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Discourse.net: Jonathan Simon on the Real Target for California Protestors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0500

Jonathan Simon writes that California's protesters should Strike Against Prisons not Education.

(Note: Jon wrote this before the latest round of protests.)

Discourse.net: A Problem for 'Plain-Meaning' Advocates

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0500

Advocates of a 'plain meaning' approach to constitutional interpretation may have to conclude that Texas accidentally banned all marriage, as described in this McClatchy report, Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages

Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston' [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: Pioneer trail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500

Trips down Loop Road are few and far between,

Flights above are even rarer.

Here’s a view of that road and its main hamlet -- Pinecrest -- from the sky.

The back story on the 8-mile eastern spur of this lime rock road is that [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Sign Our Books!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
How fast they turn on their own...

Angry crowd shouts at Sarah Palin at her book signing in Noblesville, Indiana on November 19, 2009 after Palin quits and refuses to sign books for around 300 families that spent about 3+ hours getting wristband and another 3+ hours waiting in [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Your Evening Sift

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

A week before Thanksgiving, Panera Bread is playing Christmas music in their restaurants. Just shoot me. But not before you read your TGIF evening Sift...

A- Rakontur has Luther Campbell's title track from their new movie, The U, and it's catchy.

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Pensacola Beach: Rolltide Symphony in J Minor

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:14:00 -0500

We have a good friend who can be seen all over Pensacola this time of year, embarrassing herself by waving crimson flags and shouting, "Rolltide, Rolltide." Check out any sports bar that may be showing Alabama football. You'll be forgiven if you mistake her for a' [...]

March On Politics: Skidmore proposes statewide protections for transgender people as Tampa enacts rule locally

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:00 -0500

One day after the Tampa City Council voted to protect transgender people from discrimination, state Rep. Kelly Skidmore has filed a perennial state bill that would do the same.

Like the city’s new… [...]

pamibe: An Inconvenient Hoax

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:21 -0500

This story has been breaking all day, but I didn’t know if the hoax would turn out to be a hoax. If you know what I mean. But the University of East Anglia CRU director admits Hadley has been hacked. And guess what? The people who hold the yardstick [...]

Naked Politics: McCollum says ground to appeal Sansom case

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:20 -0500

Attorney General Bill McCollum says there is reason to appeal a circuit court ruling dismissing part of the criminal case against dethroned House Speaker Ray Sansom.

A motion motion filed today with the First District Court of Appeal, lays out several technical arguments why the appeal is justified and asks the appellate court [...]

The Buzz: McCollum faults Sansom in court, presses case

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:52:34 -0500

Attorney General Bill McCollum says there is reason to appeal a circuit court ruling dismissing part of the criminal case against dethroned House Speaker Ray Sansom.

A motion motion filed today with the First District Court of Appeal, lays out several technical arguments why the appeal is justified and asks the appellate court [...]

ricksblog.biz: No Boss Mayor got $17K from Washington DC

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:56 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Thanks to a public records request, the IN obtained a copy of the electronic filing of the last campaign report of No Boss Mayor. This is not the official report – NBM has put that in the mail so the final copy may be different.

What were they hiding from the [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: > Photos: Glenn Beck in Orlando

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:50 -0500

Glenn Beck, the conservative talk radio and Fox TV commentator, got a cheering reception as he arrived for a book-signing appearance at the Barnes & Noble store on East Colonial Drive in Orlando, Friday. Beck, who was promoting his bestseller...

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March On Politics: Get your Bill McCollum autograph today! GOP reigns supreme on eBay (updated)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:00 -0500

The 2010 races are fueling more than fund-raisers and flurries of press releases. They’re also spawning eBay auctions. A quick round of searches on contenders for statewide office produced hits including:

-Five copies of the Sept. 7, 2009 National Review featuring GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio—$15.65 a-piece. One seller is… [...]

Seminole County Democrat: 8 Million Children Have NO Health Care Insurance...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0500

So what are the opponents of Health Care Reform offering to solve this crisis? [...]

