Is Leslie Wimes A Plant For The Florida GOP?

Our post yesterday on Nikki Barnes (on left) has cause quite a stir. Our traffic has gone through the roof and we have been banned from her Facebook page,  so much for free speech. The other young lady in this image (On right) is Leslie Wimes, a registered Democrat who supports Rick Baker and writes for the right wing Sunshine State News, the news service that frequently praises Republican Gov. Rick Scott and routinely trashes Democrats and the mainstream media. Which begs the question why doesn't she just switch her party affiliation since she gets paid to be a mouthpiece for the GOP. here

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Here she is attacking  Peter Schorsch. Called him a serious stalker, and said this:

"Perhaps Rick Baker didn't invite big Pete to his watch party. not sure if there would have been enough food."
She needs to get her vanity under contrOl. 

For a great article on Sunshine State News by
Eye On Miami.

here
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Florida Dems ever wonder why you keep losing?

The Merchants Of Ybor: Blind Tiger

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Hang Out With Real Progressives Tonight In Tampa

7 PM

Seminole Heights Library

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Want to meet with real Progressives and take back the Democratic Party from the fakes?

Join them tonight for their August meeting as they talk about the labor movement and the future of labor unions. Tampa Bay's top two labor activist Kelly Benjamin and Marc Rodrigues will be there to talk about a Fight for 15 event currently being planned. info

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pacific Rim

With Slaw

At The Bricks in Ybor

Thanks Nicholas Tobasco Bissett

Ybor Graffiti

8th Ave

Florida GOP Dennis Ross New Billboard In Brandon

Across from the Westfield mall

Check out his new website

http://www.dennisross.com

He is such a big dummy he doesn’t even control 

his own domain name!

Florida GOP Pam Bondi Praising Trump

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is praising Trump for allowing militarism of police. here

The Right Wing Infestation Of The Tampa Bay Times

The Republican cabal that infused $12-15 million into the paper are now calling the shots in the newsroom. here

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VOTE

Florida March For Black Women - Miami

9.30 - 3 PM

Miami, Florida

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Florida Dem Nikki Barnes At GOP Rick Baker's Election Party In St. Pete

Democratic National Committee Member Nikki Barnes at the Florida Democratic Party hangs with Florida GOP Rick Baker.

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 "Why in God's name is an elected Democratic National Committee member from Florida celebrating election night with the Republican candidate for St. Pete Mayor?? Nikki Barnes needs to resign immediately, go far away from the FDP and take her buddy, Leslie Wimes, with her. This is beyond outrageous!" Bryan Farris

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Join the conversation

 "Progressives have to take back this broken Party." 
Scott Shoup

Let's Talk Labor In Seminole Heights

With 2 of Tampa Bay's top labor activists

Kelly Benjamin 

and Marc Rodrigues

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Stephanie Baxter-Jenkins the Executive Director for the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, Mike Ruso Adjunct Professor of English at the University of South Florida and Bradley Van Waus will also be there.

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Guest speakers 2018 candidates 

Sky U. White and Andrew Learned

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8.31 - 7 PM

Seminole Heights Library

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What do the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, and child labor laws all have in common? They are all results of our wonderful labor unions in this country. This meeting focuses on labor activists in Tampa Bay. Come learn more about the organized labor movement and how you can get involved in their struggle for human dignity.

Why Florida Democrats Will Lose The Governorship In 2018

Florida Democrats, losers in the state for years will probably nominate Gwen Graham as their candidate for governor. She calls herself an environmentalist, she has criticize the Scott administration she says has battered Florida’s environment.  

“Too much of Florida’s beauty is being lost to development and neglect,” she said in the May 2 speech formally rolling out her campaign. Yet one month before the speech she took $50,000 from James Finch, a Panama City developer who in the past has been hit with large fines from environmental regulators.

Finch has also given $65,000 to the Republican Party of Florida since 2004. At the federal level, Finch has given tens of thousands of dollars, mostly to Republicans.

He praise Graham’s time in Congress, specifically when she voted in 2015 to support of the Keystone XL pipeline, which was championed by the oil and gas industry and decried by environmentalists.

 Another centrist Dem. another loss. 
Alex Sink, Charlie Crist?
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Hillsborough County Demand Transit Now

This is one of the only opportunities to share our thoughts on the county budget. Please join us and share this if you agree Tampa, Brandon, Temple Terrace and all of Hillsborough County deserve better transit now. here

Toss Dennis Ross in 2018

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The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay August Monthly Meeting

8.31 - 7 PM

Seminole Heights Library

info

Democrat Kathy Castor Votes Yes On Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes

In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. here

Democrat Steny H. Hoyer Sponsored it.

Other Florida yeas Bilirakis, Buchanan, Curbelo, Deutch,

Diaz-Balart, Frankel, Gaetz, Hastings, Lawson,

Murphy, Ros-Lehtinen, Ross, Rutherford, 
Wasserman Schultz, Wilson and Yoho

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Only 5 Opposed It. None from Florida

DeSantis, Rooney and Webster did not vote.

Even Pelosi voted for it.

 Please tell us the difference in parties again.