Another Republican Official Racist Email - this Time in Florida

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 2:05 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 14:05

The St. Petersburg Times is reporting on an email forwarded by Hillsborough County Republican Party chairman David Storck that

has critics within the party charging racism

What could be so bad that it even has Republicans criticizing one of their party officials?

Follow me below the fold for all the sorry details.

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 3:59 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 15:59

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made her debut in Florida's all important I-4 Corridor today. Her morning rally was held in Clearwater's Coachman Park. The park is best known as home of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday. Given the Jazz Holiday's long history in the park, it ought to be safe to say that the Clearwater Police Department has a pretty good handle on crowd sizes in the park.

Find out how many people showed, and what it might mean after the jump.

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Monday August 25, 2008 · 3:48 PM PDT

2008/08/25 · 15:48

The Democratic National Convention has started. Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden as his running mate. The Republican National Convention follows next week. It would seem that these events would be sucking up all the oxygen available. They mostly are for us political junkies. But for the majority of Floridians, life goes on as usual.

Floridians are going about their daily business. They are engaged in their daily commutes and stuck in their normal traffic jams wishing somebody would do something to ease the traffic congestion. Or offer them a viable alternative to driving their cars. The mass transit situation in Florida is so bad that a commuter rail supporter recently included "all of Florida" among places that were "useless holes of car dependence".

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Tuesday June 17, 2008 · 1:47 PM PDT

2008/06/17 · 13:47

There is some really great news for the Obama campaign in today's Washington Post / ABC News Poll. Yes, even despite the not so very thrilling headline in the WaPo - "Poll Finds Independent Voters Split Between McCain, Obama", the numbers inside the poll itself tell a much different story.

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 10:51 AM PDT

2008/03/17 · 10:51

It's the middle of March here in Florida. That means three things are going on: Spring Break, Spring Training Baseball and the Florida Legislature is in session. Spring Training Baseball has a long and honored tradition here. Spring Break, with all its warts, also has been responsible for a lifetime of fond feelings for Florida from people all over the country. Regular sessions of the Florida Legislature, on the other hand, usually make us glad they only meet for 60 days a year. As the old saw goes, when the legislature is in session, make sure you've got your hand on your wallet.

So what battle is going on this year in the Florida Legislature that has almost all the elements necessary to make a good sequel to Sunshine State? Follow me below the fold...

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Wednesday March 12, 2008 · 9:38 PM PDT

2008/03/12 · 21:38

The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the Florida Democratic Party:

proposed a new vote-by-mail primary overseen by an independent commission.

I can't find a lot about the actual plan yet (nothing on the FDP's web site), but here's what I do know...

Update: Here is the proposal by the Florida Democratic Party.

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Sunday February 10, 2008 · 5:45 AM PST

2008/02/10 · 05:45

There is a diary by nailbender up on DailyKos right now purporting to

dispel a talking point ... that the FL Democratic Party was bound by the decision of the GOP-controlled FL legislature and Governor to a January 29th date for the selection of Democratic Delegates.

This diary is being hailed as a

Great Diary with facts and info

Well, it's not a great diary. It does have some facts and info. But it does not have all the facts and it does not have all the info.

So, let's nip this in the bud....

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Tuesday January 22, 2008 · 11:24 AM PST

2008/01/22 · 11:24

Yesterday, I reported on State Senator Ted Deutch's letter to the four early state Democratic Party Chairs asking them to release our candidates from the Pledge not to campaign in Florida once the South Carolina Primary is over on Saturday.

Also, there was the appearance of Obama campaign ads in Florida and that kicked up quite the fuss.

Today, it is getting even more interesting...

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Monday January 21, 2008 · 3:32 PM PST

2008/01/21 · 15:32

cn1044 has a diary up on DailyKos titled Florida might be getting interesting detailing how Senator Barack Obama has purchased national cable ads that are now running in Florida. Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign calls this

a clear and blatant violation of the early state pledge that Sen. Obama and the other leading Democratic candidates signed last year.

Meanwhile, Florida State Senator Ted Deutch has written a letter to the four early state Democratic Party Chairs asking them to release the leading Democratic candidates from their pledge not to campaign in Florida.

Could Florida become more relevant all of a sudden? And what can all this mean?

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Tuesday January 15, 2008 · 4:55 AM PST

2008/01/15 · 04:55

Early voting for the Florida Presidential Primary started yesterday. I am going to do what has become my tradition. I am going to vote today, on the second day of early voting. I know my friend Alonewolf would want me to change this tradition and vote by mail, and he is more than probably right. But there is just something for me about going to a polling place to cast my ballot.

And of course, here in Florida there has been all this talk back and forth about whether or not my vote will even count. Well, it counts enough for me to get myself to the Supervisor of Elections office in downtown St. Petersburg to cast my ballot for...

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 1:16 PM PST

2007/12/31 · 13:16

We've been seeing a lot of crap about bipartisanship lately. There's going to be a meeting next week

challenging the major-party contenders to spell out their plans for forming a "government of national unity" to end the gridlock in Washington.

Well, I have an answer to partisan gridlock, and it ain't a "government of national unity".

Follow me below the fold for the surprisingly simple answer...

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Saturday December 29, 2007 · 7:08 AM PST

2007/12/29 · 07:08

Since I did my look back at 2007 at Thanksgiving, as we enter this long New Year's weekend, I am looking forward to 2008. Man, am I ever!

First off, 2008 brings us the campaign to replace George W. Bush in the White House. It can't come a moment too soon for me. And it really does get out the gate right away with the Iowa Caucuses on January 3rd. Florida finally gets to weigh in when it still matters on January 29th. With all the controversy over going early, we are in a unique position to set the table for Super Duper Tuesday, one week later on February 5th. We could very well know who the nominees for both sides are going to be by the time the smoke clears that night. Or maybe not. Follow me below the fold...

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