Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Once again, Ronda Storms is stirring up trouble. This time she complains about Joe Redner Enterprises support of a charity event. Joe Redner owns Xtreme Fitness and world renowned strip club Mons Venus among other businesses. Storms called the event’s benefactors and sponsors to alert them of Redner’s involvement. Imago Magazine is throwing the bash “Auction for Angels” to promote a children’s charities. One charity that was to benefit, “A Gift For Teaching,” decided Storms ire was not to be messed with, and bowed out. Troxler asks if it is OK to accept ill-gotten donations. And like most things controversial, the decision to participate is based on your individual beliefs.

Ronda, tell the newspapers what you think, or leave a comment here on Tampa’s best website, but don’t go calling other individuals and companies suggesting you know better than them what to do with their time and money. No government official should even suggest who can and cannot be partners.

While discussing how to divvy up the Community Investment Tax so it ends up in Jim Norman’s folly last week, Ronda Storms went off again, this time declaring Kathy Castor “the most incompetent politician in the history of the universe.” Steve Otto doesn’t think that designation fits Castor, but believes there are many who could qualify. Give him your nominations.

Ronda Storms voted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, because she is “pro-life and [Planned Parenthood] is pro-death.” Ronda denies using those words. I don’t believe her.