The Buzz: Bennett blasts PSC for 'lack of oversight' in replacing top lawyer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:12 -0500

State Sen. Mike Bennett sent an angry letter to the state's five Public Service Commissioners this week, "appalled with the lack of oversight'' in the general counsel selection process when it let agency executive director Mary Bane "change the rules as you go in order to accommodate candidates who failed to meet the deadlines.''

"With [...]

Naked Politics: Bennett blasts PSC for 'change the rules as you go' approach

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:25 -0500

Number of comments: 0

"With" [...]

Discourse.net: Super Lawyers Puts UM Law at #20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0500

US News rankings are biased in ways that hurt the U. Miami Law; here's one I would guess is biased in our favor: 2010 Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings by Super Lawyers magazine. They say we are #20 [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Crist taps Sorenstam for physical fitness council

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:18 -0500

By Josh Hafenbrack, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist today appointed golfing legend Annika Sorenstam to his council on physical fitness. Sorenstam, who retired from the game last year after notching 92 worldwide victories, has a foundation named after...

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Naked Politics: Charlie Crist vague on Sarah Palin, Tim Geithner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:31 -0500

From Hotline OnCall:

FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) -- under fire from conservatives for his famous embrace with Pres. Obama at a Feb. event in support of the stimulus package -- would not embrace ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) today, noting that Palin hasn't offered her endorsement of his FL SEN' [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Productive. Frank. RPOF Unplugged

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:32 -0500

By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE -- Productive. Frank. An open discussion. That’s how Florida Republicans Friday described their huddle in remote Howey-in-the-Hills a day earlier. The party’s executive committee gathered in the Lake County town in...

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Mambi Watch: Ileana Still Needs to Apologize

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
So I was watching online yesterday's hearing at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Committee met to hear witnesses and discuss (and sometimes debate) current U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, which currently prohibits American tourism. I haven't yet finished watching the entire three hour [...]

Pekin Prattles: Ration HealthCare????....You Are With Us Even NOW!!!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0500

OMG!!! Just read!

Mammograms????

Folks, if you, as an informed person do not see the trend of government toward restricting/controlling exams of all types by the evidence of these two findings....YOU ARE Asleep!

The Obamaites are shooting themselves in the foot...perhaps committing some form of [...]

pamibe: Hell, yeah!!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:41 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Filched this awesome vid from Jihad Gene; it’s Friday – Let’s Dance!!!

When Africa gets hot, these troops of U.S. CENTCOM’s Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)-Horn of Africa (HoA) command know how to regain their cultural perspective as they help to build nations.

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Bay Buzz: Pinellas Dems plan Feb. 27 dinner fundraiser

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:00 -0500

Pinellas County Democrats will have their Kennedy-King dinner on Feb. 27 at the Hilton hotel in the Carillon Park area of St. Petersburg.

No speakers have been confirmed, though CFO/governor's candidate Alex Sink is expected to be the speaker, chairman Ramsay McLauchlan said. She still has to confirm. The party is [...]

Discourse.net: Jonathan Simon on the Real Target for California Protestors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:00 -0500

Jonathan Simon writes that California's protesters should Strike Against Prisons not Education.

(Note: Jon wrote this before the latest round of protests.)

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The Buzz: Video: Charlie Crist and Bobby Bowden shoot the breeze.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:01 -0500

A little video slice of life of Gov. Charlie Crist small-talking with FSU coach Bobby Bowden. -- Marc Caputo [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: Pictures of the Week with Michael Shaw/BAGnewsNotes.com (11/20/09)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:54 -0500

Pictures of the Week

From: Newsweek Gives Cover Girl Palin A Dressing Down

(photo: Brian Adams)

From: 100% of Your [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Nelson, LeMieux split on healthcare vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:03 -0500

WASHINGTON -- Much like the rest of the U.S. Senate, Florida’s two senators are split along party lines on whether to open debate Saturday on the Democrats’ massive healthcare package. In an interview Thursday, U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, R-Florida, said...

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Naked Politics: Video: Charlie Crist and Bobby Bowden shoot the breeze.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:56 -0500

Number of comments: 1
A little video slice of life of Gov. Charlie Crist small-talking with FSU coach Bobby Bowden. [...]

