Marco Rubio at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition

A group led by long-time 
Christian political activist Ralph Reed

Rubio, the first of several prospective Republican presidential candidates scheduled to speak.

"This is the most conservative, the most pro-life and the most pro-family stable of candidates we've ever had," Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, told The Associated Press in an interview......here 

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Tatiana M. Denson For Florida State Representative

here

Florida TurboVote

Colleges and universities across the state of Florida are teaming up to promote civic engagement and get students registered to vote with the help of an innovative online platform. here

TurboVote

Emmy Eats Florida

Sheriff Grady Judd: Stop Lying About Amendment 2

United for Care, the main organization advocating for the approval of Florida Amendment 2 allowing for the medical use of marijuana in the State, is calling for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to stop lying to the public about this proposed measure. “Sheriff Judd is clearly entitled to hold and express his opinions on Amendment 2.
“What he his not entitled to is his own version of the facts. Some of the statements that Sheriff Judd has made are not simply opinion or political spin, but outright lies.” here

Become A Freedom Fighter

Rick Scott Transparent?

Federal Marshals Seize Sarasota Police Cellphone Tracking Records

Federal marshals recently seized a local police agency’s records on cell phone surveillance to keep it from public disclosure, demonstrating the importance of prohibiting dragnet surveillance at the state level. Sarasota, police were apparently secretly tracking individuals’ cell phones without a warrant using a device called a Stingray, according to the ACLU. here

Anna Faith Carlson Of Orlando

Marco Rubio Stood With Millionaires Against 40 Million Americans With Student Loan Debt

here

Rep. Joe Garcia walks in the Key West Pride parade

He also submitted this letter about his 

support for marriage equality.

here

Attention: Florida Senior Citizens!

Tea Party @ 22%

What The Media Isn’t Telling You About 

Obama’s Poll Numbers

here

Russian oil drilling off Cuba

Russia plans to search for oil in deep waters between Cuba and Florida, renewing concern of a major oil spill and potential for environmental disaster. 

 Florida Sun-Sentinel

United We Dream Tampa Bay Crash Hillsborough County Democratic Party Meeting

Latino activists angry with President Obama for failing to halt the deportation of undocumented immigrants clashed with Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee. here

Republican Upset He Didn't Get His Bribe

United for Care Inaugural Fundraiser: For The Patients

WHO:      United for Care and its network of statewide medical marijuana patients, activists, advocates, supporters, and volunteers

WHAT:    Inaugural fundraising luncheon & VIP reception

WHERE:  The Westin Hotel: 400 Corporate Drive, 
Fort Lauderdale

WHEN:    Sunday, June 29th, 2014 at 8:30 A.M.

WHY:      For the first time this year a public audience will be able to hear patient stories and network with those leading the medical marijuana efforts in the state of Florida. info

For more information or to schedule an interview with Ben Pollara, please call Maurizio Passariello at 786.285.6398 or email him at press@unitedforcare.org

Florida Shooting Victim's Mother Forgives Young Gunman

No More Teens Getting High

A report released Thursday by the federal government challenges the assertion that 

loosening state marijuana laws will lead to 

more teens getting high. here

What Is Black Conservatism All About?

It’s a question that many liberals ask themselves: What, exactly, motivates a black person to vote for people that can barely conceal the loathing they have for blacks? Are they brain damaged? 

How can we tell? here

Party For Pat Kemp In Tampa

Tuesday, June 24
6:00 – 8:00 pm 
at the home of:
Jane and Gary Gibbons
4620 W. Sylvan Ramble St. Tampa

rsvp, or to join host committee:  pat@electpatkemp.com

Local greats Linda Saul-Sena, Mary Mulhern  Susan Smith, Yolie Capin and Lisa Montelione will be there. Where is Mayor Bob? 

here

Does this face look scary to you?

 Victoria Wilcher, the 3-year-old toddler who was turned away from  a KFC because of her facial scars, has a happy ending: KFC is donating $30,000 to assist with her medical bills, the company announced on Sunday.

here

Gainesville Sex Slaves

Pre-Iraq War Views Of Florida Legend Bob Graham

"On Oct. 9, 2002, Graham — the guy everyone thought of as quiet, mild-mannered, deliberate, conflict-averse — let loose on his Senate colleagues for going along with President 
Bush's war against Iraq.

"We are locking down on the principle that we have one evil, Saddam Hussein. He is an enormous, gargantuan force, and that's who we're going to go after," Graham said on the floor. "That, frankly, is an erroneous reading of the world. There are many evils out there, a number of which are substantially more competent, particularly in their ability to attack Americans here at home, than Iraq is likely to be in the foreseeable future."

