O'
Satan, Hail thee! For thou hast blessed us with thrashin' rock bands
with spectacular album covers that would make a blind man weep. I would
gladly sell you my soul Tuesday for a hamburger today. O' Great and hoary
host of the Netherworld please continue to put guns in the hands of biased
nuts with short tempers, proceed letting the Republican party thrive, and
let Celine Dion have a fruitful career. 
[How
do you like that?] I am outraged to think that George Bush has that ultimate
power over my life. The congress that allowed the Military Commissions
Act to pass were cowards, liars, and thieves. They were cowardly in
front of the administration's propaganda about "soft on terror", liars about
the real reason for their votes, and thieves because that bill stole our
national identity and strength. My father, who died in France in WWII to
stop Nazi ultimate power over human life, is rolling over in his grave to
see what sniveling weaklings we have become before the world.
Lets
say the suspected drug dealers in the Keys were also business people (in
order to launder all that cash, I bet they have "fronts") Lets just say
that I called one of these black-hearted-low-life-scum-bags about the legit
business they are indulged in and do business with them. Oh, my goodness,
now my phone is tapped and the feds are hot on my trail. What a laugh...who
cares? I do not even cheat on my husband or my taxes, let alone drink or
smoke. I have been known to let a curse word fly, but usually muttered.
How
come there was no e-mail address attached to the posting concerning
Cindy and Bob Peryam? That has to be the most accusatory, slanderous
posting I have seen in a long time. No facts, just accusations, yet no name
attached to the posting. For goodness sake, the man is running for
sheriff. Could this have been sent by one of his opponents? Or maybe one
of their minions? Come on, please let us know who sent that in. The public
deserves to know the truth! (Ed: I forgot to put the link. I thought of
it at 5pm and added it then.)
[Money
from Heaven] There is so much misinformation floating around about the
Vandenberg. I agree with the writer yesterday who said "It is not taking
yours, mine, and other's tax dollars in lieu of spending those funds in
other areas, such as fire support. Those are totally different areas and are
funded by dollars earmarked for each specific area. Please do not confuse
these." 
Mike
Emerson and the 
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[Who
is going to miss Sal] What is there to miss about a person that
tells half truths, smears good people
[What
was attached to Coleman’s signature] I know exactly what was
attached to this signature: Invoices that Jerry Coleman sent to the
County that cost the taxpayers of Monroe County over $400,000. Am I
right? 
[Cats
kill over a billion birds a year in the US]
I
want to bestow beaucoup Kudos to the new Sandal Shop on Big
Pine. I can't tell you when I have received better service or been
treated more fair. They stand behind their products! How refreshing
especially after the mistreatment dished by Summerland Sandal. ~ramrodruthy@aol.com
Five
people suspected of planning attacks against Roman Catholic
churches in Bosnia were arrested March 24. Militants typically have used
Bosnia as a sanctuary, not as a target for attacks. But as the
government shifts its policies regarding foreign Muslims, militants
could be preparing to respond in a way that could usher in a new wave of
ethnic violence in the already-troubled region.
Once
upon a time, Roy Stone inherited Roy’s Trailer Park on Stock Island
from his father, Roy Sr. The park was run down. It was full of drug addicts,
and some dealers. Scary people, the dealers. Roy rolled up his sleeves,
started going into the park, trying to get to know his tenants. It took a
while, but he finally befriended them and helped them organize a tenant
association. Now trusting Roy, they told him what was wrong with their
individual units. Faulty wiring, broken waterlines, etc. And about the drug
dealers. Roy dealt with the drug dealers, fixed the plumbing and wiring and
so forth. He installed a scaled-down version of Key West’s sewerage
treatment plant on Fleming Key. He offered these tenants a choice between
keeping their outdoor swimming pool, or all getting cable. They chose cable,
and the beautiful swimming pool was filled in. 
Citizens,
these council people were voted in to protect your welfare. The three
councilpersons that voted to give Singh his way better not hold their breath
for the affordable housing being built. Singh is one of the builders that
is causing the need for workforce housing along with the other developers,
but he and other developers are not building the non affordable housing for
their workforce, they expect the taxpayers to pay for the housing, just like
Monroe County has done for Ed Swift. When Swift builds homes for the
workforce, the County waives his affordable fees. That is money that our
Growth Management/Planning Department pays their costs out of, but now
Growth Mgr/Planning Department has increased public fees to cover their
costs, and transferred money out of the NROGO account so the County can loan
money to Islamorada ($50,000 plus) so the Middle Keys Land Authority can pay
their affordable fees. Out of our pockets comes the money. For the County
to cover their costs so Ed Swift doesn’t pay his affordable fees. 
[Top
secret missile parts] 
It
is known that while O was at Harvard Law School Rezko offered him a job that
Obama declined, nonetheless early on he worked in Chicago as a “community
organizer”, and then for a Chicago law firm that was retained by Rezko. O,
a member of that firm, personally performed legal work for one of Rezkos
partners in a redevelopment project. Rezko became one of O’s first campaign
supporters and contributors when O made his first run for state senate.
Rezko has continued to be a major contributor and fund raiser for O’s
endeavors. O wanted to buy a mansion on Chicago’s South side, in ’04 he
wanted to bid on a property, but the price was a little out of his price
range. The seller agreed to split the property, but refused to sell unless
both parcels were sold simultaneously. The price? $165 million. O was able
to buy the mansion because Rezko’s wife purchased the second parcel.
Shortly thereafter O purchased a “slice” of that property from Rezko.
Subsequent to that Rezko and O made a deal wherein O would landscape the
entire Rezko property and Rezko would build a security fence around the
entire property. Voila! O now has a huge vacant side lot for his personal
use. Legal? Perhaps. Given that O was by then, an influential elected
public official, and that a huge component of the Rezko empire was dependant
on political favors, it most certainly was ethically questionable, you’re
damned right it was. Did I mention that it was widely known that Rezko was
under federal investigation at the time of these transactions? There’s more
to come, but for now Rezko is accused of using his position on two state
boards in an extortion scheme designed to enrich him and his political
friends. Obama’s pal and benefactor, Rezko has pleaded not guilty of
attempted extortion, money laundering, fraud and aiding and abetting
bribery. So, Kool-aid lovers, are you still anxious to trust our nation’s
future to the big O? By know, you know the challenge, don’t believe me, why
don’t you take just a few minutes and look it up yourself. I left a lot
out. 
[Voters
in November will have a chance to erase a ban on government aid to
religious institutions] 
I
would like to thank Renee for lending assistance and providing CPR to
my son at the Key Deer Shopping Center on March 16, 2008. We have tried to
locate you through the Sheriff's dept but no one recognizes the ID number
you told me. I probably got it wrong. You are one wonderful and beautiful
person. May the Lord bless you and keep you safe.
[Honda
of Key West] My son just called, having returned from his visit to Honda
of Key West. As it turns out, the owner had a problem with the credit card
company, and had genuinely thought that the problem had been resolved. To
his horror, it had not. My son said "he (the owner) bent over backwards to
correct the problem." My son earlier had agreed that the shop owner should
at least keep a hundred dollars for the inconvenience. Under the
circumstances the owner did not keep the $100. 
[There
must be something to Islam I think the attraction is the moral values
they embrace] 
I’ve
seen George Bush walking hand in hand with a Saudi sheik in the Rose
Garden. You know, the Saudis, the ones where women still have zero rights
and where the Princes of the royals in Saudi Arabia was caught funneling
money to the terrorists. Republicans applaud Bush man kissing Saudi terror
supporters in his garden but whine like babies because of Obama’s pastor.
Where is the outrage concerning Pat Robertson’s saying America had 9/11
coming because of the gay issues? Republican morality is bought and sold
like the sales at Winn Dixie. They are selling and I’m not buying. Give them
hell Obama you have my vote.
[Raccoon
and cat trapping] John Pennekamp recently very quietly trapped and
killed 22 cats. The cats were not taken to a local animal shelter as it
states in the agreement between Pennekamp and the USDA, the cats were
transported to Animal Services in Miami to be killed. It seems that several
people in the area are missing their pets. It has been reported that the
trapper trespassed on private property. A gas chamber, used for killing
animals, was also found at Pennekamp. Please click on the following link,
and click on "watch the video". If you are upset about the content of this
video, call Pennekamp 305-451-1202. Please let Pennekamp know that we will
not tolerate this kind of cruelty at our state parks.
What
a classy folks there are keylargokey, aka klk (kooky loony kooks).
The other day I posted a piece here that ripped that site by telling the
truth about them. I just received an interesting e-mail in response. I
think that the readers of this site might like see a little more about
how the klk troglodytes think and act. After you've read the e-mail please
take a moment to think about what motive the author of the purported ethics
complaint might have had in leaking it to klk, and what motive klk might
have had in publishing the tripe. Who do you suppose the "leaker" might
have been? Could it have been the Amazing Jerryman, could it have been
Swifty? Gee, I really, really wonder! 
[Fitna
the film] 
Howard
Livingston]
BPK
Funny Fridays: Laughter is the best feeling you can have next to sex. I
know that because nobody is drunk at a bar at 2 a.m. asking strangers for a
good giggle.
My
favorite furniture brand is the La-Z-Boy. This is very flattering to the
prospective customer, isn't it? Why don't we just call it the "Half-conscious-deadbeat-with-no-job-home-all-day-eating-Cheetos-and-watching-TV"
recliner? ~Jerry Seinfeld
I
shouldn't say bad things about the illiterate, though. I should write it.
That way they won't find out. ~Mike Birbiglia
I
feel a little nauseous, I had a Hot Pocket for dinner, anybody else have a
Hot Pocket? You never really see that on a menu. Me, I will have the Caesar
salad, and the Hot Pocket. There's no waiter coming up to you, 
[Porno
objection] I agree, but I also noticed that only women are shown. If
you must do it, how about some well-hung men shooting eggs out of their
wieners? (Ed: interestingly enough, we’ve never ran across a risqué male
animation. No, public, please don't start sending us animated male porno.)
[Obama
School] What do Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Rev. Jeremiah Wright,
Rashid Khalidi and Mona Khalidi have in common? All are pals and associates
of Barak Obama. All are either terrorists or have fond feelings for
terrorists, and three of the five have thrown campaign fund raisers for
Candidate Obama. 
Just
when you think there's no justice, a news article from a Florida
Newspaper: "When Nathan Radlich's house was burgled, thieves left his TV,
his VCR, and even his watch. What they did take was "a generic white
cardboard box filled with grayish-white powder." (That, at least, is the way
the police described it). A spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale police said
that it "looked similar to cocaine" and they thought they'd hit the big
time. But later Nathan stood in front of the TV cameras and pleaded with
the burglars, "Please return the cremated remains of my sister Gertrude; she
died three years ago." Well, the next morning, the bullet-riddled corpse of
a drug dealer known as Hoochie Pevens was found on Nathan's doorstep. The
cardboard box was there too; about half of Gertrude's ashes remained...
there was this note, "Hoochie sold us the bogus blow, so we wasted Hoochie.
Sorry we snorted your sister. No hard feelings. Have a nice day."
Dear
Big Pine boaters, please start keeping your trash in your boat. Every
day this past week I have had to get diapers (how messed up is that?) beer
boxes and plastic bags by the dozen out from under my dock. Also if you
fillet your fish, throw the carcass in your own garbage can. One more week
like this and a person might be tempted to "accidentally" drop a group of
coconuts tied together with long stands of fish line and weights to help
slow down the speed freaks flying down the canals. I would hate to see
someone ruin a prop. Please Google the term "no wake zone" and learn what it
means. Bag your trash and maybe take the beer out of the boxes and put it
into the cooler. Boat smart and boat clean. And dirty diapers are not
flotation devices.
[Reading
man at CVS] This comment goes to the ignorant person that made a crude
comment about a very nice man named Bob. He is not a thief, he does not beg
for money and he does not bother anyone! Just because you think that you are
better than him, let me give you some news, you are not! You obviously are
not a local because if you were you would know his name, so do us all
islanders a favor and go home.
couple
of Monroe County hired hands refused to talk with him? Damn, folks, would
you be comfortable talking with this rodent about anything? Then he pulls
the $14 million number from thin air. Does he have any info whatsoever what
the topic of discussion was? I think not. Is this guy so starved for
attention that he has to toss feces just to get noticed? KLK’s real meaning
is “kook, loony kook”. Klk owes some apologies, but I wouldn’t hold my
breath. By the way folks, do the entire web community a favor and DO NOT go
to the klk web site, every time someone visits it can increase his revenues.
Sorry Ed. ~
We
can't say enough about the prices which were real reasonable and the
quantity and quality of the food. As soon as we got there a gentlemen
greeted us and said he was Frosty, the owner, and he hoped we enjoyed our
dinner. That goes a long way with us. We feel that they don't want us to
spend money and leave, but to enjoy it and come back. That's one thing we
use to like about Capt'n Dan's Key Deer Bar n Grill, he always took time to
make everyone feel welcome.
I
love you. 
Members
of a South African rugby team say they forcibly quieted an obnoxious
drunk on an airline flight at the request of the crew. Three lads from the
Stormers stepped in Sunday during a flight from Sydney to a match in Perth,
Australia, and gave the allegedly aggressive passenger a solid smack on the
head that set him straight for the rest of the trip. "He became extremely
aggressive and abusive," team representative Frikkie Erasmus told the Cape
Town Argus. "That's when one of the Stormers calmed him down with a good
klap on the head. It worked out quite well." Erasmus said the Qantas flight
crew had tried to keep the fellow under control, but called in the brawny
reinforcement when that didn't work. The passenger remained in time-out mode
until the flight landed and he was arrested.
[More
bleach in the gene pool] 18-year-old Ruben Zarate, entered a muffler
shop in the 2600 block of North Laramie Avenue in Chicago yesterday and
declared a robbery. He allegedly waved a gun around and demanded money,
according to police. When he was told the money was in a safe and that the
manager who knew how to open it was not there, the suspect had a brilliant
idea; at least he thought it was brilliant. He gave the shop employees his
cell phone number and asked them to call him when the manager arrived so he
could open the safe for him. He left and the employees opted to call 911.
Authorities stationed plain clothes officers in the shop and called the
would-be robber back. Zarate, showed up again, and waved his gun around
again, but this time was shot in the leg by an officer.
[Another
shot heard 'round the world] I read another account of this accident
and an officer said that type of gun cannot go off by accident.
Here's
an example of how awesome science can be. Today, I read an article on Lee
Spievack who sliced the tip of his finger off in the propeller of a hobby
shop airplane. His brother, a medical research scientist, sent him a special
powder and told him to sprinkle it on the wound. In four weeks, every bit of
his fingertip grew back. Flesh, blood vessels, and nail--everything. That
powder is a substance made from pig bladders called extracellular matrix. It
is a mix of protein and connective tissue surgeons often used to repair
tendons and it holds some of the secrets behind the emerging new science of
regenerative medicine. It tells the body, "start that process of tissue
re-growth". They say the technology can re-grow tissue for burn victims and
also regenerate organs. Organs! Wow! That is awesome to the Nth degree.
Yesterday’s
Key West Citizen featured a letter to the editor from my budding
friend, Jerry Coleman. An attack of Kay Thacker of Key Largo for
presuming to know and speak out for what’s best for the Keys, and a
promotion of Jerry knowing far more about what’s best.
Yesterday
the Key West Citizen published a letter from Jerry Coleman,
Attorney, and self-proclaimed savant for the BOCC gang of three. The
citizens of Monroe County owes the Key West Citizen a debt of gratitude
for publishing Mr. Coleman’s most recent rant on the amazing
“wonderfulness” and wisdom of the amazing Mr. Coleman. Mr. Coleman has
briefly thrown open the curtains of his boudoir and has asked us to
stand by him as he views himself in his mirror. It’s disturbing, but
it’s an insightful view. We are treated to the vision of Mr. Coleman
blowing air kisses at himself while he stands, chest jutting, before his
mirror, he’s garbed in silver lamé tights festooned with the Stars and
Bars, he’s wearing the chromed flight helmet of a BUFF driver, on the
helmet are three tiny pictures of three BOCC members, his outfit is
accessorized with a white sash emblazoned in lipstick red with the words
“JERRYMAN to the rescue”. If nothing else, this Coleman claptrap give
us even more reason to question the reasoning and motives of any public
official who would pay for his opinion on matters of the public trust. ~wlagraves@bellsouth.net
[Low
Blood Pressure] After spending literally thousands of dollars on
hospital tests and prescription medication, we found out that my Mom has
low pressure and the doctors suggestion was a $3.00 bottle of salt
tablets that can be found at any pharmacy. One tablet in the morning,
one tablet in the evening and if she starts to feel bad in between then
she takes another. Now she is fine. Hers was a little serious so check
with the pharmacist about dosage for you because too much is bad and too
little is just as bad. Good luck to you!
[Least
Competent Criminals] William Anderson, 51, was arrested in February
after he attracted a lot of attention by parking a Hummer (with Michigan
plates) outside the small-town county welfare office in Jonesville, Va.,
while he applied for benefits. A quick investigation revealed that the
vehicle had been stolen. 
I
never noticed the submission page before, but I found it kind of ironic
that under Censorship it says no pornographic materials. But, yet
I have seen quite a few pictures that you have posted along with
someone's postings of what some would call pornographic. One of a
young lady shooting Easter eggs out of her coochie, one of a young lady
with an eye winking out her butt and a cartoon just recently of the
Easter Bunny screwing a chicken. Now, I'm no prude, but aren't the rules
for everybody? 
The
American work day should be shortened to 6 hrs a day 5 days a
week with no breaks. Then we could go home and be with our families.
Imagine no latch key kids resulting in reduction in juvenile
delinquency, drug abuse, and teenage pregnancy. We would have time to
grow a garden to subsidize our food bills. Its been proven in studies
that most worker waste 2 hrs at the office everyday, so why not work
hard and then go home. Our brains aren’t made to focus much longer then
that on one subject. That would be a real “change” for America.
This
was told to me by someone who works for Homeland Security: There was a
truck with blacked out windows parked across the street taking pictures
of all participants in the Peace Rally at the light at US1 and
Key Deer Blvd. These pictures were later to be checked against known
terrorists and also reported to the IRS to see if they should be
audited. If this is true, what has our country come to? Sounds like
Nazi Germany to me.
[Bill
Ayers, Obama’s terrorist pal] The relationship between Bill Ayers
and Obama goes back to at least 1995. In 1995 Ayers and his history was
legend in liberal Chicago political circles. He had money and he had
street “creds” He and his wife, Bernadine Dohrn, both college professors
made it known to all who would listen of their un-repentant pride in
their history with terrorist organizations. Both had been hard core
members of the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), but abandoned
that radical group when they deemed the SDS agenda to be too tame. They
then joined The Weather Underground. In an incredible twist of fate, on
9/11/01, the New York Times published a story about Ayers and
Dohrn. In that article the times reported that they had even authored a
book, “Fugitive Days''. Ayers, calls it a memoir. He writes that he
participated in the bombings of New York City Police Headquarters in
1970, of the Capitol building in 1971, the Pentagon in 1972. Their
actions led to deaths. In the ‘70s Ayers admonished “''Kill all the
rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution
home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at''. 
