The Progressive Majority
Why a Conservative America is a Myth
This report by the Campaign for America’s Future and Media Matters for America shows that in study after study, solid majorities of Americans take progressive stands on a full spectrum of issues, from bread-and-butter economics to the so-called “values” issues where conservatives claim preeminence.......here

Howard Dean
Florida Has Essentially Converted Their Primary To A Straw Poll
In an exchange with Victory NH's Primary Defenders, DNC Chairman, Howard Dean defended the Democratic National Committee's Primary Calendar while conceding that while New Hampshire's First in the Nation Primary is still critical to the presidential race, Florida's unilateral decision to move their primary up to January 29th, has "essentially converted their Primary to a straw poll."......here.......Watch the video......here

Who Is Your Ideal Candidate For President

Stogie's Results: Theoretical Ideal Candidate

1. Dennis Kucinich (88%) - 2. Barack Obama (86%) - 3. Alan Augustson (86%)
4. Wesley Clark (76%) - 5. Joseph Biden (75%) - 6. Hillary Clinton (72%)

7. Al Gore (70%) - 8. John Edwards (70%) - 9. Christopher Dodd (69%)

10. Mike Gravel (65%) - 11. Bill Richardson (64%) - 12. Kent McManigal (56%)

13. Ron Paul (52%) - 14. Elaine Brown (45%) - 15. Mike Huckabee (29%)

16. Rudolph Giuliani (26%) - 17. John McCain (25%) - 18. Chuck Hagel (24%)

19. Tommy Thompson (20%) - 20. Mitt Romney (18%) - 21. Sam Brownback (17%)

22. Tom Tancredo (15%) - 23. Fred Thompson (14%) - 24. Newt Gingrich (14%)
25. Duncan Hunter (10%) - 26. Jim Gilmore (7%)

Get Your Results......here

American Family Shocked By Rome's Rage

We Come From A Place Where You Just Don't See This Kind Of Street Protest

For the Cooper family, from Knoxville, Tennessee, visiting Rome was supposed to be the highlight to their two-week vacation in Europe. Instead, they arrived on Saturday to find some of the Eternal City's most famous streets and piazzas packed with tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators protesting against a visit by President George W. Bush on his way home from a G8 summit.......more

"It's tough to take when you see people being so disrespectful of our president,"......Sarah Cooper

ONE Vote '08

Gigi Wacked By Louisiana Deputies

One owner said her family was forced at gunpoint to leave its dog behind. Another owner said residents became frantic when, they said, they overheard one deputy claim that "once everybody's gone, we're going to have target practice tonight." They claim in court papers that deputies were under " authorization...of their superiors and employers.......more

Gigi, was among the dogs allegedly killed by authorities after their owners were forcibly evacuated during Hurricane Katrina. A lawsuit says an animal rescue worker found Gigi shot in the head.

Fathers Day for Peace

David Arquette

Condi 2008

A Tourist From Texas On The Platt Street Bridge

One Vote '08 Campaign

DNC Chairman Howard Dean and the head of the DNC's Faith in Action initiative, Rev. Leah Daughtry, issued the following statement praising the announcement of the One Vote '08 Campaign, which will use the 2008 Presidential election to bring national attention to the issue of global poverty.......here

One.org

Powered By American Lives
A Hummer Wasn't Big Enough For This Guy

Lieberman Wants To Attack Iran

Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.......here

Bayonet Point - June 8, 2007

Ella And Karen Carpenter

Hotel Narsarsuaq

Over the years there have been persistent rumors that seriously wounded soldiers from Korea were treated in Narsarsuaq, far away from the glare of publicity, to avoid weakening public support for the war in the US. No evidence, however, has been found to substantiate these rumors.......here......Wikipedia

"No One Thinks of Greenland" A Novel By John Griesemer.......here

A Few Days in Narsarsuaq Greenland.....here

Dean: Democratic President Would End War

The high hurdles faced by congressional Democrats in their efforts to end the Iraq war make electing a Democratic president in 2008 the best way to finish the conflict, Democratic party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday. He noted his party has made little progress toward ending the war, the cause, he said, that returned them to power........here

