Tag Archives: Florida

Gov. Rick Scott Needs More Executions!

Posted on May 12, 2013 at 3:36 pm by Mr. Brink

He must be getting bored with the tedious work of pretending to be an actual governing human being concerned with the economy and jobs and welfare of the state, and Governor Rick Scott is feeling like the netherworld is just … Continue reading →
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Posted in Death Penalty, Far-right Intellectual Violence, Rick Scott, Wingnuts, WTF | Tagged | 4 Comments

They’re Abusing It, So We Have to Take It Away

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 9:41 am by Bob Cesca

More news from the Police State of Florida and how the Republicans seriously tried to steal the state’s electoral votes for Mitt Romney. No wonder he was so falsely confident of victory there. Two employees of a company once aligned … Continue reading →
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Not So Fast

Posted on March 4, 2013 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Although Florida Governor Rick Scott recently decided to do an about-face and support the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under Obamacare, contradicting all of his previous rhetoric on the subject, conservatives in the state House have decided not to … Continue reading →
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Best Persons

Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

Mark your calendar. A Republican is today’s best person. The Speaker of the Florida House, Will Weatherford, has come out against the GOP plan to gerrymander the electoral college. “To me, that’s like saying in a football game, ‘We should … Continue reading →

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Rick Scott: I Had Nothing To Do With That Bill I Signed Into Law

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

As you may recall, voting in the state of Florida on election day was a convoluted mess. Some people reportedly waited in line until nearly 2 a.m. to cast their votes. And now Governor Rick Scott would like you to … Continue reading →

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Governor Rick Scott is a Lying Liar

Posted on January 9, 2013 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Publicly, Governor Rick Scott opposes the Obamacare expansion of Medicaid because of ideology, but privately he’s providing dishonest analysis to state officials to justify not expanding the program. Florida, which has one of the highest rates of uninsurance in the … Continue reading →

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Florida GOP Deliberately Engaged in Voter Suppression

Posted on November 27, 2012 at 9:18 am by Bob Cesca

A former top GOP official in Florida has confirmed our suspicions: Jim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting … Continue reading →

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Nope. Not Racist At All.

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

It’s not a conspiracy theory if they admit to what you’re alleging. via ThinkProgress Another GOP consultant, who did not want to be named, also confirmed that influential consultants to the Republican Party of Florida were intent on beating back … Continue reading →

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Time to Decide

Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Joe Heller In other news, a new report from Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute has concluded that expanding Medicaid under Obamacare would actually save the state of Florida $100 million per year. And Rick Scott says no.

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Devolution

Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons It’s official, Allen West has been defeated. Tea Party congressman Allen West still refuses to admit defeat in his hard fought Florida Congressional race, but he has been officially declared the loser now that all the … Continue reading →

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