In
the book Ayers even brags of his sexual exploits with this male and
female terrorist associates. It’s reported that the organization
claimed at least a dozen bombings. In the late '70s they became
fugitives, Dohrn was subsequently jailed, but Ayers escaped prosecution
because the FBI bungled the investigation. By 1995 the couple had
gained considerable left wing political celebrity. Obama actually
launched his 1995 Illinois State Senate Campaign from the Ayers’ home.
Please remember that Ayers wore his terrorist reputation as a badge of
honor. Ayers is the son of wealth and
[The
Movies] Don’t you just hate it when they use Instant Messenger in a
movie? You spend half the movie watching people typing messages to one
another. That’s almost as droll as watching the bomb timer count down
4…3…2…1…and the hero cuts the red wire just at that moment! 
[In-Flight
Cell Phone Calls Now Allowed On Emirates] 
There
was an ad for money for a local church group who wants to go to Sudan
and build a school for the people. God bless them. I’m sorry to say
that once they leave Africa the natives will abandon the school. Africa
is a country that has a welfare mentality. They have never been taught
or understood the value of doing things for themselves. Ever since the
white man went to Africa he has done everything for the people at no
cost to them. It’s hard to blame the Africans because they’ve been
taught that if they wait long enough someone will help them (much like
Buddhist come to think of it!) Or maybe they haven't been taught, maybe
it's genetic.
[Mystery
pilot of aircraft crash off Key West] I'm tired of hearing about it
so I spent five minutes on line checking the NTSB accident database,
finding the N number off of the Diamond DA-20 involved, and then finding
out who owned the aircraft through the FAA registration database. The
person who keeps making a big deal out of this must be either stupid or
very lazy. The aircraft was registered to a Robert M. Snider, Jr. of
POB 432115, BPK. There you go. Now have fun with the information.
It
disgusts me to read all these macho a**s holes threatening burglars
with their Glocks. I’ve got a Glock too, and was burglarized while my family
all slept. You have to know the thief is there before you can shoot him.
Motion detectors do a lot better job of theft deterrent than a gun under the
pillow of a sleeping a**s hole.
Both
Citizen Jane and Fixmonroeflorida blog spot have failed to reveal their
Webmasters. (They both spew the same crap). Months ago Kay Thacker stated
that Web Pages that don't reveal their publishers are not a credible source
of information. On
The
place looks wonderful. It is hard to explain how much they have cleaned up
the inside, the floors are all shinny, polyurethane, the windows have fish
painted on them, the bathrooms are spotless, the area where the bar is, has
new tables there that are covered with fish, the walls are painted, the bar
area has all new ceramic tiles. The food was good and prices reasonable.
A local friend, Mona from Marathon, who plays keyboard and has a wonderful
voice, was playing Friday night. Betty hopes to get other entertainers
in there as she can. The place just looks great, we could not believe
it. Betty Boop and friends of the lower keys have chipped in and helped and
have done a wonderful job. Captn' Dan would be proud, I am sure.
In
this instance the issue is not simply the rants, beliefs, and actions of
Rev. Wright, rather it is the heart and soul of the candidate Obama.
There is no doubt that the Rev Wright mesmerizes his flock with his
firebrand oratory, it’s obvious when you see the video of the audience
acting in concert with him. His audience loves him and agrees with
him. “Goddamn America”, “The U.S. of K.K.K. of A.”, “White slave
masters”, are all guaranteed boffo audience participation lines of Rev.
Wright. Wright gave a major church award to Farrakhan; he traveled
with Farrakhan to confer with Libya’s’ Khadafy. What do you think
folks, are these guys big fans of the US of A? Rev. Wright is the
heart and soul of this flock; he hates America and American values.
Obama and his family are important members of this flock. How is it
possible not to be deeply concerned about the Obama’s fealty to American
values? 
The
Iraq war was meant to destroy the OPEC oil barons by American oil
barons. We thought we could go in there and liberate the people of Iraq
which would then in turn allow an American country to come in to work and
help produce oil. A recent oil research paper stated that oil can be
produced for $1 to $2 a barrel. The American company in Iraq would then
produce the oil, reduce the per barrel cost to, say, $20 a barrel thus
making Saudi oil or any oil producing country over-priced which would lead
to the reduction of purchases from OPEC. However the plan didn’t pan out as
designed. 
Another
thought that came to me was of a diamond with many, many facets, throwing
off different aspects of Sloan. Some of which I now know pretty well, others
I yet have to make their acquaintance. Whether we know it or not, in our
spirit all of us are like a diamond, and we each have the opportunity to
have our many, many facets opened and illuminated, as we age and experience
the different situations thrown at us and into which we are thrown. As
far as I can tell, this is the whole point of our being on this world, and
everything else is part of it coming about. Or not.
[10,000
BC in Dolby Surround Sound] True surround sound uses 6 or more
speakers. Using headphones (2 speakers) is not going to cut it. It's
amazing that the movie trailer advertises this as surround when it is
just a 2 track mix. The "Compare" link is funny, all they did was make 2
different mixes for you to compare, one clear with a lot of "panning"
(moving sounds around in stereo) and the other less defined mix with
less movement. Check out this link for more details on surround.
[The
Book of Palms]
[Porch
lights] To the lady installing motion sensors for her neighbors. What
a sweetheart. I understand both sides of the ongoing discussion on porch
lights, but I'm really impressed at this neighborly gesture. I have a
neighbor who floods my patio with light all night, every night, and it does
intrude on any efforts at candlelit dinners or just sitting outdoors in the
evening and enjoying our home. I've only mentioned it once to him because he
has a right to feel safe at home, but I'd sure love it if he did what this
nice poster is doing.
Does
new Village manager Mr Fields have any ties with the old Meyer
Lansky mob who lived and worked out of Hollywood, Florida for over 50
years or so? Remember Meyer Lansky was the one that bought the land that
Plantation Key Yacht Harbor & Marina was bought and developed in 1952 to
escape the US Senate committee investigating the mafia. They did it so they
could hide out and not be subpoenaed to testify. Did I hear Manager Fields
made the comment referring to our tight fiscal condition "well just put in
some slot machines"?
Seventh
annual Lower Keys Jazz and Blues Festival, scheduled 1-6 p.m. Sunday,
April 13. The event is to be presented by the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce
on the grounds of the chamber’s visitor center, mile marker 31 Oceanside.
Dear
Citizen Jane: Yesterday, Sandra Downs filed complaints with the State of
Florida Commission on Ethics against: Republican Chair Carey Goodman;
former Republican County Commissioner David Rice; his son, Mike Rice,
the number 3 Officer in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office; and
Republican Sheriff Rick Roth. The complaints pertained to acts of
conflict of interest and violation of public trust.
I encourage Citizen Jane to make Sandy the recipient of its next
Citizen of the Year Award: for filing these citizen complaints, and
because Sandy filed knowing the first time she took on the local
Republican Party, without knowing what she actually was doing, she and
her family were terrorized by the Sheriff Roth’s Office, and later by
the Office of State Attorney Mark Kohl, also a Republican.
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new study has reaffirmed a growing demographic trend in Florida: The state
is seeing its population growth slow to its lowest level in three decades.
The lower rate of growth is caused largely by people leaving
South Florida
where the cost of living is driving them away from the region."
You are taxing yourselves to death and allowing your elected officials to "spend" your hard earned dollars in crazy schemes. Meanwhile your services are being cut off and your neighbors laid-off. The school enrollment is dropping each year as your young couples flee Monroe County. Your roads are looking a whole lot like those in Mexico (and some of those are better). Soon, it looks as if you will have more tax added onto your fuel bill, more sales tax than most states if it goes to 8.5% or 9%, an additional fire assessment to homeowners and I believe, if they thought they could get away with it on a Federal Highway, a toll to keep more tourists away or they will just increase the bed tax again. Because of the sewer mess and possible fines after 6/1/10 if you do not have an interim system or hooked up to a central sewer which your elected officials have just ignored as far as an outsider can see, they have had years, yet, where is the money set aside and where is the plan? Is it possible that it may cost homeowners $6,500 to $10,000 to hook up if it is ever built? How much will the fines be until the sewer is finished? After all these years down here, I am very sad to see the locals and business owners drowning in taxes and red tape. Take a good look around you and see the buildings and sites where business is trying to survive and what shows up the worst is the ones that have all ready gone under. There is light at the end of the tunnel. The United States, Monroe County and especially those on Big Pine Key and No Name have to take back their rights as Americans from the environmental wackos and the animal rights groups that have taken you down this slippery slope. On a national level, we have to build nuclear power plants to get weaned off oil fired electricity; we have to drill in Anwar to stop the fists of Arabs choking the price of oil in an ever upward spiral. We have to out vote those who have misguided the many and put our country at the brink. You, the voters have a chance to get some of your money back from the sinking ship fiasco. You voters should go to the next meeting and demand your down payment back and ask those who represent you to refuse to allow another penny to be spent on something that the few divers that can dive already have. A good old Boston Tea Party type meeting may finally open the eyes of those elected. No yelling and screaming, never any violence and it will take time, but if you want your Keys back the only ones that can do it are looking you in the mirror each morning. If you care about your Keys and you vote here, let’s hear your voice. If that money was earmarked for tourist tax dollars, then it’s high time that it went toward the sewers and the percentage of tourist poop that will be going in the sewers. |
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1st Annual Green Living Awards will highlight progressive steps
towards sustainability taken by local citizens, businesses and policy
makers. The goals of the Green Living Awards are to promote Keys
initiatives, educate about what’s possible, encourage social norms, identify
local leaders and promote pride and spirit in our islands.
Four local awards will be bestowed amongst GLEE’s three audiences: Individuals, Businesses, and Policy makers (Agency/Organizations and will have a separate award from Local Governments) Nomination notifications may be made by anyone via GLEE’s website. All website visitors are allowed one vote for their favorite of each category. GLEE’s “Green Ribbon” committee will choose one final Award Winner from the high scorers from each category, with all other high scorers receiving Honorable Mentions. Final selections will be announced at Expo Kickoff Ceremony, Friday May 9th, 2008. GLEE will also be honoring the 2007 green initiatives by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative Ron Saunders, and Governor Charlie Crist during the ceremony. www.KeysGLEE.com |
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This is just a naked little note about my feelings
regarding Sandra Downs' recent accusations of unethical behavior
at MCSO. You may remember me as the petite, dark-haired librarian with
the office in the far corner of the Public Library in Key West.
As a librarian, I'm an active supporter of First
Amendment rights. I am proud that these rights are a core value of my
profession. Free speech must extend to all, even though we might
ardently disagree.
What is causing me great pain is Ms. Downs'
accusations against my husband, Mike Rice. Mike and I met just a few
days after my arrival in Key West. I was smitten by his deep sense of
integrity, stellar work ethic and darling dimples. That was 10 years ago
and I remain in awe of his strong character and abiding sensitivity. I
grieve to hear these very qualities impugned by Ms. Downs.
Ms. Downs recent complaint to the State Ethics
Commission is akin to throwing noodles at the cupboard and hoping some
will stick. Her accusations are not based on fact. For example, Mike's
father did not perform his son's psychological test for employment. That
would be wrong. Ms. Downs has no information in this matter and is
merely HOPING that something will stick.
Our local print and radio media reported on the
complaint with utter disregard to journalistic integrity. Was there any
attempt at investigative reporting? No, the stories were just meant to
be tantalizing. (On your website, you even characterize Ms. Downs as
"colorful" and her stories as "yarns".) The truth is utterly boring in
this case. And when the State Ethics Commission releases its findings on
Ms. Downs' complaint, will that story receive play in the local media?
Sigh, I expect not.
During this sad time, I meditate on God's words:
"Be still and know that I am God." I'm trying to shut out this
distracting chatter of utter meanness that surrounds my family and to
treasure what I know is Truth.
So, yes, the First Amendment protects our freedom
to vilify someone's character with all manners of nasty lies. And with
the Internet, it is available for all to read anywhere/anytime. But I
will continue to champion Ms. Downs' rights to free speech and your
rights to print her colorful yarns.
In my job, I'm constantly reminding our customers,
especially senior citizens and children, that just because
something appears on the 'net doesn't mean it's fact. Now I have a very
apt and personal example.
GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com
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 [Iraq democracy at work] Iran just brokered a deal between Al Malaki and Al Sadr for a cease fire. We couldn’t do it, but Iran could! |
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I wanted to tell everyone how pleased and impressed I am with Crazy Fish. Betty and the gang have done a wonderful job. The food and service has been awesome. I have eaten there probably 8 or 9 times over the past 2 weeks and every time, I had had very good service with a smile and the food was great. Thursday night, Mexican night has become my favorite. A lot has changed there, the place is very bright and cheery and I think everyone would enjoy the place. If for some reason you have any thing that you don’t like about the place, whether it is the service, food or anything, let Betty know. She will correct it if she can. Danny and I (Noreen) thank everyone who has visited there and continues to go there. Capt Dan would be so proud of what has become the Crazy Fish (Capt Dan's Key Deer Bar and Grill) I am sure he is looking down and smiling big time. |
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[Sink the Vandenberg] I can’t let this go. Two days in a row someone said the Vandenberg money came from a special County fund (or something like that) and would not affect the budget (or something like that). Where do these hair-brains think that special fund comes from? It comes from the property taxes paid from hard working Keys homeowners like me. The County is in the worst fiscal shape in the thirty-odd years that I’ve been paying taxes here and the last thing we need at this time is to give $2000,000 to sink a ship than only a few people will ever see or benefit from. I agree that we do need more artificial reefs, but the County just cannot afford it at this time. We are under orders from the state to sewer the Keys by 2010 and we don’t have the money to do it. If we’re not sewered by then every homeowner is going to be fined. If you owned property in the Keys you would know all this and appreciate the mess our leaders have put us in. |
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Yes, I am a Patriot Act lover. Because of the Act and many other changes after 9/11/01 in our government we are more prepared for the next attack from Muslim extremists. The way I see it is the more they try, the better the world is getting at catching them then it was before the Act. Especially important in all the surveillance is being able to tap the phones of calls coming in from suspected Muslim extremists to American phones, in fact to any other country where their cells may be plotting the next move against freedom. Once the calls are made the Act makes it possible to keep track of the person or persons called. Drug enforcement branches with a court order can tap the phones of suspected drug dealers.
