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The Dolphin Democrats, Florida's largest and oldest LGBT) Democratic Club, in conjunction with the Broward County Sheriff's Office, Gay & Lesbian Community Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Anti-Defamation League, Equality Florida and Log Cabin Republicans, is hosting a "Policing Hate Crimes Town Hall" on Wednesday, July 8th at 7:30pm. The Town Hall, which ...
Bilerico Project Florida - 11:21 a.m.
Sarah Palin’s sudden and unexpected announcement that she will resign as governor of Alaska at the end of the month could have a substantial impact on Southern politics. For starters, if Palin’s decision to resign indicates that she will now gear up for a 2012 campaign for president, she will provide effective competition to two Dixie GOPers who also harbor presidential ambitions, former Arkansas...
Saint Petersblog - 11:20 a.m.
Doesn't look or sound like the wingnuts have much love for the Senator who delivered the NRSC endorsement to Charlie Crist. ...
Saint Petersblog - 9:30 a.m. - 2 clicks 
Editor's Note: Today's Guest Contributor is Tom Brown , a freelance writer who has done business and political reporting for print media in Daytona Beach, Providence, and Boston. What was the first gay bar in your town? What year did it open? Was it ever raided? Chances are you're probably having trouble answering one or more of those questions. We've just waded through inn...
Bilerico Project Florida - 6:49 a.m.
Is this really what the voters had in mind after they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment setting up term limits in 1992? Floridians overwhelmingly approved eight-year term limits for Florida lawmakers in 1992, but they have unwittingly created a revolving door that leaves the Senate rich in experience and the House filled with aspiring senators. Of the 40 Florida senators ...
Progress Florida Blog - 6:48 a.m. - 3 clicks
Our Editorial Cartoon of the Week feature is part of Progress Florida's popular FREE Daily Clips service: By Dana Summers, Orlando Sentinel Related editorial: Charlie Crist betrays commitment to environment ...
Progress Florida Blog - 6:48 a.m. - 2 clicks
It is hardly the path to the top of the ticket many envisioned for Marco Rubio just a few years ago. The West Miami lawyer, now 38, had a national profile even before he took the gavel as Florida House speaker in 2006. He held "100 Ideas" forums with the likes of the late Jack Kemp and Newt Gingrich. A Senate president predicted his charisma would ultimately lead him to the Governor's Mansio...
Saint Petersblog - 6:48 a.m. - 2 clicks
Now that Rick Baker is saying he could endorse a candidate in the primary after previously indicating he would wait until the general election, let's take a look at the real or perceived value of a Baker endorsement. Let's begin with the obvious: Baker can't endorse Jamie Bennett. Despite the fact that Bennett is the closest Baker has to a political heir, he just cannot waste his endorsem...
Saint Petersblog - 5:30 a.m. - 2 clicks
St. Petersburg physician and GOP financier A.K. Desai, who is Crist's finance chairman, held a $2,400-per-person fundraiser for him at the Car Club in Orlando on Friday night. ...
Saint Petersblog - Sun 2:01 p.m.
The City of Pensacola is scrambling to borrow $40 million for the Community Maritime Park (CMP). An unstable municipal bond market is making it difficult. If the bonds are sold, the money will go for site preparation, a public park and a stadium. The stadium will house the Pensacola Pelicans baseball team. Estimated cost for paying off the bonds is $90 million spread over 30 years. Almost $40 mil...
Progressive Pensacola - Sun 9:09 a.m. - 3 clicks
Hope everyone is well and safe after a great Fourth of July. Our thanks to all those who worked hard to put on Fourth of July activities yesterday, particularly the excellent fireworks display. A few items I wanted to highlight today: Pensacola News Journal: "Chamber salaries worth it?" The PNJ's local government man Jamie Page reveals that three top Chamber of Commerce employees made more than...
Progressive Pensacola - Sun 9:09 a.m. - 7 clicks
The Northwest Florida Daily News, Ray Sansom's hometown newspaper, ran an editorial today urging him to resign: "Sansom has a right to his day in court. But he also has an obligation to all the voters who put so much trust in him — trust that he has lost. The Ray Sansom I wrote so glowingly about back in 2007 should do the right thing now. Ray Sansom should resign from the Florida House and all...
