And....I'm back. Took a short break, but I'm back to dish out more opinions and questions on some interesting races taking place in the Panhandle from the Governor's race on down.
There are always surprises when it comes to election results, but Rick Scott's defeat of Bill McCollum was probably the biggest one in recent memory. Rick Scott...he certainly has made the Governor's race a bit more interesting hasn't he? He went from "outsider" to "insider" so fast it made my head spin! My question is why is he running free (not in jail), much less running for Governor? At least Jeff Greene went down in flames so we don't have to hear any more enlightening quotes from Mike Tyson or fend off mental images of a vomit- covered yacht (seriously that's disgusting!). I have to say (insert sarcasm here heh heh) that I am just really touched by what big hearts exist in Florida's Republican party. I mean they were ready to roast Scott alive before the primary, but now? Sharing stages, talking about unity, calls for support (yes, we know we said he was the devil, but that was soooo last week!)...what's next? Roses? Wine? Carriage rides in the park?
At this rate the RPOF and associates look like they're aiming to snatch an Emmy from the Real Housewives of DC next year instead of being serious about addressing Florida's very real problems that need serious solutions. I say thank goodness for Alex Sink - a level-headed, incredibly smart woman who is ready to tackle all of Florida's issues!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
RECAP!
Citizens,
I LOST!
In other news, Congrats to Tallahassee Mayor Marks,
The next U.S. Senator from Florida Kendrick Meek
and the Next/ First Woman Gov. of Fl. Alex Sink.
In other news, People who should have won and didn't (Like Doug Tudor, Rick Minor, & Dave Aronberg) SHOULD NOT fall back into line but be at the forefront of the fight and run again because these are the leaders we need to help lead Florida to the Progressive State it should be! I am very proud to be associated with these leaders. So proud in fact that I am getting a tour started. "A Better Class of Losers Tour 2010, You never lose when you fight for whats right!" Coming soon to a City near you! More info to come. At any rate, More analysis coming later.
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
I LOST!
In other news, Congrats to Tallahassee Mayor Marks,
The next U.S. Senator from Florida Kendrick Meek
and the Next/ First Woman Gov. of Fl. Alex Sink.
In other news, People who should have won and didn't (Like Doug Tudor, Rick Minor, & Dave Aronberg) SHOULD NOT fall back into line but be at the forefront of the fight and run again because these are the leaders we need to help lead Florida to the Progressive State it should be! I am very proud to be associated with these leaders. So proud in fact that I am getting a tour started. "A Better Class of Losers Tour 2010, You never lose when you fight for whats right!" Coming soon to a City near you! More info to come. At any rate, More analysis coming later.
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Monday, August 23, 2010
GOTV Primary
Citizens,
Just wanted to shoot out a reminder to "Get out your Vote" tomorrow for the Primary Election!
Or as one of my favorites groups say:
Looking for some recommendations?
Here are the State Races we endorsed:
Governor: Alex Sink (No Contest/ Not on Tomorrow's Ballot)
US Senate: Kendrick Meek
Attorney General: Dave Aronberg
CFO: Loranne Ausley
Ag Commissioner: Scott Maddox
State Senate Dis 6: Curtis Richardson
House District 9: Rick Minor
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Jefferson County (Monticello) Local:
County Commission District 2: Gene Hall
County Commission District 4: Recuse due to personal involvement.
School Board District 3: Shirley Washington
City Council District 2: Tom Vogelesang
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Leon County(Tallahassee)
Mayor- John Marks
City Commission 3 - Nancy Miller
City Commission 5 - Gil Ziffer
County at Large - Cliff Thaell
County Commission 5: Bob Rackleff (Incum) or Kristin Dozier.(Both Very Progressive)
*THESE ARE ONLY THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING THIS BLOG.*
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Just wanted to shoot out a reminder to "Get out your Vote" tomorrow for the Primary Election!
Or as one of my favorites groups say:
Looking for some recommendations?
Here are the State Races we endorsed:
Governor: Alex Sink (No Contest/ Not on Tomorrow's Ballot)
US Senate: Kendrick Meek
Attorney General: Dave Aronberg
CFO: Loranne Ausley
Ag Commissioner: Scott Maddox
State Senate Dis 6: Curtis Richardson
House District 9: Rick Minor
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Jefferson County (Monticello) Local:
County Commission District 2: Gene Hall
County Commission District 4: Recuse due to personal involvement.
School Board District 3: Shirley Washington
City Council District 2: Tom Vogelesang
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Leon County(Tallahassee)
Mayor- John Marks
City Commission 3 - Nancy Miller
City Commission 5 - Gil Ziffer
County at Large - Cliff Thaell
County Commission 5: Bob Rackleff (Incum) or Kristin Dozier.(Both Very Progressive)
*THESE ARE ONLY THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING THIS BLOG.*
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Friday, August 20, 2010
Southerland Speaks in Support of Mosque
I've spent a bit of time in the past few weeks asking "Who Is Steve Southerland?" Some of what I've found has been confusing at best, but I'm surprised and happy to let you know that someone in the Florida Congressional District 2 Republican Primary has some sense when it comes to building the mosque near Ground Zero. Last night at a forum in Bay County, Steve Southerland expressed his support for building the mosque. Glad to see Southerland come out in support, especially following Ron McNeil’s comments, which I wrote about yesterday.
