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SharkTank says Dave Bitner to step down from RPOF after Presidency 5, but spox says that is “premature, factually inaccurate”

SharkTank says Dave Bitner to step down from RPOF after Presidency 5, but spox says that is “premature, factually inaccurate”

The Shark Tank reports that RPOF Chairman David Bitner will be resigning his position as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida immediately after the RPOF’s Presidency 5 and Straw Poll event, citing health issues. ***Updated***Well, that report (as well as, admittedly, my instant analysis) now seems premature.  Brian Hughes, communications director for the RPOF, sent [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

Vote for Bill Foster for ‘Worst Local Politician’ in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay awards

Vote for Bill Foster for ‘Worst Local Politician’ in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay awards

Looking for a way to register your disgust with Mayor Bill Foster’s handling of the Rays’ stadium controversy?  Then vote for him in Creative Loafing‘s Best of the Bay awards in the category of ‘Worst Local Politician.’ Certainly, there are much worse politicians in Tampa Bay (Kevin White comes to mind), heck, there are worse [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Media & Tech | Read More »

The unfinished business of Eric Brody

The unfinished business of Eric Brody

When Florida lawmakers gather in January, they will again face the unfinished business of Eric Brody, writes Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida. Attorneys and lobbyists are already gearing up for another battle about a claims bill to compensate Brody, who suffered brain injuries in 1998 when his car was hit by a [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

USS Independence drops anchor in St. Petersburg over Labor Day weekend

USS Independence drops anchor in St. Petersburg over Labor Day weekend

The public is invited for an up close and personal tour aboard one of the nation’s newest and most unique naval warships when the USS Independence (LCS 2) pays a visit to the Port of St. Petersburg beginning Friday, September 2. A limited number of free tickets will be distributed at the Mahaffey Theater Box Office [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

Mayor Bill Foster pens letter to the Times, (attempts to) reveals his plan for keeping Rays

Mayor Bill Foster pens letter to the Times, (attempts to) reveals his plan for keeping Rays

Mayor Bill Foster has (finally) responded to requests for more information about his “detailed” plan to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg with a letter to the St. Petersburg Times.  According to Michael Van Sickler: In the letter, Foster strays from his St. Petersburg focus and calls his plan a strategy or method [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Barack Obama, Headlines | Read More »

Live-blogging today’s primary election: ***Updated***Charlie Gerdes wins District 1 primary

Live-blogging today’s primary election: ***Updated***Charlie Gerdes wins District 1 primary

7:29 p.m. – With only 2,864 votes cast at a cost of $150,000, today’s election may cost just over $52 a vote. By the way, turnout closed at 14.25%. 7:21 p.m. – Instant analysis: It’s going to be hard for Kersteen to make a compelling argument against Gerdes with the latter winning over 50% of [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, RNC 2012 | Read More »

Of course, I should be Creative Loafing’s ‘Best (Blogger) of the Bay’, but, this year, I am not campaigning…

Of course, I should be Creative Loafing’s ‘Best (Blogger) of the Bay’, but, this year, I am not campaigning…

It’s that time of the year again when Creative Loafing surveys its readers to determine the ‘Best of the Bay’ for a range of categories, such as “Worst Local Politician” and “Best New Idea for Tampa Bay.”  Because of their popularity and many of the awards’ uniqueness, a ‘Best of the Bay’ award is rather coveted. [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Media & Tech | Read More »

Shock poll from Zogby: Rick Perry 41%, Mitt Romney 12%, Ron Paul 11%

Shock poll from Zogby: Rick Perry 41%, Mitt Romney 12%, Ron Paul 11%

In his first polling test against other announced Republican candidates for President, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is far ahead of the field with 41%, more than three times the total of second-place trailer Mitt Romney. Four of the announced GOP candidates are tied or ahead of President Barack Obama, with Romney the only one with [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines | Read More »

President Obama’s approval rating leveling off at the low point of his presidency

President Obama’s approval rating leveling off at the low point of his presidency

Gallup: President Obama’s approval rating has leveled off at the low point of his presidency, averaging 40% for the third straight week. Notably, his approval rating among several groups that previously gave him strong majority support — postgraduates, Hispanics, 18- to 29-year-olds, and lower-income Americans — is now below the 50% threshold.

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

Dear Rick…Love, Jeb

Dear Rick…Love, Jeb

The following is a guest column from progressive blogger Daniel Tilson: Scrambling to stay ahead of the story of how and why emails that should by Law have been preserved as public records were instead deleted in early 2011, Governor Rick Scott’s minions are in the process of retrieving and releasing emails previously thought “lost” [...]

August 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

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