Thursday, November 14, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
HART’s ridership At Record High
HART reported all-time record ridership in October with nearly 1.4 million passenger trips, a 1.8 percent increase over the previous record set in October 2012, the Hillsborough County transit system said Monday.......more
homophobic Rubio
U.S. senator Marco Rubio of Florida is set to deliver the keynote address at an annual fund-raiser for the Florida Family Policy Council, an antigay group that counts a veritable who's who of right-wing, homophobic activists and pundits among its honorees.......more
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
FreeElCritico: His Crime? His Music
The wife of a jailed Cuban rapper known for his vocal opposition to the Castro regime is calling on America’s music industry to stand by her husband, who is on the brink of death after 24 days on a hunger strike......more
Monday, November 11, 2013
The Launch Of The Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition
The Sunshine State
should be a world leader in solar energy production.
should be a world leader in solar energy production.
Instead, we're home to dirty and obsolete coal plants like
Duke Energy's Crystal River.
Duke Energy's Crystal River.
Launch of the Sunshine State Clean Energy Coalition, rally across from
Duke headquarters
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Williams Park, directly across from Duke's offices at 299 1st Ave North, St Pete
Questions: Contact Julia Hathaway at julia.hathaway@sierraclub.org
Duke headquarters
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Williams Park, directly across from Duke's offices at 299 1st Ave North, St Pete
Questions: Contact Julia Hathaway at julia.hathaway@sierraclub.org
or call (727) 824-8813 ext. 309
New/Old Local Blogger Is Back
Vox, who use to blog at Tampa's Backdoor Ways is back with a new blog.
Florida Cat Trap. check it out here
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan
A political scientist at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and former Democratic operative, has filed to take on Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes........more
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Anti-Communist Rafael Cruz
 The more we learn about Rafael Cruz, the more the existence of Ted Cruz begins to make sense. Rafael Cruz was born in 1939 in Matanzas, Cuba; at 14 years old he fought for Fidel Castro, though he later claimed he “didn’t know Castro was a Communist.” After Castro’s regime turned bad, Rafael disowned his former leader, left for Texas to become a mathematician, and later instilled a seething hatred of anythingremotely Communist into Ted Cruz.....more |
No New District
Hispanics who spent years pushing for a Hillsborough County Commission district that would enable them to elect one of their own thought that was finally going to happen Wednesday. But commissioners rejected the idea, refusing in a largely partisan vote to put the issue on the 2014 ballot. Commissioners voting in opposition, Victor Crist, Sandra Murman, Ken Hagan and Al Higginbotham all republicans. Mark (The next politico to leave the GOP.) Sharpe joined Democrats Les Miller and Kevin Beckner in backing the proposal........more
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Jacksonville Tells School Board: “No KKK High School"
About 30 residents of Jacksonville rallied and spoke out at a Duval County School Board meeting on Nov. 5 in favor of changing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Imperial Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and members of the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition (JPC) have been gathering community support to change the name.....more
Friday, November 8, 2013
Florida Tea Party Republican Ted Yoho Wants To Impeach Eric Holder
A group of House Republicans plan an effort to oust Attorney General Eric Holder by year's end, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) told the Gainesville Sun. “It’s to get him out of office -- impeachment,” said Yoho, who was a large-animal veterinarian before winning election last year. “It will probably be when we get back in [Washington]. It will be before the end of the year......more
Where The Hell Did Florida Go?
If all of the ice in the world melted, sea levels would
raise some 216 feet. But what exactly would that look like? And more
specifically, what would such a worse-case scenario mean for the Earth’s
population? National Geographic has created a fascinating visual representation of this
thought experiment and provided an analysis of how each continent would be
affected by such a catastrophic change........more
What Florida might look like in the near future.
Florida 2073
What Florida might look like in the near future.
Florida 2073
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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Democrats Force Jessica Ehrlich Out
Jessica Ehrlich is out of the race to replace the late Rep. Bill Young.
"This morning I am officially announcing that I am suspending my campaign for Congress," she wrote in a statement distributed by the Florida Democratic Party.......more
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Hey Rubio, Prayer Is Not Going To Help You
Marco Rubio says he'll be at the Supreme Court today for oral arguments in a case from upstate New York that tests church-state separation......more
Our Christ despises people like you! more
CBS News: Stop Reporting Obamacare Myths
which says:
Cuban Rapper May Die On Hunger Strike
Yunier Remón, a young Cuban rapper who is in critical condition because of his hunger strike in protest of the Castro regime.
We must not ignore the plight of those suffering in Cuba and we must lend our voices to those who are being silenced by the regime and who are risking their lives every day, demanding that dignity and freedom be respected.”.......more
ENDA: GOP Bigots Still Said ‘No’!
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson joined Democrats and a handful of Republicans to move the legislation forward. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio voted against it.
Thank you Mr. Nelson.
ENDA is supported by over 70% of Americans, including 81% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 66% of Republicans. Even among people who think gay people are icky, there is 50% support for ENDA. In other words, this one is a no-brainer.
