Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Bought-and-Paid-For Patrick Murphy

When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of “Citizens United” in 2010, they opened the floodgates for Wall Street millionaires and billionaires to stupefy the voters, with a never-ending barrage of misleading information and outlandish attacks. I faced it in my previous races for the House, and we are already seeing Big Money get ready to attack me in next year’s election.
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The worst part? My primary opponent, Patrick Murphy, is a tool of these very same Super PACs. He was one of the biggest recipients in the country of Super PAC help in 2012. Now, Bought-and-Paid-For Patrick is refusing even to discuss an agreement to keep special-interest Big Money lies out of the 2016 Florida Senate race.
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Courage
Rep. Alan Grayson
Candidate for U.S. Senate

Amanda Brown to Stop TBX

Tracy Grammer Coming To Sacred Lands In St. Pete

September 18, 2015 - 7pm
The Greenhouse at Sacred Lands
Tickets $15.00. AT THE DOOR $20.00. BYOB
Advanced tickets 727-367-3592 
To charge tickets online call 727-347-0354 

Floridians for Solar Choice

Drive Electric Day On The Bay In St. Pete

September 12, 2015
10:00am 

Monday, September 7, 2015

It's The Music Labor Day Special on WMNF w/ DJ Hug-A-Thug

Today - 1pm
The annual Labor Day music special is back. Listen live all over Tampa Bay on 88.5 FM or stream at wmnf.org, info

Rick Scott Hid Internal Emails Clearing Planned Parenthood

If you can’t handle the truth, alter it to fit your agenda. This appears to be Florida Governor Rick Scott’s modus operandi. When state health care regulators’ reports on Planned Parenthood didn’t provide Scott with the answers he wanted, he simply changed them. here

Matthew Suarez to Stop TBX

Fight for 15 Florida - Tampa City Hall

9.10.15 - 1:30pm
Tampa City Hall

www.JebTrump.com

American Bridge has landed the
which redirects users to a quiz meant to show “the zero inches of space between 
Jeb Bush and Donald Trump.” 

Celebra tu Herencia in Ybor City

September 12th, 2015
Centennial Park

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Food Not Bombs Benefit Show In St. Pete

Today - 4pm

Seminole Height's Taste Of Asia Festival




Nicole Rice to Stop TBX

Brand GOP has a real problem and it begins with a capital “M”: Millennials

GOP 2016 Catastrophic Election
A new Zogby Analytics Poll of 850 adults 18-34 years old conducted on August 25 reveals that if Millennials turnout to vote, the GOP faces nothing short of a catastrophic election. The Zogby Poll was conducted online among that age cohort who are smart phone users 
– at least 86% of the total.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Leads
Jeb Bush 48% to 24%
Carly Fiorina 50%-17%
Scott Walker 50% to 21%
Marco Rubio 48% to 21%

Florida’s Unemployment Insurance System Is The Worst In The Nation

Most unemployed workers never qualify and those who do, don’t receive the payments they need to pay for even the most basic necessities and the payments don’t last long enough for them to find work in an economy that 
is still in ruins. here 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner Wants To Kill Our Panthers

FWC Commissioner Liesa Priddy and other business landowners are asking for what’s called an “incidental take permit.” The permit would protect them from civil or criminal penalties under the Endangered Species Act. That involves killing, hunting, shooting or trapping any threatened or endangered species. It also accounts for altering an animal’s natural habitat to the point it would not be able to reproduce or nest there. here

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Local Right Wing Slut Sam Rashid

In a Facebook post (It has been taken down) Wednesday, Rashid called Tampa businesswoman Beth Leytham a “taxpayer subsidized slut,” and suggested Leytham had “intimately close relationships” with three elected officials — two at the county center and one at city hall. here

Manny Leto to Stop TBX

Patrick Murphy Throws Hillary To The Wolves

On May 8, 2014, the Republicans rammed through a resolution to establish the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi, a committee specifically designed as a witch hunt to drag Hillary Clinton through the mud and sully her name before the 2016 presidential election. Every single Republican voted YES (225 of them) and 186 Democrats voted NO. Seven of the worst Democrats in the House-- the ones who consistently vote for Boehner's agenda day in and day out-- crossed the aisle and voted with the Republicans. Patrick Murphy was one of them. here
BTW, He is coming to Tampa to take our money. Bob Buckhorn, 
Jim Davis and Alex Sink are hosting.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Steak and Cheese
With Apple Sauce
At The Press Box Restaurant in Spring Hill
Visit them here

$8 for Bernie's Birthday and 8 years in the White House!