In case you missed it here’s the McNeil position:
“I’m totally against it. If I had my way, it would pretty much be over my dead body,” said Ron McNeil, a candidate for the U.S. House District 2 seat, who was referring to a controversial plan to build an Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. “That religion is against everything America stands for. If we have to let them build it, make them build it nine stories underground, so we can walk above it as citizens and Christians.”
You can view Southerland’s comments in the video below:
Looks like Southerland is the only Republican in the race who supports the mosque. Finally some tolerance and support from a Republican candidate on this issue. Good job Steve Southerland!
In case you missed it here’s the McNeil position:
“I’m totally against it. If I had my way, it would pretty much be over my dead body,” said Ron McNeil, a candidate for the U.S. House District 2 seat, who was referring to a controversial plan to build an Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. “That religion is against everything America stands for. If we have to let them build it, make them build it nine stories underground, so we can walk above it as citizens and Christians.”
You can view Southerland’s comments in the video below:
Looks like Southerland is the only Republican in the race who supports the mosque. Finally some tolerance and support from a Republican candidate on this issue. Good job Steve Southerland!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
McNeil and the Mosque - FL CD 2
By now people all over Florida have heard about Ron McNeil's (McNeil) comments about the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in NYC. McNeil is one of several Republicans vying for a chance to run against Rep. Allen Boyd or Sen. Al Lawson in November. Fortunately, we only have to wait until Tuesday to see who that lucky person will be, but since he's still a candidate for a few more days, let's talk for a minute about McNeil's comments.
The following is McNeil's Mission Statement taken directly from his campaign website (my emphasis):
I intend to lead the transformation of the American Republic back to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights in order to promote Free Enterprise, to require the Federal Government to be limited in size and power, and to make it function under balanced budget limitations. Individual freedom and liberty must be preserved, while personal responsibility is expected from every citizen. The primary goal is to return to being the People’s Government instead of the Government’s people.
Now, with that in mind, consider the comments he made yesterday in response to questions about the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in NYC:
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Anyone who's read some of my previous posts won't be surprised to see I have a few questions...
Did you know there is already another mosque five blocks from there? Did you know there is no proof whatsoever that those wanting to build have any ties to extremist Muslims, such as the ones who took part in 9/11? Did you know there are Muslim services held in the Pentagon? Do you understand that there are different sects of Islam, just as there are different sects of Christians and Jews, etc.? Do you realize there are at least 2 million Muslims (some say as many as 10 million or more) who are citizens of this country?
Do you understand that you are running for an office which, if elected to, would have you representing people of numerous religious faiths and ethnic backgrounds? No, I don't think you do. I don't think you have any concept of what you're talking about. The students asking you the questions and challenging you had far more insight than you appear to have.
So, here's a thought. Until you're ready to accept and grasp the fact that the district you want to represent is not fully comprised of lily white Christians, I suggest you go back to your ranch and oh, I don't know...jump on your round trampoline because you are sure not ready for this.
The following is McNeil's Mission Statement taken directly from his campaign website (my emphasis):
I intend to lead the transformation of the American Republic back to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights in order to promote Free Enterprise, to require the Federal Government to be limited in size and power, and to make it function under balanced budget limitations. Individual freedom and liberty must be preserved, while personal responsibility is expected from every citizen. The primary goal is to return to being the People’s Government instead of the Government’s people.
Now, with that in mind, consider the comments he made yesterday in response to questions about the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in NYC:
- "I'm totally against it. If I had my way it'd be pretty much over my dead body to build a mosque there. The Muslims will have that place to gloat about for years if they get their way and it was the Muslim religion that caused the problems we had on 911. It was extremist. It probably didn't represent their exact religion but the very fact they want to build something right there in the shadows of ground zero is ridiculous,"
- “That religion is against everything America stands for. If we have to let them build it, make them build it nine stories underground, so we can walk above it as citizens and Christians.”
- “This religion’s plan is to destroy our way of life.”
- “It’s our place as Christians to stand up for the word of God and what the Bible says.”
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Anyone who's read some of my previous posts won't be surprised to see I have a few questions...
Did you know there is already another mosque five blocks from there? Did you know there is no proof whatsoever that those wanting to build have any ties to extremist Muslims, such as the ones who took part in 9/11? Did you know there are Muslim services held in the Pentagon? Do you understand that there are different sects of Islam, just as there are different sects of Christians and Jews, etc.? Do you realize there are at least 2 million Muslims (some say as many as 10 million or more) who are citizens of this country?
Do you understand that you are running for an office which, if elected to, would have you representing people of numerous religious faiths and ethnic backgrounds? No, I don't think you do. I don't think you have any concept of what you're talking about. The students asking you the questions and challenging you had far more insight than you appear to have.
