Well Now That Didn't Take Long. Will Florida Wise Up And Vote Blue?

Telstar wrote:A hurricane alarmingly late in the year is disrupting Florida’s midterm elections


The Panhandle is bracing itself.


Hurricane Michael is set to disrupt elections in Florida, a state where environmental crises have dominated on the campaign trail.

The state’s panhandle is bracing itself as the storm prepares to lash Northwest Florida, throwing a wrench not only into midterm elections but also possibly exacerbating an ongoing algae crisis and marking a harrowing new trend as hurricanes arrive later in the year.

Expected to arrive at Florida’s shores on Wednesday, Michael was growing in strength as of Tuesday afternoon. Currently a Category 2 hurricane, it could make landfall as a Category 3. The Florida panhandle is home to the state’s capital, Tallahassee, which could be right in the line of fire if the storm’s current direction continues.

Gov. Rick Scott (R) has declared a state of emergency in 35 Florida counties, calling the storm “life-threatening and extremely dangerous.” Officials warned the storm could be unlike any seen in decades. Michael will be the first hurricane to hit the area since Hurricane Hermine in 2016.





https://thinkprogress.org/hurricane-michael-florida-panhandle-elections-superfund-sites-52647e2786d3/

othershoe1030 wrote:With the uphill battle the Dems face in the realm of election politics, gerrymandering and extreme efforts at voter suppression I am finding some glee in noting that the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael hit a particularly Red part of Florida.

RealLindaL wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:With the uphill battle the Dems face in the realm of election politics, gerrymandering and extreme efforts at voter suppression I am finding some glee in noting that the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael hit a particularly Red part of Florida.

Othershoe, I'm very frankly surprised and appalled to read this coming from you.

othershoe1030 wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:With the uphill battle the Dems face in the realm of election politics, gerrymandering and extreme efforts at voter suppression I am finding some glee in noting that the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael hit a particularly Red part of Florida.

Othershoe, I'm very frankly surprised and appalled to read this coming from you.

I was speaking purely from a political impact perspective. Certainly the devastation is awful, lives and homes changed forever. I went through Ivan in the Pensacola area so I know about hurricanes. It was a political observation of the effects we might expect as the result of the st

Frankly, you don't think the Republicans would harbor similar delight if the blue part of the state had been hit? Seriously? Sorry to have offended you though, really.

othershoe1030 wrote:
I was speaking purely from a political impact perspective. Certainly the devastation is awful, lives and homes changed forever. I went through Ivan in the Pensacola area so I know about hurricanes. It was a political observation of the effects we might expect as the result of the storm.

Frankly, you don't think the Republicans would harbor similar delight if the blue part of the state had been hit? Seriously? Sorry to have offended you though, really.

bigdog wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

othershoe1030 wrote:With the uphill battle the Dems face in the realm of election politics, gerrymandering and extreme efforts at voter suppression I am finding some glee in noting that the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael hit a particularly Red part of Florida.

Othershoe, I'm very frankly surprised and appalled to read this coming from you.

I was speaking purely from a political impact perspective. Certainly the devastation is awful, lives and homes changed forever. I went through Ivan in the Pensacola area so I know about hurricanes. It was a political observation of the effects we might expect as the result of the st

Frankly, you don't think the Republicans would harbor similar delight if the blue part of the state had been hit? Seriously? Sorry to have offended you though, really.

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If the blue part of the state were hit there wouldn't be a voting booth open there until February. Our state legislature would see to that. What worries me is that I believe Scott will declare that the election cannot be certified even after election day (especially if he loses the Senate seat) because the good people of Panama City and Mexico Beach have to be given another month or two to get to the polls. Then when they finally do vote, miraculously, the results willl suddenly flip the election to the Republicans. Whether the numbers are there or not. He has the opportunity. A guy who will steal from Medicaid will do anything to become a Senator.

Telstar wrote:Othershoe wrote:

I do not think for one minute that the importance of this election has been exaggerated; it is huge. The anti-45 groups have to ban together. The Des Moines Register, a very conservative paper has come out in favor of voting out all of their Republican members of Congress who are up for re-election this year. They cited the failure of Congress to serve as a check to the Executive Branch, failure to control spending and exhibit fiscal responsibility, failure to repeal the ACA and replace it with something better, failure to come to agreement on immigration reform and on and on. It was quite a nice laundry list of Congress' failures.






The Des Moines Register. Hmm, I bet Damaged Eagle and his ever loving sister are having a shit fit over that one.




