Haider Darwash of Waterford Lakes left his 2-month-old infant alone in his car Thanksgiving night while he and the wife went shopping at Wal-Mart........more>
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Florida's Father Of The Year
Gay Thugs In Fort Lauderdale
Danita Kilcullen, the co-founder of the Fort Lauderdale Tea Party,
voiced her sentiments in an email about Republicans in Broward County specifically the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay conservative group. She likened the pro-gay Republican group to “gay thugs” who have taken over the local Republican party.......more>
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AATTP,
Bigots,
Florida's Right Wing,
Tea Party
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Florida's Culture Of Corruption
Tampa Tribune Editors: Here We Go Again
In the course of just a few short years the state has instituted questionable changes to popular early-voting hours, launched a flawed voter purge effort, and issued a misguided absentee ballot directive. Rather than make the voting process better, these moves have instead given life to claims that the state is more interested in preserving a particular party’s political power than in preserving the integrity of the vote.
The state’s meddling needs to stop.......more
The state’s meddling needs to stop.......more
This from editors of a solidly Republican editorial board.
Raíces en Tampa
Alicia, a member and founder of Raices en Tampa, this year she will not be celebrating Thanksgiving with her family. Alicia's family is split apart between two countries. Have you shown your support for Driver’s Licenses for All Undocumented – Florida? Do so now!
All you have to do is write on a piece of paper that you “Support Licenses for All in Florida #DL4ALLFL” and email it to us at raicesentampa@gmail.com
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
I Am Rick Scott,
Rick Scott,
Rick Scott's Florida
Friday, November 29, 2013
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Spanish River High School in Boca Raton
The Institute on the Constitution launched a partnership with this American Club and will be sponsoring numerous more throughout America in the coming year! Knowledge of our God given liberties belongs in public education...If the school won't teach it, the kids will!
The Institute on the Constitution did not succeed in getting their course on the Constitution in the Springboro (OH) school district but
they may have found a way into a public school in Florida.
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
The Citrus Taliban
WMNF Day At Tampa Tour De Clay
Labels:
Progressive Florida,
Tampa Tour De Clay,
WMNF
Thursday, November 28, 2013
The Perfect Thanksgiving Prayer
Failed State: Florida Still Looking For Creative Ways To Suppress Voter Rights
Florida is well known for finding creative methods of suppressing the vote. The latest ploy is a new rule issued by Governor Rick Scott’s chief election official Secretary of State Ken Detzner, directing that absentee ballots be returned by mail or directly to the offices of election supervisors. It has been a common practice in the state to allow ballots to be dropped off at locations such as tax collectors offices, libraries and other sites designated by the local election supervisors. This was to accommodate those who wished to save the postage or found it more convenient to drop them at a nearby location.......more>
The directive appeared to take dead aim at one supervisor, Deborah Clark in Pinellas County, who aggressively promotes voting absentee and has a small network of remote drop-off locations to make it easier for people to turn in their absentee ballots. The state’s order comes as Clark prepares to send thousands of absentee ballots to voters in the upcoming special election in the 13th Congressional District, vacated when longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Young died last month......more>
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/26/3781765/detzners-directive-on-absentees.html#storylink=cpy
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Bartlett Park Community
"After five years of growing food and community at the
Bartlett Park Community Garden,
we are excited to announce that we have bought the land the garden sits on.
It goes without saying that this is a major milestone for our garden. We no longer have to wonder each month if we will be able to continue
to grow food for our neighbors.
We can run the garden as a resource for the
Bartlett Park Community for as long as the community needs it." Tom Tito
Bartlett Park Community Garden,
we are excited to announce that we have bought the land the garden sits on.
It goes without saying that this is a major milestone for our garden. We no longer have to wonder each month if we will be able to continue
to grow food for our neighbors.
We can run the garden as a resource for the
Bartlett Park Community for as long as the community needs it." Tom Tito
It is amazing what we can do when we all work together. Mr. Tito and the Bartlett Park Community should be commended for their great work, they are a treasure to Tampa Bay.
George Zimmerman’s Florida Stash
Here are the Weapons Police found in Zimmerman’s Florida Residence
Three handguns
One 12-gauge shotgun
One AR-15 rifle
106 rounds of ammunition, including two AR-15 magazines
One 12-gauge shotgun
One AR-15 rifle
106 rounds of ammunition, including two AR-15 magazines
Labels:
George Zimmerman,
Rick Scott's Florida
Florida Stingray's Close Encounter
Mark "the Shark" Quartiano has caught thousands of sharks, but never anything like the 800-pound deep-water stingray he landed off Miami Beach.
It was released after being caught......more>
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Rally For Solar Power In St. Pete
The rally and a press conference are scheduled for Wednesday 10 a.m. at Williams Park, across from Duke Building, 299 1st Avenue North......more>
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida Islamophobic Fringe Group
Citizens For National Security
Are in DC planning to accuse the Council on American-Islamic Relations of
“advancing its agenda of radical Islam” and backing
a campaign of “extortion, intimidation and subversion.”
