August 9, 200619 yr Tuesday, August 22nd @ 8PM Gubernatorial Primary Debate - Florida Public Broadcasting Republican Candidates: Attorney General Charlie Crist vs. Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher Moderated by Rob Lorei - WEDU (Live From the studios of WEDU-TV, Tampa) Panelists: Tom Fiedler, Miami Herald, Joe Brown, The Tampa Tribune, Joni James, St. Petersburg Times (Tallahassee Bureau) Wednesday, August 23rd @ 8PM Gubernatorial Primary Debate - Florida Public Broadcasting Democratic Candidates: Congressman Jim Davis vs. State Senator Rod Smith Moderated by Rob Lorei - WEDU (Live From the studios of WEDU-TV, Tampa) Panelists: Pat Yack, The Florida Times-Union, Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel (Tallahassee Bureau), Elisa Cramer, The Palm Beach Post Monday, August 28th @ 8PM Gubernatorial Primary Debate - Florida NBC Republican Candidates: Attorney General Charlie Crist vs. Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher Moderated by TBD (from WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach) Tuesday, August 29th @ 8PM Gubernatorial Primary Debate - Florida NBC Democratic Candidates: Congressman Jim Davis vs. State Senator Rod Smith Moderated by TBD (from WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach) Mid-October TBA @ 11AM Gubernatorial General Debate - Florida's Radio Networks Moderated by Bud Hedinger, WFLF-AM Orlando (from Universal Orlando in front of a studio audience) Monday, October 23rd @ 8PM Senate General Debate - Florida Public Broadcasting Moderator: TBA (Live From Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale) Panelists: Mary Ann Lindley, Tallahassee Democrat, Cory Reiss, The New York Times Florida Newspapers (Washington Bureau) and Anthony Man, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Tuesday, October 24th @ 8PM Gubernatorial General Debate - Florida Public Broadcasting Moderated by Ray Suarez Jr., Senior Correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. (Live From Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale) Panelists: TBA Monday, October 30th @ 7PM Gubernatorial General Debate - NBC Moderated by Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Hardball (from WFLA-TV in Tampa) Wednesday, November 1st @ 7PM Senate General Debate - Florida NBC Moderator: Tim Russert, NBC's Meet The Press (from the University of Central Florida)
August 9, 200619 yr Author Debate Lineup for Florida Governor, U.S. Senate Announced by Statewide Partnership Leadership Florida, Florida Press Association and Florida Public Broadcasting team to produce Decision 2006: Before You Vote. Tallahassee, FL (PRWEB) June 21, 2006 -- The unprecedented statewide partnership producing this election year?s most significant series of political debates in the races for Governor and U.S. Senate today revealed final details for the project that voters will come to know as ?Decision 2006: Before You Vote,? including a high-profile pre-general election debate in the governor?s race moderated by renowned public broadcaster Ray Suarez. To learn more, visit www.beforeyouvote.org. The partnership of Leadership Florida, the Florida Press Association and the Florida Public Broadcasting Service announced that in advance of the Sept. 5, 2006 primary election, the partnership will produce separate one-hour live debates featuring the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor. Both of these debates will be broadcast LIVE from the studios of public television station WEDU in Tampa, with a diverse panel of veteran journalists from Florida newspapers and public broadcasting stations asking the questions of the candidates. ? On the Republican side, Attorney General Charlie Crist and Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher will face off on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m. ? On the Democratic side, Congressman Jim Davis and State Sen. Rod Smith will take the stage on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m. Shortly before the general election, the ?Before You Vote? partnership debates for U.S. Senate and Governor also will be broadcast LIVE statewide, both taking place at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. The general election debate for the U.S. Senate race will take place at 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, featuring incumbent Bill Nelson (D) against the Republican nominee. The candidates will be questioned by another panel of journalists from Florida newspapers and public broadcasting. The gubernatorial nominees of the Republican and Democratic parties will meet Oct. 24 in a final live, televised debate in the race for governor ? to be moderated by Ray Suarez, a senior correspondent at public television?s ?The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.? That climactic debate will also occur at 8 p.m., from the NSU campus in Fort Lauderdale. Statewide underwriters for the commercial-free project include the Florida League of Cities, AARP, Florida Power & Light, Akerman