The Buzz: Alex Sink poses riddle to top fundraisers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:32 -0500

What do Nintendo, the A-Team, MTV, and Microsoft Windows have in common?

That was the question posed to dozens of top Democratic fundraisers gathered last night at the lakefront Thonotosassa home of Alex Sink for a [...]

Naked Politics: Cuba spies to plea guilty this afternoon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:59 -0500

A source close to the case tells the Herald that Walter and Gwendolyn Myers -- accused of spying for Cuba for decades -- will plead guilty this afternoon in federal court.

Myers, 72, and his wife, have been held without bond since pleading not guilty last June to charges of wire fraud, serving [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: [nt]

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Not wading birds,
but rather crows on a wire ...
"waiting." [...]

The Buzz: LeMieux will vote against starting health care debate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:30 -0500

UPDATE: Florida's Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson will vote to move the bill forward. Listen to his floor speech

Sen. George LeMieux said he will vote against moving the health care bill to the floor, contending it is still an unfinished product. "It's out for six weeks in Harry Reid's conference [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Friday Flashback

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Madness, Our House

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Naked Politics: Crist at DC fundraiser says he's focused on Florida and "jobs, jobs, jobs"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:40 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Attending a fundraiser for his US Senate campaign at a law firm in downtown DC, Gov. Charlie Crist insisted his focus remains Florida and job creation -- as the state's unemployment rate edged up to 11.2 percent.

"I just think it's so important to stay focused on jobs, jobs, jobs," Crist said, suggesting [...]

Bay Buzz: Tampa council will vote on police union contract Dec. 2

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:00 -0500

The Tampa City Council on Thursday scheduled a vote on the police union contract for Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Pam Iorio and the union have been at an impasse in negotiations since July, largely over raises, so the council has to settle the dispute. But even scheduling the date [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: No Days Off at 4 PM with Mayor Kevin Burns

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:34 -0500

North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns, candidate for U.S. Senate, will join us today on No Days Off Radio. Listen, chat, and call in.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/no-days-off-radio

Call-in number – (347) 539-5919

Michael Shaw (BAGnewsNotes) will be on with “Pictures of the Week” which will be posted on this site soon.

Thanks,
Susan

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The Buzz: Crist, in D.C. raising money, insists he's focused on 'jobs, jobs, jobs'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:53 -0500

Gov. Charlie Crist is in D.C. today raising money at Holland & Knight but insisted he is also focused on the dreadful state of the Florida economy, reinforced by a fresh report about 11.2 percent unemployment.

"I just think it's so important to stay focused on jobs, jobs, jobs," the [...]

Naked Politics: Our favorite Rothstein phrase of the day

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:59:01 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Attorney Bill Scherer filed his lawsuit today in Broward suing disgraced attorney Scott Rothstein, a few employees at the firm and TD Bank, among others. We are sifting through 300-some pages of documents, but here is our favorite Rothstein phrase so far:

"Ciao ciao, Money never sleeps motherfucker :)

That's how Rothstein" [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: The shifting Democratic argument for more stim bucks (Alternate headline: Getting the most mileage out of your message)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:14 -0500

TALLAHASSEE -- Earlier this week, a cadre of Democratic voices from Alex Sink to Kendrick Meek called for Florida legislators to revisit their decision last spring not to expand jobless benefits and draw down an additional $444 million in federal...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Jim Morin Draws Natacha Seijas. By Geniusofdespair

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
Jim Morin's cartoon in the Miami Herald today had me on the floor laughing. He certainly did capture the Commissioner we all love to hate, Natacha Seijas, on her previously reported county jet-setting on our taxpayer dime. Hot air balloon, works for me! [...]

Pensito Review: Poll Shows McCain’s Re-Election Bid in Trouble

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:45 -0500

Number of comments: 1

John McCain doesn’t even have an opponent in the 2010 U.S. Senate primary, but a new poll shows the race would be tied if he did. Conservative polling firm Rasmussen asked likely Republican voters whether they would vote for McCain or J.D. Hayworth, a former Arizona [...]

