Yearly Archives: 2014
Remembering the “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy” and its media component
Those of us who come of political age in the 1990s as Democrats had to deal with schizophrenia of the Clinton Presidency and all of the scandals associated with that era. Yesterday Politco revealed the emergence of the infamous “conspiracy commerce” memo. This memo basically outlined the links between elements of the media and various […]
The Pulp: Why Charlie Crist Won’t Debate Nan Rich; Spoiler Alert: He’s Not Chicken
Earlier this week, the Florida media and Florida Democrats were circulating a Palm Beach Post video of Charlie Crist engaging with Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera at the Forum Club in West Palm Beach, in which Charlie Crist interrupts the LG’s interview, and takes a question from the press pool, to which he responded with the tagline […]
Calls for Democratic Primary debates growing
Former Governor Charlie Crist made headlines earlier this week when he refused to engage Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera in a debate. Governor Rick Scott responded to the awkward event by stating Crist ought to debate his Democratic Primary opposition former Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich first. In the past few days calls for a Democratic […]
Thursday Bookshelf: We Can End Global Poverty
I know what you’re thinking. No way. That this vision could never really materialize into a reality. But, Nobel Winning Economist and Grameen Bank founder, Muhammad Yunnus as made that vision his ultimate goal in this life. Yunnus’s ambitions do not end at eliminating poverty, rather they extend into addressing gender discrimination, health care access, […]
Poll: How should party nominees be selected?
In some states, the state Democratic Party chooses nominees for statewide election via convening a convention. In other states like Florida we have a primary process. Some states have a mixed process and in others, the party tends to stay out of primaries. While no model is perfect, Florida Democrats have amassed the single worst […]
BREAKING NEWS: Jews Ordered To Register In Eastern Ukraine
Oren Dorell at USA Today is reporting that Jews in the pro-Russian Ukrainian City of Donetsk, which has hd its government buildings overrun by pro-Russian militia, are being told they must register the Ukrainian government. According to the USA Today report: Jews emerging from a synagogue say they were handed leaflets that ordered the […]
TFS Endorsement – Ross Hancock for State House District 114
Miami-Dade County’s demographics are shifting rapidly — in favor of the Democrats. Since 2008, the swings have become more pronounced as areas that were long untouchable in legislative elections have very quickly become winnable for Dems. One such district is House 114 where incumbent Erik Fresen, the poster child for the school “choice” movement in […]
Samantha Power: Global Superstar
I have had thirty some odd years of following foreign policy, first as a kid that was fascinated with politics, the nightly newscasts and travel then as a teenager partaking in Model UN competitions than as a well-traveled political animal in adulthood. In all that time I have observed American foreign policy leaders both good […]
Charles Schwab Sells Customers Down High Frequency River
The Charles Schwab Corporation is all about accountability. Just ask them. In a commercial, Chairman, Charles Schwab, explains, “the most principled people are the people who frankly can stand by their promises.” Schwab promises a “commitment to providing the most ethical financial services” including an “accountability guarantee.” The accountability business appears to be booming. In […]
Another milestone for the Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting yesterday. Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of Tampa Bay Times won the award for “their relentless investigation into the squalid conditions that marked housing for the city’s substantial homeless population, leading to swift reforms.” For years, The Tampa Bay Times has been […]
The Florida Squeeze 