Senterfitt, and Nova Southeastern University. ?The debates of Decision 2006: Before You Vote will help millions of Florida voters learn more about the candidates and issues in these two important races,? said Ron Sachs, chairman of Leadership Florida, the organizing force behind the project. ?These debates will be lively, spirited, and most importantly, balanced and substantive.? All of the debates will first be broadcast live on public television stations throughout Florida, with a public radio simulcast and Webcast, and will provide for comprehensive coverage by the daily news media. The partners said that all of Florida?s commercial broadcasters and cable outlets will be granted complete rights to re-broadcast all of the debate programs ? to further educate an expanded audience of voters. The live Webcast and subsequent presence on a Web site is being coordinated by Prof. David Carlson, director of the Interactive Media Laboratory at the University of Florida. Gil Thelen, publisher of The Tampa Tribune and chairman of the Florida Press Association?s debate committee, said the partnership promises to deliver Florida voters dynamic, fair and rigorous forums for the major candidates to present themselves and their policy positions. ?These debates will let the sun shine on those Sunshine State leaders who seek to lead Florida forward in the years to come,? said Thelen. ?Florida?s newspapers are proud to be partnered in this important effort to improve voter awareness and to raise the level of Florida?s political debate.? Indeed, Florida newspapers will devote substantial space to covering the races involved and, through the Florida Press Association, also will promote viewership of the live statewide debate series through the donation of prominent advertising space. Sandy Cesaretti Ray, chairman of Florida Public Broadcasting Service, and also general manager of WSRE-TV, licensed to Pensacola Junior College, said the debate formats will provide candidates full opportunity to address critical issues. ?In the primary debates, our panel of veteran Florida public broadcast and print journalists will quiz candidates on the issues most pressing to Floridians,? said Cesaretti Ray. ?And in the final debate, we are thrilled to have Ray Suarez as moderator, whose experience as former host of NPR?s ?Talk of the Nation? and current contributor to ?The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer? will give each candidate a great forum in which to present themselves and their ideas.? Ray Ferrero Jr., president of Nova Southeastern University, said that NSU was ?honored? to host the general election debates for Governor and U.S. Senate on the NSU campus. ?As a partner in this project, we are pleased to share a key role in helping millions of Florida voters to decide who best should lead our state in two of the most important jobs in the country,? Ferrero said. Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale is Florida?s largest independent university and the nation?s seventh-largest. With more than 27,000 students, NSU offers bachelor?s, master?s, doctoral and professional degree programs in such varied fields as law, medicine, business, computer science and more. The partnership in the ?Decision 2006: Before you Vote? project demonstrates its deep reach, significance, balance and non-partisanship. Leadership Florida has developed a reputation for nearly 25 years as a builder of a stronger, diverse statewide sense of community. A respected non-partisan convener, LF has taken the lead in training and developing leaders with a statewide, rather than parochial, view of our state?s needs. The Florida Press Association is a nonprofit corporation designed to protect the freedoms and advance the professional standards of the press in Florida, with a membership that includes most of Florida?s daily and weekly newspapers. Florida Public Broadcasting is a statewide group of 25 non-profit television and radio stations, reaching more than 99 percent of Florida?s population. Florida Public Television WFSU/WFSG Tallahassee/Panama City WBBC Cocoa WGCU Fort Myers WCEU Daytona Beach WUFT Gainesville WJCT Jacksonville WLRN Miami WMFE Orlando WSRE Pensacola WEDU Tampa WXEL West Palm Beach Florida Public Radio Ft. Myers, WGCU - 90.1 FM Ft. Pierce, WQCS - 88.9 FM Gainesville, WUFT - 89.1 FM Jacksonville, WJCT - 89.9 FM Miami WLRN-FM - 91.3 FM Orlando, WMFE - 90.7 FM Palm Beach, WXEL - 90.7 FM Panama City, WFSW - 89.1 FM Panama City, WKGC - 90.7 FM Pensacola, WUWF - 88.1 FM Tallahassee, WFSU - 88.9 FM Tampa, WMNF - 88.5 FM Tampa, WUSF - 89.7 FM http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb401968.htm