I love my country and even appreciate that my Federal taxes do some good even if I feel there is waste in the system. What you do not realize in your paranoia is that there are millions of us out here that just work, live, love and go through life obeying the law. And to the poor working federal wire tapper that may have listened to my conversations (I do highly doubt this) the cow #810 did finally take her calf after 3 days of persuading her that it was hers and the Mystic Hill bull is fine, it was just a scratch, it wasn't too wet to drag the cornfield and our surveillance system is working and all cameras are a “go” and recording. All the kids, grand kids and great grands are doing super. Down here in sunny Florida the Cobia bite has been stronger earlier this year and the yellowtail are slamming, Grouper have been easy to catch but because of size harder to bring home and the size of the Lane snappers, wow! The American dream is alive and well if you just pursue what is out there and let the Patriot Act protect America. |
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I have to know. It seems the biggest topic to hit The Keys in the past few years is the child molester in Key Haven but I have not seen one word on it here. Ed, are you holding it out? You must have gotten thousands of comments on that one. Even The Citizen printed one very small article on it and it died. Who's putting the pressure on everyone? |
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Reading the depraved babble from these nut cases that enjoy killing and torturing animals, or who are trying to get attention claiming they do, or who engage in other psychopathic ravings (“the best guns to use to kill people and animals”) have become disgusting. Maybe one of these mental midgets can get some help putting together a website where their kind can threaten and brag and share torture stories with each other. Fortunately, I can choose not to read this garbage, so I'll opt out of the Telegraph for a while until these clowns finish getting their pathetic kicks, at our expense. |
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Yes it’s true that a goat may ram you if it gets the chance. Sometimes it can hurt the person, but usually they look like they are being playful. My Hubby was replacing a swimming pool weir (the flapper on the skimmer that catches leaves and debris) and the homeowner’s goat quietly came up and butted him into the pool. Luckily, there was water in the pool so he just had to swim out and drip dry. He says its mostly male goats that do it and he hasn't any idea other than it’s bred into them to ram anything in sight. That was thirty years ago and we still haven't let him live that one down. Needless to say goats do not live on our farm! |
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[What Obama or Clinton bring to the office] They didn’t get 4000 American troops killed for lies. That’s enough for me. They also never stated that "Osama doesn’t matter anymore". Go get ‘em Obama. |
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How do you know an MCSO deputy was caught on a “wire” using drugs? I'd like to know your source of information and know how you learned this was fact before posting it on a website for all to see. Please explain, because I get the feeling the post was nothing more than an attempt to spread more lies. |
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[Sal is trying to transfer development rights from Sugarloaf Key to Key Largo to build in a hammock, and the county staff has recommended denial] That's why they have Lawyers.~Sal |
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[More bar wisdom] Is it bad when your husband starts referring to his burial plot as the vacation getaway? |
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Someone wrote in today asking about Realtor bashing and they mentioned, quoted, "Alleged head butting incident". I was at The Westin and saw the head butt, saw the victim and saw the blood. I saw another man beat that coward. There was no alleged incident it is fact. I, along with hundreds of other people, saw it. The assailant called The Westin wanting to pay for the damages the very next day. I know the manager who received the call. That is not alleged. That is also fact. The only people wanting to call it alleged is the assailant and his employer. If you ask the victim or anyone who saw her they will tell you the blood was real and the two black eyes were real. |
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The religious quotes from
the bible are totally boring and I never read them. Why do you do
that? Why not just say what you mean in your own words without coping lines
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Our teenager has chosen to no longer hang with the honor roll student any more because the kid smokes, drinks and is regularly tripping on LSD. The gang looks like dirty hippies. This is not in the Avenues, either. Guess all of our helicopter-parenting and setting good examples are working. |
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[Incredulous] People who
have no clue about public funding should check out their facts
before contending that the Vandenberg project money was created by Monroe
County and the City of Key West from some magic fund. The $2M given by
Monroe County to this project is from infrastructure funding money. It is
from Ad Valorem taxes. It is "taking yours, mine, and other's
tax dollars" in lieu of spending those funds in other areas. There is no
"special set aside" or special tax district for Monroe County for this
project. No federal grant covers this $2M. This is $2M that COULD have been
spent on sewers, or parks, or people to maintain them. |
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[Homeland Security] George Bush can throw you into jail right now! So, what are you crying about? You were told this would happen when old man Bush was President, and all the bastards who helped engineer the New World Order, now stick your hand down your pants and grab Jesus and pray! |
 What
code breakers do in their retirement by rearranging lettersdormitory: = dirty room presbyterian: = best in prayer astronomer: = moon starer desperation: = a rope ends it the eyes: = they see george bush: = he bugs gore the morse code : = here come dots slot machines: = cash lost in me animosity: = is no amity election results: = lies - let's recount snooze alarms: = alas! no more z 's a decimal point: = im a dot in place the earthquakes: = that queer shake eleven plus two: = twelve plus one mother-in-law: = woman Hitler |
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[Thank god I'm a country boy video] Another scary revelation; I've survived several of those stunts. |
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[Spraying yard for flea and ticks puts more poison on the ground which ends up being washed into the ocean] I suggest instead of doing that, take two stones to kill the buggers while you sleep naked on your lawn for a few days! |
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[What Obama or Clinton are bringing to the table] Free mental health care, free abortions on demand, free food for the inept, membership in the White House Gym, and free gas if you don't own a vehicle! |
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The real war is between the Christians, Jews, and the Muslims. Wouldn't it nice to herd all those nuts to Australia and let them fight it out then cull the winners? |
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[Attention Patriot Act lovers] If there was ever any doubt, and
right here in our little haven:Wiretaps were far-reaching /By Kyle Teal
Keynoter 3/29/08 Whew! Good to know it wasn't all for nothing. What are a few civil rights' infringements as long as maybe somebody might get indicted some day, somewhere. |
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[Vandenberg "This is a call to arms from the Conch Republic"] Howard Livingston has done a lot of good for the community since he moved down here. It seems that anytime he can play at a benefit, he'll do it. That said, I can't understand why he hooked up with this project. As the other posters yesterday, I don't know why anyone would want to throw good money after bad. As I understand it, if the Vandenberg project goes under, (sorry I couldn't resist it) the County, the TDC and the City of Key West may be able to recoup their money, and use it for more necessary projects. If this is so, I say "Keep the Vandenberg afloat". That is until it can be sold for scrap. |
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[Sewers] What options are there other than letting the individual or treatment plant operator upgrade their system to meet the 2010 standards, now, at no cost to the taxpayer or wait until the fines start occurring? Then the individual must start paying daily fines and the village uses that for an excuse to bring in the $200 million dollar central sewer system. There is a terrible history of mismanagement by village staff and the village elected officials, resulting in out of control pollution, salt water in the re-use system designed to water the lawn at Flounders Park, that cost almost $2 million dollars resulting in causing fines by DEP and an impossible financial burden on our taxpayers/voters of Islamorada which results in a bureaucratic victory by the village staff for bigger government. Your Plantation Key Colony Waste Water program, under your direct supervision, is currently over one million dollars in debt and getting worst every month. Dave’s political double talk: "There are many alternatives available to us, but they must be cost effective" is why you should be replaced, except your opponent is even worst than you. The taxpayers are in a terrible dilemma. |
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find little support for sinking the Vandenberg in the county,
maybe in Key west, but not in the county. We are all angry at the
financial cesspit our Commission has put us in. One of the reasons we're
in this hole is the $2,000,000 the County has earmarked for sinking this
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People should have the facts before commenting about the Vandenberg project. It is not taking yours, mine, and other's tax dollars in lieu of spending those funds in other areas, such as fire support. Those are totally different areas and are funded by dollars earmarked for each specific area. Please do not confuse these. The Vandenberg Project is asking for the public's support. The great thing about our country is freedom of speech. Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band have chosen to speak up in support of this project. Howard has written a beautiful song about the Vandenberg and has donated proceeds to the project. If you want to listen to it, go to www.bigshipwrecks.com. It's truly a beautiful song that anyone can tell was written from the heart. Howard and the Band donate their services and goods to many wonderful charities in the Keys and elsewhere. If you know Howard and the other Band members, then you know they're the most generally kindhearted folks you've ever meet. They have chosen to support the sinking of The Vandenberg. If you disagree, so be it, but don't put people down for helping others. |
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[Sewers] Since the local governments are responsible for not providing the sewer system meeting 2010 standards then the local government should pay for any fines levied by the state. In lieu of that, let the individuals pay for their upgrade, then promise not to force them to hookup to a central system. |
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While looking for details and qualifications of the people running for Monroe County political office I find next to nothing detailing who they are, what education level they have, their skills, ages, sex, affiliations, past histories and future plans for spending my money. Can anyone put together an accurate list with references of who's who? |
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Almost seven years ago I sat, as did millions of other Americans, and watched our government undergo a peaceful transition of power. At first, I felt a swell of pride and patriotism as I watched George W. Bush take his oath of office. However, all that pride quickly vanished as I later watched the Clintons board Air Force One for the last time. I saw 21 Marines, in full dress uniform with rifles fire a 21-gun salute to the outgoing President and first lady. It was then that I realized how far America's military had deteriorated under the Clinton administration. Every last one of them missed. |
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Monroe County Commissioner District#1 Candidate Bill Estes has his website up and running. www.votebillestes.com |
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All religions should pay taxes like the rest of us! |
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Dr John
O'Connor and his people in
Marathon are the best. He is very smart, professional, his busy office
is spic and span and all of his nurses are very kind. A former nurse
down here administered our yearly flu shot by pulling off the cap with
her teeth and stabbing
the needle into our upper arms in a
violent manner. No dab of rubbing alcohol or a piece of cotton
afterwards. We requested a band aid and she said, "No." |
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The Vandenberg project could be useful if we hook up the local sewage pipes to it? How many flushes will it take to fill that boat? |
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Want to see Sal have a fit? Sal has a hearing with the Development Review Committee (DRC). The meeting will be in Marathon on Tuesday April 8th starting at 1pm at the Marathon Government Center. He is trying to transfer development rights from Sugarloaf Key to Key Largo, MM 95 to build in a hammock, and the county staff has recommended denial. ~keyscares@yahoo.com |
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| [Where do people get their information on Muslims] From the Pentagon, people who have been there, factual documents and films, and any trusted source except newspapers, TV, Radio, and people in bubbles | |||
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At last the Snowbirds are starting to head back north! We can breath again. Go shopping again. Buy gas again (reluctantly). Hear the birds again, and get back to the real Keys life. |
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You are overweight for the most simple of reasons -- because you're eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you're also eating meals in the wrong patterns each day. http://fatloss4idiots.com/1280index2.html?hop=roeib |
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Why no realtor-bashing this week? The dearth of it stands in stark contrast to what was posted last November regarding the alleged head-butting incident at the Westin. |
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What have you given CVS’s Rip Van Winkle today? Coffee? |
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I’ve just caught up a little with what’s went on in
the Keys for the past week. Evidently it is just continuing to spiral
into a hole leading to hell. We’ve got drug dealers with wires and
incriminating evidence on sheriff deputies. Is there an Internal Affairs
investigation going on by the sheriff’s department to see who else may
be involved? It does not appear so, and why not? This alleged drug-using
deputy was sworn in as an officer to uphold and enforce the laws. He
must have friends that use drugs too. Isn’t Sheriff Roth concerned there
may be more of his staff involved? Where
is the investigation by Sheriff Internal Affairs Director Cindy
Peryam? Or is Cindy busy shredding documents again; maybe the ones
pertaining to her husband’s affair with the young girl. Maybe Cindy
Peryam is so busy covering up her husband Capt. Bob Peryam’s messes,
that she has no time to pay attention to what is going on today. 27
years of clean-up for Cindy, because that’s how long her husband has
worked for the MCSO. And Capt. Bob was involved is some dirty messes:
affairs, young girls, drug dealer rings, disappeared persons, purloined
diplomas and alcohol related accidents.
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Perry McClain underwent open heart surgery on Tuesday at Mount Sinai to replace his aortic valve and for good measure a couple of bypasses of clogged arteries. He is making a remarkable recovery. His son Tommy is a Paramedic and is there with him to keep everyone on their toes. Thank you Tommy. Thanks Big Pine for all the calls and prayers and please keep them coming. Perry is tough and will be as good as new in four to six weeks. |
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I don't go to Wal-Mart much because they are far away, but after reading this I won't be visiting anytime soon. I sent an email to Wal-Mart letting them know what scumbags I think they are. http://news.aol.com/?feature=20080329083609990001 |
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[What was attached to Coleman’s signature] Bills for about a half million dollars to work out a deal with his bubba Mr Swift to build housing at our expense. We could have bought our own housing with that money. |
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[Vandenberg needing money] Go knock on Mario's door. He wants it; let him (with all his $18 million) pay for it. And for those that dive it, charge them extra money with that money going to the Monroe County Former Employees' Assistance Fund. |
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[Homeland Security] If you are an American citizen George Bush can throw you into jail right now, forever, with no recourse to legal help or hearings at his discretion. How do you like that? |
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| [Police chief is on administrative leave] It sounds like they found out he was checking out a job elsewhere and the city is trying to get out of paying his severance package. |
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[Raccoon and cat trapping at Pennekamp] Maybe this will teach you pet owners to keep your pets tethered. The good side is, maybe the birds will come back! |
 We would just like to thank everyone who helped to make our dream a reality. To finally have the Crazy Fish up and running is the best thing that could happen to Big Pine Key. The staff of the Crazy Fish Bar and Grill invite everyone to join in the fun! |
| I am going to miss Sal on here. I like his style. He speaks his mind and informs the public. He prints names and calls a spade a spade. Ed, I remember the good old days when you had (nerve or guts) too. Of course "Balls" will probably be changed to "Nerve" or "Guts" but Sal would say "Balls". |
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[Coconut Palms at Bahia Honda State Park] In simple words, they plan to cut the coconut palms down when their staff needs to keep busy. |
 Congratulations
to John Pennekamp for being a great conservationist by killing 22
cats. How did you get caught? Why did you take them to Miami to kill
them? I like to shoot them with a .22 short round or drown them while
they are in the trap. Cats kill over a billion birds a year in the
US. States that believe in conservation do not protect them. With the
price of fur being so low, raccoons represent a real problem. Remember
the three Ss – Shoot them, shovel them and shut up. Good Luck, John, and
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[Voters in November will have a chance to erase a ban on government aid to religious institutions This will permit your tax dollar to support religious institutions that now are prohibited by the Florida Constitution] Looks like the Cay Club’s Scientologist will get the Keys one way or another. This sucks! |
 [There is a great reef project called The Vandenberg that is in jeopardy and needs our help] Booooo! There is another great project called Monroe County And Its Employees that is in a hell of a lot more trouble and needs everybody's help! How can you even think about pitching anything related to that damn albatross - aka - Mario's Folly. Are you totally unaware of how many people in Monroe hate this project? Related fact, as stated by a local dive shop owner: “It's going to be in deep water, and not even a majority of the people who come to the keys to dive can dive to it.” |
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 Someone was stealing my pinfish so I set a trap for them. It worked! Next time, don’t pull a trap line that isn’t yours and you won’t get a treble hook in your hand. Since my trap I haven’t had any missing pinfish. |
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The other day a poster submitted a moving and heart felt plea for more Federal funding for medical research, the poster panned our cultures values set and was especially harsh about the Bush admin. The poster extolled the praises of a powder which the application thereof enhances the bodies ability to regenerate missing tissue. Here’s the flip side. The powder he mentioned is the product of private research. The powder is to be sold for profit. A couple of years ago a major Hollywood personality, suffering from a debilitating disease, purposefully denied himself medication in order to increase the visibility of his symptoms. This intended to garner sympathy and credibility for his plea for increased federal funding for research into human fetal stem cells. That plea theatrically presented with symptoms that were staged by purposeful enhancement did not succeed in its goal. Shortly thereafter private, not federally funded researchers, developed stem cell generation techniques that did not require the destruction of human embryos Federal funding of research is inherently inefficient because the researchers are process oriented rather than goal oriented. I hope that we will never forget the nightmare of the 40 year ago Tuskegee experiment which was a federally funded research program that utilized unknowing males as medical guinea pigs in syphilis research. Many died terrible deaths. The poster is correct when he says that tremendous strides are being made in medical research, but the poster fails to tell us that most of the strides are being made by privately funded researchers. This is as it should be. Perhaps we should list all the major medical research triumphs, one column for tax funded, and one column for private funded. Does anyone doubt that the private funding column would tower over the tax paid column. How many government managed programs are operated efficiently? |
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| The Saudis play America and Bush like a fiddle. They must sit behind their tent flaps smoking cigars all night and laugh their asses off at the western world. No consequences have ever been demanded by Bush for 9/11 and Saudi Arabia continues to supply the vast majority of terrorists and suicide bombers through out the world according to a recent U.S. military report. No amount of man kissing or ass kissing by Bush will change a thing. Invade Iraq. Hurrah! |
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[Marathon no better than County] You said a mouthful. Can you believe that 3 of the Marathon council laid down for Singh? Councilmen Don Vasil and Mike Cinque were the dissenters. (Thanks Don and Mike for standing up and doing the job you were elected to do). Mayor Pete Worthington said the community needed the economic bump that a conference center would bring to the Community. Councilwoman Marilyn Tempest said the agreement would serve the greater good of the city since affordable units would be built and the conference center could be opened more quickly.
On Nov 2008 we need to ask our Commissioners to resend this resolution allowing Ed Swift not to pay affordable fees, this money is made up off our backs and our sweat.. Wake up Citizens get to these Council meetings/BOCC meetings and watch what your elected officials are doing to our costs to run our homes, our Communities and our Florida Keys! |
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[House on Barge in New Orleans] Would you have any more info on that company? |
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| I too am declaring myself offended by Rev Wright's egregious (Thanks Mayor McPherson for the word) comments about “other” Americans. I am an other American mortally offended by the free ride given to Barack Obama that could end with him being made President of all Americans not just an American. |
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| Where do people get their information on Muslims? They make it sound much more exciting than I had heard previously, what with all that anal intercourse and stuff. I thought there were only five things you have to do to become a Muslim: declare yourself one, pray five times a day towards Mecca, give ten percent of your income to the poor, observe the fasting period of Ramadan and make the Hajj ( the pilgrimage) to Mecca if able. All the other stuff like using water instead of toilet paper is just a custom of various regions within Islam (if you're left handed like I am, meal times can be quite interesting!). All religion is crap, but when you start mocking one it leaves your own wide open to the same public contempt. |
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Among the first to sign up was James Kinney, to keep track of workers at his Kinney Construction Inc. in Orange, Calif. His employees are required to carry the phones during the workday. http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/parents_bosses_gps_track_cellphones.htm |
| [Pornography] We have to keep our sense of humor. I'm a firm believer in free speech and expression but it should have its limits. Your site is great and good forum: as the webmaster it is your job to police it. Keep up the good work Captain Yoda! |
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[The Big O and Rezko cont’d] At this point it’s unclear exactly where when and how Obama came to be associated with Rezko. The ultra liberal blog site “The Huffington Post” reported that “Antoin "Tony" Rezko and Barack Obama are deeply linked throughout O’s political career and have been friends since 1990.Mr. Obama turned to Mr. Rezko for help at several important junctures. Records show that when Mr. Obama needed cash in the waning days of his losing 2000 Congressional campaign, Mr. Rezko rounded up thousands of dollars from business contacts. In 2003, Mr. Rezko helped Mr. Obama expand his fund-raising for the Senate primary by being host of a dinner at his Mediterranean-style home for 150 people, including some whose names have since come up in the (in trial) influence scandal”.
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| If America has nothing else anymore at least we are the taser capital of the world. “Don’t taser me, bro. May I wipe my butt master? Just give me money. Money, money, things, things, baa-baa, take it all away just give me money, money, things, things.” I don’t need freedom I only need things and money. I am an American of the 21st century. No matter what happens with the war on terror Bush will be known as the president that has had the most detrimental effect on Americans right to privacy. The new world order is leveling the playing field financially, politically and socially among all countries. On open boarders, we lose some of our freedom and they get a little until it evens out. It makes it easier to sell products and less product differences. |
 It’s not just Muslims who don’t use toilet paper. India and Southeast Asia are two places I’ve had to frantically search out a roll. They keep a plastic pail by the toilet. I’ve never figured out why. Maybe they fill it with water and when they wipe their butt with their hand they rinse that hand in the bucket. I don’t know. |
| [Remake of an old movie] One of the candidates for President is a "Manchurian Candidate" who, after being elected, keeps a once great nation bogged down in a distant foreign war until that nation is bled dry, broke and ruined. At the end of the movie the head terrorist declares victory. |
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| Now do you Republicans finally see that Al Sadr should have been jailed years ago? Everyone plays nice when they are re-arming. No more BS. Capture this guy and jail him. I’m voting Democrat and if they win I will expect them to jail this wacko. Enough sucking up to Al Sadr and the Saudis. If its war, fight it the right way. No more "well, now he’s nice and cuddly". If any more Saudi money makes it to the terrorist groups and can be proven hold them accountable. Quit holding their backstabbing hands. Enough is enough. We cannot get another administration into office fast enough. Even the Australians are leaving Iraq. Thank heavens they will stay in Afghanistan where the war should be happening. |
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| [Flea & Tic Season] I use Revolution on my cats, plus they stay indoors. The bugs are a natural part of the environment. Birds and squirrels are the biggest carriers of fleas. If you have bird feeders you've probably seen them and the squirrels taking “dust baths” underneath. That's an effort to ditch the fleas. |
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 Cuba announced on Friday that it will allow Cubans the unrestricted use of mobile telephones for the first time in the latest step by new President Raul Castro to improve access to consumer goods. Cuba has the lowest rate of cellular telephone use in Latin America with the service been mainly restricted until now to foreigners and government officials. |
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My apologies to Honda of Key West. Also, thank you for renewing my faith in local businesses. The other reader's responses, supporting the dealer, were "spot on." Now, do I feel like a jerk? Yeah. |
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As I read Jerry Coleman's
letter denouncing Kay Thacker, something seemed very wrong. Coleman
described how educated and intelligent he was, comparing his knowledge with
Kay Thacker’s. He gave the impression he knows what he is talking about, and
not Kay. Coleman also stated two commissioners (who have shown good
judgment for the county) are "boobs". What was the point of his letter? |
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Local police departments do not get $100 per arrest either. In fact, departments have to pay to jail the inmates. If someone is found guilty, in addition to court costs, the arrestee has to pay $40 per hour for the cost of investigation to the involved department. I'm not sure how or why this is an issue, but there's your answer. |
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yesterday’s Key West Citizen
was a report about Key West Police Chief Bill Mauldin accused of
sexually harassing Christie Phillips, who works in his office and in
City Hall. That reminded me of charges filed by Celeste Bruno against Monroe
County Commissioner Sonny McCoy over stuff that happened while she was his
aide, and later when she was Commissioner Dixie Spehar’s aide.
GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com(Sloan Bashinsky is a candidate for Sonny McCoy's seat on the County Commission.) |
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Even if Iraq turns out to be the best democracy there ever was, President Bush was wrong to invade a sovereign nation. He’s the worst president in the United States of America’s history. He was right to invade Afghanistan because there was no government and the Taliban was a direct threat to our security. Iraq had a government and was not a threat to the United States. If a bad government is cause to invade a country why don’t we invade Darfur or the Sudan? Their leaders are far worse than Saddam was and have tortured and murdered far more than he did. |
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[Do we have to have Good Morning Key West guy... that's schizophrenia] TV's have an Off click. Computers have a Scroll click. Both have the same results - you by-pass that which you don't like. And the rest of us have the same choices. ~One man's trash is another man's treasure. Those "ramblings" are well written, grammatically correct sentences which accurately reflect the writer's attention to detail, knowledge of current events, an aversion to all things unfair. Bright and gender are not qualifiers for a diagnostician. Other than complaining, what has your contribution been? (Possibly you are personally familiar with the schizophrenia diagnosis.) |
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Sal Gutierrez is gone...yippee! Thank goodness. Enough of his dirty, mean, nasty and untrue mouth. He reminds me of a fat boy whose Momma won't let him have his way so he throws a fit and pouts. Good job Ed. You do not need the money that much to put up with his trash. Good riddance to bad garbage. ~keyscares@yahoo.com |
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I am an Independent, not affiliated with either political party. I choose to keep an open mind and vote for whoever I think is the best choice. But I've seen a disturbing trend in The Democratic party. Would someone please explain to me why they focus so hard at slinging mud, not only at the Republicans, but at each other? If it keeps going this way, McCain has my vote just on maturity. |
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[Flea & Tic Season] Don't waste your money on those expensive products--they don't work. At least they don't work for me. I spray the yard. That seems to work the best and I can spray all year for what I spend on a 3 months supply of the other stuff. |
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Why do these types have a need to engage in lies,
smears and character assassination? Why can't they rely on facts and
evidence? Here's the e-mail that I received. Please remember to avoid
opening any klk type website, it only makes them money. You've got to
wonder how much of a gray matter deficit the author of the e mail is
suffering. If the author of this e-mail has any cojones, he'll post the
purported ethics complaint letter he's talking about and he'll post it on
bigpinekey.com. Don't hold your breath though because he doesn't have the
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[Dirty diapers are not flotation devices] At least, we all wish they weren't. |
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[How can we take back America] It may be too simple, but try to do the right thing. If that policy were to spread and become standard operating procedure...Well, we can dream. |
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I was asked to write a song about this great ship and the treasure she is about to become. The Vandenberg song is available for download exclusively on their website for a $5.00 donation. 100% of the proceeds go to this cause. Here is your chance to help make history by making a donation to this great cause and getting some music to boot. There are also larger donation packages, which are wonderful opportunities as well. Let’s all celebrate the Vandenberg! Please click here for information on this great ship. www.bigshipwrecks.com |
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I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm alive to listen to it. ~George Carlin I'm a little upset. You know, Hillary Clinton was supposed to be our first guest tonight, but she got pinned down by sniper fire and was not able to come in. ~Jay Leno Listen to this. Maybe you know somebody like this. A couple of 93-year-old guys living in Florida, and guess what, they're hiring prostitutes. 93 years old. ... This is what happens, by the way, when Medicare covers Viagra. ~David Letterman I just started eating health food. I had an avocado-and-wood sandwich and some pigeon milk. It was great. I went outside and went to the bathroom on the windshield of my car. ~Garry Shandling I once made love for an hour and fifteen minutes, but it was the night the clocks are set ahead. ~Garry Shandling
Last week, I went to a furniture store to look for a decaffeinated coffee table. ~Steven Wright Speaking of old guys, how about that John McCain? I like John McCain. He looks like the guy who gets frisky with the new waitress at IHOP. ... He looks like the guy who watches his Cadillac go through the car wash. ... He looks like the guy in the supermarket yelling into his cell phone, "I'm in aisle three, Marge. I can't find the brownie mix." ~David Letterman According to my dad, he had a really tough childhood. He had to walk twenty miles to school in five feet of snow and he was only four feet tall. ~Dana Eagle One time a cop pulled me over for running a stop sign. He said, "Didn't you see the stop sign?" I said, "Yeah, but I don't believe everything I read." ~Steven Wright
Did you hear about this? Two State Department employees were fired -- this is a bit of a scandal -- because they were looking at Barack Obama's passport file. Not only that, but the same person was also looking at John McCain's Civil War records. ~David Letterman Little kids in a supermarket buy cereal the way men buy lingerie. They get stuff they have no interest in just to get the prize inside. ~Jeff Foxworthy I love pizza better than sex. Of course that's only because I can get pizza. ~Doug Graham There should be a detective show called "Johnny Monkey," because every week you could have a guy say "I ain't gonna get caught by no MONKEY," but then he would, and I don't think I'd ever get tired of that. ~Jack Handey I am single, I don't drink. It's kind of hard to get a woman buzzed when you don't drink. You'll be like, "Yeah, I'll have a glass of water, you want a shot of Jger? You want eight of 'em?" ~Jim Gaffigan
The NFL cheerleaders are gorgeous and sexy, but are their cheers helping anybody? Ever see a player interviewed after the game say, "We were down pretty big in the fourth quarter, but then the cheerleaders started chanting, 'Defense!' That's when it dawned on the coach, 'Them gals are right!'" ~Gary Gulman Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar. ~Drew Carey Bored today? Then check out my collected comic strips for the News~Barometer at www.myspace.com/bigpinegrind and the ones for Conch Color at www.myspace.com/keytoons |
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Why are people picking on CVS Bob again? Please find something constructive to do, like calling your relatives in New Jersey. Better yet, go visit them for a few years, ok? Oh yeah, did I see the word coochie on this site? Oh my. |
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I’m thankful for BigPineKey.com because I used to write stuff down and tuck it away. Now I can have it read by a lot of people instead of sitting a drawer. I only wish there were a shorter way to say the name when I’m trying to tell someone about this place. |
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[Immigration] The job table has turned. Video |
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[Just when you think there's no justice] When will people learn to check their stories before posting them here and inviting us to mock them? The real story bears little resemblance to the one posted. Just check it on Snopes. |
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Very clever artwork for the Coconut Telegraph! I love the animation for Wednesday's. Compliments to whoever does it. |
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[Marathon no better than County] The City of Marathon has allowed a developer to open a convention center at Tranquility Bay even though he hasn’t provided the much needed employee housing that he promised the City on multiple occasions. |
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New Orleans a company built a house on a barge. The 2,700 sq ft
custom pre-fab will sell for $525,000. The house floats and is guided by
riding up on secured posts located at the barge's corners much like a
floating dock. The only disconnect the tenant will have to make is the sewer
outflow. The other utilities have flexible connections so they can rise up
to 10 feet.I wonder if we could build them in the Florida Keys as an alternative to stilt-built homes. There'd only be four steps. |
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Voters in November will have a chance to erase a ban on government aid to religious institutions that has been embedded in the Florida Constitution for 140 years and give tax breaks to working waterfront property owners. This measure will permit your tax dollar to go and support religious institutions that now are prohibited by the Florida Constitution. This was a Jeb Bush parting shot as he left office. |
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[To Wayne Markam, Publisher,
Keynoter]
I write to you about Alyson Crean’s front-page piece “Candidate: I filed
charges” in yesterday’s issue. The piece was written after discussion
between Alyson and Sandra Downs, and between Alyson and me. The piece starts
out summarizing pretty well the complaints filed by Sandy against Sheriff
Rick Roth and David Rice and his son, Sheriff Major Mike Rice, Sheriff
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So far we’ve discussed Ayers, Dohrn and Wright. Let’s now get acquainted with Rashid Khalidi and his wife Mona. I’m sure that we are all well acquainted with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), it’s doubtful that anyone would deny that the PLO is a terrorist organization. It is widely reported that from ’76 until ’82 one Rashid Khalidi was a director of the official PLO press agency, the WAFA, in Beirut. His wife Mona Khalildi was the WAFA English translator during that time period. The Kahlidi’s later co-founded the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) in Chicago where Kalhidi was a friend and colleague of Obama. Kalhidi, like Obama, is a college instructor. In 2000 The Khalidi's demonstrated their support for the beliefs of Obama by throwing a fundraiser for Obama’s bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Obama failed in that bid. In 2001, Bill Ayers and Obama, both directors of the Woods Fund voted a $40K grant from the fund to the Khalidi’s AAAN. In 2002 the Woods Fund provided AAAN a second grant in the amount of $35K. Let’s review: Obama’s pals, the Khalidi’s, were media flacks and translators for a terrorist organization, the PLO. Subsequently the Khalidi’s founded the AAAN a vocally strident and active foe of the very existence of Israel and sycophants for the PLO. The Khalidi’s have been active in at least one of Obama’s campaigns, and the Khalidi’s Arab American Action Network has received the largess of Obama and Ayers via the Woods Fund to the tune of at least $75K. Remember that Obama and all-American terrorist Bill Ayers were Woods Fund board members. We can’t know what’s in the heart of candidate Obama, but we sure can draw some strong inferences from his relationships. Obama has basked in the warm sun of a fawning media culture until just the last 10 or so days. It’s very interesting how much has been discovered in such a short time about his associations. I believe that his shiny veneer has only been scratched; I believe that there will be much more to follow. |
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[To Sal Gutierrez KeyLargoKey.com] I wish you had enough intelligence to give a rebuttal to Commissioner Neugent. The Popham's had a contract on their boatyard with Cay Club, in 2005 and then a year later Ms Popham was selected to the Planning Commission, in 2006. Safe Harbor in Key West is the only harbor zoned (MI); no other harbor/marina/boatyard in incorporated or unincorporated Monroe County has that designated zoning. I wish you would learn how to spell the people’s names that you are always trying to muddy up or just to learn how to spell period! Guess you did your homework (No Sunshine Law violation) Good job of learning the facts before you disgorge and spew your mouth off without doing your homework. Now “it borders heavily on un-ethical”. Give the public a break. From what I hear from the public, “Sal sure must be pretty lonely”. And the public is feeling sorry for you Sal; it must be pretty lonely where you are…no friends, hun? Sal, do you ever wonder why you have no friends? ~keyscares@yahoo.com |
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Sorry] Our editor and Keylargokey.com have experienced an epiphany of sorts due
to the recent posts on Bigpinekey.com and other community websites about our
WebPages. We will now fall in lockstep with the Grand Pupa, George Neugent,
and his recent newsworthy minions. We will now praise people like Kay
Thacker, Sloan Bashinsky, Diane Burleson, Barry Patterson, and all other
folks that possess the same mind set. We will now embrace the taking of
private property, including Big Pine Key. We will also embrace the intrusion
of the masses on commercial enterprises and become a force to be included in
their destiny. We will attempt to stifle these Capitalistic pigs and
attempt to move all control to the working class and the government. We will
join all movements dealing with removing personal property rights and move
them to benefit the whole of the community. We are truly sorry for all the
bad we have spewed on this website. In coming days we start to transition
our WebPages to conform to the more community minded WebPages like Citizen
Jane and Fixmonroeflorida. Again sorry for our behavior but we have read a
document that has changed our lives and now we regret how we have acted.
Please read this revolutionary document which has turned the light bulb on
for us. Please
READ and join the movement.We will soon be privy to a $3,000 expense bill Mr. Neugent spent at a recent meeting. When it is received we will publish the amounts and what they were for. Public records request are slow. The bureaucrats guard their bosses well. Stay tuned. Sloan Bashinsky donated to Obama’s campaign (Ed: This is Sal’s last day on the Coconut Telegraph. He doesn’t like us editing his stuff.) |
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[How can we take back America] Another Tea Party or just slaughter the bad guys, but who's to pick and choose? The cops, the military, the religious right, the liberal left, who? It was so easy to crash a system like the American way, by just using freedom of everything as a tool to confuse, manipulate and conquer. The bleeding hearts have killed us all! |
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[The Gasoline primer] That was good information about gassing up in the morning and put the gas in slow, but really, what’s the difference whether the bill is $76 or $78 dollars? When the price of gas hits $4 we'll think back on the good old days of $3s a gallon--and the powers that be know it. They got us coming and going. History will judge Bush as the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people. Forget history…we already know it. |
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Jerry Coleman is a good guy and a great lawyer--my lawyer as a matter of fact. He told me his hourly rate when I hired him and when he billed me I paid him. There were no surprises and I was entirely satisfied with his work. An attorney is only an advocate working on his clients' behalf; he is not responsible for their misdeeds, incompetence, dissembling or whatever. You might as well blame Johnny Cochran for what OJ did - oops! Guess it's a little late to do that. |
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Deer Editor, in as much as
I’m a raging-ultra-right-wing-nut-capitalist-swine I can applaud you for
accepting the filthy lucre from KeyLargoKey.com. I just think that
perhaps you should consider charging the grandstanding, lying,
irresponsible, low life creep a lot more. In the rebuttal to Mr. Neugent,
KeyLargoKey.com admits “well maybe there was nothing illegal going on”.
Then he suggests that if anything at all happened it must “border on the
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[Restaurant Review] We noticed a new restaurant opening in Marathon. It’s called Frosty's and is in the site of the old Cabot’s, which was okay, but expensive, in my book. We ventured away from BPK, all way across the 7 Mile Bridge to check it out. Coming from the south it’s the 2nd turnoff, the first being to Knights Key, the 2nd road on the ocean side, 11th Street, I think. Go all the way back to the marina and Frosty's is on the right. It has been totally remodeled and looks great. Outback on the water is a new concrete deck that is quite long with a long bar on the right end and tables all way up the deck. Every table has a great water view. For any of you with small power boats they have dockage for about 8 to tie up and eat.
We had Chesapeake Bay crab cakes which are pretty much hard to come by in the Keys. If you find them its mostly filler and little crabmeat. They were a surprise—no filler. They came with killer cocktail sauce with a bite, corn on cob (a full size piece not a cobbette), a salad that was very fresh and crisp, bread and rice. It was all wonderful. I opted for the blackened grouper, with baked potato, corn on cob, salad and bread. My meal was outstanding, I must say. The crab cake meal was about $10.95 and my meal was $12.95. We had ordered an appetizer of fish dip. It was a very large bowl of it with jalapeño pepper slices and saltine crackers and it was also wonderful. Guys, this is not a paid commercial, but we would highly recommend you venture to Marathon, just across the seven mile bridge and check out Frosty's, I don't think you will be sorry. We hope he keeps the same reasonable prices, the same chef and all. He has a good thing going if he doesn't, like a lot of the places down here, get money hungry and screw it up. |
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[More bleach in Thailand] A man was arrested after police found a wire leading from his house to a tiny camera hidden in the ceiling of the bathroom of the house next door where six women lived. The camera, which had apparently been in place for five months, was discovered only when the voyeur was overcome with desire and rang up his victims to tell them how good she and her relatives looked when they were bathing. |
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[Sarcasm Dept] Pieces of debris found on beaches along the coast of the Bahamas Tuesday confirm what many feared--that a single-engine aircraft ditched in the ocean Monday afternoon, apparently with no survivors. Two people were onboard. The aircraft had taken off from Freeport, bound for St. Lucie, FL shortly before it crashed. Identities of the victims weren't available. A person onboard a nearby fishing vessel witnessed the accident, though no details about what the person saw were reported. It's a conspiracy! Another mystery pilot! What to do? I won't be able to get a life until I get Sandra Downs to find out who this important person was and have their name and where they work posted here. It is too bad though we will never know the real truth. |
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Science is Awesome! I've believed that fact ever since a moose in a lab coat proclaimed it from a scratch-and-sniff sticker on my Trapper-Keeper in 4th grade.
The link is here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/22/sunday/main3960219.shtml Re-growing the tip of a finger? A chance to re-grow a human heart? Is “freakin-f**ken-tastic”. Enough of a superlative to describe a potential boon such as this? Why did I find this article days later than when it was released? If it was ever a headline it only made a brief appearance. A mere pygmy fart in a hurricane. Just goddamn disappointing. This is our future. Something that affects us more directly than anything that can happen on "Dancing With the Stars". (Unless Steve Guttenberg has a fatal heart attack on stage and we must mourn the tragedy together as a nation. How could we otherwise? He's an absolute treasure.) But we, as a culture, find ourselves too dazzled by the glitz of the Brangelina phenomenon, Rev. Wright's rants, Britney's ladyparts, Richie Sambora's DUI, or the train wreck that is Lindsay Lohan's existence. Unless they find a way to make Jessica Simpson rocket-powered, I doubt science is ever going get above-the-fold. America is too blinded by the tabloid spew to pay attention to things that matter. According to noted Doctor of synthpopology, Thomas Dolby, you can be blinded with science as well. Perhaps we could all switch from the TMZ.com for a bit and check out the "Popular Science" website. It's science and it's popular. It's win-win, right? (I believe UNpopular Science was the invention of the FLOWBEE vacuum-haircutting system). Apparently not only the general populace isn't paying enough attention to science. It seems the government's doing a nifty job of that as well. Here's a nugget from the American Medical News website:
“For the fifth consecutive year, the National Institutes of Health budget
will fail to keep pace with growth in the cost of conducting biomedical
research.” There aren’t many positives for scientific research in the 2008
budget, said David Moore, senior associate vice president for government
relations for the Association of American Medical Colleges. What we’re going
to see is less research, a slowing down of certain research programs” he
said. “Its a slowing of medical progress." Science is the leprotic, redheaded stepchild in the eyes of this current administration. Why must this country consistently vote against its own interests? I would assume everybody would yearn for longevity--even Bush. Isn't he going to want to be around in fifty years to see if history truly does remember his presidency in a positive light? (there's a better chance of history remembering Paris Hilton as a Nobel Laureate). Tremendous medical advancements are being made with gene therapy, nanotechnology, and stem cell research. It pisses me off that the health of our nation is at the mercy of sh**ty budgetary discretion. Like cutting off your nose to spite your face and refusing to fund re-growing that nose.
