tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216329232012-01-21T19:35:53.404-05:00The Seminole Democrat is a weekly progressive political blog that focuses on Central Florida but eyes the Nation.<br><br> Feel free to <a href="mailto:emeraldcoast2000@yahoo.ie"><u>contact us</u></a>.The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-48188723539406345842012-01-21T19:34:00.001-05:002012-01-21T19:35:53.423-05:00

Having the oldest and largest Cypress tree was a source of pride for us in Seminole County. We don't have a lot of landmarks, but that tree could compare to any of the natural wonders of the world. It certainly did for those blessed to see it for the first time.My sadness of the loss is almost matched by my anger for the apparent incompetence in the investigation. Almost immediately, an

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-40175958014125760502012-01-21T19:29:00.002-05:002012-01-21T19:31:18.617-05:00

Medicare fraud and corruption run hand in hand with these guys. No wonder they endorsed each other...

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-20522059618482932152011-12-21T21:56:00.002-05:002011-12-21T22:09:43.167-05:00

The Senate passed a payroll tax cut extension with 90% approval. However, the House GOP, including my own representative, Sandy Adams, just walked out knowing inaction will cause a big cut in my take-home pay next year. I note the GOP had no trouble passing the Bush tax cut, which unlike the payroll tax cut, wasn't paid for and primarily benefitted the upper crust. But the payroll tax cut

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-59098756223095385082011-12-18T23:40:00.000-05:002011-12-18T23:41:10.075-05:00

The Orange one, Boehner, as you may recall, gave his counterpart in the Senate, Mitch, the proxy to negotiate a compromise on the payroll tax cut extension and promised to support it. The Senate finally reached a compromise with 89 votes in favor.Boehner described the Senate vote as "a good deal" and "a victory". All's good... until he talked with Cantor and other teabaggers on a conference

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-12588208101304036032011-11-27T18:29:00.001-05:002011-11-27T18:30:49.319-05:00

Because if there is ever an oppressed class, its unfaithful wealthy men... This is also an example of how bad gerrymandering has gotten in this state. Even during the large red wave of conservative activism last year, a constitutional amendment to end the practice was passed with a supermajority of voters. (Although the FL legislature is spending millions to overturn it.)They are angry that

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-17892716102954749712011-11-12T09:11:00.002-05:002011-11-12T09:13:23.504-05:00

Bill Maher:And finally, since it's our last show before the holidays, New Rule: someone needs to explain to the Republicans that Ebenezer Scrooge is supposed to be the bad guy. And before conservatives start whining about another "War on Christmas", they must admit they hate everything about Christmas. Because brotherhood, good will toward men, and especially charity make their skin crawl. Now

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-63106386795609153022011-11-10T21:59:00.000-05:002011-11-10T22:00:49.542-05:00

I can't help but feel bad for Rick Perry. I've had a few moments where I'm talking in front of a large group of people, or a debate roundtable on television, or am invited to a radio show, and during a tirade it hits me... there are A LOT of people watching me. Unlike Rick Perry, I press through it and never once considered passing up a chance to be heard. See, that's the thing about debates.

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-11261114993126216322011-10-30T08:51:00.003-05:002011-10-30T08:53:20.168-05:00

Nobody does voter suppression like the new Florida:New Smyrna Beach High School Jill Cicciarelli is an excellent civics teacher who has been teaching for many years. But she is also a criminal. Her crime? Helping her students register to vote.This wasn't a crime last year, before Rick Scott. In fact, Mrs. Cicciarelli helps her senior class EVERY year with the paperwork to preregister for the

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-25144931416991607642011-10-20T10:43:00.003-05:002011-10-20T10:52:17.935-05:00

Hillary Clinton returned from Libya one day before they captured and killed the man that Ronald Reagan tried for years but was unable to touch. A man whose brutal regime was apparently not bad enough that George W. Bush felt the need to life ALL sanctions in 2004.No American soldier died. No treasure spent. Libya is the anti-Iraq, and shows how a GOOD American president can foster

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-10687464581679540422011-10-14T22:04:00.000-05:002011-10-14T22:05:38.007-05:00

Occupy FloridaA handful of occupations are happening tomorrow (Ocala, Orlando, Daytona Beach) and some are ongoing (Gainesville, Tampa). Join the movement!

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-4527208622865522502011-10-14T22:02:00.001-05:002011-10-14T22:04:42.631-05:00

Anita Perry stepped in it again. She told a crowd her spoiled son is out of work because of Obama:Rick Perry's wife Anita said Friday that she could sympathize with the plight of the unemployed because her son was forced to resign his job to take a more active role on his father's presidential campaign.Anita Perry blamed the Obama administration for her son having to resign his position."My son

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-21957444984634216822011-10-11T09:33:00.001-05:002011-10-11T09:33:34.692-05:00

You would think that the large geriatric population in Florida would mean that the teabaggers would at least ensure there is proper funding and oversight for nursing homes.And you would be wrong.First of all, Florida nursing homes are in serious, serious trouble. Rick Scott and his GOP allies cut back funding drastically; and coupled with federal cuts we now have Florida facilities with NO way