Naked Politics: Panhandle Democrats in tight primary race for Congress

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:42 -0500

Number of comments: 2

A poll commissioned by Al Lawson's campaign shows him even with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District.

In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 percent to Boyd's 30.7 percent, a slight lead that fell within the 4.6 percent margin of error, the results from [...]

The Buzz: Poll shows Boyd in tight race with Lawson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:42 -0500

A poll commissioned by Al Lawson's campaign shows him even with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District.

In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 percent to Boyd's 30.7 percent, a slight lead that fell within the 4.6 percent margin of error, the results from [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Orlando EDC job claims drawing negative scrutiny

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:49 -0500

Orlando Sentinel business columnist Beth Kassab followed up on the job claims of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and found something troubling. While the taxpayer-supported agency boasted that it helped create 902 jobs in Seminole County in the last...

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South Florida Daily Blog: Driving Around South Florida

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
A Miata Woody spotted somewhere up in Deerfield Beach...

- via [as if you couldn't tell] Acts of Sedition

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Naked Politics: Crist no longer the RGA rock star

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:53:15 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Two years ago, Charlie Crist was the rock star of the Republican Governors Association's annual meeting, having bucked the anti-GOP backlash in 2006 to win election in the nation's biggest battleground state. Crist was a populist success story who had garnered unprecedented support from black voters for a Republican running [...]

Discourse.net: I'm Back

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:00 -0500

Had a very good time at the OII, had an especially fun seminar with some of the students.

Now I'm back, wading through huge stacks of things that piled up while I was away. No bloggy substance till I make a dent in the piles.

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Pensacola Beach: Charlie Crist's Options

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:00 -0500

The Republican Governor of Florida is in deep political trouble. He's the latest target of the tea bagger crazies. Or, as the Urban Dictionary now has it, he's being scozzafavaed.

According to recent polling, right-winger Mario Rubio is on track to defeat Charlie Crist in next year's Republican [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Orlando city council candidate arrested again

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:06 -0500

By Susan Jacobson, Sentinel Staff Writer Law-and-order Orlando City Council candidate Ezell "E-Z" Harris was arrested again Thursday on more prescription drug-trafficking charges after agents searched his home and office and said they found numerous drugs, guns and pill bottles....

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March On Politics: Unemployment in Florida reaches 11.2 percent; debate over federal aid continues

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:00 -0500

This just in from the state Agency for Workforce Innovation: Florida’s unemployment rate inched up again last month to 11.2 percent, reflecting the fact the fact that 1.027 million Floridians were out of work.

That’s just a hair worse that September’s rate of 11.1 percent, but a full percentage… [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: NASA allies in Congress get tough over Constellation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:41 -0500

Mark K. Matthews, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – Two NASA allies in Congress dug in their heels Thursday and said that the agency should continue with its troubled Constellation program and not rely on global partners to access space after the...

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Naked Politics: House foreign affairs chief says no harm, no foul on Ros-Lehtinen's military snub

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:27 -0500

Number of comments: 0

California Democrat Howard Berman said he's not particularly exercised over the spat between the ranking Republican on his House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting and retired Gen. Barry McCaffery.

McCaffrey took exception to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's aggressive questioning and suggested she not only questioned his national security creds -- he's the former commander [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Florida jobless rate hits 11.2 percent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:52 -0500

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's jobless rate inched up to 11.2 percent in October, a slight gain over the previous month as the worst recession in more than three decades lumbered along. Florida's unemployment rate in September was 11.1 percent, and state...

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Bay Buzz: Mayor Baker backs Jack Latvala

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:00 -0500

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has endorsed fellow Republican Jack Latvala as Latvala seeks to return to the Florida Senate. Latvala faces Democrat Nina Hayden, a Pinellas School Board member, in the 2010 race.

"Jack Latvala has valuable experience that will benefit our region in Tallahassee. He accomplished many things for [...]

