Hugo The Dictator

"Horsemen Of The Apocalypse."

Tens of thousands of protesters on Saturday denounced President Hugo Chavez’s plans to close an opposition television channel (RCTV), accusing their leader of maiming Venezuelan democracy as he forges a socialist state.......more

70 percent of Venezuelans would rather RCTV kept broadcasting, but worried more about the loss of their favourite soap operas than free speech.

Howard Dean

The Godfather Of The Netroots

The Dean campaign's use of the Internet -- the blog, the use of the event-planning site Meetup.com to stage Dean get-togethers -- was heavily reported in 2003. But the campaign's massive fund-raising and organizing successes were a combination of the Internet community-building and old-fashioned campaigning tactics re-appropriated for the Web......here

@ Yearly Kos June 2006...here

April 12, 2006

BILL “FISH-SCENTED CIGAR” CLINTON IN THE NEWS

Former President Clinton said Tuesday that one his “great regrets” was failing to do more to bridge the economic and social gaps between white and black people in the United States.
Bridge the gap? And how would he have done that given all the scandals he was involved in? Given the corruptness of his administration–one where the most number of people in an administration were convicted of crimes; where the most number of people fled prosecution by leaving the country; where the most number of people pleaded the 5th amendment when questioned?......here

Bartlett Park And Seminole Heights

A Little Difference

In The Park They Have Block Parties - In The Heights They Throw Mixers

In The Heights They Have Blood Drives - In The Park They Have Food Drives

In The Park They Have A Fish Fry - In The Heights They Worry About Not Having Cool Places To Eat

The Heights Is Like "Big Old House" - In The Park They Have A Financial Fitness Class

In The Park They Get Grants To Start A Citizens Patrol - The Heights Lobby For Menus They Can Read

Just A Thought

Tampa Bay
Progressive Coalition

Study: Internet Censorship Grows Worldwide

Internet censorship is growing worldwide, with 26 out of 40 countries blocking or filtering political or social content. They categorized seven countries, all of them Muslim, as "pervasive" social filterers: Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen......more
OpenNet Initiative

I'm Glad I Live In Hillsborough County And Not One Of Those Countries, opps, Never Mind.

Shut Down The Department Of Justice

And Stop This Silly Show

It's been clear for a while - and is becoming ever clearer - that the Attorney General ought to resign, or to be fired. Now, it seems that Congress is determined to force Gonzales from office or send him to jail, whichever they can do first......here

Have You Seen Madeleine McCann?

A Web site set up to help find missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann has received more than 50 million hits. The little girl disappeared from her bedroom at a hotel resort in Portugal on May 3 as her parents dined nearby. More than 7,500 people have left messages of support......here

www.findmadeleine.com

Rep. Kucinich Shares His Views On Iraq With DFA

Nokomis Couple Sues
Sarasota County Deputies

When a deputy asked to speak to John Coffin, Cynthia Coffin closed the door and went to speak to her husband. She then saw the deputy looking in through her front window and locked her front door. She then pushed the button to close the garage door but the deputies stopped the door from closing and entered the garage even though they did not have a search warrant or arrest warrant......more

John Coffin heard his wife screaming in pain, went into the garage and saw two deputies arresting her on the floor.

OxyClinton: Faux News Attempt At Humor

Howard Dean On Colbert

Watch It Here

"John McCain knows something about touture, the rest of the guys are just wind bags."....Howard Dean, (commenting on the GOP debate)

Local Bumpers

Best Of: Right Wing Follies

Bilingual Stop Sign
Latin America? Nope, Wimama

Vox, Litbrit, Gatordem, And Pushing Rope

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