Monday, October 19, 2015
Ybor City Stogie Hoodie
$49.99
Hooded Sweatshirt
Hooded Sweatshirt
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Patrick Murphy Contributions
Small Individual Contributions
$179,724 (7%)
Large Individual Contributions
$1,744,286 (65%)
PAC Contributions
$761,200
here
----------- Alan Grayson Small Individual Contributions: $1,755,295 (57%) Large Individual Contributions: $882,803 (28%) PAC Contributions: $295,675 |
Marco Rubio Will Cripple The Regulatory Power Of All Federal Agencies
At his first major speech on energy policy at BOC Water Hydraulics in Salem, Ohio, where he spent considerable time criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency. if elected,
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He will immediately stop the Clean Power Plan, a set of carbon pollution standards for existing power plants issued by the EPA
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He would simplify the permitting process for oil and gas pipelines.
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The EPA isn’t the only federal environmental agency that Rubio aspires to bring down in size and scope. The Florida senator mentioned that there are at least 10 agencies that regulate the energy industry, which he says are way too many. That’s why he’d attempt to “cripple” the regulatory power of all federal agencies.
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"Marco Rubio’s plan promises to protect big oil and the Koch brothers, instead of growing clean energy and protecting the environment.” Jessica Mackler
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Florida Class Warfare
Rick Scott, and the state’s economic development arm, Enterprise Florida, recently teamed up to promote Florida’s business climate to Kentucky businesses. In a radio ad, they asked Kentuckians if they were tired of unions and high taxes, and touted Florida as a place that has neither “as a right-to-work state,
with no income tax.”
with no income tax.”
While Scott and his
corporate functionaries
tout these as state assets, they are actually liabilities for the majority of Floridians. here
Bethune-Cookman University: We Got $15 Million
THE HELL WITH EVERYBODY ELSE
In an open letter Friday, Chairman Joe Petrock says that Scott was selected as one of five honorees for the 3rd annual Mary McLeod Bethune Legacy Awards Gala based on his ability to deliver needed resources to the university. Petrock says Scott’s support has included more than $15 million in funding allocations over the past three years. here
Ferry Linking Tampa And St. Pete
A commuter ferry service may be still years away but weekend ferry rides across Tampa Bay could be running in as little as a year through a pilot program pushed by St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. He plans to pitch the idea to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn at a meeting next week. (Good luck with that!) He said he has no qualms about working with Turanchik, whose failed attempts to bring the 2012 Olympics and commuter rail to Tampa have led some to dub him a dreamer. here
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“I think if you’re not dreaming and shooting for the stars, you’ll certainly never reach them. You’ve got to try new things and see if you can put it together.” Rick Kriseman
“I think if you’re not dreaming and shooting for the stars, you’ll certainly never reach them. You’ve got to try new things and see if you can put it together.” Rick Kriseman
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Feds Say No To Florida GOP
In a stinging blow to opponents of the state's anti-gerrymandering amendments, a federal court this week has thrown out a lawsuit filed by two Florida Republican Party officials who claimed the new law violated the constitution because it had a "chilling effect" on their free speech and petition rights.
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Tim Norris, the Walton County Republican Executive Committee Chairman and Randy Maggard, the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee Chairman. sued the Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner in August, demanding that he not enforce the Fair Districts provisions of the state constitution. here
Tim Norris, the Walton County Republican Executive Committee Chairman and Randy Maggard, the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee Chairman. sued the Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner in August, demanding that he not enforce the Fair Districts provisions of the state constitution. here
Marco Rubio Opposes Raising The Minimum Wage
$10 or $11 per hour.
But the Republican Opposes
raising the minimum wage. here
Friday, October 16, 2015
WTF: Bethune-Cookman University Students And Alumni
Are asking University officials to stop plans to honor Florida Gov. Rick Scott with an award named for the school's founder. The Mary McLeod Bethune Leadership Award is the school's highest honor. When word of plans to present the award to Scott got out, a group of those critical of the idea started an online petition asking school officials put an end to those plans. here
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"I was absolutely floored," B-CU graduate Jasmine Burney said. "The students, the alumni and the surrounding community are also in shock."
"I was absolutely floored," B-CU graduate Jasmine Burney said. "The students, the alumni and the surrounding community are also in shock."
Mario Rubio Could Win The Billionaire Primary
Marco Rubio may not be posting the same support as Donald Trump or Ben Carson in the polls, but he appears to be pulling ahead of his Republican rivals among one crucial demographic: billionaire donors. here
Rick Scott Keeps Pushing Legislators For Corporate Welfare
Rick Scott continues telling business leaders to pressure lawmakers for more incentive money (Corporate Welfare) to help attract companies to Florida. here
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Also check out:
Florida's Corporate Welfare Not Working
Thursday, October 15, 2015
2015 People's Climate March In Tampa
Kennedy and Westshore
Thank you TPD for taking care of us!
And Ben and Jerry for the free Ice Cream!
Florida's Right Wing Infestation
Florida’s taxpayers deserve smarter investment of our money. We rank near the bottom in education funding. Our roads and bridges cry out for repairs and upgrades. Florida inmates have needlessly died because the state was trying to economize on prison health care. We invest the least in our state services, per capita, in the country at less than half the national average. Many wounds are self-inflicted because, instead of investing in people and communities, the Legislature spends resources on tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations. here
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Florida GOP Do Your F*'n Job!
Florida environmental groups filed a suit asking the courts to force the Florida Legislature to return
Amendment 1 funds to a conservation land buying fund. here
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"We are asking for Florida’s courts to uphold the
constitution as amended by the voters. The legislature needs to be held accountable for ignoring the
will of the people." Serra Club Florida Conservation Chair Tom Larson.
