In the race to succeed Adam Putnam as the Commissioner of
Agriculture, no other candidate has the drive of R. David Walker. Walker is a 5th
generation Floridian and a scientist. He has also kept a packed schedule during
his odyssey to Tallahassee. This week Walker spoke to the Trinity Democratic Club
and was well received by an enthusiastic crowd. R. David Walker is crossing the
state, county by county, building his case for Commissioner while his campaign continues
to gain momentum.
The recent leak on our School Board is upsetting. It shows our community yet another example of how dysfunctional the Board is. The sheer level of hostility between the Board members is certainly disappointing.
The interactions highlighted in the La Gaceta are eye opening, and there are more photos that need to be released to confirm what was in the article. What I saw on their page was unfortunate; school board members colluding with each on how to influence elections isn’t a great thing to have out. I remember Snively pompously disdained my idea on making Election Day a school holiday, and nowadays she’s intent on being just another
right wing politician.
Her interactions with candidates and other persons show me that their faction of the Board is morally bankrupt and ready to push for more control. I am not happy with April Griffin, either, who seems to be Snively’s boogeyman. I want to see a new “factionless” faction on the Board to fight for our county and be above
Ms. Daniels, an exorcist preacher whose bill requiring all public schools to display “In God We Trust” goes into effect this summer, has some thoughts about dolls in her new book on witchcraft.
She is encouraging and organizing opposition to her peers on the Board.
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La Gaceta has received image after image of conversations on Facebook messenger. It seems she is leaving her Facebook account logged in on places she shouldn’t and exposing her discussions.
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is in charge of inspecting grocery stores. After 7 Publix stores FAILED health inspections for RAT SHIT, bugs, meat at unsafe temps + more, Putnam pulled reports from his site and eliminated the pass/fail inspection system. We call that pay to play.here
Putnam is scheduled to attend a fundraising reception at the Orlando home of Christopher Comins, a businessman and Republican activist who drew considerable attention in 2008 after he was charged with animal cruelty. Irish tourists videotaped him seven times shooting two pet huskies who had wandered into a cow pasture.here
She is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. A caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify as conservative Democrats.
According to the ACLU, the Cardin legislation would “bar U.S. persons from supporting boycotts against Israel, including its settlements in the Palestinian Occupied Territories (emphasis mine) conducted by international governmental organizations, such as the United Nations and the European Union. It would also... include penalties for simply requesting information about such boycotts. Violations would be subject to a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison....This bill would impose civil and criminal punishment on individuals solely because of their political beliefs about Israel and its policies.” here
"It was great to catch up with my good friend Susan Smith for lunch today! I'm thrilled to officially have her endorsement of my candidacy for County Court Judge!"
Adam Banter
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"Suburban Susan" as she is know to local activist has lost any credibility she may have had with most local Progressives. Is she looking out for us, or her friends?
Green Party of Tampa ----- "While I am not against the practice or technologies associated with GMO's by itself, I stand in solidarity with March Against Monsanto against intellectual property rights over genes, and the vertical market that chemical companies are establishing over our food supply. I support agricultural research, including genetic modification, that is publicly funded and therefore free from the conflict of interest produced by the profit motive." Emma Delvecchio
Florida politicians have taken more than $1 million from opioid producers.
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Nearly all of it – 89 percent – has gone to GOP candidates or a GOP committee.
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$15,250, which isn’t all that significant unless you take into account that it was given to state Rep. Jason Brodeur, of Sanford, who's the chairman of the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee.
Here's why he dropped out of the Democratic Party:
"For the past two years, the Broward Democratic Party has openly supported Wasserman Schultz in violation of its own charter and promises. It regularly backs corporate funded incumbents who dodge debates against challengers like me. It actively works to prevent challengers like me from speaking at Democratic Party committee meetings, clubs and caucuses.
For months, I have been facing the intolerable prospect of running in another August closed Democratic primary administered by the same Democratic Broward Supervisor of Elections who is allied with Wasserman Schultz and who illegally destroyed all the paper ballots in our 2016 primary. To add insult to injury, the Florida Democratic Party and the Broward Democratic Party have been silent on this ballot destruction and have refused to call for an investigation.
By running as an independent, I will be on the ballot in November. Perhaps by then the Broward Supervisor of Elections will have been replaced."Tim Canova ----- “But the Florida race [Tim Canova versus Debbie Wasserman Schultz] could well reveal more about the Democratic Party than any other contest this cycle, including the one for president. . . . It's a test of whether progressive ideas or corporate money are more central to the Democratic Party's future.” Huffington Post ----- DO YOUR THING SOUTH FLORIDA!
Florida GOP Ron DeSantis, banking on Donald Trump's endorsement to help him win Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary against Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, tells The Buzz he is not worried that Trump could wind up staying on the sidelines.here
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He brushed off the contention that he is too far to the right ideologically to make a strong general election candidate.
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"They said it about Ronald Reagan. They said it about Rick Scott. They said Charlie (Crist) needed to run for Senate because Marco couldn't win. They said Donald Trump couldn't win."
When he announced his candidacy last month, Scott would not say whether he wanted Trump to campaign on his behalf. A campaign spokesman declined to answer the same question this week. here -----