He told his fellow senators that if they didn't recognize that going to war with Iraq without first taking out the actual terrorists would endanger Americans, "then, frankly, my friends — to use a blunt term — 
the blood's going to be on your hands." here

Broke In Clearwater

Rick Scott's Florida

Rick Scott Signs New Abortion Restrictions

Tea Partier Rob Kinnison

Warning, could make you sick.

The Awesome Wendy Davis In The Conch Republic

"I shelled out a hundred bucks just to be able to meet her, shake her hand and talk to her for a second," said Vicki Roush, 60, a Florida wine shop manager who's never lived in Texas but attended a Davis fundraiser in Key West. She said she cried while watching Davis' filibuster online last summer. "All the girls I know that were there were beside themselves." 

Fans across America

Hanging out with Charlie Crist

Right Wing Lovefest In Ft. Myers

The Young Republicans' annual convention

Welcome Ann Coulter 
Other notables guests and speakers
Sen. Lizbeth.Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers

Curt Clawson, Republican, the 19th District 

Byron Donalds, a Naples Tea Party leader

Leslie Dougher, chairman of the Florida GOP

Florida Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen, R-Fort Myers

Lee County Commission Chairman Larry Kiker

Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples

Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott

92.5 FM Fox News radio host Drew Steele here

Florida Fracker Ray Rodrigues, will be there.

New Port Richey Man calls for help during home invasion, gets voicemail

Countdown To The End Of Pam Bondi's Political Career

According to the latest survey from 

Public Policy Polling

Attorney General Pam Bondi 

holds small leads for reelection over her potential Democratic opponents: she’s only up 

38 to 35 percent on George Sheldon and 

40 to 33 percent on Perry Thurston

http://www.pambondi.info

Florida Republicans Crackerjack Idea

The geniuses running the Republican campaign effort in Florida have now decided that stirring opposition to medical marijuana will help Gov. Rick Scott win. The question is why the Republican brain trust thinks it’s a crackerjack idea to attack a popular social cause while Scott is fighting tooth-and-nail to save his job. The governor will be in deep trouble if thousands and thousands of marijuana advocates show up to vote in November. They’re not exactly his core constituency, so why get them riled? 

Carl Hiaasen

Get Loud, Spark The Vote

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/14/4176830/carl-hiaasen-high-turnout-wink.html#storylink=cpy

Candidate Needed To Challenge Republican Ken Hagan In District 5

No candidate has yet filed to challenge 

Republican Ken Hagan 

in District 5, countywide. 

Noon next Friday will be the last chance for candidates to qualify for the fall elections. here

http://www.kenhagan.info 

GOP Doom

 A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that Cantor is not the only GOP congressional 
leader in trouble. here

45 percent of Republican respondents said GOP leadership in Congress 

is not conservative enough.
They will primary themselves to extinction.

Ybeth Bruzual Calls out Rick Scott for Dodging the Media

Mayor Bob And The Belle Of Ballast Point

At Hooters, here

Sarah McLachlan 'Song For My Father'

Rick Scott “Embarrasses” Florida

Once again, Rick Scott sits firmly on the wrong side of history, proclaims Charlie Crist’s latest email to supporters — and it is embarrassing Florida. here

Megan Elizabeth Everett Of Sunrise

Disappeared with her two-year-old daughter last month to avoid having the child vaccinated.  “If I let them take her and vaccinate her and brainwash her, I wouldn’t be doing what’s right. I cannot let a judge tell me how my daughter should be raised. here

Tired Of Tea? Try Cannabis

Register to vote in Florida
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Join The Party
VOTE 11.4.14

November 4, 2014  7pm

Endangered Butterflies Released in Florida

Joe Mazzara is not happy with Judge Jack Helinger

He set up a website calling for
 Judge Helinger 
to be removed from the bench, made bumper stickers with his website’s URL on them, and then proceeded to post them all over street signs in various parts of
Pinellas County. 
Now the 67-year-old man faces 

12 counts of vandalism. here

Tim Fasano's RNC Documentary

This was my first attempt to be a documentary film maker. It was shot during the Republican National Convention in Tampa 2012.

Medical Marijuana Trial In Ft. Lauderdale

WHO:      Jesse Teplicki and his Attorney Michael Minardi

WHAT:    The launch of the first medical marijuana necessity trial to go before a jury in the State of Florida.

WHERE:  Broward County Courthouse, Courtroom 4870 (Judge Rothschild) 496 SW 3rd Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33315
WHEN:    Monday June 16th, 2014 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time

WHY:      The facts of this historic case are emblematic of the need for medical marijuana reform in Florida. This is an important and timely issue as citizens debate the upcoming vote on Amendment 2, which would allow for the medical use of marijuana in the State. here

THANK YOU, RICK KRISEMAN

A Mayor in Florida using his Intelligence rather than following the philosophy of 
the Right Wing Christian Republican Party Cult.

