Florida is going to be one of the KEY battleground states in the 2012. Indeed, considering how staunchly Democratic both New York and California are, the “Sunshine State” will likely be the most hotly contested state in the Union. While that may be good news for the local TV and radio industry in terms of ad revenue, it will a) extremely costly for ALL candidates | Read More »
This is my Grandfather, Emmett (NMN) White. This picture was taken as he was preparing for the “Great War”. As you can tell in the background, he was in the artillery. By the time I was born, Granddaddy White was already partially paralyzed from a stroke and had to use a cane. He speech was somewhat slurred and his habit of always chewing rock hard molasses “plug” tobacco (brass spittoon and all) didn’t | Read More »
From the diaries by Erick Question: What do you call a man who is in his just beginning his tenure as the President of the Florida State Senate at a time where the State is facing dire economic times and is already making plans to run for the U.S. Senate when he is term limited out in 2012? Answer: A GUY WHO SHOULDN’T BE RUNNING | Read More »
Let’s see, you got the press pouncing on Governor Scott at every opportunity, facts be damned… Check. The Governor has inherited a State Government that has yet to face up to the fact that they cost more than the taxpayer ponies up of their hard earned dollars…Check. You have an opposition party that is trying to “derail” your decision to “derail” the High Speed rail between | Read More »
“The Greatest Game Ever Played” The New York Football Giants versus The Baltimore Colts. Legendary Names. Pat Summerall, Sam Huff, Frank Gifford, Vince Lombardi (The Offensive Coordinator for the Giants), Tom Landry (The Defensive Coordinator for the Giants), Weeb Ewbank (The Colts Head Coach), Raymond Berry, Art Donovan and of course, the immortal Johnny Unitas. The game was played on December 28th, 1958 at old | Read More »
Already, before they have even formerly regained the House, the Republican leadership is back to business as usual. They want the Bush tax cuts extended for all. Fair enough. In order not to disrupt tax schedules, employers staffing, pay checks, etc.. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell (essentially the same leadership that served us so “ably” during the Bush years) agreed to extend unemployment benefits for | Read More »
Whomever the GOP nominates for President in 2012, unless that candidate wins Florida, that candidate has no chance of winning the presidency…PERIOD. So it is critical that the Republican Party Of Florida (RPOF) elect a chairman that can repair this organization’s tattered reputation. Despite the Florida GOP having a banner year in 2010, it was in spite of the RPOF, not because of it. If | Read More »
This ranks up there with beating a dead horse, But I decided (post surgery) to get back up to blogging speed by posting on everyone being upset about the TSA Body Search and the “Nude” X-ray machine. First: I want every red-blooded American male whom, during puberty, saw the Ad for “X-Ray” Glasses advertised in the back of Comic Books or magazines and either sent | Read More »
There is a news story, despite the efforts of the nation’s Financial Titians and the Elites of National and State governments, that is going to sweep over this land like it is 1929. Major, “Too Big to Fail” Banks and Financial Houses, who all profited in 2008 and 2009 from massive bailouts concocted in the Halls of Power of DC and Wall Street, are now | Read More »
View this video from CNBC (h/t Market Ticker) Now Listen To Dylan Ratigan put in more “User Friendly” Terms:
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