Give us a word for: – (verb) To take credit for things while serving public office that you had little or nothing to do with. We’re seeing a lot of this in…
Tag: 2008 Election
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 there was a rock concert tied to…
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. First, it was the ECSO in Century….
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. Not against Jeff “No GO Zone” Miller…
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 coverage and no threats. Only in Escambia…
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 public service. Ritchie was the Florida teacher…
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 – June 5 – he did. I had…
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 that the debate not be televised or…
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 that she will suspend her presidential campaign…
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 this seat that has been gerrymandered to…
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 leaped over Escambia County into Baldwin County….
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 met but here’s some basic background data….