Bargain Bob's Talents
In an interview with Dara Kam of the News Service of Florida, Tampa mayor Buckhorn was asked whether he’s considering running for governor. here
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”I don’t know. I’m looking at it,” he said. Though he loves being Tampa’s mayor, he said he hasn’t stopped thinking his talents could step up to Tallahassee.
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Lets look at some of the mayor's talents!
He was no fan of Amendment 2 here
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He called the ACLU, the Council on America-Islamic Relations, and the NAACP fringe groups. Though this month he emphasized he wasn’t including the NAACP in those remarks. here
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His lack of enthusiasm for Charlie Crist, the party’s 2014 gubernatorial nominee. here
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His support of Pam Bondi. here
And Patrick Murphy here
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And lets not forget how cheaply he can be bought, which is how he earned the nickname "Bargain Bob" here at this blog. here
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He should fit right in Tallahassee's Pay-To-Play Culture!
The Super Rich Love Marco Rubio
While 1-percenters hoping for lower taxes have reason to like pretty much every Republican running for president, there’s one who should have America’s wealthiest thinking about what to do with their extra thousands, or even millions, of dollars: Marco Rubio. here
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
“11 Corrupt Corporations: Anheuser-Busch is #1
In addition to sponsoring the open-bar cocktail hour at the 2015 ALEC annual conference, beverage giant Anheuser-Busch is also a member of ALEC's Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force — responsible for numerous anti-worker and union-busting initiatives. So, why not consider getting your drink somewheres else? (Uh, also: no big loss. Their beer tastes like pee.) here
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In Tampa Bay, why bother? Drink local!
Monday, October 12, 2015
More Lies About GO Hillsborough
Joe Brown Guest Columnist @ The Tampa Tribune here
- "Based on telephone responses and town hall meetings this year, most Hillsborough County residents want to fix the roads and bridges in existence."
- ( Note chat above, this is not true. Rail IS our top priority.)
- Telephone responses here
- Voters between the ages of 18-29 were automatically eliminated.
- Taxpayers who did not vote in last year's gubernatorial election didn't get to participate in the focus groups were which conducted last November.
- Consultants only talked to Republicans without any registered Democrats, but only conservative members of the GOP who always vote in Republican primary elections were included in the Republican group.
- Those who labelled themselves as moderate or liberal Republicans were not invited to the GOP focus group.
- Participants in the focus groups were chosen from Carrollwood, Westchase, Town and Country and Brandon which means which means South Tampa, West Tampa, Central Tampa, Temple Terrace, East Tampa, Plant City, South Shore, South County and Sun City were excluded from having their voices heard in the focus groups.
- The participants were each given $75 to take part in the focus groups and among the major takeaways are , there is no sense of crisis in transportation; rail is not seen as a viable alternative; the bus system has a major image and usage problem.
- Read more about this sham here
Florida's Corporate Welfare Not Working
In 2014, the state gave out
$5.7 billion
in Corporate Welfare
in Corporate Welfare
The state's ability to attract high-wage manufacturing jobs has not increased alongside a sharp rise in taxpayer-funded economic incentives (Corporate Welfare), which are often designed to attract those jobs, according to the Legislature's top economist. here
Marco Rubio's Secret-Money Commercials
Every pro-Rubio television commercial so far in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina has been paid for not by his campaign or even by a super PAC that identifies its donors, but instead by a nonprofit called Conservative Solutions Project. The secret-money group is giving him at least an $8 million assist, according to advertising tracker Kantar Media's CMAG. here
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The candidate has presented himself as being opposed to such unaccountable money.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Brian Blair's Kind Words For Jim Norman
You Big Dummy!
A new analysis conducted by Grammarly, a proofreading app, analyzed the spelling and grammar of comments on each presidential candidate’s Facebook page. Guess which political party’s supporters made mistakes at nearly twice the rate of the other?
Rick Scott's Pipeline
There are three major energy companies in Florida, which have formed a partnership to build a 474 mile underground natural gas pipeline, from Alabama and Georgia to a hub south of Orlando. The underground pipeline will be a joint venture owned by Spectra Energy (59.5 percent), Florida Power & Light parent NextEra Energy (33 percent), and Duke Energy (7.5 percent). here
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During Scott’s first term, the governor acquired substantial investments in the natural gas industry. His holdings included stock in Spectra Energy, and more than two-dozen companies that produce and transport natural gas in different Florida counties. It appears that Scott owns a percentage in all the major natural gas pipelines in the state of Florida.
During Scott’s first term, the governor acquired substantial investments in the natural gas industry. His holdings included stock in Spectra Energy, and more than two-dozen companies that produce and transport natural gas in different Florida counties. It appears that Scott owns a percentage in all the major natural gas pipelines in the state of Florida.
Mass Firing Of Teachers In Broward County
How would you feel as a parent if a little more than one month into the school year the principal of your new charter school fired the bulk of teachers and forced others to take huge pay cuts, lose benefits to remain? That's what happened at Paramount Charter School in Broward county where stunned parents discovered their kids were sitting around and drawing all day because there were
no teachers left: here
no teachers left: here
Rick Scott's Corporate Welfare State
Rick Scott wants legislators to keep in place a tax break for manufacturing companies.
Two years ago, the Florida Legislature agreed to waive the state’s 6 percent sales tax for equipment purchased by manufacturing businesses. But the
$137 million a year tax break
$137 million a year tax break
is scheduled to end in 2017. here
Friday, October 9, 2015
Local Hero Richard Gonzmart
"To be a great city, to attract corporations to move in, you have to have some kind of mass transit and rail's the way to go,”
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Richard Gonzmart, 4th generation President and co-owner of the Columbia Restaurant Group, says he's not only a light rail supporter, he's willing to pay for part of it. here
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