What Stogie Had For Lunch

Spaghetti and Meatballs

With salad

At Zio's Pizzeria in North Port, Visit them here
Great food. We want to try everything on their menu!

Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Pam Bondi

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is the new chairman of the Republican organization that has given her thousands of dollars in free trips over the last four years. here

How we 
"git ur done" 
in Rick Scott's Florida

We're Standing Out For Freedom. Are You?

Protect Our Privacy: Support the USA Freedom Act

Call Senator Nelson: (202) 224-5274 and Senator Rubio: (202)-224-3041 today and tell them to support the USA Freedom Act, which will be voted on Tuesday night. Remember to call during regular business hours of 9AM-6PM EST so that you can be sure to speak with someone in the office. info

Gov. Dean Do Something About Allison Tant

 Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant and her allies want you to forget all about those losses nine days ago and focus on the leadership race for the Democratic House Caucus. But is this really a true concern, or a diversion to keep the attention off of the failures of the Florida Democratic Party? here

Save Florida's Briger Forest

Community activists with Everglades Earth First! have halted what they call Kolter Development’s “illegal” construction in Palm Beach Gardens’ Briger Forest. A disabled vehicle is sitting in the road at the construction entrance to the site and two people have locked their bodies to it. here

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Petitioning Ft. Lauderdale City Officials

Drop the charges against 90-year-old Arnold Abbott for feeding the homeless. here 

Tell the Senate to Stop Keystone XL Now

You can reach your senators here:

Sen. Bill Nelson

(202) 224-5274

Sen. Marco Rubio

(202) 224-3041

You can also use the capitol switchboard at 
(202) 224-3121

Our Oligarchic Form Of Society

The recent Supreme Court decisions in 

McCutcheon and Citizens United 

have been disastrous for our democracy.  

They are allowing the billionaire class to spend unlimited amounts in elections, and to elect candidates who protect the interests of the 1% while opposing the needs of everyone else. here

Today’s conservative court, in 5-4 votes, embraces corruption.  That has to stop or this country will rapidly evolve into an oligarchic form of society where virtually all power rests in a handful of wealthy hands.  

Pam Bondi In Pay-To-Look-Away Scandal

The investigation found Bondi flitting around the globe — at posh resorts in Hawaii, California and all sorts of places other than the state she was elected to serve. Gift records examined by The Associated Press found that Bondi had taken more than $51,000 worth of free trips, meals and hotel stays — much of it thanks to corporations that funneled money through the Republican Attorneys General Association. here

The lobbyists got their way. One of the attorneys lobbying Bondi represented online travel companies that were trying to avoid paying certain taxes in Florida. Bondi's predecessor, Bill McCollum, had sued the companies, trying to get the money. But Bondi dropped the matter, saying it wasn't something her office needed to pursue.

Florida GOP voters are you feeling it yet. We know you guys like to take it deep. Order our free tube of lube, it will make the experience more memorable.

freelube@yborcitystogie.com

South Florida and Sea Level Rise

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pasta and Sausage

At Oregano's Pizza And Bakery in North Port

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St. Petersburg named top Florida city for LGBT equality

Florida DINO Patrick Murphy joins Republicans

Rep. Patrick Murphy of Jupiter was the lone Florida Democrat to join this afternoon with Republicans in approving the Keystone pipeline. here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Kevin

He is from Texas, been homeless 10 years.

Parents furious after unannounced shooter drill at Polk middle school

Ybor Paparazzi

Give Miami Day 2014

Give Miami Day is a unique, 24 hour online giving event that allows individuals in our community an opportunity to build a greater Miami by making a charitable gift to a local nonprofit.

here 

Florida Town Lives Under 'Catholic Sharia'

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Picadillo
With Caldo Gallego, Rice and Platanos
At Cafe Masaryktown. more

Why America Keeps Dumping Democrats

Florida GOP Luncheon

Myakka City

Rick Scott's Florida: Florida Hospitals Will Lose Billions

Florida hospitals treating the state’s large uninsured population face losing billions of dollars in federal funding if state lawmakers continue to refuse expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). here

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Americans vote for the party that got them into the mess that Obama just dug them out of?

Consider, right now in America, corporate profits are at record highs, the country’s adding 200,000 jobs per month, unemployment is below 6%, U.S. gross national product growth is the best of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries The stock market is near record highs, gasoline prices are falling, there’s no inflation, interest rates are the lowest in 30 years, U.S. oil imports are declining, U.S. oil production is rapidly increasing, the deficit is rapidly declining, and the wealthy are still making astonishing amounts of money. here

GOP Voters we know you guys like to take it deep so we are still offering a free tube of Warming Jelly to make THE Experience More Memorable.

freelube@yborcitystogie.com

Ybor City is reviving La Verbena festival of 1920's

Hillsborough County Tea Party Leader Sharon Calvert

In an email sent to voters yesterday she asks them to fill out a form to send a stern message to officials in Hillsborough County. “Let your Hillsborough County elected officials know that it’s still “NO” on having an 8% sales tax in Hillsborough County,” Calvert wrote. here

We ask that you do the opposite, tell the Hillsborough County Commission that you want a  referendum on the 2016 ballot. Join the discussion at 6:30 p.m. November 19 at Holy Hog in Downtown Tampa to talk about how to move Hillsborough forward despite early opposition.

Weird Florida "Hong Kong Willie"

Happy Birthday Gov. Howard Dean

Sign Gov. Howard Dean's birthday card

John Romano Calls Pam Bondi's Office

here

Florida Voices for Animals

here

Yolie Capin Is Having A Party

December 4

5215 South Nichol Street in Tampa 

Among those on the high-profile host committee is Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, Columbia Restaurant Group President Richard Gonzmart, Tampa preservationist Del Acosta, Ambassador David A. Straz Jr. and former gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink. info

Florida GOP Luncheon

 Plant City

Rally At Rep. Kathy Castor's Office In Tampa

Thursday at 12:00 p.m.

