The Sunrise Police Department has been luring outsiders to town for high-dollar cocaine sales, making millions for the authorities in the process. The Sun Sentinel published stories about it and put an end to that........more
Thursday, October 17, 2013
GOP Surrender Roundup
"Speaker Pelosi Part 2: Opening Jan 5. 2015".....Drudge
“I was trying to think earlier today, if ever in my life I could remember any major political party being so irrelevant,”......Rush Limbaugh
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Diaz-Balart And Rubio Pay Your Bills
Haydee Perkal holds a sign reading, "Tea Party Pay Your Bills I Pay Mine!" as she and others gather in front of the office of Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and Sen. Marco Rubio to protest against the partial government shutdown......more
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
Marco Rubio,
Mario Diaz-Balart
I Am Alen West
Accountability
Former Congressman Allen West has told the Shark Tank that he will be launching his new website, AllenBWest.com, sometime this upcoming week. West, who is currently a Fox News Contributor, has recently stated that he would be interested in running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, if a seat opens up........more
Democrat Amanda Murphy Wins
What makes Murphy’s win impressive is Gunter had support of the state GOP, including a full-throated voter drive by state heavyweights Attorney General Pam Bondi, House Speaker Will Weatherford and Rep. Richard Corcoran. Gunter had a solid fundraising session, with a total of $165,440, including $211,423 of “in-kind” contributions, with state party and House leadership funds. Towards the end, the race against Murphy became negative, especially when two groups – Florida Jobs First and Citizens for Fairness — paid for pro-Gunter negative attack ads that may have helped Murphy more than hurt. One round of television spots attacking Murphy came from Florida Jobs First, a PAC started by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, which spent $75,000 in the last weeks of the campaign. The republican stench will linger. Congratulations Ms. Murphy!
Labels:
Amanda Murphy,
Florida's Right Wing,
GOP,
Pam Bondi,
Peter Schorsch,
Richard Corcoran,
Will Weatherford
Fouling Florida's Environment
Here on the southeast coast, the Indian River Lagoon, the St. Lucie River and its estuary are being polluted like never before — perhaps irreversibly — by an algae slime that proliferates from excess manure, sewage and fertilizer released by municipalities and, of course, from Lake Okeechobee. Research clearly shows that most of the nutrients flowing into Lake Okeechobee come from tributaries in the northern Everglades. This is Big Sugar country, the Everglades Agricultural Area, where most of the nation's sugarcane is grown........more
Elected officials and others have known for more than 30 years about our nutrient-rich water problems, but they consistently have put business interests ahead of eliminating the sources of the pollution.
Labels:
accountability,
Corporate Welfare,
Culture Of Corruption,
Everglades,
Florida Wetlands,
Rick Scott's Florida
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Accountability: Tea Party Traitors
In a piece written for Alternet last week, famed liberal economist Robert Reich turned his sights towards the Tea Party, attributing the backlash against their antics in Washington to the fact that the American people “don’t like traitors to our system of government.”.........more
Labels:
accountability,
Racist,
Right Wing,
Tea Party,
Ted Cruz
I Am Gus Bilirakis
Labels:
accountability,
Florida's Right Wing,
GOP,
Gus Bilirakis,
Local Tea Baggers,
Michael Hussey,
Tea Party
Monday, October 14, 2013
Eric Cantor’s House Coup D’état Led by Koch-Funded Teahadists Sleeper Cell
New overlord Eric Cantor’s coup d’état of the House is burning up American airwaves right now — except, of course, over at Fox. John Boehner, the Tea Party and the Koch Brothers have been carefully positioning their pawns in preparation for this strike for years. Carefully, they moved, manipulated and bought their way into one of the most quietly powerful arms of our Congress: The House Rules Committee......more
Tampa Students Protest Homophobic Speaker