Progressive Pensacola - Sun 9:09 a.m. - 7 clicks
The Republican Party of Duval County is backing away from their promotion of an event that featured numerous controversial comparisons of President Barack Obama with German Dictator Adolf Hitler. The event, a Tea Party held at the Jacksonville Landing on July 2, was organized by the First Coast Tea Party. However, the Duval County Republican Party promoted the event with e-mails that stated “Pa...
Saint Petersblog - Sat 3:23 p.m. - 8 clicks
I'm the last of my kind says David Leddick as Mr. Charles, looking like an elongated and cornfed Quentin Crisp working an orange scarf and gazing either at the boards beneath him or over our heads at somewhere far far away. In Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach , a little jewel of a play by Paul Rudnick ( The New Century, Regrets Only, Jeffrey ) we meet an unrepentant dinosaur que...
Bilerico Project Florida - Sat 8:19 a.m. - 2 clicks
A Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr. of Abilene was tried as an adult in the 2007 death of 48-year-old Eric McMahon. Martinez received the maximum sentence and will be eligible for parole in 30 years. Martinez testified during his trial that he was drunk and had left a party when he saw th...
The 13th Juror - Sat 8:19 a.m. - 2 clicks
If Charlie Crist thought it important to appoint a Democrat to a vacancy in a minority dominated district of the Palm Beach County Commission, shouldn't he give the same consideration when appointing a replacement for the Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections? ...
Saint Petersblog - Sat 8:19 a.m. - 2 clicks
I was strolling around Old Town Key West yesterday enjoying the sights and sounds, and then catching dinner and a movie with a friend, so I missed the latest news about Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) resigning her office so she could... well, why and do what isn't exactly clear. Here's the announcement -- part 1 and part 2 . The reaction amongst the punditry has been your basic collective WTF? J...
Bark Bark Woof Woof - Sat 6:09 a.m. - 8 clicks
Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach) is out in front of both Dave Aronberg (D-Green Acres) and potential GOP Jim Lewis (R-Ft. Lauderdale). In a Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll presented July 1st, Gelber earned the highest approval rating of all three candidates who have announced their intentions to run. This poll, combined with a strong fund raising quarter and some heavy-hitter endorsements fr...
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 3 clicks
This isn't how Republicans are supposed to act. Gov. Charlie Crist ran afoul of the state Constitution when he refused to fill an appeals court seat because all of the picks submitted to him were white, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled. The high court also ruled Thursday that Crist must make a judicial selection from the all-white list of six names for the Fifth District Cour...
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 2 clicks
On March 4 , then on March 10 , and a week later in The Hill , I noted Arlen Specter's precarious position within his own party, and suggested his best ploy for survival was a party switch. On April 28, Specter switched. It really was his only rational course. Much the same dynamic will soon be playing out in the Florida Senate race between former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio and ...
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 2 clicks
Mason-Dixon for Sachs Communications. Primary voters. MoE 6% (No trend lines.) All Republican primary voters Crist 51 Rubio 23 Among respondents who know both candidates Crist 33 Rubio 31 Given that just 52 percent respondents had heard of former Florida Assembly speaker Marco Rubio, that means the MoE on that second set of numbers is likely around 8-9 percent....
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 3 clicks
I don’t believe it. Scott Maddox, of all people, is thinking about running for Commissioner of Agriculture here in Florida! What do we have to do to kill this political hack? CROSS POSTED FROM FLAPOLITICS.COM ...
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 3 clicks
This video showed up on my wife's facebook page. It's made by a man who was the music Pastor of her childhood church (a super conservative Baptist Church in Tampa) whom she knows personally, although she doesn't know him well, as no one in her youth church really knew her well. Apparently the group he's heading, "Faith and Family Values Republican Club of Pasco County," has successfully attrac...
DailyKos (Florida) - Sat 2:41 a.m. - 2 clicks
WFLA Homophobic TV Program: Help Decide the Next Steps Click here to take our survey. Protest at the studio? Reach out to advertisers? Boycott? Over the past few days we've gotten tons of email from across Florida suggesting next steps as our community responds to the airing of the reckless, homophobic program on WFLA (NBC) in Tampa. This has become a statewide and nationwide is...
Bilerico Project Florida - Fri 12:08 p.m. - 10 clicks
It's not enough that he has set Catholicism back several decades (you should have known that was his objective when he chose the name of the last pope he could actually respect, Benedict XV, 1914-1922, who invented canon law). Having torched seminaries with his witch hunt for homosexual candidates for the priesthood, he has now turned his bloody eye on that weakest and most endangered workforce ...