August 9, 200619 yr Author NBC Florida Debates WESH 2 - Orlando WTVJ 6 - Miami WFLA 8 - Tampa WPTV 5 - West Palm Beach WBBH 20 - Fort Myers WTLV 12 - Jacksonville WTWC 40 - Tallahassee WJHG 7 - Panama City WPMI 15 - Pensacola Note: Gainesville can watch on WESH 2 or WTLV 12. A local G-town station may air it if some deal is brokered. WESH 2 ANNOUNCES LIVE TV POLITICAL DEBATE PARTNERSHIP, COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE PACKAGE FOR ?06 ELECTIONS ORLANDO, Fla. (August 4, 2006) ? WESH 2 today announced it will again broadcast a series of televised prime-time gubernatorial and Congressional candidate debates, beginning this month. The hour-long, live forums will be simulcast statewide by WESH 2?s NBC sister stations, said Bill Bauman, president and general manager of the Central Florida NBC affiliate. Each debate will be live streamed on www.WESH.com. Tim Russert, ?Meet the Press? managing editor/moderator and political analyst for ?NBC Nightly News? and the ?Today? show, will moderate the debate between Republican and Democratic nominees for incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson?s seat, Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. The broadcast will originate from the University of Central Florida. ?We believe strong local political coverage is good local television news and a public service to our viewers,? said Bauman. ?With this year?s expanded commitment to our interactive website, viewers will have the opportunity to choose how they want to receive their news. No matter whether they opt for our broadcasts or our digital online news brand, they?ll be getting the latest high-quality political updates to help them make informed decisions.? The Florida Republican gubernatorial primary election debate is set for 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 28; the Democratic debate is slated for 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Florida?s primaries are Tuesday, Sept. 5.) WESH 2 Anchor Jim Payne will be on the panel of questioners for Tuesday?s gubernatorial debate, which will originate from WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach. The state?s general election gubernatorial debate broadcast is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30. (Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7). The event will be moderated by MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews, and will originate from WFLA-TV in Tampa. Moreover, WESH 2 will host a late October mini-debate during WESH 2 News at 5 p.m. between Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Ric Keller and major challengers for the 8th Congressional district seat.
August 10, 200619 yr There's really nothing Gallagher can do in the debate to catch up to Crist. The debate on the 24th should be interesting though.
August 10, 200619 yr Author The 2006 campaign for Florida governor is well under way with 2 major contenders from each party jockeying for position before the September 5th primary. On the Republican side are Charlie Crist and Tom Gallagher, while Democrats Rod Smith and Jim Davis lead their party for the gubernatorial race. As has been a tradition in Florida for the past 12 years, Florida's Radio Networks will hold a debate between the candidates who prevail in the primary. "Florida Town Meeting", a town hall style debate, will be broadcast live only on the radio - mostly on radio stations already affiliated with FRN. In previous years, more than 35 radio stations carried the event live. No date has been set yet, however the target is mid-October during a weekday at 11AM Eastern Time. The debate will be held on a soundstage at Universal Orlando before a studio audience of about 200 people. Questions will be taken from the audience as well as from a panel of journalists. So why in this age of televised everything would anyone want to do a debate only on radio? "The Medium is the Massage". This is a quote and part of a book title from educator and author Marshall McLuhan who wrote about how the type of media used to relay a message affects the message. In 1960 a debate between presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon yielded very different results depending on whether you were listening to the debate on radio or watching it on TV. Those who watched the televised debate thought Kennedy had the upper hand because he looked good, while those listening on the radio thought Nixon prevailed because they were able to listen to what he said without being distracted by visuals. Florida's Radio Networks, in the radio business since 1978, hosted gubernatorial debates between the late Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush in 1994, between Buddy McKay and Bush in 1998, and between Bill McBride and Bush in 2002. In addition, FRN hosted a debate between U.S. Senate candidates Bob Graham and Charlie Crist in 1998. This year's debate will be moderated by veteran television and radio journalist and talk show host Bud Hedinger. To be a member of the studio audience for this event, visit this web site in the weeks before the debate to submit requests for tickets. http://www.floridatownmeeting.com/ftm/main.asp
