Friday, October 31, 2008

'No on Prop 8' and Florida 'No on 2' Sites Under Coordinated Attack

The "No on Prop 8" website (and possibly Florida's "No on 2" site) was the victim of a coordinated denial-of-service attack at the height of fundraising efforts to defeat the anti-gay marriage ballot measure.......here

Studs Terkel

1912 - 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Dean's 50-State Strategy Is A Plus For Obama

If Sen. Barack Obama is able to prevail over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, all of those Democrats who ripped Howard Dean's 50-state strategy over the last four years
should call the head of the Democratic National Committee and offer a heartfelt apology........here

President Barack Obama

Of The United States Of America

Annette Taddeo: Personal Really

A Right Wing Love Fest In Tampa

John McCain arrived in Tampa about 12:45 p.m. today with an entourage that included Gov. Charlie Crist and Sens. Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and Mel Martinez. Included in the crowd were St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, Republican businessman and fundraiser Al Austin, Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, former state Rep. Sandy Murman, current state Rep. Kevin Ambler and Tampa City Council member Joe Caetano..........here

The Castor Team Is Scarin’ Up Some Votes!

Please join us for the Castor Campaign Halloween tradition this Friday, October 31st... ghost and goblin sign waving at Bayshore Blvd and the Platt Street Bridge. Bring your scariest Halloween mask or costume or come as your are that early in the morning. We will supply the coffee and signs. Meet us at Zudar's next to the Bayshore Publix any time after 7:15 am. As Dr. Paul Bearer used to say, "I'll be lurking for you!"

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Warrick Dunn's Life Laid Bare In Book

Warrick Dunn finally came face-to-face with his demons last October, at Angola State Prison, a short 56-mile drive from his hometown of Baton Rouge. La. The journey for Dunn had taken a lifetime.........here

Mario Diaz-Balart - The Last Throes of a Desperate Incumbent

Yesterday, for the second time in three weeks, news organizations discredited Mario Diaz-Balart's attack ad as chock-full of lies. So how did he react? Unbelievably, he launched his most egregious ad yet............here

Ralph Nader In Ybor City

In a chilly room atop Ybor city’s Cuban Club Tuesday night, Ralph Nader, the Ecology Party's nominee for President of the United States, schooled his supporters on how to “make people angry enough to vote Nader/Gonzalez in 2008.”........here

Lincoln Diaz-Balart Interview

End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty
The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Sarah Brightman In Tampa

St. Pete Times Forum
Sun, Nov 16 2008 - 7:30 PM
For Tickets Visit.....Gasparilla Tixx

Bike Green Of St. Petersburg

It began in the spring with a dream and a promise to put 8,000 bicycles, for use and at no charge, on the streets of downtown........here

Ybor City Street Sign Misspelled -- Or Is It?

The signs along Seventh Avenue in Tampa's historic Ybor City Latin district say La Setima, but Fran Costantino says the correct spelling is La Septima and the signs should be replaced..........here

Jennifer Stone-Anderson's Obama Car

That would be Jennifer Stone-Anderson, a 51-year-old artist who is out of work and had two months on her hands to paint an elaborate mural on her 2004 Saturn Ion touting the candidacy of Barack Obama.......here

Obama In Sarasota

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
Gates Open at 9:00 AM
Ed Smith Stadium - 2700 12th St - Sarasota

NFL Take A Player To School Day In Tampa

Buccaneers running back Warrick Dunn will pick up 5th grade student Timothy Wise, Jr. in a limo Tuesday morning and take him to Westshore Elementary School after he won the NFL Take a Player to School sweepstakes...........here

Tampa Leads The State In Hate Crimes

Tampa leads the state in the number of reported hate crimes, according to an annual report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation............here