Bilerico Project Florida - Fri 10:53 a.m. - 3 clicks
Progress Florida's Best of the Blogs for week ending 7-3-09 Note: the Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida's popular free Daily Clips service. On Florida Hometown Democracy, For Four! By Gimleteye Eye On Miami According to The Miami Herald, developer Jorge Perez has whittled down his debt to $1.2 billion from $1.5 billion but has stashed away enough net worth...
Progress Florida Blog - Fri 8:17 a.m. - 3 clicks
Scott Farrell reviews the funny, revealing new bio of George Steinbrenner by St. Petersburg's Peter Golenbock, author of such inside-baseball classics as "The Bronx Zoo."...
The Political Whore - Fri 7:38 a.m. - 2 clicks
You knew it'd all end up in Florida somehow: Mark Sanford is bringing his crazy show down to Hobe Sound to spend Fourth of July with his wife and her family. The in-laws. Who must love all this....
The Political Whore - Thu 2:28 p.m. - 6 clicks
I've certainly done enough damage to Jamie Bennett's campaign that I should probably never say another thing about him. Naaahhh. Bennett's just too easy a target. And with Alex Haak out of the mayoral race, I predict Jamie Bennett will pick up the slack in the guffaw department. My latest gripe about Bennett comes from listening to him at the most recent mayoral forums. It seems like he begi...
Saint Petersblog - Thu 1:46 p.m. - 11 clicks
At the July 1st commission meeting, the Oakland Park City Commission, working with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), Fight OUT Loud, and many other organizations, brought forward a city resolution calling for the President and the United States Congress to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (House Resolution 1283), which ...
Bilerico Project Florida - Thu 1:43 p.m. - 4 clicks
Nice story in the Naples News Thursday about how pleased Southwest Florida legislators are over this year's recent session. Good to know they're happy to give themselves a pat on the back for capping the amount Big Tobacco has to set aside for lawsuits; trying to loosen the class size amendment, eliminate public art funding, and open the eastern Gulf up to reckless drilling; and makin...
Progress Florida Blog - Thu 12:44 p.m. - 5 clicks
The St. Petersburg Times has published more incrimating emails between Bob Richburg and Ray Sansom. Both Mr. Richburg, former president of Northwest Florida State College, and Rep. Sansom, former Florida House Speaker, are under indictment for perjury and official misconduct in connection with a plot to build an airplane hangar. In the latest emails published by the Times, Mr. Richburg writes to ...
Progressive Pensacola - Thu 11:45 a.m. - 8 clicks
A few things I wanted to highlight today: The Buzz: "Attorney General Holly Benson?" The St. Petersburg Times political blog The Buzz reports that Republican strategist Sally Bradshaw is floating Pensacolian Holly Benson's name as a possible Republican candidate for Attorney General in 2010. Ms. Benson presently serves as Secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, and is the s...
Progressive Pensacola - Thu 11:06 a.m. - 10 clicks
From The SPTimes:The Hillsborough State Attorney's Office won't prosecute Brian Blair on child abuse charges. Blair was arrested on Father's Day after a confrontation involving his two sons. In a memorandum, Assistant State Attorney Rita Peters characterized the scuffle between Blair and his 17-year-old son Brett as "discipline," given the history between the two. ...
Saint Petersblog - Thu 10:29 a.m. - 9 clicks
As many of you know, Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino and Pensacola City Councilman Sam Hall are being investigated by the State Attorney's office for a possible Sunshine violation. The investigation centers on a meeting the two had on April 28. Rick Outzen and Co. have covered the details, so I won't rehash them here. Councilman Hall made some newsworthy comments at yesterday's meetin...
Progressive Pensacola - Thu 10:09 a.m. - 4 clicks
The Times isn't the only source with for exclusive polling information. I've obtained a copy of a comprehensive voter survey of 400 registered St. Petersburg voters. I'll be sharing the results of this survey throughout the week. According to a survey of 400 registered voters in the City Council districts with an active race, almost 36% of respondents said they intended to vote by mail, a...
Saint Petersblog - Thu 10:09 a.m. - 2 clicks
Below is the breakdown of what the Pensacola City Council will consider in the coming week. As always, direct expenditures are highlighted. Links to the full agendas are included at the bottom of the page. Note: This meeting will take place on Monday, July 6. The meeting begins at 9:00 AM in the Hagler/Mason Conference Room, second floor, City Hall. The Finance Committee, the Economic and Communi...
