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Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin makes it to next round of American Idol

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 It’s beginning to look like the quetion is: which will last longer, Florida’s legislative session or State Representative Jim Frishe’s cousin Didi Benami’s run on American Idol, which I first reported about here? Didi performed “Play With Fire” by The Rolling Stones last night and the judges seemed to really like her performance, which you can watch below:    

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Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin makes it to next round of American Idol

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It’s beginning to look like the quetion is: which will last longer, Florida’s legislative session or State Representative Jim Frishe’s cousin Didi Benami’s run on American Idol, which I first reported about here? Didi performed “Play With Fire” by The Rolling Stones last night and the judges seemed to really like her performance, which you can watch below:      

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Rep. Jim Frishe looking for votes – for his cousin on American Idol

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Received this e-mail from Representative Jim Frishe: To everyone who is still awake: My cousin’s daughter, Didi Benami, has just performed on American Idol and needs your vote to continue to the next level. Please take a minute right now to call 1-866-439-5705. This is her number and it does not cost you a dime, but could make all the difference in the world in her life. I may be biased, but I think she is terrific. She comes from…

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David McKalip’s list of contributions includes $500 to Democrat Janet Long

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David McKalip, the now disgraced doctor who sent out a racist email depicting President Obama as a tribal witch doctor, has an extensive record of contributions to Florida politicians and political causes. Why does this matter? Because you just know that this was not the first time McKalip’s real beliefs were shared with policy makers. How many meetings must he have had with elected officials during which his ignorance reared its ugly head? According to the Florida Divison of Elections…

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Tampa Bay legislators’ fundraising

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Not much to report for the incumbents…no one has done any damage yet in the race to replace Kevin Ambler in H-47…perhaps Peter Nehr will have problems with Tom McKone in H-48, but other than that it’s standard fare for Pinellas legislators. Here are their fundraising numbers to date: H-48 Peter Nehr raised $13,900 with $12,581 left on hand Tom McKone raised $5,071 with $3,533 left on hand H-49: Darren Soto raised $4,600 with $3,850 left on hand H-50: Ed…

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