Mike Hanna doesn’t believe the Red Tide is not an issue, he is trying to change the narrative to what are his candidate’s winning issues.
“In Tight Race That Could Determine The Senate Majority, Even The Algae Counts”
You COME HERE and try to begin living with the stench of poor environmental management and again say something so flippant.
Alternate title "Blue Wave Meets Red Tide "
“The fecal bacteria and algae blooms off our beaches are a temporary issue,” said Florida GOP leaders. “After a few more decades of totally natural increases in sea level, it will be Georgia’s and Alabama’s problem, not ours.”
Rick Scott gave lots of tax breaks to the rich and businesses in Florida. Scott is responsible for this God Awful problem. Those of us who live here know it is not only the dead fish that stink.
I believe that instead of tax cuts for the rich, taxes need to be increased for everyone. The USA is averse to taxes compliments of the republican party. Science needs to be funded, infrastructure needs to be funded, economy diversity needs to be funded. Watching the flooding in the Carolinas this week was more than scary. It is going to end up being an environmental disaster. Pig poop and coal ash is getting into the water system. Government is totally responsible for not protecting people and business from climate changes. Ultimately it is the voter who selects their government. They must decide if the few dollars they received from a major tax cut is worth losing your home or business is worth it.
The sense of smell is one of the most powerful memory triggers. Pin the smell of algae and carcasses to Rick Scott’s environmental policies, as well himself, and it becomes an enduring memory that lasts well beyond November.
LAKE O is a festering , boiling pot of pollution, mostly from fertilizers, human and cattle ranch waste… SCOTT cut millions from the water monitoring BOARD… so polluters are free to dump whatever in the water…we have had referendums on controlling pollution, but SCOTT refused to do what was voted on…and the beat goes on…and the festering pot of pollution in LAKE O is released into the coastal waters thro; the LOXAHATCHEE& CALOOSA HATCHEE rivers. stand on the beaches inMARTIN and ST.LUCIE counties, and you will see the plume of brown water coming out the inlets., i’m sure you can see the same thing on the WEST -GULF COAST.
Indeed as we watched Rick Scott abolish State Development oversight and fill Water Control boards and Environmental watchdog departments with cronies and toadies. All the while wile lapping up gobs of cash from the Franjul brothers and big sugar
I’m so sorry this has happened, I’ve been going to Florida all my life and lived in the Keys in the late 80’s-mid 90’s. Lawton Chiles was Gov. then. We in Louisville, Kentucky tried to warn Floridians about Rick Scott when he first ran for Gov. as we ran him out of town for his big Medicare scam. I’m sure reasonable people listened to us but the massive influx of retirees from the Midwest and all the olds who are toxic from Fox News, etc., was just too much to overcome.
I sincerely hope Floridians defeat him for this Senate seat. I was in Key West & Big Pine a few weeks ago and miss marina life. Key West is an over built nightmare from when I lived there, but we got out on the boat up in Big Pine for a day and it was so lovely. I was actually amazed at how much recovery has occurred but I heard a whole lot about folks having issues with getting their insurance and other reimbursement monies from agencies.
Best of luck! We’re pulling for you!
Some Republicans in the state see the algae problems as a non-issue in the Senate race, arguing that the economy and public safety are more important factors driving voters to the polls.
Algae problems = public safety and economy. If Scott can’t “Make Florida Work” why would anyone think he could “Make Washington Work”???
Back to the facepalms.
Oh good grief! Whaaaaaaat? That facepalm actually hurt!
Just yesterday the staties had to pull two dead manatees out of the water at the marina where my SO works. That place is quiet as a tomb, too, and is only surviving because it’s owned by a larger marina company with locations in FL that aren’t suffering red tide. Though how long that can last, I don’t know, as the crap is spreading fast.
On the plus side, Nelson has apparently finally decided to get off his butt and actually campaign. Yesterday he spoke to a large gathering of Puerto Ricans about his plans to help them recover. I’m convinced that the growing PR population is where the Dems can really pick up some votes.
My wife and son and I spend a week on Anna Maria Island (Gulf coast, just south of St. Petersburg) every August. No red tide yet when we were down there last month, and we got a few good days in before the dead fish washed up on our beach.
The local businesses were clearly hurting - we’d go into a popular restaurant like Mr. Bones where there’s usually a wait for a table, and maybe 3 tables including ours would be occupied while we were there. Felt really sorry for them, hope they can weather this bad year and not have to close up.
I mentioned this before, but my wife’s friend & her husband live on the water in Ft. Myers and are hard core Trump Zombie Teabaggers. Cult like.
They hate Rick Scott & ain’t voting for him.
Nelson has really hit the algae issue and tied Scott’s governance to it. It’s paying dividends.
Scott had an odious stench long before this.
chanting, “Que se vaya” in Spanish.
The “in Spanish” part is not necessary.
How appropriate if Scott, who gives pond scum a good name, is undone by red tide.