August 17, 200619 yr Author First debate is approaching on Tuesday. Charlie Crist vs. Tom Gallagher Tune in via: Florida Public Television WFSU/WFSG Tallahassee/Panama City WBBC Cocoa WGCU Fort Myers WCEU Daytona Beach WUFT Gainesville WJCT Jacksonville WLRN Miami WMFE Orlando WSRE Pensacola WEDU Tampa WXEL West Palm Beach Florida Public Radio Ft. Myers, WGCU - 90.1 FM Ft. Pierce, WQCS - 88.9 FM Gainesville, WUFT - 89.1 FM Jacksonville, WJCT - 89.9 FM Miami WLRN-FM - 91.3 FM Orlando, WMFE - 90.7 FM Palm Beach, WXEL - 90.7 FM Panama City, WFSW - 89.1 FM Panama City, WKGC - 90.7 FM Pensacola, WUWF - 88.1 FM Tallahassee, WFSU - 88.9 FM Tampa, WMNF - 88.5 FM Tampa, WUSF - 89.7 FM
October 5, 200619 yr Author The Florida PBS Debates coming up later this month will be webcast: http://www.beforeyouvote.org/index.php?p=debates The Florida's Radio Network Debate was cancelled.
October 13, 200619 yr Author Crist unhappy with NBC Debate format, Herald/CBS4 may win date and televise debate statewide in conjunction with the St. Petersburg Times and Florida CBS stations. Crist seeks traditional debate Charlie Crist's campaign wants to avoid a talk-show-style debate with an MSNBC host and is seeking an alternative for a debate with Jim Davis. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS AND BETH REINHARD meklas@MiamiHerald.com Republican governor candidate Charlie Crist, sitting on a comfortable lead in the polls, is so eager to get out of a freewheeling debate with the host of MSNBC's Hardball he has begun negotiating for an alternative on the same night. Crist campaign manager George LeMieux said it's not that the candidate fears getting zinged by Hardball host Chris Matthews on statewide TV, but that the campaign doesn't like the ''conversation'' format. ''We don't want to have a talk show, we want to have a debate,'' he said. A traditional debate is patterned after the presidential matchups, with a moderator and podium, LeMieux said: ``It focuses on the candidates, not the host.'' The campaign has begun negotiating with The Miami Herald and its TV partner, WFOR-CBS4, about hosting a more traditional debate. The Matthews-hosted debate had been scheduled for Oct. 30 at WFLA-TV in Tampa. Democratic opponent Jim Davis is trying to make hay out of Crist's resistance and invited the front-runner Thursday to a series of informal ``conversations.'' Both Crist and Davis have already agreed to participate in an Oct. 24 debate at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale using the traditional format. The debate will be moderated by Ray Suarez of PBS' The NewsHour and sponsored by Leadership Florida, the Florida Press Association and the Florida Public Broadcasting Service. LeMieux said it's not Matthew's interviewing style that's at issue, it's the format. ''We told NBC we didn't have any issue with Chris Matthews,'' he said. WFLA-TV News Director Don North described the ''conversation'' format as the two candidates and Matthews sitting around a table. ''We feel it is more spontaneous, and a great opportunity for viewers to see the candidates in a less formal environment, as typically happens with debates,'' North said. ``Voters have already seen these fellows at the lectern or the podium with structured responses to questions.'' But Crist, ahead in the polls, has nothing to lose by demanding the debate be conducted on his own terms. LeMieux suggested the campaign hopes to have something worked out soon. ''We'll have a second debate, and it will be on TV,'' he said. ``We'll just have to see who will host it.'' Crist's campaign had turned down previous invitations by The Miami Herald and its news partners, WFOR-CBS4, in September but began negotiations again this week, said Miami Herald Executive Editor Tom Fiedler. ''Charlie Crist has reopened conversations with us and our partner about sponsoring a debate in South Florida on Oct. 30,'' Fiedler said Thursday. ``We understand that date has been taken. At this point, we have to understand a lot more about why he's not participating in the previously scheduled NBC debate.'' Davis, who is still struggling for name recognition and wants to get as much exposure as possible, has invited Crist to participate in ''four issue-specific conversations'' in the days between the two televised debates. The proposed topics are property insurance, property taxes, public schools and the economy. ''Charlie Crist is reluctant to be in a position to defend the status quo policies he supported for the last eight years,'' said Davis spokesman Josh Earnest. ``Florida voters deserve to hear those differences of opinion.'' Crist campaign spokesman Erin Isaac rejected the call for the four ''conversations'' but said Crist is committed to two debates, a challenge he issued on primary election night. Meanwhile, as the Davis campaign tried to back Crist into a corner Thursday, it was also forced to play defense. The campaign's field director in the Panhandle, Todd McWaters, distributed a statement that said he was quitting and joining a new fundraising group -- for Crist. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/15745829.htm
October 14, 200619 yr On a somewhat similar subject, it's lame that people are now calling Crist out on his sexual oritentation.
