Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Muslims - page 2

Republican voters on Donald Trump: no compassion, no problem

in 2017/Top Headlines by

Republican voters don’t think Donald Trump is likable. They don’t think he’s compassionate. And many don’t consider him particularly honest. But he’s overwhelmingly viewed as decisive and competent. And that’s what matters most – at least for now – to Republicans. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that 8 in 10 Republican registered voters call Trump very or somewhat decisive. That’s top in the field for the businessman, whose blunt style was featured for years on reality TV. At the…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

St. Pete’s Gene Webb slams Rick Kriseman Trump tweet as waste of time

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Rick Kriseman’s viral tweet Monday night “banning” Donald Trump from St. Pete for his inflammatory comments toward Muslims has gotten a lot of attention. It’s been shared thousands of times. National media networks have picked up the story. But one of St. Pete’s local bloggers (whom I quite like, actually) isn’t particularly amused. This reporter’s initial write-up of the tweet Monday night was headlined, “Rick Kriseman unofficially ‘bans’ Donald Trump from St. Pete and it’s exactly as awesome as you’d think.”…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

City Council members react to Rick Kriseman’s Donald Trump “ban”

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Mayor Rick Kriseman’s Tweet Monday night “banning” Donald Trump from St. Pete has drawn national attention. It’s been reported on by local news outlets all over the state and country and even CNN. And the Tweet has been “liked” and shared thousands of times. The Tampa Bay Times documented reaction to Kriseman’s anti-Trump Tweet as the city’s latest tourism draw quoting several comments from out-of-towners that St. Pete is now on their list of vacation destinations. Some even commented they’d…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Nancy Bostock not amused by Rick Kriseman’s “ban Trump” tweet

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Nancy Bostock is not a fan of Rick Kriseman‘s Twitter feed. After more than 2,000 people shared and liked the St. Pete Mayor’s tweet Monday night joking that Donald Trump should be banned from St. Petersburg based on his hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric, Bostock, a former Pinellas County School Board member and former county commissioner, took to Facebook to condemn the Mayor’s statement. “It isn’t the poorly conceived humor directed at Trump that scares me … Trump asks for it … and…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Rick Kriseman unofficially “bans” Donald Trump from St. Pete and it’s exactly as awesome as you’d think

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

In response to another bombastic comment coming from presidential hopeful Donald Trump, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman is barring him from entering his city. “I am hereby barring Donald Trump from entering St. Petersburg until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all Trumps,” Kriseman tweeted Monday night. Asked whether his tweet was sarcasm, Kriseman responded that he was answering ridiculousness with ridiculousness. Kriseman’s witty evening tweet came after Trump’s campaign issued a news release announcing that the U.S.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Donald Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ on Muslims entering US

in 2017/Top Headlines by

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The proposed ban would stand “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” his campaign said in a statement. The statement added that Trump’s proposal comes in response to the level of hatred among “large segments of the Muslim population” toward Americans. “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses,…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Donald Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ on Muslims entering U.S.

in 2017/Top Headlines by

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The proposed ban would stand “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” his campaign said in a statement. The statement added that Trump’s proposal comes in response to the level of hatred among “large segments of the Muslim population” toward Americans. “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses,…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 2 3
Go to Top