Florida, which has the controversial Stand Your Ground law, will allow guns at the Republican National Convention.
May82012
April92012
“The Gunshine State”
Chart: Change in concealed gun permits from 1981-2011 in Central Florida counties.
“There are now more than 900,000 people with Florida concealed weapons permits.” - from the article, “How the NRA attained dominance in the ‘Gunshine State.’”
October302011
Terry Jones, Florida pastor who oversaw Koran burning: I am running for President in 2012
The nutty pastor of a fringe religious group who sparked deadly riots in Afghanistan this year by burning the Koran announced Wednesday that he’s running for president.
Terry Jones’ campaign, Stand Up for America Now, issued a press release laying out his platform, which includes deporting “all illegals,” bringing home all of the country’s military personnel until America gets its economic house in order and reducing corporate taxes and bureaucracy.
“Please financially support us as we continue our stand against radical Islam,” the press release states.
The hate-spewing Florida preacher became infamous when he planned to burn a Koran near Ground Zero on last year’s 9/11 anniversary. He later cancelled the event, after many, including President Obama, urged him to call off the “stunt.”
Jones, however, went back on his word and oversaw a Koran burning in front of a crowd of approximately 50 people on March 20 in Gainesville, Fla.
It sparked violent protests in Afghanistan, where an angry mob overran a U.N. mission in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least 30 people, including seven U.N. workers and injuring at least 150 people.
Jones insisted he wasn’t to blame.
Although he insists he’s running for a seat in the Oval Office, Jones has not filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.
October62011
Florida county abandons fluoride in drinking water – USATODAY.com
Opponents such as the Fluoride Action Network say the fluoride could harm small children and should not be administered by government. “Fluoride is a toxic substance,” said Tea Party activist Tony Caso, the [St. Petersburg] Times reported. “This is all part of an agenda that’s being pushed forth by the so-called globalists in our government … to keep the people stupid so they don’t realize what’s going on.” Fluoride advocates, including the American Dental Association, insist the practice reduces cavities, especially in poorer residents who can’t afford dental care.
Ah, and the Tea Party argument is exactly the same one that the (thankfully) totally discredited ultra-right wing John Birch Society offered decades ago. More proof that nuts are rapidly gaining power in the United States of America.
(via likethedew)
October42011
Cristian Fernandez is only 12 years old. And if Florida prosecutor Angela Corey has her way, he’ll never leave jail again.
Cristian hasn’t had an easy life. He’s the same age now as his mother was when he was born. He’s a survivor of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. In 2010, Cristian watched his stepfather commit suicide to avoid being charged with abusing Cristian.
Last January, Cristian was wrestling with his 2-year-old brother, David, and accidentally broke David’s leg. Despite this, their mother left Cristian with his brother again in March. While the two boys were alone, Cristian allegedly pushed his brother against a bookcase, and David sustained a head injury. After their mother returned home, she waited six hours before taking David to the hospital. David eventually died.
Now Cristian is being charged with first degree murder — as an adult. He’s the youngest person in the history of his Florida county to receive this charge, and his next hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
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October22011
Judge Rules Florida Prison Privatization Unconstitutional | ThinkProgress
A Tallahassee, Florida circuit court judge sided with a union today in ruling that a prison privatization scheme lawmakers included in the state budget violates Florida’s constitution. The Florida Police Benevolent Association, which represents correctional workers in the state, filed a lawsuit saying the method in the which lawmakers planned to privatize 29 prisons in southern Florida violated state law, arguing that it should have been done via a separate law, not through the budget. Tallahassee Judge Jackie Fulford agreed, adding that lawmakers rushed the process:
“From the record, it appears that the rush to meet the deadlines in the proviso has resulted in many shortcomings in the evaluation of whether privatization is in the best public interest as it relates to cost savings and effective service,” Fulford wrote.
The plan was is one of the largest prison privatization schemes in the country and would have benefited campaign donors to Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R). Even some Republicans have spoken out against it.
(Source: sarahlee310)
September292011
A Patriotic Whiz-Fest -- Best Selling Author Offers to Pay to have Florida Legislators Drug Tested
Columnist and best-selling author Carl Hiaasen offered to pay for drug testing for all 160 members of the Florida Legislature in what he called “a patriotic whiz-fest.” Several of the law’s supporters say they’re on board.
“There is a certain public interest in going after hypocrisy,” Hiaasen said Tuesday, two days after he made his proposal in a Miami Herald column.
“Folks that are applying for DCF (Department of Children and Families) money normally wouldn’t be standing in that line, and on top of that humiliation they now get to pee in a cup so they can get grocery money for their kids,” Hiaasen told the Associated Press in an interview.
(Source: sarahlee310)
September272011
Fla. Welfare Applicants Less Likely to Use Drugs - ABC News
Preliminary figures on a new Florida law requiring drug tests for welfare applicants show that they are less likely than other people to use drugs, not more. One famous Floridian suggests that it’s the people who came up with the law who should be submitting specimens. Columnist and best-selling author Carl Hiaasen offered to pay for drug testing for all 160 members of the Florida Legislature in what he called “a patriotic whiz-fest.”
(Source: likethedew)
September242011
Hermain Cain wins Florida straw poll
In a stunning upset Saturday, Herman Cain won Florida’s Presidency 5 straw poll, a vote of 2,657 Republican activists that in past years has predicated the party nominee.
Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza who charmed the three-day Republican conference’s delegates, took 37.1 percent of the vote, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry second with 15.4 percent.
The rest of the results: Mitt Romney, 14 percent; Rick Santorum, 10. 9 percent; Ron Paul, 10.4 percent; Newt Gingrich, 8.4 percent; Jon Huntsman, 2.3 percent; and Michele Bachmann 1.5 percent.
This is not good news for Rick Perry, who has been leading the pack in Florida polls, but has had two poorly-reviewed debate performances in the Sunshine State.
(via sarahlee310)
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