TONY DUNGY !!!!

Congratulations to Tony and his Colts !
And, a VERY valid question from Michael Hussey at Pushing Rope.







I have less than zero interest in football but alot of interest in the integrity and strength of Tony Dungy. I can almost believe that this one was actually WON, not bought and paid for. I'm likin it.

And, a VERY valid question from Michael Hussey at Pushing Rope.

Under OUR American Flag There oughta be a law

You know, it's bad enough that these people MOVE to a place and decide they don't like the surroundings ... (OR those who lived their prior)--- maybe they should consider adjusting. (after all they drove through the area and chose this home, and hey, the homeless are there EVERY day)

Most of these people involved in this errrrr activism (LOL) are 'new' people -- both the residents AND the business-owners. So,they were perfectly aware of the deal with this area when they plunked their money on the table. In the past, in the articles involving those who would disappear the homeless, it's very obvious that the interviewees are carefully chosen by the St. Pete Times for their neo-Nazi bents.

I agree it's their right to use the flag however they want (and I think I'd rather see it burnt, stomped on or worn than used for this sickness of the mind and heart) but perhaps a more true application of it's use might be found when they peruse the triumvirate of documents that enshrine the freedoms and RIGHTS of the American People.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is one of the most famous phrases in the United States Declaration of Independence. These three aspects are listed among the "unalienable rights" of man.

The phrase is based on the writings of John Locke, who expressed a similar concept of "life, liberty, and estate (or property)". While Locke said that "no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions", Adam Smith coined the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of property". The expression "pursuit of happiness" was coined by Dr. Samuel Johnson in his 1759 novel Rasselas.

Written by Thomas Jefferson, the words in the Declaration were a departure from the orthodoxy of Locke and Smith. Since Jefferson viewed the right to property, a concept tied to feudalism and such, as being potentially antithetical to liberty, he replaced the right to property with the right to the pursuit of happiness (Langguth).

This tripartite motto is comparable to “liberté, égalité, fraternité” (liberty, equality, fraternity) in France or “peace, order and good government” in Canada.[citation needed]

The phrase can also be found in Chapter III, Article 13 of the 1947 Constitution of Japan.

An alternative phrase "life, liberty and property", is found in the Declaration of Colonial Rights, a resolution of the First Continental Congress.

Kudos to the Reverend Bruce Wright who did not dignify their activities with more than a passing comment.

Maybe, unlike Mrs. and Mr. Neo (Lynn Hawkins and her man), the others who she felt might participate in this protest AGAINST human rights searched their hearts or remembered their grade-school lessons.

I don't think it would have bothered me a bit if they hadn't been waving around the American flag over something so against the inalienable rights of American people which should be the rights of humans everywhere.

It's a train-wreck of sick contradiction to protest the rights of Americans with the American flag. Angered me as soon as I got to the flag part; I skim read the rest while I opened my blog.

This would almost be the first case where I wouldn't stick up for their right to do so. According to the Constitution though, I must. Grudgingly, I cede to this but that doesn't stop me from opining. What I'll say is this: Unnecessary actions result in UNnecessary consequences.

It has been suggested that I start a separate blog for things that piss me off. I don't know, I like this seesaw better. HA

I copied the whole article here because Tampa Tribune (lies printed daily) will disappear things as soon as there is a link found to them.

Oh and I'm just kidding about the law. I'm against legislating stupidity and lack of caring. That's gotta come from the inside.


Residents Protest Homeless Camps

By STEVE KORNACKI The Tampa Tribune

Published: Feb 4, 2007


ST. PETERSBURG - About a dozen residents and business owners unhappy with tent cities inhabited by the homeless staged a protest Saturday afternoon.

They carried signs and waved American flags on the steps of St. Petersburg City Hall and its nearest street corners for about an hour.

"They are homeless, and they are running me out of business," said Ella Lee, a tailor who owns Ella's Alterations at 1742 Central Ave. Her shop is across from the tent city at the corner of 18th Street North.

There are more than two dozen tents there, and at Fifth Avenue North and 15th Street North. They have been the object of contention and controversy in recent weeks, and interest was heightened Jan. 19 when St. Petersburg police and fire officials slashed or confiscated 25 tents at a homeless camp, which moved after the incident.

Lynn Hawkins, a new homeowner in the historic Kenwood neighborhood a few blocks west of the 18th Street tent city, organized the protest by going to businesses and sending e-mail.

"It's a safety and sanitation issue," said Hawkins, a mother of two who protested with her husband, Joe. "When I saw the tent city go up, it infuriated me. It drives down tourism and the value of homes, and is not an appropriate place to live.

"I took down some bushes by my house because I came out to find them urinating there, and squatting and defecating. I have children who play there."

Bruce Wright, pastor and director of Refuge Ministries and Lionheart Recovery in St. Petersburg, has worked to help the tent city homeless. He considered protesting the city hall demonstration but said that would have been counterproductive.

"I drove by it, and it looked like there were 10 people protesting there," Wright said. "That right there was its own commentary. It's the weekend, people are off, and that was all they could get to protest? We get more support for the homeless every day with people leaving donations. And some from Kenwood have given us support."

Hawkins had hoped for at least 30 protesters Friday. She said attendance possibly declined because she changed the original plan to protest at one of the tent city locations after meeting Thursday with city and police officials. She had heard rumors of a counterprotest and "didn't want a confrontation."

Larry Buffington, who owns businesses and apartments across from and near the 18th Street tents with his wife, Linda, held a sign: "Saint Petersburg is a city, not a campground."

He said he was upset that city codes and laws were not being enforced in regard to the tents. He said he has called police to complain and received no response.

"I saw a guy going poop in front of our building, and they hang their laundry on the chain-link fences and violate parking and signage laws," Buffington said.

Some of the protest signs asked those who support them to honk their horns, and demonstrators cheered and yelled thanks when cars obliged.

Protesters Robert Hunt and Mark Larson, who live on Fifth Avenue North, said they fear for their safety.

"My house has been violated," Hunt said, noting recent signs of attempted break-ins, littering and destroyed plants. "And the city is enabling them to live on the streets."

Lee added, "We have compassion for them, but there's a better way. The city has offered them places to go, but they just stay."

Reporter Steve Kornacki can be reached at (813) 731-8170 or skornacki@tampatrib.com.