Showing posts with label Rose Ferlita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rose Ferlita. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Hillsborough County Beware - Jim Norman Is Back

The strong conservative 
says, he will file to run for a seat on the County Commission where he was a player for nearly two decades.
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Some of Mr. Norman's Highlights
Joined the vote to ban county government from even acknowledging gay pride events. He said no to health benefits for unmarried couples including same-sex partners.
"I see this as (leading) to gay marriage next," Norman said in 2004. "This is not going to be San Francisco east."
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He angered black leaders with a proclamation honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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 He blasted Obamacare as "a socialism takeover."
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He hung out in Vegas with lobbyist who appeared frequently before the commission.
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A developer-friendly commissioner he was owned by Ralph Hughes owner of the Cast-Crete precast concrete business in Seffner. He pushed hard to rename the county's prestigious award for residents who show moral courage in standing up to government for his friend and benefactor.
"I found very quickly that Ralph expected something back from me if I was going to be one of his chosen candidates," Rose Ferlita
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"Payola"
La Gaceta
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"He won his race but did not fare well in public opinion. Public office is a public trust.Obviously, that didn't sink in to Jim Norman." 
Jan Platt
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"He's been carrying the water for developers for all his 18 years on the commission. He's as much responsible for the condition Hillsborough County is in today — the transportation, the sprawl mess we're in." 
Pat Kemp
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"Spare us. This clown is one of the reasons Hillsborough County moved backwards for years. Deny him the right to ever serve in public office again. Please." Susan Smith

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Anybody But Higginbotham

Hillsborough Commission District 7 Seat
Names Stogie likes.
Mary Mulhern, April Griffin and Rose Ferlita.
more

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Trash Talking Rose Ferlita

Mayor Pam Iorio is taking pains to stay out of the race to replace her, but she says a recent comment by former Hills­borough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita concerns her.
here
"I'm staying out of the mayor's race, but if people say something wrong about our record, and particularly if they say something wrong about our finances, which I'm extremely proud about … I will definitely speak up."......Pam Iorio