Sen. Larry Craig's 1982 denial that he was involved in homosexual activity with teenage pages: "When I have people telling me that a whole series of false accusations are being made against my character, frankly, it makes me made as hell."

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Sen. Larry Craig invloved with molesting teen Pages in '82

Sen. Larry Craig's 1982 denial that he was involved in homosexual activity with teenage pages: "When I have people telling me that a whole series of false accusations are being made against my character, frankly, it makes me made as hell."

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Sgt. 1st Class David A. Heringes

Hometown: Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Age: 36 years old

Died: August 24, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Died near Tikrit of wounds sustained when a makeshift bomb detonated near his unit during combat operations in Bayji.

BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION KICKS NAUGLE OFF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OVER BIGOTED COMMENTS

What: The Broward County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday, August 28^th to remove Mayor Jim Naugle from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Tourism Development Council due to his hate-filled crusade against the gay community.

From: Waymon Hudson, President of Fight OUT Loud, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight discrimination and hate.

Why: Fight OUT Loud is extremely pleased that Commissioner Stacey Ritter's motion to remove Naugle from the Broward County Tourism Development Council was unanimously approved yesterday. The move comes in response to Naugle's continued attacks on the gay community. Fight OUT Loud is equally pleased that not only did the Commission remove Naugle, but all of the commissioners publicly and strongly denounced his hate-filled comments from the dais. The County also urged the Fort Lauderdale City Commission to formally rebuke the mayor at their next meeting.

Fight OUT Loud applauds Ritter and the County Commission for taking steps to remove Naugle from the Tourism Board, thereby giving him one less platform from which to spew dangerous misinformation and hate. Naugle is on a personal mission to demonize a large segment of the community he represents. By continuing his spread of lies and bigotry for his own personal satisfaction and agenda, Naugle has put the entire region at risk economically. More importantly, he has threatened the safety of LGBT citizens and visitors. He is putting the public at great risk by spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS and other health issues. The mayor is also endangering the entire community by painting everyday citizens as depraved criminals and "abominations", in the process encouraging hate and violence against them.

Fort Lauderdale and its surrounding communities have been damaged in the eyes of the public. Travelers and residents are beginning to feel that it is no longer a safe, modern, accepting place. It is encouraging that true leadership was shown by the commission and that they have sent a clear message to the rest of the public that the County has zero tolerance for such hate and will no longer give someone a platform from which to spew such damaging rhetoric. He is hurting every member of the community by continuing these attacks and must be stopped.

By removing Naugle from this position, the Commission sends a clear message that Broward County does not allow this type of divisive discourse and truly welcomes all. It is the first, strong step in repairing the extensive damage Naugle has done.

Fight OUT Loud is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight discrimination and hate. www.fightOUTloud.org

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Florida Republicans to Lose 1/2 Delegates

The Republican National Committee plans to penalize at least four states holding early primaries, including New Hampshire and Florida, by refusing to seat at least half their delegates at the party's national convention in 2008, a party official said Tuesday.

Much of the focus in the primary scheduling fight up to now has been on the Democratic National Committee's moves to penalize Florida by not seating its convention delegates because of the state's decision to move up its primary. But the Republican rules are even more stringent, and the national party said today that it would not hesitate enforcing them.

The actions by Republicans and Democrats to move against states holding early contests is a rare instance of the two parties moving in concert, in this case to regain control over a rapidly evolving primary calendar that has thrust the nominating system into deep uncertainty just months before it is to begin.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Another Republican Busted For Blow Job

UPDATE 5:00 PM:
Karsnia entered the bathroom at noon that day and about 13 minutes after taking a seat in a stall, he stated he could see “an older white male with grey hair standing outside my stall.”
The man, who lingered in front of the stall for two minutes, was later identified as Craig.
“I could see Craig look through the crack in the door from his position. Craig would look down at his hands, ‘fidget’ with his fingers, and then look through the crack into my stall again. Craig would repeat this cycle for about two minutes,” the report states.
Craig then entered the stall next to Karsnia’s and placed his roller bag against the front of the stall door.
“My experience has shown that individuals engaging in lewd conduct use their bags to block the view from the front of their stall,” Karsnia stated in his report. “From my seated position, I could observe the shoes and ankles of Craig seated to the left of me.”
Craig was wearing dress pants with black dress shoes.
“At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot. I moved my foot up and down slowly. While this was occurring, the male in the stall to my right was still present. I could hear several unknown persons in the restroom that appeared to use the restroom for its intended use. The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area,” the report states.
Craig then proceeded to swipe his hand under the stall divider several times, and Karsnia noted in his report that “I could ... see Craig had a gold ring on his ring finger as his hand was on my side of the stall divider.”
Karsnia then held his police identification down by the floor so that Craig could see it.

