David Caton is Having a Gay Day

Florida Family Association founder is once again bashing gay people. Caton paid for a plane to fly three banners in protest of Disney's "Gay Day" in Orlando.

A plane with the banner "Warning: Gay Day at Disney 6/1" is flying around Central Florida.

Caton's boycotts usually never work. Caton attempted to Circle K to stop selling porno magazines. Caton did get Lowe's to stop advertising on the television show All-American Muslim. The truth is that Caton's influence is often overstated by the media. Caton is the the only employee at the Florida Family Association. Caton has no church or congregation. My question is who put up the money for the flyers?

Side note: I doubt that Caton is smart enough to realize his flyers are giving Disney free advertising.

Why Did Rick Scott Buy 2 Million Shares of Quepasa.com

Florida social conservative Daid Caton made a big stick about gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott owning shares of the Hispanic social networking site Quepasa.com.

"That is what Rick Scott said just three months ago, not ten years. So Rick Scott must believe that profiting from his investment in a company that lures women into the porn industry and connects same-sex partners for relationships is also something ingrained in him from the Boy Scouts and church as "the right thing to do everyday."

Quepasa Corporation is the owner of Quepasa.com. The corporation's capital has shrunk by over 50 percent.

Once high-flying Quepasa Corporation (AMEX: QPSA), which runs a social networking site focused on the Hispanic community, has been decimated over the last month, losing 50% of its market cap between January 27 and March 4. Prior to that, however, QPSA's market cap had doubled in almost as short of a period. The initial move higher in the stock coincided with the hype surrounding the LinkedIn IPO as well as the ever increasing private market value of Facebook.

One of the board members of Quepasa Corporation is Alonso Ancira. In 1999, Ancira fled Mexico because of tax fraud charges. It turns out that Quepasa Corporation was funnelling money from Altos Hornos de Mexico and Mexicans & Americans Trading Together, Inc., to increase its quarterly earning reports. Ancira is the chairman of AHMSA and MATT.

The Security and Exchange Commision finding on Quepasa's revenue stream.

“Substantially all of our revenue has been generated from or arranged by AHMSA and MATT Inc., which are companies affiliated with Mr. Alonso Ancira, a director of Quepasa.”

Together, AHMSA and MATT controlled 40 percent of Quepasa Corp. Rick Scott's shares gave him 13.8 of Quepasa Corp. Scott started buying shares in Quepasa Corp in 2006. Scott spokesman Brian Burgess couldn't say if the governor still owned shares or if it was part of a blind trust.

"Mr. Scott will move his money into a blind trust and will remove himself from the decision-making when it comes to his investments," Scott spokesman Brian Burgess told WESH, though he admitted that he couldn't guarantee that the new fund wouldn't continue to invest in QuePasa or Playboy, for that matter.

Scott started investing in Quepasa Corp in 2006. Scott would have bought the stock dirt cheap. The stock became inflated because of Ancira transferring money from his other companies into Quepasa Corp. The question is did Scott sell his shares before the stock tanked. If Scott knew the stock would tank , in advance, then there are questions of insider trading.

The question is why would Scott buy 2 million shares of a Hispanic social networking site that wasn't popular with Hispanics. Ian Bezek made a table of the Quepasa.com amongst Hispanic people in several countries. Bezek ranked the popularity of Quepasa.com against other social network sites.

In Mexico, Quepasa.com is the 74th most popular social network web site. Facebook is second. Myspace is 60th.

In Agentina, Quepasa.com 469th most popular social network web site. Facebook is first. Myspace is 134th.

In the United States, Quepasa.com is the 7669 most popular social network web site.

In short, Quepasa.com isn't even a second tier social network. An important question are did Scott sell his shares before the stock tanked. If not, then did Scott set up a blind trust. Scott's office has been evasive about whether or not the governor has set up a blind trust.

Are we to believe that Scott would buy 2 million shares of an unpopular social network, without knowing the history of Ancira's tax troubles or the company's revenue stream? Color me skeptical.

David v. Goliath Rick

This story filled my heart with joy. I help the sound of birds chimping ans the sun came out from behind the clouds to shine brightly. David Caton and Rick Scott are in the midst of a cat fight.

Former porn addict and current Tampa social conservative David Caton is not plased that Scott is a shareholder in Quepasa Corp. It is the parent company of Quepasa.com. The web site holds contests for women to audition for Playboy. The site also has gay "relationship networking." Caton is a social conservative will a lot of bark and no bite. Caton tried and failed in his efforts to keep Kevin Beckner from being elected to the Hillsborough County Commission. Caton has for years unsuccessfully attempted to shut down Joe Redner's strip club Mons Venus. Caton now risks alienating himself from his Republican base by going after Scott.

"That is what Rick Scott said just three months ago, not ten years. So Rick Scott must believe that profitting from his investment in a company that lures women into the porn industry and connects same-sex partners for relationships is also something ingrained in him from the Boy Scouts and church as "the right thing to do everyday."

Apparently, Caton hasn't read about sex scandals with the Boy Scouts or Catholic church.

Scott campaign spokesman Brian Burgess blew off Caton: "As Rick has said many times, QuePasa.com is a Spanish language version of Facebook. and Rick is a minority shareholder with no direct control over the company. If Mr. Caton feels that strongly, he should cancel his Facebook account because they carry the same types of advertising."

That is exactly the way to handle Caton. He has no power. Pols should just sway Caton away as if he is an annoying fly. I tremble in fear of Caton spamming my email box.

The Wolves Are Out to Get Kevin Beckner

Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner asked the commission to study if same-sex benefits would be more cost efficient. In 2004, The commission voted 4 to 3 against same-sex benefits for county employees.

