This is our regular feature where every day I do a post with the top 10 blog posts that I think people should read from the previous day. Posts are included here and ranked based on a combination of originality, focus on Florida, length (longer, more thorough analysis is better), quality of writing and impact of the story.
1. Alan Farago - Crimes against the state: the Florida Mortgage Crisis: "It is also perfect timing for the editorial boards to connect the dots between the failure of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation and the dominant political ideology of the past decade that abjured regulation in favor of 'the free market'. This may be easier to do, now that real estate advertisement revenue from the Growth Machine has dried up."
2. Dan Gelber - Forecast: Darker skies ahead: "This Friday, Florida's Revenue Estimating Conference will convene to present their official budget forecast for the upcoming year and beyond. Prior to Friday they believed Florida's declining revenue might show a slight uptick. Prepare yourselves for more bad news as conditions have only worsened and their forecast is likely to reflect darker skies."
3. FLA Politics (FDP) - How Did We End Up With The Looming Space Flight Gap? Just Ask John McCain: "McCain's NASA stance went from 'downright schizophrenic' to outright delusional yesterday with his campaign boasting of his influence on space policy in his former role as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - without mentioning that, under McCain's watch, the impending five-year gap between the retirement of the Shuttle and the development of the next generation vehicle was created, putting thousands of Space Coast jobs at risk."
4. Progress Florida (Ray Seaman) - High Noon at the Florida Supreme Court: "The fate of 3 key right wing backed amendments to the Florida constitution will be decided by the Florida Supreme Court in the very near future."
5. Progress Florida (Ray Seaman) - Who Will Fill the Widening Press Gap?: "I can't say I've ever really been a fan of the press. There are some really great reporters and columnists which still operate in the traditional press, but I lament the sheer lack of coverage of state and local politics that has existed even before this latest round of layoffs. The traditional press has been largely complicit, and indeed an enabler, in a lot of the failed politics and policies of the last quarter century."
6. Eye on Miami (gimleteye) - Have courage, Governor Crist...: "We, the public, don't have the full story on 'who knew, what' about the US Sugar buyout offer that Governor Crist proposed. One thing is for certain: Governor Crist took an intractable problem-- an Everglades restoration plan that cannot work-- and proposed a big step in the one direction that has the chance, at some point in the future, of helping the Everglades."
7. Florida Politics - The elephant in the room: "It is worth recalling that Florida's current system of public finance is a house of cards built by pusillanimous pols owned and operated by the no-taxes under any circumstances crowd (a/k/a the Chamber of Commerce, the Associated Industries of Florida, and other such denizens of the Jeb!'s hole in the ground). Now, with no backstop, we Floridians get exactly what Jebbie's patrons bought and paid for..."
8. Southern District of Florida - Juror research: "Julie Kay examines the new trend of investigating jurors here..."
9. Incertus (Brian) - Evolution and the Classroom: "Olivia Judson makes (as usual) a compelling case for teaching evolution in the classroom. It bothers me greatly that this is even an issue, considering how poorly US students do on the world stage in math and science scores--deliberately handicapping them by allowing nonsense like ID and Creationism in the public schools is criminal in my mind."
10. spacecoastweb - FDP promotes Kosmas with push poll in FL-24: "Could this be a subtle way for the FDP to prompt Democratic voters into supporting the establishment’s chosen candidate? It might as well have been. There was no mistaking the intent behind this call. I wasn’t being asked whom I supported; Instead, I was being led to accept the FDP’s suggestion."
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Showing posts with label Florida Progressive Coalition. Show all posts
Monday, August 18, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
10 Stories to Read
This is our regular feature where every day I do a post with the top 10 blog posts that I think people should read from the previous day. Posts are included here and ranked based on a combination of originality, focus on Florida, length (longer, more thorough analysis is better), quality of writing and impact of the story.
1. Incertus (Brian) - More on property taxes: "Not to belabor the points Amy and I have made recently about the south Florida housing market and property taxes, but it just so happens there was another article on the subject today that kind of backs up our argument that the problem is that the market is overpriced, not that taxes are too high."
2. FLA Politics - Slavery Update: "Recent legal developments may aid in the fight against modern day slavery in Florida"
3. Interstate4Jamming2 - Another Embarrassment, And I'm Angry!: "This weekend, the Florida Democratic Executive Committee was scheduled to meet in Tampa, and one of the items on the agenda happens to be one of their most important duties as a committee...electing the 27 presidential electors who would possibly vote in the Electoral College should (rather, WHEN) Barack Obama carry the Sunshine State. It didn't happen --- or, for that matter, anything else --- because the committee failed to get a quorum together to conduct business."
4. FLA Politics - Why is this not being investigated?: "Harry Sargeant III, the Republican Party of Florida finance chairman and part owner of a Boca Raton-based oil trading firm, has been credited with collecting more than $500,000 for McCain. But about $50,000 of those contributions reportedly were solicited by Mustafa Abu Naba'a, Sargeant's Jordanian business partner at International Oil Trading Co."
5. Adam4PD - I Said Goodbye to my Dog Today: "Grendel came into my life about ten years ago. She had been adopted from the pound by my step-son's girlfriend. They all moved in around the corner from us, and lived together three or four years. Grendel wold roam the neighborhood, visiting different dogs and people from house to house. She was a frequent visitor to our home where her face would suddenly appear at our back door. She got along with our miniature dachshund, Nicki, and tolerated Georgie the cat. When her parents broke up and were not in a position to take care of her any longer, it was only natural that Regina and I would adopt her."
6. Miami & Beyond - Wet and dry conundrum: "Myriam Marques, the Herald's clunky replacement for Ana Menendez, finds herself wrapped in a dilemma over wet/dry foot. Not that she would realize it -she has been demonstrating a knack for stating the obvious while making it sound as if there's an actual point being formulated. This time she rages against the symptom without looking at the cause."
7. Smashed Frog - Foley, Walsh and Hatch: "What do Mark Foley, John Walsh and Orrin Hatch have in common?"
8. Samm Simpson - Georgia, Russia and the U.S.A.: "There seems to be evidence that the Georgian military not only had United States training, but possibly U.S. mercenaries participated in the attack. Florida resident Joe Mestasl, who was visiting Ossetia when the attack occurred, had these comments..."
9. Miami-Dade Dems - Democratic clubs operating powerhouse office in South Dade: "Those activist Democrats in South Dade are at it again. Led by the powerful Democrats of South Dade Club, a bustling Coordinated Campaign Office opened at 9507 S. Dixie Highway in Dadeland Plaza last month and is serving all the Democratic candidates."
10. Doug Tudor - The Optimist Finds the Silver Lining: "After straw polls on Thursday and Friday, I would be entirely justified to be discouraged in our fight to unseat Adam Putnam and to return true representation to Florida's 12th District....Despite these lopsided defeats, I know there are some qualifiers to be taken into account."
1. Incertus (Brian) - More on property taxes: "Not to belabor the points Amy and I have made recently about the south Florida housing market and property taxes, but it just so happens there was another article on the subject today that kind of backs up our argument that the problem is that the market is overpriced, not that taxes are too high."
