Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Florida DINO Steve Schale At It Again
Back in 2014 he was pounding the pavement in Pinellas County on behalf of Florida GOP candidate Chris Latvala. Now he is working for Florida GOP Ray Pilon in Sarasota here
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This guy is a leading Democratic strategist?
And you wonder why Florida Dems are in such bad shape!
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Grilled Chicken
With Black Beans and Rice
At Azucar Sandwich Shop in Tampa
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Small and doesn't look like much from the outside but the food is awesome!
Florida Republican Ron DeSantis Describes The GOP
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Florida Corporate Welfare: $6.37 Million
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Cost to Florida taxpayers $6.37 million
Florida GOP Just Blew 651k Of Our Money
Florida taxpayers paid more than $651k for June special session - most expensive special session in 15 years.
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The GOP says you're welcome, and thanks for that added bonus along with our paychecks!
Friday, August 28, 2015
Welcome To America, Litbrit
Gus Bilirakis to energy conference: I’ll fight “tooth and nail” against EPA overreach
"The Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan is a prime example of a harmful disconnect.”
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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis addressed a group of energy industry executives and representatives Wednesday in Tampa. 2015 Gulf Coast Energy Forum attendees spent the better part of the morning and afternoon railing against the Obama administration’s EPA and its new proposed regulations to rein in coal-fired power plants. here
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Is Jeb Bush A Schlemeil?
Translation: A bumbler, a fumbler, a person plagued by ineptitude. Or, to put it more inelegantly, a schlemeil is somebody who eludes a mud puddle only to step in dog poo.
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While trying to mend fences with Hispanics, he said that he hadn't meant to suggest that the slur term "anchor babies" applied to them. No, no. Here's what he meant: "Frankly, it's more related to Asian people coming into the country." Well, that clears things up. He hadn't meant to smear Hispanics. He was trying to smear Asians. here
UNITED FOR CARE STATEMENT REGARDING MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION PETITION
Regulate Florida, a recently formed political committee, released a
constitutional amendment petition to allow adult use of marijuana in Florida,
under a regulatory structure similar to that which exists for alcohol. The
organization led by longtime marijuana reform advocates, Karen Goldstein and
Michael Minardi.
United for Care remains dedicated to the passage of
a constitutional amendment to allow sick and suffering Floridians access to
medical marijuana and has no official position on the legalization initiative.
Campaign manager, Ben Pollara, issued the following statement regarding the new
initiative:
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"I know firsthand that getting on the ballot by
petition is a Herculean task that they are taking on, and I wish Karen and
Michael the best of luck in this endeavor.” Pollara continued, “United for Care
remains entirely dedicated to passing a strong medical marijuana law that serves
sick and suffering Floridians, and we have not and will not take a position
regarding this new amendment.”
“Perhaps our intellectually dishonest opponents will
have to find a new argument to oppose medical marijuana now, given that their
standard line of attack has been that this is a ‘trick’ to legalize marijuana.
This campaign has always been and will always be about the needs of the sick and
suffering among us."
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To date, United for Care has collected about 400,000
petitions, and 43,259 had been verified as of 5 pm on Wednesday. A
constitutional amendment petition requires signatures from 683,149 registered
voters.
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For press inquiries please contact
Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Bush Backtracks After Falling For Right-Wing Media Talking Points On Birthright Citizenship
After falling for right-wing media talking points about ending birthright citizenship and "anchor babies," Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush is scrambling to justify and backtrack his offensive rhetoric. here
Conservative media have spent years complaining about "anchor babies" and "birth tourism," and calling for an end to birthright citizenship -- a constitutional guarantee.
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Conservative media figures going back to Glenn Beck in his Fox News days have railed against so-called "anchor babies" and "birth tourism," the former a derogatory slur and debunked myth used against U.S. born children of non-citizens, the latter of which represents a sliver of births that experts have repeatedly pointed out are "extraordinarily rare" and an insignificant immigration problem. As Salon's Simon Maloy wrote, this "grossly nativist and legally dubious" rhetoric has nevertheless found a receptive audience among conservatives.
