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• Is Rentboy.com what State Sen. Mike Bennett was looking for? by gimleteye

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  I got it all wrong! State Sen. Mike Bennett wasn't looking for Girlz Gone Wild Bradenton from his computer at the Senate Chamber in Tallahassee; he was channeling fellow GOP activist Dr. George Rekers, a leading "scientific" voice in the anti-gay movement and founding board member of Dr. James Dobson's [...]
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• Miami Dade Strong Mayor Discussion. By Geniusofdespair

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  We all signed petitions to get power away from the County Commission to give it to the Mayor. We still have the same rat's nest of a County Commission and now they want to put on the ballot that we do away with the Strong Mayor form of government. I [...]
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• Porn surfing Florida state senator Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton ... by gimleteye

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  Florida state senator Michael Bennett was caught surfing what looked to be soft porn from his state-issued computer in the Senate Chamber last week. Although the images went viral on the internet in short order, the media attention missed what the Republican from Bradenton is best known for. Press read [...]
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• The Oil Spill and That Damn Food Chain. By Geniusofdespair

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  Bad enough that our South Florida beaches might be fouled, our wildlife killed and our habitat destroyed if the spill finds its way into the Gulf Stream, there is another danger that I forgot about. It was mentioned in Daniel Roth-Shoer's column today in the shitty Miami Herald: Poisoning from [...]
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• Florida Republicans: bringing traffic cameras to your bedroom soon ... by gimleteye

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  Maybe this is the first effect of the Deepwater Horizon disaster: forcing Floridians to take a close look in the mirror and wonder: have I really been combing tar balls into my hair all these years? Here is what the mad hatter GOP did on the final day of the [...]
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• The District 2 race has two more Candidates. By Geniusofdespair

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  Pastor Anthony Dawkins joined the race against County Commissioner Dorrin Rolle. He ran against him in 2006 as well but only raised $450.00 and didn't do well at the polls. On a brighter note, longtime activist Mack Samuel also entered the race.I know Mack Samuel from the 2006 Commission race.' [...]
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• Deepwater Horizon: buy Gulf Coast vacations at post-oil prices ... by gimleteye

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  Did we have to kill the Gulf of Mexico to stop, "Drill, baby, drill"? Before the spill from Deepwater Horizon is contained, Florida will see exactly the environmental catastrophe that kept offshore oil, off Florida's coasts until the November 2008 elections. "Drill, baby, drill!". The question arises: why must the [...]
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• Come talk to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staffers May 6th. By Geniusofdespair

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  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff is having an open house Thursday, May 6th to talk/hear about Turkey Point safety concerns. It will be at Homestead City Hall, 790 North Homestead Blvd., Homestead starting at 11 a.m. [...]
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• Videos of 3 Candidates for County Commission District 8. By Geniusofdespair

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  This blog post gives you a chance to hear 3 of the 7 candidates for District 8 (Katy Sorenson's Seat) who spoke at the Comprehensive Development Master Plan meeting on April 28. Lynda Bell was at the meeting and so was Pam Gray. Lynda did not speak, Pam could not' [...]
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• Charlie Crist: first fundraising event as an independent ... by gimleteye

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  I attended the Crist fundraiser last night at the Grand Miami Beach Hotel. The Grand is just up the block from the Fountainbleau. It is a modest addition to the strip in keeping with the times. The Crist campaign for US Senate as an independent is also part of these [...]
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