Thursday, January 16, 2014

Liberal New High In 2013

A recent Gallup poll now showing the numbers of Americans who self-identify as “liberal” are both growing and at higher rates than they’ve been in twenty years, the party of “no” and philosophies of greed may be facing an impending curtain call, in the face of the growing inequality which is shaping up to be the defining legacy of America’s long and costly experiment with conservative pro-corporate policies.......more>

Graham for Congress

I’m so proud of all we have accomplished in 2013. We wouldn’t be where we are today without your support. Let’s keep the momentum going through victory on November 4th, 2014!

 

Publix Refusing To Support The Fair Food Program

Florida’s tomato farms supply
50% of all U.S. fresh tomatoes
but have also been called America’s ‘ground zero for slavery.’
Countless workers held against their will, threatened with violence and forced to haul hundreds of heavy tomato buckets a day for little to no pay. Thankfully, a new solution called the Fair Food Program has been proven successful. The Fair Food Program is working to enforce a policy of zero tolerance for slavery on tomato farms........more
But a major U.S. supermarket chain,
Publix Super Markets, is refusing to support the Fair Food Program.

Sink Favored to Win Special Election

More than a dozen operatives and officials from both parties interviewed by
 Politico
were almost unanimous that Democrat Alex Sink, has emerged
as the unambiguous favorite in the race. 

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Rick Scott's Florida

Ex-TPD Cop Kills Man For Texting

It started with a father sending text messages to his daughter during the previews of a movie. It ended with the 43-year-old man shot dead at a Wesley Chapel movie theater and 71-year-old Curtis Reeves a retired TPD police officer in custody.......more
 He Claims He Feared For His Life
The 71-year-old “had every right to defend himself” when hit with an unknown object, which witnesses claimed was theater popcorn. The defendant’s attorney stated in court today. It is believed he will use a “stand your ground” defense.......more 

South Florida Rally: Close Guantanamo Now!

Over 100 protesters rallied near
U.S. Southern Command
To demand an end to the torture and abuse being
carried out in Guantanamo Bay.
 The rally was organized by South Florida-based POWIR – People’s Opposition to War, Imperialism, and Racism. The anti-war group formed a coalition
with several groups to lead the protest, including
Code Pink, Students for a Democratic Society and Veterans for Peace........more>

Mr. Blue: Pick A Candidate

Governor
We Recommend Nan Rich
 
CandidateStatusPrimaryGeneral
Gibson, Kyle Chaderwick (NPA) Active   
Adeshina, Yinka Abosede (REP) Active   
Anderson, Rubin Lewis (NPA) Active   
Crist, Charlie  (DEM) Active   
Cuevas-Neunder, Elizabeth  (REP) Active   
Devine, Timothy Michael (REP) Active   
Fraleigh, James Edward (INT) Active   
Giger, Herman Lee (NPA) Active   
Griffis, Mark D. (NPA) Active   
Horwath, Jefferson L. (NPA) Active   
Khavari, Farid A (DEM) Active   
Lipner, Ryan Adam (DEM) Active   
Martelly, Marcelle  (DEM) Active   
Pribble II, Robert Leonard (REP) Active   
Rabinowitz, Jeffrey Gabriel (NPA) Active   
Reed, C. C. (NPA) Active   
Rich, Nan H. (DEM) Active   
Rolle, Leonard  (NPA) Active   
Samuel, Berthram B. (REP) Active   
Scott, Richard L. (REP)  *Incumbent Active   
Smith, Dr. Joe  (REP) Active   
Smith, John Wayne (LPF) Active   
Stewart, Jessica Lana (DEM) Active   
Tolbert, Charles Frederick (NPA) Active   
Trujillo, Lesther  (NPA) Active   
Wyllie, Adrian  (LPF) Active   
Yarrow, Atlee David (SPF) Active   

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Buccaneer Cheerleader Hottest In The NFL

#1 Tiffany
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleading team

Florida GOP Welcome Chris Christie

To benefit Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign
 He will be in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando for a series of fund-raising appearances on behalf of the Republican Governors Association.....more>
"We always welcome Gov. Christie to Florida,"
Will Weatherford

Candidates File To Run For Florida Legislature

A flood of campaign filings this week show a number of competitors
drawn to races across the state......more>
District 8
DeWayne Harvey
District 35

Farm To Table In Seminole Heights

Rooster and the Till
Our local food expert Jon Rector of SOG
With The Belle of Ballast Point and Under Dog and Sweet Polly visited a local restaurant that we are hearing good things about.
Read what he has to say here, Sweet Polly's version
Eat Local - Stay Local