Republican members of Congress regularly demonize CAIR:
One former representative even called the organization a
“terrorist organization.” CFNS previously collaborated with then-congressman Allen West. CFNS chairman William Saxton believes that the Muslim Brotherhood has captured public schools in the US and is training students to become Islamic extremists.....more>
“terrorist organization.” CFNS previously collaborated with then-congressman Allen West. CFNS chairman William Saxton believes that the Muslim Brotherhood has captured public schools in the US and is training students to become Islamic extremists.....more>
This latest controversy is not new in Florida. The website at Citizens for National Security is heavily devoted to the topic, including a report of the ongoing textbook issue in Florida; a 10-minute instructional video devoted to the topic; and a “Teacher’s Guide” to correcting “Islamic bias.” Saxton calls the Islamic-biased textbooks a “national issue” that’s been ongoing for some time.
THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN AT PUBLIX
Florida’s tomato farms supply 50% of all U.S. fresh tomatoes
but have also been called America’s ‘ground zero for slavery.’
Countless workers held against their will, threatened with violence and forced to haul hundreds of heavy tomato buckets a day for little to no pay. Thankfully, a new solution called the Fair Food Program has been proven successful. The Fair Food Program is working to enforce a policy of
zero tolerance for slavery on tomato farms.
But a major U.S. supermarket chain, Publix Super Markets,
is refusing to support the Fair Food Program. Publix continues to buy tomatoes from growers that are not partners of the Fair Food Program and where workers still toil beyond the reach of its proven protection from modern slavery.
Monday, November 25, 2013
"I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.” John F. Kennedy
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label “Liberal?”
…If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “Liberal,
” then I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.”
John F. Kennedy, September 14, 1960
Was JFK A Conservative — Or A Socialist?
Let’s Ask The Right-Wingers Of 1963
Let’s Ask The Right-Wingers Of 1963
Florida Ccongressman Trey Radel: The Family Guy
Mother Jones reported last year Radel, a tea party favorite and a Fox News radio host, came to office with an unusual background, having run a business that bought somewhat pornographic sex-themed domain names in both English and Spanish, Radel's business snagged all sorts of un-family-friendly domain names, including www.casadelasputas.com ("whorehouse") and www.mamadita.com ("little blow job"). (After our story, he sent an email to supporters attacking Mother Jones as an "ultra-liberal San Francisco rag" whose "attack" on him he wore like a "badge of honor.")........more>
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Florida's Right Wing,
Tea Party,
Trey Radel
Sunday, November 24, 2013
I Am Rick Scott
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
I Am Rick Scott,
Stogie Party
Ken Hagan's Early Christmas Gift
A bright, shiny (Big Box) lawsuit
naming Hillsborough County and Red Cast Bloomingdale LLC
as defendants in a declaratory judgment complaint.....more>
Compliments of Bloomingdale CANDO Inc. This is what happens when the community
fights back. Great job Bloomingdale.
Visit Mr. Hagan's Countdown Clock at
www.kenhagan.info
fights back. Great job Bloomingdale.
Visit Mr. Hagan's Countdown Clock at
www.kenhagan.info
Labels:
al Higginbotham,
Bloomingdale CANDO,
CL Tampa,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida's Right Wing,
George Niemann,
Hillsborough County Commissioners,
ken Hagan,
Say No to Bloomingdale Big Box
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Broken Ohm by Local Artist Dante Hadley
Landslide Support For Florida Medical Marijuana
Florida voters support 82 – 16 percent allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical use if it is prescribed by a doctor, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.......more>
Learn more about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act......here
Tampa Wal-Mart Black Friday Protest
A sign in the employee lounge in the Wal-Mart reads
“Please Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner.”
Friday, November 22, 2013
Jon Stewart Tackles 'Hip Hop Conservative' Trey Radel
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Labels:
Local Businesses,
Stay Local,
Tampa Locavore
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd And Pig Shit
While out on the farm tipping bulls,
sometimes you run the risk of being hit in the ear with a little pig shit because a scared jackass just won’t stop kicking.
Such is the case after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd published a misguided piece of commentary in a Florida newspaper labeling the state’s
medical marijuana initiative a “sham,”
aimed at deceiving voters into legalizing cannabis for the
sometimes you run the risk of being hit in the ear with a little pig shit because a scared jackass just won’t stop kicking.
Such is the case after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd published a misguided piece of commentary in a Florida newspaper labeling the state’s
medical marijuana initiative a “sham,”
aimed at deceiving voters into legalizing cannabis for the
Thursday, November 21, 2013
The Guardian: Florida In Secret Talks
To accept funding for
Medicaid from [the] Affordable Care Act.
Linda Cook, a MoveOn member in Scottsmoor,
Florida, started a petition on MoveOn.org urging the Florida legislature to
accept Medicaid funding.