Members of Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protested against Rosaria Butterfield, a self-described former “radical lesbian feminist turned pastor’s wife.” Butterfield now writes and gives lectures opposing homosexuality and advocating for evangelical Christianity. She believes that homosexuality is a sin and that her pride in being a lesbian was an even greater sin. Under the watchful guard of Tampa Police, private security and USF administrators, the protesters stood for the entirety of her speech as onlookers took pictures and gave approval to the protest act.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Palomilla Steak
With black beans and yellow rice
$7.10 at Cuban Sandwich Shop on Florida ave in Tampa
Bill Gunter: Marching Orders From Tallahassee
Florida republicans Pam Bondi, Will Weatherford and Richard Corcoran will be in Port Richey for fellow Republican Bill Gunter.......more The political committee of billionaire Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, is funding a closing days TV ad blitz to help Republicans win. We intend to engage in House and Senate races around the state in both general elections and primaries to ensure Gov. Scott has the partners he needs to create goods jobs for the people of Florida," On WEDU's Florida This Week Friday, Mike Fasano, who use to have the job but is now Pasco County's tax collector, formally endorsed Amanda Murphy over Republican Bill Gunter:
"She is a person that's way above Bill Gunter. She understands the issues. She gets it.... She will be that consumer advocate that we don't want to lose out of House District," said Fasano, who estimates Gunter will have $1-million spent on his behalf by the time the votes are counted. "He's a good guy, but there's no question he's getting his marching orders from the leadership and special interests out of Tallahassee........more
Sick of the GOP? Vote for Democrat Amanda Murphy
Labels:
Amanda Murphy,
Bill Gunter,
Culture Of Corruption,
Florida GOP,
Florida's Right Wing,
Pam Bondi,
Richard Corcoran,
Rick Scott's Florida,
Will Weatherford
Sunday, October 13, 2013
The GOP's Little Rule Change They Hoped You Wouldn't Notice
The TEApublicans in the House have changed and rigged the rules in order to prevent the government shutdown from ending until they, and they alone, decide to end it.
The Keys Are Safe, For Now
Great news, an exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and
will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday......more
impending Crash Of The Republican Party
A 28% approval rating. That’s the lowest rating Gallup has recorded for EITHER party since it began taking party favor polls in 1992....more
New polls show the number of
Republican House seats vulnerable in
2014 has jumped from 21 to 29!
Pic: "Angry constituents gathered outside Rep. Daniel Webster’s (R-FL) Winter Garden
office on Friday, to demand
that he votes to end the government
shutdown" -- West Orlando News
Labels:
Daniel Webster,
GOP,
Local Tea Baggers,
Tea Party
Saturday, October 12, 2013
I Am Bill “Big Oil” Young
Accountability
One of his staunchest allies, GOP Congressman Bill “Big Oil” Young just announced his retirement. This is BIG NEWS for three reasons:
One of his staunchest allies, GOP Congressman Bill “Big Oil” Young just announced his retirement. This is BIG NEWS for three reasons:
- Congressman Young’s announcement comes just days after a new poll showing him LOSING his re-election race.
- This is a winnable race -- President Obama won this district just last year.
- Young’s not the only one -- there are 16 other House Republicans losing their races after the Republican government shutdown......here
The End Of The Republican Party
The Republicans have the shutdown. This is Week Two of the shutdown, and already we have seen the lowest approval ratings for the GOP in history. Indeed, I have heard faint, quiet whispers of a Democratic takeover of the House, the heavy price to be inflicted on belligerent Republicans. What will Week Three bring?
SHARON GLESS JOINS WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA
Multi-Award winning Actress Sharon Gless, a Florida resident, has joined Equality Florida in its Get Engaged campaign (www.GetEngaged.org), a statewide call to action with the goal of securing full marriage equality in the state of Florida.....more
Friday, October 11, 2013
Steve Galvin's Robo Calls
His recorded call to voters attacking opponent Amy Foster in the District 8 race masquerades as a look at her record of public service. It is really a smear campaign against Foster, who is gay. The city has come too far in embracing and respecting residents regardless of sexual orientation to fall for such divisive baiting......more
Check out Ms. Foster here
Labels:
Amy Foster,
Local Bigots,
Local Scumbags,
Steve Galvin
Florida's Corporate Welfare Program
DC might be closed but Rick Scott is open for business.
