Friday, June 20, 2014

Marco Rubio at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition

A group led by long-time 
Christian political activist Ralph Reed
Rubio, the first of several prospective Republican presidential candidates scheduled to speak.
"This is the most conservative, the most pro-life and the most pro-family stable of candidates we've ever had," Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, told The Associated Press in an interview......here 

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Tatiana M. Denson For Florida State Representative

Florida TurboVote

Colleges and universities across the state of Florida are teaming up to promote civic engagement and get students registered to vote with the help of an innovative online platform. here

Emmy Eats Florida

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Sheriff Grady Judd: Stop Lying About Amendment 2

United for Care, the main organization advocating for the approval of Florida Amendment 2 allowing for the medical use of marijuana in the State, is calling for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to stop lying to the public about this proposed measure. “Sheriff Judd is clearly entitled to hold and express his opinions on Amendment 2.
“What he his not entitled to is his own version of the facts. Some of the statements that Sheriff Judd has made are not simply opinion or political spin, but outright lies.” here

Rick Scott Transparent?

Federal Marshals Seize Sarasota Police Cellphone Tracking Records

Federal marshals recently seized a local police agency’s records on cell phone surveillance to keep it from public disclosure, demonstrating the importance of prohibiting dragnet surveillance at the state level. Sarasota, police were apparently secretly tracking individuals’ cell phones without a warrant using a device called a Stingray, according to the ACLU. here

Anna Faith Carlson Of Orlando

Marco Rubio Stood With Millionaires Against 40 Million Americans With Student Loan Debt

Rep. Joe Garcia walks in the Key West Pride parade

He also submitted this letter about his 
support for marriage equality.

Attention: Florida Senior Citizens!

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Tea Party @ 22%

What The Media Isn’t Telling You About 
Obama’s Poll Numbers

Russian oil drilling off Cuba

Russia plans to search for oil in deep waters between Cuba and Florida, renewing concern of a major oil spill and potential for environmental disaster. 

United We Dream Tampa Bay Crash Hillsborough County Democratic Party Meeting

Latino activists angry with President Obama for failing to halt the deportation of undocumented immigrants clashed with Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee. here

Republican Upset He Didn't Get His Bribe

United for Care Inaugural Fundraiser: For The Patients

WHO:      United for Care and its network of statewide medical marijuana patients, activists, advocates, supporters, and volunteers

WHAT:    Inaugural fundraising luncheon & VIP reception

WHERE:  The Westin Hotel: 400 Corporate Drive, 
Fort Lauderdale

WHEN:    Sunday, June 29th, 2014 at 8:30 A.M.

WHY:      For the first time this year a public audience will be able to hear patient stories and network with those leading the medical marijuana efforts in the state of Florida. info

For more information or to schedule an interview with Ben Pollara, please call Maurizio Passariello at 786.285.6398 or email him at press@unitedforcare.org

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Florida Shooting Victim's Mother Forgives Young Gunman

No More Teens Getting High

A report released Thursday by the federal government challenges the assertion that 
loosening state marijuana laws will lead to 
more teens getting high. here

What Is Black Conservatism All About?

It’s a question that many liberals ask themselves: What, exactly, motivates a black person to vote for people that can barely conceal the loathing they have for blacks? Are they brain damaged? 
How can we tell? here

Party For Pat Kemp In Tampa

Tuesday, June 24
6:00 – 8:00 pm
 

at the home of:
Jane and Gary Gibbons
4620 W. Sylvan Ramble St. Tampa

rsvp, or to join host committee:  pat@electpatkemp.com

Local greats Linda Saul-Sena, Mary Mulhern  Susan Smith, Yolie Capin and Lisa Montelione will be there. Where is Mayor Bob? 

Does this face look scary to you?

 Victoria Wilcher, the 3-year-old toddler who was turned away from  a KFC because of her facial scars, has a happy ending: KFC is donating $30,000 to assist with her medical bills, the company announced on Sunday.

Gainesville Sex Slaves

Pre-Iraq War Views Of Florida Legend Bob Graham

"On Oct. 9, 2002, Graham — the guy everyone thought of as quiet, mild-mannered, deliberate, conflict-averse — let loose on his Senate colleagues for going along with President 
Bush's war against Iraq.

"We are locking down on the principle that we have one evil, Saddam Hussein. He is an enormous, gargantuan force, and that's who we're going to go after," Graham said on the floor. "That, frankly, is an erroneous reading of the world. There are many evils out there, a number of which are substantially more competent, particularly in their ability to attack Americans here at home, than Iraq is likely to be in the foreseeable future."

