Nelson’s Miami office on
Sept. 12 to demand that the U.S. Senator from Florida vote against any military
authorization bill that comes his way. The rally began at 6:45 p.m. in
front of Nelson’s office, which is located in Coral Gables. Protesters held
Syrian flags and anti-war signs with slogans such as, “Hands off Syria,” and “I
don’t want my tax dollars supporting Al-Qaeda.”........more>
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