Monday, January 13, 2014

Florida Blue Revolution

Tuition Equity At USF

All Bulls Are Equal
In the state of Florida, thousands of young people are denied access to higher education because they are forced to pay out of state tuition, despite meeting the requirements for in-state tuition. Ask the USF Board of Trustees and administration to change this, joining FIU and states across the country in granting tuition equity at USF.......here

Tampa Bay Bike Share

Opening day is set for some time in April, the organizers of
Tampa Bay Bike Share
are now looking for places to park their fleet of rental bikes around
Tampa’s downtown core.......more>

Umatilla Republican

Alan Hays
The epitome of Florida conservatism

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Three Amazing Florida Women

Progressive Florida
Three new amazing Democratic women 
threw their hat into the ring for countywide office around the state.
They are:
Pat Gerard for Pinellas County Commission
Daniella Levine Cava for Miami-Dade County Commission
Val Demings for Orange County Mayor

Rick Scott's Florida Suicide Epidemic

No more renting guns to kill yourself
A chain of gun-shops that has built gun ranges across
Central Florida
has announced it will no longer rent out guns in order to stop a string of suicides that occurred when customers borrowed weapons and used them
to take their own lives.....more>

The Lower Green Swamp Preserve

Citizens rallied four years ago to ensure one of Hillsborough County's largest land holdings stayed free of developers' clutches forever. This month the county will finally open a small portion of what is now dubbed the Lower Green Swamp Preserve to public exploration for the first time in decades. County officials are planning a
grand opening for the preserve at 10 a.m. Jan. 28......more>
BTW, Republican Ken Hagan had alot to do with making this happen. Great work everyone. 

City of Tampa's Free Mobile App


Bob connects you to Mayor Bob.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jim
He is from Brooksville. He has been homeless 3 months.

Auburndale Fights For Student Safety

US Highway 92 and Old Dixie Highway 
Over 150 community members gathered at the intersection to demand Polk County Florida commissioners take action for public safety for high school students.
Tenoroc High School
was built and opened up to Auburndale students in 2008. It is located near the intersection which has no sidewalks and lighting is almost non-existent Since the opening of Tenoroc High, there have been two students who, while walking to school,
were hit and killed by vehicles.......
more>

Stogie Party: Mr. Blue

296 Days and counting
Florida Blue Revolution
11.4.14 Ybor City

Friday, January 10, 2014

Stop Alex Sink Campaign

Michael Hussey - Pushing Rope
has created a Facebook group
looking to stop former state CFO Alex Sink from running
for statewide office in the future......more
Yea we are with that, lets bring Jessica Ehrlich back!

Florida Tea Partier Trey Radel

Our partier gets 1 year of probation
After pleading guilty to possessing coke, avoiding the possible year in jail and $1000 fine such a charge can bring in the nation’s capitol......more
Presently across the US, 500,000 non-violent drug offenders are sitting in America’s prisons for equal and sometimes even lesser crimes.
Please note, we have nothing  against congressmen getting coked up once in a while. Some of us spent the late 70's and early 80's on this wonderful drug. It's the hypocrisy that bothers us. 

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Boliche
With moro and yuca
At LA Teresita Grocery in West Tampa 

Gus Bilirakis Thinks He Is Slick

 Our very own Gus Bilirakis
is introducing a bill "to address Obamacare's security risks"
that he claims "could" happen, citing
FOX news and ALEC, Koch associated think tanks
 that are pushing that idea to right-wing websites and blogs........more>

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Facts About Javier Manjarres

 Paid Attack Dog
Taking on political opposition leaving the client’s hands clean. His broad modus operandi is to attack Republican political candidates
who do not pay him.
here
 
Dedicated to the truth without his spin

Big Mistake Nick Ruiz

Nick Ruiz
Announces switch to run against Grayson, not Mica.
more>
Against Mica he might of had a chance, now he has no chance at all.
Alan Grayson For Congress

Marco Rubio Blocks Gay Black Judge's Nomination

Who he previously recommended 
-- William Thomas, a gay black judge from Miami -- and, to the anger and puzzlement of many, is preventing the nomination from moving forward at all.......more>
Chris Hayes explores the possible motivation behind Sen.
Rubio's obstruction of William Thomas.
here

The Zombie Film Challenge

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Alex Sink Party In St. Pete

Hosting the party are local Progressive leaders, St. Petersburg City Council members Steve Kornell and Darden Rice, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner and his partner Gil Sainz. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Birchwood Grand Ballroom, 340 Beach Drive NE in St. Petersburg.