Progressive Pensacola - Thu 7:57 a.m. - 3 clicks
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and her campaign against the census is annoying even to some of her fellow right-wingers. In a statement released Wednesday, Republican Reps. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia, and John Mica of Florida said that "boycotting the constitutionally-mandated census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country." Bachmann ...
Bark Bark Woof Woof - Thu 2:37 a.m. - 4 clicks
When a public figure gets caught in a sex scandal, their usual response is to clam up and not tell anyone what really happened, making everyone speculate and come to their own lurid conclusions as to who, what, when, and where. Not so with Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) . Sanford, the once-promising presidential prospect, agreed to first sit down with the AP hours after attending a state budget meetin...
Bark Bark Woof Woof - Thu 1:21 a.m. - 8 clicks
A jury took less than two hours to convict an Abilene teenager of murder in the beating death of a homeless man in 2007. Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr. could face up to life in prison. Eric McMahon, 48, was killed when he was hit by cinder blocks and kicked. Defense attorney David Thedford told the jury that Martinez acted out of fear of another man who he said threatened him and had a g...
The 13th Juror - Wed 12:21 p.m. - 9 clicks
A police officer resigned this morning from the Tarpon Springs Police Department after an internal investigation determined that he slashed the bicycle tires of a homeless man. Officer Jeffrey Robinson had retaliated for the homeless man's use of racial slurs Jan. 28 as Robinson was taking him to the Pinellas County Jail, the internal report said. A video captures Robinson, who is black, going i...
The 13th Juror - Wed 12:21 p.m. - 7 clicks
...can be found in the dichotomy of opinion between Adam Smith's and Cristina Silva's reporting from last night's mayoral forum. Smith, the veteran reporter, tweeted last night: "Frustrating watching SP mayor forums. 8 bright to vry bright cands, nobody rlly stnding out or saying anything unpredictable. Adds up 2 mush." On the other hand, Silva writes the article " St. Petersburg mayoral candid...
Saint Petersblog - Wed 11:28 a.m. - 2 clicks
Over the last several days, Equality Florida has received a few emails suggesting that our recent efforts - condemning Tampa NBC affiliate WFLA's screening of a homophobic infomercial - amount to censorship. We could not disagree more. Equality Florida would vigorously defend the American Family Association's (AFA) RIGHT to say what they want. Only government can take rights away, and we would s...
Equality Florida - Wed 9:32 a.m. - 8 clicks
Last month, I wrote that Tiger Bay's announcement for Chuck Harmon's appearanc e was just a little too over the top, even by the organization's snarky standards. Now, it looks like Tiger Bay has put its paw in its mouth again with its announcement for the program for the candidates for St. Petersburg City Council. Originally, the announcement read: Fat Cats, Dark Horses and Underdogs - The...
Saint Petersblog - Wed 9:32 a.m. - 5 clicks
If you can't trust a doctor.... This is in the Miami Herald : A Miami physician was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after admitting he fraudulently prescribed HIV therapy for Medicare patients who didn't need or get the treatment, costing the government program millions of dollars. Dr. Roberto Rodriguez, 54, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Paul Huck to pay more tha...
Bilerico Project Florida - Wed 7:33 a.m. - 6 clicks
GREAT St. Pete Times Editorial on NBC / WFLA's broadcast of the homophobic infomercial, Speechless (The Times is Florida's largest newspaper). Nice job by our communications director, Brian Winfield. We learned about this program on Saturday morning and have been mobilizing a massive statewide response - to demand an apology and to ensure it doesn't get aired elsewhere in Florida. In just 5 d...
Equality Florida - Wed 7:33 a.m. - 8 clicks
When we flex our collective political muscles, we are a force to be reckoned with, and victories in St. Pete this fall could yield a sea change in Pinellas politics. It's not that we must win every race. Simply winning a few, high profile, targeted races will send a signal to politicians that Equality is a winning message - and that homophobia has a political cost. Stratton St. Petersburg's ...
Equality Florida - Wed 7:33 a.m. - 5 clicks
Out of the Pensacola City Council's "goal setting session" today came seven goals, or "strategy statements." Without further ado: 1. Maintain a fiscally sound and sustainable city government that earns the trust and respect of the citizens. 2. Provide proficient public safety services in terms of police, fire, disaster preparedness, and storm water management through collaboration among agencies,...