2. FLA Politics - Slavery Update: "Recent legal developments may aid in the fight against modern day slavery in Florida"
3. Interstate4Jamming2 - Another Embarrassment, And I'm Angry!: "This weekend, the Florida Democratic Executive Committee was scheduled to meet in Tampa, and one of the items on the agenda happens to be one of their most important duties as a committee...electing the 27 presidential electors who would possibly vote in the Electoral College should (rather, WHEN) Barack Obama carry the Sunshine State. It didn't happen --- or, for that matter, anything else --- because the committee failed to get a quorum together to conduct business."
4. FLA Politics - Why is this not being investigated?: "Harry Sargeant III, the Republican Party of Florida finance chairman and part owner of a Boca Raton-based oil trading firm, has been credited with collecting more than $500,000 for McCain. But about $50,000 of those contributions reportedly were solicited by Mustafa Abu Naba'a, Sargeant's Jordanian business partner at International Oil Trading Co."
5. Adam4PD - I Said Goodbye to my Dog Today: "Grendel came into my life about ten years ago. She had been adopted from the pound by my step-son's girlfriend. They all moved in around the corner from us, and lived together three or four years. Grendel wold roam the neighborhood, visiting different dogs and people from house to house. She was a frequent visitor to our home where her face would suddenly appear at our back door. She got along with our miniature dachshund, Nicki, and tolerated Georgie the cat. When her parents broke up and were not in a position to take care of her any longer, it was only natural that Regina and I would adopt her."
6. Miami & Beyond - Wet and dry conundrum: "Myriam Marques, the Herald's clunky replacement for Ana Menendez, finds herself wrapped in a dilemma over wet/dry foot. Not that she would realize it -she has been demonstrating a knack for stating the obvious while making it sound as if there's an actual point being formulated. This time she rages against the symptom without looking at the cause."
7. Smashed Frog - Foley, Walsh and Hatch: "What do Mark Foley, John Walsh and Orrin Hatch have in common?"
8. Samm Simpson - Georgia, Russia and the U.S.A.: "There seems to be evidence that the Georgian military not only had United States training, but possibly U.S. mercenaries participated in the attack. Florida resident Joe Mestasl, who was visiting Ossetia when the attack occurred, had these comments..."
9. Miami-Dade Dems - Democratic clubs operating powerhouse office in South Dade: "Those activist Democrats in South Dade are at it again. Led by the powerful Democrats of South Dade Club, a bustling Coordinated Campaign Office opened at 9507 S. Dixie Highway in Dadeland Plaza last month and is serving all the Democratic candidates."
10. Doug Tudor - The Optimist Finds the Silver Lining: "After straw polls on Thursday and Friday, I would be entirely justified to be discouraged in our fight to unseat Adam Putnam and to return true representation to Florida's 12th District....Despite these lopsided defeats, I know there are some qualifiers to be taken into account."
Monday, August 11, 2008
32 More Small Donors to Go
Okay, now we're in the homestretch. With less than two weeks to go until we leave for Denver, we need you to really commit to helping us get to Denver. Even if you can only toss us a few bucks, please do it as soon as you can. We want to get things taken care of before prices rise on travel costs and the like. The sooner you donate to us, the less money we have to raise. Pay day is tomorrow or the next day for many people. Please set aside a little bit to help us get to Denver, be it $10, $25, $50 or more.
And we've just set up a deal where we're going to be able to bring you videoblogging from Denver as well. Look for multiple video updates from us each day in addition to our blog and radio coverage.
In our fundraising efforts to attend the Democratic Convention in August, we've decided to focus on a small donor campaign. We originally figured out that it'll take us 240 people contributing $25 each for us to reach what we need to go to Denver and provide you with the best convention coverage in America. We've managed to cut some costs, though, so we've reduced that number a bit. So far, we have the equivalent of 118 ($2940). That means we need only about $1000 more to be able to cover our costs. That's just 32 more $25 donors. We need you to be one of them.
(BTW, if you want a preview of our Denver coverage, check out our Netroots Nation 2008 Coverage).
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 32 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our latest contributions came from:
Gil Creque
fletch
Dan Smith
Rochelle & Byron Cisneros
Zannel
You can read more about Florida Progressive Coalition's fundraiser and Democratic Convention Coverage if you'd like.
And we've just set up a deal where we're going to be able to bring you videoblogging from Denver as well. Look for multiple video updates from us each day in addition to our blog and radio coverage.
In our fundraising efforts to attend the Democratic Convention in August, we've decided to focus on a small donor campaign. We originally figured out that it'll take us 240 people contributing $25 each for us to reach what we need to go to Denver and provide you with the best convention coverage in America. We've managed to cut some costs, though, so we've reduced that number a bit. So far, we have the equivalent of 118 ($2940). That means we need only about $1000 more to be able to cover our costs. That's just 32 more $25 donors. We need you to be one of them.
(BTW, if you want a preview of our Denver coverage, check out our Netroots Nation 2008 Coverage).
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 32 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our latest contributions came from:
Gil Creque
fletch
Dan Smith
Rochelle & Byron Cisneros
Zannel
You can read more about Florida Progressive Coalition's fundraiser and Democratic Convention Coverage if you'd like.
Friday, August 8, 2008
10 Stories to Read
This is our regular feature where every day I do a post with the top 10 blog posts that I think people should read from the previous day. Posts are included here and ranked based on a combination of originality, focus on Florida, length (longer, more thorough analysis is better), quality of writing and impact of the story.
1. Blast Off! - Thanks, Republicans, for killing public education in Florida!: "Seriously. The Republicans are slowly yet inexorably strangling public education in Florida, at all levels, with the budget slashes that are made necessary by their pandering tax cuts. Take a look at how one Florida university is dealing with the massive decrease in state funding..."
2. FPC (Mark Ferrulo) - This is sick…Cancer hospital hires Tobacco Lobbyists: "And not just any hospital, we’re talking H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, one of the top 20 cancer hospitals in the country. This nationally renowned cancer treatment and research institute is paying thousands of dollars to lobbyists in Tallahassee, that are also registered lobbyists for tobacco companies. Seriously, I’m not just trying to grab your attention with a provocative headline and then blogger-judo you down some tangentially related, but less interesting story line. The Moffitt Cancer Center has seven registered lobbyists that represent them in Florida’s capital, who also walk the halls of The Capitol building on behalf of cigarette companies, cigar manufacturers and purveyors of chewing tobacco and snuff."
3. Dan Gelber - Jefferson was right, “Information is the currency of Democracy”: "Today, I forwarded my concerns to the FCC regarding the proposed purchase by WPLG Channel 10 of their rival WTVJ-NBC 6. While I appreciate that Florida’s tanking economy can impact all businesses –including media – the public’s interest in a vital and diverse press must be taken into account. As newspapers downsize, and television stations merge, the losers will be our citizens who will be shortchanged the critical information that informs and empowers them."