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men's public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon.
Craig's arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8.
A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a "he said/he said misunderstanding," and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon.

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BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION TO REMOVE NAUGLE FROM TOURISM BOARD OVER BIGOTED COMMENTS

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BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION TO REMOVE NAUGLE FROM TOURISM BOARD OVER BIGOTED COMMENTS

What: The Broward County Commission will be voting Tuesday, August 28^th, to remove Mayor Jim Naugle from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Tourism Development Council due to his hate-filled crusade against the gay community.

From: Waymon Hudson, Community Activist and President of Fight OUT Loud, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight discrimination and hate.

Why: Fight OUT Loud is pleased to support Commissioner Stacey Ritter's plan to remove Naugle from the Broward County Tourism Development Council. This motion will be on the agenda for vote on Tuesday, August 28^th. The move comes in response to Naugle's continued attacks on the gay community. Commissioner Stacy Ritter said Naugle's comments have been counter to the board's mission and are cause to remove him before his term ends next spring.

Members of the Tourism Development Council and Ft. Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau have publicly stated that Naugle's continued "mischaracterizations" and "hurtful, mean-spirited rhetoric" regarding the gay community have severely damaged the city and surrounding areas. Travel industry leaders have told the board that groups have begun putting their travel plans to Fort Lauderdale on hold. Board members said that each time the mayor speaks they receive hundreds of E-mails from potential visitors to Ft Lauderdale, saying they plan to take their money elsewhere. Visitors, both gay and straight, have begun to worry that the Greater Fort Lauderdale area is no longer a welcoming or safe place to travel. In fact, the Bay Areas Reporter, one of the nation's most influential LGBT publications, published an editorial calling for a boycott of Fort Lauderdale .

Fight OUT Loud applauds Ritter and the County Commission for taking steps to remove Naugle from the Tourism Board, thereby giving him one less platform from which to spew dangerous misinformation and hate. Naugle is on a personal mission to demonize a large segment of the community he represents. By continuing his spread of lies and bigotry for his own personal satisfaction and agenda, Naugle has put the entire region at risk economically as well threatened the safety of LGBT citizens and visitors. He is putting the public at great risk by spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS and other health issues. The mayor is also endangering the entire community by painting everyday citizens as depraved criminals and "abominations", in the process encouraging hate and violence against them.

Fight OUT Loud is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight discrimination and hate. www.fightOUTloud.org

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Chertoff may replace Gonzales

Might there be some trading up at the Justice Department? According to U.S. News and World Report, "buzz among top Bushies is that beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff."

Officials claim the Chertoff is a likely candidate because he has little connection to the Justice prosecutor scandal, has friends on Capitol Hill, and is experienced, having served as a federal judge and assistant attorney general.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Barack Obama tests Hillary Rodham Clinton's Broward County lead

Looking to add cash to his bulging campaign coffers and pick up supporters in territory friendly to his chief rival, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shoehorned a Broward visit Saturday into a weekend of Florida appearances.

The U.S. senator from Illinois offered Broward voters the message he has been using throughout the country, presenting himself as the candidate of change.

"The country right now is ready for something new. I think our campaign has come to represent people feeling like we can't spend all our time just going back and forth bickering [and] having insiders dictate the agenda," Obama said.

As the largest source of Democratic votes in Florida — home to one in nine of the state's registered Democrats — Broward is important to any candidate in a state primary. For the moment, it's very friendly territory for the party's presidential frontrunner, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

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Violence To ‘Remain High’ In Iraq Over Next ‘Six To Twelve Months’

NIE: Violence To 'Remain High' In Iraq Over Next 'Six To Twelve Months'

This week, the Bush administration released an update to the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), entitled, "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive." The NIE — which offers the coordinated judgments of the Intelligence Community — observed some "measurable but uneven improvements" in Iraq's security situation, but cautioned that there remains a lack of political progress in Iraq and a failure of the escalation to successfully provide sufficient security for Iraqis.

Read the key judgments of the NIE here. Below, some important findings:

Decrease in Baghdad violence due to sectarian cleansing:

The polarization of communities is most evident in Baghdad, where the Shia are a clear majority in more than half of all neighborhoods and Sunni areas have become surrounded by predominately Shia districts. Where population displacements have led to significant sectarian separation, conflict levels have diminished to some extent because warring communities find it more difficult to penetrate communal enclaves.

Violence to remain high over next six to 12 months:

[L]evels of insurgent and sectarian violence will remain high [over next six to 12 months] and the Iraqi Government will continue to struggle to achieve national-level political reconciliation and improved governance.