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-48838303887686681892011-10-09T11:32:00.002-05:002011-10-11T09:34:40.212-05:00

Our unemployment rate is sky high at 10.7%, with some industries like construction nearly double that. We also have the highest foreclosure rate and critical infrastructure needs.Our Teabag state legislature responded quickly: by introducing 17 bills to restrict abortion, by making the largest cuts in education and health care in state history, and by making voter registration nearly

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-1374986677069064092011-09-17T12:28:00.000-05:002011-09-17T12:29:39.914-05:00

From Ray Pensador at Dkos:...You will never find a hate-filled racist Progressive. You will never find an anti-intellectualism Progressive. You will never find a Progressive who does not have a clear understanding of the importance of the concept of separation between Church and State. Look as hard as you want, and you will never find a Progressive that does not accept the scientific proof

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-45663249919129648162011-09-05T13:03:00.000-05:002011-09-05T13:04:05.611-05:00

Between the years 1980 and 2005 80% of all new income generated in this country went to the richest 1%. Let me put that in terms that even you fatass teabaggers, sorry, can understand. Say 100 Americans get together and order a 100 slice pizza, the pizza arrives, they open the box, and the first guy takes 80 slices. And if someone suggests "Why don't you just take 79 slices?" THAT'S SOCIALISM!...

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-22887725218127854522011-08-30T12:03:00.001-05:002011-08-30T12:04:22.067-05:00

I am writing this to you from the ER at my hospital in Central Florida. I had chest pains at 3am last night so decided not to take any chances. I was taken by a nurse, then poked, stabbed, and prodded, then back to my assigned room. (I'll be here overnight.) I was visited by a case worker, several nurses, a pharmacist, and of course, the bill collector. The bill collector was a nice, older

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-6356553997243098482011-08-22T09:30:00.002-05:002011-08-22T09:40:49.597-05:00

More dictators and terrorist leaders have fallen than all conservative presidents combined. After your speech in Cairo, the Arab Spring. Tunisia dictatorship... gone. Mubarak of Egypt... gone. Osama Bin Laden, the bastard George W. promised to hunt down and then got tired of chasing, GONE!!! Qadaffi, the man called the "MADDOG of the Middle East" by GOP savior Reagan... who made it his

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19062843343658318632011-08-22T09:27:00.002-05:002011-08-22T09:27:58.448-05:00

My heart sank when I saw the document. I go to to townhalls, and I do occasionally ask questions of my representative. I am firm, but always polite and respectful (unlike certain GOP leaders I know). My current rep., teabag extraordinaire Sandy Adams, doesn't do townhalls, but her cowardice is my fortune because right next to my house is the gerrymandered line of another bagger named Dan

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-42010943723339352392011-08-09T08:23:00.002-05:002011-08-09T08:24:04.949-05:00

http://calloutthevote.com/ Stop Scott Walker and his thugs from ruining Wisconsin. I only wish we had a recall mechanism here in Florida.

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-53301828030133845152011-07-24T13:13:00.000-05:002011-07-24T13:14:13.088-05:00

Erick Erickson is an ass. (Which was the exact title of a post I wrote two years ago.) Right now he's bragging that GOP Senators, Congresspeople, and staff are calling him asking his advice on what to do with the debt ceiling. (Assuming that's true, I've got some advice...how about working for your damn constituents and not letting right-wing nutballs set your policy agenda.)But dumbass had to

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-73033298253966964282011-07-20T16:57:00.000-05:002011-07-20T16:58:23.806-05:00

On the national level, defeating Romney is all about pointing to how he made his fortune: by bankrupting profitable businesses, literally destroying thousands of jobs, and outsourcing the rest overseas. Then there's his miserable record as governor, which had one of the worst job creation records in the country. Not to mention his flip-flops on every issue... and that little bit of hypocricy

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-26773807580048240842011-07-20T16:46:00.002-05:002011-07-20T16:52:27.027-05:00

Last December, President Obama caved in to the Republicans who demanded extra tax cuts for the wealthy in exchange for an extension on unemployment benefits. Now the GOP is balking at paying for these cuts by refusing to raise the debt ceiling.You should also be offended that we are talking about cutting Medicaid and Social Security, which we paid into, but the GOP refuses to even consider

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-46044774658158465242011-07-05T18:45:00.000-05:002011-07-05T18:46:25.020-05:00

For those of you who know me on the site, I do a series called "my stupid state" chronicling the sheer madness that lives here. We have a lot of trouble with voting, we like to elect criminals, and after today, we can add "let child killers go free" to the list.There were piles of evidence that she was involved in the death... the search engine, the duct tape, the laundry bag, the other items

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19791253039991780162011-06-29T21:25:00.002-05:002011-06-29T21:27:46.391-05:00

This is our governor:Meanwhile, in Florida, days after declaring a state of emergency for his state’s own climate crisis, Gov. Rick Scott (R) disappeared over the weekend, failing to disclose his whereabouts in his public schedule and refusing to respond to numerous press inquiries. Yesterday, Scott finally admitted he left the state without informing his constituents to attend the the Koch