4. Miami-Dade Dems - Bush rubber-stamp identifies Democratic "dear friends": "Attention in the camps of Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek. This is what you get from your failure to be fully on board the campaigns of your Democratic colleagues. Your Republican incumbent friends will use your names – your Democratic names – in their desperate attempts to fend off strong electoral challenges."
5. Florida Citizens for Science - Let’s help science education here in Florida!: "Florida Citizens for Science is launching a fundraising campaign to help teachers and students right here in Florida with science education. Through the great site Donors Choose, FCS has selected five science-related education projects to fund. As the school year kicks off in just a couple of weeks, let’s give these teachers and students the equipment they need to succeed!"
6. Incertus (Brian) - We tried to warn you: "Lots of us did. Tons of Florida bloggers warned that Amendment 1, passed last year by overwhelming margins, wouldn't save taxpayers much money and would cause huge service cuts, and not enough people listened. As a result, we have layoffs and service cuts across the board--police departments aren't replacing cops who leave the service, schools aren't replacing teachers who leave, and so on. Fortunately, people are starting to notice that a tax cut has some negative sides as well."
7. Miami & Beyond - Oh, but it's all about the sports and the pretty buildings: "It pisses me off how the world has agreed to cooperate with the Chinese in this gigantic whitewashing. Everybody is babbling about keeping politics and the Olympics separate."
8. the 13th juror - Homeless man convicted of trespassing — at Naples shelter: "St. Matthew’s House has been full for the past three years, so Juan Trejo stretched out on the floor of the Naples shelter’s old soup kitchen. He had no place else to sleep. Then he spend the next 97 days in the Collier County Jail, charged with trespassing."
9. Progress Florida (Ray Seaman) - Clueless Crist: Part II: "Now Crist wants Floridians to trust him and vote for Amendment 5? Get real Charlie. Seriously, Floridians really need to stop trusting this guy."
10. Adam4PD - The Promise of Our Youth: "On Saturday night, I was a judge at a debate contest as ten teenagers addressed racial, gender and age stereotypes head-on. A crowd of over 100 mostly young people sat in the audience, fully engaged in the exchange of ideas on stage. The next day an even larger crowd gathered at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park for Gospel music, performances, and hot dogs. Spending time with these fine young men and women, primarily African-Americans, was just the antidote I needed to combat cynicism."
1. Blast Off! - Thanks, Republicans, for killing public education in Florida!: "Seriously. The Republicans are slowly yet inexorably strangling public education in Florida, at all levels, with the budget slashes that are made necessary by their pandering tax cuts. Take a look at how one Florida university is dealing with the massive decrease in state funding..."
2. FPC (Mark Ferrulo) - This is sick…Cancer hospital hires Tobacco Lobbyists: "And not just any hospital, we’re talking H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, one of the top 20 cancer hospitals in the country. This nationally renowned cancer treatment and research institute is paying thousands of dollars to lobbyists in Tallahassee, that are also registered lobbyists for tobacco companies. Seriously, I’m not just trying to grab your attention with a provocative headline and then blogger-judo you down some tangentially related, but less interesting story line. The Moffitt Cancer Center has seven registered lobbyists that represent them in Florida’s capital, who also walk the halls of The Capitol building on behalf of cigarette companies, cigar manufacturers and purveyors of chewing tobacco and snuff."
3. Dan Gelber - Jefferson was right, “Information is the currency of Democracy”: "Today, I forwarded my concerns to the FCC regarding the proposed purchase by WPLG Channel 10 of their rival WTVJ-NBC 6. While I appreciate that Florida’s tanking economy can impact all businesses –including media – the public’s interest in a vital and diverse press must be taken into account. As newspapers downsize, and television stations merge, the losers will be our citizens who will be shortchanged the critical information that informs and empowers them."
4. Miami-Dade Dems - Bush rubber-stamp identifies Democratic "dear friends": "Attention in the camps of Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek. This is what you get from your failure to be fully on board the campaigns of your Democratic colleagues. Your Republican incumbent friends will use your names – your Democratic names – in their desperate attempts to fend off strong electoral challenges."
5. Florida Citizens for Science - Let’s help science education here in Florida!: "Florida Citizens for Science is launching a fundraising campaign to help teachers and students right here in Florida with science education. Through the great site Donors Choose, FCS has selected five science-related education projects to fund. As the school year kicks off in just a couple of weeks, let’s give these teachers and students the equipment they need to succeed!"
6. Incertus (Brian) - We tried to warn you: "Lots of us did. Tons of Florida bloggers warned that Amendment 1, passed last year by overwhelming margins, wouldn't save taxpayers much money and would cause huge service cuts, and not enough people listened. As a result, we have layoffs and service cuts across the board--police departments aren't replacing cops who leave the service, schools aren't replacing teachers who leave, and so on. Fortunately, people are starting to notice that a tax cut has some negative sides as well."
7. Miami & Beyond - Oh, but it's all about the sports and the pretty buildings: "It pisses me off how the world has agreed to cooperate with the Chinese in this gigantic whitewashing. Everybody is babbling about keeping politics and the Olympics separate."
8. the 13th juror - Homeless man convicted of trespassing — at Naples shelter: "St. Matthew’s House has been full for the past three years, so Juan Trejo stretched out on the floor of the Naples shelter’s old soup kitchen. He had no place else to sleep. Then he spend the next 97 days in the Collier County Jail, charged with trespassing."
9. Progress Florida (Ray Seaman) - Clueless Crist: Part II: "Now Crist wants Floridians to trust him and vote for Amendment 5? Get real Charlie. Seriously, Floridians really need to stop trusting this guy."
10. Adam4PD - The Promise of Our Youth: "On Saturday night, I was a judge at a debate contest as ten teenagers addressed racial, gender and age stereotypes head-on. A crowd of over 100 mostly young people sat in the audience, fully engaged in the exchange of ideas on stage. The next day an even larger crowd gathered at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park for Gospel music, performances, and hot dogs. Spending time with these fine young men and women, primarily African-Americans, was just the antidote I needed to combat cynicism."
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
60 More Small Donors to Get FPC to Denver
Okay, now we're in the homestretch. With less than four weeks to go until we leave for Denver, we need you to really commit to helping us get to Denver. Even if you can only toss us a few bucks, please do it as soon as you can. We want to get things taken care of before prices rise on travel costs and the like. The sooner you donate to us, the less money we have to raise. Pay day is tomorrow or the next day for many people. Please set aside a little bit to help us get to Denver, be it $10, $25, $50 or more.
In our fundraising efforts to attend the Democratic Convention in August, we've decided to focus on a small donor campaign. We originally figured out that it'll take us 240 people contributing $25 each for us to reach what we need to go to Denver and provide you with the best convention coverage in America. We've managed to cut some costs, though, so we've reduced that number a bit. So far, we have the equivalent of 98 ($2460). That means we need only about $1500 more to be able to cover our costs. That's just 60 more $25 donors. We need you to be one of them.
(BTW, if you want a preview of our Denver coverage, check out our Netroots Nation 2008 Coverage).