National government to become more "precarious" over next six to 12 months:

The Iraqi Government will become more precarious over the next six to 12 months because of criticism by other members of the major Shia coalition, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, and other Sunni and Kurdish parties. … The strains of the security situation and absence of key leaders have stalled internal political debates, slowed national decisionmaking, and increased Maliki's vulnerability to alternative coalitions

Refugee crisis will continue to spill over during "next six to 12 months":

Population displacement resulting from sectarian violence continues, imposing burdens on provincial governments and some neighboring states and increasing the danger of destabilizing influences spreading across Iraq's borders over the next six to 12 months.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Tell the DNC we do not need 30 days

Tell the rules committee no need to wait 30 days, they have our plan.

Lets proceed with the plan we have put forward.

let's put this back in the Rules And Bylaws Committee's court.

The first one who blinks loses.

Make it known we will send our delegates to Denver no matter what.

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Staff Sgt. Sandy R. Britt

Hometown: Apopka, Florida, U.S.

Age: 30 years old

Died: August 21, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his unit during combat operation in Baghdad

Breaking Castro Dead

update- This RUMOR was started by Cuban Gossip Queen Perez Hilton- Who still stand behind the Rumor.

As Per > Val Prieto at http://www.babalublog.com/archives/005912.html

My cellphone has not stopped ringing for the past ten minutes. Various sources inform that an announcement will come within the next few minutes from the Cuban government on Cuban TV and media. Stay tuned and we'll see if we've been manipulated once again or if today is the birth date of Cuba's liberty.
Update: Here's the deal and what I know up to now, as of 1500 hours, August 24, 2007:
First, South Florida Law Enforcement is on alert. An EOC (Emergency Operations Center) has been set-up and manned somewhere in Homestead.
Im also told Local and State government agencies have food, bottled water, and other necessities - valued in the millions - stored and/or staged in Homestead at or near the EOC.
I am presently verifying whether Coast Guard and DHS and Border Patrol agencies are on high alert. (Verified 01445)
Local News stations are abuzz, mostly on reports very much like the above, with massive law enforcemnt mobilizations throughout Dade county.
Local emergency medical services notified to be on alert by law enforcement agencies.
Im told - and still awaiting confirmation - that buses in Havana have been recalled to terminals and that Cuban workers have been sent home. (still unconfirmed 1500)
Again, I am loathe to publish the title as I did in this post, but I would be remiss in not telling you all what I know, right now. All of my sources are good but the Cuban government, as we all know, is masterful at controlling media and information and we should not rule out that this and last Friday's "news" have been and are feelers to see what the reactions are here, as well as who reacts within the island. If we've been duped we've been duped. If not, then bust out the champagne.
Once again, these may all be rumor to discredit us and other media sources. All we can do is exactly what we've been doing for quite some time now: wait and see.
More from Killcastro, with sources from within Cuba.
Update 1531: Just got off the phone with a local Congressman's media relations person: Nothing is official, lots of buzz, no confirmation. However, was told something that may make unfortunate sense: the Cuban government has gotten us all riled up only to proudly and snidely display fidel castro in full green fatigues regalia. I know it's difficult right now, for me especially (trust me), but we need to keep our wits about us and trust only that which we can verify.
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Let The DNC Hear From You

Let The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Hear From You

The Rules & Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will meet on Saturday to decide whether it will slash the delegate voting power of Florida for moving our state's presidential preference primary to January 29, 2008.

Florida Democrats must stand together and demand that our votes be counted on January 29. There is nothing more important than making sure that Florida Democrats are not disenfranchised.

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Republicans Jump Ship Like Rats

update 08-27-07 Gonzales Resigns

It's getting hard to keep track of the growing list of Republicans who are looking for the nearest exit. Last month, Republican Congressman Ray LaHood (IL-18) announced he will not run for re-election. This past week, he was joined by four other senior Republicans, including former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, the ethically-challenged Rick Renzi, and the President's political guru, Karl Rove.

Renzi Says He Will Not Seek Re-Election
Roll Call (subscription required)

"Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2008, ending months of speculation regarding the ethically clouded Congressman's political future."

Hastert quits
USA Today

"Hastert, who today becomes the fourth House Republican in three weeks to say he won't seek re-election next year, didn't so much seize power as accept it. He didn't seek the spotlight."

Pryce calls it quits
Washington Post

"Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio) announced yesterday that she will retire from one of the most competitive House districts in the country, after squeaking to victory in a hotly contested race in 2006."

Pickering will not seek re-election
The Hill

"Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed late Thursday night that he would not seek a seventh term in the House, becoming the third senior GOP lawmaker this week to say he would retire."

Rove resigns despised and deified
The Politico

"Karl Rove will leave George Bush's side this month one of the most controversial political figures in living memory."