"I see this as (leading) to gay marriage next," said Commissioner Jim Norman. "This is not going to be San Francisco east. That's the way I see it."

The 2004 vote against same-sex benefits was led by Ronda Storms. Commissioner Pat Frank (D) accused Storms was using the issue to her Frank with conservative voters. This past November, Hillsborough County resident David Caton is collecting signatures to put a state ban on same-sex benefits. Caton is targeting Beckner in his crusade.

In addition to passage of Amendment 2, Caton said he probably would not be pursuing the matter at this time if not for the election of openly gay County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, who won office Nov. 4. He cited strong turnout at Beckner's swearing-in Tuesday as evidence that his supporters will press him to pursue a gay-rights agenda.

"I think the heavy turnout for his swearing-in was more than just friendship; it was a politically motivated event," Caton said.

Caton would be persuing the matter, regardless of Beckner. Caton attacked Tampa's nude strip clubs. Caton attempted to prevent a local airing of Saving Private Ryan. Caton's reasoning was military men, in time of war, do not use profanity.

I never heard my dad use the “f” word. I neverheard his World War II buddies use the “f” word. Therefore, Spielberg’s prolific use of the “f”word in Saving Private Ryan does notaccurately represent the service of many menwho I personally know.

Caton lost a lawsuit from bogus claims against Clear Channel.

One of the sponsors, a man who owned a Ford dealership, and Clear Channel sued Caton in February 2001. They won in a heartbeat. An Orange County judge issued a temporary injunction against him.

The judge declared that Caton's First Amendment rights were outweighed by those of the businessman and Clear Channel. He ruled that Caton's claims about pornography were false and defamatory; that the fliers put the lives and property of Caton's targets in danger; and that Clear Channel's business relationships were also damaged. He called Caton's actions extortion.

The judge could not have issued a more sweeping ruling. Caton's lawyers told him it meant he couldn't lobby any of Clear Channel's sponsors anyhow, anywhere, about anything. Caton appealed. He lost.

Brian Blair and Terry Kemple have joined the attack against Beckner.

Blair email.

From: Brian Blair
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009

Subject: Fw: New County Commissioner tries “stealth attack”! Please read and act - THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT!

Do you think with $250,000 in campaign donations we should have mentioned he [Beckner} was an Activist on several G.L.B.T. Boards and that a large percentage of his campaign donations came from out of State? I want to personally appoligize to all that suported me! May God Sincerely Bless you in 2009!

Brian

Is Blair shocked the openly gay Beckner would support same-sex benefits? Blair's comment that Michael Jackson was a white man is more surprising.

Kemple email.

From:
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009
To: CIC
Subject: New County Commissioner tries “stealth attack”! Please read and act - THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT!

Community Issues Council - Your help is urgently needed again!

This urgent message is short - please read it and act on it!

THEN FORWARD IT TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK WHO CARES ABOUT FAMILY VALUES!

Almost before sitting in his new furniture Commissioner Beckner is trying to undermine the conservative values that prevail in Hillsborough County. In an apparent attempt to sneak in a radical change to employee policy in the county he placed an item on the agenda for next week’s agenda at 4:00 on Friday (this afternoon). One could easily surmise that he did this, with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and the Presidential inauguration coming up on Monday and Tuesday, in the hopes that there would be no chance to mobilize any opposition.

That’s exactly the reason that it’s so important to have teams like Community Issues Council prepared to jump into the fray at a moment’s notice!

Mr. Beckner wants us to foot the bill for health care for “domestic partners” of county employees. Since Equality Florida endorsed him as an “out” homosexual and since he brags about having been with his “partner” for 9 years, one might be led to assume that he wants us to pay for health benefits for this other man!

This is absurd on 2 key points (these points can be used for your emails to the Commissioners):

1. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of the people in Hillsborough County just voted to keep marraige, and the benefits associated with marriage, between one man and one woman. This seems to me to be nothing more than a back door attempt to establish those benefits through his office as County Commissioner.

2. It’s bad judgment, at a time of budgetary crisis like this, to even suggest that money be spent investigating this issue. It becomes absolutely ludicrous when you take into account the possible presupposed result. If the recommendation comes back yes it means the proposal would be made that tax money be used to pay for health benefits for unmarried partners - whether they be heterosexual or homosexual.

THIS CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN!

Please contact all 3 county wide commissioners - Norman, Beckner , and Sharpe - and your commissioner from your district and let them know that you don’t want this to go any further.

Contact information

District 1 Rose Ferlita 272-5470 ferlitar@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 2 Ken Hagan 272-5452 hagank@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 3 Kevin White 272-5720 whitek@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 4 Al Higginbotham 272-5740 higginbothama@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 5 Jim Norman 272-5725 normanj@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 6 Kevin Beckner 272-5730 becknerk@hillsboroughcounty.org
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District 7 Mark Sharpe 272-5735 sharpem@hillsboroughcounty.org

LET’S SHOW COMMISSIONER BECKNER THAT THIS ISN’T CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

Together we can make a difference!

God bless you!
Terry

Blair lost badly to Beckner and Kemple once held an anti-gay marriage press conference attended by no one. Kemple filed an appeal that helped a Valrico Bikini Bar open. The problem was Kemple was trying to shut the establishment down forever.

Bikini bar lawyer Luke Lirot: “Had Mr. Kemple not filed his appeal, the true flaws would have been more difficult to prove. In essence he assisted us.”

Caton, Blair and Kemple are not smart people. What they have going for them is they refuse to shut up and fearmongering. Beckner is going to have to work hard to keep these wolves at bay.