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 60 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our latest contributions came from:
Rosa Castro Feinberg
Leslie Scales
Ed Luscinskas
Edwin Wujciak
Ellyn Stevenson
Ben Kirby
Katherine Howard
Linda Miklowitz
Roxane Dow
Shirley Zahn
Susan & Kenneth McLeod
Norma Washington
Ray & Delphine Herbert
Nancy Noonan
You can read more about Florida Progressive Coalition's fundraiser and Democratic Convention Coverage if you'd like.
In our fundraising efforts to attend the Democratic Convention in August, we've decided to focus on a small donor campaign. We originally figured out that it'll take us 240 people contributing $25 each for us to reach what we need to go to Denver and provide you with the best convention coverage in America. We've managed to cut some costs, though, so we've reduced that number a bit. So far, we have the equivalent of 98 ($2460). That means we need only about $1500 more to be able to cover our costs. That's just 60 more $25 donors. We need you to be one of them.
(BTW, if you want a preview of our Denver coverage, check out our Netroots Nation 2008 Coverage).
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 60 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our latest contributions came from:
Rosa Castro Feinberg
Leslie Scales
Ed Luscinskas
Edwin Wujciak
Ellyn Stevenson
Ben Kirby
Katherine Howard
Linda Miklowitz
Roxane Dow
Shirley Zahn
Susan & Kenneth McLeod
Norma Washington
Ray & Delphine Herbert
Nancy Noonan
You can read more about Florida Progressive Coalition's fundraiser and Democratic Convention Coverage if you'd like.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Netroots Nation Coverage
Here is a complete round-up of our coverage of Netroots Nation and the coverage done by other Floridians (or about topics relevant to Floridians)...
Florida Progressive Coalition/Florida Speaks Coverage
*NN08: Taking the Populist Uprising to the States
*NN08: Donna Edwards
*NN08: Marketing and Monetizing Your Progressive Blog
*NN08: Lawrence Lessig
*NN08: Ask the Speaker with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore
*NN08: Working from the Inside Out: Success Stories in Netroots Organizing
*NN08: DFA Caucus
*NN08: Different Tones and Wider Nets
*NN08: Howard Dean
*NN08: Wesley Clark
*NN08 Update
*NN08: DFA Training - Volunteer Recruitment, Management & Development
Radio Shows from Netroots Nation
*Jeffrey Feldman (coming tomorrow)
*More From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show": Joe Garcia, Candidate, FL Congress, District 25
*Live From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show" Jim Dean, Chairman, Democracy for America
*Live from Netroots Nation: Howard Dean and the "Register For Change" Rally
*Live From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show" Arshad Hasan, Executive Director for Democracy for America
*Interview with Gina Cooper - Alison Morano Reports from Netroots Nation
Coverage from Other Florida Blogs
*BeThink: Netroots Nation 2008; A Dream Realized
*MadFloridian: Live from Netroots Nation in Austin: Markos vs Harold Ford
*Discourse.net: NN08: Annette Taddeo Is a 'Future Leader'
*Achieving Our Country: Showing It To The Speaker
*Discourse.net: Joe Garcia is Cool
*Miami-Dade Dems: Netroots pal
*Discourse.net: Matt Stoller Talks Sense About Obama's Fundraising
*Discourse.net: Off to Netroots Nation
*Miami-Dade Dems: Finally in Austin: Netroots Nation starts on Thursday
Coverage from other states with some Florida content
*Daily Kos: Pittsburgh Bound
*Daily Kos: NN08: Tell Us What You Thought
*The Trail: What Do the Netroots Want? Straw Poll Offers Answers
*Open Left: Netroots Nation
*Pam's House Blend: Netroots Nation: livestreaming - your blogmistress
*SquareState: Netroots Nation State Blog Caucus
Florida Progressive Coalition/Florida Speaks Coverage
*NN08: Taking the Populist Uprising to the States
*NN08: Donna Edwards
*NN08: Marketing and Monetizing Your Progressive Blog
*NN08: Lawrence Lessig
*NN08: Ask the Speaker with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore
*NN08: Working from the Inside Out: Success Stories in Netroots Organizing
*NN08: DFA Caucus
*NN08: Different Tones and Wider Nets
*NN08: Howard Dean
*NN08: Wesley Clark
*NN08 Update
*NN08: DFA Training - Volunteer Recruitment, Management & Development
Radio Shows from Netroots Nation
*Jeffrey Feldman (coming tomorrow)
*More From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show": Joe Garcia, Candidate, FL Congress, District 25
*Live From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show" Jim Dean, Chairman, Democracy for America
*Live from Netroots Nation: Howard Dean and the "Register For Change" Rally
*Live From Netroots Nation: "The Big Show" Arshad Hasan, Executive Director for Democracy for America
*Interview with Gina Cooper - Alison Morano Reports from Netroots Nation
Coverage from Other Florida Blogs
*BeThink: Netroots Nation 2008; A Dream Realized
*MadFloridian: Live from Netroots Nation in Austin: Markos vs Harold Ford
*Discourse.net: NN08: Annette Taddeo Is a 'Future Leader'
*Achieving Our Country: Showing It To The Speaker
*Discourse.net: Joe Garcia is Cool
*Miami-Dade Dems: Netroots pal
*Discourse.net: Matt Stoller Talks Sense About Obama's Fundraising
*Discourse.net: Off to Netroots Nation
*Miami-Dade Dems: Finally in Austin: Netroots Nation starts on Thursday
Coverage from other states with some Florida content
*Daily Kos: Pittsburgh Bound
*Daily Kos: NN08: Tell Us What You Thought
*The Trail: What Do the Netroots Want? Straw Poll Offers Answers
*Open Left: Netroots Nation
*Pam's House Blend: Netroots Nation: livestreaming - your blogmistress
*SquareState: Netroots Nation State Blog Caucus
Monday, July 14, 2008
238 Small Donors to Go
In our fundraising efforts to attend the Democratic Convention in August, we've decided to focus on a small donor campaign. We figured out that it'll take us 240 people contributing $25 each for us to reach what we need to go to Denver and provide you with the best convention coverage in America. So far, we have two, leaving us 238 to go. Anyone reading this should be able to donate $25 to help us get there.
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 238 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our first two contributions came from:
Mustang Bobby of Bark Bark Woof Woof
Phil Perry of FDP
Here's the full pitch:
As you may already know, Florida Progressive Coalition has been selected as Florida's official blogger representative at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. We take this as an honor that we will do our best to live up to. We can't do it alone, though, we need your help. Before I ask for that, though, let me tell you what we'll be bringing you. The official schedule for the convention hasn't been set yet, but I attended the convention in 2004 and there has been some info released about what will happen. And now that the news networks are declaring that the convention is a "non-news event" you won't know much about what happens in Denver. Or if you read the extensive coverage that Florida Progressive Coalition will bring you.
