Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Flashback Friday: Ivy League elite theories lead to Florida lynchings.
The Ivy League which is today diverse, multicultural experience was once upon a time the bastion of white, protestant elite and racist thought. The so-called Dunning School of history which grew out of Colombia University in the early 1900’s. Quoting Wikipedia: The Dunning School refers to a group of historians who shared a historiographical school of […]
Jeb’s Trump & vets hypocrisy
Jeb Bush claims to have a consistent “conservative” ideology. This week, he attacked Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump for his ridiculous words about Senator John McCain, a former POW in Vietnam. But in Bush’s statement released via Twitter, he rightly indicated that all veterans deserve respect. Enough with the slanderous attacks. @SenJohnMcCain and all […]
Marco Rubio says President Obama has “no class? More on Rubio and the GOP’s “class” argument
Democratic President never have “any class” according to partisan ideological Republicans. Bill Clinton never should have played the saxophone on Arsenio Hall, Jimmy Carter never should have given an interview to Playboy and now President Obama. Florida’s Junior Senator was quoted in regards to a question about Donald Trump by Fox News saying: “We already […]
About that US Senate hearing and a possibly passive nativist media…
The US Senate’s hearing into corruption in global soccer including the game here in the United States went largely unreported in the media that covers the sport domestically, with most of its coverage based in publications that cover politics and government. For years, the powers that be at US Soccer and Major League Soccer (MLS) […]
St Pete Polls: Alan Grayson leads race for Democratic nomination
We’ve talked extensively in the past on this site about St Pete Polls but through the 2014 election cycle, learned that their turnout models were fairly accurate and generally got the right race winners and margins. St Pete Polls had a mixed bag in 2012, but then nailed the CD-13 Special Election in 2014, both […]
Darren Soto and the 2015 Session
The reaction to my article published Thursday morning about State Senator Darren Soto was visceral in some quarters while favorable in others. Let me explain why Soto is a target of mine and why I find some of defenses of him disingenuous. Democrats in Florida are badly in need of developing a values based party that […]
Flashback Friday: Flying the Sunshine to Florida
1970’s were a glory era in Florida politically and economically. Tourism and job growth exploded while the economy diversified. With visionary leaders like Governor Reubin Askew, the state projected an image of efficiency, smart growth, environmental consciousness and most of all paradise to the rest of the country.One company that benefited from Florida’s robust growth […]
US Senate FIFA hearing yields deafening silence in media (VIDEO)
Yesterday, the US Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security held a lengthy public hearing about the FIFA scandal. You would think this would have been a major news event within the world of American soccer. But coming just 10 days after the US women lifted the World Cup trophy […]
“Democrat” Darren Soto – A favorite of Big Business, School “Choice” Advocates and Conservative Bloggers
State Senator Darren Soto (D-Orlando) will announce his candidacy for Congress (current District 9, but subject to reapportionment changes) later today. Soto seeks to replace Rep. Alan Grayson, whose voting record is about as progressive as it gets. From where we sit at TFS, Soto is one of our least favorite Democrats in the legislature. […]
Republican Redistricting arrogance never ceases
The sense of entitlement and need to continue manipulation of processes related to the redistricting process is a common Republican theme in the State of Florida. Yesterday, House Democratic Leader designate Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) sent a sharply worded letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island). The contents are below and we applaud Cruz for this […]
The Florida Squeeze 