So, here's a thought. Until you're ready to accept and grasp the fact that the district you want to represent is not fully comprised of lily white Christians, I suggest you go back to your ranch and oh, I don't know...jump on your round trampoline because you are sure not ready for this.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
GOING GOING GONE!
GUESS WHAT CITIZENS!
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Monday, August 16, 2010
This $HIT IS Bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S
Citizens,
For Christ Sake! They are even arguing through Road Signs! This is what it looks like over about 80% of Tallahassee. Win or Lose, I guarantee you they aren't planning on picking up ONE of them!
For more on this, We go to the next Gov. of Florida, Current Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink
Stay Safe Citizens
Storm
For Christ Sake! They are even arguing through Road Signs! This is what it looks like over about 80% of Tallahassee. Win or Lose, I guarantee you they aren't planning on picking up ONE of them!
For more on this, We go to the next Gov. of Florida, Current Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink
Stay Safe Citizens
Storm
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Something Stinks in the FL Comm of Ag Race
Up until now I've been focusing a lot on FL's 2nd Congressional race, but being a Wonk means following all the races...so I have google alerts set up on the different statewide candidates.
Yesterday an interesting endorsement came up for Congressman Adam Putnam who is running for Agriculture Commissioner. The Florida Feedstock Growers Association endorsed him - here is the first paragraph from their announcement:
"Today, at the Florida Feedstock Growers Association’s (FFGA) Inaugural Meeting, held prior to the Fifth Annual Farm to Fuel Summit, the organization announced its official endorsement of Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. FFGA is a group of veteran farmers who provide education and real-world experience to farmers and landowners about the principles and practices of growing renewable crops and their respective revenue streams and incentive programs."
It was the "inaugural meeting" that caught my attention. It is the first time these 'farmers' are getting together and they are already endorsing candidates? So I started digging...
My first google search was for their organization and the only thing that came up was this linkedin link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-webster/16/5ba/baafor Steven Webster who is listed as FFGA President. Mr. Webster is a Tallahassee Consultant with MW Consulting (he is the W of the MW) whose website is http://www.mwconsult.us/ and whose company slogan is "Our mission is to help our clients achieve profitability quickly and consistently". Nice!
So I start to explore MW Consulting further. They are a lobbying firm that specializes in having the state and federal government provide grant money to whomever hires them - currently they are bragging on their home page that "Mathews Wins $9 Million in Florida Grants for Agri-Source Fuels" (Mathews is the M in the MW). Hmmmm, think they might care about who ends up as the next Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner?
Also on their website I found this paragraph on FFGA:
"MW Consulting has filed the papers to launch the Florida Feedstock Growers Association. South Florida farmer Bill Vasden (http://www.uscjo.com/) is founding chair; farmer John Paul of Two Cars Citrus is vice chair. MW President Steven Webster is president and registered agent, while MW CEO Peggy Mathews is secretary-treasurer of the new association."
So of their four founding members, who Congressman Putnam's press release today called "a group of veteran farmers" only two have anything to do with farming! The other two are lobbyists for agribusiness. MW Consulting’s Bio Page for Mathews and Webster has nothing about farming.
This doesn't pass the smell test. This appears to be big business lobbyists who make a living off the taxpayers working to grease the wheels of the candidate they think is going to win and give them more money. These lobbyists got smart and created a group with a fancy name and are getting free press for their candidate off of it.
Do you know what Feedstock is? It's raw materials like crude oil or iron ore, or in this example biomass. These aren't working farmers at all.
This just stinks.
Yesterday an interesting endorsement came up for Congressman Adam Putnam who is running for Agriculture Commissioner. The Florida Feedstock Growers Association endorsed him - here is the first paragraph from their announcement:
"Today, at the Florida Feedstock Growers Association’s (FFGA) Inaugural Meeting, held prior to the Fifth Annual Farm to Fuel Summit, the organization announced its official endorsement of Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. FFGA is a group of veteran farmers who provide education and real-world experience to farmers and landowners about the principles and practices of growing renewable crops and their respective revenue streams and incentive programs."
It was the "inaugural meeting" that caught my attention. It is the first time these 'farmers' are getting together and they are already endorsing candidates? So I started digging...
My first google search was for their organization and the only thing that came up was this linkedin link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-webster/16/5ba/baafor Steven Webster who is listed as FFGA President. Mr. Webster is a Tallahassee Consultant with MW Consulting (he is the W of the MW) whose website is http://www.mwconsult.us/ and whose company slogan is "Our mission is to help our clients achieve profitability quickly and consistently". Nice!
So I start to explore MW Consulting further. They are a lobbying firm that specializes in having the state and federal government provide grant money to whomever hires them - currently they are bragging on their home page that "Mathews Wins $9 Million in Florida Grants for Agri-Source Fuels" (Mathews is the M in the MW). Hmmmm, think they might care about who ends up as the next Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner?