We're sending a delegation of eight people to Denver (we'll start introducing them to you via the blog and radio show over the next few weeks). While the group isn't quite as diverse as we'd like, it is more diverse than many other state blog delegations. We're one of the few groups that will be bringing an African-American. We also have three people under 25 in attendance and a few who are old enough to not want their ages mentioned here. We have more men than women, but we have more women that most states. We have North, Central and South Florida covered. We have people from urban and from rural counties. We have experienced bloggers and newbies. And unlike the process in some other states, we opened our delegation up to anyone who requested it and could make the trip. We'll also be working with a few other bloggers or blogger-friendly people who are delegates or will otherwise be attending the convention.
So what does that mean? That we have a virtual army of people to cover the convention. We can spread out our people at as many of the events possible and provide you the broadest and most in-depth coverage of the convention anywhere. Florida Progressive Coalition has done a lot of liveblogging in the past, so we have several experienced people who will do that during the more notable events and speeches. We'll also send our members to the various committee meetings, including the Credentials Committee, which will decide the final fate of the voting power of the Florida delegation. We'll blog that one live and you'll probably here the outcome from us before you hear it from anyone else in the world.
We'll bring you coverage of the Florida delegation breakfast meeting, which will be loaded with speakers. Because of Florida's stature as a swing state, we attract many high profile people. In addition to the best of the best of Florida politicians, we'll get top members of Congress, the Obama team and elsewhere in politics. In Boston in 2004, the delegate breakfasts featured guests like Bob Graham, Michael Moore, Elizabeth Edwards and Max Cleland, amongst many others.
We'll bring you live coverage of the many training sessions that will go on during the convention as well as constituency caucus meetings. We'll bring you coverage of the debate and discussion on the party's national platform. We'll bring you wall-to-wall coverage of speeches and events from the floor of the convention. We'll bring you coverage of Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech at mile high stadium.
But we'll go beyond simple the high profile events. We'll introduce you to the delegates from Florida with personal profiles. We'll do live radio shows from Denver and try to get some guests we might not normally get. We'll report from the multitude of unofficial events surrounding the convention, such as the things that happen in the bloggers' Big Tent. We'll give you a nightly group round-up of what were the best and worst things we saw that day and we'll bring you a taste of the parties and other social events as well.
So that's what you'll get. How will we get it to you? Through your contributions. We need to raise $6000 to cover the costs of the trip. Are whole delegation will be raising the money and we'll do it through advertising sales, sponsorships and through small donations. Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause. You'll help pay for the most meaningful political experience of several people's young lives, you'll be training the next generation of Florida leaders and you'll pay helping us provide the best coverage of the convention in the entire country.
No donation is too small. Six $1000 contributions work out to be the same as 6000 $1 contributions. I'm sure you can do something in between.
Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause.
If we don't get the 238 donations we still need, someone will have to stay home and miss the convention. That shouldn't happen, as there's no need for your $25 to prevent someone from going, so give as soon and as often as you can.
We'll also publicly thank all of the donors, so let us know if you wish to remain anonymous or pseudonymous. Our first two contributions came from:
Mustang Bobby of Bark Bark Woof Woof
Phil Perry of FDP
Here's the full pitch:
As you may already know, Florida Progressive Coalition has been selected as Florida's official blogger representative at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. We take this as an honor that we will do our best to live up to. We can't do it alone, though, we need your help. Before I ask for that, though, let me tell you what we'll be bringing you. The official schedule for the convention hasn't been set yet, but I attended the convention in 2004 and there has been some info released about what will happen. And now that the news networks are declaring that the convention is a "non-news event" you won't know much about what happens in Denver. Or if you read the extensive coverage that Florida Progressive Coalition will bring you.
We're sending a delegation of eight people to Denver (we'll start introducing them to you via the blog and radio show over the next few weeks). While the group isn't quite as diverse as we'd like, it is more diverse than many other state blog delegations. We're one of the few groups that will be bringing an African-American. We also have three people under 25 in attendance and a few who are old enough to not want their ages mentioned here. We have more men than women, but we have more women that most states. We have North, Central and South Florida covered. We have people from urban and from rural counties. We have experienced bloggers and newbies. And unlike the process in some other states, we opened our delegation up to anyone who requested it and could make the trip. We'll also be working with a few other bloggers or blogger-friendly people who are delegates or will otherwise be attending the convention.
So what does that mean? That we have a virtual army of people to cover the convention. We can spread out our people at as many of the events possible and provide you the broadest and most in-depth coverage of the convention anywhere. Florida Progressive Coalition has done a lot of liveblogging in the past, so we have several experienced people who will do that during the more notable events and speeches. We'll also send our members to the various committee meetings, including the Credentials Committee, which will decide the final fate of the voting power of the Florida delegation. We'll blog that one live and you'll probably here the outcome from us before you hear it from anyone else in the world.
We'll bring you coverage of the Florida delegation breakfast meeting, which will be loaded with speakers. Because of Florida's stature as a swing state, we attract many high profile people. In addition to the best of the best of Florida politicians, we'll get top members of Congress, the Obama team and elsewhere in politics. In Boston in 2004, the delegate breakfasts featured guests like Bob Graham, Michael Moore, Elizabeth Edwards and Max Cleland, amongst many others.
We'll bring you live coverage of the many training sessions that will go on during the convention as well as constituency caucus meetings. We'll bring you coverage of the debate and discussion on the party's national platform. We'll bring you wall-to-wall coverage of speeches and events from the floor of the convention. We'll bring you coverage of Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech at mile high stadium.
But we'll go beyond simple the high profile events. We'll introduce you to the delegates from Florida with personal profiles. We'll do live radio shows from Denver and try to get some guests we might not normally get. We'll report from the multitude of unofficial events surrounding the convention, such as the things that happen in the bloggers' Big Tent. We'll give you a nightly group round-up of what were the best and worst things we saw that day and we'll bring you a taste of the parties and other social events as well.
So that's what you'll get. How will we get it to you? Through your contributions. We need to raise $6000 to cover the costs of the trip. Are whole delegation will be raising the money and we'll do it through advertising sales, sponsorships and through small donations. Go to PayPal and donate through our Florida Progressive Coalition account (quinnelk@gmail.com), or you can write a check to Florida Progressive Coalition and send it to me:
Kenneth Quinnell
3328 Whirlaway Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
You can also inquire about advertising by sending me an e-mail. FPC is a media entity set up as an LLC, so we don't fall under campaign finance laws and contributions are not tax-deductible. But they do go to a good cause. You'll help pay for the most meaningful political experience of several people's young lives, you'll be training the next generation of Florida leaders and you'll pay helping us provide the best coverage of the convention in the entire country.
No donation is too small. Six $1000 contributions work out to be the same as 6000 $1 contributions. I'm sure you can do something in between.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Story of the Day
The most talked about story on the Florida blogs yesterday was the passage of the FISA bill. Here's what people said...
Samm Simpson - Can you hear me now?