4144 N Armenia Ave., Suite 300 Tampa

 If you care about the future of this country, join us for a rally and meeting to ask Representative Kathy Castor to pledge to vote no on Fast Track for the egregious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and all other trade bills that should be debated under the regular legislative process. Fast Track would allow the President to circumvent our Constitution which states "Congress shall make all laws respecting trade." Fast Track would allow very little debate on the TPP, which has been negotiated in total secret, and attacks labor, the environment, and affordable medicines, among other targets. 

Can you join us in Tampa on Thursday?  

President Obama's Statement on Keeping the Internet Open and Free

Pam Bondi Convalescence Home In Tampa

Rate: 
Trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan

Prices May Vary
here

Attorney General Pam Bondi of Florida, after taking a free ride on a chartered jet last year to a resort island far from her home state, made an unusual offer to one of the corporate lawyers from Washington who helped foot the bill: an invitation to stay at her Tampa home while recuperating from surgery.

Becky for Mayor Of Tampa

My Platform:

#1 – Increasing the minimum wage within the City of Tampa to $15 an hour

#2 – Decriminalizing marijuana in Tampa

 #3 – Police Accountability Measures – A) All officers of the TPD would be required to wear front facing cameras while on duty and turning them off would result in disciplinary actions.

#4 – Economic Development Beyond Downtown.

#5 – Equity in Mayoral Compensation

here 

Hillsborough High School - Tampa

here

Three-year-old boy loses it when told he can't vote

Florida: Black Bears Need Your Voice

Florida black bears were once forced to the brink of extinction due to over-hunting and habitat loss. These typically shy forest dwellers have only recently started to rebound, thanks in part to a 1994 statewide ban on bear hunting.

Unfortunately, recent incidents involving human-bear conflicts, including cases of humans illegally feeding bears, have led some lawmakers to renew calls to reopen a bear trophy hunt in Florida. This ineffective solution would allow hunters to target bears deep in the woods far from human neighborhoods, who are not bothering anyone. Instead, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission should focus its attention on educating the public on how to avoid conflicts with bears through everyday actions, such as 

using bear-proof trash cans.

TAKE ACTION

Please take a moment to send a message below to Gov. Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and ask that they keep Florida black bears protected from trophy hunting. here

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Tampa Bay Liberal Men's Fitted T-Shirt (dark) 

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The Seminole Heights Sunday Morning Market

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Stephen Colbert Blasts Fort Lauderdale's Homeless Laws, Mayor Jack Seiler

Founder of U.S. UnCut Letter To Democrats

Dear Democrats,

Are you listening? President Obama says he hears us. He says that people don’t have a reason to show up to vote if the politicians they have to choose from don’t motivate them. He’s partially right. But that’s only part of a much larger problem. To all you would-be elected officials looking for my generation’s support at the polls, listen closely – get populist or get ready to lose bad. here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Shrimp in Garlic Sauce

With fried rice and Hot & Sour soup. 

At China Wokery - North Port

Raíces en Tampa To Spotlight Tampa City Council Lying

On October 16, 2014 during a Tampa City Council meeting, Raíces en Tampa attempted to have the Council vote in favor of supporting driver's licenses for the undocumented. Joined by supporters and people who would be affected by this change, Raíces en Tampa hoped the City of Tampa would be the first city in Florida to publicly support the movement for licenses. Tampa City Council refused to vote and at one point even stated they had never seen the resolution. A Raíces en Tampa member stated off the podium that each of them had indeed seen it, and reminded them that out of the seven City Council member, six of them had met with Raíces en Tampa. Mike Suarez lifted his finger to his mouth signaling the Raíces en Tampa member to silence herself and continued denying they had met with Raíces en Tampa. This is why Raíces en Tampa will hold a press conference on 
November 10, 2014 starting at 6:00 PM. 
@ La Mexicana - 2002 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa

Contact: Marisol Marquez (813)846-6893 marquez.j.marisol@gmail.com
Catherine Lim (863) 660-5758 lim.catherine.a@gmail.com  

90-Year-Old Fort Lauderdale Man Arrested for Feeding the Homeless

Why a 60 percent supermajority in Florida?

Jeb Bush 

The GOP legislature

Big Sugar

Florida Homebuilders

Florida Chamber of Commerce

Associated Industries of Florida

and Florida Hometown Democracy. here

CHASING THE WORLD

here

what’s wrong with Florida?

Well, about 3 million Christian conservatives and other mostly anti-government Republican voters (sprinkled with some independents) keep re-electing governments that the other 15+ million of us get stuck with. here

The Plastic Bank: Year 1 of Creating a Global Movement

Cocktails On Tampa's Riverwalk

The Tampa City Council on Thursday gave final approval to classifying the Hillsborough River walkway a “specialty center” and open-container area where visitors can carry beer, wine or mixed drinks on their stroll. here

Cool, great job City Council.

Two of our finest had this to say:

“We cannot legislate stupid,” Frank Suarez

“We are seeing a rebirth in this city, and we need to nurture that and keep it going.” Harry Cohen

 Now lets do it in Ybor City.

Time For A Imperial President

"President Obama, with Congress refusing to act, I strongly support bold executive action on your part. Let the Republicans howl, but if they won't do their jobs, someone else has to." here 

How The GOP Wins Elections

National exit polls show the overall 2014 midterm turnout barely broke 30 percent, and the electorate skewed older, white and male – voters more likely to turn to the GOP. By contrast, young people and people of color – the new Democratic base that swept Obama into office twice – made up the majority of nonvoters this cycle.

As a result, “This was a rout," here