Also on their website I found this paragraph on FFGA:
"MW Consulting has filed the papers to launch the Florida Feedstock Growers Association. South Florida farmer Bill Vasden (http://www.uscjo.com/) is founding chair; farmer John Paul of Two Cars Citrus is vice chair. MW President Steven Webster is president and registered agent, while MW CEO Peggy Mathews is secretary-treasurer of the new association."
So of their four founding members, who Congressman Putnam's press release today called "a group of veteran farmers" only two have anything to do with farming! The other two are lobbyists for agribusiness. MW Consulting’s Bio Page for Mathews and Webster has nothing about farming.
This doesn't pass the smell test. This appears to be big business lobbyists who make a living off the taxpayers working to grease the wheels of the candidate they think is going to win and give them more money. These lobbyists got smart and created a group with a fancy name and are getting free press for their candidate off of it.
Do you know what Feedstock is? It's raw materials like crude oil or iron ore, or in this example biomass. These aren't working farmers at all.
This just stinks.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
How Republican Is Steve Southerland?
Has anyone else noticed that Steve Southerland spends a lot of time telling us what a "conservative" he is? In case you haven't visited his campaign website, the top banner literally says he is a Conservative Republican. This made me wonder why he is trying soooooooo hard to make sure everyone knows he's a conservative Republican. And if he's cornering the market on being the conservative candidate, where does that leave the other Republicans vying to run against Rep. Allen Boyd? I think there's a tiny little possibility that Mr. Southerland feels like he has something to prove, what with being a registered Democrat as recently as 2002. I wonder...did he vote for Clinton? Did he vote for Al Gore in 2000? I can't, of course, say who he voted for because I don't know. I can, however, tell you that he donated to Rep. Allen Boyd's campaign in the past...you know back when he was a Democrat - before he morphed into this uber conservative candidate. Come to think of it...if he registered to vote in 1984 as a Democrat and didn't become a Republican until 2002...yeah, it's now 2010...so that means he spent WAY more of his voting years as a Democrat than as a Republican! Yep, 18 years as a Democrat and only 8 years as a Republican...I can see why he feels like he has something to prove.
Rick Scott just got Served!
Citizens,
Steve Andrews, a Tallahassee Attorney filed suit Monday to force disclosure of GOP Gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott's deposition that is sealed under a confidentiality agreement. When asked what he said, Scott said the settlement “is a private matter” and he will not willingly disclose what he said in the deposition.
WELL GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Steve Andrews, a Tallahassee Attorney filed suit Monday to force disclosure of GOP Gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott's deposition that is sealed under a confidentiality agreement. When asked what he said, Scott said the settlement “is a private matter” and he will not willingly disclose what he said in the deposition.
WELL GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Monday, August 9, 2010
Early Voting Starts Today!
Just a friendly reminder that early voting starts today! If you live in Leon County, here's the link for all the info you need to go vote! http://www.leonvotes.com/
Stay tuned for ongoing commentary on local races. I wish I could cover them all, but not possible since I do have a day job :-) I'll do my best though! Remind everyone to vote!! Look at the ballot and research the names that aren't familiar to you and decide whose views match yours. This is important!
Stay tuned for ongoing commentary on local races. I wish I could cover them all, but not possible since I do have a day job :-) I'll do my best though! Remind everyone to vote!! Look at the ballot and research the names that aren't familiar to you and decide whose views match yours. This is important!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
"I had nothing to do with the House Collapse"- Jeff Greene
Citizens,
It was asked to me today why I am hell bent on making sure that Jeff Greene is NOT the Democratic nominee for US Senate from Florida. Well it seems that many of you are unaware of what Mr. Greene has done in the past. Please allow me to refresh your memory,
"I don’t know what occurred after the sale. All I care about is that I get my money.”
So Jeff Greene has said a million times that he had nothing to do with creating the subprime mortgage debacle which in the end, made him obscenely wealthy. Well in the
St. Petersburg Times, they describe the scenario beautifully!
They say "The setting: this remote desert town at the edge of Death Valley. At a project called La Mirage, Greene converted 1950s-era military housing from apartments to 300 condos. In the summer of 2006, just as he was starting to make his bets against the sub-prime housing market, records show that Greene's company unloaded the units, some for as much as $165,000. The buyers turned out to be people who never intended to own the properties or pay back the loans.
Local residents, who referred to the complex of single-story duplexes and triplexes as "Criminal Gardens," were stunned at the sale prices. Even in the midst of real estate hysteria, they seemed over the top.
Within 18 months, all of the La Mirage buyers defaulted on their loans and every condo was in foreclosure. Low-income tenants, still paying rent and unaware their apartments had been sold, found themselves on the street. Lenders recouped about $25,000 per unit when the properties went up for auction. Banks — and ultimately U.S. taxpayers who bailed out the banks — were left holding the bag on nearly $34 million of worthless paper."
Read the entire article here:
Jeff Greene is Evil
Point is that Jeff Greene is an evil man. He is attempting to buy his way into the US Senate. Any time you want to further educate yourself about Jeff Greene, just type his name into Google along with Housing Crisis. Thats all you need kids!