Florida Call For An Independent Redistricting Commission!
For a third time, the GOP led state legislature failed to draw fair congressional maps after wasting millions of taxpayer dollars fighting the Fair District amendments.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Koch Brothers Thanking Florida GOP
Koch Brothers-financed Americans for Prosperity announced it’s launching a two-week long ad campaign featuring TV, digital and mail to praise the 72 lawmakers
who the group says, “stood up for taxpayers and patients against special interests who pushed to bring Obama‘s Medicaid expansion to the Sunshine State.”
The ad to be aired in the Tampa Bay area features local Republicans Jeff Brandes, Richard Corcoran, Dana Young,
Larry Ahern, Chris Sprowls and Jamie Grant.
Florida GOP voters how is that booty feeling?
Remember we got your back!
Tampa Dead Last Out Of 60 Metro Areas For Commuting
In 2010, Forbes ranked Tampa dead last out of 60 metro areas for commuting. Transportation for America declared it the second-most-dangerous city for pedestrians. And a 2007 survey of 30 metropolitan areas found exactly one with no walkable destinations: Tampa, Fla. “Tampa is not a particularly pedestrian-friendly city,” Mayor Bob Buckhorn recently admitted. here
Capitalists Are Depending On A Leninist To Prop Up The Global Economy
In speeches and writings, Chinese President Xi Jinping often delivers the rhetoric of a Communist Party hard-liner. Yet more than ever, capitalists worldwide are depending upon this Leninist to prop up the global economy. here
Monday, August 24, 2015
Florida Banana Republican
Florida GOP kept alive the distinct possibility that we may soon be able to proclaim 2015 as the most pathetic year in the history of Florida politics. Sacrilege, you say!
After all, this is a state that single-handedly held up a presidential election in 2000. It bungled the 1876 presidential election, too. For crying out loud, this is a state that elected Rick Scott as governor. Twice! John Romano
Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Secret District Maps
The elaborate plan, which included staffing up public hearings with fake testimony and building maps in the shadows, involved many of the same Republican advisors who influenced the congressional plan. here
The Florida Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in July that the secretive process allowing GOP operatives to infiltrate the redistricting process had “tainted” the congressional map and proved it was the product of “illegal partisan intent.
The Kriseman Administration Sustainability initiatives
Mayor Rick Kriseman announced a plan to make St. Petersburg a far greener city Thursday, unveiling an executive order to develop a climate action plan to address sea level rise, retrofit city-owned building of more than 10,000-square-feet for energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption. here
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Florida War Hawks: Alcee Hastings, Ted Deutch and (Kathy Castor?)
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Kathy Castor says she’s not ready to announce whether she supports the Iran nuclear deal. here
A Post For Millennials
1980-2000 - Millennials or Generation Y
Every where you look you read how Millennial are going to rule the world. Here at home you don't grasp the power you have. If you guys had voted for Amendment 2 last year we would be on our way to legalizing marijuana in the state of Florida right now, instead we have to do it all over again. John Morgan told you but you didn't listen. It is your future why are you letting a bunch of old people ruin it for you. Check out this fact, in Hillsborough County there are 301,447 Democrats to 244,078 Republicans, 221,905 don't belong to any party at all. Which brings us to the issue of transit. This is your future, us old folks will all be dead and gone. Get involved.
Florida DINO War Hawk Ted Deutch Draws Boos In Boca Raton
It’s usually a love-fest when Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, holds a meeting with constituents in his heavily Democratic Palm Beach-Broward congressional district. But Deutch’s opposition to President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran drew boos and some heated questions Wednesday during a packed town hall meeting. here
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Marco Rubio's Faith
Marco Rubio made a passionate defense of his faith, talking over the interviewer while explaining why his religious beliefs inform his politics. here
Florida INC. Out Of Money For Corporate Welfare
Scott and Enterprise Florida officials say the state has only about $9 million left in the main account it uses for corporate welfare . Bill Johnson, the president and CEO of Enterprise Florida, said that money will likely be gone in weeks. here
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