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-431709326200222592011-06-13T07:53:00.000-05:002011-06-13T07:54:42.023-05:00

Because Scott is just bad enough that one scandal won't do...Scandal #1:For the first time in Florida history, a Governor's budget signing ceremony was deemed a "private" event. Even though the 70 billion dollar budget effects the lives of every single Floridian, and even though it was held outdoors in a public town square by a retirement community.. As usual, the most unpopular governor in

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19552178322957114932011-05-19T20:11:00.004-05:002011-05-30T10:40:35.481-05:00

Bottom line: Jim Crow has returned to Florida.St. Petersburg Times:Not surprisingly, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Thursday pernicious election changes designed to benefit Republicans and suppress voting by minorities, college students and low-wage workers.Election supervisors, who run elections in Florida, have predicted chaos and confusion at the polls because of these changes, which the

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-29266692560137527282011-05-13T17:06:00.002-05:002011-05-13T17:08:28.964-05:00

When the state legislative session finally ended, I realized something. I don't know exactly what we have here in Florida, but it is definitely not a Democracy. Floridians were shocked by the wacky laws that passed which stripped our rights and protections... each one worse than the previous. The right-wing, conservative republicans who represent a VERY small minority of teabaggers call all

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-1783994077220237682011-05-07T20:43:00.001-05:002011-05-07T20:44:15.278-05:00

As Stewie would say, "Spot on, spot on":All right, New Rule, stop calling this place a mansion. It looks like a 5-unit apartment complex in Van Nuys. A mansion is where the Beverly Hillbillies live. This is more like the house they show on the local news when some Mexican's pit bull has eaten a baby. New Rule, stop saying "we" got Osama. "We" didn't do anything. "We" were watching Celebrity

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-70659462495132236262011-05-01T21:56:00.004-05:002011-05-01T21:58:21.743-05:00

A Democracy is where the majority rules and the minority has rights. We have neither here in Florida now. A small, extremist minority is calling ALL of the shots, and the overwhelming majority of Floridians are being completely ignored. I don't know what we have in Florida, friends, but it is NOT Democracy.My Stupid State hits its 25th post. All of this madness in four short months. Let's

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-82699232907012252362011-04-27T20:29:00.003-05:002011-04-27T20:32:35.048-05:00

Protest being organized against Representative C.W. Bill Young to send a message to tell him to cut taxpayer subsidies to Big Oil, not seniors Social Security and Medicare benefits.Wednesday, March 4, at 4:30 in front of his office: 9210 113th Street, Seminole, FL 33772.

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-69500631873333348872011-04-27T12:56:00.003-05:002011-05-19T20:16:24.522-05:00

The GOP completely dominates Florida government. Through a sick combination of financial corruption, massive gerrymandering, a very lame state Dem party, and (until very recently) a low information voter epidemic. They not only have a right-wing felon in the governor's mansion, but hold every statewide office sans one Senate seat. They completely dominate the state legislature: an 80-39 seat

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-46884960228863651192011-04-20T07:50:00.002-05:002011-04-20T17:28:18.007-05:00

Today, April 20th, 2011, is the deadline to join a federal lawsuit.The republican governors of Alabama, Mississipi, and Louisiana not only joined the lawsuit but some even ran public service announcements actively encouraging their citizens to join the lawsuit. Florida prepped as well...under Charlie Crist. A "dream team" of Florida's best attorneys were assembled along with an oil spill

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-56268574026209136282011-04-15T22:01:00.000-05:002011-04-15T22:02:52.862-05:00

Just yesterday, Scott's general counsel came clean and wrote a letter to the FL State Supreme Court admitting he misled them. Not that he minded, since its too late to change the ruling...WPTV:Scott's lawyer admits he misled Fla. Supreme Court in high-speed rail argumentGov. Rick Scott’s legal counsel Thursday told the Florida Supreme Court that he made an inaccurate representation on the amount

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-16955686913189456102011-04-10T11:53:00.003-05:002011-04-10T11:54:55.601-05:00

Imagine how this would go over in Madison: An ad featuring Scott Walker, surrounded by fake teachers, saying collective bargaining actually hurts them and needs your help fighting their evil unions. That would be funny, right?Conservatives would have to be out of their mind to try something like that-- Something to convince people that public employees actually hate their unions. Welcome to

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-49451368310874356482011-04-03T19:27:00.002-05:002011-04-03T19:28:22.886-05:00

Rick Scott made Arizona's Anti-Brown People law a cornerstone for his election. His only qualm about it was it didn't go far enough. He was so obsessed with it that even Jeb Freaking Bush told him to knock it off. Never mind that Florida has no immigration problem. Our biggest problem with "illegals" are Europeans who overstay their visa. We don't border Mexico, and our Hispanic community is

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-17925130609375620152011-04-01T08:45:00.003-05:002011-04-01T08:51:23.580-05:00

