The Ybor City Stogie

Friday, October 4, 2013

Tampa Bay Times, See Ya

The Tampa Bay Times wants $12.00 a month to visit their website.

Poverty and Slave Labor in Florida’s Corporate Farms

”In America today we are seeing a race to the bottom, the middle class is collapsing, poverty is increasing. What I saw in Immokalee is the bottom in the race to the bottom.” Senator Bernie Saunders

COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
Immokalee, (239) 657-8311

here

Rick Scott's Project Integrity

Last year, the Scott administration began a misguided effort to remove people from the voter rolls. The result was described by county Supervisors of Elections as an "embarrassment," "sloppy," and "disgusting." Now, Gov. Scott's Secretary of State is travelling across Florida trying to sell people on the idea that it should be tried again.

Stand up for the right to vote at the following meetings:

October 3rd, in Panama City

October 4th, in Jacksonville

October 7th, in Orlando

October 8th, in Sarasota

October 9th, in Broward

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Who Is David McKalip?

The Florida neurosurgeon and healthcare reform opponent who sent a racist email showing President Obama dressed as a witch doctor with a loin cloth and a bone through his nose. He later sent apologize.....here

Dr. David McKalip Mr. Tea Party.....here

Resurfaces as Expert on Glenn Beck.....here

David Mckalip speaks at Floridians Unite (Tea Party) Rally in Orlando.....here

Beware he is now running for St. Petersburg City Council District 4

'For those of us who attend St. Pete City Council meetings, this wingnut McKalip is the bane of our existence."..Alex Pickett

KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES | City Council District 4

here

The Power Of Right Wing Spin

Once You Go Indie You Never Go Back

Olive Garden saw a 4 percent drop in sales over the summer. Red Lobster is down 5.2 percent. And that’s in spite of efforts to promote new lighter dishes, small plates and better deals. Now their parent company, Orlando based Darden, is replacing its president and cutting 80 to 85 staff positions to save $50 million. Some analysts say the middle class isn’t eating out as much. Post-recession, that is true. The restaurant industry overall is in a battle with the fast-casual options of Noodles & Co., Chipotle and Panera. People want deals and they want quality. And more and more, we want local. Once I was exposed to indie restaurants and learned the awesome that is buying and supporting local, I just wasn’t interested in big-chain dining......more

Also check out Living Off Tips and Tampa Bay Locavore for a full list of local places to eat.

more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/23/4503163/red-lobster-and-olive-garden-cannot.html#storylink=cpy

Alan Grayson To Host Tampa Fundraiser For Alan Cohn

Alan Cohn, a former investigative reporter at WFTS-Ch. 28 is running against U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, in Florida's 15th Congressional district. The fundraiser is scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Oct. 7 at Mangrove’s Soho restaurant and lounge, 208 S Howard Ave., Tampa.

here

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

I Am John Mica

Accountability
Check out Nick Ruiz III in 2014.

Amanda Murphy & Bill Nelson In Holiday

Event Hosts

Representative Mark Danish - Michael Cox - Dr. Larry & Ellen Floriani

John & Karen Ford - Raymond Gadd - Bill & Judy Gibson - Marvin
& Patsy Hickman - Beverly & Michael Ledbetter - Dr. Lynn Lindeman - Jose Ceballos - Ken Savich - Joe & Patty King - Elena McCullough

With Special Guest

Senator Bill Nelson

Invite You to Join Them in Supporting

Amanda Murphy

Candidate for State Representative District 36

Friday, October 4th 3:30pm – 5:00 pm

Bailey’s Bluff Clubhouse

2021 Gulf View Drive

Holiday

Please RSVP to Brian Goff (561) 843-1824 Briandgoff@gmail.com or

Josh Weierbach (407) 697-0823 josh.weierbach@gmail.com

If you can't attend you can donate by clicking here

Florida's Panhandle Big City Homies

North Florida pols (republicans) have packed their state House districts with a particularly low-maintenance category of citizens. The kind who don’t show up at townhall meetings clamoring about too much traffic or lousy parks or crumbling bridges or under-funded schools or the need for more cops on the beat. They never, ever complain about too few cops. Best of all they don’t go around town grumbling that folks should vote for that other candidate. They can’t. They can’t vote. They’re state prisoners.......more

Artists for Darden Rice

fundraiser for the Darden Rice City Council District 4 general election campaign at DM Glass Studios! Thursday: 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
550 24th Street South, St. Pete
Support Ms. Rice www.votedardenrice.com
Lite food and drinks provided. RSVP here. For more info, ask info@votedardenrice.com

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Florida Representatives Who Voted For Gov. Shutdown, All Republicans

Rep. Jeff Miller [R-D1] - Jim Bryan (D)

Rep. Steve Southerland [R-D2] - Gwen Graham (D)

Rep. Ted Yoho [R-D3]

Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-D4] - Gary Koniz (Write-In)

Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-D6] - David Cox (D), Andrew Scott (D)

Rep. John Mica [R-D7] - Nick Ruiz III (D)

Rep. Bill Posey [R-D8] - Gabriel Rothblatt (D), Corry Westbrook (D)

Rep. Daniel Webster [R-D10]

Rep. Richard Nugent [R-D11]

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-D12]

Rep. W. Bill Young [R-D13] - Jessica Ehrlich (D)

Rep. Dennis Ross [R-D15] - Alan Cohn (D)

Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-D16]

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-D17] - Will Bronson (D)

Rep. Trey Radel [R-D19] - April Freeman (D)

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-D25]

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-D27]

Florida GOP