Progressive Pensacola - Tue 7:00 p.m. - 3 clicks
This past Saturday, as tens-of-thousands of Tampa Bay residents celebrated at St. Pete Pride, Tampa's NBC Ch. 8, WFLA, screened the ugly and dangerous anti-gay infomercial -Silencing Christians. Help us DEMAND a public apology from NBC 8, WFLA and STOP this bigoted program from running elsewhere in Florida! The moment we heard about the show, Equality Florida jumped into action and you r...
Equality Florida - Tue 2:51 p.m. - 5 clicks
Here's a round-up of some of the Fourth of July celebrations going down this Saturday: As has been the case for the last 20 years, the Pensacola area's main Fourth of July celebration will be hosted by area Sertoma organisations. Here's the schedule: 11:00 AM—6:30 AM: Arts and crafts, food vendors, a free children's area, and live entertainment in Seville Square 7:30 PM: Free concert by Junior...
Progressive Pensacola - Tue 10:23 a.m. - 4 clicks
Florida Senate Bill 1126 and House Bill 483 match up to the legislation the AP reported that Governor Crist signed into law in Miami yesterday, with Attorney General McCollum present. S1126 “Expands the jurisdiction of the Office of Statewide Prosecution to investigate and prosecute certain additional offenses,” and “Provides that certain actions constitute an immediate and serious danger to th...
Progress Florida Blog - Tue 10:23 a.m. - 5 clicks
Repost from Pushing Rope : I am searching for the words to perfectly describe just how bad is Creative Loaf blog Daily Loaf. There is the crash and burn attempt at satire. The fictional Charlie Crist romance novel is boringly pointless. "Horrible doused with awful, that's how I'd describe it. Yikes," Litbrit told me. "Oh my God, and here I was thinking Gov. Sanford was the worst writer in the ...
Saint Petersblog - Tue 10:03 a.m. - 3 clicks
From the Palm Beach Post: Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has carried a part-time workload for the past two months, according to his schedule posted on his Web site. McCollum, a Republican who announced his candidacy for governor on May 18, has worked an average of about 22 hours a week since May 1, the records show. During the same period, McCollum has averaged nearly 17 hours a week of...
Saint Petersblog - Tue 5:59 a.m.
Of the 22 individuals crazy enough to run for elected office in St. Petersburg, the two with perhaps the best websites are candidates for City Council, rather than the better-funded candidates for Mayor. Well, mayoral candidate ">Scott Wagman has the best website, with plenty of YouTube videos. But at an expense of $20K, the cost of Wagman's website far exceeds its value. ">Jamie Bennett h...
Saint Petersblog - Tue 3:42 a.m. - 2 clicks
A few items I wanted to highlight today: Mason-Dixon: Crist 51, Rubio 23 Pensacola News Journal: "PJC to cut 25 jobs" Jamie Page's Notebook: "Council lists political goals" NorthEscambia.com: "UWF digging for the past in Molino" Pensacola News Journal: "Meetings this week"...
Progressive Pensacola - Mon 3:18 p.m. - 2 clicks
The Club for Growth, a conservative anti-tax group, is considering running ads in the Republican Party's Senate primary race against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for supporting higher state taxes and President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus spending package. Mr. Crist's opponent for the Republican Party's nomination next year is former state Speaker of the House Marco Rubio, a young conser...
Saint Petersblog - Mon 2:05 p.m. - 5 clicks
The Times isn't the only source with for exclusive polling information. I've obtained a copy of a comprehensive voter survey of 400 registered St. Petersburg voters in Districts 2,4,5,6 and 8. I'll be sharing the results of this survey throughout the week. Despite all of the media attention given to the Tampa Bay Rays and the effort to build a new stadium for the team, the issue most on S...
Saint Petersblog - Mon 2:05 p.m. - 5 clicks
Equality Florida members have flooded WFLA with more than a thousand emails and phone calls to express their outrage for running homophobic propaganda on the same night as St. Pete Pride. Thank you to everyone who took action! We'll be in touch soon with more updates as the story continues to develop. Here's a piece that ran in the Tampa Tribune on Saturday evening. The text be...
Equality Florida - Jun 29 - 6 clicks
Three months have passed since the last article was posted on St. Petersblog , the snarkiest of local blogs and recipient of a Creative Loafing "Best of the Bay" award . Before that, posting had been increasingly sporadic, which leads me to believe that the anonymous minds behind the blog must have gotten a real job OR (my theory) Alex Pickett was the brains behind the operation, grew ti...