"The American people hired Democrats last November to ensure that we end this war. So let me be clear, we know that if we don't keep our promise, we may find ourselves the minority again.".......Howard Dean

PTV Top 10

Bob Graham Begged
Fellow Senators To Read The "Entire" NIE on WMDs
"Friends, I encourage you to read the classified intelligence reports which are much sharper than what is available in declassified form," Sen. Graham on the floor of the Senate in October 2002.......here

"We are going to be increasing the threat level against the people of the United States."
He warned: "Blood Is Going To Be On Your Hands"

The Cuban Health Care System
Future Doctors From Latin America Trained In Cuba For Free

Imagine a society in which healthcare is the right of every citizen and the responsibility of the state. Imagine being able to see your doctor as often as you wanted, free of charge. Imagine a solid foundation of primary care and preventive medicine with clinics on virtually every other street corner.....more

Sicko: Why the US Government Hates Cuba (Health Care).....here

Caladesi Island State Park
Rated Second Best US Beach
Florida International University professor Stephen Leatherman has created an industry out of his annual review of America's best beaches....here

Bob The Prophet

Daniel Robert Graham

In 2003, Graham's war opposition hurt his popularity even in Florida, where he had served two terms as governor and three as senator. Republicans lambasted him for statements accusing the Bush administration of misleading the public on Iraq and for suggesting there was as much ground to impeach Bush as there had been for President Clinton......here

"Nobody can feel anything other than sadness at this tragedy that our country has fallen into in the last five years. I'm disappointed that there wasn't greater caution and candor on behalf of people making the decisions, and our nation has suffered enormous losses as a result of it."....Bob Graham

The Real Winner Of That Debate Was Bob Graham, How Times Have Changed.

Democrats' Innocent Bystander Fable

Largo - June 5, 2007

Hillary vs Obama

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com·plic·it (kəm-plĭs'ĭt) adj. Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime

The Stogie was cordially invited by e-mail to a dinner honoring The Honorable Nancy Pelosi down in Hollywood, Florida on June 9th by Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman. The Stogie quickly and politely clicked here..... http://fladems.com/unsubscribe

Bring Back Nader

The Cry Would Go Up To “Save The Troops”

By Nuking Iran
The war in Iraq is lost. This fact is widely recognized by American military officers and has been recently expressed forcefully by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of US forces in Iraq during the first year of the attempted occupation. Winning is no longer an option. Our best hope, Gen. Sanchez says, is “to stave off defeat,”.....here....Six Places to Nuke When You’re Serious...here

The American electorate decided last November that they must do something about the failed war and gave the Democrats control of both houses of Congress. However, the Democrats have decided that it is easier to be complicit in war crimes than to represent the wishes of the electorate and hold a rogue president accountable.

3, 503 And The Death Goes On

Clearwater - June 5, 2007

Ron Paul
President 2008
He voted against the Patriot Act. He voted against regulating the Internet. He voted against the Iraq war. His Site.....here
I Have Never Voted For A Republican, But I Could Vote For This Guy. If He Is The GOP Nominee And The Dems Pick Someone I Don't Like..ie. Clinton. I Can See The Stogie Making History.

Condo Sale, Davis Islands Style

Kasey Chambers - Pony

State Sponsored Terror

Arkansas Republican Says We Need Another 911
To Prove Us Liberals Wrong
“At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001 ], and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country,”.....here

Free Water From "Church at the Bay"

At Sheldon and Linebaugh

here

Stogie Grades The Debate

Dennis Kucinich A

John Edwards A-

Mike Gravel B

Bill Richardson B-

Chris Dodd C+

Barack Obama D+

Joe Biden D+

Hillary Clinton D

SammScript - Words From Admiral William Fallon

The Stogie For Your Next Trip

813 If You Are Interested

SammScript - 9/11 Dust and Thermate

Troops Want To Know When The Hell They Are Getting Out Of There

All they are doing is driving around getting shot at.

