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Courtesy of Ustin Lza.

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I love this picture, swiped from the Times without their permission. (Dear Times lawyers, Alison Steele in particular, please don’t be mad at us.)

The image comes from this story.

UPDATE

Ustin Lza sends the following addition. Baker, in a batshit crazy rage (check the smile): “So help me, Herb, I will slap the living piss out of you.”

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This story is a few days old because I was trying to decide whether or not to post it. You see, the story itself is about all the great green initiatives Mayor Faker has unveiled as part of his plan to greenify St. Petersburg. You might recall that St. Pete was actually named the first “Green City” in FL, although there still aren’t any other green cities which leads me to believe the designation is bullshit to begin with. Anywho, the writer went ahead and addressed the recycling issue and I agree, but I didn’t want to piss all over the good things that are coming to the ‘burg just because I have a personal vendetta.

Of course, then I read the following line:

Baker is still so dead set against implementing such a program, he ordered his staff to lobby against a countywide recycling effort being discussed by the Pinellas County Commission.

You have to be fucking kidding me. We know that he doesn’t want recycling, we know that his pawns are responding to people like us saying how bad recycling is for the environment, but now he is lobbying against the possibility of the county picking our shit up? This is a new low, even for the tent slasher himself.

You see, the city makes good money burning your recyclables. If the county were to step in and pick those items up it would result in less money, and less money means the city can’t spend dollars on important initiatives like the new stadium. That’s bad.

This is seriously sickening to me, I can’t believe this asshole and his dirtbag cronies are going to take the step from just opposing recycling to actually preventing it from happening. Thanks Rick! When do we get to elect a new douchebag to run the city?

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Today is pick on Rick Baker day. In honor of pick on Rick Baker day, I present the newest addition to the Splogwear summer collection. This new shirt sports artwork from this dude.

Actually, screw that, just go buy one of our current awesome shirts.

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We missed this, and I’m bummed about it, but I’m left asking myself why the hell the Mayor’s prayer breakfast is sponsored by Anderson-McQueen Funeral & Cremation Centers.

Incidentally, if you were curious about the value of a ceremony with Anderson-McQueen, they’d be happy to tell you. They’d also be happy to burn fluffy for you.

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Hey, ya’ll remember 2004? Hurricane Charley ring a bell? Today is the 3rd anniversary of Charley making landfall. Do you recall that our boy Mayor Rick “Prayer circle, motherfucker” Baker had his 15 minutes of fame on CNN with Lou Dobbs? Check out the first few of Ricky’s 15:

Joining me now is the mayor of St. Petersburg, Rick Baker. And Mr. Mayor, its’ good to have you with us.

I know the situation there tonight has got to be tense. And is it your judgment that you’re prepared for what appears to be a very, very strong storm in the hours ahead?

Mr. Mayor, can you hear me?

Mayor Rick Baker of St. Petersburg, obviously we do not have audio. We will try to correct that problem. We apologize to you and to the mayor. We’ll be back with him as soon as we can establish that contact.

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If you haven’t heard this song before, you haven’t been reading this blog long enough. Slacker. Either that, or you have enough sense not to listen to crap like this. Either way The New Tropics (you can check out their MySpace, but I prefer their personal site - be sure to read bassist Charlie Souza’s bio) have this relatively craptastic song called “Carry me home to St. Petersburg.” No, I’m not kidding. Anyway, our boy Rick “prayer circle, motherfucker” Baker played with them at the 2005 Ribfest. The video really only covers his intro, but I love how he basically commandeers the mic and takes over the whole damn show. You go, God boy!

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Stpete.org: Mayor Baker has implemented a program in our recreation centers called “St. Pete Values”. The curriculum is meant to supplement and reinforce the character education programs already in our schools. As part of this program, character/values-oriented signage was posted in city recreation facilities. A character education program was started with elementary youth through a designated “Word of the Month” program. A different word associated with positive values is introduced each month. The meaning of the word is explored through group discussion, informational bulletin boards, daily interaction, and “Word of the Month” poster contests.

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On the heels of the mayor’s birthday, check these two pictures out. The one on the left was taken in 2005. The one on the right was taken a couple of weeks ago. Try to ignore the fact that he is wearing the same suit and tie. Is it just me, or is el Mayor looking really old? Has the last 2 years just taken a huge toll on him, or, are we like the first city in the country to have a mayor with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome?

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