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EYE ON MIAMI

• The Power of Ron Book. By Geniusofdespair

  This is how Miami Dade County Commissioner see Lobbyist Ron BookThis is how the public views Lobbyist Ron Book - A BullyYou will see the power of lobbyist Ron Book on display at the County Commission later today. He is the top lobbyist for the insane Sun [...]
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• Will Gov. Rick Scott find new ways to screw the public ... by gimleteye

  The following letter comes in from common sense folk. It concerns the effort by Big Ag to extend leases on public lands south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Much of this land will be needed for Everglades restoration in the future. Its leases, by the way, are [...]
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• Lobbyists in Miami-Dade and the politicians who serve them: how business gets done ... by gimleteye

  Al Crespo, of the Crespogram Report, offers a disturbing view of the working gears in a contract award in the city of Miami. He suggests, and he is right, it is just one example of an entrenched status quo.
  
  The mechanics of lobbying are no different at County Hall. [...]
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• Okay, This is just too weird even for me. By Geniusofdespair

  Former Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. What next, Natacha Seijas in a bathing suit?
  Mr. Mayor...doesn't quite fit the guy anymore.This is not photoshop, it is real.' [...]
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• This is what the County Commission is voting on Tomorrow. By Geniusofdespair

  Barbara Jordan's resolution on the Marlins Dolphins:
  

  RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO ENABLE THE COUNTY TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL PENNY OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BED TAX AND PERMIT THE STATE TO GRANT A STATE SALES TAX REBATE FROM THE SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES AT SUN LIFE' [...]

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• Bangalore, perspectives ... by gimleteye

  At the back of the hotel garden in Bangalore, there is a sign offering the instruction that in the case of a terrorist attack, like the one in Mumbai just a few years ago, the best course would be to gather in plain view. This morning at 4 AM, we [...]
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• WTF? A Two Page Attack Ad Against Norman Braman. By Geniusofdespair

  Let the war against public money to stadiums begin!
  
  Those rascal lobbyists paired with team owners will stoop to any expensive level to sway you.  They have put two full pages in the Miami Herald to smear Norman Braman's effort to stop corporate welfare for sports teams. One' [...]
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• Reporting from India ... by gimleteye

  Bangalore is a city on fire. Unlike Miami, where growth is rooted in speculation, in Bangalore construction is racing to keep up with economic growth. Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka; the largest city in a state of more than 60 million people. The language spoken here is completely different [...]
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• Jim Defede's Asks Hard Questions on Dolphins Corporate Welfare. By Geniusofdespair

  
  
  Loved Facing South Florida's Jim DeFede interview this morning with Mike Dee from the Marlin's (well that is embarrassing, what was I thinking?) and Rodney Barreto (lobbyist and Superbowl Committee shill) . This video is just of one question Jim DeFede asked -  about why only Miami [...]
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• Say Goodbye to Fringe. By Geniusofdespair

  I was hopelessly lost watching Fringe on TV over the years. Walter was the reason I watched it.  He was senile in one dimension (or was it another reality or future/past) and not in the other. Then something else happened and Walter was smart and senile Walter disappeared.  Anyway, I [...]
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