October 14, 200619 yr On a somewhat similar subject, it's lame that people are now calling Crist out on his sexual oritentation. I don't care if Charlie Crist as a hermaphrodite so long as he keeps my taxes low and doesn't infringe on my right to bear arms.
October 19, 200619 yr Author Crist agrees to Oct. 30 TV debate with Davis BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com The frontrunning Republican candidate for governor, Charlie Crist, agreed Tuesday to do an Oct. 30 televised debate moderated by a rapid-fire talk show host as long as he could stand behind a podium instead of sitting around a table. Crist had objected to a more informal conversation moderated by the host of MSNBC's Hardball, Chris Matthews. Crist changed his mind once the debate's NBC host, WFLA-TV in Tampa, offered a compromise in the form of a podiums for him and the Democratic candidate, Jim Davis. ''It was something we felt we needed to do in order to make this debate happen,'' said the NBC affiliate's news director, Don North. ``We originally were going to have them seated at a table because we're trying for anything that's conversational and leads to spontaneity.'' Crist and Davis are also scheduled to participate in an Oct. 24 debate at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. The debate will be moderated by Ray Suarez of PBS' The NewsHour. Davis has accused Crist of trying to duck a second televised matchup as well as joint appearances at other public events. Seeking even more exposure to boost his poll numbers, Davis invited Crist to participate in four ''issue-specific conversations.'' Crist has declined. ''After spending the last six weeks hiding behind his party's misleading television ads, Charlie now will have to settle for hiding behind a podium,'' said Davis spokesman Josh Earnest. According to the guidelines agreed to by both candidates, Matthews will alternate questions between them. The opponent will have 30 seconds to offer a rebuttal. Candidates will not be allowed to ask questions of each other, but Matthews can ask follow-up questions. The Crist campaign issued a written statement Tuesday that said: ``He is pleased with the traditional debate format and believes it will help demonstrate the clear differences between the candidates.''
October 20, 200619 yr Davis is not doing any advertising AT ALL, at least not around the capital where I am. I have yet to see one single TV ad for him. However, I have seen 8-10 or more ads for Crist in the past 3 weeks. You might as well hand the keys to Crist already...
October 20, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins.
October 20, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins. That's pretty much my stance. North Florida might as well be in Texas sometimes. There's a huge gap in this state between North and South.
October 20, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins. That's pretty much my stance. North Florida might as well be in Texas sometimes. There's a huge gap in this state between North and South. Which is a good thing, much like ny, you get out of nyc and the majority is conservative. Should that state split up? It's the ignorance of people who make statements like those of bulldurham like 'all those dumb northern redencks' or 'might as well be texas' that has screwed over the left in the past. A lot of these 'rednecks' are actually pretty fiscally moderate or even liberal, but they wont vote for the party whose supporters consider themselves to bve superior to the 'rednecks'. Until that ignorant elitist mentality doesnt disappear, I will continue to vote republican and so will many others
October 20, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins. That's pretty much my stance. North Florida might as well be in Texas sometimes. There's a huge gap in this state between North and South. Which is a good thing, much like ny, you get out of nyc and the majority is conservative. Should that state split up? It's the ignorance of people who make statements like those of bulldurham like 'all those dumb northern redencks' or 'might as well be texas' that has screwed over the left in the past. A lot of these 'rednecks' are actually pretty fiscally moderate or even liberal, but they wont vote for the party whose supporters consider themselves to bve superior to the 'rednecks'. Until that ignorant elitist mentality doesnt disappear, I will continue to vote republican and so will many others It works both ways. The Republicans love to label big city people as welfare loving crack whores who have 30 children and are from foreign countries. Just ask John Rocker. His view of cities is not isolated to himself.