Pushing Rope - ACLU To Sue Over FISA Bill
Blue Herald 2.0 (QuestionGirl) - Jonathan Turley Explains Last Night What the DEMOCRATS Did Today
Pensito Review (Jon Ponder) - Obama Votes for FISA and Immunity for Bush, Telecoms - Clinton Votes Against It
madfloridian's journal - Congress votes to immunize lawbreaking telecoms, legalize warrantless eavesdropping
Why Now? - Real Americans
Pensacola Beach Blog - Fear vs. Constitution: The Box Score
Discourse.net - Senator Bill Nelson Lets Us Down Again, This Time on FISA
Blast Off! - Dems fail on FISA while another American stands up for principle
Blue Herald 2.0 - Democrats Who Voted Against Dodd Amendment
Samm Simpson - Can you hear me now?
Pushing Rope - ACLU To Sue Over FISA Bill
Blue Herald 2.0 (QuestionGirl) - Jonathan Turley Explains Last Night What the DEMOCRATS Did Today
Pensito Review (Jon Ponder) - Obama Votes for FISA and Immunity for Bush, Telecoms - Clinton Votes Against It
madfloridian's journal - Congress votes to immunize lawbreaking telecoms, legalize warrantless eavesdropping
Why Now? - Real Americans
Pensacola Beach Blog - Fear vs. Constitution: The Box Score
Discourse.net - Senator Bill Nelson Lets Us Down Again, This Time on FISA
Blast Off! - Dems fail on FISA while another American stands up for principle
Blue Herald 2.0 - Democrats Who Voted Against Dodd Amendment
Thursday, June 19, 2008
From the FPC
The latest from our network of Florida Progressive Coalition blogs and radio shows.
The Hate Amendment - We Can Do It
Florida Speaks - In a Perfect World
Florida Speaks - The Road to the White House
GusWatch - Gus Bilirakis VOTES NO - Amtrack Improvements, IMPEACHMENT, Unemployment Benefits - Gus voted NO
Florida Progressive Radio: Stubborn Things - Kane Gruber and cohost Mark West take an insightful, irreverent look at the latest polling data
Florida Progressive Radio: The Movement - Kenny and Alison interview Tampa Bay State Senator Charlie Justice
Florida Progressive Coalition (Sunny) - Protecting Florida's Children
Florida Progressive Coalition - Winners & Losers
Florida Progressive Coalition - Story of the Day
Florida Progressive Coalition - 10 Stories to Read
Florida Progressive Coalition - Quick Hits
Florida Progressive Coalition - Around the State
Florida Progressive Coalition - From the FPC
The Hate Amendment - We Can Do It
Florida Speaks - In a Perfect World
Florida Speaks - The Road to the White House
GusWatch - Gus Bilirakis VOTES NO - Amtrack Improvements, IMPEACHMENT, Unemployment Benefits - Gus voted NO
Florida Progressive Radio: Stubborn Things - Kane Gruber and cohost Mark West take an insightful, irreverent look at the latest polling data
Florida Progressive Radio: The Movement - Kenny and Alison interview Tampa Bay State Senator Charlie Justice
Florida Progressive Coalition (Sunny) - Protecting Florida's Children
Florida Progressive Coalition - Winners & Losers
Florida Progressive Coalition - Story of the Day
Florida Progressive Coalition - 10 Stories to Read
Florida Progressive Coalition - Quick Hits
Florida Progressive Coalition - Around the State
Florida Progressive Coalition - From the FPC
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
14 Stories to Read
This is our regular feature where every day I do a quick post with the top posts/stories that I think people should read from the previous day.
1. Legislative Watch: Dan Gelber - Today's Budget Debate, Aikane Leo - Senate vote keeps CSX-Orlando on track, Florida Kossacks - Dems: Don't Team Up With the Forces of Ego, BlueHerald 2.0 - Teh Stupid...It Burns!, Why Now? - Our Legislature Is Different, Change in Tallahassee - Senate Democrats Throw Floridians A Financial Lifeline, Change in Tallahassee - House Democrats: “The budget takes us down a disastrous path,” Incertus (Brian) - A Trifecta of Stupid, Pensacola Beach Blog - Will the Light Shine on Florida's Department of Children and Families?, and Florida Netroots - Legislative Update.
2. Flablog - Rubio the Righteous: "This is a bit rich even by Florida standards: Rubio defends covertly helping a friend and political contributor saying his actions were done to strike a blow at the Department of Transportation's 'cozy' ties to 'monopolistic' contractors."
3. Bigot Brian Blair: Ybor City Stogie - Brian Blair Plays Intolerance Card, Progressive Homeschoolers of Florida - Hillsborough County Commissioner Blair Intolerant of Tolerance Day at Local Schools, and Pam's House Blend - Commissioner Brian 'Killer Bee' Blair has conniption over Day of Silence.
4. Florida Netroots - Want more progressive candidates?: "Then help them get on the ballot! There are two ways to get on the ballot in Florida: 1) writing a check, 2) gathering enough signature via petition. If you’d rather have a candidate spend their money on the actual campaign, rather than on getting on the ballot, which is some cases amounts to thousands of dollars, then sign their petition."
5. Congressional Races: Miami-Dade Dems - Joe Garcia vs one-note incumbent, FLA Politics (Progressive Florida) - Several US House Seats up for grabs in Florida, Ybor City Stogie - Joe Garcia - A Different Kind of Campaign, and ThinkProgress - Wexler: ‘What is the definition of winning?’
6. The Creationism Bill: Florida Citizens for Science - House bill suddenly sees action, and Ybor City Stogie - Florida As Intellectual Ghetto.
7. Smashed Frog - United States of Florida: "But allow me to explain why this Florida blog concentrates so much on national politics. We can bang our keyboards all day long in earnest attempt to change the way business is done in Tallahassee, but the truth remains--the Democrats are the minority party with a minority voice."
8. Ybor City Stogie - Camp Equality In Orlando And Ft. Lauderdale: "The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, announced today that it is launching a national program to help elect fair-minded candidates and defeat discriminatory ballot measures. The program – called Camp Equality – will train nearly 1,500 people in 14 cities to work on political campaigns."
9. Grassroots Brevard - Petition Packet Party v2.0: "Last night’s petition packet party was a great success. We are going to do this again on Tuesday, April 22nd @ 7pm @ the DEC office. This will be for our canvassing efforts throughout the county before the May 19th deadline. The Brevard County Young Democrats will be canvassing every Saturday beginning April 26th (where we will be working the Titusville area). Here is what we are asking of the candidates and volunteers participating..."
10. Interstate4Jamming2 - New School To Honour Two Civil Rights Activists: "Last week America remembered the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his efforts to better the lives of people of color, championing the cause of equality for all the nation's citizens and ending the disgrace of segregation. Locally, two names from Winter Haven stand out for their work along those same lines, and their work is being honoured."
11. becoming change - michelle obama is the real deal...: "today i had the honor and privilege of meeting and listening to Michelle obama in tallahassee, and i can tell you with every ounce of political experience i have she will be like no first lady that this country has every experienced."
12. Also check out CG Radio and Situation Awareness radio.
13. For more, as always, go to the FLA Politics daily round-up, Political Newsclippings from The Spencerian and the Evening Sift from South Florida Daily Blog.