Bernie's birthday is
September 8th!
Let's break his campaign contribution records  donating $8 to Bernie on Sept. 8th! here

Friday, September 4, 2015

the Difference Between Patrick Murphy And Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson 
is coming to town, so is Murphy 
You can see Murphy (The biggest recipients in the country of Super PAC help in 2012) at HCP & Associates,  a national research, strategy and marketing firm headquartered in Channelside. A guest ticket, $250.00. The usual suspects (Corporate Dems) will be hosting. (Bob Buckhorn, Jim Davis, 
Alex Sink etc.)
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Alan Grayson, you can see at 
Tampa Letter Carrier's Hall
Guest ticket: $25.00
Hosted by Susan Smith
See the Difference?

Robin Macowitz to Stop TBX

United for Care Upset at Pasco County Decision to Pass Moratorium

In a unanimous decision, Pasco County commissioners voted to place a yearlong moratorium on medical marijuana. United for Care, the organization leading the charge in collecting petitions to put the decision of a comprehensive medical marijuana law before the voters in 2016 understands the difference between a ban and moratorium, but still finds the moratorium disappointing.

“We hoped that the commissioners of Pasco County would consider the needs of the patients and the detriment this yearlong moratorium could have on their citizens. Keeping medical marijuana treatment centers out of the county is not an effective way to bring safe access to their citizens,” said Ben Pollara, Campaign Manager of United the Care.

United for Care takes the position that local communities must decide what is best for themselves, but should do so in a way as to allow residents safe access to medical marijuana once it is available.

Mr. Pollara continued, “While we understand that local community leaders need to have discussions regarding new policies and do what’s best for their citizens, I think they’re jumping the gun. The commissioners are going to really hurt people who are in desperate need of relief. Hopefully they will reconsider and lift the moratorium soon."

For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org.

35% Of Hillsborough County Voters Would Actually Vote For Jim Norman

A poll shows Republican Jim Norman trailing Pat Kemp 44% to 35%. They either have bad memories or as we like to say here at this blog
 "They like to take it deep." here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Beef and Chicken in Garlic Sauce
At Thai Cuisine Restaurant in Spring Hill 
Visit them here

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Ybor City May Lose Cuban Consulate To St. Pete

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's lack of vision and ties to Frado of the MCM may have cost Ybor City their Cuban Consulate office.  According to St. Pete  City Council Chairman Charlie Gerdes "A couple of other Florida cities have been outright rejected." Alluding to Tampa and Miami.
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Gerdes didn't elaborate on his remarks, saying he didn't want to betray the confidence of the Cuban foreign ministry official who told him which Florida cities were out of the running. here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Ken
He is a local. Homeless 8 months.

Choose Alan Grayson

Scott Miller to Stop TBX

Remove Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC Chair

As a result of a complete, and total lack of coordinated messaging and horrific dissemination of available resources all ending in the absolute failure of her mission, Debbie Wasserman Schultz must resign or be removed as DNC Chair. 

Nicole Sandler Show - Floriduh and Koch Addicts Exposed

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Please Help Us: Florida Is Under Assault By Its Own Government!

Here in the Tampa Bay area, this comes in the form of a project FDOT calls Tampa Bay Express, aka 'TBX'. here
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We are doing our best to stop this, please visit website here
Like us on Facebook

Alan Grayson In Tampa

September 26th -11 AM
R The Letter Carriers Hall, Cypress Avenue, Tampa
RSVP, Visit him here

The Nasty Face Of The Right Wing In Florida


This is what the Right Wing looks like!

What Will Had For Lunch

Pork Chunks
With Red Beans and Rice
At Mi Tierra Latina Supermarket in Tampa

Susan Long to Stop TBX

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

UNITED FOR CARE MEETS 100% GOAL

According to the Division of Elections website 73, 713 petitions have been verified. That’s 5,000 over the required amount to trigger the Supreme Court review.

Campaign Manager, Ben Pollara stated, “We are thrilled at this timely accomplishment.  This is the first major milestone to bringing medical marijuana before the Florida voters in November 2016.  In the next election, voters will succeed where their elected have failed them, and pass a comprehensive, compassionate medical marijuana law to serve the hundreds of thousands of sick and suffering people who are desperate for relief in our state. Without our volunteer efforts we would not be so well positioned to make the ballot in December.”

