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SansomWatch - The Zipped Lip Edition
SansomWatch - The Zipped Lip Edition
Written by dave in Thursday, December 18th 2008   
Attorney General Bill McCollum says the AG's office doesn't have jurisdiction in public corruption matters. Hmmm, I think there's a word for this, oh yeah! Horseshit. Maybe he means that Commissioner Gerald Bailey has jurisdiction. If so, after being forced to eviscerate the Department of Law Enforcement due to budget cuts, you'd think Bailey would be a gung-ho investigator. "Gerald Bailey, Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, has plans to close 14 field offices, [+]
3D BCS
3D BCS
Written by dave in Wednesday, December 17th 2008   
The Bull Gator points to this AP article about theaters showing the BCS National Championship in 3D. You can search for participating theaters here. The closest one to me is: Carmike- Royal Palm 20 5125 26th Street East Bradenton, FL. 34203 US Telephone: (941) 727-7469 Three more are here: Rave Avenue 16 2241 Town Centre Ave. Melbourne, FL. 32940 US Rave Port St. Lucie 14 1900 N.W. Courtyard Port St. Lucie, FL. 34986 US Telephone: (772) 344-3570 Carmike Amelia Island 7 1132 [+]
More Thigh-Slapping, Rib-Tickling Hilarity
More Thigh-Slapping, Rib-Tickling Hilarity
Written by dave in Tuesday, December 16th 2008   
The political leadership that allowed a $2 billion shortfall in the Florida budget is getting back together in a special session. I predict their solution is to pass more tax cuts, borrow more money, and find some poor corporate superpower deserving a giant payout. [+]
SansomWatch - What We Do Is Secret
SansomWatch - What We Do Is Secret
Written by dave in Sunday, December 14th 2008   
Thank you Alex Leary! Leary's investigation into Sansom continues this week with "Sansom had help with plan." (With some assist from the Miami Herald.) This latest investigative piece takes a closer look at the relationship between Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg and Speaker of the Florida House Ray Sansom. It sure does look like these guys are feeding at the public trough, profiting off of your tax dollars, instead of being responsible public servants. "Neither [+]
SansomWatch - Walks Like a Duck
SansomWatch - Walks Like a Duck
Written by dave in Sunday, December 7th 2008   
Alex Leary's stories on Florida Speaker of the House Ray Sansom are a welcome reminder of the role of journalists in our community. Newspapers have been imploding over the last few years, and the future looks none too bright. Sometimes, when I read a paper that's full of syndicated content, commercials, fact-free op-eds, sloppy writing, poor thinking, and nothing in the way of news, the loss of the newspaper doesn't seem so important. But then, [+]
SansomWatch - Gov Money on Jet Garages
SansomWatch - Gov Money on Jet Garages
Written by dave in Friday, December 5th 2008   
The gift that keeps on giving. The St. Pete Times teases their Sunday story - "What's the building for? House Speaker Ray Sansom directed state money to build a training center for emergency workers. But most of the time, it will house a friend's jets." I can't wait! [+]
Hillsborough County Gay Pride Ban Watch
Hillsborough County Gay Pride Ban Watch
Written by dave in Thursday, December 4th 2008   
Here's an awesome page by John R. documenting the history of the gay pride ban instituted by Hillsborough County in 2005. This is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn more. A lot of this was unfamiliar to me and I want to thank John for his work in putting it together and making it available. "Hillsborough County, Florida adopted "a policy that Hillsborough County government abstain from acknowledging, promoting or participating in [+]
Sansom Watch - Hometown Indignation
Sansom Watch - Hometown Indignation
Written by dave in Thursday, December 4th 2008   
First, let me say that as I was doing some background research on Ray Sansom I discovered that he has done plenty of good legislating. One of his first bills was the 2003 Northwest Florida Legislative Day bill which recognized April 23, 2003, as "Northwest Florida Legislative Day." It's this sort of uncompromising vision that has propelled him to the Speaker's chair. An editorial in Sansom's hometown paper, the Northwest Florida Daily News, took him to [+]
Islam Is the Light - Diabolical Terror Dolls
Islam Is the Light - Diabolical Terror Dolls
Written by dave in Thursday, December 4th 2008   
The crackerjack investigative reporters at Polk County's Bay News Nine are breaking a story that's only about a month old. It seems that a local paranoid mom believes the jihadists at Mattel are distributing sinister "cuddle & coo" dolls that whisper "Islam is the light" into their baby's ears. This FoxNews segment from Bucks County (umm, Pennsylvania maybe?) reports that the doll is of Fisher-Price manufacture (I think Mattel and Fisher-Price are one giant toy company [+]
Sansom Watch - Call for Resignation
Sansom Watch - Call for Resignation
Written by dave in Wednesday, December 3rd 2008   
A new feature here at Re/Creating Tampa is SansomWatch. I think this guy is going to be loads of fun. As I'm sure you probably know Sansom is the new Speaker of the Florida House and was recently caught looking unethical. Fortunately Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman is there to say what we're all thinking. "The appearance of impropriety is too great for Ray Sansom to remain as speaker and keep his job with Northwest Florida [+]

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