Pensacola Beach: The Wait of Evidence in Pensacola

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:58:00 -0500

A man with a criminal record who is a serial liar is arrested for a bar heist that went so bad a patron was shot and killed. The man then tells Escambia County sheriff's deputies the trigger man actually was a black man with the supposed nickname "Black By" [...]

FLA Politics: Florida Political News: November 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:10 -0500

Don't miss last night's post "Crist, Rubio "bombshell" poll results (Updated)", or "Florida's Worst Tax Burden" over at the Florida Progressive Coalition. Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows.

RPOF "in a fix"

Aaron Deslatte: "For decades, Floridians have essentially" [...]

Naked Politics: Broward GOP chair says no RSVP needed to see Crist

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:13 -0500

Number of comments: 8

Resident rabblerouser Javier Manjarres said the Broward Republican Party's request that people RSVP to see Gov. Charlie Crist speak at its meeting on Monday is an effort to intimidate supporters (like himself) of former House Speaker Marco Rubio.

"It's a scare tactic,'' said Manjarres, who said he plans to organize a" [...]

pamibe: Afghan War Tax

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:42:01 -0500

Number of comments: 9

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey and Representative John Murtha want a War Tax tacked on to our income tax to pay for the Afghan war, starting in 2011.

Happy group of old assholes.

“Regardless of whether [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: So Just How Old Is Jackie Seal?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0500

Number of comments: 11
If you recall, Jackie Seal was the name of the young lady interviewed by MSNBC as she stood in line for a recent Sarah Palin book signing. She came across as confidently uninformed and if may I say, foolish.

Glenn Beck spent a portion of his show yesterday [...]

The Buzz: With higher tax, Florida cigarette sales are down, but revenues climb

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:48 -0500

Cigarettes sales are down 27 percent in Florida during the past four months, thanks to a new $1-a-pack tax designed to balance the budget and cut down on smoking.

But despite the drop in sales, tobacco tax collections in Florida are high and holding steady. That's because state economists accurately factored [...]

Naked Politics: President Obama responds to Cuban blogger as members of Congress cite her name in effort to lift travel ban

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:49:45 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Cuba's celebrated and increasingly brassy blogger Yoani Sánchez is emerging as a player in U.S.-Cuba relations, scoring a lengthy reply from President Barack Obama to her questions and playing a starring role in a congressional hearing on efforts to let American tourists visit Cuba.

Sánchez's blog, Generación Y, posted Obama's responses to seven pointed [...]

the B2Journal: Damage Control: Pentagon Launches Probe Of Fort Hood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:47:20 -0500

Damage Control: Pentagon Launches Probe Of Fort Hood – 20 nov – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a rampage never happens again. US Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan has been [...]

the B2Journal: Rubio Campaign Gains Traction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:41:02 -0500

Rubio Campaign Gains Traction – 20 nov – Pundits may have originally viewed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate campaign against Gov. Charlie Crist as a long-shot, but a growing list of endorsements from the Family Research Council and other far-right organizations has caused the social conservative Republican [...]

Florida Politics: RPOF "in a fix"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:00 -0500

Aaron Deslatte: "For decades, Floridians have essentially bought government on the cheap, satisfying a swelling appetite for expanded services with taxes paid in large measure by visitors and newcomers."But the idea that the Sunshine State can keep buying happiness on the backs of an exploding population has all but vanished [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Will Florida ever grow its way out of this revenue slump?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:03:06 -0500

TALLAHASSEE - For decades, Floridians have essentially bought government on the cheap, satisfying a swelling appetite for expanded services with taxes paid in large measure by visitors and newcomers. But the notion that the Sunshine State can keep buying happiness...

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Sticks of Fire: shopping is not a contact sport

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:03:00 -0500

Shopping doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, it can even be something fun. The trick is not to be rushed.

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South Florida Daily Blog: The Cooler

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

I'm short of time this morning so this is what my breeze through the local mainstream media turned up.

A- Herald: Yoani Sanchez gets noticed.