It's noggin-bogglin' what science has yet to bring us. Imagine what it could whip up if it were funded enough. I may finally be able to have those gills surgically implanted so I can live underwater and start my sea-monkey ranch. I have so much faith in this dream, I'm already shopping for tiny little branding irons. |
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Several Snowbirds have said, when they come to the Keys for a few months of "getting away time", they very seldom watch TV or listen to anything except music. Most say it cleans out the cobwebs of the dumbing down they get from the garbage that now has taken over the media. I think it is called Getting a Life! |
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I have just heard the Rev Wrights rant against Italians. How long are we supposed to over look what this pastor says? How long can the media go on giving Obama a free ride? As an Italian-American I am sick and tired of the Rev Wight and Obama. |
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commend Commissioner Neugent
for telling it like it is. It is time
people see Mr. Gutierrez as he is. Your adjective vitriolic is a strong
word to describe KeyLargoKey.com website, but I would like to add
caustic, bitter, malicious also, if I may. Those adjectives pretty much
sums up poor Mr. Gutierrez and his website. He does not research or
find out the facts or does his homework, before he goes off with half
truths, or the way his twisted mind perceives what is truly happening
here in Monroe County. He is, I guess, someone to pity and not take too
seriously because he does not take responsibility for his nasty,
hurtful, mostly untruths. He spitefully attacks you, Mr and Ms. Popham,
Sylvia Murphy, Kay Thacker and Kim Wigington just to name a few. It’s as
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[Rebuttal to Commissioner Neugent on his meeting with Sherri Popham] Why, when the two planners present at the meeting were asked what was discussed, their answers were “We’re not comfortable talking about it”. If nothing fishy was discussed, why the secrecy? Anytime 14 million dollars are involved the best thing to do is let the lawyers deal with it. Plus 14 million dollars will alter a lot of decisions. My not being elected twice has little relevance in this matter. I believe David Rice lost his election and he spent over a million bucks on it. Does that make Mr. Rice flawed also? Again, this may have nothing to do with a Sunshine Violation, but all and all it borders heavily on what we call “just plain un-ethical”. For the unedited text go to KeyLargoKey.com |
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[Bill Ayers story] The almost daily postings trying to discredit the Democrats are becoming stale and laughable. You must spend hours browsing dubious web sites and blogs to come up with your crap. I can imagine that if you were as obsessed with trashing McCain you would have come up with some kind of "Swift Boat" scenario claiming he collaborated with the North Vietnamese or perhaps got shot down on purpose to further his political career. Either way, I'm sure most readers see your hollow attempt to gather support for what it is. But be careful. Your trash just may push fence sitters in a direction you hadn't intended. |
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[Oil Barons] If we've truly kicked their ass and now control the entire freaking country, how come oil profits haven't paid for the entire war as Bush promised years ago? It's because the only thing we are in control of is the green zone. Everywhere else is a divided country facing decades of unrest and civil war. No amount of Bush administration Kool-Aid can change that fact. |
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I used to be a cop here. First, the local departments do not get $100 per ticket. It's more like $10. Second, the $10 is not based on the recipient being a local. The money comes from the State. Third, never in my career did I hear such an order. Most cops are very moral and wouldn't stand for only ticketing locals. That would be the quickest way for a supervisor to lose his job. Tickets have always been written at an officer’s discretion and this county does not have quotas. As for the government spy at the peace rally: No, that rumor is not true either. |
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[Bad charge by Honda of Key West] The $3000 is still appearing on my son's account. The initial posting was made in hopes that some reader (like yourself) would come forward and allay my fears that this was an isolated incident. You did, thank you, but when the dealer tells you that "the speedometer cable must have jiggled loose" and you're out $3000 two weeks later, is that typical or atypical of Key West businessmen? I've owned three motorcycles and four scooters over time, and never had a "jiggle" problem with the speedometer or true mileage. ~terrytunz@bellsouth.net |
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All the high priced commission
items are being pushed through despite the majority’s dislikes and
feelings. I realize money talks in all governmental issues, but
give
We the People
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Let’s see how smart this is. The guy moves out of town, then comes back and gushes how he's never had so many good dates where he’s been. It seems all the girls there have a life. Not a nice thing to say to your girlfriends here. Once they figure you out in your new home, its back on the road for you. |
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In that I refuse to even open KeyLargoKey.com’s web site due to the unbelievable vitriolic content concerning good people of the Keys, I’ll provide for clarification purposes to your readers that I have been a long standing member of 8 years on the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) and was privileged to sit one year as Chairperson. Mr. Gutierrez’s characterization of Ms. Popham’s role on the Planning Commission is slanderous. Her husband who I have the utmost regard for brought to my attention almost 5 years ago the concern of losing “working waterfronts.” He and I on many occasions have attended conferences held by the marine industry to educate elected officials on the onerous impact of the loss of this valuable resource. This is a state wide problem with negative impacts to the economy of the state of Florida and Monroe County. Ms. Popham, who has been accused by some misinformed folks, was not even on the Planning Commission when Mr. Popham was approached by the Cay Clubs to purchase his marina. Mr. Popham informed me about their (Cay Clubs) interest and his response to them. Planning Commission Members and County Commissioners are not constrained by Sunshine Laws. And although Mr. Gutierrez certainly has the right to voice his objections to Ms. Popham’s positions on issues, it would be nice if he researched that which he speaks. That just may be one of the many reasons why he was rejected by the voters of Monroe County, overwhelmingly, when he ran for office – both times. The SFRPC is a legislatively
established body of the State of Florida made up of Governor Appointees
and elected officials from Dade, Broward and Monroe County. Commissioner
Spehar, Mayor Morgan McPherson, Sandra Walters and I sit on the council
presently representing Monroe County. The Florida Regional Planning
Council Act, of 1972, requires that a planning council be created in
each of the state’s 11 regional comprehensive planning districts. Each
council has the primary responsibility of assisting its constituent
local governments in developing an area wide strategic plan. Also
sitting on the council are ex-officio from the Department of
Transportation and The South Florida Water Management District. The
SFRPC votes on Comp Plan amendments, Developments of Regional Impacts
for consistency within the 3 county region.
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The whole County might get a share of Key Largo’s $29 million sewer money. This might be the light at the end of the tunnel for the rest of us, but poor Key Largo might be up S**t Creek without a plunger. |
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Among other controversial moves, Ayers and Obama voted for the foundation granting funding to a controversial Arab group, Arab American Action Network, or AAAN. This group mourns the establishment of Israel as a "catastrophe" and supports intense immigration reform, including providing driver’s licenses and education to illegal aliens. The co-founder of that organization, Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi, also has held a fundraiser for Obama. Khalidi is a harsh critic of Israel, has made statements supportive of Palestinian terror and reportedly has worked on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization while it was involved in anti-Western terrorism and was labeled by the State Department as a terror group. What do you think folks, is that enough to mull over for today? I know that our liberal pals will vent and decry all of this as nothing but hate mongering. They’re wrong again. I urge, no, I beg each of you take the 15 or 20 minutes it took me find all of the foregoing and simply fact check it for yourself. There’s even more to read. We all know that Obama wants “Change”, I wonder what he wants to “change” America to? Is it Rev. Wrights America? Is it Bill Ayers America? |
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One of our planning
commissioners, Marsten, sees the mitigation fees on Big Pine as
"a lawsuit waiting to happen". Now I may be pretty unsophisticated
about all this stuff, but how is the mitigation fee any different than
the impact fees that have been paid here and in other places for
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One death is a tragedy. One million deaths is a statistic. ~Joseph Stalin |
 [Spring
cleaning] If anyone has any pet carriers or animal cages
that they would like to donate, we could certainly use them. Cat, dog,
bird or any other type of animal cages are desperately needed. Please
call or email me and I will come and pick them up. 745-7457fortsonphoto@earthlink.net |
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Yesterday, Sandra Downs
was approached by a prominent Keys journalist about looking over the
ethics complaints recently filed by Sandy against Carey Goodman, Chair
of the local Republican Party, and against former County Commissioner
David Rice and his son, Mike, and Sheriff Rick Roth. I told Sandy I had
concerns about her letting the complaints out in public before the
Ethics Commission had had time to consider whether or not to launch an
investigation, but I felt it was okay to let the journalist know the
complaints were not about Sandy’s own personal beefs, but were about
stuff that had adversely affected the public welfare generally. This was
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The Catholic Church teaches that he rose physically not just in spirit. If it was only in spirit it wouldn't be the a great miracle that it is. Jesus rising from the dead physically is the most famous miracle of all time and the base belief of Christians. |
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[Destroy the oil barons?] A poster yesterday voiced his belief that we had invaded Iraq to “destroy the oil barons” so that the “our oil barons” would have unfettered access to the Iraqi oil. According to our erudite friend this heinous action was to have resulted in the destruction of the Saudi oil market and a huge drop in our oil prices. The poster said the plan “just didn’t pan out as designed”. Wow, what an argument! We kicked the crap out of the Iraqi’s, we took total control of their oil fields, we now occupy their nation, we now are in the process of building a brand new democracy in the region, and yet the poster says that our oil baron’s vile plan “just didn’t pan out as designed”. I hope that the poster can advise us exactly what convinced him that the vile “plan” crashed, and why we now have $3.50 a gallon gas? After all, we control the whole freaking country. His argument is not ridiculous, it doesn’t rise to that level, it’s simply silly. |
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[ABATE help needed] Lynda is asking members to step up and help with the Poker Run this coming Sunday. She needs help to set up on Saturday at Safari Lounge, and safety riders to help on run. Those of us doings “stops” please contact her to let her know if you still need your packets. lyndastuart@floridakeys.com |
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Emirates Airways are allowing passengers to officially get their calls and texts onboard. Letting passengers annoy their plane-mates with inane conversations about how weird it is to be talking on a cell phone on a flight. To keep the annoyance to a minimum, Emirates flight crews advised passengers to put their phones on silent mode and keep the volume down. Those warnings tend to be wholly ineffective in curbing rude cell phone behavior in movie theaters, but since flying is a somewhat riskier proposition than film viewing, here's hoping people listen a little more closely. |
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[Edited text] Mrs. Popham was selling her working waterfront for 14 million to the Cay Club and at the same time working on an ordinance to destroy another working waterfront rights to re-develop. Commissioner Neugent is good at leaving out important stuff, just look at what he did to the folks in Big Pine Key? Now you folks are stuck with a HCP plan that’s going to add another $25,000 dollars to your building plans. For full text: KeyLargoKey.com |
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[Anything Obama does will be criticized based on his race] Agreed, but neither should votes be cast for him based on his race. |
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Inside Iron Mountain. Top secret government facility. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aou6c2MOmg |
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[Spanish 101] In case anybody will be hiring some cheap labor for around the house. Video |
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[Threatening burglars] That post was a tad confusing. Is the poster talking about someone else or themselves? |
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And he said unto them, “go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Jesus loves all of you! |
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[Al Sadr and his Madi Army immaterial] You cannot rewrite history to suit your ideals. Al Sadr commanded his army to cease hostilities against the Americans in Anbar province. Yesterday’s poster had it all wrong. That was the turning point in the war. |
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They are putting in a fifth lane from MM 92-106 to increase hurricane evacuation. But the way I see it is that hurricane evacuation time is linked to development. The faster the evacuation time the more building will be allowed. There is no need for a fifth lane in Islamorada. Most people don’t evacuate anyway. There are bigger forces at work in Florida whose main concern is development, be it building highways, homes or bridges. Once FDOT has made up its mind; it’s a done deal. The FDOT said the early meetings they are having with citizens shows that they are willing to take the citizens concerns into consideration. I only see lip service—nothing will change. |
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[If I end up being the only candidate, I will give very serious thought to pulling out of the race. I firmly believe in contested elections for public office] Noble, honorable sentiment, but deadly in reality, Sloan. Without any candidate, doesn't the governor appoint? And, as we all know that's exactly how we got Mario. And, I want the opportunity to vote, not spend the next 4 yrs with an appointee. |
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[I'll check the source of links. I want to know I'm being directed to offensive sites] This post must have come from one of the five votes to remove Keylargokey.com from linking to this site. We at Keylargokey.com report the stuff that your buddies at the Citizen and Bill Becker won't touch (like the Neugent/Popham issues). So if you wish to view slanted and bias views of what's going on in this county please continue reading and listening to them, if not we will be around trying to get to the bottom of things. So far looking at the state of this County those two media streams have done pretty poor at getting to the bottom of anything.
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[Anybody that has risen from the dead is a zombie.] Not exactly. A zombie is a reanimated body with no free will or spirit. Jesus rose in spirit, his body did a kind of matter-to-energy thing we don't have the science to understand as yet. |
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On
Saturday this site posted a piece concerning Commissioner Neugent and
Sherry Popham. The posting linked to
KeyLargoKey.com.
That site reported that Mr. Bruce Popham, Ms. Sherry Popham, Neugent, and 2
paid Monroe staffers had shared lunch at Ocean Reef last year.
The editor of that site gleefully claimed that that meeting was a crime, a
violation of the FSS 286.011, he called it the Sunshine Law. Sites
like keylargokey.com. com may be a lot of fun for folks to read, but then
some folks think that bathroom graffiti is fun too. Plenty of those
folks use this graffiti as a free dating service. It sure looks like
the truth is immaterial to keylargokey.com. Nonetheless, the truth is
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Friday night we ventured out and went to the old Captn' Dan's, now the Crazy Fish with Betty Boop who originally worked at the Cracked Egg then for Captn' Dan as a bartender.
So guys, if you feel like slummin' on Big Pine some night, stop in and check it out I don't think you will be sorry. I know we will be back soon. She is going to have a grand opening next month, Terry Cassidy will be playing I believe.. and a possibility Capt'n Dan's son, Dan Jr. may be down for the grand opening. Betty Boop has done a fantastic job with cleaning the place up and we hope it takes off with the locals and she makes a go of it. The locals are what makes you or breaks you once the snowbirds have flew the coop. |
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Hate filled diatribes? Yesterday a poster decried “white Republican preachers” for spouting an entire litany of racist hate. He also decried the actions of Obama’s mentor Rev Wright. He was right on both counts. He then praised Obama’s unctuous response to the revelations concerning his spiritual mentor/advisor. On that issue the poster is flat wrong.
Even though Obama initially denied that he knew of Wrights hate speech, he changed his story, and now we know that Obama was a part of the cheering exuberant audience of Dr. Wright. So we now find ourselves with a candidate who has admitted lying about an important issue, a candidate who may well be only wearing a cloak of patriotism, a candidate who befriends an admitted terrorists(?), a candidate with criminal pals, a candidate who’s only record of note is that he is the most liberal voting senator. Given all of this one must wonder why the Obama supporting poster found it necessary to label those who do not share his blindness as being “shameless white bigots”, that sure looks like a rage response, not a loving, calm and sensible approach. |
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Another great Republican hero showed his arrogance towards serving the American people. The Vice President was asked "When over 60% of the American people want our country out of the Iraq war what do you tell them?" Cheney responded "So?" How nice. This country is slowly losing its Democracy. The President and his staff are hired by us to do the bidding of the people of this country. It’s no longer the will of the people—it’s become the will of the big corporations. A few people in here have said "the war can’t be about oil because we won and we could take it if we wanted to" which I find very short sighted.
I’m sure this post will have people hurling insults and calling it ridiculous but what the hell. We damn sure didn’t go into Iraq for WMDs or to punish Saddam because he killed his people during an uprising a decade and a half before the war. You explain why we went to war with a country that had zero connections to 9/11. My answer is good ole American arrogance. |
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[If I end up being the only candidate, I will give very serious thought to pulling out] What do you mean you will pull out of being a candidate because others aren't running? Are you running just to beat people or because you want to make a needed change? However you win (as long as it's legal) doesn't make the difference. Your actions and service in office should make the difference. If you have put your right hand in, you don't take it out unless you're playing a kid game. This election is no game. Stay in and accept the job that may be given to you, regardless, or don't run at all. |
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There is no chance in hell the County would ever use the $2 million from a defunct Vandenburg project to fund sewers. The money would disappear. Then they would have to charge us a fee to dispose of the hulk. They’d probably take it out and sink it somewhere. |
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There is a Sloan my family
knows and loves. Not the Sloan who wrote “Pissing Contest”, probably,
but a Sloan they knew for many years before they decided they really
preferred not to be involved with him any longer. My father and brother and
sister turned away first. Then my daughters. I suppose I can say the same
about my wives, all seven of them. And quite a few very close friends. There
is a Sloan they all know and love, but they no longer care to be involved
with him. As I write this, I am reminded of Jesus telling his disciples in
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Since there seems to be an interest in alternative toilets check out this one. We have owned one for about 8 years and it is wonderful. We have a cabin in the wetland in NJ and this solves the porta-potty problem and the smell associated with one. There is no odor of any kind. Once a week we empty the ash pan. http://www.incinolet.com/ |
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See just who’s lining in your neighborhood. Is it some little pervert? http://www.city-data.com/so/sexoffenders.html |
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Al Sadr’s people are again killing Americans. He must be neutralized. He found a way to make it OK to kill Americans during his cease fire. Now, if his followers feel threatened they can fight. Gee, they seem to be getting threatened a lot this last week. There have been more attacks on the green zone from them. Capture and hold this murderer. Quit kissing up to the killer of Americans. |
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[No. 9
Florida] Florida crime is not concentrated in one area, but rather
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[Comcast] If you read the entire post you’d see that they transferred the service from another home we lived in. However due to downsizing of the County, we had to move to something we could afford. Comcast came out and hooked us up, no problems, no questions asked. Why now? |
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[Few bricks shy of a load] Yeah, just like the "local" on Gulf Rd in Port Pine Heights that can't be bothered to bundle his palm debris. It's been sitting in a pile for a while just waiting for god knows what. Shy loads know no geographic boundaries! |
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[Viet Nam--all the whores are gone] I beg to differ. I was there a couple of years ago and the girls are still alive and well all over the country. “Hello, mista, you like me?” |
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I was depressed last night so I rang a suicide hotline. I was transferred to an out-sourced call center in Pakistan. I told them I was suicidal. They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck. |
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[Neugent and Popham meet at Ocean Reef. VIEW] From now on, instead of just click on any "VIEW" to open links, I will right-click and then click properties, to check the source of the links. I want to know I'm being directed to offensive sites before they open. KeyLargoKey.com |
 A woman says she was beaten up by a woman in a ‘line rage’ incident. Aimee Krause says Victoria Walker accused her of cutting into the line at the Mad Tea Cup ride last year at Disney World. “She came from behind just screaming,” Krause told. Next thing I knew she kicked me in my left leg, threw me to the ground and at that point I was pinned between the teacup and the saucer and she continued to beat up on my body.” |
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[Mystery pilot is a member of the sheriff's department. Need I say more?] Yes, please do! |
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Yeah, right! Viet Nam was so much better after we left. I suspect that the multitudes who were herded into "re-education camps" might disagree as would the thousands who became "boat people", many of whom died at sea rather than remain in the workers' paradise. |
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Screw the Vandenburg and the Commissioners behind it. Now is really when this County can use that two million dollar refund that was foolishly spent. |
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[Is Cheney elusive] Hell no, he’s been on a big time mid east trip to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, and Iraq. In addition to other missions, he’s trying to get our oil prices down. Is Al Sadr immaterial? Hell yes, his Madi Army has been out of play for more than 6 months. First it was Al Sadr who submitted to a cease fire, then followers and fighters left him in droves. It’s reported that his loss of support is a result of the diminution of violence in Iraq. The Iraq people have demanded that their government take on more and more responsibility, and the violence goes down. Following reports he was in a coma, on March 8, Sadr issued a written statement confirming that he was suffering from physical weakness and undergoing a period of meditation and study. Liz Sly of the Chicago Tribune reported: “In a written response to a query from a group of followers asking why he hadn’t been seen in public for so long, Sadr said he had decided to devote himself to a period of study, reflection and prayer after failing in his core mission to rid Iraq of the U.S. occupation or to turn it into an Islamic society”. I hate to bust your gassy bubble, but it looks like Time and “the daily kos”(?) are also losing relevance as their inaccuracy and hate America message drives away their audiences. What about the prospect of our having troops in Iraq for years to come? It’s virtually a sure thing that our troops will remain in country for years to come at the request of the new Iraq government. Why? To help them stay free from the predations of AQI and other Muslim fundamentalist predators. To quote Martha Stewart, "that's a good thing" |
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in an attempt to free themselves of parasites. Years ago I was told by
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| A new County Administrator should be, Susan Stanton, she did an excellent job as City Manager for Largo Florida.] Fine, Then instead of the Gang of Three and two boobs we will have the gang of five boobs and a transvestite. Perfect. KeyLargoKey.com |
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As for (Sal
Gutierrez) endorsing Sonny McCoy, if he runs again for the Key West
county commission seat, he’s been pretty chummy with developers all
along. Far as I’m concerned, commercial developers ought to be deported
slap dab out of the Keys, permanently. Not the courts’ view. My view. I’m hearing Sonny will run again, and Heather Carruthers also will run. If that comes to pass, we will have a Republican (Sonny), a Democrat (Heather), and an a non-partisan (me) in the race. As such, there will be no primary, and we will face off in the general election in November, the one getting the most votes, I suppose, going into office. If I end up being the only candidate, I will give very serious thought to pulling out of the race. I firmly believe in contested elections for public office. No way would I want to get there the way Mario got there. And I doubt he’d want to do it that way again, after the hell he went though afterward over it. Saying this another way, the public is entitled and needs to see candidates for public office grilled to hell and back at candidate forums, in the printed press, and on radio and television. The pubic needs to see candidates written/typed answers to candidate questionnaires prepared not by the candidates or their campaign committees. For all of that not to happen is a miscarriage of democracy, and we all are indeed screwed, to use tame language. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com |
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[Quote of the day for the logic-challenged] My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it. ~Barack Obama |
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| [Sinking Vandenberg is in trouble] This is good news and the better good news is that the Keys might not have to be invaded by more plastic tourists and dive shop owners. Then the politicians won't get to buy more obnoxiously loud sports coats! |
 [Poop in a Bag] While other Florida counties are charging residents $4,500. to hook up to sewers Monroe County prices are out of sight. Check this out. It works wonderfully. http://www.incinolet.com |
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have been subjected to hate filled diatribes from white
Republican preachers for decades, telling us AIDS was God's punishment
for homosexuality and 9/11 was God's punishment for our immoral
lifestyle here in the good ole US of A, and all you white bigots sat
quietly by and sucked it up. The same crap from a black preacher has you
all up in arms. And Obama's thoughtful response should put you all to
shame, except you are shameless. I see a bright new future in this
country for those of us who want to leave political parties and their
anger behind and find a new, better way to work together, all faiths,
all races, all ideologies. There's a better future ahead if we, sensible
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| If you are thinking that the Key West sewer system doesn't work because the city beaches often have pollution warnings posted, don't forget that the ocean currents flow up and down the Keys, parallel to the shoreline. The contamination could be coming from areas without sewers. |
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| [Mystery Pilot] So a plane crashed off the Keys. So what? It happens all the time. What difference does it make who was flying it and whether or not the name was released? I'm a little confused how a plane crash is some sort of cover up or conspiracy theory. I guess some people think that everything is a conspiracy against them. |
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The
sinking of the 520’ Vandenberg is in trouble again. The organizers have
just made it known that they need another $2.3 million. I think the County
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The Monroe County
Commission’s Dream Team: George Neugent, Sylvia Murphy, Kim Wigington,
Kay Thacker, Teri Johnson. Now that's a County Commission team that will
put integrity, honesty and fiduciary responsibility in charge of Monroe
County. A new County Administrator should be, Susan Stanton, she did an
excellent job as City Manager for Largo Florida.
