The Three Amigos vs. The Dynamic Duo

The Dynamic Duo:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek

The Three Amigos: Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Have been in Congress for years, yet we have little to show for it. The Diaz-Balart boys are two peas in a pod. Their father was Rafael Diaz-Balart, a well-to-do, wheeling, dealing member of the Cuban aristocracy. His sister, Mirta, was married to Fidel Castro. The Diaz-Balart family, along with most of the Cuban aristocracy, were big supporters of Castro until the wheels fell off..........here

Rosie Pérez Will Be In Tampa For Obama

October 9, 2008 U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez and Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Pérez will be campaigning in Tampa Bay on behalf of the Obama-Biden Campaign for Change.

Hispanic Canvassing Event - Casa Obama
3303 W. Columbus Dr.
Tampa, 11:30 am

Festival del Sabor
Centennial Park
Ybor City, 1:30 pm

Say No 2 Florida's Amendment 2

The Say No 2 Campaign, the bi-partisan group dedicated to defeating Florida's dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2, has just released a hard hitting new commercial. It highlights the numerous groups and newspapers that have come out against the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment, as well as the devastating effects it will have if passed.

Raging Bigot Mayor Jim Naugle of Fort Lauderdale

Naugle- a fake Democrat who has campaigned for George Bush and endorsed Mike Huckabee for President- once again held a press conference surrounded by "religious" leaders and folks clutching their bibles. The only thing missing from his usual routine were the scary men in army fatigues threatening to take the war against gays "into the streets."........here

Helen Gordon Davis To Be Honored In Tampa

Former Florida State Sen. Helen Gordon Davis will be honored Oct. 16 at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa hosted by the Centre for Women and the Displaced Homemakers Network........here

Obama Inspires Tampa Bay 'Vote Local' Campaign

Tampa Bay area Democratic leaders expect record support for Sen. Barack Obama in November, and they want to seize on that enthusiasm as a way to get more local Democrats in office. They've begun an ambitious "Vote Local" campaign that uses targeted mailings and some of the same social-networking tools that have allowed national candidates to cash in on the power of the Internet...........here

Vote Local

China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles

A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida's lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to
3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport,
according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...........here

Hope for Florida's Wildlife Emerges From Climate Meeting

"The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's climate change summit on Friday...........here

Happy Birthday John

Just Imagine

Please join me not only in remembering John on October 9th but also in spreading the message of peace. This is something that was so important to John - the fact that we could all work together for the positive good of our planet. He would have loved how we are all mobilizing ourselves in thought and in action. It's time for action and the action is peace!.........Yoko Ono

Residents' Faith In Tampa Heights Being Repaid

Talks of turning Tampa Heights into the next Hyde Park date back to the early '90s, when city and real estate officials touted the historic neighborhood as the next fancy district.......here

Kevin Beckner for Hillsborough County Comission

Vote for Kevin wherever you live in the county on November 4th.

Richard's Run for Life In Ybor City

Last year I ran Richard's Run for Life in historic Ybor City in Tampa. It was a beautiful course on a Friday night... running down the brick roads in the middle of a historic, active scene. The race supports children's cancer research..........here

Richards Run For Life

Three Corrupt Extremists From Miami

I figured the big news out of south Florida today was going to be about the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce debate that pitted the 3 ultra-reactionary rubber stamps, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen plus the notoriously crooked Diaz-Balart Brothers against Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez........here

Phyllis Busansky for Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections

Meet the Diaz-Balart Brothers

The Two Guys In The Back
here

Homeless Women Vets Get New Home In Tampa

Room by room, a two-story, century-old brick boardinghouse at 1301 E. Columbus Ave. is outfitted with community donations designed to make homeless female veterans feel at home. Twin beds donated by Haverty's are covered with patchwork spreads sewn by Lady of the Lake Quilters...........here

Tampa Woman Hands Out Resumes At Intersection

Since Kathy Maloney lost her sales job in May, things haven't been easy. Maloney spent the morning on busy Dale Mabry Highway handing out her life's work on a piece of paper...........here

Buccaneer Fans For The "O" Man

Who says you can't mix sports and politics? We go crazy and cheer the loudest for the Bucs; we can do the same for Barack........here

Did A Racial Slur Against Obama Prompt Tampa's Fox Station To Drop Audio Of Viewer Calls?