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
It was asked to me today why I am hell bent on making sure that Jeff Greene is NOT the Democratic nominee for US Senate from Florida. Well it seems that many of you are unaware of what Mr. Greene has done in the past. Please allow me to refresh your memory,
"I don’t know what occurred after the sale. All I care about is that I get my money.”
So Jeff Greene has said a million times that he had nothing to do with creating the subprime mortgage debacle which in the end, made him obscenely wealthy. Well in the
St. Petersburg Times, they describe the scenario beautifully!
They say "The setting: this remote desert town at the edge of Death Valley. At a project called La Mirage, Greene converted 1950s-era military housing from apartments to 300 condos. In the summer of 2006, just as he was starting to make his bets against the sub-prime housing market, records show that Greene's company unloaded the units, some for as much as $165,000. The buyers turned out to be people who never intended to own the properties or pay back the loans.
Local residents, who referred to the complex of single-story duplexes and triplexes as "Criminal Gardens," were stunned at the sale prices. Even in the midst of real estate hysteria, they seemed over the top.
Within 18 months, all of the La Mirage buyers defaulted on their loans and every condo was in foreclosure. Low-income tenants, still paying rent and unaware their apartments had been sold, found themselves on the street. Lenders recouped about $25,000 per unit when the properties went up for auction. Banks — and ultimately U.S. taxpayers who bailed out the banks — were left holding the bag on nearly $34 million of worthless paper."
Read the entire article here:
Jeff Greene is Evil
Point is that Jeff Greene is an evil man. He is attempting to buy his way into the US Senate. Any time you want to further educate yourself about Jeff Greene, just type his name into Google along with Housing Crisis. Thats all you need kids!
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Two Recent Endorsements for Southerland
Thursday, August 5, 2010Two Recent Endorsements for Southerland
Saw a shocking announcement today (insert sarcasm here)...Steve Southerland, Republican candidate for FL-02, received an endorsement from the House Conservatives Fund (HCF), a federal PAC with two primary goals: (1) regain the Republican majority in Congress and (2) elect (and re-elect) "principled conservatives."
I let my fingers do the walking over to the HCF website (houseconservatives.com) and started reading...
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is the Honorary Chair of this group and he's received awards from various organizations for his conservative stands, including the Family Research Council (oh yes, the same group co-founded by our own George "Rentboy" Rekers). Rep. McHenry also reportedly shares the most conservative voting record on traditional family values. You know what that means, right? Complete disregard for a woman's right to reproductive freedom, not to mention rejection of any family unit that doesn't fit their definition of traditional. Furthermore, they blast the Democratic-led Congress for trying to "ram cap and trade" down their throats and blame them for the deficit.
The beauty of doing this blog is that I get to share what I find with you and ask questions to my heart's content and believe me - I have questions! For example...
I'm sorry, I had to pause for a moment to come back down from the ceiling so I could type without using all CAPS and too much punctuation lol...ok, I think I'm good now. Where was I?
Oh yes, for example...WASN'T IT THE REPUBLICANS CAMPAIGNING ON CAP AND TRADE IN 2008???? Sorry, I thought I was ok, but it slipped out. I am so frustrated with people who say one thing all over the place and then in the face of countless hours of having said these things on video they say "what? I never said that." Seriously, it's unbelievable.
And as for the general idea of fiscal conservatism and a deficit out of control. Really I can't believe I have to say this again, but come on! We HAD a budget surplus when Clinton left office. We HAVE a fiscal conservative in office now in the form of Rep. Allen Boyd. All you have to do is take a real look at his record to see that. I may not agree with him on everything, but I actually consider myself to be fiscally conservative and I know he is as well. I know that might be upsetting for some people...can you BE progressive and fiscally conservative at the same time? Yes you can!
Mr. Southerland also received an endorsement this week from Rep. Jeff Miller, Republican Rep from FL-01. I didn't know much about him until I started exploring his website tonight as well. Guess what I found? Rep. Miller received the same award (the "True Blue") from the Family Research Council in 2009. What an amazing coincidence! (yes, insert some more sarcasm...)
Look, I don't have a problem with people being fiscal conservatives and I don't have a problem with people having values, in fact I think values are a great thing to have, but I wish certain folks out there would get a grip on the concept that values are personal. And there isn't just one definition of a traditional value. Ok, so tonight might have been a little more rant than education, but oh well...I feel a little better :-)
Saw a shocking announcement today (insert sarcasm here)...Steve Southerland, Republican candidate for FL-02, received an endorsement from the House Conservatives Fund (HCF), a federal PAC with two primary goals: (1) regain the Republican majority in Congress and (2) elect (and re-elect) "principled conservatives."
I let my fingers do the walking over to the HCF website (houseconservatives.com) and started reading...