This just couldn't wait. Providers weren't even informed of the cuts that take effect today:Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered deep cuts Thursday to programs that serve tens of thousands of residents with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism and other developmental disabilities.Though a range of state services face cuts from this year's Legislature, the governor invoked his emergency powers to

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-44690965451005540022011-03-30T07:23:00.000-05:002011-03-30T07:24:30.674-05:00

I don't know if you realize this, but our state government has a reputation for corruption. (And all of this was before we elected a criminal to lead us.)Well, our new Teabag overlords in the state legislature have finally figured out a way to end the illegal practice of taking payoffs under the table for favorable legislation.They made it legal.Just a few days ago, the GOP leadership

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-79555030401264446642011-03-27T08:23:00.002-05:002011-03-27T08:25:46.884-05:00

How bad can it get? At least we are finally seeing the REAL reason he wanted to be governor. First, let me bring you up to speed with 5 things you need to know:1. Rick Scott made millions as CEO of Columbia/HCA. Well, technically, he made it through Medicare fraud, but Columbia was the vehicle. 2. After he was kicked out, he used his stolen money to found an urgent-care chain called

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-90207331454310364672011-03-27T08:18:00.002-05:002011-03-27T08:19:06.508-05:00

I heard about Jon's Rick Scott rant at work this morning. Although there was no shortage of material, I was wondering what it would be. Killing jobs? Killing education? Pill mills?Nope. It was something I missed. Stewart:Drug Testing State Employees? Did he campaign on that?[plays Rick Scott's campaign commercial pledging to drug test welfare recipients]So close!He wanted to drug test

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-18495039763765649272011-03-23T20:42:00.004-05:002011-03-23T20:47:53.058-05:00

It's almost 15 years late, but I was wondering when a real news organization would ever call out the obvious fraud on anything. If you are like me, you've been frustrated that an obvious propoganda arm that has no journalistic integrity whatsover has been allowed to pretend otherwise.In fact, Fox News has been a bully.. using its pundits to go after any real news organization that gets in its

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-37427915447823071332011-03-20T09:00:00.001-05:002011-03-20T09:01:44.519-05:00

Who says our governor isn't good for tourism?Apparently, a few of my fellow citizens are up in arms about this advert running on the Philips Phile: I think its great. The anger needs to be directed at our governor and his cronies, not satire.According to NPR, Florida is the epicenter of the pill mill epidemic: A major reason pill mills have proliferated in Florida is because, unlike most other

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-66849151820086149462011-03-13T20:01:00.001-05:002011-03-13T20:03:16.971-05:00

My Stupid State SeriesRape is defined as "unlawful penetration through either physical force or duress".Our teabagging legislature is on the verge of forcing a woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy to submit to a completely unnecessary medical procedure that also happens to be the most instrusive: a vaginal ultrasound. This is not for any medical reason. None at all: they admit it is all

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-49883659823469737042011-03-09T22:37:00.003-05:002011-03-09T22:39:27.009-05:00

People need to know just how much of a MONSTER Rick Scott really is. I don't use that word lightly. How evil is he?Forget gutting education, high-speed rail, and the litany of abuses I've documented in my series. (The goddamned legislative session hasn't even started yet!) This one example really hits home.Florida was hit extra hard by the recession, with the GOP focused for years on

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-27585131660201132242011-03-06T21:32:00.003-05:002011-03-06T21:38:00.919-05:00

Seminole, Orange, Orlando Rally Signup:Orlando Awake the StateIf you are elsewhere in the state, Click Here to find a rally near you.It's Our Turn:

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19342375409201370902011-03-06T21:12:00.002-05:002011-03-06T21:18:09.394-05:00

You've hit rock bottom when these lemings call you out for corruption:Mike Haridopolos: Another Corrupt Overly Coiffed Politician Running For The U.S. Senate ...My advice to Senator Haridopolos is toa) Quit running for U.S. Senate and concentrate on the job you are getting paid for by the People of Florida.b) Once your term is up, Go into the private sector and see how the real world lives (My

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-37066451261596597592011-03-06T11:43:00.005-05:002011-03-06T11:47:29.275-05:00

Part XII of My Stupid State Series:You see, I know my state... the stupidity can fill a book. (And rest assured that when I finish it, I won't charge you $152,000 for one copy.)Our state government is hopelessly broken, and has been for a long time. I can't believe a year ago I thought we hit rock bottom when our GOP overseers used our money to fight the "immorality" of gay adoption, (even

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19211582458271580572011-03-01T20:01:00.003-05:002011-03-01T20:05:06.978-05:00

The greed that led teachers into the profession has now corrupted it. I am sick of all these "fat cat" teachers. States are broke... we can only afford to give extra tax cuts for the superwealthy or keep a few teachers, not both people! The Daily Show - Crisis in Dairyland - Message for TeachersTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-71232713174324103232011-02-27T21:33:00.003-05:002011-02-27T22:12:01.397-05:00

Part VIII of MY STUPID STATE:You read the title of this post right. I am not exaggerating in the least. Just more wingnuttery from my state legislature. This time from new freshman teabagger Sen. Jim Norman.Jim Norman of FL District 12 is one of those newbies pushed by teabaggers in the last election. Like many of his kind, he has a history of ethics problems. But in a state where a criminal

