- @CoachBug24 "6 points of identification" is a term I've now learned. SIX.
- @KristinaRina502 aint our bureaucracy grand?
- RT @KristinaRina502: @TheReidReport My daughter lost her DL & SS card. Now it's a Catch-22 because she needs 1 for the other or another pho…
- Yeesh "@BostonGlobe: Gabriel Gomez calls Edward Markey "pond scum." http://t.co/fiIUSZyfcD #mapoli #masen #bospoli"
- @GOAT78 and the @NRA wants to make sure abusive dads/spouses get to keep their gun permits, too. Good times.
- RT @GOAT78: @TheReidReport dead beat dads lose their license to drive if they dont pay child support. I bet they get to keep their gun per…
- @Rant86 and you have to practically supply a pint of blood to get one.
- @CarleneMarie_1 oh I've been there. FL is the WORST. My kids had to show birth certificates every year to play soccer in the SAME LEAGUE.
- @stevenwiener indeed, perhaps if I asked for an AR15 instead of a drivers license I'd be out of here before I go grey...
- RT @stevenwiener: @TheReidReport yes but in our great country you can go to a gun show and walk out w/assault rifle so easily. #sarcastic
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Daily Archives: May 27, 2010
The Spectering of Charlie Crist: Video of gov supporting DADT
Look for this one to resurface in a future campaign ad … This just after Kendrick Meek wrapped up a conference call in which he tore into Crist as lacking leadership skills, blowing in the wind, and being willing to … Continue reading
Posted in Charlie Crist, Elections, Florida, People, Politics
Tagged 2010, 2010 election, Charlie Crist, DADT, don't ask don't tell, Elections, flip-flops, Florida, Politics, U.S. Senate races
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Meek rips Crist DADT flip-flop, Farmer’s Greene endorsement **UPDATED**
Updated to fix some paragraph break hinkyness in the originally Tweeted version UPDATE 2: audio of the call here. You can test out my typing skills for yourself! In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Rep. Kendrick Meek went … Continue reading
Posted in Charlie Crist, Elections, Florida, Kendrick Meek, News and Current Affairs, People, Political News, Politics
Tagged 2010, 2010 election, Charlie Crist, DADT, don't ask don't tell, Elections, flip-flops, Florida, Kendrick Meek, Politics
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Charlie Crist flips, now supports DADT repeal
Three days to go from “no” to “yes.” Breathtaking. Next up: Governor Charlie asserts that it is he, and not Kendrick Meek, who is the true African-American candidate in the U.S. Senate race. Team Meek conference call in 3… 2… … Continue reading
The Snitker wild card?
Unless you’re a hardcore members of the tea party movement or a Libertarian, you probably don’t know who Alex Snitker is. Well who he is, is a candidate for U.S. Senate, running on the Libertarian line. I’ve written before that … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Florida, Politics
Tagged 2010, 2010 election, Alex Snitker, Florida, Marco Rubio
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The grown ups arrive: Schale advising Alex Sink
Alex Sink’s campaign has pretty much been a hot mess. But after some staff shakeups, bad messaging, lackluster campaigning and lackluster poll results, they’re finally doing something smart (and grabbing Schale before Bud Chiles jumps in and grabs him first).
Posted in Alex Sink, Florida, People
Tagged 2010 elections, Alex Sink, campaigns, Florida, governor's races, Steve Schale
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Fmr Clinton, Kerry campaign treasurer endorses Jeff Greene
Another sign that Jeff Greene’s money makes him a serious player for that Senate nomination. Robert “Bob” Farmer, the “father of soft money” (which in a way, makes him a perfect fit for money-whiz Greene), who was treasurer for four … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Florida, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, News and Current Affairs, People, Political News, Politics
Tagged 2010, 2010 elections, endorsements, Florida, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, U.S. Senate races
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Florida campaign updates
Forget the Senate and gubernatorial races. The meanest thing going in Florida right now is the television battle between aspiring Broward County Commissioner Steve Geller, the former State Senator, and incumbent Commissioner Sue Gunzburger. The back and forth ads are … Continue reading
Is ‘top kill’ working?
The AFP reports the Coast Guard is saying BP’s “top kill” try has forced enough heavy mud into that hole in the earth to stop the gushing. MSNBC is saying BP is not ready to go that far. We’ll see.
Posted in Man-made Disasters, News and Current Affairs
Tagged BP, Gulf oil gusher, oil spills
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My Herald column today: incumbents go after Fair Districts
The column this week is about the latest attempt by a strange confab of Republicans and African-American Democratic lawmakers to stop the Fair Districts amendments, which would curtail gerrymandering and take away incumbent politicians’ “right” to uncompetitive elections. Operative words: … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Joy Reid, Opinion, People
Tagged Amendment 7, Corinne Brown, Fair Districts, Florida, gerrymandering, incumbency, Mario Diaz-Balart, Politics, redistricting
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WTF Has Barack Obama Done So Far?