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is the Honorary Chair of this group and he's received awards from various organizations for his conservative stands, including the Family Research Council (oh yes, the same group co-founded by our own George "Rentboy" Rekers). Rep. McHenry also reportedly shares the most conservative voting record on traditional family values. You know what that means, right? Complete disregard for a woman's right to reproductive freedom, not to mention rejection of any family unit that doesn't fit their definition of traditional. Furthermore, they blast the Democratic-led Congress for trying to "ram cap and trade" down their throats and blame them for the deficit.
The beauty of doing this blog is that I get to share what I find with you and ask questions to my heart's content and believe me - I have questions! For example...
I'm sorry, I had to pause for a moment to come back down from the ceiling so I could type without using all CAPS and too much punctuation lol...ok, I think I'm good now. Where was I?
Oh yes, for example...WASN'T IT THE REPUBLICANS CAMPAIGNING ON CAP AND TRADE IN 2008???? Sorry, I thought I was ok, but it slipped out. I am so frustrated with people who say one thing all over the place and then in the face of countless hours of having said these things on video they say "what? I never said that." Seriously, it's unbelievable.
And as for the general idea of fiscal conservatism and a deficit out of control. Really I can't believe I have to say this again, but come on! We HAD a budget surplus when Clinton left office. We HAVE a fiscal conservative in office now in the form of Rep. Allen Boyd. All you have to do is take a real look at his record to see that. I may not agree with him on everything, but I actually consider myself to be fiscally conservative and I know he is as well. I know that might be upsetting for some people...can you BE progressive and fiscally conservative at the same time? Yes you can!
Mr. Southerland also received an endorsement this week from Rep. Jeff Miller, Republican Rep from FL-01. I didn't know much about him until I started exploring his website tonight as well. Guess what I found? Rep. Miller received the same award (the "True Blue") from the Family Research Council in 2009. What an amazing coincidence! (yes, insert some more sarcasm...)
Look, I don't have a problem with people being fiscal conservatives and I don't have a problem with people having values, in fact I think values are a great thing to have, but I wish certain folks out there would get a grip on the concept that values are personal. And there isn't just one definition of a traditional value. Ok, so tonight might have been a little more rant than education, but oh well...I feel a little better :-)
Thursday, August 5, 2010
FYI
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District 2 Candidates and Bandwagon 2010
I've been trying to figure out where I should start and finally decided to dig in with the race for the U.S. House, District 2. If you're reading this, you probably already know that Congressman Allen Boyd, a Democrat, is the incumbent. He's been in office for 14 years and is facing a primary opponent in Senator Al Lawson. Rep. Boyd and Sen. Lawson are the only two Democrats running, but there are a whole bunch of other people in the race! I had never heard of most, if any, of them until the signs started sprouting all over town. Now of course I see Eddie Hendry signs in my dreams because there are so many of those signs! Someone told me he posted $40,000 in donations and expended $50,000 for signs and I would believe it!
Many of the candidates for District 2 attended Bandwagon 2010 Monday evening. This event was put on by the League of Women Voters and WFSU. The event was broadcast live, but if you're curious to see how they all performed (well...the ones who showed up), then check out WFSU's schedule since I've been told they replay it multiple times before the primary. http://wfsu.org/community/bandwagon2010.php
OK, on to the list of Republicans in no particular order:
1. Eddie Hendry (sorry about the sign jab above, but wow...)
2. Ron McNeil - took the opportunity at Bandwagon 2010 to plug his book entitled "Have We Lost Our Minds?" - my answer is...never mind...that's too easy
3. David Scholl - told the audience that he voted for Reagan and then proceeded to invoke the name of Reagan so many times that I started to feel like I'd gone back in time...kinda strange
4. Barbara F. Olschner - no show for Bandwagon 2010 in Tally, but according to her Twitter posts she took part in another similar forum west of here Tuesday night where she stated that the two biggest differences between her and the rest of the candidates are that she is the only woman and the only lawyer. I will have to return to that topic later...
5. Steve Southerland - also a no show in Tally, Mr. Southerland is in the funeral home business in Panama City.
No Party Affiliation and Write-In:
1. Dianne Berryhill
2. Paul C. McKain
3. Ray Netherwood
Quite frankly, there are so many people running in this race that my eyes are glazing over and yours probably are too! So, I'm going to break my candidate review into separate posts coming soon.
My last comment for the moment is about the Bandwagon 2010 event itself. The League of Women Voters is a wonderful and worthwhile organization and the event was well done for what it was. I just hope that more people than not do more research on the candidates than could be provided in a 3 minute stump speech...
