The founder sits in a Ybor City courtyard with bird poop on his head.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Marxist Pope
Asked how it felt to be called a Marxist, the Pope answered:
The Marxist ideology is wrong. But I have met many Marxists in my life who are good people, so
I don’t feel offended."
We like this guy.
The Duval County School Board
With more than 50 activists and community members present,
The Duval County
School Board voted unanimously,
to change the name of Nathan Bedford
Forrest High School. The historic vote by the school board comes at the end of a
six-month campaign by the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition (JPC) and other
forces to drop the local high school's racist namesake.....more>
Great job Everyone!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Ohio Players Will Perform For Free In Tampa
The Ohio Players
will perform at the
14th Annual Black Heritage Throwback Music Fest
Tampa on Jan. 18. at Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa......more
Sunday, December 15, 2013
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Gay Rights in Florida: Progress Is Here
Three Florida legislators --
Democratic Sen. Joseph Abruzzo of West Palm Beach,
Rep. Joe Saunders of Orlando and
Rep. Joe Saunders of Orlando and
Republican Rep. Holly Raschein of Key Largo
have filed antidiscrimination bills for the upcoming session........more
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
DINOS Attack Elizabeth Warren
The Washington establishment’s war on Senator Elizabeth Warren has officially begun.
On Friday, Jim Kessler, vice president of the centrist Democrat think-tank Third Way, took to the airwaves to defend his organization’s recent attack piece on the Senator. Kessler and the corporate Democrat “moderate” types who support Third Way are absolutely terrified. They’re terrified that Elizabeth Warren and her supporters will upend the stranglehold they’ve had on Democratic politics since the Clinton era. So now they’ve joined Republicans in declaring an all-out war on her and
everything she stands for......more
Progressive Change Campaign Committee has an online petition
to make the Third Way reveal its donors.
to make the Third Way reveal its donors.
Check out this democrat from Washington state, Patty Murray.
Maybe democrats need to have a civil war like the GOP
is having and primary these people?
Ybor City Stogie member of the Howard Dean/Elizabeth Warren wing of the Democratic Party
White Trash Right Wing
The very idea that conservatives think Obama should have been obnoxiously rude at the funeral of one of the most revered men on the planet is a sign that they lack any social grace or class. For a group of people that claim to be superior to everyone around them, they’re little better than white trash and, once again,
they’ve embarrassed America.......more
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Florida Medical Marijuana Day Of Action
Time is running out to get medical marijuana on the 2014 ballot.
If you aren't already an active volunteer, we desperately need you to come out this Saturday and help us collect petitions. Saturday is our "Day of Action"- where we amass volunteers in key regions to
Go out and collect petitions to be returned at the end of the day.
Here's how it works:
Saturday morning, volunteers can meet at the locations below. There, you can grab a stack of petitions, get questions answered from our regional leaders, and get help with finding a good location to collect petitions. Later on, you can drop off and help us celebrate getting
that much closer to our goal......info
Tampa Bay
Morning pick-up 10am-12pm at: Avid Brew & Grow Supplies 1745 1st Ave S. St Pete
Evening drop-off 5pm-8pm at: Chic-A-Boom Room, 319 Main St. Dunedin
Morning pick-up 10am-12pm at: Avid Brew & Grow Supplies 1745 1st Ave S. St Pete
Evening drop-off 5pm-8pm at: Chic-A-Boom Room, 319 Main St. Dunedin
Florida Right Wingers Slam Obama For Castro Handshake
The Hug
"Sometimes a handshake is just a handshake, but when the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like Raul Castro, it becomes a propaganda coup for the tyrant,"...Rep. Ilean Ros-Lehtinen
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has noted that the handshake was not shown on Cuban television. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen also seems to forget that a big part of Cuban propaganda is getting Cubans to think that its the imperialist hand of any U.S. President that is actually bloodied. We doubt the Castro regime wants to make more of the handshake then what it was.
Pic: Ilean Ros-Lehtinen with George W. Bush
Speaking of bloody hands
Iraq Military Fatalities 4,486, Cost $3.4 trillion
Speaking of bloody hands
Iraq Military Fatalities 4,486, Cost $3.4 trillion
Clearwater Couple's Obamacare
$3.19 a month
JoAnn and Eric Smith of Clearwater, were able to sign up for health insurance on the federal exchange Monday after months of trying.