Senator Bill Nelson
Republican Lite. Again
Discourse.net reports this morning that Florida Senator Bill Nelson has once again voted for torture. I've said it once and I'll say it again: Senator Nelson is no better than Joe Lieberman. It's about time that Florida Dems start waking up to that fact......here

I Voted For Brian Moore, I Miss Bob Graham

Will Ferrell as Dubya on Global Warming

Alan Augustson
President 2008
Making things we don't need, buying them with money we don't have, and finding someplace to dump the garbage.....his site...here
The Green Party Can Get Us Out Of This.

Samm Simpson - Media Is Propaganda

A Collection Of The Very Worst Amongst Us

What Choices Remain For Americans Today?

They have an administration which they despise, enacting policies they loathe. So they did what the good citizens of a democracy are supposed to do, they went out in large numbers and voted in a new government. We should make no mistake about what the landslide election of 2006 meant. Democrats had no agenda to put forth and were not chosen for the purpose of advancing any such non-agenda. They had one qualification going into last November’s contest, and it was the one which got them elected.......more

There are few good things to take away from the disaster of the last six years, and perhaps little that could ever be justified by the enormous attendant costs. But I do believe that Americans have looked into the eye of the regressive movement and that most have come away horrified, now seeing it for what it is - a collection of the very worst amongst us.

Stogie Has Always Wanted To Have Casual Sex with Lea Thompson!

Ever since "Red Dawn" when she played "Erica" a terrorist fighting the occupation of her country by foreign invaders

When you say Nothing at all - Alison Krauss

Southern N.J. GOP Too Busy For Bush
Running For Cover
Bush plans to visit New Jersey to help raise money for the state's cash-strapped and victory-starved Republican Party. If southern New Jersey Republicans are any indication, though, the welcoming party will be rather small.....here

Busy, Busy, Busy

Hugo Chavez And Misinformation

Radio Caracas Television Other Endeavor

Would a network that aided and abetted a coup against the government be allowed to operate in the United States? The U.S. government probably would have shut down RCTV within five minutes after a failed coup attempt — and thrown its owners in jail. Story...here

It can still broadcast on cable or via satellite

That Bastard Chavez

AL GORE: The Assault on Reason

Oleta Adams - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Local Goodness

A Parcel At A Time

Meet Albert Joerger, Since starting the Sarasota Conservation Foundation in 2003, Joerger has parlayed such small successes into a land conservation behemoth. "The engine behind the foundation was this idea of pocket parks, of finding space for people and wildlife on the water," Joerger said. He describes it as "an Emerald Necklace" stretching along the waterfront from Tampa Bay to Pine Island in Lee County. Public spaces on the water are vital to the foundation's mission, largely because Joerger believes the waterfront is for everyone, not just those who can afford to buy it......more

Sarasota Conservation Foundation

Bumper Stickers

And Freedom Of Speech

Jan Wesner Of The St. Pete Times writes, So I'm driving up I-75 the other day (northbound coming onto the interstate from Big Bend Road, for those who live around here) and I see this bumper sticker on the back of the car in front of me: "War is terrorism with a bigger budget." I sped up enough to get right beside the twenty-something woman in the driver's seat. I considered honking my horn and rolling down my window and giving her the middle finger. I probably would have, except for the fact that I was going 80 miles an hour and my phone started ringing.

Ms. Wesner, what you should of done is chase her down and tear that sticker off that bumper once she stopped. The nerve of that young woman having a sticker on her car that you dont agree with. its Un-American. before you try this i would read......this....or you can do what i do when i see a Bush or Pro War sticker on a bumper. i chase them down, pull up beside them, and give them my "What The Fuck Are You Thinking" look.

Cindy Sheehan

Calls it Quits

Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives......here

Cindy Sheehan, Good Bye & Thank You

Kudos To Cindy Sheehan

Good Riddance Attention Whore

Good-bye America ...you are not the country that I love and I finally realized no matter how much I sacrifice, I can’t make you be that country unless you want it.
It’s up to you now.

Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier

Adam, Eve And Dinosaurs Hang Out Together In Eden

Inside the Creation Museum

5 Memorial Days Later, And The Killing Goes On
If There Is A God, May He Have Mercy On All Of Us
Florida's Own
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.......
Martin Luther King Jr.

Stogie's Post From Memorial Day, 2006.......here

Commies

Bar And Grill

This also looks like a cool place

April 5, 2006

Here are three questions comparing Liberals and Conservatives
1. During the 2004 elections, which car was more likely to be “keyed,” i.e., deliberately scratched — a car with a “John Kerry” bumper sticker in an overwhelmingly conservative area, or a car with a “George W. Bush” sticker in an overwhelmingly liberal area?
2. When speaking at colleges, do right-wing or left-wing speakers need and receive police protection?
3. In a debate between a right-wing and a left-wing speaker before an audience equally divided between left and right, which audience group is more likely to boo and hiss at the speaker with whom it disagrees — the liberal or the conservative?...............more

Iraq Veterans Memorial: Lt. Seth J Dvorin

Christine Smith

President 2008

As President, my priority will be the American people. Our freedom. Our dreams. Our peace. I propose bold solutions to get us on the path to a freer and better America. Her site.....here

"The worst part of it all was the overt efforts to deceive the public"...Amen

And Sadr City Is Next

They have given George Bush a pass and control over the lives of millions of Iraqis....with no checks and balances. They have already started the edging into Sadr City, where there are two million people. Fallujah was only about 400,000. Look what a mess we made there. He can bomb them, send rockets, missiles. And he has a hundred billion dollars to do it with.....here

Would You Trade Your Kid's For Oil

Probably Not

Lets bring back the draft, lets let this war reach suburbia. Maybe then The Mall and American Idle won't seem that important anymore. 5 Memorial Days later, and the killing goes on. Is there no hope?

Dennis Kucinich - John Edwards

Iraq Veterans Memorial: LCPL Shane Swanberg

Air Force Busy With
Drunken Threesome In Germany
The alcohol-induced menage a trois on Sept. 24 in Bitburg included a male airman and a female staff sergeant. Air Force prosecutor Capt. Mike Felsen said the staff sergeant “appeared drunk” and slipped “in and out of consciousness” while Rains and Hicks performed sexual acts with her......more

I Guess Our Guys Do Have Some Fun Once In A While

Photo above has nothing to do with this story. Military.com provided no pics, so Stogie used his imagination.

Christopher Walken

President 2008

Our great country is in a terrible downward spiral. We're outsourcing jobs, bankrupting social security, and losing lives at war. We need to focus on what's important-- paying attention to our children, our citizens, our future. Visit his site.....here

Democrats Betrayal Of The American People

via...big pauly

Pelosi We Are Sick Of All Of You

This Memorial Day, John Edwards Is Asking

That We All Take Responsibility For The Country We Love

And the brave men and women who protect us. As citizens, let’s volunteer in support of our troops, and offer our service to honor theirs. As Americans, let’s take a moment to join in prayer for our troops. And as patriots, let’s gather together this weekend and make our voices heard. It’s up to us. If we are loud enough, and clear enough, we can end this war. Because it really is possible to stop a president who believes he can do no wrong—it just takes people with the courage to do what’s right..........You can start here

When Others Were Silent

We Could Have Stop The Killing, But We Didn't

Howard Dean defended the party's handling of the Iraq funding bill Thursday amid criticism from the left that congressional leaders caved in to President Bush over the war. Dean said Democrats were holding Bush and the Iraqi government accountable in a way Republicans refused, a claim the GOP later denied........here

I Dont Agree With This, But I Got To Accept What The Padrino Says. 3,444 Have Died So Far. Today, In This Moment We Had A Chance To Stop It. And We Didn't. Let's See How Many More Die Before We Do.

Big Pauly Thinks We Need A Third Party President

South County Krackers
Hillsborough County, Florida
Seen On Big Bend Road. Unfortunately No Website. There Is A Chris Rock Joke In Here Somewhere