Herbert You can still find plenty of folks arguing that we have to stay the course, or even raise the stakes by sending more troops to the war zone. But from the very start of this war the loudest of the flag-waving hawks were those who were safely beyond military age themselves and were unwilling [...]
Archive for June, 2005
Pre-K Mess
June 20, 2005
Voters called for a quality pre-K program in November 2002, but foot dragging by a reluctant Legislature and Governor, inadequate funding and planning, and a heavy reliance on religious schools may result in a morass that parents are loath to step into. Plans for this year’s roll out of Universal Pre-K (UPK) were not finalized [...]
Strategy meeting Monday
June 19, 2005
From the mailbag: It’s Time To Take A Stand! Discrimination Against Gays Officially Endorsed by Hillsborough County Commission Emergency Town Hall Meeting Monday June 20th to Discuss Strategy In an outrageous act of bigotry, the Hillsborough County Commission voted to bar county agencies from recognizing or participating in Gay Pride Month or any events that [...]
Jeb! panders to base
June 18, 2005
Governor Jeb “Jeb!” Bush today called for the passage of a law designed to restore life and dignity to Terri Schiavo. Well, he didn’t really go that far, but he did call for yet another state investigation into spurious allegations of abuse leveled by the parents against Michael Schiavo. Refusing to give up on the [...]
Tampa Mayor comes out for fags
June 17, 2005
Tampa’s Mayor Pam Iorio strapped on a microphone and stiffly thrust herself into the dark chasm of controversy yesterday as she came out in favor of fags. Speaking to an, uh, artsy audience downtown, Iorio’s comments drew moans of pleasure from some in the crowd. One audience member who would only identify himself as “M.S.” [...]
Storms protects us all
June 16, 2005
After long and hard debate, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ronda Storms (R – Homophoburbia), working with a super majority of County Commissioners, pushed through legislation yesterday that will protect us all from the subversive and predatory practices of the small ‘g’ gays. The discussion went like this: Storms: “I move that we adopt a policy that [...]
It’s official: Schindlers full of shit
June 15, 2005
Terri Schiavo’s parents, the Schindlers accused Terri’s husband Michael of abuse, attempted murder, and more, and they constantly questioned his motives as he fought to allow his wife to die as per her wishes. The Schindlers brought in quacks and wingnuts and cited balloons and random noises as proof that their daughter was curable. They [...]
County Commission debates censorship and discrimination today
June 15, 2005
I get mail… (Wednesday June 15) the Hillsborough County Commission is considering two library issues that could limit what you read and watch: one to prevent the library from purchasing any DVD’s which are not “educational” and one to prevent the county from expending any funds for Gay Pride events and materials (which affects the [...]
State rewrites counting rules
June 15, 2005
Voters in Miami learned of problems with their county’s touch screen voting machines earlier this year when it was revealed that the total votes counted in at least one precinct exceeded the total number of voters by a large margin. This problem and other potential pitfalls, along with projected expensive maintenance and upgrades has led [...]
Pro-Lynching Senators outed
June 14, 2005
UPDATE: A new list Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Robert Bennett (R-UT) Christopher Bond (R-MO) Jim Bunning (R-KY) Conrad Burns (R-MT) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Thad Cochran (R-MS) Kent Conrad (D-ND) John Cornyn (R-TX) Michael Crapo (R-ID) Michael Enzi (R-WY) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Judd Gregg (R-NH) Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Trent Lott (R-MS) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Richard Shelby (R-AL) [...]