Monday, August 17, 2015

Hillsborough County Beware: Jim Norman Is Plotting Again

He told Mitch Perry of SPB that he is plotting a comeback. Everything you thought you knew about what happened to him in 2010 is wrong. It was all the media's fault. He is fired up about setting the record straight. here 

“I’m embarrassed for our community that he’s even considering a run, as for me, I’m looking forward to holding him accountable for years of creating sprawl and turning his back on this county while enriching himself.” Pat Kemp

“I am out in the community meeting with voters and I consistently here that our community is ready for new ideas and new leadership, I am confident voters don’t want to go back to the days of investigations and accusations of corruption.” Brian Willis

“They will always remind you whatever challenges you have faced…so that will always be there, we all have a record, and so people have a tendency to remind us of our record, as well.” Tom Scott

Well said Mr. Scott, lets start now.
Also please note, Ronda Storms is also thinking about coming out of the shadows.

Florida Inc. Last In Lobbyist Transparency

Lobbyists in the Sunshine State are subject to the least-transparent public disclosure requirements in the country. here

GOP Bullshit In Tampa Bay

See how the 14th District jumps across the bay for no apparent reason? Republicans did that because they knew if the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg each got their own districts, there would be way too many Democratic-leaning African American and Latino voters for Republicans to stand a chance. here

So the GOP legislature made District 14 hop across the bay deliberately packing every minority voter they could find into just one district in order to virtually eliminate minorities' influence in the other.

Local Hero Al Fox In Ybor City

8.18.15 - 6:30pm
At CoWork Ybor, 1901 E. 7th Ave. 
Downtown Ybor City

Hillsborough County Young Democrats 
 will be hosting our local hero Al Fox President of the 
Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation
It is suppose to be a deliberation between Mr. Fox 
 and Colonel Evelio Otero (US Air Force, Retired) 
about the future of Cuban relations. 
But with recent developments between the island and the US it could turn into a victory party for Mr. Fox.

Florida War Hawk Alcee Hastings

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings, a Democrat from Delray Beach, representing Florida’s 20th district will not support the Iran deal.  He will also introduce legislation on Sept. 8 that authorizes the sitting president or his successors to use military force to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state.  here

He is the second Florida Dem. 
voting for war. 




This guy will also vote for war!

Meeting with Rep. Castor in Tampa Today

11:30 AM
Stand up to stop war with Iran
At her office 
4144 North Armenia Avenue, Suite 300 Tampa

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Julian Bond RIP

Legendary civil rights activist Julian Bond has died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. here
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“He advocated not just for African-Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.” Pat Kemp

Florida's Awesome City, St. Petersburg

They have a cool Mayor, Rick Kriseman who hangs out with

Cheech and Chong

He joined the Florida Mayors 
"Freedom To Marry" campaign!
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He was endorsed by DFA!
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He can sing
(See video)

 A vibrant downtown with thousands of residents. 
A well know Right Wing propagandist (In this case he is right) mention it with cool cities like Portland,
 San Francisco, Seattle and Denver.

Learn more about this great Progressive oasis
in purple Florida here and here


And what do we get? A Right Wing mayor who thinks he is a  Progressive. and a deserted Downtown on a Sunday afternoon! 

Florida AG Pam Bondi Suing EPA

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other attorneys general in a legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in those states. here
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Pam Bondi Highlights
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Bondi fired Florida’s two leading attorneys investigating 
the epidemic of foreclosure fraud ravaging our communities. here
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Sells out Florida’s justice system to Washington lobbyists, socializing with attorneys who have corporate clients under state investigation. here
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Pay-To-Look-Away Scandal

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Thank You President Carter, The Whole Nation Is Rooting For You!

"President Carter, thank you for all your work on behalf of international peace, democracy and human rights. The whole nation is rooting for you, 
Mr. President." 

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Alex
He is from Vegas

Join fellow air-breathers and planet-dwellers in Tampa

Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00am

The BIGGEST step to combat climate change by any president, ever! That's what President Barack Obama did when he unveiled his Clean Power Plan, the first limit on carbon pollution from our power plants, the number 1 contributor to climate change.

We just wanted to say thank you!
Join our guest speakers: Tampa City Council Chair Frank Reddick, Rev. Russell Meyer, Fmr Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw, Small Business owner Ken Conklin, moderated by Tampa Bay Sierra Club 
Chair Kent Bailey.

Join fellow air-breathers and planet-dwellers as 
we thank the President for taking the steps 
to reverse climate change.
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Tampa City Council, E Kennedy Blvd, Tampa
info

Pic: At the Cuban Club in Ybor city, Sunday, April 15, 2007
here

Party With Betty Reed In Tampa

August 20, 2015 - 5:30 PM
Grown Man Brand Studios in Tampa

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Friends Of The Stogie

"Happy to Support the Ybor Stogie Blog!"

City of Miami Police Beat Handcuffed Suspect in Squad Car, Photographer Assaulted Too

Welcome To Tampa, Expect Delays

Rush Hour?
No, Sunday Afternoon 2:30pm
If you are a company looking to relocate here, don't! 
this is what you and your employees will have to put up with and Florida DOT and our local goverment want to make it worst!