A new audit just released by the state gently criticizes the methods used to create the hugely flawed 2004 felon purge list, but, according to news reports, does not go so far as to suggest that any of the mistakes were intentional. Since the state has been extremely savvy and blatantly partisan by including mostly [...]
Archive for November, 2004
Banned in Tampa: The Final Chapter?
November 21, 2004
Probably not the last word on my suspension from WMNF. Thanks again to everyone (the vast majority of you) who sent positive wishes and or constructive and well meaning criticism my way. I only got one response like the following: As far as your show goes, it is like all of the other 4-6 am [...]
Banned in Tampa: Update
November 19, 2004
Here’s the latest update on my suspension from WMNF. Again, thanks to all who have contacted myself and or WMNF to support my cause. At this moment, I am trying to set up a meeting with Station Manager Vicki Santa and Program Director Randy Wynne to see if we can hash things out. I have [...]
Que sera sera
November 19, 2004
What’s a missing ballot or two among friends? 268 misplaced in a box here, 10 in a pouch there, 2 in another box, you know: “Things happen,” Pinellas election officials said Thursday they had found 12 more uncounted ballots as they dug through boxes in their office this week. Two uncounted absentee ballots were sitting [...]
Banned in Tampa: WMNF responds
November 17, 2004
First, to those of you who emailed or phoned or commented or whatever with words of support: Thanks! As many of you already know, I was suspended yesterday from my volunteer programmer (DJ) position at WMNF. Since the original decision was handed down by phone, I was a little confused about several points. I emailed [...]
Banned in Tampa
November 16, 2004
Damn – first the election, and now this – Novemver has really sucked so far. WMNF Program Director Randy Wynne (813-238-8001, randy@wmnf.org) just informed me, via phone, that he will have to suspend me, apparently forever. (I will be filing a grievance, as soon as I can figure out what the procedure is – does [...]
Get Up with MorningWood
November 16, 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 Blogging on the radio Disclaimer: The FCC would not pre-approve today’s edition of MorningWood. What the fuck?!? Ol’ Dirty Bastard is now a dead old bitch. [...]
Jeb!’s whimsy is felons’ last chance
November 15, 2004
Florida leads the nation in tasered children and disenfranchised citizens. 500,000 people in Florida are disenfranchised. 200,000 of those have been disenfranchised since Jeb! took office, and they will stay disenfranchised until Jeb! sees fit to lavish them with their most basic right of citizenship. Used to be, a felon would be released from prison, [...]
Castrating Private Ryan
November 12, 2004
An update to yesterday’s post. Tampa’s ABC affiliate caved to an outright threat by David Caton, the man who was miraculously cured of a 300 dollar per day porn habit when he found Jesus. I’m not making that last part up, either. Here’s a tiny little snippet of the theories of a sick man who [...]
Fuck the FCC
November 11, 2004
I was never a huge fan of “Saving Private Ryan” – in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever watched it all the way through. Mainstream Hollywood just doesn’t do much for me. Regardless of the film’s merits, however, this is just stupid. More than 20 ABC affiliates around the country have announced that they won’t [...]