In order to be placed on the ballot United for Care needs the Supreme Court approval and to collect 683,149 valid petitions by Feb 1, 2016. Last election, ballot placement was not approved for the dedicated team until the final hour.
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Campaign Chairman, John Morgan, stated, “Compassion is coming in 2016! Tallahassee is broken, but I have faith in the people of Florida. We will win and hundreds of thousands will benefit as a result.”
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For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza at press@unitedforcare.org 

Hillsborough County Beware - Jim Norman Is Back

The strong conservative 
says, he will file to run for a seat on the County Commission where he was a player for nearly two decades.
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Some of Mr. Norman's Highlights
Joined the vote to ban county government from even acknowledging gay pride events. He said no to health benefits for unmarried couples including same-sex partners.
"I see this as (leading) to gay marriage next," Norman said in 2004. "This is not going to be San Francisco east."
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He angered black leaders with a proclamation honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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 He blasted Obamacare as "a socialism takeover."
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He hung out in Vegas with lobbyist who appeared frequently before the commission.
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A developer-friendly commissioner he was owned by Ralph Hughes owner of the Cast-Crete precast concrete business in Seffner. He pushed hard to rename the county's prestigious award for residents who show moral courage in standing up to government for his friend and benefactor.
"I found very quickly that Ralph expected something back from me if I was going to be one of his chosen candidates," Rose Ferlita
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"Payola"
La Gaceta
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"He won his race but did not fare well in public opinion. Public office is a public trust.Obviously, that didn't sink in to Jim Norman." 
Jan Platt
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"He's been carrying the water for developers for all his 18 years on the commission. He's as much responsible for the condition Hillsborough County is in today — the transportation, the sprawl mess we're in." 
Pat Kemp
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"Spare us. This clown is one of the reasons Hillsborough County moved backwards for years. Deny him the right to ever serve in public office again. Please." Susan Smith

Pat Kemp to Stop TBX

Fire Florida DINO Debbie Wasserman Schultz

 Democratic National Committee Chair 
Debbie Wasserman Schultz 
prevented consideration of a resolution at the party’s summer meeting that praised President Obama and offered backing for the nuclear agreement with Iran, according to knowledgeable Democrats. here

United for Care: We have enough petitions for FL Supreme Court Review!

We have just hit 73,713 VALIDATED PETITIONS enough overall and in the required districts to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the petition.
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Our work is not done, however:  We must get another 609,436 validated petitions (and Supreme Court approval, which we expect) to be placed  on the 2016 ballot.
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the next phase 
and we need every bit of support we can get to collect the ballots we need.
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PLEASE make a contribution tonight before midnight and John Morgan will match it, doubling its power.

The Truth Is That All Girls Are At Risk: A Letter from the Director of C4G

The truth is that all girls are “at-risk”—at risk of not fulfilling their potential due to a lack of confidence and self-esteem. here

You Are Needed In Seminole Heights Today

6:30pm
Please join us for this town hall event with local community leaders, elected officials, and child care workers as we discuss creating an affordable child care system that works for families and providers in Tampa Bay.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Peter Schorsch Reason #?: Why Florida Dems Fail

According to  Peter Schorsch at SPB it is becouse of 
Reason No. 437:
"The Florida Democratic Party is sending negative mail against a Republican state Senator to a Republican super-voter." here
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Yet so called leading Democratic strategist Steve Schale is working for the other side. In 2014 he helped Florida GOP Chris Latvala, now he is helping Florida GOP Ray Pilon. He was also proud to knock doors and offer support for personal friend Rep. Chris Sprowls and speaks fondly of House GOP Leader Dana Young as well, among others. here 

Leslie Paredes to Stop TBX


"I AM NOT LEAVING, THIS IS MY HOME."
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Rick Scott Is Auditing Florida Hospitals To Ensure They Haven’t Committed Medicaid Fraud

This comes from a governor whose tenure as CEO of Columbia/HCA hospitals led to the company being fined a then-record $1.7 billion for Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Scott pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times in a deposition to avoid discussing the case. here

How much is this going to cost us?

What Stogie Had For Lunch


Stuffed Cabbage
With Rice and Veggies and a Salad
At Stefano’s Family Restaurant in Englewood
Visit them here

Greetings From Malfunction Junction

Malfunction Junction, Tampa