14. Finally, check out our national coverage at our new blog, Florida Speaks.
1. Legislative Watch: Dan Gelber - Today's Budget Debate, Aikane Leo - Senate vote keeps CSX-Orlando on track, Florida Kossacks - Dems: Don't Team Up With the Forces of Ego, BlueHerald 2.0 - Teh Stupid...It Burns!, Why Now? - Our Legislature Is Different, Change in Tallahassee - Senate Democrats Throw Floridians A Financial Lifeline, Change in Tallahassee - House Democrats: “The budget takes us down a disastrous path,” Incertus (Brian) - A Trifecta of Stupid, Pensacola Beach Blog - Will the Light Shine on Florida's Department of Children and Families?, and Florida Netroots - Legislative Update.
2. Flablog - Rubio the Righteous: "This is a bit rich even by Florida standards: Rubio defends covertly helping a friend and political contributor saying his actions were done to strike a blow at the Department of Transportation's 'cozy' ties to 'monopolistic' contractors."
3. Bigot Brian Blair: Ybor City Stogie - Brian Blair Plays Intolerance Card, Progressive Homeschoolers of Florida - Hillsborough County Commissioner Blair Intolerant of Tolerance Day at Local Schools, and Pam's House Blend - Commissioner Brian 'Killer Bee' Blair has conniption over Day of Silence.
4. Florida Netroots - Want more progressive candidates?: "Then help them get on the ballot! There are two ways to get on the ballot in Florida: 1) writing a check, 2) gathering enough signature via petition. If you’d rather have a candidate spend their money on the actual campaign, rather than on getting on the ballot, which is some cases amounts to thousands of dollars, then sign their petition."
5. Congressional Races: Miami-Dade Dems - Joe Garcia vs one-note incumbent, FLA Politics (Progressive Florida) - Several US House Seats up for grabs in Florida, Ybor City Stogie - Joe Garcia - A Different Kind of Campaign, and ThinkProgress - Wexler: ‘What is the definition of winning?’
6. The Creationism Bill: Florida Citizens for Science - House bill suddenly sees action, and Ybor City Stogie - Florida As Intellectual Ghetto.
7. Smashed Frog - United States of Florida: "But allow me to explain why this Florida blog concentrates so much on national politics. We can bang our keyboards all day long in earnest attempt to change the way business is done in Tallahassee, but the truth remains--the Democrats are the minority party with a minority voice."
8. Ybor City Stogie - Camp Equality In Orlando And Ft. Lauderdale: "The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, announced today that it is launching a national program to help elect fair-minded candidates and defeat discriminatory ballot measures. The program – called Camp Equality – will train nearly 1,500 people in 14 cities to work on political campaigns."
9. Grassroots Brevard - Petition Packet Party v2.0: "Last night’s petition packet party was a great success. We are going to do this again on Tuesday, April 22nd @ 7pm @ the DEC office. This will be for our canvassing efforts throughout the county before the May 19th deadline. The Brevard County Young Democrats will be canvassing every Saturday beginning April 26th (where we will be working the Titusville area). Here is what we are asking of the candidates and volunteers participating..."
10. Interstate4Jamming2 - New School To Honour Two Civil Rights Activists: "Last week America remembered the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his efforts to better the lives of people of color, championing the cause of equality for all the nation's citizens and ending the disgrace of segregation. Locally, two names from Winter Haven stand out for their work along those same lines, and their work is being honoured."
11. becoming change - michelle obama is the real deal...: "today i had the honor and privilege of meeting and listening to Michelle obama in tallahassee, and i can tell you with every ounce of political experience i have she will be like no first lady that this country has every experienced."
12. Also check out CG Radio and Situation Awareness radio.
13. For more, as always, go to the FLA Politics daily round-up, Political Newsclippings from The Spencerian and the Evening Sift from South Florida Daily Blog.
14. Finally, check out our national coverage at our new blog, Florida Speaks.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Responsible Plan In Action
One day into our campaign to get our congressional challengers to sign on to the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, we've already had one victory. Samm Simpson has endorsed the plan. Knowing Samm, I figured this was an issue that was important to her and that she'd be eager to sign on. We should reward Samm for singing on, so go here and contribute what you can. Hey, I'm a poor adjunct professor/blogger and I was able to muster a few bucks. It's the least you can do. And it's important.
Those of us active in the Netroots and blogging (as well as the more traditional grassroots) need to make sure that we reward candidates who engage in responsible, progressive behavior. Endorsing the Responsible Plan is a great step in that direction. Florida now has seven challengers signed on to this plan (still the top state), and you should consider dropping them a few bucks if you can. It'll show them you appreciate their efforts and encourage others to do the same.
Which is why I'm posting this message. First, though, info for our other candidates who are on board:
Larry Byrnes
Alan Grayson
Joe Garcia
Faye Armitage
Timothy Cunha (website under construction, send contribution inquiries to timcunhaforcongress@gmail.com)
Clint Curtis
Now, on to the way we can increase this list. Here's what I envision...
Three times a week, I'm going to ask you to contact the challengers who aren't on board yet and remind you to reward those have already signed on. So, were talking about nothing more than three phone calls or e-mails a week (as a minimum). We can all do that, right? If not, you really shouldn't call yourself an activist. This is some of the easiest activism you can get involved in.
But it's still important. If everyone who comes across this message makes those three calls or sends three e-mails a week, then these candidates will get hundreds, if not thousands, of messages letting them know that the Responsible Plan is the right thing to do. If you've never worked on a campaign before, hundreds or thousands of messages repeating the same message definitely have an impact. Ask around.
So, here's how I'll do it. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, I'll put up the full list of who has and who hasn't endorsed the plan. Then I'll highlight one particular person from each list. I'll be asking you to call the person who hasn't endorsed it and ask them to do so (or send them an e-mail). And I'll be asking you to give a few dollars to the person who has endorsed it. That's it. So drop by the site three times a week and make a few phone calls and send a few e-mails and, most importantly, spare a few bucks. It's also fine for you to call/e-mail more than one candidate, particularly if the person is someone who represents you directly or someone you know personally. Tim Cunha and Samm Simpson endorsed the pledge because FPC members asked them, they looked at the plan and thought it was a good idea. It can be that simple. It can also be a bit harder, that's why we're asking for your help. We need to let the candidates know that Floridians have had enough of this war and enough of congressional inability to end the war.
Finally, there are a few of the challengers who we have very weak or nonexistent contact information for. If you have this info, please pass it on to us. Thanks. Here's the list of current challengers (who have filed, let me know if anyone is missing), who haven't endorsed the plan. You know what to do (The information below is all from public sources, if it isn't meant to be public, let me know and I'll take it down and replace it with the right info):
FL-1
James Bryan, 850-652-3350
Robert Peterman, 850-432-2213
FL-4
Jay McGovern ?
FL-5
Carol Castagnero, 863-687-8414, jscala00@yahoo.com
David Werder ?
