Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Hillsborough County Elect Pat Kemp

Ms. Kemp at the Crist/Clinton rally in Belmont Heights
Thank you for holding my sign.

6 Days Left Florida

United for Care Sends Cease and Desist Letter Regarding No on 2 Campaign’s False TV Advertisement

United for Care, the largest organization advocating for Amendment 2 on Florida’s November ballot, sent a cease and desist letter to all of the television stations broadcasting the latest ad produced by the No on 2 campaign entitled “It’s Nuts.” In the :30 second spot, multiple speakers take turns laying out untruthful and illegitimate claims designed to discourage Floridians from voting for the amendment, which would only allow for the medical use of marijuana by patients with debilitating diseases and medical conditions.
For the entire Politifact article, please click below:

Ybor Paparazzi

JoAnn, hard worker at the new 7-11 on 7th Ave.

Medical Marijuana Researcher Dr. Suzanne Sisley In Ft. Lauderdale

Also featuring local physician and 
veterans’ advocate
Dr. Anne Morgan and a patient testimonial
Tuesday, October 28th at 3pm
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Building
512 NE 3rd Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Press conference will be held in the Chamber’s Board Room
This event is open to the public.

"Moved In" - Florida

Monday, October 27, 2014

Florida Cops Rake in Cash Busting Marijuana



The most visible opponents of medical marijuana beyond the Drug Free Florida ads are the Florida Sheriffs Association, a law enforcement group run by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, who uses Reefer Madness-esque rhetoric to claim marijuana will ruin society. "I see the guy that's up all night with a baby that's screaming, so he smokes him a blunt and a half and he thinks that'll help and ends up bouncing the baby off the walls," Judd said at an anti-pot press conference earlier this summer.
Though recent evidence suggests that marijuana liberalization actually reduces violent crime, law enforcement has its own motives. In an investigation published last month in The Nation magazine, I noted that marijuana busts have become a huge revenue source for police, which influences their political opposition to drug reform. In Minnesota and other states, police lobbyists have privately told legislators that relaxing marijuana laws could cost them financially. here

A blunt and a half, bouncing babies off walls, Mr. Judd? You are a funny guy.

President Bill Clinton In Tampa

Cyrus Green Park
MLK and 22nd in Tampa

Al Higginbotham is lying, and his lies are blatant

Ask Joe Keel
of  Keel and Curley Winery in Plant City.
is he a little worried about his current re-election chances against challenger Pat Kemp? 

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Dave, he is from New York, he has been homeless 1 month.

NO To Medical Marijuana In Florida, But YES To Casinos In Florida

Die-in at Tallahassee Police Department


Dozens of African American students joined with community members to protest and then conduct a die-in at the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) on Oct. 22. Protesters held signs reading “Black lives matter,” and “Justice,” while chanting 
against police brutality. here

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Rhode Islander At Guavaween

Ybor Paparazzi

Ryan, Bianca (People United for Medical Marijuana) 
Manny (Mace Multi-Media) and local musician Christian.

Tampa working mother Shatara Brown

At a campaign stop in Tampa, Rick Scott continues to ignore the questions from the press, debate moderators and now Tampa working mother 
Shatara Brown.

South Florida Hopes to Secede From the Union

Awesome Tampa goes with the south.
Check out what Florida might look like in 60 years here

Yes On 2 @ Guavaween






Jeff Brandes, People Are Dying

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Florida medical marijuana debate: John Morgan vs. Bob Gualtieri


Strobe Lights and Cheech and Chong

Florida mom Susan Schrivjer

Toys R Us has announced it will pull the Walter White and Jesse Pinkman action figures it's stores have been selling after Florida mom Susan Schrivjer started an online petition to have the Breaking Bad figures removed. here

No On 2: Right Wing Propaganda

AD CLAIM
“It’s not about compassion; it just legalizes pot smoking.”
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VERDICT:  FALSE
Amendment 2 explicitly states:  “Nothing in this section authorizes the use of medical marijuana by anyone other than a qualifying patient.”  Moreover it states: "Nothing in this section shall affect laws relating to non-medical use, possession, production or sale of marijuana.”
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AD CLAIM
“…Not just for serious diseases…”
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VERDICT:  FALSE
In a ruling handed down on January 27th, 2014, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed that the scope of Amendment 2 was unequivocal: only patients with debilitating diseases and conditions would be allowed to have access to medical marijuana under Amendment 2, including those suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Lou Gehrig’s disease among others.
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AD CLAIM
“How do they know it’s safe?  They don’t.”
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VERDICT:  FALSE
In 1988 Drug Enforcement Agency Administrative Law Judge Francis Young said, “marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care.”  There isn’t a single instance of an overdose death caused by marijuana. Marijuana is safer than many medicines commonly found in our cabinets like Advil and Tylenol, which cause 12,000 deaths per year in the United States.
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AD CLAIM
“Kids can legally get it without their parents’ permission.” “No parental control.”
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VERDICT:  FALSE
As Politifact stated in its May 20, 2014 fact check on this topic, Florida minors would not be able to get a recommendation for medical marijuana from a physician because, “currently, a parent or guardian must provide consent for medical treatment for a minor, except in emergencies or other unusual circumstances, such as when the Department of Children and Family Services must get involved.”
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For the entire Politifact article, please click here

City of Opportunity - City of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman

Make Calls from Home to Help Save the Senate!

"Together" - Gwen Graham for Congress

The Stogie Recommends

Statewide
Governor: Charlie Crist
ATTORNEY GENERAL: George Sheldon
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: William Rankin
AG COMMISSIONER: Thad Hamilton
District 2: Gwen Graham
District 3: Marihelen Wheeler
District 9: Alan Grayson
District 15: Alan Cohn
District 16: Henry Lawrence
District 17: Will Bronson
District 26: Joe Garcia
District 63: Mark Danish
Local
Hillsborough County Commissioner
District 2: Elizabeth Belcher
District 7: Patricia Anne Kemp
School Board Member
District 2: Sally Harris
District 6: April Griffin
Amendments
Yes on 1
Yes on 2
No on 3

Friday, October 24, 2014

ohn Morgan To Join United for Care Team at “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Event in Orlando

United for Care Chairman John Morgan will be walking with approximately 85 United for Care volunteers and staff at the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event in Orlando on Saturday, October 25th.  The United for Care contingent, calling themselves the “For the Patients” team, will participate in order to commemorate those who have lost their lives to breast cancer, to support those who are currently fighting the disease, and to work towards a future without this ailment.

What:
United for Care walks for the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event
Who:
United for Care Chairman John Morgan and the “For the Patients” Team
Where:
Lake Eola Park – 24 Rosalind Avenue, Orlando. Survivor Tent (Lot 21) sponsored by Morgan & Morgan Law Firm
When:
Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 9am

Looking for Rick Scott today?

You won't find him where a judge ordered him to be: In Tallahassee, giving a deposition on the secret email accounts he illegally used to conduct state business. Instead, Scott is holding a massive fundraiser in Miami. I was going to suggest you send him an email to his private address -- gov.rls@gmail.com 
to try and reach him. But alas, 
 you'll just get an error message.