Democracy And The Republic

Michael E. Arth

One of the greatest threats to a democratic republic is when factions are able to act against the will of the majority. This is why George Washington belonged to no party, and famously warned against them.

Our two-party system, cemented in place by anti-democratic election laws, acts against the interest of the majority by shutting out other parties or individuals, by not allowing the best candidates to come forward, and by manufacturing consent through emotionally potent advertising and propaganda.

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Friends Of Stogie

In Tampa

"Meet & Greet"

Mariella Smith, Linda Saul-Sena & John Dingfelder

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Jim Says Vote Yes

Jim lives in Tampa and sees a real need to improve transportation choses in Tampa. There are many residents throughout Hillsborough County who are in need of alternitive transportation.

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The Beslan school hostage crisis was a three day hostage-taking of over 1,100 people which ended in the deaths of over 300. It began when a group of armed mostly Muslim Ingush and Chechen terrorists took more than 1,100 people (including 777 children) hostage on 1 September 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the town of Beslan, North Ossetia.
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Did Ralph Hughes Bankroll Jim Norman's Home?

In the past two weeks, both a lawsuit and an ethics complaint have alleged that the late businessman Ralph Hughes bankrolled an Arkansas home for Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman.
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How To Hear Tampa’s Sound

Many members of Tampa’s musician collective have been able to gain enthusiastic followers, but these fans hadn’t heard them on the radio or read about them in Rolling Stone. Instead, local artists have devised ways to market, advertise and introduce themselves within the busy Tampa Bay music scene.

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Michael E. Arth vs. The Two Party Duopoly

I have a new blog at the Orlando Sentinel. Now that Bud Chiles is dropping out, I will become the leading no party affiliation candidate.

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Tampa's Own "Sleepy Vikings"

Tessa McKenna - Julian Conner - Stephanie Pacheco - Ryann Slauson
Nicole Schleif - Sandi Streppone

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Fox News Boycott!

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Gulf Health Problems Blamed On Dispersed Oil

BP says it is no longer using toxic dispersants to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Gulf Coast residents claim otherwise, and say they have the sicknesses to prove it.

What Stogie Had For Dinner

911 Hot Wings
$7.95.....At My Place, 4944 E. Busch Blvd, Tampa
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Get Well Leslie Curran

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Community Harvest Program

In the month of September, Columbia Restaurant will donate 5 percent their earnings to a charity of the customer's choosing.

Years Of MoveOn Members Work To End The War

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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Is a 2009 science fiction comedy feature film directed by Gareth Carrivick from a script by Jamie Mathieson, starring Anna Faris, Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton, and Dean Lennox Kelly.

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Alex Sink Refuses To Debate Michael E. Arth

Michael E. Arth confronts Alex Sink and Florida Democratic Party officials over debates and unfair practices. Eric Jotkoff, Communications Director for the Florida Democratic Party, had Arth escorted out of the rally by a security guard. It appears that Jotkoff was especially incensed when Arth brought up that 23% of Democrats voting in the primary had apparently registered protest votes by voting for an unknown socialist candidate (Brian Moore) with no money.

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Downtown Sunset

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In Tampa

Florida Ghost Team Spooktacular

The Italian Club In Ybor City
Sept. 10, 2010
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Sharon Corr

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Classic

In Drew Park

I Make A Rotten Starving Artist

I an an Artist, but as for the starving part I never really got that. I get skinny so fast its scary. Lucky for me I picked up Tattooing as a skill early on.
"If the whole starving till the world notices your greatness works for you, then run with it. I'll applaud your success. If along the way you keep from starving by selling crappy Hallmark cards/ tattoos/club flyers, I still got your back."....Dante Hadley

WMNF 31st Birthday Bash

The Ritz In Ybor City

Saturday Sep 18, 7:00PM
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Linda Saul-Sena

Wasteful Budgeting And Spending In Hillsborough County

ConnectUS: High Speed Rail in Florida

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"The people are doing it themselves. Doesn't anyone feel any shame that Brad Pitt is more effective than the entire force of the federal government, or even the State of Louisiana, the City of New Orleans?"......Benjamin Kirby

Friends Of Stogie

In Tampa

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Monday, September 13, 2010, 2:30pm
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Local Republican: Scott D. Barrish

"Funny how the progressives have been the downfall of this once great nation."....Scott D. Barrish

Mr. Barrish, I suggest you track down Bush, Cheney and company and ask them about the downfall of this great nation. Please don't bring up Clinton and Obama. Clinton was no progressive and Obama inherited the mess. And whats up with nominating a corporate criminal to be our govenor?

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Coming To A Bookstore Near You.
The newest issue of Rolling Stone is causing quite a controversy right here in Tampa Bay. One mother's complaint motivated the store to move the magazine out of plain sight.
They then drove more than 100 miles, scoping out almost every bookstore in Hillsborough County.
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