Many of the candidates for District 2 attended Bandwagon 2010 Monday evening. This event was put on by the League of Women Voters and WFSU. The event was broadcast live, but if you're curious to see how they all performed (well...the ones who showed up), then check out WFSU's schedule since I've been told they replay it multiple times before the primary. http://wfsu.org/community/bandwagon2010.php
OK, on to the list of Republicans in no particular order:
1. Eddie Hendry (sorry about the sign jab above, but wow...)
2. Ron McNeil - took the opportunity at Bandwagon 2010 to plug his book entitled "Have We Lost Our Minds?" - my answer is...never mind...that's too easy
3. David Scholl - told the audience that he voted for Reagan and then proceeded to invoke the name of Reagan so many times that I started to feel like I'd gone back in time...kinda strange
4. Barbara F. Olschner - no show for Bandwagon 2010 in Tally, but according to her Twitter posts she took part in another similar forum west of here Tuesday night where she stated that the two biggest differences between her and the rest of the candidates are that she is the only woman and the only lawyer. I will have to return to that topic later...
5. Steve Southerland - also a no show in Tally, Mr. Southerland is in the funeral home business in Panama City.
No Party Affiliation and Write-In:
1. Dianne Berryhill
2. Paul C. McKain
3. Ray Netherwood
Quite frankly, there are so many people running in this race that my eyes are glazing over and yours probably are too! So, I'm going to break my candidate review into separate posts coming soon.
My last comment for the moment is about the Bandwagon 2010 event itself. The League of Women Voters is a wonderful and worthwhile organization and the event was well done for what it was. I just hope that more people than not do more research on the candidates than could be provided in a 3 minute stump speech...
What the Heck Is a Wonk?!
Hello fellow voters! I thought I might start out with an answer to the question that some of you are no doubt asking yourselves...what's a wonk? Wonk is generally defined as a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk. (Dictionary.com Unabridged - Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.).
However, I'm guessing that many of you DO know what a wonk is and are wondering why I'm using it as a verb lol. If that's what you're wondering, then I'm very pleased to meet you! You're definitely in the right place.
Here's the deal...a wonk, or a policy wonk, is someone who studies and focuses on the details of policy and I think that's exactly what political campaigns are all about. What are these candidates' policy views? What policies do they want to change? Of course there are other parts of that crazy thing called a political campaign, but when you get right down to it...it's the policy, stupid ;-) As for why I'm taking the liberty of using it as a verb, well, why not? It's done all the time! So come on...wonk with me or get nerdy or whatever you wanna call it, but please...get educated before you go vote! Of course I'm hoping you'll decide to wonk THIS way.
However, I'm guessing that many of you DO know what a wonk is and are wondering why I'm using it as a verb lol. If that's what you're wondering, then I'm very pleased to meet you! You're definitely in the right place.
Here's the deal...a wonk, or a policy wonk, is someone who studies and focuses on the details of policy and I think that's exactly what political campaigns are all about. What are these candidates' policy views? What policies do they want to change? Of course there are other parts of that crazy thing called a political campaign, but when you get right down to it...it's the policy, stupid ;-) As for why I'm taking the liberty of using it as a verb, well, why not? It's done all the time! So come on...wonk with me or get nerdy or whatever you wanna call it, but please...get educated before you go vote! Of course I'm hoping you'll decide to wonk THIS way.
New Faces
Citizens,
You may have seen some new topics being hit on more specifically recentaly. In case you have not noticed,the storm is growing! Wanted to take this time to Welcome our Two new writers, Leafletd of "Leaflet Decending" and Lisa from "Wonk this Way". I am excited to se our rain cloud start to expand and hopefully in the future be a full force Hurricane the entire State will have to listen to! Please spread the word continue reading!
You may have seen some new topics being hit on more specifically recentaly. In case you have not noticed,the storm is growing! Wanted to take this time to Welcome our Two new writers, Leafletd of "Leaflet Decending" and Lisa from "Wonk this Way". I am excited to se our rain cloud start to expand and hopefully in the future be a full force Hurricane the entire State will have to listen to! Please spread the word continue reading!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Red State Update Interviews Basil Marceaux
Citizens
I'm Sorry, this is TOO perfect. What the Hell, We Endorse him too.
I'm Sorry, this is TOO perfect. What the Hell, We Endorse him too.
Organizing for America Chooses Boyd over Lawson
According to the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat OFA, President Obama's Political creation has decided to back incumbent Alan Boyd for Re Election as opposed to his Party Ally Senator Al Lawson. Boyd who was openly against President Obama's Health care initiative last year, rallying the North Florida area against it and openly speaking out about it until the final days where he flipped gaining a crucial "Yea" vote, is being hailed by Ashley Walker, State Director of OFA as "Standing with The President on issues that are most important to Floridians."
Sen Lawson said Tuesday "That's a major letdown for me. I've always tried to help the Democratic Party, but now they are helping my opponent. It's unethicaland really shows their true colors." Lawson continued to say that he understands why The White House couldn't abandon Boyd but wished they would have stayed out of the race.
5 Rep. candidates jumped into the race considering Boyd a "very vuneralable candidate"
Sen Lawson said Tuesday "That's a major letdown for me. I've always tried to help the Democratic Party, but now they are helping my opponent. It's unethicaland really shows their true colors." Lawson continued to say that he understands why The White House couldn't abandon Boyd but wished they would have stayed out of the race.
