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Mayoral forum at Parkshore

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About fifty or so residents of the waterfront condominium community attended a forum for the six major mayoral candidates on Thursday at the Parkshore building. Unfortunately, I am already disgusted with these forums, and I have only been to two of them. Most of my disgust originates with Kathleen Ford, who reminds me of a pit bull choking against its own leash. She sooooo wants to break loose and tear into the closest piece of flesh. Groooowwwwllll, securities lending, bark,…

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Larry Williams launches campaign website

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…and it’s not half-bad. Well, most political websites are half-bad, but Larry’s website at larrywilliamsformayor.com is better than, say, Kathleen Ford’s. Anyone else starting to get the feeling that ol’ Larry may be the proverbial dark horse in this race? At first, I thought he would just hurt Jamie Bennett, but the more I think about it, I think he damages Bill Foster and Deveron Gibbons. His supporters are out-of-the-way Republicans that would more likely support Bill or Dev before…

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Monday’s Mayoral Wrap-up

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The first fundraising deadline came and went last week and all of the major campaigns (I’ll get to that distinction in a moment) are still holding their collective breaths, waiting to see each others’ numbers. Of course, the local media is ready to write their horserace stories about which pony got out of the gate fastest. And yet, the same media that bemoans the presence of so much money in politics can’t help but write article after article about nothing…

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Where are the candidates for City Council?

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Around St. Petersburg’s City Hall, you can’t step over a homeless person without bumping into someone running for Mayor. With Larry Williams throwing his hat in the ring last week, there are currently nine people hoping to replace Rick Baker. Being a candidate for mayor is the only job sector in town that’s a growth industry. Where then are all the candidates for St. Petersburg City Council? There are five seats up for grabs this year, and currently there are…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Scott Wagman insults Deveron Gibbons at photo shoot

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The ever-growing field of St. Petersburg mayoral candidates gathered today at The St. Petersburg Times’ offices for a series of interviews and a group photo shot of all those who have filed to run. Everyone except Deveron Gibbons, who had a board meeting at St. Petersburg College. Bill Foster jokingly suggested that the Times superimpose Gibbons into the photo. To which, Scott Wagman, who was already noticeably uncomfortable, offerred that Gibbons was in “someone else’s pocket.” This is yet another…

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Avert your eyes! Kathleen Ford’s website is up

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Kathleen Ford’s campaign website is now up and running, almost a month after she filed her paperwork to run for St. Petersburg Mayor. It isn’t the roogoodoo that Bill Foster’s site is, but it’s pretty bad, even by political website standards. How do I hate thee, let me count the ways: The header is generic, with cut-and-paste Americana bunting and a campaign pin that reads “Ford ’09.” The top left of the site is dominated with icons that link to…

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Bill Foster: in his own scary words

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Before The Ducks flew to Tallahassee for the legislative season, they posted a clip from Bill Foster’s announcement speech. It’s frightening to watch. Just listen to the section of his speech when Foster says: “…no one else running for mayor will be able to steer us through the upcoming Ages of Reformation and Enlightenment…” And his critics were worried that Foster would overplay the religious card in his campaign??? I guess this latest line is not as bad as blaming…

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