Thursday, October 2, 2008

Who Was Ralph Hughes?

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
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Local Hero Eileen Hart

Eileen Hart wiped tears from her eyes minutes after she gave back her Moral Courage Award at today's Hillsborough County Commission meeting. Two weeks ago, the commission voted to rename the award, which is given to citizens who challenge government, for controversial political activist Ralph Hughes.......here
Puppets Pay Tribute To Their Master

Voter Registration Rally with Jay-Z and Wyclef In Miami

Bayfront Park Amphitheater
301 N. Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida

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Obama in Havana

No, Barack Obama Has Not Traveled To Havana. But His Campaign Has

The brothers Lincoln and Mario Díaz-Balart, along with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, three Republican members of Congress, recently wrote a letter to the governor of Florida asking him to sign a law that enables the state to paralyze flights to the island and end family visits -- all in the name of consumer protection...........here
Obama was in Miami and said that, if he were elected, he would lift those regulations.

Gov. Charlie Crist's New Economic Plan: "Go to Disney World"

Empty Chair Charlie's Empty Suit made a roaring comeback with the Sarasota Herald Tribune's Capitol Comments Blog reporting that after weeks of ignoring the fact that Floridians are suffering under the
Bush-McCain-Crist failed economic polices,
Crist has finally laid out his new economic plan: "Go to Disney World" he said when ducking questions about the economic recovery plan being debated in Congress.......here

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Thirteen Pieces Of Trivia About The State of Florida

Ybor City was once known as the Cigar Capital of the World with nearly 12,000 tabaqueros (cigar-makers) employed in 200 factories. Ybor City produced an estimated 700 million cigars a year at the industry's peak. It is now a part of the Tampa area and is home to many restaurants and nightclubs and is a social hub..........here

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

VoteForChange.com: Ashton and Demi

Bill Clinton Rocks Ft. Pierce For Obama

We have to elect a President that will rebuild the American dream, repair a badly shattered financial system and restore America’s standing in the world. Look at the mess that we have in our financial system. This is not accidental folks. It doesn’t have to be this way........here

Cafe Hey In Tampa

Friday night, all over America, people gathered in their homes, in convention centers and anywhere a television was available and Cafe Hey was no exception. Cafe Hey is a tiny coffeehouse opened less than one year ago on the outskirts of downtown Tampa..........here

Obama’s Campaign Official Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party

Don Vicente Inn
1915 Republica de Cuba
Ybor City
7:30 p.m.

Why Aren't Americans Buying The Great Swindle of 2008?

The $700 billion financial bailout package failed because most Americans wanted it to fail. Before the vote, members of Congress were getting calls 100 to 1 against the bill........here

Seminole Heights Move On VP Debate Watch Party

Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 PM
Rincon Restaurant
5901 Florida Avenue
Tampa......RSVP here

South Florida Dems Vote For The Great Swindle of 2008

Congress balked at bailing out Wall Street today, but Democrats from South Florida held their noses and voted for a financial rescue package. They felt compelled to prop up financial institutions to protect pensioners, homeowners and investors whose savings and investments are potentially at stake........here

University of Tampa Prepares for Eurocrime Film Invasion

Eurocrime Film Invasion Tampa 2008 will bring ’70s Italian cop and gangster flicks to the University of Tampa campus Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4.......here

Kids Voting Tampa Bay '08

Is a non-partisan organization that promotes civic responsibility and voter participation through educating Tampa Bay’s youth about the significance of being an educated and engaged citizen. By combining civic learning in the classroom with an authentic voting experience that reflects the adult process we are teaching the importance of voting to sustain our representative democracy...........here

Florida Candidates On The Great Swindle of 2008

I will work to ensure that this freewheeling deregulation that has brought our great country to this serious day does not happen again. I strongly support the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigations which begin this week, and will push for accountability for those responsible for the damage to our communities...........Congresswoman Kathy Castor

Senator Bob Graham Endorses Raul Martinez