Saint Petersblog - Jun 29 - 5 clicks
From a story reported on Truth Out Essay by RW Spisak Jr. for AveryVoice.com "For example, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Florida Republican, bought Citigroup stock valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on Oct. 2, the day before the House passed the financial rescue bill and President George W. Bush signed it into law, records show. She opposed the bill. &nb...
Progress Florida Blog - Jun 29 - 2 clicks
The editorial page of the Wall Street Journal tagged Charlie Crist as the Republican Barney Frank, but not for the reasons you may assume. "Florida Governor Charlie Crist is running for the U.S. Senate next year, and we wonder if one reason is that he doesn't want to be in Tallahassee when the next hurricane hits his state. His veto of a hurricane insurance reform bill last week all but guar...
Saint Petersblog - Jun 29 - 2 clicks
Tell NBC Channel 8 to NOT air this hour of lies! Contact NBC 8 right now and tell them not to run this horrendous program. Tonight at 7pm - unless we act RIGHT NOW - NBC 8, WFLA, is planning to air Silencing Christians - a one-hour anti-LGBT propaganda piece designed to "reveal the truth about the radical homosexual agenda." This ugly infomercial is filled with outra...
Equality Florida - Jun 29 - 4 clicks
The Times isn't the only source with for exclusive polling information. I've obtained a copy of a comprehensive voter survey of 400 registered St. Petersburg voters. I'll be sharing the results of this survey throughout the week. For Deveron Gibbons, the glass is either half-empty or half-full. For Kathleen Ford, the glass is surprising filled-up. For the mythical candidate "Undecided", t...
Saint Petersblog - Jun 29 - 3 clicks
Progress Florida's Best of the Blogs for week ending 6-26-09 Note: the Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida's popular free Daily Clips service. "Cash For Gold": a not-so-quick scan of Florida By Gimleteye Eye On Miami It's been 15 years since I've driven the length of the state at one time. Capitol Offense: The AG Race on the Issues By Kenneth Quinnell Flor...
Progress Florida Blog - Jun 26 - 3 clicks
Amendment 4, aka the Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment , would take land use decisions away from county commissions and give them to voters via referendums. As I said in a previous blog post , the Chamber of Commerce and big developers are vehemently against voters crashing their lavish party. You can expect the Chamber and their anti-Amendment 4 front group, the Orwellian-named "Floridian...
Progress Florida Blog - Jun 25 - 7 clicks
A little breeze made tonight's dinner even better. It's been oh so hot lately. On the Food Not Bombs menu at Orlando's Lake Eola Park: mango-raspberry dressing on spinach leaves, black bean soup, Mexican rice, roasted asparagus, green bean casserole and strawberries and blueberries for dessert. And then there were mangos to go. Some other folks showed up to hand out packages of crackers and ap...
The 13th Juror - Jun 24 - 5 clicks
Nothing is so satisfying to fundamentalist religious types as the confession of a sinner who has learned the error of his ways, even if he's a hypocrite. Heck, especially if he's a hypocrite. The more loathsome the sins, the more thrilling the confession: [W]atching Sanford's confession today, I kept thinking about Sen. John Ensign's (R-Nev.) identical confession just last week. The circumstanc...
Pensacola Beach Blog - Jun 24 - 5 clicks
"I've spent the last five days crying in Argentina" -- Mark Stanford (R-S.C.) This didn't take long. Someone on YouTube dedicates it to Mark Sanford . As for us, we forgave Madonna for everything after watching her memorable performance in Evita . ...
Pensacola Beach Blog - Jun 24 - 6 clicks
Fully Inclusive ENDA Introduced Ask Your Representative to Become a Cosponsor! Great News! Representative Barney Frank, joined by leading Republican co-sponsor, Florida's own Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, is set to introduce a bipartisan, fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) today. Email your representative NOW. ...
Equality Florida - Jun 24 - 2 clicks
This is why we have to change who we send to Tallahassee. The unemployment rate is 10.2 and leadership in Tallahassee decided to make some sort of ideological statement to the new administration in Washington. Government should be about making people's lives better and helping those in need, not making hollow ideological statements just because you don't like the President. We need to ch...
Equality Florida - Jun 24 - 2 clicks
Our friend, Representative Alcee Hastings, is leading the charge in Congress to ask the President to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. His letter, signed by other members of Congress, including 5 members from Florida, is below. June 22, 2009 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Obama: The United States of America ...
Equality Florida - Jun 22 - 2 clicks
