Monthly Archives: April 2017
What we are reading: Tallahassee Democrat on Andrew Gillum and the Democrats dilemma
Here we go again. An email scandal involving a Democrat running for high office. In case you missed it, The Tallahassee Democrat blew the lid off something that has been percolating on the cocktail circuit and among Democratic insiders for months – Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s sloppy use of email. At […]
Dwight Bullard should take his seat back with full party support
Before State Sen. Frank Artiles resigned, there seems to be evidence that party insiders were already positioning to put the kibosh on a potential progressive running for the seat in 2018—specifically Dwight Bullard. Despite the fact that Artiles was weakened amidst a cloud of boozed-up bigotry wherein he referred to African-American colleagues using the n-word, a “f—ing a–hole,” and “b—-.” the […]
Inside the Florida Democrats Q1 fundraising and expenditures (UPDATED)
Under the direction of newly-elected Chair Stephen Bittel who came to office touting his fundraising ability, Florida Democrats recorded the worst post-election Q1 since 2005. The low fundraising number came as a shock to many when the anti-Trump energy which has seen a remarkable amount of money raised by both progressive groups and Democratic candidates […]
What we’re reading: Matt Taibbi on “Shattered”
“The real protagonist of this book is a Washington political establishment that has lost the ability to explain itself or its motives to people outside the Beltway.” — Matt Taibbi Read Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone article here. _______________________________ If, like me, your first impression of the new Clinton campaign history, Shattered is that it is your usual gossipy post-election […]
Flashback Friday: The Democrats who happily handed our state over to the GOP two decades ago – #neverforget
After losing a close election in 1994, Republican Jeb Bush faced Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay in the 1998 General Election. MacKay who was one of the most qualified candidates ever to run for Governor in this state suffered from a divided Democratic Party which was full of political opportunists who backed Bush. The election was […]
Surprise! JetBlue applies for additional Fort Lauderdale-Havana service
Surprise surprise! As Cuba travel falls well below expectations and airlines bail on flights, Jet Blue has applied with the DOT for 6 additional weekly flights from Fort Lauderdale to Havana per DOT documents. The flights would be served with an Airbus A-320 jet. This must be seen as a surprise considering the struggles of […]
Florida’s greyhound gambit is decoupled from reality
Greyhound racing in toto is every bit as cruel as dog fighting. Underperforming dogs are killed, animals die while racing—three per day in Florida—and many perish from inhumane living conditions, overbreeding and injuries obtained on the track. Female racers are pumped full of anabolic steroids to interrupt their estrus cycle, and goose performance. A female who is a good racer […]
The shifting numbers for Clintonian candidates in Florida
Clintonism is an ideology that has become the predominant movement within the Democratic Party – an emphasis on free markets combined with pride in racial, gender and ethnic identity. Bill Clinton benefited in 1996 from what was called condescendingly by smug (northern and California-based) elite commentators as the “bubba factor” but did in fact allow […]
Bernie Sanders, Tom Perez do “Oscar and Felix” routine on Chris Hayes
If you watch nothing else today, you at least have to check out this interview of Bernie Sanders and Tom Perez from Chris Hayes’ show last night. Hayes did a great job of creating the moment in which these two Democratic coalition leaders could demonstrate how they differ. Plenty of commentators are pointing out that, “zomg! Bernie ADMITS he’s not a Democrat,” as […]
Emirates reducing flights to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale thanks to travel downturn in Trump’s America
Following the US/UK ban on laptop use on flights to/from certain destinations, attempts at a travel ban from Middle Eastern nations and a general downturn in foreign travel to the United Sates after the election of Donald Trump, Emirates Airline is reducing its daily service from Dubai to both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to just […]
The Florida Squeeze 