5 Rep. candidates jumped into the race considering Boyd a "very vuneralable candidate"
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Fail: Seminole Wind Restaurant Tallahassee Fl
Citizens,
Was eating with the Girlfriend the other day and we decided that we would go to Seminole Wind and I knew that this was an establishment that was openly christian oriented. I have no issue with that, to each their own I was always told. It was all Smiles and giggles until I on the way out however, My Girlfriend pointed out a large white board right that killed the happiness and made me look twice at the board then at the manager.
Right pass the cashier that went into full detail on how "Abortion is Murder". It also went into extreme & full detail on how Christ doesn't forgive murders and that's what people who have abortions are
Shaking my head in disgust, I just smiled to myself. I wish I would have noticed this on the way in because it would have deterred my decision on this establishment. In fact I am pretty sure it would have looked something like......
I decided to just write this to inform the type of clientele this restaurant is trying to attract. From what I understand, the same people own Market Diner and have purchased the old "Buck Head Brewery" location on 1900 Capital Circle Northeast Tallahassee, FL 32308. Thought I would use my voice on the net to inform you before you make a decision on where to eat next.
GIFSoup
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Was eating with the Girlfriend the other day and we decided that we would go to Seminole Wind and I knew that this was an establishment that was openly christian oriented. I have no issue with that, to each their own I was always told. It was all Smiles and giggles until I on the way out however, My Girlfriend pointed out a large white board right that killed the happiness and made me look twice at the board then at the manager.
Right pass the cashier that went into full detail on how "Abortion is Murder". It also went into extreme & full detail on how Christ doesn't forgive murders and that's what people who have abortions are
Shaking my head in disgust, I just smiled to myself. I wish I would have noticed this on the way in because it would have deterred my decision on this establishment. In fact I am pretty sure it would have looked something like......
I decided to just write this to inform the type of clientele this restaurant is trying to attract. From what I understand, the same people own Market Diner and have purchased the old "Buck Head Brewery" location on 1900 Capital Circle Northeast Tallahassee, FL 32308. Thought I would use my voice on the net to inform you before you make a decision on where to eat next.
GIFSoup
Stay Safe Citizens,
Storm
Ausman discloses joining Greene Campaign 6 weeks too late
Per an email sent from Jon and Donna Ausman on July 31st 2010,
Tampa Bay Online reads:
The email then displays 3 charts depicting Meek as losing support marking Greene as the leading democratic candidate. He then goes further to say:
Just because the chances of getting a progressive in the race isn't as likely doesn't persuade me to take sides with the most corrupted democratic candidate in the state of Florida - much less accept bribes to do so. Thank you Ausman for having the most eloquent way of advising others that they should give up. Next time save that advice for Jeff Greene.
Nearly six (6) weeks ago I wrote an email suggesting that Florida Democratic Party leaders at the state and county level take a very serious look at the candidacy of Jeff Greene for the United States Senate. I have joined the Greene campaign as a paid adviser and am fully disclosing such to you at the beginning of this note.Ausman is compelled to inform us of this now yet according to Tampa bay online, the Washington Post, CREW and a nipping comment from AmericaBlog; Ausman was paid $4000 by Jeff Greene's billion dollar campaign 6 days before he sent out a mass email endorsing Greene for the primary.
Tampa Bay Online reads:
He signed the endorsement e-mail as a DNC member but didn't mention that he was being paid by Greene. He says he provided 35,000 e-mail addresses in exchange for the money.
... "Frankly I liked Greene from the word get go," said Ausman.Oh, sorry for not tapping into your psyche with my inherent telepathy and omniscience. A person with that caliber of logic would have to be advising a once-republican.
The email then displays 3 charts depicting Meek as losing support marking Greene as the leading democratic candidate. He then goes further to say:
So, I write to ask two things from you. One, is to speak positively of all our candidates for the Democratic nomination (as I have done in this email to you). Two, is to be prepared to support to the fullest whoever our nominee shall be.Jeff Greene according to Citizens for responsibility and ethics in Washington CREW:
Mr. Greene also has been criticized for amassing his wealth through credit default swaps and subprime mortgages. In fact, Mr. Greene was likely the first individual to trade credit default swaps. Mr. Greene invested millions of dollars betting that the market would fall, and once it did, made $800 million while many Americans were facing foreclosure.In light of my earlier post Meltdown Mogul's Senate Agenda - Through Time, nominated this year for the Netroots best post award, it is a moral imperative that I don't support Jeff Greene in the democratic primary; whether he is losing in the polls or not. Ausman is supporting Greene simply because he is already ahead of the game - which says a lot about his initiative since he also works for the campaign.
Finally, Mr. Greene paid Democratic National Committee member Jon Ausman $4,000 for political consulting and strategy six days before Mr. Ausman endorsed Mr. Greene for Senate.
Just because the chances of getting a progressive in the race isn't as likely doesn't persuade me to take sides with the most corrupted democratic candidate in the state of Florida - much less accept bribes to do so. Thank you Ausman for having the most eloquent way of advising others that they should give up. Next time save that advice for Jeff Greene.
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