Nadine Smith on the Stanton Firing

Hate and Irony in Polk County

The body of the 25-year-old Winter Haven man was found on a rural road in Wahneta early Wednesday morning, said Polk County Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood. He had been stabbed about 20 times, she said.
A witness came forward and said Skipper was killed because he made an advance toward Brown, Wood said.
Authorities are treating the killing as a hate crime, according to a sheriff's office statement.
Skipper was driving around Wahneta on Tuesday and offered Bearden a ride around midnight, the statement said. The two went back to Skipper's house, where they smoked marijuana and discussed using Skipper's computer to copy checks, the report said.
The two left Skipper's house and went to another home where they met Brown and they all left in Skipper's car, officials said. Once at the remote location, Brown and Bearden allegedly attacked Skipper in his own vehicle, stabbing him and leaving him along the roadside, Wood said.
The suspects allegedly attempted to clean the bloody vehicle and later drove Skipper's car around and bragged to friends, Wood said.
Skipper's car was later found abandoned on a dock near Lake Pansy in Winter Haven

from the St. Petersburg Times Story Is it just me or is this story simultaneously sad and ironic? You commit a hate crime and then leave the car by Lake Pansy?

300

Just saw 300 at the IMAX theatre at Channelside. i recommend that you see this movie in IMAX. Great visuals. Good story. I find it fascinating that Iranians are outraged by it as they believe it was produced by the government as a justification for going to war with Iran.

My esteemed Islamic colleagues in Iran, First let me make 2 points. The current situation in Iraq makes it clear that this government needs no reason, justification or public support to go to war with any country. Second, this movie, in the states is targeted at 15 year old boys who, unfortunately, do not associate the word "persian" with Iran ( the word "IRAN" doesn't appear in the movie) and, in point of fact, most people under the age of 30 in this country do not watch the news and unless they have a friend from that area of the world, most believe that you're arabs. Believe me, if we go to war with Iran, it won't be because of a movie.

Tim Gill is doing the Lord's work

long week

it's been a long week and I really have nothing to say or report. Steve Stanton is still fired and Rhonda Storms and the Largo Commission Cunts still have jobs. We still can't adopt or marry. Both Battlestar Galactica and Lost continue to suck wind. And I'm going to lose an hour of sleep tonight because of the Daylight Savings change.

I have to admit to bit of world-weariness.

I'm headed to my mom's wedding this weekend. It will be an awkward affair and I can't wait for it to be over. I can't wait for wedding season to be over. I love my mom and wish her well, but I'm so freekin over weddings.

Encouraging Survey

In the wake of the firing of Largo City Manager Steve Stanton, A Survey by the St. Petersburg Times shows encouraging changing attitudes toward GLBTQ Minorities. Now if we can just impress on the five members of the Largo County Commission the injustice they dealt the City Manager Stanton when they began proceedings to fire him tuesday night. Politicans have to realize that their bigotry has a ripple effect across the community.