WELCOME TO ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
where LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS CONTINUES TO EXIST...along with...The Constitution Of The United States Of America...here

THANK YOU, RICK KRISEMAN

Hillsborough Democrats Want DWS Out

Chris Cano speaks out on her vote a few weeks ago regarding a measure to cut funds for Drug Enforcement Agency raids on medical marijuana operations, in which the South Florida Representative was one of the few Democrats in opposition (It passed on a 219-189 vote in the House). That was before she came out against Amendment 2, the medical marijuana initiative that raised the ire of one of its leading advocates, 

Orlando attorney John Morgan. here

Florida Banana Republican Carlos Curbelo

Between 2010 and 2013 Curbelo, while representing District 7 on the board, voted roughly a dozen times to award school board contracts 

to companies that had donated a total of $25,450 to his well-funded 2010 school board campaign. here 

Florida Highway Patrol Gun Rights Infringement

Your 2014 Florida Middle Class Champions

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Charlie Crist's New Hometown Field Office

St. Petersburg office opening
Saturday, June 14th 11:00 a.m
2313 Central Avenue, St. Pete

Meet Bill The Libertarian, Candidate for Florida Attorney General

Meet Bill Wohlsifer 

Florida’s first Libertarian candidate for Attorney General 

Florida’s First Attorney General to advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida 

Bill wrote the

Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act

Florida’s First Attorney General to advocate for the creation of an industrial hemp cultivation industry

in Florida

The plot to bring democracy to America

Florida Medical Marijuana At 70%

Support is broad-based 

and spans the electorate regardless of 

partisan, regional, or racial lines,” here
Become a Freedom Fighter

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/bipartisan-poll-medical-marijuana-at-70-among-fl-likely-voters.html#storylink=cpy

Stop Oil Drilling In The Florida Straits

Black Horizon 

Millions of gallons of oil are spewing from a hole in the ocean floor after a deadly explosion aboard a massive rig. The rig was in Cuban waters, just sixty miles from Key West, and the biggest man made environmental catastrophe in history is headed not toward Havana, but straight for the U.S. coastline. here

 The Cuban navy threatens to fire upon American cleanup equipment as “hostile invaders

Gambling Mogul Adds Name to Anti-Amendment 2 Rogue’s Gallery

With a single contribution of $2.5 million, 

Las Vegas gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson 

has added his name to the list of questionable characters standing behind Drug Free Florida, an organization dedicated to denying patients with debilitating diseases access to the medical marijuana they need to ease their suffering. At Drug Free Florida Adelson joins former Reagan drug policy aide Carlton Turner, who once claimed marijuana use led to homosexuality, tobacco lobbyist Sarah Bascom, and 
Mel Sembler, whose controversial STRAIGHT Inc. drug rehab program folded in 1993 due to accusations of widespread cruelty and abuse. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Cheeseburger with fries

At The Cuban Sandwich Shop in Tampa.

Hemp Staff - Florida's Medical Cannabis Staffing Agency!

here
Want to know what Mr. Paul is talking about?
Check this out

St Pete Extra! Mirror Lake Park Dedication

Thank You Tea Party

Eric Cantor was ousted from Congress in the 

Virginia Republican Primary. 

We Love you Tea Party, you replace candidates that are electable with ones that are not. here

Florida GOP Jeff Miller: Humans Don't Contribute To Climate Change

The Stogie Party

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Florida GOP Wilton Manors Commissioner Ted Galatis

Wilton Manors Commissioner Ted Galatis apologized for hurling racial slurs at a woman in a parking lot over the weekend, but maintained that he did so because he felt threatened by the passengers in the car. The woman told WTVJ that that the commissioner began hurling insults at her in the parking lot of a Publix on Sunday, where he “began calling her and her passengers ’N*ggers’.” here 

A Cuban Oil Disaster And The Florida Keys

The scenario is fiction, but the high-level attention it is drawing to a looming Florida threat is real. “The Florida keys awash in Cuban crude. here 

Rick Scott's Florida: The Most Stressed-Out State In America

What stresses you out? 

A long commute? Check. 

Being unemployed? Check. 

Working long hours? Check. 

Living in Florida? Double check.

here

800,000 Bird Deaths in BP Gulf Disaster

Study to be released this summer by the 

Marine Ecology Progress Series 

indicates as high as 800,000......here

Pic, National Geographic Society 

CHVRCHES @ The Ritz Ybor

10.06.2014

Rick Scott: 75 Times

Central Florida Families Living On The Edge

Orlando 
has the lowest average wage 

of any major city in America.

 Florida has continued to use public money to feed the low-wage beast.

"Politicians have offered tax breaks and incentives to theme parks and restaurants. They celebrate the openings of convenience stores. This is simply doubling down on low wages — and using public money
 (Corporate Welfare) to do so.....here