ENDA is supported by over 70% of Americans, including 81% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 66% of Republicans. Even among people who think gay people are icky, there is 50% support for ENDA. In other words, this one is a no-brainer.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Hillsborough County Commission Meeting Single-Member Districts
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Hillsborough County Center
Contact Joyce Hamilton-Henry at jhamiltonhenry@aclufl.org
Ted Cruz For President
Monday, November 4, 2013
Right Wing Bullshit
Email From Ken Blackwell Chairman, of the Tea Party Victory Fund
The latest poll from Emerson College shows
McAuliffe, the Democrat, with 42 percent support and Cuccinelli, the Republican,
with 40 percent. Libertarian Robert Sarvis has 13 percent in the poll of 874
likely voters.
According to Zogby, McAuliffe, former Democratic National chairman, now leads
Cuccinelli, state attorney general, by a margin of 44 percent to 32 percent
statewide, with 10 percent going to Libertarian Robert Sarvis, 3 percent for
other candidates, and 12 percent undecided.
In fact here is the headline at Newsmax "McAuliffe Headed for Big Win".....more
Is this the bubble everyone talks about?
Jessica Ehrlich 'I'm Running For Congress'
She has our support, Jessica Ehrlich for Congress
Marco Rubio Lies About Obamacare
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly last week that 300,000 people are being dropped from their individual health insurance provider in Florida.......more
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Governor Charlie Crist Rally
Albert Whitted Park, 480 Bayshore Drive SE, St. Pete
Florida's Right Wing Infestation
Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz submitted a notice of intent to file a brief to the Supreme Court as “interested persons” opposing the ballot initiative. They join Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi......more
Governor candidate Nan Rich supports medical marijuana
They are scared that if the amendment makes it to the ballot, it is widely expected to draw voters to the polls who may not normally vote in mid-term elections and who could potentially send Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans packing.
Visit Mr. Weatherford's countdown clock here
www.willweatherford.info
And Ms. Bondi's here
www.pambondi.info
They are scared that if the amendment makes it to the ballot, it is widely expected to draw voters to the polls who may not normally vote in mid-term elections and who could potentially send Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans packing.
Visit Mr. Weatherford's countdown clock here
www.willweatherford.info
And Ms. Bondi's here
www.pambondi.info
Dianne Barrette Of Winter Haven Lies About Obamacare
By now everyone has heard Dianne Barrette’s sob story about how Obama “lied” to her when he said that she could keep her health insurance plan if that was what she wanted. Barrette has been making the rounds since the CBS report, The plan that she has is hardly an insurance plan at all, which costs her $648 per year As Van Susteren of FOX, yes FOX points out "this is a “bare bones” policy (junk health insurance) and even suggests that there might be better options available to her, saying, “If you’re walking across the street and someone runs a red light, you’re in deep trouble under your existing policy.” Barrette may be eligible for a subsidy under the ACA, Susteren asked if she has looked into any other possibilities for insurance, Barrette admits that she had received emails with other options, but that she has not yet looked into them........more and here
Jacksonville Protesters Rally At Courthouse For Marissa Alexander
Protesters from across Florida gathered in front of the Duval County Courthouse on October 31 for the first status hearing in the retrial of Marissa Alexander.......more
Florida GOP Attacks SaintPetersBlog
I really don’t know what to say about this other than to laugh … to laugh at the irony of the Republican Party of Florida attacking me. Peter Schorsch
Saturday, November 2, 2013
EMILY’s List Throws Jessica Ehrlich To The Curve
Emily's List today endorsed Alex Sink in the race to replace the late Rep. C.W. Bill Young. Ehrlich, ran against Young in 2012 and had declared her intentions to take him on again, Yesterday, the group erased her from its website........more
Anti Drone Protest In Jacksonville
More than 20 war veterans and community allies from the North Florida area
gathered outside of Jacksonville's Naval Air Station (NAS) to protest a new
drone operations base run by the Pentagon. The protest, organized by Occupy
Jacksonville and Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), drew supporters from
as far away as Gainesville and Pensacola.......more
ROC UNITED Miami
One in 12 people in the US is
a restaurant worker
ROC-Miami is a member led local restaurant workers’ org founded in 2009 that has 500 restaurant worker members. We build power and voice for restaurant workers.
Communist Lesbian Girl Scout Cookies
Religious Right activists have long campaigned against the Girl Scouts of the USA, and pastors Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner of Generations Radio have now joined in by urging listeners not to purchase Girl Scout cookies. “Please, I beg of you, do not buy Girl Scout cookies,” Swanson said. “Please, I beg of you, stop buying Girl Scout cookies.”.......more
Friday, November 1, 2013
What Stogie Had For Dinner
Spaghetti and sausage with salad and bread $9.99
at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Ybor City.
Latino Donors Target GOP Lawmakers
A Latino political action committee has kicked off a $20 million campaign to eject from office Republicans who oppose immigration reform being pushed by President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers. The Latino Victory Project, a key fundraising player in efforts to help re-elect the president, is targeting members of Congress who represent sizeable Latino communities, but remain against comprehensive immigration reform. The committee was created by actress Eva Longoria, Puerto Rico lawyer Andres Lopez, and San Antonio businessman Henry R. Muñoz III.
John Morgan's Jack Russell Terrier
“She knows about as much about constitutional law
as my Jack Russell terrier does”
as my Jack Russell terrier does”
Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan said of Florida's Right Wing Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi after Bondi argued to the Florida Supreme Court last week that the ballot summary for the medical marijuana question fails to inform voters of the “breathtaking scope” of the amendment......more
Well she does love dogs.
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