Please don't let the gang of 3 select another County Administrator or we will get another Willi type person that dances to their outrageous requests to empty the County's coffers. Elections are not far away, prepare to take back Monroe County and make it the beautiful Keys again with filled reserve funds and commissioners that will act responsibly and in the best interests of all our residence. |
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As most of you already know, I have been working my way through the Monroe County's regulations in hopes to redevelop my US1 property by building workforce housing and a marine training school. My project Caya Place Townhouses was on the agenda last June (2007) but was pulled just before the meeting opened because the County didn’t have enough “H" (Harvest value) in the bank. Self-serving for me to bitch about the HCP & the ITP you might say. You’re damn right it’s self-serving. And what’s wrong with that? After all I have worked 28 years to own my property and that government now has changed the rules and made it nearly impossible to redevelop. I attended the public meeting last Monday evening and watched and listened while, once again, the County staff railroaded us down the same path. The county is broke so now the answer is to have the few remaining property owners pay through the nose. Hell, it’s only money, right? But who’s money? A select few are now asked to pay using some contrived mathematical formula while just last year 27 property owners were given a free ride. Not to mention that 882 property owners from 1995 into 2007 didn’t pay one red cent or made money by selling for ROGO points. John Marston, Planning Commissioner, stated “It has all the makings of a class action law suit” Yes, that is one way, with months and maybe years of more spending of with our hard earned thousands. I say, our fine Monroe County Government has put us down this very brown and stinking "H"hit-hole and Monroe County Government will clean it up by using any means possible. Without charging even one more red cent to Big Pine and No Name property owners. The Taking Of Big Pine |
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All the yippies, zippies, hippies, and war protesters of the 60s and 70s turned out to be right on the money. I hate to think how Viet Nam would have turned out if we were still there forcing our agenda on those people. The whores and nasty bars are gone, the landscape is beautiful and mostly unpolluted and unmolested, and the economy is prospering with international trade a huge success. I guess the red hoard turned out to be not so bad after all. |
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Howard Livingston and The Mile Marker 24 Band will return to their home in the Florida Keys for another party weekend. Thursday March 27, Howard and the band will perform at The Hard Rock Café on Duval Street. This is a fundraiser for “Musicians On Call.” Buy a raffle ticked for a guitar signed by Kenny Chesney. The party starts at 8:00 PM. |
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[Rendered al Sadr immaterial] Where does the writer get his information—Disneyland? Without Moqtada al Sadr’s command to his army to cease hostilities, we would still be losing. That is the single most important event in securing the country, even more effective than the “surge”. |
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[Sheriff’s Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund] That was the worst explanation I’ve ever read. “It's a grant program” for what? Can I have some? |
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Crane Point is proud to continue their Guest Speaker series with author Susan Nugent, who will speak about her recently published book, ‘Women Conserving the Florida Keys,’ on Wednesday, March 26th from 6 -8 p.m. This book examines the root of conservation in the lives of eleven women who have significantly contributed to habitat protection in the Florida Keys. The stories of the lands impacted by these women’s action are also told. Bulletin Board |
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[Never give yourself a haircut after three margaritas.] Don't feel like the lone ranger, I had to learn that one 20 years ago. And they say humanity makes no progress! |
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Themed “Rhythms in Blues,” the fest features masterful musicians performing sultry jazz and blues in a shady open-air setting. International touring and recording artist Joe Donato is to head the talent lineup. A composer with hundreds of original melodies to his credit, Donato electrifies audiences with a repertoire that spans early and contemporary jazz, blues, Broadway classics and more. Other scheduled performers include regional favorites Quintessence, the Southernmost Brass Band, Dave Burns Trio, Debra Dean and Patrick Lawler, Libby York Group and vocalist Kathleen Donato. Bulletin Board |
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[80-year-old widower lost the outgoing message of dead wife] The first thing I thought after reading this - "Snopes it". Oh lord, when did I get so jaded? Then I snoped for 3 minutes, then closed SNOPE. Time to let a good and hopeful feeling in for a brief respite from the vigilance. |
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[Go one step further and research before you post] This should be the Anthem for the day! Also to the poster: thanks for taking the time to type the correct info. |
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[TV rabbit ears] It's a coupon good toward the purchase of the converter box and good luck on getting one. I sent for one 3 months ago and still haven't received it. |
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[Best President ever] I was out and about yesterday at about 11:30 AM when I heard a series of muffled popping sounds, sort of like the sound a melon makes when it drops and breaks on concrete. Then there was this high pitched whistle like sound, sort of like a pressure relief valve doing its thing, then the windshield on my ride got all covered with what looked like spit. I couldn’t figure it out until I got home and checked into bigpinekey.com and read the posting about GWB being the best President we’ve ever had. Turns out it was a bunch of our ultra-left wing Big Piner’s heads exploding when they read the post. Then some more liberal Piners read the post and blew steam out of their ears. Then a bunch of our Democratic pals got into the site and were so P.O.d they started spraying spit trying to find words. Now I’m a pretty big Bushie, but I just don’t know if GWB is the best Prez ever. Maybe if he’d only tighten up the immigration a little, be more prudent on the spending, and knock off the bail outs, he’d be right up there with the top 3 or 4. He’s right on with his foreign policy and preemptive action philosophy. |
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I get home today from running errands to find a Comcast truck in front of our double-wide in the "hood" and my husband tells me that we are busted down to regular cable. Three channels that actually have news, the rest are either Cuban, or QVC type stations. So I immediately called Comcast only to find out that the extended cable that we were so blatantly stealing from them--keep in mind they transferred the service themselves--would now cost us around sixty dollars a month. How can you go from basic cable at around 15 dollars a month to 60 dollars a month? Does anyone know somebody that can climb a pole and reattach some wires? |
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Our former County Administrator Tom Willi's newest business called New Ventures of the Florida Keys, LLC, his managers are Lanny Gardner and Michael Cunningham. |
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What’s in a person’s soul? Yesterday a poster said that he believed Obama when Obama claimed that he “disagrees wholeheartedly” with Rev. Wright. I’ve got to wonder why this poster believes Obama. Is it simply because Obama is the ultraliberal Democrat candidate? That has to be the reason because Obama has done nothing, other than talk, to demonstrate any renunciation of Wright et al. In fact, Obama has demonstrated that he endorses Rev Wright’s beliefs and the beliefs of several other persons who share similar beliefs. Even Obama’s most fevered supporters won’t deny that Obama has remained a member and participant in Wright’s flock for about 20 years. Did you watch the congregation at Wrights church during his diatribes of hate? Did you see the glee and eager excited agreement of the entire congregation? How can you not wonder what Obama was doing during these sermons of hate? Obama himself told us that he was there, listening to Wright’s poisonous preachings. Why in the hell didn't he just walk out? The shameful list of Obama’s hate-America associates is just now becoming public knowledge. It’s worth noting that Wright has conveniently disappeared from public view and public scrutiny. I think that the worst is yet to come for Obama apologists. Only foolish partisans and Kool-aid drinkers would take any politician at his word. Remember, it is the duty of the politician to convince us to join their camp by showing us their record and evidence of their fitness to serve. It’s the duty of the voter to critically examine the politician’s claims. Obama has not shown us anything of his record or qualifications to serve. He promises "Change", but he only promises. Obama’s only known assets are scripted glibness and his good looks. Obama's history is little more than that of a rookie Chicago politician who has no executive experience of any sort. If I were a Democrat, I’d be damned cautious about voting for Obama. On the other hand a lot of my Republican pals think he’d be a hell of a lot easier to whip than Hillary. |
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In 200 years textbooks will depict George Bush as the dumbest president ever to hold the office. Bush couldn't hold a thought or make a sensible argument in front of a high school debating class. I cringe every time he opens his mouth and sounds less intelligent than the rocks in my driveway. |
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Are we lemmings? Is Ed Swift the
Pied Piper for Monroe County government? Is everyone following Ed
because of the sweet tunes he pipes or for another reason? I believe his
diatribe on Dade and Broward is a red herring attempting to distract from
the real issue.
Sewage is, essentially, what was shown to be pumped directly into the water by certain property owners by aerial photography commissioned by George Garrett while the marine resources director at Monroe County. That photography possibly got George fired. I hear that Tom Willi was pissed that George and Ty Symroski pointed out sewage effluent to certain County Commissioners. The sources of the E-coli form bacteria that keeps warnings up for the waters around Key West are well know by your County government. They just have refused to address it because of the political power of the residents who are polluting our waters. It is not within the power of the registered voters in Monroe County to influence Miami-Dade or Broward County. But Monroe County can clean up its own act and stop idiots from dumping sewage into the ocean and killing the reef. Hopefully, the readers of this will recognize that Ed Swift has a lot to lose by a potential assessment of $40,000 per property in the county. Given the current population of the County Commission, I'd suspect that they'd create some loophole so that a "contractor’s affordable housing inventory" would be exempt, another boondoggle saving poor Ed another few million dollars. Until then, keep your mouth closed when you swim. |
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Speaking as a typical white person, my father’s mother was not my “Italian grandmother” she was my “grandmother”. My sister’s kids are not my “Mexican” niece and nephew they are my niece and nephew. |
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As per the Geek Squad, what the hackers do is to try and sell you software to get rid of the virus and when you give them your credit card info they steal it and sell your credit card info as well. The info that they download onto your computer has the Outlook Express logo so it looks very official. Fortunately we just went directly to the Geeks. However, we do have to restore our entire Windows operating system and all programs. So although I saved $1 on my milk it's cost a whole lot more money, aggravation and time. We'll be restoring next week. |
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I heard that a Miami lawyer is looking for people to sue concerning the death of that woman hit by a stingray. What does that not surprise me? And why are so many people from Michigan down here? |
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I didn't know Biz Baz was for entertainment pleasure. I just thought it was for buying, selling and trading things. Hmm, thanks for enlightening us. |
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The Chihuahua was in my backyard Wednesday. He had a drink from my pool then went back into the woods. I live on Cunningham Ln. |
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The “mystery pilot” is a member of the sheriff's department. Need I say more? |
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People keep trying to justify our being in Iraq by saying "look we’re still in Japan and Germany". That’s true, but those are countries with governments that can allow those bases. Al Qaeda isn’t a country, it’s a religious group. It’s like saying its okay if the Chinese go into and hold the Vatican. What country is the voice of Al Qaeda that can make those base-opening decisions? You’re comparing apples to fish chum. |
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Volunteers help in a variety of way at Crane Point including: running trolley tours, leading interpretative walks through the Museum, working at special events such as the Bahamian Festival and Evening with the Stars and serving on committees including Master Plan & Education. Anyone interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities at Crane Point, please contact Laura Fowler at (305) 743-3900 or Laura@cranepoint.net |
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On
these pages during the last couple of weeks, we've seen some pretty good
explanations of the difference between "sewerage" (sic) and "treated
effluent." Sewage is bad. Treated effluent is used to water golf courses.
Treated effluent is what Dade and Broward pump offshore - not sewage. Sewage
is what is pushed out of septic systems when they overflow or are not
working properly. Sewage is what seeps through the limestone into sea water
from a home's aerobic septic system. Sewage is what kills the reef. Treated
effluent is typically sewage mixed with chlorine, the methane taken out,
solids filtered and then de-chlorinated. It is, essentially, sterile with
very few nutrients to feed algae and pollute sea water. 
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terminal virus snuck through my virus protection programs while I was
downloading a coupon for the organic milk that we use. When we took the
computer to the Geek Squad at Best Buy they told us it is a virus that the
virus protection software hasn't yet figured out and there are about 6
companies that hackers have attached their virus to. It's not the
companies' fault but that doesn't help when you get the virus.