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-43805453970256277312011-02-27T10:59:00.005-05:002011-02-27T21:38:10.143-05:00

Part VII of My Stupid State:The title of this post says it all. But instead of a "Thank You for bearing all the load", the workers are pissed on, attacked, and lectured on the "need to sacrafice". On the other hand, because of corporate tax loopholes, the corporations in this state don't pay. We have the highest concentration of rich people here because of three reasons:1. The rich here don't

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-26561365128508553922011-02-27T09:50:00.002-05:002011-02-27T09:52:35.741-05:00

This really "Grinds My Gears":Quick recap:A few weeks ago, Teabag Guber Rick Scott released his budget, which guts children's healthcare and education, along with cuts in every state agency sans one--his own. The bastard is requesting 420 staffers and a $343 million increase for his OWN budget. Well of course, you say. It's Rick Effin' Scott. Shamelessly stealing from old people for years

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-68887415773282718242011-02-25T08:13:00.004-05:002011-02-27T10:58:50.699-05:00

Cutting to the chase.. the organizers of labor, civil rights, and Dem Party groups under the banner of AWAKE THE STATE are organizing Florida statewide protests on March 8, the start of the legislative session. Because of Florida's geography and the difficulty of getting working people to the Capitol, the rallies will be at various sites in major cities accross the state. It has gotten

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-21009498132033455152011-02-23T22:30:00.004-05:002011-02-23T22:48:08.904-05:00

Awake the State ProtestsAcross the world, ordinary hard working people are standing up to their dictators. In our own nation, specifically Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio: unions, teachers, service workers, and many other employees who sacrifice so much and get pissed on and scapegoated by the GOP are FINALLY standing up the puppet teabag dictators in the statehouses. Come out and join us March 8,

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Welcome to Post V of My Stupid State: By now you know that our Voldemort-looking and acting guber killed the rail project. I predicted that he would on the Jan. 12 post of my blog. Not because I am clairvoyent, but because I know him. It didn't matter that the federal government was willing to pay nearly all the cost nor that private companies were willing to cover any additional costs.It was

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-11086963601342443972011-02-17T21:08:00.007-05:002011-02-27T10:27:05.659-05:00

Welcome to Post 4 of My Stupid State: This is a re-post from Kossack appledown. Governor Rick Scott did not stop at rejecting what he & his bosses at the Tea Party and his communication team now is trying to brand as “Obamarail” (to maintain the indoctrination of the Tea Party faithful) and before whom he presented his budget.Oh No! Scott went on to insult the 20 black lawmakers at a luncheon,

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-82318606184234438652011-02-17T21:00:00.003-05:002011-02-17T21:07:49.789-05:00

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-22415426428987989752011-02-09T08:46:00.047-05:002011-11-27T18:32:56.034-05:00

This series is where I document what happens when a state full of Democrats elect a veto-proof, right-wing legislature along with a teabag, CRIMINAL governor to lead us. (Once again, yes--an actual bona-fide criminal who literally stole from seniors, who subsequently elected him.) This is my documentation of my beloved but idiotic state of Florida's slow descent into chaos.It begins... That

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-20312830144965061972011-02-08T22:15:00.004-05:002011-02-27T10:18:04.818-05:00

Welcome to Post III of My Stupid State: When running for guber, Rick Scott repeatedly said on the campaing trail that he would NOT cut school spending. He vowed over and over again that there would be no cuts, that he would keep the budget the same. But our Lex Luther looking and acting governor lied. That's a big word to use, but its true. If you live here in Central Florida, you know

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-23254947693271848692011-02-06T14:12:00.000-05:002011-02-06T14:14:08.303-05:00

Imagine a world that never knew Ronald Reagan. No Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rove, or Saddam Hussein (Reagan propped him him big time). A world where the labor movement wasn't attacked, and the middle class wasn't systematically dismantled. Under Reagan, corporations gained real political power, unions were severely weakened, and the socioeconomic gap widened more than at any

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-58483151588552958852011-01-29T19:21:00.002-05:002011-01-29T19:25:50.109-05:00

This is rich!An interview with Evva Pryror, a social worker and consultant to Miss Rand's law firm of Ernst, Cane, Gitlin and Winick verified that on Miss Rand's behalf she secured Rand's Social Security and Medicare payments which Ayn received under the name of Ann O'Connor (husband Frank O'Connor). As Pryor said, "Doctors cost a lot more money than books earn and she could be totally wiped out"

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Welcome to Post 2 of My Stupid State: So this week, on the heels of the AZ massacre...my new freshman state Rep., Jason Brodeur, from my own Seminole County no less, wants the government to tell the doctors what they can and cannot say in their own office. Scott Maxwell:Specifically, he wants to criminalize questions about guns.Right now, many pediatricians ask questions of parents to make sure

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-19649069563970538362011-01-19T21:29:00.006-05:002011-02-27T10:14:08.074-05:00

