Syd Eastwin
Monday, April 16, 2018
Florida DINO Bill Nelson backs air strikes in Syria
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know how it ends.” Fox News host Tucker Carlson
Sunday, April 15, 2018
The Florida Democratic Party Sucks
In Florida, on our State Executive Committee, some members hold one vote while others hold 60 or more. For real. While the vast majority of members voted to ensure that everyone's vote would be equal, a few people who hold all the power with a so-called "weighted vote" decided that they don't want to end the weighted vote. Shocker.
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The power of our party remains consolidated in very few hands. 14 people on a body of nearly 250 members can conceivably control the outcome of any election for State Chair, DNC member or bylaws change. here
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The power of our party remains consolidated in very few hands. 14 people on a body of nearly 250 members can conceivably control the outcome of any election for State Chair, DNC member or bylaws change. here
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Corporate Dem Alma Gonzalez voted to
keep the weighted vote in Hillsborough County.-----
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Florida Responsible Gun Owner Sean Simpson
After the mass shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, most Florida teachers were horrified by the push from President Donald Trump and GOP legislators to arm teachers. But one vocal Parkland faculty member — science teacher Sean Simpson — said he would be open to packing heat in the classroom.
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This past Sunday, Broward Sheriff's deputies arrested the 43-year-old teacher after he forgot his Glock 9mm in a public bathroom stall, where a drunk homeless man promptly picked it up and fired it. here
Rick Scott Shameless Right-Wing Ideologue
Rick Scott. Florida's Republican governor, has spent his time in Tallahassee building a reputation as one of the most shameless right-wing ideologues in the country. He's second only to Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin in terms of pushing a far-right agenda onto a swing state.
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Now he's running against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in one of this fall's most high-profile races, and already Scott is awash in accusations of shady, corrupt behavior. here
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Now he's running against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in one of this fall's most high-profile races, and already Scott is awash in accusations of shady, corrupt behavior. here
Tampa Bay Tabloid Shuffle
First, the bad news.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, the area’s much beloved alternative weekly, was bought out by Euclid Media Group. Known as EMG, it owns a portfolio of nine such city publications including the Orlando Weekly.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, the area’s much beloved alternative weekly, was bought out by Euclid Media Group. Known as EMG, it owns a portfolio of nine such city publications including the Orlando Weekly.
EMG has shown a penchant for marginalizing and, in some cases, eliminating political news. It didn’t take long for the Cleveland-based outfit to telegraph its intentions to Tampa Bay readers.
Two immediate casualties of the local acquisition were ultra-proficient Editor-in-Chief David Warner and kickass News Editor Kate Bradshaw. EMG’s track record suggests independently-sourced news stories in Creative Loafing will henceforth be a rarity. Those who perused the Orlando Weekly before and after its changeover can attest to that.
Readers accustomed to in-depth exclusives can now expect more stories like this: a profile of former county commissioner Kevin Beckner who failed to win the 2016 race for Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Courts. That campaign was two years ago.
Wednesday’s digital edition of CL carried the story. It was basically a list of Kevin Beckner’s favorite things from obsession to meat market to performance venue.
The pap was listed under “Politics” on CL’s front page. The “writer” should be thankful there was no byline. Embarrassing.
So the fraternity of Tampa Bay news sources untainted by pay-for-play investors and the corporate establishment lost an important member. The public will become more reliant on local blogs for independent political commentary: Tampa Bay Beat, Eye on Tampa Bay, Shadow of the Stadium, Ybor City Stogie, Bay Post Internet, and the Tampa Bay Guardian.
On to the innocuous.
The Tampa Bay Times announced it would scale back publication of its *tbt tabloid from every weekday to once a week. Only puzzle aficionados will notice. Other than offering the more challenging L.A. Times crossword, the *tbt is basically a stripped down version of the Tampa Bay Times with pun-laced headlines.
The *tbt freebie was bad business anyway. Its only competition: the Tampa Bay Times whose pay news racks are frequently side-by-side in the same locations. Rolled out in 2004 as a weekly, *tbt started publishing five days a week in 2006.
Reason for the cutback: Trump-inspired tariffs on imported newsprint.
The ironies are too rich. Last year, publisher Paul Tash announced the debt-laden Times wanted “to connect with Trump voters” while simultaneously accepting a $12-15 million cash infusion from right wing investors. With propaganda disguised as news stories, the move backfired humongously as subscribers rebelled and voters rejected endorsed candidates.
And, it was the tariffs that triggered the *tbt contraction, not any in-house recognition that it used an incredibly poor business model.
By Jim Bleyer
Friday, April 13, 2018
Olivia Babis For Florida Senate
Olivia Babis is challenging Republican Rep. Joe Gruters for the District 23 seat.
Rick Scott's Florida
Tampa Bay Times Right Wing Propaganda
The right-wing Times attempts to shame Florida's best mayor for being too progressive. You can't have "progressive" without "progress."
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
Hillsborough County Culture Of Corruption
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How did they get elected?
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In Hillsborough County there are.....
320,571 Democrats
242,649 Other
And only 261,822 Republicans
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What Happened?
Rick Scott is a bewitched, evil hermit crab who lost his shell
and accidentally became
Florida's governor
Florida's governor
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Today is the perfect time to revisit the many, many ways Governor Scott has totally screwed over Floridians. here
Joe Redner Wins Again
A Tallahassee judge has ruled in favor of Tampa activist Joe Redner in his fight against the state to grow his own
medical marijuana. here
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"I'm lucky. I have money, I can afford this stuff. How about the people who need their medicine that can't get it? I'm a rich person. Don't they think about poor people?"
Mr. Joe Redner
medical marijuana. here
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"I'm lucky. I have money, I can afford this stuff. How about the people who need their medicine that can't get it? I'm a rich person. Don't they think about poor people?"
Mr. Joe Redner
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Chicken on the grill
With Rice and Tostones
At El Pueto in Ybor City
Thank you, Nick!
Thank you, Nick!
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Florida Celebrates Dennis Ross Retirement
Florida GOP Dennis Ross of Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring. here
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"Eight years takes its time on you." Dennis Ross
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It sure does Mr. Ross, just ask any Floridian. Party in Ybor anyone?
Victor Crist's Racket Exposed
This guy received tens of thousands of dollars from developers who profit from sprawl, and then he votes for sprawl.
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The developers for ONE of the huge sprawl projects he approved donated $8,000 to his re-election bid. Of the $78,000 Crist has raised for this election, $22,000 are from clients of ONE big developer-lobbyist. And besides that ONE lobbyist, Crist’s whole campaign donor list is a Who’s Who of developers and special interests.
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He didn't know. He blamed it on
two little old ladies. here
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Check out our friend Mariella Smith,, she has been fighting sprawl for decades. and she doesn't take brides. We can vouch for that, check out her history on this blog.
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She is not getting the big bucks from developers that Victor Crist gets. She is running a grassroots campaign.
She needs our help.
She needs our help.
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"Unlike Victor Crist, let me assure you I DO look at who writes checks, and each and every one of your contributions is important to our campaign."
Mariella Smith
Mariella Smith
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