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out if their own home is threatened by a dangerous storm surge, the director
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[A democrat’s worst nightmare] Opening up a history textbook 200 yeas from now it will list Bush as the single greatest leader ever to have lived, in any country at any time. Assuming, of course, democracy finally takes in the Middle East and the crusades-like barbarism that is so prevalent in the region is replaced with civil rights. This accomplishment will make Lincoln look like an average president. If you would have asked the people of Lincoln’s time if he would be thought of as a great president decades later, they would have laughed hysterically. Interestingly, the entire Democratic Congress supported the war when the Twin Towers were still smoldering. Now the war is evil and expensive. Yes, I realize the Big Pine picketers are biting their collective tongues reading this. Sadly their greatest hope is that democracy will fail in the Middle East otherwise the current president they hate will be heralded as the single greatest leader ever to walk the earth. |
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I think we need larger sewer
treatment plants scattered around. But I also think we need to reclaim
all waste water, at least for irrigation, which would take extra water
lines, unless we bring the waste water to potable, which I now am pretty
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So now you can tell what’s in a person’s soul because of what someone else said? So when some of the other soldiers in prison with John McCain came out and accused him of helping the enemy we should believe them and take that as a reflection of his heart? I mean they were there and they told us what they had seen. Sorry, but I don’t believe them and I believe Obama when he says he disagrees with his pastor wholeheartedly. But I guess you’re the great mind reader here not me. |
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I see the Ft. Z. Taylor trees are saved. I was wondering if the Australian Pine growing in the old Seven Mile Bridge was on the State's removal list. |
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[McCartney's ex-wife makes Ashley Dupree look like a crack whore] I figured he meant in terms of financial cost. |
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I would like to see a little more
attention to alternative waste disposal systems like dehydrating or
composting toilets. Boaters have been dealing with effluent disposal for
years and there are some other solutions out there. If you take raw sewage
out of the equation then you just have to deal with grey water which I bet
is a whole lot easier to deal with. One of the biggest issues I can see with
sewage is the volume, much of which is made up of wasted water, like that
used when brushing your teeth or washing dishes and not turning off the
spigot. The aqueduct has a conservation program that seems to be making a
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Yesterday at the County "Beneficial use" hearing in Marathon, County attorney Tyson Smith argued that a petitioner had some beneficial use on a 5000 sq ft parcel of land that the Tier system and other environmental regulations had reduced to a 200 square foot buildable footprint. Mr. Smith argued for hours stating that it was the County’s position that this 200 square foot pad would be sufficient to prove that the lot has not been taken by the county. Ultimately the decision will be made by a State hearing officer that lives in another county--Thank the lord for that. We heard the other hearing officer had a tendency to be Bubbaized, if you know what I mean. KeyLargoKey.com |
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[How
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porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo magazine. Put a few giant dog dishes
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[End the war, peace!] God bless the war protesters. I don’t agree with their message. I do respect their commitment and spirit. I believe that a precipitous abandonment of Iraq would initiate a series of events and consequences that are horrific to contemplate. It’s a genuine conundrum; the absolute fact is that we are fighting for peace. The issue of whether or not the invasion of Iraq was righteous is now of no consequence whatsoever. Now we are having great successes in ridding the country of al Qaeda, we are making stunning improvements in infrastructure, we even apparently have rendered al Sadr immaterial, in short, we’re winning. Nonetheless, we are there and if we draw down before the nation is pacified we will leave a vacuum that will suck in al Qaeda from around the globe. Without the US presence al Qaeda will flourish and thrive like infection on a Petri dish. If we leave now, we’ll have to go back shortly in much greater force and with even more devastating consequences. We will have troops in Iraq for decades to come, remember that we have had troops in Germany, Korea, Japan, England, etc, for decades. God bless you protesters, but please try to remember that our troops are there so that you can be free to protest. Even us right wing nuts would much rather have our troops, our loved ones home again and out of harms way. |
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I think that very soon we will be seeing Mr. Obama wiggling and jumping like a worm on a hot sidewalk. The recent expose’ of his bizarre and deeply disturbing associations with world class haters of America like Rev. Wright, (who apparently is an acolyte of Minister Farrakhan), the New Black Panthers, and a host of other world class haters, has scuffed away the tip of a festering boil. The media has smelled blood and will squeeze that boil until the pus underneath erupts to the surface. It’s already begun. The press now has been researching Obama’s position on the Iraq war and virtually everything that he has ever uttered. I trust you’ll remember that he shouted that he has been solidly against the war and President Bush’s initiatives since before the war began. Obama has declared that he will bring the troops home virtually immediately if he is elected. I think that soon, very soon, it will be revealed that Obama has held different views in the very recent past. |
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Biz Baz has become very boring they don't interact with the callers nor talk about anything going on in the community they are just interested in keeping the advertisers on. Perhaps Gene Michael's could come down and give a communication course to US 1 Radio staff. ~ BigPinePalm@aol.com |
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The newspapers this week are saying that the Blue Hole on Big Pine is closed for two weeks because the parking lot is being repaved--not true. The USFWS evidently changed their mind and only the parking lot is closed. You can still get to the Blue Hole by parking across the street (they have signs) and walking down Higgs Lane, which is just south of the Blue Hole they have taken down one of the barriers so people can walk in. Very nice of them to do this. Please respect the wildlife there, and do not feed the alligators. A fed gator is a dead gator. |
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When Verizon upgraded the phone system in his hometown of Irvington, NY, 80-year-old widower Charles Whiting lost the outgoing message -- recorded by his late wife Catherine -- on his voicemail system. Whiting would call his voicemail everyday just to hear her voice, and feel like she was still with him. Charles said it was the only recording of her that he had. But lo-and-behold, Verizon had actually archived all of its customers messages, and, after a couple of days of searching, was able to locate and retrieve Catherine's voice message. The message was restored as Whiting's outgoing message and Charles is "very happy." |
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When is Snow Bird Season over? I can't wait till I can drive up to an intersection, and not have to wait 20 minutes to turn (either direction). I know we are "in-season", but look at the license plates. Which brings me to my second question; How do Snow Birds get to vote on local issues? Either move down here on a permanent basis, and work two or three jobs to pay for the insurance and property taxes that are up to our necks, or do they shut the hell up. The real kicker is that they also bring their attitudes. Aren't they happy here amongst us locals? I would think that since the crack of their butts aren't 20 below zeros degrees they would be happy. Ever say hi to one of them? They look at you like you stepped on their shoe, or they are too good to talk to you. We sport our own "local look" and are darn proud of it. I have tried, and I'm done! |
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[Dental Benefits] It must be easier to listen to rumors rather than look up the back-up information on agenda items posted to the County's website. First, it wasn't dental insurance. The proposal was for the County's Human Resource Department to bring in a provider to offer employees supplemental life insurance. This supplemental life insurance would be paid solely by the employee, only if they want to participate. There was no cost to the taxpayer. So whoever wrote that last comment: You obviously have some computer savvy to send an email and to get to this website. Go one step further and research before you post. |
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Day 21 and still no information about the "mystery pilot" who crashed his plane into the water 3 weeks ago and left the scene without giving his name. Three weeks now! Who is covering what up? Sandy (Downs Sheriff Candidate), you need to get on this one. Seriously. |
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Was the war protester on Big Pine Key lieing about what happened? I do not believe for one second that any cop threatened to arrest someone for holding up a sign asking people to honk their horns. I know the Deputies that work that area and there isn't a single one that would do that, unless they absolutely had to for some reason out of their control. Besides, who would complain about noise in the area of that intersection? |
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At the Turtle Hospital, administrator Ryan Butts led the group through the facility where they met all 42 patients currently being cared for and were told about the perils the turtles face in Florida's waters, including the high level of debris in the waters throughout the Keys and the effect that it has on marine life. Cigarette butts, plastic bags, and discarded fishing line resemble a food source for sea turtles and are often ingested. Executive Director Keith Douglass took the Senator and his group on a guided trolley tour of Crane Point’s 63-acre tropical hardwood hammock and Natural History Museum. While at the Adderley House, the oldest house outside of Key West, the senator commented on the tabby construction and how it was similar to houses he grew up near while living in his native Cuba. The picture is of Sen. Martinez boarding the trolley tour at Crane Point., Exec. Director Keith Douglass is sitting in the trolley. |
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[What is the Sheriff’s Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund] It's a grant program. The Sheriff's Department website has posted the info for the last 3 months. The application date closed last month. Next Wed, all applicants can appear at the review meeting, to answer questions about their applications. Then the Sheriff's committee passes its recommendations to the BOCC, and they make final decision. This is a very good program. The money is not public. It comes from the Sheriff's successful activities against criminals. |
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[Eagle
Ray Kills Tourist] In one of the most bizarre freak accidents seen in
Keys’ history a woman tourist from Michigan was killed by a spotted eagle
ray when it jumped out of the water into the path of the rented 20’ boat the
55 year old woman was riding in with her family. The 75 pound ray hit her in
the head as the boat was going about twenty-five miles an hour. It was
totally an accident as rays always jump out of the water for various
reasons. The accident happened off Marathon’s Vaca Cut. 
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war protesters are making me homesick for New York and Philly. Four
thousand deaths in five years. We do better at home, way more if you add the
murders of Washington DC to Philly and New York. It all depends on whose ox
is being gored.
Jerry
Falwell said America had 9/11 coming because we tolerated gays,
feminists, and liberals. John McCain proudly supports him. Rev John Hagee
calls the Catholic Church the Great Whore. McCain supports him. Rev Rod
Parsley believes America was founded to destroy Islam. We all know
McCain backs that. Rudy Giuliani's priest has been accused of child
molestation. He backs his church. I am a redneck and I find America to be a
very evil and greedy country. I am not proud of the way our government is
heading. We better wake up so we don’t get fooled again.
Despite
more rigorous audit standards, declined enrollment, and an economic
downturn, the Monroe County School District received the cleanest bill of
health for its fiscal operations since 2002. With a peak of 19 findings on
both federal and operating standards in the year ending 2005, the 2007 audit
has only five findings. Director of Finance Kathy Reitzel, CPA said,
“This was a district effort. All the directors have worked hard to get their
department's procedures in order.” The clean opinion statement issued by
the Auditor General acknowledges that financial statements are presented
accurately in all material aspects. That does two things for the school
district. First, it makes it easier for the district to borrow money at a
good rate which will be important with upcoming projects slated for Horace
O'Bryant Middle School in Key West and Plantation Key School in the Upper
Keys. Second, it puts the district in a better standing to apply for grants
because funding sources want to award money where it is more likely to be
well managed.
[Porch
Light] For all those hating lights on at night, I made an investment in
motion sensors and the lights will be on only when a human or a Key deer
pass within 100' of anything we own and the lots on both sides of us. We've
only got 3 more to install, so I promise the next few windy days (got to
fish the good ones) it’s going to get a lot darker on our little corner of
Eden Pines. We’re trying to be helpful and considerate. Hopefully not much
will turn them on. The other little goodie I bought is a little box and
4 silent stealth motion sensors on all four sides of the house to wake me up
and announce which side of the property has been breeched, Completely
wireless and it hollers "Warning Warning, rear yard entry!" or the
appropriate location. Damn thing went off the other night and I thought I
would kill hubby tearing for the door with weapon in hand, only to see the
blasted Key Deer munching away! Hell, at least it works--I'll have to
remember to go around the bed instead of over hubby--that might work a
little better. The weapon is a powerful paint ball gun so when they run
they are going to look like a rainbow in fluorescent and whatever vehicle
will glow in the dark so its easier for the police to track them down. If
you see a boat going down the canal with splotches all over it…oops, I
missed.
The
US Congress just decided to give Hugo Chavez's Citgo gas a tax break
... so it should also not be surprising that the US Navy and Marines on
local Navy bases are purchasing Citgo gas, therefore supporting Hugo the
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recently observed a little black Chihuahua running in and out of
traffic near the Winn Dixie grocery store. I attempted to approach the dog,
but the dog was so terrified he scooted off down a nearby path into the
woods. I managed to, at least, get the dog away from traffic, but feel bad
that I could not manage to get the dog. The owner is searching for this
little dog. If anyone sees this dog please contact US1 or Biz-Baz so the
owner has a current location for his dog. This dog is very scared, and very
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[Partisan Political Crap] Yesterdays post on this topic is a real head scratcher. The lame satire of the poster and his antipathy for the Catholic Church falls on its Pinocchio nose. The poster missed some important facts. The current Obama dust up is politics. Politics is the way we look into the record and the heart and soul of our candidates. It’s done so that we can make rational choices. We're trying to learn if Obama, in his heart, “strongly disagreed” with his mentor/pastors preaching’s or not. I don’t think he did! Obama first said he didn’t know about it, then Obama said he had only “heard about it”, then Obama said that he, had in fact he been there and actually heard it. That’s three different versions. The last version is probably the truth. The rest are, ahem, well, intentional misstatements of fact--Lies! It was only when this whole mess received the spotlight of publicity that Obama set about to distance himself from the “hate America and the white man” rhetoric of his pastor. When the spotlight became white hot Obama finally said that he repudiated the rhetoric but would not repudiate his America hating mentor/pastor. Obama has said that this man is an important part of Obama's life. Obama has never said that he personally rebuked Wright face to face, nor had he walked out of any of the vile sermons. Obama even justified Wright’s aggressive advocacy of hate by likening it to the racial fears of his grandmother. Look, this mess has given us a glimpse of Obama’s heart, his soul, his values, his judgment, and his ability to handle crisis. Obama simply choked, he put himself in the position of having to lie. His lies have raised major questions and issues that remain unresolved. This mess of porgies is going to be in the fry pan for a long time to come. |
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[Iraq police action] It’s a war not a police action. We invaded a country and over through a legitimate government and killed a lot of people. That’s a war. Korea was a police action. We were invited to go to Korea by their government to help protect them from invasion. |
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I like Biz Baz and Leah, so I hope they are not going off the air. Leah, can you confirm? p.s. I also think it's always a beautiful day in paradise! |
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| [Men get it too] Andropause is a Hormone Imbalance due to the lack or absence of Testosterone which is the Male Hormone. Historically, by the age of 55 the amount of Testosterone secreted by the Testis is significantly lower than it was at the age of 40 years. By the age of 80 most of the Male Hormone levels decrease to pre-puberty levels. |
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The Democrat Party has a crisis of monumental proportions. They don't know whether to vote for the nut with two boobs or the boob with two nuts. |
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intimate rendezvous in a parked car at a North Roosevelt shopping
Center was reportedly interrupted by Key West Police officers Thursday
night. A Big Pine Key couple that reportedly scrambled to dress after
officers allegedly found them naked in a car were issued a notice to appear
in court for lewdness and indecent exposure, reports say. Several calls from
members of the public alerted police to a couple visibly engaged in sex in a
vehicle parked in the shopping center. When police knocked on the car's
window, they reportedly startled the couple.
Officers reported that both people inside were naked. Apparently surprised, the two quickly dressed themselves as the man reportedly apologized to police, saying, "I'm sorry, we just got a little excited," reports say. |
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There are problems with Microsoft Vista's upgrade SP1. Read this before attempting to install it. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/179871/vista-sp1-horror-stories-start-to-appear.html |
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If Americans vocalized more before each election, perhaps almost 4000 troops would not have been killed in Iraq. They could be guarding our homeland borders and be closer to their families instead. Know the facts before you vote, people's lives will depend on it. A presidential candidate listening to his radical, anti-American preacher and mentor for 20 years has a lot to do with our future. Every voter needs to hear what the “candidate of change" has to say http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=64554. Take special note of his anger and distain for 3 words "nappy headed ho’s". Then try this page http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=reverend+wright&search_type. Check out the videos and listen to the vulgar, racial hate and degrading anti-American rhetoric spewed from this man. Anyone who listened to the "candidate of change" spit out a speech about race yesterday will see who the real racists are. He told us about his reverend & how he "could not" distance himself from the spewer of hate and anti-Americanism. Does he deserve your vote? The media refuses to show us the real racists especially the host of Hardball, Chris Mathews. Before long he will be throwing the rose petals at the feet of the 2-faced candidate who speaks with forked tongue. The racial double standard is alive, well and filling the airwaves of cable TV, praised by the media moguls and show hosts. When the truth comes out and the people see how biased the media has been, hopefully the chickens will come home to roost on TV sets across America. |
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I am enjoying watching hard line Republicans freak out over the Obama candidacy. “Senator Obama is unpatriotic because he is going to thrash Old Man McCain in November.” Tremble Republicans and watch the Republic survive the experiment just fine without your mud-slinging gumming up the elections. Obama is mud-proof apparently, just like Bill was. |
 [Water Hole] I don’t know how they got away with drowning everyone’s cell phones and other valuables. Being an American I’d sue the people who produced this funny prank. Video |
| If you are going to post your objection to the 1% sales tax increase to help pay for the sewer system in a public forum you ought to also add your solution to the problem that you feel would be a better one. |
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| That is the dumbest damned dog I'd ever seen. I told him to get me a beer, and he just stood there! http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html |
 [Gas $4 a gallon] Because the oil boys know their fuel profits are going to be cut by the new energy sources coming into bloom! You want hydrogen and solar power; you're going to have to pay a high price for it. Just think all the electric you need and generated from free sources like solar, with no moving parts, little or know maintenance, maybe even no wires, and we will still pay dearly for it. |
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[Freedom has never been free and never will be] It is if you are an Iraqi. The promise Bush gave us that the war would be paid for by Iraqi oil was another lie. But you are right, freedom isn’t free the American taxpayer is paying for it. What a nice present. I guess now we have to say "Theocracies are not free." No more “freedom isn’t free” speeches. Those days are gone. |
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[Bummer] A German pensioner is suing a hospital after she checked in for an operation on her leg - and woke up to find she had been given a new anus. The clinic in Hochfranken in Bavaria has suspended the surgical team concerned after they apparently mixed up the notes for two patients. The woman complainant was expecting an operation on her leg, while another patient, suffering from incontinence, was scheduled for surgery on her sphincter. The woman, who still needs to have the leg operation, is planning to sue the hospital and is looking around for another hospital to carry out the work. (Ed: no picture available.) |
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More about your birthday than you wanted to know. It tells you how many hours and how many seconds you have been alive on this earth and when you were probably conceived. How cool is that? After you've finished reading the info, click again, and see what the moon looked like the night you were born. Birthday calculator |
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[Mint-basted buttholes] I'm not sure which is more disturbing. That McDonald's has a product that taste like that. Or that you know what a mint-basted butthole taste like. |
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| Did anyone read this story, http://money.aol.com/mortgage/safest-states-to-live-in on AOL about safest and most dangerous States to live in? New Hampshire is number1 safest, Maine and Vermont are also in the top 5. New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont are also in the top 5 whitest states per capita. Tennessee and Louisiana were in the top 5 most dangerous states. Tennessee and Louisiana are also a lot darker per capita. That is not a racist opinion it is fact, (based on racist feelings). The study was done with federal law enforcement. Jessie Jackson can march and demonstrate all he wants but it is still fact. |
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[Rip Van Winkle is a bike thief] He looks smart enough not to steal bikes and hang out at one of the most visible places on Big Pine. Leave him alone, I might go under and be next to him anytime now. |
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[Mile Marker 24 Band] It is good to be heading home to the Keys. We have been on the road a bit and it sure will be nice to be home. We also are going to do some partying and you’re invited. On Friday night, March 21st we will be taking our circus to the Sugarloaf KOA Resort. Located at mile marker 20 on US 1, this is one of the coolest resorts you will ever see and it is open to the public, has a full bar plus tons of room. Even better they rent camper trailers that are quite nice so you stay right there after the party and wake up to an ocean breeze. The cabins fill up fast so if you are interested book right away. The show starts at 7:00 PM and ends after the last campfire goes out. |
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[Obama is a great speaker] I haven't heard him say anything but “change”. What's he going to change? He's a little to panty-waist in my opinion. |
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| Recent email exchanges with County Commissioner George Neugent about Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting on Big Pine Key. I found a number of typographical mistakes in my emails, which I hope now are corrected. This correspondence gave me an opportunity to say how I feel about the Keys and development, and why I feel that way. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com |
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Thursday March 20, 2008 |
While
rallying for peace today, on Big Pine, (on the war's anniversary of 5
years/4,000 deaths) an officer told me that I could not hold up a sign that
says "honk for peace" anymore because they had received many calls,
complaining about the noise. I told him, "then it must be working!" He said
if I didn't take down the sign immediately, that I would be issued a
citation and arrested--you guessed it--"for disturbing the peace!" I
immediately put down the sign and carried another one that read "silence is
affirmation". I got the same amount of honks with a smile and a peace sign
wave. Within 10 minutes another car pulled up and gave me a Bush magnet with
Bush's last day 01.20.09 printed on it. They just wanted to thank me for
standing there for all of you who wish they could. 5 years--4,000 deaths.
Need I say more? End the war. Peace.
Has
anyone but me noticed how many posters who speak out in opposition to
Republican and Conservative persons or issues seem to need to fill their
postings with hate and invective? These posters apparently are not
able to bring reason, logic, and discourse to this site. Yesterday one
poster said that questioning the ravings of Obama’s spiritual advisor was a
“disgrace”, he further said that the Republican party is a “disgrace” and
should be “trashed”. It sure seems that these folks have a pathological
need to vent their deep hatred for GWB and the Republican Party at every
turn. These folks are blind to the fact that GWB is soon to be history and
that it is imperative for each of us to vet every candidate who would
replace him. I think that these posters are learning that Obama is a deeply
flawed candidate, unworthy of the office of President, and that they are
enraged that the ugly fissures in his gleaming facade are becoming apparent
to the public. It is a shame that the Democrat party has become the party
of invective and discord. 
As
a former resident of Big Pine, it was nice to see the photos of the
lantana plants as a reminder of the Keys landscaping and gardening
that I enjoyed so much when I lived there. I was thinking that it might be
nice to show some other pictures that might highlight some of the cool
things that people are growing or have incorporated into their
landscaping. It might be a nice positive diversion from the state of the
world and the economy, etc and a good way to show what is good about the
Keys. How about it? Does anyone have anything interesting growing these
days?