It took two months, weekly visits to the jammed-up federal website and a half-dozen phone calls, but JoAnn Smith finally got health insurance Monday. It’ll only cost her $3.19 a month to cover herself and her husband.......more
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Happy Festivus
A Festivus pole at the Florida state capital,
and there’s nothing about it at all that doesn’t scream “Florida!”, including the material the pole’s made out of.A nearly 6-foot-tall pole made from emptied beer cans… will be put up in the Florida Capitol this week as a not-so-subtle protest to the recent placement of
Diaz-Balart Becomes an Immigration Fabulist
That is the sad case of Diaz-Balart, once an acknowledged leader in the immigration reform movement. His devotion to internal Republican Party politics has converted him into a suspect figure with declining popularity in his GOP-safe seat. He has become the Latino mask of the GOP’s “NO”
on immigration reform — and the voters in his district are not happy.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tampa Growing Up
Hillsborough County residents predictably ranked traffic congestion, job creation and availability of bus or rail as top-priority planning issues in an interactive survey conducted over three months that planners have begun to analyze......more
Change Becomes Your Unwanted Friend
was headed back to a life where so much had changed. Just eight years ago when I started the original "Tampa Taxi Shots" it was full of images of friends. Now, most of them are dead. I guess saying goodbye is a natural part of life. Security is not found in repeat motions of your ordered life. It is in knowing that is not possible and change will always be there. Smell the roses before there are no more to smell......more>
ALEC Wants To Tax Our Sunshine
If you dare to put solar panels on your home or business
to save energy and the environment at the same time,
ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council)
is coming for you. You see, by getting your energy from the sun
You are deemed a
"Free Rider"
and will be taxed as such
These very policies are being discussed at the ALEC two day meeting
in Washington this week.......more
They of course have been branded.
ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council)
is coming for you. You see, by getting your energy from the sun
You are deemed a
"Free Rider"
and will be taxed as such
These very policies are being discussed at the ALEC two day meeting
in Washington this week.......more
They of course have been branded.
Florida Blue Revolution 2014
Monday, December 9, 2013
Wal-Wart Coming To Seminole Heights
On Hillsborough Ave between 15th St and 19th St
There is a meeting on Tuesday, December 10th at Ragan Park, 1200 E Lake Ave if you want to be heard.......more
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Chopped steak with rice, salad, bread and a Pepsi $10.00.
2200 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte
More at Tampa Bay Locavore
Rick Scott's Florida
According to the Times and the Miami Herald
Only a fraction of the jobs Scott can truly influence have actually come about. After pledging $266 million in Corporate Welfare (tax relief) for more than 45,000 jobs,
96 percent of the jobs Scott promised have not been created.
According to state records, 46 of the Scott’s deals — almost 14 percent — have failed, with more projects going undeveloped. Many with committed financial incentives are tied up in red tape, while other companies either closed or went bankrupt.
Rep. Alan Grayson Under Attack
The Republicans and their corporate backers spent over $5 million in sewer money
to defeat me in 2010. Thanks to people like you, we won back my seat in Congress
in 2012. Yet I'm sure the Republicans will try to repeat their success in 2014.
But they're underestimating me, and they're underestimating you. When
they attack me, they attack you. My secret weapon is you, it's us, it's everyone
who is willing to stand up for justice, equality and peace. And together, we
will not be cowed,
and we will not be beaten.....more>
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Florida Blue Revolution 2014
Join the revolution, turn Florida blue Nov. 4 2014
Click here and pick a Candidate
Join The Party
Party Central Ybor City, Florida
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Party Central Ybor City, Florida
GOP 101. How To Talk To Women
This week Politico reported that the National Republican Congressional Committee is trying to teach Republican candidates and their aides what not to say to their female opponents and constituents
We need to elect progressive champions who will stand strong for women's rights, not just rehearse soundbites. For nearly 10 years, Democracy for America has helped elect strong, progressive women -- like Elizabeth Warren -- to offices up and down the ballot. Now we need your support to elect amazing women candidates like Wendy Davis in 2014.
here And don't forget Ruth's List Florida
Saturday, December 7, 2013
international Embarrassment For Florida
Bring Voting Rights in Florida Up to International Standards
The United Nations is set to review U.S.
voting rights, and Florida's disenfranchisement of people with past felony
convictions is certain to stick out like a sore thumb, unless something changes
next week. Those restrictions are now under international scrutiny and could
lead to international embarrassment for Florida.
But the state has one last
chance to get it right.
tell Gov. Scott and the Clemency Board to restore voting rights in Florida and avoid international embarrassment for our state. Here
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