                     ********sad twisted smile********

To shield himself from future conflict charges, Mr. Scott, who is now running to unseat the incumbent senator Bill Nelson, created a $73.8 million investment account that he called a blind trust. But an examination of Mr. Scott’s finances shows that his trust has been blind in name only. There have been numerous ways for him to have knowledge about his holdings: Among other things, he transferred many assets to his wife and neither “blinded” nor disclosed them. And their investments have included corporations, partnerships and funds that stood to benefit from his administration’s actions.

Only in late July, when compelled by ethics rules for Senate candidates, did Mr. Scott disclose his wife’s holdings. That report revealed that his wife, Ann Scott, an interior decorator by trade, controlled accounts that might exceed the value of her husband’s. Their equity investments largely mirrored each other, meaning that Mr. Scott could, if he wanted, track his own holdings by following his wife’s.

The filing revealed that the Scotts together were worth between $254.3 million and $510 million. (The Senate requires that assets be valued only in ranges.) They own a beachfront mansion in Naples, Fla., valued at $14.1 million (along with a $147,000 boathouse) and a Montana residence on 61 acres worth $1.5 million. The governor, who has banked more than $200 million in investment income while in office, forgoes his $130,000 state salary and jets across Florida in his own plane.

If he wins a tight race for the Florida seat, which is central to control of the Senate, Mr. Scott could well become the richest member of the next Congress. His broad menu of investments might regularly present conflicts that require recusal. He has declined to say whether he would use a blind trust in the Senate, where the rules controlling them are far more stringent.

zsomething wrote:Speaking of Florida politics, ya'll's gov'nah's a sheisty fuck:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/us/rick-scott-conflicts-blind-trust.html

To shield himself from future conflict charges, Mr. Scott, who is now running to unseat the incumbent senator Bill Nelson, created a $73.8 million investment account that he called a blind trust. But an examination of Mr. Scott’s finances shows that his trust has been blind in name only. There have been numerous ways for him to have knowledge about his holdings: Among other things, he transferred many assets to his wife and neither “blinded” nor disclosed them. And their investments have included corporations, partnerships and funds that stood to benefit from his administration’s actions.

Only in late July, when compelled by ethics rules for Senate candidates, did Mr. Scott disclose his wife’s holdings. That report revealed that his wife, Ann Scott, an interior decorator by trade, controlled accounts that might exceed the value of her husband’s. Their equity investments largely mirrored each other, meaning that Mr. Scott could, if he wanted, track his own holdings by following his wife’s.

The filing revealed that the Scotts together were worth between $254.3 million and $510 million. (The Senate requires that assets be valued only in ranges.) They own a beachfront mansion in Naples, Fla., valued at $14.1 million (along with a $147,000 boathouse) and a Montana residence on 61 acres worth $1.5 million. The governor, who has banked more than $200 million in investment income while in office, forgoes his $130,000 state salary and jets across Florida in his own plane.

If he wins a tight race for the Florida seat, which is central to control of the Senate, Mr. Scott could well become the richest member of the next Congress. His broad menu of investments might regularly present conflicts that require recusal. He has declined to say whether he would use a blind trust in the Senate, where the rules controlling them are far more stringent.

Don't feel bad.  You can't find an elected Republican in Mississippi who's not crooked as a dog's hind leg either.

Telstar wrote:Mississippi and Florida, my two favorite  forum states. Thank God I never had to set foot in either shithole.

RealLindaL wrote:

Telstar wrote:Mississippi and Florida, my two favorite  forum states. Thank God I never had to set foot in either shithole.

Way to alienate some of your "favorite forum's" members.

Telstar wrote:Been there done that for over a decade. I don't alienate the forum members that I respect and don't give a damn about the one's I don't.

RealLindaL wrote:

Telstar wrote:Been there done that for over a decade. I don't alienate the forum members that I respect and don't give a damn about the one's I don't.

So you wouldn't be even a little offended if we called New York a shithole and/or said other nasty things about it?

PkrBum wrote:How civil.

bigdog wrote:

PkrBum wrote:How civil.

______Just looking at your little crybaby logo there. Don't you think that it's time to change it? Rosenstein told the New York Times that there was a massive Russian effort to interfere in our election. Sounds like it's not a lie after all. I just don't want you to be embarrassed.

bigdog wrote:

PkrBum wrote:How civil.

______Just looking at your little crybaby logo there. Don't you think that it's time to change it? Rosenstein told the New York Times that there was a massive Russian effort to interfere in our election. Sounds like it's not a lie after all. I just don't want you to be embarrassed.