Cafe patrons hope to save Bradenton's refuge for liberals

Sarasota Herald Tribune ^ | 4/14/07 | ANTHONY CORMIER

[clintonh8r]

Maybe the DUmbasses could have a fundraiser.....

[dukeman]

These libs might have better luck with opening something like this in the city limits of Sarasota to the south. Slowly, the City of Sarasota is starting to turn into a lib enclave in a generally more conservative SW Florida. The libs in Sarasota tend to be of the limousine liberal variety. By contrast, during the recent voting broohaha caused by the Jennings vs. Buchannen congressional race a TV newsman from outside the area referred to Bradenton as “middle class at best.”

[Bernard]

If they run a fund-raiser, the first thing they should buy is a clue.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Alas, though, the task of saving Fogartyville is bigger than it seems. For starters, Sweeting and Beaton are ready to move on, to forge ahead with WSLR 96.5 FM and a fledgling nonprofit group, the PEACE Center, that hopes to make "peace education" part of the public school curriculum.

THIS is the real danger. HEADSUP people!!!!!!!!!

[jdub]

Maybe the DUmbasses could have a fundraiser.....

that's the problem, these folks don't have any funds.

What is interesting to me is how important symbols are to these people over substance. They can have their little hippie get-togethers in someone's (parents)garage just the same as they can in this building.

[Chode]

i used to live in Sarasota... is the VanWeasel Arts center still purple???

[Popman]

You mean the purple cow?

I lived in Sarasota for 7 years

It is a great little city. It is full of artsy fartsy types, hippies, weirdos, because of the college and the Ringling ,but also very conservative for the most part

The people in Bradenton just need to move the Fogartyville Cafe to Sarasota, there are more than enough rich liberal moonbats to keep the place alive

[tflabo]

Stupid liberal fogeys...just open up a Starbucks and be done with it...you still get a liberal meeting place with some expensive fu-fu coffee served..... DUH!!!!!!!!

[Chode]

that's it... i lived near 27th and Coconut and at 13th and Coconut in 73.

[Popman]

I lived there from 1990 to 1997. I still visit once in a while

Back in 1973 it must have been a sleepy little town still.

Even in 1990, during off season they pretty much rolled the sidewalks up at dusk

The grocery stores were closed on Sunday, too

[Chode]

it was... and you pretty much had Lido beach almost all to yourself every time we went there too... then in 74 we moved onto LongBoat on the gulf side and it was wonderful.

[perfect stranger]

ping

[Blue Highway]

Thanks. Sarasota is not lacking with these kinds of liberal "havens".

Surprised the downtown Sarasota art hippy freaks aren't staging some sort of protest to keep this establishment. Seems like they exist for situations like this.

As someone above mentioned, yes there are plenty of liberal moonbats in Sarasota that would see this as a good cause.