October 21, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins. That's pretty much my stance. North Florida might as well be in Texas sometimes. There's a huge gap in this state between North and South. Which is a good thing, much like ny, you get out of nyc and the majority is conservative. Should that state split up? It's the ignorance of people who make statements like those of bulldurham like 'all those dumb northern redencks' or 'might as well be texas' that has screwed over the left in the past. A lot of these 'rednecks' are actually pretty fiscally moderate or even liberal, but they wont vote for the party whose supporters consider themselves to bve superior to the 'rednecks'. Until that ignorant elitist mentality doesnt disappear, I will continue to vote republican and so will many others It works both ways. The Republicans love to label big city people as welfare loving crack whores who have 30 children and are from foreign countries. Just ask John Rocker. His view of cities is not isolated to himself. And as long as they harbor those xenophobic views, I will continue to hold mine. Did you watch Trading Spouses tonight? That's the latent xenophobia toward cities and non-Christians I'm talking about (as opposed to the blatant xenophobia they hold toward immigrants).
October 21, 200619 yr Crist = Old Florida. I'm already thinking of never moving back to Florida, but that might just cement the decision if Checkpoint Charlie gets voted in by the dumb rednecks in North Florida. As a matter of fact, right now I'm calling for the secession of South Florida from the rest of Florida, as it is nearly certain that South Floridians are fundamentally different from North Floridians in every way possible and that, moreover, if Old Florida takes power, you can kiss goodbye any support for anything to be done in South Florida, INCLUDING any stadium funding for the Marlins. That's pretty much my stance. North Florida might as well be in Texas sometimes. There's a huge gap in this state between North and South. Which is a good thing, much like ny, you get out of nyc and the majority is conservative. Should that state split up? It's the ignorance of people who make statements like those of bulldurham like 'all those dumb northern redencks' or 'might as well be texas' that has screwed over the left in the past. A lot of these 'rednecks' are actually pretty fiscally moderate or even liberal, but they wont vote for the party whose supporters consider themselves to bve superior to the 'rednecks'. Until that ignorant elitist mentality doesnt disappear, I will continue to vote republican and so will many others It works both ways. The Republicans love to label big city people as welfare loving crack whores who have 30 children and are from foreign countries. Just ask John Rocker. His view of cities is not isolated to himself. And as long as they harbor those xenophobic views, I will continue to hold mine. Did you watch Trading Spouses tonight? That's the latent xenophobia toward cities and non-Christians I'm talking about (as opposed to the blatant xenophobia they hold toward immigrants). Exactly, more prevelant that people want to admit.
October 24, 200619 yr Author Senator Nelson and Congresswoman Harris debating now on PBS & NPR stations statewide. I'm watching on WFSU...are you watching?
October 24, 200619 yr Harris looks slightly like a freshman high school debator. There's no way Nelson can lose. If I were him I would just be like "Just a small town girl, living in a loooonley world......" etc.
October 24, 200619 yr Author Harris looks slightly like a freshman high school debator. There's no way Nelson can lose. If I were him I would just be like "Just a small town girl, living in a loooonley world......" etc. I don't know, Nelson has developed an image as being kinda stupid among many voters.
October 24, 200619 yr Ugh, Katherine Harris looked just awful. I don't know how anyone could vote for that crackpot. Wasn't even a contest IMO.
October 31, 200619 yr this debate is very enjoyable "I believe in marriage like my parents had and like I had before I got a divorce. But Gay people shouldnt be able to adopt." Smuck Can we vote for Chris Mathews? He looks like the best candiate of them all.
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