Welcome to Post 1 of My Stupid State: With wingnuts in full control of the state legislature and the governor's office... expect more nutty legislation like this:Legislators have filed three separate bills, one that would restrict local governments from regulating firearms, another to stop doctors from even asking patients about them and a third to grant licensed gun owners the right to wear

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-30623406289005437292011-01-12T22:48:00.006-05:002011-02-17T10:30:22.738-05:00

Never again can a teabagger complain about a Democratic bill being a "job-killer". Our teabagger/criminal-in-chief, Rick Scott, just killed high-speed rail.The Florida Department of Transportation told a key Senate committee that building the line would generate more than 48,000 new jobs. And that's just with the initial construction. Once the line was up and running, it would have been tens

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-74510278028158829932011-01-08T19:33:00.007-05:002011-01-12T22:47:54.657-05:00

After a year of teabagger candidates like Sharon Angle calling for "2nd amendment remedies", or another calling for armed revolution, or yet another politician/Fox News darling calling for violent overthrow, or Rep. King... you know what, just google this. There are too many instances for me to link.Violent imagery such as painting a rifle scope bull's eye to "take down" Congresspeople you don't

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-84414209215449453532011-01-05T17:32:00.006-05:002011-02-27T10:11:52.926-05:00

Already? Guess so. My Stupid State begins...It only took a week for Scott to show his shady side, after campaign workers complained that they were paid for their services in gift cards, rather than the hard coin of the realm:Mark Don Givens told Florida's WTSP News that he was expecting a paycheck after he made phone calls and knocked on doors for the Scott campaign, which made jobs a top issue

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Call Speaker John Boehner and say: "Since Jan 1, 2011 there have been at least 13 Repeal Bills from Republican­­s in the House but NOT ONE SINGLE JOB CREATION BILL -- so --- WHERE ARE THE JOB CREATION BILLS?"DC * Phone (202) 225-6205

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I got to be honest. This year's Jib Jab sucks. I've watched and enjoyed 2008 and 2009, as well as several of their earlier works, because they had a great song and were creative with the narrative.But this year's falls flat. The song is bad, the puppets were unrecognizable (that's supposed to be Biden--and there's one that's supposed to be jihad jane), and worst of all they missed a lot of big

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2011 will be something like this:Obama/Democrats: The Earth is round. Republicans: No! it's flat!The compromise: The Earth is a triangle.

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Last week, Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Dan Burton (Ind.) and other Republicans worked to block the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S. 987). The bill would ensure that child marriage is recognized as a human rights violation, and develop comprehensive strategies to prevent such marriages around the world.The act unanimously passed the Senate and appropriated no new funds,

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-80558064223060278512010-12-24T01:34:00.004-05:002010-12-24T01:42:07.073-05:00

As Festivus ends and Christmas Eve begins, I am reminded of how blessed we are that we have soldiers fighting for us in this awful war. I, of course, am not talking about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, but the real war... the Fox News created "War on Christmas". Anyone who dares to say happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas is undermining our very Christian survival. I spoke of this war

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-51734169443834885802010-12-24T00:57:00.002-05:002010-12-24T01:09:54.762-05:00

Here's the problem. Exhibit A in my local paper:My Word by Bill BarnesStarts with this...According to the Social Security Administration, the Consumer Price Index has not risen since 2008, and benefits will not increase in 2011. Congress just approved an $858 billion package of tax cuts but rejected a bill to give each retiree $250.Then goes to this...When I retired in 2000, our annual health

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-69381628117183625882010-12-18T21:17:00.004-05:002010-12-18T21:34:46.624-05:00

During the first three years of the Bush tax cuts, America’s job total actually went down, from 132 million jobs in 2001 to 131.4 million in 2004. Job growth did improve during Bush’s second term, but overall the rate was “anemic” compared to that under President Bill Clinton.The problem is that when wealthy people are given more money, their main priority is usually to use it to make even more

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The only time I've ever posted anything from Harry Reid. We needed this fighting Reid two years ago. Here's hoping we see more of this--maybe the election really did wake his ass up.DeMint and Kyl, the two men MOST RESPONSIBLE for wasting the people's time in the Senate, are whining about working after Christmas... calling it disrepectful. Well, the work has to get done, so I suggest you 2

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-71960683289300582082010-12-14T20:46:00.003-05:002010-12-14T21:06:28.606-05:00

Babba Wawa hit the nail on the head. He has a real problem. He cries every single time he talks about anything but tax cuts. If Nancy Pelosi had crying fits like he did, she would be crucified by the right as weak. This is the GOP leader: Crybaby.Also good point... he cries about his own life but has no tolerance for anyone else's suffering. An out of work single mom with a kid and no

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-14031441566925241182010-12-12T19:56:00.002-05:002010-12-12T20:11:43.603-05:00

One partisan vote changed the face of America, and we suffer the awful legacy bestowed to this day: Dante Atkins:Ten years ago today, in a baffling and overtly political 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided that the only way to protect the equal voting rights of the people of Florida was to stop counting their votes--but only in this particular instance and no other, because they only wanted