Check out Florida's Corporate Welfare Program here
DFA Endorses Rick Kriseman
St. Petersburg has it all -- it's a great city with tons of potential for growth
and expansion. In fact, about the only thing it doesn't have is a forward
thinking, progressive Mayor who knows that St. Petersburg can be even better and
will fight to make it that way for every family. You can change that --
and that's why DFA is proud to endorse
Rick Kriseman for Mayor of St. Petersburg. Help him out here
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Florida GOP Leaders Back Cruz
While the government is shutdown hundreds of top state Republican Party donors and officials celebrated their party’s political success at a party in Disney World last week. The party is sending letters of support to Cruz and others in Congress who backed him. Hard-core party activists in the crowd weren’t worried about the shutdown, Jorge Bonilla, who hopes to run in 2014 against liberal bad-ass Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando, called the shutdown “regrettable” and “an unfortunate failure of leadership,” which of course he blames on the Democratic-controlled Senate and
President Barack Obama........more
Florida Republican Ted Yoho
part of the faction who forced John Boehner to trigger the government shutdown and now wants to move along to default on the national debt. How bad will default be? "I think, personally, it would bring stability to the world markets,"
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
Local Tea Baggers,
Tea Party,
Ted Yoho
Ready For Hillary In Tampa
Former Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman hosts a low-dollar fundraiser/informational session on Ready For Hillary political committee gearing up and pushing for a presidential bid by the former secretary of state. Suggested contribution is just $25......more
Oct. 22 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Mise en Place in Tampa
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
I Am Vern Buchanan
Accountability
I am from Sarasota. I am always on someones list of most corrupt politicians.
I am in the top ten over at Judicial Watch, and I am number 5 at CREW's most corrupt for 2013.
But somehow the nice folks down here keep electing me.
STOP DUKE RIP OFF RALLY
A group of concerned citizens, all of whom are ratepayers of
Duke
Energy, will hold a rally & press conference in front of Duke Energy
headquarters on
Saturday,
October 12th at 11AM.
downtown St. Pete 299 1st Avenue North
The group, named “STOP DUKE RIP OFF” is calling for the defeat of the proposed settlement
downtown St. Pete 299 1st Avenue North
The group, named “STOP DUKE RIP OFF” is calling for the defeat of the proposed settlement
between
Duke Energy and the Public Service Commission which requires Duke customers to
pay
$3.2
billion of the cost for two nuclear power plants that are not going to be built,
costing each of the
1.7 million customers almost $2,000 in higher electric bills.
Dolphins Are Dying In The Gulf
It's been more than three years since the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began, yet bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf are still suffering.......more
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
I Am Steve Southerland
Polls are showing that I am in trouble.
You see I belong to a group that is trying to destroy the Republican party and
I made the mistake of following some wacko from Texas and now I will probably loose my job. You do have a choice you know, check out
Gwen Graham she is the daughter of one of Florida's greatest governors,
she will serve you well.
I made the mistake of following some wacko from Texas and now I will probably loose my job. You do have a choice you know, check out
Gwen Graham she is the daughter of one of Florida's greatest governors,
she will serve you well.