He told his fellow senators that if they didn't recognize that going to war with Iraq without first taking out the actual terrorists would endanger Americans, "then, frankly, my friends — to use a blunt term — 
the blood's going to be on your hands." here

Monday, June 16, 2014

Broke In Clearwater

Rick Scott's Florida

Rick Scott Signs New Abortion Restrictions

Tea Partier Rob Kinnison

Warning, could make you sick.

The Awesome Wendy Davis In The Conch Republic

"I shelled out a hundred bucks just to be able to meet her, shake her hand and talk to her for a second," said Vicki Roush, 60, a Florida wine shop manager who's never lived in Texas but attended a Davis fundraiser in Key West. She said she cried while watching Davis' filibuster online last summer. "All the girls I know that were there were beside themselves." 

Right Wing Lovefest In Ft. Myers


The Young Republicans' annual convention
Welcome Ann Coulter 
Other notables guests and speakers
Sen. Lizbeth.Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers
Curt Clawson, Republican, the 19th District 
Byron Donalds, a Naples Tea Party leader
Leslie Dougher, chairman of the Florida GOP
Florida Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen, R-Fort Myers
Lee County Commission Chairman Larry Kiker
Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples
Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott
92.5 FM Fox News radio host Drew Steele here

Florida Fracker Ray Rodrigues, will be there.

New Port Richey Man calls for help during home invasion, gets voicemail

Countdown To The End Of Pam Bondi's Political Career

According to the latest survey from 
Public Policy Polling
Attorney General Pam Bondi 
holds small leads for reelection over her potential Democratic opponents: she’s only up 
38 to 35 percent on George Sheldon and 
40 to 33 percent on Perry Thurston

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Florida Republicans Crackerjack Idea

The geniuses running the Republican campaign effort in Florida have now decided that stirring opposition to medical marijuana will help Gov. Rick Scott win. The question is why the Republican brain trust thinks it’s a crackerjack idea to attack a popular social cause while Scott is fighting tooth-and-nail to save his job. The governor will be in deep trouble if thousands and thousands of marijuana advocates show up to vote in November. They’re not exactly his core constituency, so why get them riled? 
Get Loud, Spark The Vote

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/14/4176830/carl-hiaasen-high-turnout-wink.html#storylink=cpy

Candidate Needed To Challenge Republican Ken Hagan In District 5

No candidate has yet filed to challenge 
Republican Ken Hagan 
in District 5, countywide. 
Noon next Friday will be the last chance for candidates to qualify for the fall elections. here

GOP Doom

 A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that Cantor is not the only GOP congressional 
leader in trouble. here
45 percent of Republican respondents said GOP leadership in Congress 
is not conservative enough.
They will primary themselves to extinction.

Ybeth Bruzual Calls out Rick Scott for Dodging the Media

Mayor Bob And The Belle Of Ballast Point

At Hooters, here

Sarah McLachlan 'Song For My Father'

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Rick Scott “Embarrasses” Florida

Once again, Rick Scott sits firmly on the wrong side of history, proclaims Charlie Crist’s latest email to supporters — and it is embarrassing Florida. here

Megan Elizabeth Everett Of Sunrise

Disappeared with her two-year-old daughter last month to avoid having the child vaccinated.  “If I let them take her and vaccinate her and brainwash her, I wouldn’t be doing what’s right. I cannot let a judge tell me how my daughter should be raised. here

Tired Of Tea? Try Cannabis


November 4, 2014  7pm

Endangered Butterflies Released in Florida

Joe Mazzara is not happy with Judge Jack Helinger

He set up a website calling for
 Judge Helinger 
to be removed from the bench, made bumper stickers with his website’s URL on them, and then proceeded to post them all over street signs in various parts of
Pinellas County
Now the 67-year-old man faces 
12 counts of vandalism. here

Tim Fasano's RNC Documentary

This was my first attempt to be a documentary film maker. It was shot during the Republican National Convention in Tampa 2012.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Medical Marijuana Trial In Ft. Lauderdale

WHO:      Jesse Teplicki and his Attorney Michael Minardi
WHAT:    The launch of the first medical marijuana necessity trial to go before a jury in the State of Florida.
WHERE:  Broward County Courthouse, Courtroom 4870 (Judge Rothschild) 496 SW 3rd Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33315
WHEN:    Monday June 16th, 2014 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
WHY:      The facts of this historic case are emblematic of the need for medical marijuana reform in Florida. This is an important and timely issue as citizens debate the upcoming vote on Amendment 2, which would allow for the medical use of marijuana in the State. here