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-63680575940184142272010-12-11T20:45:00.002-05:002010-12-11T20:46:52.247-05:00

I enjoyed watching the History Channel’s 2004 series "The Presidents", which I watched on You Tube yesterday. When they got to Presdient Clinton, Leon Panetta explained his showdown with Newt Gingrich. Clinton, like Obama, was dispirited after the 1994 election. But he said Clinton knew politics and KNEW that he had to draw a line in the sand. Gringrich thought he could bully Clinton with

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This was originally going to be entitled 10 books every American should read, but who are we kidding.Every once in awhile, when watching a film, the point of the film hits me like a ton of bricks and I secretly wish that somehow I could get everyone to just sit and watch this damn thing so they could get it too. (SiCKO was the first one I thought of.)Usually it is with a documentary, but

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Every single major newspaper in Florida, even the conservative ones, even the ones who said to vote Bush and McCain, were terrified of a Rick Scott governorship and got behind Alex Sink. I wondered what an endorsement of Scott would look like. Something like this: "Be Optimistic About Our New Governor" by Jordan Swanson. This, I guess, is the closest thing to a "newspaper" endorsement. Last

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It irritates me that I have to work today while those who never served get to lounge around. It infuriates me that rethuglicans who work so hard at cutting benefits for veterans surround themselves with veterans during campaign season. But it really sickens me that right-wing cowards who would never put themselves in harm's way nonetheless have no trouble pushing others and their children into

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-85732863047230404402010-11-05T08:27:00.003-05:002010-11-05T08:38:39.969-05:00

This was posted by Jim White at FireDogLake If only the nation will pay attention, Florida has now become the perfect laboratory model for single-party Republican corporatist rule. When Alex Sink conceded to Rick Scott this morning, Republicans in Florida cemented a clean sweep of all statewide offices on the ballot. In addition, Republicans now hold over two thirds of the seats in both the

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-80112458134073462632010-11-02T20:32:00.004-05:002010-11-03T09:48:42.484-05:00

Flying a flag upside down is an internationally-recognized distress symbol. The only time a flag should be flown in that position is in accordance with US Code "as a signal of dire distress".For Florida, that time is now. We have elected a pathological criminal to the highest office in our state. Not a typical "all politicians are criminal", dishonest, money-grubbing and lobbyist-kissing

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The 8 biggest lies of this election season. Take a quick gander yourself:1) President Obama tripled the deficit.Reality: Bush's last budget had a $1.416 trillion deficit. Obama's first budget reduced that to $1.29 trillion.2) President Obama raised taxes, which hurt the economy.Reality: Obama cut taxes. 40% of the "stimulus" was wasted on tax cuts which only create debt, which is why it was so

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-29946932446888005532010-10-21T17:36:00.005-05:002010-10-28T16:09:36.564-05:00

If Amendments 4, 5, and 6 pass, and Alex Sink defeats that immoral criminal Rick Scott, I will consider it a great day no matter what happens.State Amendments:There are six amendments written confusingly as always. I found a non-partisan site that broke them down in plain english, and who supports each side. Take a moment to read it.Here is how I plan on voting on the state amendments: 1. NO2.

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This is a non-partisan guide from a University that gives all the amendments in plain English:http://lynn.libguides.com/vote. Thanks for reading.

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I am not exaggerating when I say that these two amendments, which prevent gerrymandering for Legislative and Congressional districts respectively, are the most important amendments that Florida has faced in decades. In more than 400 legislative races over the past six years, only three incumbents lost their seats.You see, unlike Florida, forty-four states already require that redistricting

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-17483604672490626552010-10-19T19:08:00.001-05:002010-10-19T19:10:02.840-05:00

If I had to pick the critical amendments for Florida in the past 10 years, it would be this year's amendments 4, 5, and 6. 5 and 6 prevent gerrymandering (Florida is the worst in the nation--but more on that later), and amendment 4 is HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY: which is the best and only chance we have against the nonstop sprawl in our state.The developers have poured MILLIONS into fighting this, and

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-49205079144425991472010-10-10T10:12:00.002-05:002010-10-10T10:14:38.902-05:00

This is due directly to the Citizens United case brought to you by the John Roberts Supreme Court...Thanks guys...

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Only in Florida could a bona-fide criminal who stole money from taxpayers and seniors; and not to mention barely escaped imprisonment, be a contender for high office. (Using the money he stole, no less).In this ad, Republicans and law enforcement officials talk about uber-criminal Rick Scott:Transcript of Ad:Fifth"TV :30Michael McAuliffe (State Attorney, Florida 15th Judicial Circuit): Take it

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-67867425514879342862010-10-04T20:12:00.000-05:002010-10-04T20:13:46.195-05:00

Rush Limbaugh on Family Guy

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-12444615721353715912010-09-17T11:19:00.003-05:002010-09-17T11:44:37.302-05:00