Howard Dean Campaign Inspires New George Clooney Film
George Clooney stars in Sony Pictures' film "The Ides of March." Clooney portrays an idealistic presidential candidate and his character is loosely based on former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
Monday, October 7, 2013
David McKalip: Mr. Tea Party
St. Pete beware of this guy. He is part of a group that is trying to destroy the
Republican party. You do have a choice, check out
I am Rick Scott And I Plan To Win In 2014
This week, Florida Secretary of State Ken
Detzner visited five Florida cities to discuss Gov. Rick Scott's plan to
disenfranchise voters and steal future elections in Florida. As a Floridian, I know that elections in
Florida have national consequences, and I believe all of my fellow citizens
should be free to exercise their right to vote.......more
I Am Sandy Adams
Labels:
Florida's Right Wing,
GOP,
Local Tea Baggers,
Sandy Adams,
Tea Party
Sunday, October 6, 2013
WEDU - Tampa Bay: Air Citizen Koch!
I'm Linda Michel
White, and I live not far from you. I started a petition on MoveOn.org urging
our local public television station, WEDU 3, to ensure that the documentary
"Citizen Koch"—which exposes the billionare Koch Brothers who helped launch the
Tea Party—gets shown to the public.Now that Tea Party
Republicans have shut down the government, it's more important than ever that we
expose the Tea Party and its funders. We need "Citizen Koch" on the air in Tampa.
will you sign the petition I created urging WEDU 3 to take action?
Will Weatherford Loves Jesus?
He’s a Republican. Which is going to become painfully obvious after you hear what he wrote to a public school superintendent the other day......here What does this man know about Jesus. Read our post of March 8, here Also visit willweatherford.info
62% of Florida Voters Would Back Medical Marijuana Amendment
There is good news from the Sunshine State. A new Public Policy Polling survey found that 62 percent of voters in the state would support a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana. Only 26 percent said they would likely oppose one and 12 percent are undecided. Support for the idea is strongest among young voters and liberals.......more
I Am Bill Young
Labels:
Bill Young,
Florida's Right Wing,
Jessica Ehrlich
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Tampa Bay Women Rock
Labels:
2014 Candidates,
Amanda Murphy,
Darden Rice,
Jessica Ehrlich
Terry Kimple, Beware Of This Man
After a nearly four-month delay, Hillsborough County commissioners voted Wednesday to seat a 22-member diversity advisory council that includes religious conservative activist Terry Kemple. In May, Terry Kemple blasted Commissioner Kevin Beckner, who is openly gay and proposed creating the diversity council.......more
About Terry Kemple: District 7 Candidate for Hillsborough County School Board
Tampa Tribune Mainstreams Islamophobic, Anti-LGBT Florida Family Association
The Tampa Tribune published an article on the Florida Family Association's (FFA) campaign against the cable news network Al Jazeera America, failing to note the FFA's fringe Islamophobic and anti-LGBT views. Al Jazeera America's journalism has been lauded by media critics, but the network's recent launch triggered a wave of right-wing, Islamophobic backlash. Most notorious among Al Jazeera America's critics is David Caton, head of the FFA, who has launched a crusade to stop corporations from advertising on what he describes as the radical Islamist network.
In a September 22 article, the Tribune reported on Caton and the FFA's campaign: here
Friday, October 4, 2013
Tampa Bay Times, See Ya
The Republican Taliban
Labels:
GOP,
he Republican Taliban,
Joe Garcia,
Right Wing
Poverty and Slave Labor in Florida’s Corporate Farms
”In America today we are seeing a race to the bottom, the middle class is collapsing, poverty is increasing. What I saw in Immokalee is the bottom in the race to the bottom.” Senator Bernie Saunders
COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
Immokalee, (239) 657-8311
Immokalee, (239) 657-8311
Rick Scott's Project Integrity
Last year, the Scott administration began a
misguided effort to remove people from the voter rolls. The result was described
by county Supervisors of Elections as an "embarrassment," "sloppy," and
"disgusting." Now, Gov. Scott's Secretary of State is travelling across Florida
trying to sell people on the idea that it should be tried again.
Stand up for the right to vote at the
following meetings:
October 3rd, in Panama City
October 4th, in Jacksonville
October 7th, in Orlando
October 8th, in Sarasota
October 9th, in Broward
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