Tag: 2008 Election
TOBaW – There Ought to Be a Word
Give us a word for: – (verb) To take credit for things while serving public office that you had little or nothing to do with….
McCain likes music, too
The big Internet myth being spread last week was that only reason Barack Obama had such a big crowd in Berlin (200,000 plus) was that…
Battle of the drug busts
It’s an election year so we are seeing the sheriff’s offices in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties making more and more high profile drug busts….
GOP seats vulnerable
Tampa Tribune reports that the Democratic party believes it can wage competitive races for at least five U.S. House seats now held by Florida Republicans….
Sheriff candidates debate, no arrests
In Broward County, sheriff candidates debated and no one threatened to arrest anyone. Amazing. There appears to be a trend to sheriff’s debates with news…
DeeDee Ritchie for Mayor
There is a group trying to convince DeeDee Ritchie to run for mayor of Pensacola. The former state representative is seriously considering this re-entry into…
The world turns…
On May 22, I wrote in Outtakes (Tall Tales) that Mike Whitehead should resign as the chairman of the Escambia County Commission. Last night –…
McNesby fighting video at debate
Tomorrow night there is a debate between Ron McNesby and his Republican challenger, David Morgan, for the Republican Club of Greater Pensacola. McNesby is demanding…
Clinton to suspend campaign
Hillary Clinton has asked her top donors and backers to attend her New York speech tonight. Huffington Post and others believe that she will announce…
Ford vs. May
How seriously is Clay Ford taking the challenge by newcomer Lumon May for House Dist. 3 seat? Very. The Republicans fear that they could lose…
Publix skips Escambia County
If you live in Escambia County and want to shop at Publix, you will have to drive to Gulf Breeze. The Florida grocery chain has…
Who is Christopher Lewis?
He has filed for Wiggins’ At-Large seat: Gentlemen & Ladies, Early this afternoon I prefiled to run for the District 9 at-large seat. We’ve never…
Fear in county complex
“Rick, you know how vindictive Whitehead is. You just don’t know what he might do if he is removed from the chairmanship.” These are the…
McCain dumps pastors
You would know it if the only TV news you watched was FOX News, but Sen. John McCain has problems with ministers, too. McCain on…
McCain freed Cuba
Trying to get Cuban Americans to remember his role in the Spanish-American War, Sen. John McCain used the anniversary of Cuban independence from Spain to…
IN Your Head Radio: LEO blog link
Today on IN Your Head Radio, I talked to Cary Stemle, the Editor of the Louisville Independent Paper LEOÂ about the Kentucky primary. Â A source…
McCain, Vietnam and Iraq
There is a very interesting article on GOP presidential hopeful, John McCain. It is well-written and worth taking the time to read – McCain Doctrines…
Quote of the day
According to PNJ, from Escambia County Commission Chairman Mike Whitehead: I am not ashamed of the fact that I take money from anybody and everybody,…
Edwards backs Obama
Former Sen. John Edwards endorsed Barrack Obama for president yesterday. I spoke with one Democratic national insider who believes Edwards will be Obama’s VP, not…
Ron Paul Revolt
Across the blogosphere, there are reports that Ron Paul’s supporters are planning a revolt at the Republican National Convention. The LA Times reported yesterday Paul’s…
