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Saturday December 06, 2008 · 6:14 AM PST

2008/12/06 · 06:14

I'm pleased to be the guest diarist for this week's Birdblog. I confess up front that I don't have anything close to the background and expertise of our regular host, lineatus, and my photos aren't nearly as good. But I hope to make up for those shortcomings with the story of a unique species that has earned a special place in the hearts of many Floridians, myself included.

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 9:34 AM PDT

2008/11/01 · 09:34

Well, maybe not yours, as far as I know anyway. But mine did. I almost cried when he told me. This, after months of saying he was undecided but was leaning toward Obama. After months of me ensuring I was available to help when he was confused about what the candidates stood for, or annoyed at something he heard on the traditional media (things that I was always able to debunk through the many excellent, well-researched blogs I read). I sent him the most objective sources I could find so he could evaluate the candidates and ballot amendments with as little partisan bent as possible.

And he turned on me as if he were a starving dog and I were chained to a side of beef.

My respect for him really tanked yesterday. In all honesty, if he told me he voted for McCain because he thinks bomb-bombing Iran, overturning Roe v. Wade, giving tax breaks to the wealthy and megacorporations while making middle-class citizens pay taxes on health insurance benefits, etc. is good for the country, then I could at least respect him for truly understanding his candidate's positions, before getting the ever-living fuck out of there, of course.

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Friday April 04, 2008 · 8:13 PM PDT

2008/04/04 · 20:13

Last week, a full-bore effort commenced in the Florida blogosphere to introduce that state's Democratic politicians and candidates to the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq. As most of you know, this comprehensive plan was spearheaded by Darcy Burner, Democratic candidate for Washington State's 8th District, and has gained national praise and attention, as well as a large number of additional endorsees.

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 10:47 PM PDT

2008/03/17 · 22:47

See also: FL Dems scrub inconvenient FAQ from "Make It Count" website by jethropalerobber.

There have been numerous diaries discussing the Florida primary debacle but I've yet to see one that includes video and audio of what actually transpired during this time. Florida's Democrats, supported by the Florida Democratic Party leadership, have consistently maintained they were steamrollered by the Florida GOP into setting the primary date on January 29, 2008, violating the primary schedule created by the DNC and resulting in the loss of Convention delegates. I've commented in several of these diaries that my state's Democratic legislators, rather than make an honest - albeit sure to fail, given they're in the minority - attempt to keep the primary date at Feb. 5, were instead equally complicit in creating this mess.

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Saturday March 15, 2008 · 9:07 AM PDT

2008/03/15 · 09:07

Take Your Money Ball and Go Home!

I've created a $28,500 fundraising page at the DNC's website to replace the amount Miami businessman and big-money DNC donor Paul Cejas donated in 2007, and which he says he'll demand back from the DNC if the Florida delegates aren't seated. Never mind that the Florida legislators, both Democrats and Republicans alike, as well the the Florida Democratic Party, were all complicit in the loss of Florida's (my home state, btw) delegates by moving the primary date up ahead of the four designated early states that the DNC members had previously agreed to.

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Wednesday February 27, 2008 · 8:14 PM PST

2008/02/27 · 20:14

Emerald Renewable Energy, a Cargill subsidiary, announced today that it's suspending the construction of an ethanol plant just outside Topeka, Kansas. In an interview with the Topeka Capital-Journal, company spokesman Bill Brady said, "The economics are not at a point where we see fit to move forward... the economics are not where they were a year and a half ago."

Vague, much?

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 7:43 PM PST

2008/01/17 · 19:43

Friday morning at approximately 9:00 a.m., I'll be posting a diary for Clint Curtis, the election integrity whistleblower who challenged Congressman Tom Feeney (R-Abramoff) for the FL-24 seat in 2006, and is doing so again in 2008. (Tom knows a great deal about challenges - ethical challenges, that is!) There will be some important news about Clint's campaign in Friday's diary, and Clint will be checking in throughout the day to respond to your comments, so please stop by for a chat and to get the latest campaign news.

There's more!

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Monday January 14, 2008 · 7:05 PM PST

2008/01/14 · 19:05

Democracy for America's 2008 Grassroots All-Stars vote is underway, and I was thrilled to find nine candidates from Florida in the running, including my personal favorite, Clint Curtis! You may already know Clint as the election integrity advocate who challenged Tom Feeney (R-Abramoff) for the FL-24 seat in 2006. And there's great news - Clint just received the endorsement of the local Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) regularly honors Mr. Feeney as one of the 22 most corrupt members of Congress.

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Wednesday December 19, 2007 · 1:21 PM PST

2007/12/19 · 13:21

A major explosion just occurred at T2 Laboratories, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida, located in an industrial area on the waterfront in the northern part of the city. So far, at least two people have been reported killed, five injured, and three missing. The plant manufactures a product called ecotane, a gasoline additive that reduces tailpipe emissions. In addition, the plant also makes "chemical solvents," but the nature of these have not been specified in any news reports I've seen.

I've linked a few news stories linked below the fold, but you're certain to find more on the Web.

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Friday December 14, 2007 · 1:16 PM PST

2007/12/14 · 13:16

Al Gore gets gold on Tennessee digs

What a great thing to read, particularly on the heels of this diary earlier today. The "gold" refers to the second-highest rating available from the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, and the Gores' home is one of only fourteen in the country to achieve it.

Please read on....

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Friday November 09, 2007 · 7:32 AM PST

2007/11/09 · 07:32

I don't have much time to flesh this out, so I'm just going to post an action alert I received from The Vote Solar Initiative this morning. To summarize, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are planning to strip the Renewable Electricity Standard and the $32 billion tax package for renewable energy from the Energy Bill in order to try to keep increased fuel economy standards in the bill. In other words, they're caving to Republican demands AGAIN.

I've posted the text of Vote Solar's action alert below the fold.

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Saturday October 20, 2007 · 9:37 AM PDT

2007/10/20 · 09:37

For at least a month, CNN has been proudly touting its Planet in Peril documentary (a two-part series airing this Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. EDT), on both its news channel and website. I've been very much looking forward to it, since it seems to be shaping up as the first serious look at the climate change crisis by a traditional media outlet. Its hosts are journalist Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and wildlife biologist/conservationist Jeff Corwin, a group I consider to be able to present this information in a reasonably honest and objective manner (despite Gupta's misguided criticism of Michael Moore and SiCKO earlier this year).

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