According
to Army statistics obtained exclusively by FOX News, 70 percent of soldiers
eligible to re-enlist in 2006 did so — a re-enlistment rate higher
than before Sept. 11, 2001. For the past 10 years, the enlisted retention
rates of the Army have exceeded 100 percent. As of last Nov. 13, Army
re-enlistment was 137 percent of its stated goal. According to Army
statistics obtained exclusively by FOX News, 70 percent of soldiers eligible
to re-enlist in 2006 did so — a re-enlistment rate higher than before Sept.
11, 2001. For the past 10 years, the enlisted retention rates of the Army
have exceeded 100 percent. As of last Nov. 13, Army re-enlistment was 137
percent of its stated goal.
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Damn! Obama is a great speaker! I have to give him that. What's scary, though, is when you think about what he's saying. He seems to indicate that he was unaware of how far out his preacher's comments and views were. In my mind that makes him not too bright or dishonest, one of the two. If he did realize it and genuinely believed him to be wrong, he's then cowardly for not confronting him about it. Someone who doesn't have the grapes to even confront his preacher when he's way off base is probably not the person I want as commander-in-chief, confronting the likes of Putin, Ahmadinejad, and Chavez. |
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I received three emails from Sandra Downs about the proposed appointment of Sheriff Roth’s nominee, David Rice, to the Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund at today’s County Commission meeting in Marathon. Sandy told me she will be there, and I expect she will try to read the third one into the record, if the commissioners give her enough time. I suggested that she ask for more than the customary three minutes, given that she is speaking for the entire county, and she is running for sheriff and, if elected, will have to live with this appointment, if it is made. Right now, this appears to be just another bubba. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com |
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Is it true that Biz-Baz and Leah may be going off the air? Thank goodness for Big Pine Key.com where we can post our goodies for sale and trade online. Remember there is more than one way to skin a cat and we can read the online Biz-Baz any darn time we want to read and trade. Classified Ad Directory. I hate to mention it but there are far too many long winded ads on Biz-Baz and that is what is killing the listening audience. When they do get a happy, non-commercial person on the phone it is interesting, new and often funny. Please, how about more of the selling and trading public. ~MtEleryFrm@aol.com |
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[Gang of Three Update] Commissioner Marston, what are you whining about? You have got to be kidding with the citizens of Monroe County with this article you wrote in the Key West Citizen? The English Thesaurus defines “Gang” as a bunch of criminals, mob, bunch of hooligans, or band. Could you go to the dictionary and find DiGennaro, Spehar and McCoy’s pictures under the word? If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and has feathers, do you think it could be a duck? Is the “Gang of Three” evil in itself or is it what evil this “Gang of Three” does? Let’s take a look at what the “Gang” has done.
$2 million, cost over-runs of the McCoy airport terminal in Key West--close to $30 million, $20 million on government centers in Key West and Key Largo. Our staff has and is being cut to the bone, while some of our new captains of Departments are making $100,000 plus during these lean times. Our islands are surrounded by water, but the “Gang” made the Captain of Marine Resources walk the plank. The “Gang” plundered and raided the citizens who fought to keep their homes, yet to no avail, and abducted their piece of the island so the spoils of war could be rezoned for their fellow pirates. Why did Captain Spehar unexpectedly come to the conclusion that Skipper Willi was not the best chief? Would it have to do with Captain Spehar running for re-election for the helm of the ship? The “Gang” tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the South Florida Regional Planning Council, (Working Waterfront proposed ordinance) but SFRPC have recommended to the Department of Community Affairs to send it back to Monroe County for the second time. The “Gang of Three” altered the ordinance on February 4; in favor of private developers on Stock Island, so their developer pals would have more booty in their coffers, not thinking or caring for what is best for the whole of the Community.
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I thought Barack Obama was race-neutral and every-man’s candidate. Now I can see that I was wrong. Now there is a very valid reason not to vote for him. I think his disassembling of the facts is going to cost him the election. |
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seems that Obama apologists still are trying to change the subject.
They can’t or won’t bring themselves to recognize that Obama’s
charismatic veneer hides a structure that is cobbled together with
planks that are rotten with racism and hate for America. In his
speech today Obama has now admitted that he was well aware of the long
term racist, hate America rants of his pastor Rev. Wright. Obama even
admits that he had heard Wright make these statements. That confession
will spill even more fuel into the fire. I trust you will remember that
Obama had up until now denied that painful fact. Obama at one point
even expressed surprise at Wrights diatribes. From this we have learned
that Obama was prepared to lie and that he did lie about this incendiary
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Chevron on Ramrod currently has the least expensive gas from Islamorada to Key West. I hear gas is soon going to be over $4 a gallon nationwide, yikes! I'm not going to be able to even go to work! |
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I thought I had heard some corny pick up lines in barrooms. http://keys.craigslist.org/m4w/ has all the bars around here beat. Plan to get some right from your living room. |
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[Armed, Clumsy and Stupid]
More people who accidentally shot themselves recently: A man, 26, checking on a
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CNN said to go to their website to see a video and text of Obama’s race relations speech. It’s supposed to be good. I went to cnn.com and couldn’t find it. I hate when that happens and it happen too often on the web—on this site too. |
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It's a good thing most folks are as self-absorbed as they are. If they really paid attention to things like the consequences of the financial maneuvering that is going on to fund the Iraq police action and, basically, looked into how the government creates its money and pays for all it's operations, the whole system would fold. |
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Obama has gotten around to addressing the Rev Wright issue, but his speech has raised a lot of unanswered questions. For example: Obama has until now denied being present when Wright was making his anti-American and racist rants. Now Obama admits he that he was there and did hear them. Obama says that he abhors the remarks, but that he won’t repudiate Wright. Why didn’t he tell us if he personally rebuked Wright for his gospels of hate? I think it’s reasonable to believe that he did not. Why didn’t Obama abandon this minister and congregation on learning of Wrights sermons and beliefs? Don’t you wonder why Obama initially vehemently denied having heard these remarks? Obama compares Wright to his grandmother. He claims that she had admitted to being afraid of black men and that she had made racist comments. Obama equates this ladies remarks with the vile hate filled invective of his minister. A minister who in his speech to thousands of his flock is attempting to convince this flock that America is an evil entity that is to be hated. And yet Obama loves them both and he won’t repudiate his grandmother or the minister that preaches hate and division. He has chosen to attend that chuech for more than 20 years. Let’s weigh this, a gentle lady admits racial fear and racial prejudice. Can there be any comparison with the powerful voice of a powerful orator who is a minister that is preaching racism and hate for our nation to a congregation of thousands? To mis-quote Ricky Ricardo "Barak still got a lot of "splaining to do!" |
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Enough of the partisan political crap already. It shouldn’t require 2 years of flinging poo to get a person elected. All of Obama’s supporters are anti American haters because of his pastor and all republicans are child molesters because of the Catholic Church’s attempts and payoff to the abused. There, bigpinekey.com now everyone is garbage. Can we try and concentrate on the war, the economy and the future of America? The Catholic Church apologized and paid off their accusers and Obama strongly disagreed with his pastor so let’s move on. There’s bigger fish to fry. |
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Tune in and see what our Commissioners are thinking when discussing direction to staff on how the Commission desires to proceed in the selection of a new County Administrator. Citizens listen up--we do not want another Tom Willi do we? |
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The lot at Sugarloaf Blvd and US1 is zoned IS unless the realtor does some behind the back deals as usual. Keep your eyes open. |
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Rip Van Winkle at CVS is a bike thief. He stole my bike and tools! ~hidizzy@hotmail.com |
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The first mystery plant, from 3/17, appears to be Locust berry (byrsonima lucida), a beautiful native shrub. As for the native lantana "wild sage" (lantana involucrata) mentioned 3/18 that has white flowers and purple fruit. The one in the picture looks like lantana camara aka shrub verbena. If so, it is listed as a category II invasive exotic plant by the Florida Keys Invasive Exotics Task Force. Pretty but pesty! |
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This
“Gang” has raped, looted, and pillaged the Monroe County’s Land
Development Regulations and the 2010 Comprehensive Plan with the help of
hired outside attorney Jerry Coleman, at the cost of over $400,000.00 to
the taxpayers of Monroe County. The “Gang: has spent our pots of gold,
(called taxes) like drunken sailors, on a Hickory House Restaurant for
$3.2 million, sinking of a ship, called the Vandenberg for the cost of
[Kitty
Love] I love the kitten that Valerie the Cat lady introduced me to
at the shelter. Not only does he snuggle up to me but he loves all the
other animals and people in the house. An only pet is a lonely pet and
they need companionship just like most of us. If you have one sad
animal, adding a second, third or fourth is good for your blood pressure
It’s a friend for your pet plus takes another soul out of lock down.
Cats and dogs are compatible. Just watch kitty for the first few days
around the pup. My snowbird neighbor just brought home a new shelter
dog who is so happy to be adopted and loved. If you have room in your
heart and budget to get another animal it is a very good chance that you
both will be satisfied.
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I messed up pretty bad in the recent Tepid.Waters post, pointed
out to me by Tom Tuell, Editor of Key West Citizen, and County
Commissioner George Neugent. I wrote in that post that I had read in the
Citizen that Key Largo was to dig a deep injection well into which to
flush its raw sewerage. This was incorrect. Treated affluent, not raw
sewerage, will be injected into the well. Tom and George both said they
preferred reuse of the treated affluent and not deep injection, and I
said I agreed. And, I thanked them for pointing out my mistake. I owe
them an apology, and the other four county commissioners, and Key
Largo. And my readers. I feel like a dunce, but imagine I will feel that
way again and probably again, and will publish corrections and apologies
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I just want to send big congratulations to Betty and her gang! I received many phone calls and e-mail's up here in New Jersey, all saying what a great time they had at the Crazy Fish on it's opening day. And of all days St. Paddy's Day, I think that Dad (Capt Dan) would be proud of Betty and crew as well. Hope to see you all soon. |
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Yesterday several posters tried to change the subject on the “is Obama a racist” issue. Some mentioned Iraq, some the current economy. The stark fact is that the Obama issue is vastly more important because Obama could well be the next President of the United States. We voters must carefully examine every facet and nuance of every candidate. We are now presented with compelling evidence that Obama has historically chosen a number of individuals as friends, advisors, mentors, perhaps even role models who have demonstrated a manifest scorn for our laws, our nation, and our national symbols. It seems that we are now faced with many decisions. First, we must decide if Obama has indeed knowingly allied himself with persons who hate our values and our nation or have scorn for our laws. Then we’ve got to decide if Obama shares the values of his friends and associates. The dreadful truth is that we are not going to decide if you or I are racist, we have to decide if Obama sees the world through a racist lens. If we decide that Obama knew, or should have known, of the character and values of his friends then we have the biggest decision of all. Is this man worthy to be the President of the United States? |
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you're good at Photoshop, which is how that one was created. The
angular width of the moon will always be virtually the same as
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[Communists lurking in Key Largo and Africans (all of 'em -from Guinea-Bissau to Zimbabwe) running the black Democratic party] It's time I took a peek under my bed and check for some mud-slinging reds under there! That's what I need to do, so I'm too busy to check the stock market and the death toll in Iraq. |
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If people want to know everything about Obama’s relationship with his church I wonder why when Bush was running the republicans did not demand he disclose everything anyone wanted to know about his relationship in the Skull and Crossbones Society. How do we know they are not a white supremacy group or a group that only looks out for themselves and not others? Equal disclosure should be demanded. They are one of the most secret groups in the world. |
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We just got back from Crazy Fish (the former Key Deer bar). It was a blast! Great food and drinks and it was even greater to see a lot of old familiar faces. The turnout was huge. It is nice to see the support Betty and Co. are getting on their new endeavor. Good Luck to them everybody get out there--you won't regret it! |
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[Tinnitus] I tried Clarity2’s trial offer and it didn’t work and they won’t give me my money back like they said they would. They said I have to buy 4 more bottles (about $200) to qualify! Beware of online rip-offs. |
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Arguing politics on web blogs like this one are utterly useless. People hook on to one particular candidate or party and completely close their eyes and minds to everything else. They spend all their time looking for faults or believing media sensationalism about their foes, but then go out of their way to rationalize faults in their own candidate. I've got news for you people. All politicians are crooked. They get where they are by making false promises. So keep going on and on about Bush, or Obama, or whoever else. But the more you complain, the more closed minded you sound. |
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Yesterday a poster took issue with a candidate being responsible for only his own words and not those uttered by someone else. Each campaign has fired a supporter for words that digressed from the candidate’s position. This is all well and good and I'm sure we have all distanced ourselves from friends and co-workers for similar lapses. But your analogy about Hitler and Jesus are way out there, my friend. How come you are not blaming God for all of George Bush's misgivings? |
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My friends and I were travelling from Key West back to Marathon last Thursday evening. We had heard about that Parrotdise Restaurant, but had not been there for dinner recently. We had heard the place has great entertainment on Thursday nights, so being at a perfect half-way point, this seemed a good opportunity to give the place a shot. We were very impressed with the menu, finding it adventurous yet true to all the Keys’ standards. But the quality of the meal was our biggest surprise. We did not realize we could find big-city standards at such an island location. Among the four of us, we ordered a sushi roll, crab cakes, a beet salad entree, and the goat cheese with asparagus/seasonal vegetable napoleon en croute dinner, plus several glasses of their now-famous Big Pecker wines and a sampling of desserts. We just could not believe how fresh and top-notch every single thing was--a truly outstanding gem of a meal! Being from Marathon, I had gotten pretty used to the standard fare around town, but suffice to say that I no longer need to be headed to or from Key West to make a stop at this great addition to our island community! |
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The media started killing stories about Obama's church last year--why? These stories and others ran just before Obama entered the presidential race and where killed in short notice, even though Obama was a U.S. Senator. Published February 6, 2007 Chicago Tribune:"Race is sensitive subtext in campaign, South Side church's tenets spark criticism of Obama by some conservatives" by Tribune staff reporters Manya A. Brachear and Bob Secter. Obama told the Tribune about his church it's a "Commitment to God, black community, commitment to the black family, the black work ethic, self-discipline and self-respect. Those are values that the conservative movement in particular has suggested are necessary for black advancement." He added, "So I would be puzzled that they would object or quibble with the bulk of a document that basically espouses profoundly conservative values of self-reliance and self-help." Feb 7, 2007 MSNBC's Tucker Carlson on Obama's church "It's hard to call that Christianity". Erik Rush (a black Chicago reporter from TheRealityCheck.org was a guest explaining his story "Obamination: Barack Obama's Black Supremacist Connection". February 28, 2007 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes: On Obama's church: "Its "scary doctrine" is "something that you'd see in more like a cult". There's many other examples. Obama says he was not there during any of the preacher's rants. Call his Secret Service detail in and see what they say. |
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Your web site has been boring lately, anyone with any good stuff you are not printing? I miss the fight over Key Deer Bar. For God's sake, enough of Obama's pastor. I don't agree with everything my pastor says either, but I go to his church once in a while and he baptized my child too. Enough of that. When is the good stuff coming back on, where are the hell raisers? |
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Is Obama for America, black America or Africa? Obama belongs to a "Christian" congregation with a non-negotiable commitment to "the black value system and Africa". Beliefs and ideals to "remain true to our native land, the mother continent, Africa" are paramount in this church. Shouldn't the president of the USA have a non-negotiable commitment to America as well as "remain true only to America”, the land he wants to govern? This issue to me is far more important because it's about Obama’s own personal beliefs, his way of life and choice of religion. Yes, his preacher's issue must be dealt with too, but let’s focus on why Obama himself has been a member of a racist church for 20 years. I want to hear him say “I didn't know this church's black value system was racist and that it put Africa above America.” He must explain his choices. That is more important than making Obama answer for actions of his preacher. Obama must answer for his own actions of the past 20 years. Trinity United Church of Christ http://www.tucc.org |
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[Racist preacher or racist candidate] Yesterday a poster suggested that politics and racism were at the root of the most recent spotlighting of the hate monger, Rev Wright, who is Obama’s spiritual mentor and advisor. Well, duh! C’mon pal, get freaking real! Of course it’s racial and big time politic! How in the hell can it be anything but politic and racial? After all, we have a first string presidential candidate who has had a long standing friendly relationship with a powerful, influential man who proudly proclaims that he hates the USA. The Presidential candidate has listened attentively for at least the last 20 years to the advocacy and impassioned speech of Rev Wright. Wright is much more than a simple minister, he is a political activist and advocate who, in the most passionate and articulate manner, spews hate and disdain for the USA, especially the white USA. Take note friends that, my statement is not a racist expression, it is simply fact. Read his words yourself. Aside from the simple pastoral relationship, Wright is a friend, supporter, and advisor to the political candidate. Wright baptized the candidates kids, even married the candidate and his wife. The candidate’s wife apparently shares some beliefs with Wright. She said “for the first time in my adult life, I’m proud to be an American”. Was she talking about civil rights legislation, or how about intervening in Africa to battle malaria and AIDS? No sir! She’s talking about the fact that her hubby is a major political candidate and the fact that he’s black. By her statement, she is saying that everything else that has transpired in America is unworthy of pride. Every voter should seriously question the heart and soul of every candidate. Look, there’s no question but that Wright is a racist hate monger, there’s no question that the candidate and his family has had a long standing familial relationship with Wright. Two questions scream out. First: How much of Wright has infected the heart and mind of the candidate? Second: Do you want to entrust the fate of our nation and the world to someone who is almost certainly infected with Wright’s viral and nonsensical hate? Just what sort of “change” should we dread from this candidate? |
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Yesterday a poster said that unless the candidate himself makes a statement that the candidate has no liability. Well, let’s just think about that! Does that mean that we should ignore the preaching’s of anyone but Christ? Does that mean that anything said or done by the followers of Hitler do not attach to Hitler? Does that mean that Hillary should be free from any blame for any actions or utterances of any member of her campaign? What about McCain, does he too get a free pass if any member of his campaign spouts hate? How can anyone doubt that Obama was well aware of Wright’s sewer invective, but said nothing and continued to attend to Wright until it was no longer politically profitable? My friends, that alone provides stark and disturbing testimony as to the heart and soul of the candidate. |
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Here come the liberals to defend and white wash (no pun intended) their politician's behavior. When will the country learn that being a racist is only bad when you are a Republican? This also applies to lying, scandalous behavior, and just about any thing that all politicians do. |
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If we have truthfully been successful in Iraq as the right wing so exuberantly proclaims, how come yet another politician, McCain, has to sneak into Iraq unannounced, spend a few hours in the green zone, and then hightail it out of the country before sundown? It looks to me like a lot of work still needs to be done before we can make Iraq like America and get those barbarians to act like Americans. |
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[To
all you Bush lovers out there] I'm waiting for you to stand up and have your
voices heard regarding the Bear Stearns government bailout. Bear
Stearns has been hemorrhaging funds for the last couple of days while rumors
they were going broke ran wild. In order to bail them out the Federal
Reserve is funneling money to Bear Stearns through 
