Let’s face it: Jeb! appointee Buddy Johnson should go back to running restaurants, because he obviously lacks the skill and knowledge necessary to run Hillsborough County’s elections. Buddy doesn’t know much about computers, but he knows what Jeb! wants him to say, and he’s been touting the company line ever since he was appointed by [...]
Archive for September, 2004
GOP dirty tricks aimed at suppressing vote
September 29, 2004
Remember one thing: George Bush , his brother Jeb!, and the rest of the Republican party will stop at nothing to win. They will walk all over the constitution, they will bend and break rules. They will intimidate and lie and use every means at their disposal to suppress votes, and those means include armed [...]
Get Up with MorningWood
September 28, 2004
Get Up with MorningWood, on 70,000 Watt Community Radio WMNF 88.5 fm, Tampa, and streaming at wmnf.org. 4 to 6 am (eastern) every Tuesday! Studio line: 813-239- WMNF WOOD Marathon Yes, WMNF has had a buttload of pledge drives this year, and MorningWood has been involved in all of them. This is the last one [...]
Que sera sera…
September 27, 2004
This one was different. No boarding up, no lines at gas stations, no rumors of rationing. Just another hurricane: flickering power, trees down, water intrusion. Yawn. Whatever. Of course, here in Tampa, we got to watch the storm weaken and eventually turn north, thus sparing us from serious calamity yet again. And don’t get me [...]
Wingers hijack progressive Florida Politics blog
September 23, 2004
UPDATE – Another missive from FP, this one via Flablog: Last week, when I began having problems posting to my web site, Florida Politics, I advised Blogger of the problem via e-mail. It has been a week, and I have yet to receive a response (understandable enough, they’re busy folks). Imagine my surprise this afternoon [...]
More incompetence from Jeb! appointee Buddy Johnson
September 23, 2004
What with all the excitement of going to NYC, dealing with numerous hurricanes, and simply trying to keep up with paying the bills, I haven’t chimed in at all on the numerous problems Hillsborough County experienced during our recent primary. We’ve been getting lots of national press, none of it good, and Hillsborough Elections Supervisor [...]
Developers’ money fuels local races
September 23, 2004
Surprise: DINO (Democrat in Name Only) Hillsborough County Commission candidate, the self-appointed moralist Bob Buckhorn, is being backed by developers and Republicans. His opponent, ex homo-erotic wrestler Brian Blair, is getting money from the same sectors. So, flip a coin – no matter who wins this race, developers will be happy, and Hillsborough will suffer. [...]
Mental anguish
September 23, 2004
Tampa Tribune: Imagine Toby Keith or Mariah Carey playing in a 20,000-capacity outdoor concert venue…
Despite empty rhetoric, a higher minimum wage will help us all
September 23, 2004
The Tribune today gives us an article in Florida’s amendment to raise the minimum wage. Of course, in an attempt to manufacture a downside to the proposal, they recycle the much disproved conservative “this will cost jobs and close businesses” scare tactic that is being trumpeted by the Florida Chamber of Commerce and other business [...]