To the guy who called in today and called Sen. Obama a racial slur -- the worst racial slur -- then I say you have squandered this opportunity, you have taken the political discourse into the gutter; and you have wasted my time.........Kathy Fountain

Kathy Fountain's Your Turn Blog

Poll: Obama Leads in Florida, Tampa May Decide

Victory in Florida could be decided in the Tampa Bay area, where the Democrat leads 48 to 44 percent..........here

Ybor's Seventh Avenue Steps Up To Top 10 U.S. Streets

The American Planning Association today picked Seventh Avenue as one of the nation's 10 best streets, along with Washington Street in Boston, Broad Street in Philadelphia and South El Paso Street in El Paso, Texas............here

Are Ghosts Prowling The Tampa Theater?

The Tampa Theater in Tampa, Florida is a beautiful sight. In the 1970s it was restored and renovated, and it remains a very popular attraction. It’s a bit eclectic but works well and some say it’s haunted.......here

A Fired-Up Biden Energizes Tampa Crowd

The conversation on the U.S. economy continued in Tampa Wednesday morning --following the presidential debate in Nashville Tuesday night-- as a fired-up Democratic veep nominee Sen. Joe Biden rallied supporters at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome...........here

The Real Agenda: A Massive Transfer of Wealth

The Transfer Of Power From The Hands Of The Many To The Hands Of The Few
In 1942, German intelligence officers rounded up skilled Jewish prisoners and launched Operation Bernhardt, a clever scheme designed to counterfeit hundreds of millions of dollars worth of British Pounds and destroy the British economy by flooding it with counterfeit money. Today, in America, the Federal Reserve is doing the exact same thing by flooding the U.S. economy with counterfeit dollars. But we're not talking about a few hundred million dollars here: The Federal Reserve is engaged in an economic carpet bombing campaign involving the counterfeiting of TRILLIONS of dollars.......here

Rachel Maddow and Debbie Wasserman Schultz

McCain wants to cut a trillion dollars from Medicare

160 Workers In Plant City

With no warning, David Taylor and the more than 160 workers at Golden Aluminum Extrusion were fired on Friday. Union officials said the plant was shut down after company officials failed to obtain a $1 million loan to keep it afloat..........here

A Billboard For Shelter

On Saturday, we took advantage of a friend heading for Pinar del Rio and traveled in his car with some donations for the victims. Clothes and food given by people who have little, but with a desire to help those who have less. That solidarity between citizens that, although it may seem insignificant compared to what governments and NGOs can give, mustn’t be left undone..........here

I Pledged To Vote For Barack Obama

And Get 3 More Obama Voters To The Polls By Election Day

The last month before Election Day is always the most important. Voters are engaged and volunteer energy is high. Democracy for America's GOTV for 2008 will mobilize 3 million voters in 30 days to vote for Barack Obama........here

HALLOWEEN IS GOING TO SUCK THIS YEAR!!

The “New” Tampa Tribune

Do I like it? It’s great if you’re a scanner. At least 90 percent of the weekday Trib’s stories are shorties and briefs packages. There’s lots of photos, a graphic or two, and even the op-ed page (page 21) is geared for quicker reads and more reader interaction........here

Eating Tampa 2008 Reader’s Poll - The Best of Tampa

The Winners Of This Year’s Reader’s Poll
here

Tampa's WFLA Feeds The Propaganda

On Tampa Bay's NBC's WFLA affiliate, Keith Cate's interview of Sarah Palin on Monday, Oct. 6, was quite disappointing. Keith referred to it as a "candid interview", but by no means was it "candid", however I can see why it's an "exclusive interview", while the rest of the news media is being shunned and kept away from Sarah Palin........here

Yvonne Yolie Capin for Florida State House

District 57

FightTheSmears.com

"What you won't hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon -- that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to demonize." – Barack Obama, June 3, 2008

here

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 8:00pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave., St. Petersburg

Don't Bail Out Wall Street St. Petersburg March

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

here

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen And George Bush Are Two Peas In A Pod

Hillsborough District 6 Commissioner Race Heats Up

Republican incumbent Brian Blair is facing off against political newcomer and financial planner Democrat Kevin Beckner in the hottest commission race in Hillsborough County. Blair has made some controversial moves during his time as Hillsborough County District 6 commissioner, and

Beckner thinks it should cost him the election........here

Vote Kevin Beckner

Obama Campaign for Change Presidential Debate Watch Party

Tuesday, October 7
The Bunker Coffee Shop
1907 N 19th St, Ybor City