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Gay Florida mayor hopes Mayor Naugle will come to his senses

Larry Gierer, the out, HIV-positive mayor of Oakland Park, Fla., is urging his colleague to the south, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle, to think before he brands all gays as unhappy. Gierer also urged the media to look beyond Naugle's headline-seeking comments and report on how neither Gierer's sexual orientation, nor his HIV-status, has proven to be much of an issue in his city. Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale,

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Let The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Hear From You

The Rules & Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will meet on Saturday to decide whether it will slash the delegate voting power of Florida for moving our state's presidential preference primary to January 29, 2008.

Florida Democrats must stand together and demand that our votes be counted on January 29. There is nothing more important than making sure that Florida Democrats are not disenfranchised.

Will you join me in sending a message to DNC Chairman Howard Dean and the Rules & Bylaws Committee?

You can send your comments at: http://www.fladems.com/standtogether

TOURISM BOARD DEMANDS MAYOR NAUGLE STOP ATTACKS ON GAY COMMUNITY

TOURISM BOARD DEMANDS NAUGLE STOP ATTACKS ON GAY COMMUNITY

What: Fort Lauderdale Tourism Board demands Naugle stop his hate-filled crusade against the gay community.

Who: From Waymon Hudson, Community Activist and President of Fight OUT Loud, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight discrimination and hate.

Why: Members of the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism Board demanded today that the mayor stop damaging the reputation of the city and its surrounding communities with his "mischaracterizations" and "hurtful, mean-spirited rhetoric" regarding the gay community. They said "damage has been done" by his comments and continued attacks. It has been reported that travel industry leaders have told the board that there are consequences to the mayor's crusade and they are beginning to be felt as groups put their travel plans to Fort Lauderdale on hold. Board members said that each time the mayor speaks they receive hundreds of E-mails from potential visitors to Ft Lauderdale, saying they plan to take their money elsewhere. One board member said a 200-person group was scheduled to stay at a prominent hotel in Ft Lauderdale. In light of Naugle's comments, they have placed the reservation, along with $250,000 in revenue, on hold. These concerns have come from not only gay and lesbian travelers, but from other tourists as well. They have said they no longer see the Greater Fort Lauderdale area as a welcoming or safe place to travel. The mayor's response was, "I am the Mayor that's not going to back down."

Fort Lauderdale and its surrounding communities have been damaged in the eyes of the public. Travelers and residents are beginning to feel that it is no longer a safe, modern, accepting place. People are turning away from this wonderful community because of the mayor's obsession with spreading lies about good, productive members of the city. He is making the city feel unsafe by continuing these attacks and bigoted stereotypes, thereby inciting hatred and violence against gays and lesbians.

It is very obvious that the mayor will continue his bigoted personal crusade despite the fact that every assertion he has made has been proven false. Naugle is on a personal mission to demonize a segment of the community he represents. He is determined to hurt the entire region, through both economics and public safety by continuing his spread of lies and bigotry for his own personal satisfaction and agenda. Naugle is putting the public at great risk by spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS and other health issues. The mayor is also endangering the entire community by painting everyday citizens as depraved criminals and "abominations", in the process encouraging violence against them. He is hurting every member of our community by continuing these attacks and must be stopped.

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Thurman: We will not disenfranchise Florida voters

We've found a couple prominent Florida Democratic activists ready to blink and have the state party look again at making the Jan. 29 primary officially meaningless and instead hold later caucuses to allocate Florida delegates. But Karen Thurman ruled that out.

Last week the DNC offered the state up a caucus proposal it priced at $866,000. How would it serve more than 4.2-million Florida Democrats? It would cover 150 caucus sites, caucus staffers, and pay for printing 120,000 ballots. 120,000 ballots? That would mean less than 3 percent of Florida Democrats would participate in picking a presidential nominee.

"We are not going to do anything that's going to disenfranchise our Florida Democratic voters. That to us is our biggest commitment and a place we cannot move from,'' Thurman said.

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Dems call for open PIP discussion

Wary of a secret deal to force a new mandatory auto insurance, House Democrats are urging state leaders to bring the talks out into the open.

"This has all the makings of a 'Tallahassee Special' where a final product may be ironed out in secret and the Legislature given the choice to take it or leave it in an abbreviated special session," House Democratic leaders Dan Gelber and Joyce Cusack co-wrote in a letter delivered Tuesday to the governor, House speaker and Senate president.

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Barack Obama to be live guest on "The Stacy Ritter Report"

Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama will be a guest on "The Stacy Ritter Report" this Saturday, August 25, on News-Talk 850, WFTL. Show host and Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter will broadcast the show live from Cafe Bella Sera in Parkland, FL, from 10:30am to 12 noon. This will be Obama's first appearance in Broward County since announcing his candidacy.

Stacy is the co-chair for the fundraiser breakfast that will be held at the restaurant that morning.

Cafe Bella Sera is located at 7351 North State Road 7, Parkland, FL 33073

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