WASHINGTON -- Cuba's celebrated and increasingly brassy blogger Yoani Sánchez emerged Thursday as a player in' [...]

ricksblog.biz: New Thought Leaders

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:48:32 -0500

Number of comments: 2

From Newsweek:

1. Steve Jobs – got people to stop thinking about computers and the Internet as weird, complicated things
2. Jon Stewart – gone from optional to indispensable.
3. The Google Guys – brought the ethic of speed, automation, and efficiency to the work of the mind
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Smashed Frog: Organizing Genius

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:37:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2

An engineer meets a frog who offers the engineer anything he wants if he will kiss the frog.

"No," says the engineer.

"Come on," says the frog. "Kiss me, and I'll turn into a beautiful woman."

"Nah," says the engineer. "I don't" [...]

EYE ON MIAMI: The new slanted news in Florida: who funds online Sayfie Media? by gimleteye

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:35:00 -0500

Number of comments: 9
The economic collapse and decline of print media has created a void slowly filling by pretender, quasi-news sources that pretend to be fair and balanced journalism. These look and "feel" and advertise themselves to be, from all appearances independent journalism. But they are not. These are not blogs, like ours. [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Your Morning Sift

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Good morning.

The weekend slowdown has officially begun. Kind of a quiet night on the blogging front in SoFla. Make sure you check out the ever changing SFDB Weekend Widget for things to do as we move through the weekend. Enjoy your TGIF [...]

Talk To Me: Happy Friday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31:00 -0500

If you are among the 38 million travelers Triple A predict will hit America's highways to take the long road home for Thanksgiving, buckle up, be safe (no texting, drivers) and entertain the kids via travel games vs DVD player.

Just [...]

Taking Names: Coffee contract -- a distant cosolation prize

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:27:00 -0500

So I got a press release this week announcing that Barnie's Coffee had been chosen as a the sole provider of coffee in the Amway arena. I like that. Because, as much as I enjoy Starbucks (and damn, I do...

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ricksblog.biz: Eagan faces new charge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:25:52 -0500

Tim Eagan – former Marty Donovan campaign worker and the man who wanted so badly to present to the Pensacola City Council his plans for a multimillion dollar development at the Port of Pensacola – faces a new charge – failure to appear. Eagan was charged on Nov. 16 for [...]

ricksblog.biz: Crist is slipping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:25:36 -0500

Number of comments: 7

In ten months Marco Rubio has gone from 5 percent of the GOP vote in 2010 U.S. Senate race to a whopping 37 percent. Gov. Charlie Crist has seen his margin shrink in the 43-point swing, according to a poll by Daily Kos.

Republican Primary – poll 11/16-11/18

Charlie Crist (R) 47%..( [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: The Terrible Shock of Reality

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:21:00 -0500

Steve Benen examines the foolish inconsistency of the right-wing outrage over the plans to put terrorists on trial in civilian courts.In 2002, the Bush Justice Department put Zacarias Moussaoui, an al Qaeda terrorist often referred to as the "20th 9/11 hijacker," on trial in a federal court near D.C. [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Jon Stewart and Lou Dobbs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:20:00 -0500

Jon Stewart once again proves that he is the best interviewer on television as he talks to Lou Dobbs.

Part 1:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cExclusive - Lou Dobbs Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show
Full Episodes Political Humor [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Short Takes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:44:00 -0500

A suicide bomber killed 16 in Pakistan. It was the sixth bombing in two weeks.

640,000 jobs created by the stimulus? Really?

The healthcare bill will face its first vote in the Senate on Saturday.

The Pentagon will look into the Fort Hood [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Friday Blogaround

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Here's the week as seen by the LC.- A Blog Around The Clock: Greek temples align with the stars?
- archy: block that metaphor!
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: it's an honor.
- Bloggg: Moi takes exception to the mammogram suggestion.
- Dohiyi Mir: [...]

The Eclectic Chapbook: Book Fair & more (5#) -

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:35:00 -0500

Florida Book Review's live blogging compilation page
of the Miami Book Fair 2009, including the panel on
Urban Noir, which was the main focus of my interest:

-- Almost halfway down the page at the Sunday, Nov. 15, 12: 28 PM timestamp, the Urban Noir material begins with Jamie [...]