Maybe I'm missing something here...If I am, please enlighten me in the comments section...But I think this is SOOOOO simple.All we need to do is have debate on two, TWO, tax cuts packages.Call the first: Obama's Middle Class Tax Cut (for those making under $250,000)Call the second: Bush's Upper Class Tax Cut Extension (for those mkaing over $250,000)Everybody wins.We DO NOT have the second

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-54258841114191894282010-09-12T20:19:00.005-05:002010-09-12T20:34:57.403-05:00

Who was the last president to balance the budget?And who was the last president to inherit a budget surplus and quickly turn us to deficits?Final question...where the hell where you during the Bush administration?It was that question that poured angry venom in my inbox from Teabaggers. I asked one if he thought Glenn Beck was a thoughtful intellectual...I got this reply...By 2020 100% of axes

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-50040539054557762782010-09-06T18:14:00.002-05:002010-09-06T18:17:32.963-05:00

Thanks to the Arlington County (Virginia) Democratic Committee's Deputy Chair Maureen Markham: Dear Friends,I wanted to write and tell you about an experience that I had in Maryland on Highway Route 40 today. I had been to visit my parents in Delaware and was driving home to Arlington. Often I avoid the heavy traffic on I-95 and take Route 40 to Baltimore. I was stopped at a traffic light, about

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No, Jennifer Carroll didn't defruad Medicare recipients, swindle taxpayers, or sit on a board of directors at a company that Iran and Saudi Arabia used to suppress the internet like her running mate, Rick Scott. She's not THAT bad. But she was busted with a fake degree from a diploma mill, which is a crime in several states. Of course, not Florida.Match made in teabagger heaven.

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Telling your followers to change America and invest in a scheme called Goldline. Actually, he's not pathetic...he's rich. It's his broke, lemming followers who I'm blown away by. These anti-government rallies chant against all taxes and government interference in their daily lives ("but keep your hands off our Medicare!") and then bitch about the long waits to get back home on the (

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-57811892597052970012010-08-20T22:33:00.006-05:002010-10-21T17:23:49.154-05:00

Vote for the best candidate. In Seminole School Board District 5, the choice is very clear:Becky Erwin is a no-go. One thing Seminole does not need is more right-wingers. Her website doesn't show much experience, but there are several pages dedicated to her being the only "True Conservative". Great--anti-government teabaggers on the school board for PUBLIC schools.Endorsements by wingnuts and

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-36304250945893514162010-08-15T21:35:00.004-05:002010-08-15T21:48:35.915-05:00

Corrine Brown sold us out. She joined the GOP legislature in their quest to "bleach" the surrounding districts by cramming in as many Democrats as possible into District 3. Although this gaurantees a GOP loss in Corrine's district, it allows for a maximum number of GOPers in the surrounding gerrymandered districts. This has led to a very lopsided, right-wing state government in a state where

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-23542597483018047362010-08-15T18:41:00.012-05:002010-08-15T20:01:10.927-05:00

Charlie Crist had some humdingers when he makes selections for important posts.There is the one you all have heard about, of course...Jim Greer. Given his shady dealings, I predicted in 2006 that it would end badly, but even I was surpised about how badly.Then there's the Senate pick. When Martinez left to lick his wounds, Uncle Charlie appointed personnel buddy, George Lemiuex, to be our

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-48960588147515843822010-08-07T13:43:00.004-05:002010-08-07T23:13:24.917-05:00

This blog was started in 2006 as the official blog of the Seminole Democratic Party. I was very proud to carry the message. In 2007, however, I left because I didn't want to speak for anyone but me. Although my posts were never rejected or even edited, I can imagine that if I was still with them, this one most assuredly would be.Going back to 2006, you can see that I had NO LOVE for Charlie

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-21529555941984604722010-07-31T23:51:00.006-05:002010-08-01T11:39:31.477-05:00

That is going to turn purple Florida into a right-wing paradise...With Scott as the GOP nominee – and his nearly $30 million ad blitz has vaulted him into the lead in the Republican primary – he gets 29 percent, Sink 27 percent and independent Bud Chiles 14 percent.With McCollum as the Republican nominee, McCollum gets 27 percent, Sink 26 percent and Chiles 14 percent. Scott leads McCollum by 11

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-22591744842958964942010-07-26T17:29:00.005-05:002010-07-26T17:56:04.200-05:00

Deficit hawks? The spend-crazy GOP that spent like drunken sailors under Bush for bridges to nowhere and tax cuts for the wealthy decided to make a stand... they will FIGHT tooth and nail to prevent the unemployed (or "funemployed", as teabaggers call them) from getting payments. Costs too much, really. And these people don't really want to work, as some GOP Congressmen argued that it would be

The Seminole Democratnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21632923.post-35225461652698763242010-07-17T16:04:00.003-05:002010-07-17T16:18:20.508-05:00

From the Miami Herald:More than 1 million people in Florida are out of work. The oil spill is wreaking environmental and economic havoc. The state is one hurricane away from catastrophe.But anyone listening to Republican gubernatorial candidates Rick Scott and Bill McCollum would think that one of the most pressing concerns in this non-border state is illegal immigrants scaling palm trees and

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