Will you add your name right now, while talks
are ongoing?
local Congressmembers Take Advantage Of Campaign Loopholes
One notable example is U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan
According to federal campaign financing records, Buchanan used a campaign account to pay $232,082 since 2005 to his sister-in-law, Yvonne Buchanan, for bookkeeping services. The Longboat Key Republican also rented space from three companies owned by the candidate himself — Auto Central Services Inc., Jamatt Properties and 130 Tamiami Trail LLC. Buchanan also paid more than $110,000 in rent to his own business.......more
Wake up Sarasota. In 2014 you do have a choice. Check out Mitch Mallett
The Dems are in on it too, Bill Nelson reimbursed himself more than $10,000 in past years. He also repaid his wife several thousand dollars in expenses.
The Dems are in on it too, Bill Nelson reimbursed himself more than $10,000 in past years. He also repaid his wife several thousand dollars in expenses.
Corporate Welfare In Orlando
Orange County Commissioners voted to direct $20 million toward the construction of a new soccer-specific stadium, completing the funding necessary for the facility. The county voted 5-2 in favor of funding the stadium, securing the final $20 million needed to build a 20,000-seat venue for the team.
Get to know Orlando City SC,
the newest club in Major League Soccer.....more>
Public funding for the soccer stadium breaks down like this: the $20 million in tourist taxes approved Tuesday; $20 million from Orlando; and smaller amounts from other jurisdictions, including $2 million from Seminole County.
Hillsborough County Giving Trees
Hillsborough
County residents can help make a difference this holiday season by purchasing
gift items to support the needs of low-income seniors. Beginning
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Giving Trees will be on display at all Hillsborough County
Senior Centers and select Senior Nutrition sites bearing holiday-wish tags
benefitting seniors in need.
§ Brandon Senior Center, 612 N Parsons
Ave. in Brandon; 813-635-8066
§ Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave.
NW in Lutz; 813-264-3804
§ Oaks at Riverview Senior Center, 101
E. Kirby St. in Tampa; 813-272-6829
§ Busansky Senior Center, 4102 W.
Spruce St. in Tampa; 813-554-5160
§ Plant City Senior Center, 1205 S.
Waller St. in Plant City; 813-757-3824
§ Ruskin Senior Center, 905 6th St.
SE in Ruskin; 813-672-1107
§ Town N' Country Senior Center, 7606
Paula Dr. in Tampa; 813-873-6336
§ Wimauma Senior Center, 5714 North
St. in Wimauma; 813-671-7672
§ Gibsonton Senior Nutrition Site,
10017 Vaughn St. in Gibsonton; 813-671-7601
§ Progress Village Senior Nutrition
Site, 8701 Progress Blvd. in Tampa; 813-671-7773
§ Sterling Heights Senior Nutrition
Site, 11706 Williams Rd. in Thonotosassa; 813-914-4016
§ Division of Aging Services
Administrative Offices, 601 East Kennedy Blvd, in Tampa;
813-272-6261
Media Contact: Crystal L. Pruitt, Communications &
Digital Media Services, Cell: 727-307-8381
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Hypocrite Florida Congressman Trey Radel
Arrested on Cocaine Charges. Voted to Drug Test Welfare Recipients
He represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District which includes Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Marco Island. Radel voted for a bill that would cut about $40 billion in nutritional aid over ten years and deny benefits to millions of Americans.
The bill would also allow states to require drug tests
more
The bill would also allow states to require drug tests
more
Florida GOP Countdown Clocks
Nan Rich In Ybor City
If the progressive wing of the Florida Democratic Party had a dream candidate for governor, he or she would sound pretty similar to Nan Rich, who spoke to the Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus at J.J.'s in Ybor City........more
Labels:
2014 Candidates,
Nan Rich,
Progressive Florida
Marco Rubio Extols Morality to 'Ex-Gay' Supporters
Florida senator Marco Rubio delivered the keynote address at an annual gathering of the right-wing Florida Family Policy Council, which supports 'ex-gay' or 'reparative' therapy.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Ribs, Pulled Pork, Dirty Rice and Collard Greens.
Great food, great prices. In Dade City.
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Florida Congressman Grayson
For several months, journalist Glenn
Greenwald has reeled off one blockbuster article after another concerning the
National Security Agency's pervasive domestic and international electronic
spying programs. Congressman Alan Grayson, wanting to learn
more about the scope of domestic spying, has invited Greenwald to provide a
briefing to Congress in Washington, D.C. Given the threats to prosecute him,
Greenwald has been reluctant to do so in person. So one month ago, Congressman
Grayson sent a letter to Attorney General Holder, asking whether the AG would
prosecute Greenwald if Greenwald came to D.C. to testify. Yesterday, we learned
the answer.
Attorney General] Holder indicated that the Justice Department is not planning
to prosecute former Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald,
One way or another, Congressman Grayson
will continue to seek Greenwald's testimony regarding the scope of domestic
spying, so that Congress and the American People can hear the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. Which is one more reason why
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