FL-7
Clyde Malloy, 386-671-7433, rob@malloyforcongress.com or field@malloyforcongress.com
FL-8
Alexander Fry, 407-579-7800, afry@fryforcongress.com
Corbett Kroehler, 407-855-8574, TeamCorbett@CorbettForCongress.com or press@corbettforcongress.com
Michael Smith, 407-574-9296, vote@mikesmithforcongress.com
Quoc Van, 407-453-4380, vanforcongress@gmail.com
Charlie Stuart, 407-999-9899, Manager@CharlieStuartforCongress.com
FL-9
Bill Mitchell, 813-223-1959, mitchlaw@askmitch.net
FL-13
Christine Jennings, 941-366-8121, info@christinejennings2008.com
Michael LaFevers, 941-753-6781
Frank McAndrews, 732-995-4670
FL-14
Jason King, 239-633-8388
FL-15
Stephen Blythe, sblythe@cfl.rr.com
FL-18
Annette Taddeo, 305-661-6499, Web form: http://www.annette2008.com/index.php?submenu=Contact&src=forms&id=Contact%20Us
FL-21
Richard Allbritton, allrh@comcast.net
Raul Martinez, 305-823-8686, info@raul2008.com or raulmartinezjr@mac.com
FL-22
Paul Renneisen, 954-812-2674, info@Renneisen2008.com
FL-23
Ray Sanchez, 561-996-6722, support@raytorressanchez.com
FL-24
Garv Bhola, 407-459-1590, floridadistrict24@gmail.com
Ronald Bobay, 321-383-7955
Suzanne Kosmas, 386-427-0439, info@kosmasforcongress.com
Those of us active in the Netroots and blogging (as well as the more traditional grassroots) need to make sure that we reward candidates who engage in responsible, progressive behavior. Endorsing the Responsible Plan is a great step in that direction. Florida now has seven challengers signed on to this plan (still the top state), and you should consider dropping them a few bucks if you can. It'll show them you appreciate their efforts and encourage others to do the same.
Which is why I'm posting this message. First, though, info for our other candidates who are on board:
Larry Byrnes
Alan Grayson
Joe Garcia
Faye Armitage
Timothy Cunha (website under construction, send contribution inquiries to timcunhaforcongress@gmail.com)
Clint Curtis
Now, on to the way we can increase this list. Here's what I envision...
Three times a week, I'm going to ask you to contact the challengers who aren't on board yet and remind you to reward those have already signed on. So, were talking about nothing more than three phone calls or e-mails a week (as a minimum). We can all do that, right? If not, you really shouldn't call yourself an activist. This is some of the easiest activism you can get involved in.
But it's still important. If everyone who comes across this message makes those three calls or sends three e-mails a week, then these candidates will get hundreds, if not thousands, of messages letting them know that the Responsible Plan is the right thing to do. If you've never worked on a campaign before, hundreds or thousands of messages repeating the same message definitely have an impact. Ask around.
So, here's how I'll do it. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, I'll put up the full list of who has and who hasn't endorsed the plan. Then I'll highlight one particular person from each list. I'll be asking you to call the person who hasn't endorsed it and ask them to do so (or send them an e-mail). And I'll be asking you to give a few dollars to the person who has endorsed it. That's it. So drop by the site three times a week and make a few phone calls and send a few e-mails and, most importantly, spare a few bucks. It's also fine for you to call/e-mail more than one candidate, particularly if the person is someone who represents you directly or someone you know personally. Tim Cunha and Samm Simpson endorsed the pledge because FPC members asked them, they looked at the plan and thought it was a good idea. It can be that simple. It can also be a bit harder, that's why we're asking for your help. We need to let the candidates know that Floridians have had enough of this war and enough of congressional inability to end the war.
Finally, there are a few of the challengers who we have very weak or nonexistent contact information for. If you have this info, please pass it on to us. Thanks. Here's the list of current challengers (who have filed, let me know if anyone is missing), who haven't endorsed the plan. You know what to do (The information below is all from public sources, if it isn't meant to be public, let me know and I'll take it down and replace it with the right info):
FL-1
James Bryan, 850-652-3350
Robert Peterman, 850-432-2213
FL-4
Jay McGovern ?
FL-5
Carol Castagnero, 863-687-8414, jscala00@yahoo.com
David Werder ?
FL-7
Clyde Malloy, 386-671-7433, rob@malloyforcongress.com or field@malloyforcongress.com
FL-8
Alexander Fry, 407-579-7800, afry@fryforcongress.com
Corbett Kroehler, 407-855-8574, TeamCorbett@CorbettForCongress.com or press@corbettforcongress.com
Michael Smith, 407-574-9296, vote@mikesmithforcongress.com
Quoc Van, 407-453-4380, vanforcongress@gmail.com
Charlie Stuart, 407-999-9899, Manager@CharlieStuartforCongress.com
FL-9
Bill Mitchell, 813-223-1959, mitchlaw@askmitch.net
FL-13
Christine Jennings, 941-366-8121, info@christinejennings2008.com
Michael LaFevers, 941-753-6781
Frank McAndrews, 732-995-4670
FL-14
Jason King, 239-633-8388
FL-15
Stephen Blythe, sblythe@cfl.rr.com
FL-18
Annette Taddeo, 305-661-6499, Web form: http://www.annette2008.com/index.php?submenu=Contact&src=forms&id=Contact%20Us
FL-21
Richard Allbritton, allrh@comcast.net
Raul Martinez, 305-823-8686, info@raul2008.com or raulmartinezjr@mac.com
FL-22
Paul Renneisen, 954-812-2674, info@Renneisen2008.com
FL-23
Ray Sanchez, 561-996-6722, support@raytorressanchez.com
FL-24
Garv Bhola, 407-459-1590, floridadistrict24@gmail.com
Ronald Bobay, 321-383-7955
Suzanne Kosmas, 386-427-0439, info@kosmasforcongress.com
Monday, March 31, 2008
A Responsible Plan
Florida Progressive Coalition hereby endorses the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq.
Generally, we try to focus on state and local issues but we decided to go outside that for once. Why? A number of reasons:
a. It's the right thing to do. The plan, while it might not be flawless, is a good one.
b. It isn't simply pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking. It is a practical, progressive plan. It has a legitimate chance of success.
c. The plan wasn't created just by politicians. It was made with input from generals and foreign policy experts.
d. Floridians are highly interested in the issue, particularly progressive activists
e. The war is having a disproportionate impact on Floridians. The projected state share of each of the 50 states in terms of their residents who have died in the war should be 1.25% of the total. Floridians account for 4.2% of the total.
f. We want to encourage Congressional challengers to pursue strong policy proposals and to work together to improve America.
So what is the plan? What are the details? There are a lot of them. You'll need to go read the full plan, but here is the general idea:
a. End U.S. Military Action in Iraq (without leaving residual forces)
b. Use U.S. diplomatic power
c. Address humanitarian concerns
d. Restore our Constitution
e. Restore our military
f. Restore independence to the media
g. Create a new, U.S.-centered energy policy
This covers every aspect of the mess and how we got into it and the specific proposals aren't just wishful thinking, they are real, concrete and, most importantly, possible. We endorse this plan and we encourage you to do the same.
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