Monday, November 25, 2013

Matt Damon Amazes Audience with Howard Zinn Speech


Florida Ccongressman Trey Radel: The Family Guy

Mother Jones reported last year Radel, a tea party favorite and a Fox News radio host, came to office with an unusual background, having run a business that bought somewhat pornographic sex-themed domain names in both English and Spanish, Radel's business snagged all sorts of un-family-friendly domain names, including www.casadelasputas.com ("whorehouse") and www.mamadita.com ("little blow job"). (After our story, he sent an email to supporters attacking Mother Jones as an "ultra-liberal San Francisco rag" whose "attack" on him he wore like a "badge of honor.")........more>

Sunday, November 24, 2013

I Am Rick Scott


Miami Gardens Store Owner Catches A Year Of Police Abuse On Film


Ken Hagan's Early Christmas Gift

A bright, shiny (Big Box) lawsuit
naming Hillsborough County and Red Cast Bloomingdale LLC
as defendants in a declaratory judgment complaint.....more>
Compliments of Bloomingdale CANDO Inc. This is what happens when the community 
fights back.  Great job Bloomingdale.
Visit Mr. Hagan's Countdown Clock at
www.kenhagan.info

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pepper Steak
With Moro and Yuca
$5.99 at Bravo Supermarket, 4340 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

Shop Hop In Seminole Heights

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa

Broken Ohm by Local Artist Dante Hadley


Landslide Support For Florida Medical Marijuana

Florida voters support 82 – 16 percent allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical use if it is prescribed by a doctor, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.......more>
Learn more about the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act......here

Tampa Wal-Mart Black Friday Protest

A sign in the employee lounge in the Wal-Mart reads
“Please Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner.”
here

Attend a Black Friday Protest Near You!
Wal-mart Supercenter, Gunn Hwy Tampa
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Jon Stewart Tackles 'Hip Hop Conservative' Trey Radel


What Stogie Had For Lunch

 
Fried Rice
With Palomilla Steak and after meal coffee
At Arco-Iris Cuban Restaurant in West Tampa

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd And Pig Shit

While out on the farm tipping bulls,
sometimes you run the risk of being hit in the ear with a little pig shit because a scared jackass just won’t stop kicking.
Such is the case after  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd published a misguided piece of commentary in a Florida newspaper labeling the state’s
medical marijuana initiative a “sham,”
aimed at deceiving voters into legalizing cannabis for the
stoned downtrodden of the state.......more
Florida voters support it 82–16 percent

JFK In Tampa

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Guardian: Florida In Secret Talks

To accept funding for Medicaid from [the] Affordable Care Act.
 Linda Cook, a MoveOn member in Scottsmoor, Florida, started a petition on MoveOn.org urging the Florida legislature to accept Medicaid funding.

Will you add your name right now, while talks are ongoing?

Florida's Right Wing Infestation


local Congressmembers Take Advantage Of Campaign Loopholes

One notable example is U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan
According to federal campaign financing records, Buchanan used a campaign account to pay $232,082 since 2005 to his sister-in-law, Yvonne Buchanan, for bookkeeping services. The Longboat Key Republican also rented space from three companies owned by the candidate himself — Auto Central Services Inc., Jamatt Properties and 130 Tamiami Trail LLC. Buchanan also paid more than $110,000 in rent to his own business.......more
He is on Florida's Most Corrupt list.
Wake up Sarasota. In 2014 you do have a choice. Check out Mitch Mallett
The Dems are in on it too, Bill Nelson reimbursed himself more than $10,000 in past years. He also repaid his wife several thousand dollars in expenses.

Corporate Welfare In Orlando

 Orange County Commissioners voted to direct $20 million toward the construction of a new soccer-specific stadium, completing the funding necessary for the facility. The county voted 5-2 in favor of funding the stadium, securing the final $20 million needed to build a 20,000-seat venue for the team.
Get to know Orlando City SC, the newest club in Major League Soccer.....more>
Public funding for the soccer stadium breaks down like this: the $20 million in tourist taxes approved Tuesday; $20 million from Orlando; and smaller amounts from other jurisdictions, including $2 million from Seminole County.

Hillsborough County Giving Trees

Hillsborough County residents can help make a difference this holiday season by purchasing gift items to support the needs of low-income seniors. Beginning  Tuesday, Dec. 3, Giving Trees will be on display at all Hillsborough County Senior Centers and select Senior Nutrition sites bearing holiday-wish tags benefitting seniors in need.
 
§  Brandon Senior Center, 612 N Parsons Ave. in Brandon; 813-635-8066
§  Lutz Senior Center, 112 First Ave. NW in Lutz; 813-264-3804
§  Oaks at Riverview Senior Center, 101 E. Kirby St. in Tampa; 813-272-6829
§  Busansky Senior Center, 4102 W. Spruce St. in Tampa; 813-554-5160
§  Plant City Senior Center,  1205 S. Waller St. in Plant City; 813-757-3824
§  Ruskin Senior Center, 905 6th St. SE in Ruskin; 813-672-1107
§  Town N' Country Senior Center, 7606 Paula Dr. in Tampa; 813-873-6336
§  Wimauma Senior Center, 5714 North St. in Wimauma; 813-671-7672
§  Gibsonton Senior Nutrition Site, 10017 Vaughn St. in Gibsonton; 813-671-7601
§  Progress Village Senior Nutrition Site,  8701 Progress Blvd. in Tampa; 813-671-7773
§  Sterling Heights Senior Nutrition Site, 11706 Williams Rd. in Thonotosassa; 813-914-4016
§  Division of Aging Services Administrative Offices, 601 East Kennedy Blvd, in Tampa; 813-272-6261
Media Contact: Crystal L. Pruitt, Communications & Digital Media Services, Cell: 727-307-8381

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Hypocrite Florida Congressman Trey Radel

Arrested on Cocaine Charges. Voted to Drug Test Welfare Recipients 
He represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District which includes Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Marco Island. Radel voted for a bill that would cut about $40 billion in nutritional aid over ten years and deny benefits to millions of Americans.
 
The bill would also allow states to require drug tests
more

Florida GOP Countdown Clocks


Nan Rich In Ybor City

If the progressive wing of the Florida Democratic Party had a dream candidate for governor, he or she would sound pretty similar to Nan Rich, who spoke to the Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus at J.J.'s in Ybor City........more

Marco Rubio Extols Morality to 'Ex-Gay' Supporters


Florida senator Marco Rubio delivered the keynote address at an annual gathering of the right-wing Florida Family Policy Council, which supports 'ex-gay' or 'reparative' therapy.