My  Friends I  wrote to you two weeks ago about our Miami  Dade  County Mayoral Race. Yesterday The Miami Hearld Foolishly Endorsed Incumbent Mayor Carlos Gimenez. (Pictured Below) Over his opponent Raquel Regalado  (Pictured Above).

Mayor Carlos Gimenez is a disaster waiting to happen For #MDC.Talk about Lucky he is  Considering All the decisions hr made . Some of Them below 

1. Closed County  Firehouses Taking Units Out of Service For one day Also Put County Fireboat in Dry dock 

2 .Closed or Eliminated Public Libraries 

3  Proposed Cutting 30 Bus Routes leaving poor residents stranded. 

4  Cut The Gang Suppression Unit – giving an increase in Youth shootings ie #KingCarter #TequillaForshee 

5 Failed on Pets Trust

6  Cuts to Funds on Domestic violence and Rape Kits.

7  Failed to prepare for #ZikaVirus adequately

8  Not Prepared when Federal LIP.LOW INCOME POOL FUNDS are sunset . To save Jackson Healthcare System. He opposed #MedicaidExpansion and Will not help #CloseTheFlGap and #ExpandMedicaidNow. Dooming the Uninsured. 

You see items 7 and 8 are relevant because #ZikaVirus is A Public Health Emergency and Many Uninsured in Fl are in Miami Dade county. Yet the only Way Mayor Gimenez solves problems is to Cut them.

We need a change in Leadership and Raquel Regalado is That change.  Ms Regalado is Well qualified.  She has served in Public as a member of The Miami Dade County School Board.she is A tireless advocate For The disabled, Stidents, Workers and Our Pets too.Unlike Mayor Carlos Gimenez She has been a Champion of The people not Big Money. She also is Supporting Local Campaign Finance reform.  

All of the above issues with Mayor Gimenez. Will not happen as She is Prepared to Lead Miami Dade County.  She is Committed to Public Safety. She is tired of The Gun Violence.  She wants to increase Public Safety not cut it like Mayor Carlos Gimenez. She is Committed to #Gunsense and to #DisarmHate in Our Community 

Ms. Regalado is ahead of Mayor Gimenez  on #ZikaVirus.  She has been advocating solutions on Social Media.She also wants to solve problems for all.And will work with all at The Local, State, and Federal Level as an Advocate.     Unlike Mayor Gimenez who failed to cooperate with Miami Beach Mayor Levine on it. And Doesn’t Fight for his citizens. on Anything. 

In short #ZikaVirus is a Crisis and Mayor Gimenez who got lucky on the items abovr. May not this time. He was a Firefighter.  But as a Mayor he is not up.to the challenge of fixing Miami Dade County. 

In Short No more of Mayor Gimenez and his budget cuts which harm not help. He only helps Developers not all Miami Dade County. Putting Government up for sale. 

So That is why We must elect Raquel Regalado as Miami Dade CountyMayor. 
Thank you 

God Bless 

Memes by Blog Author and Founder of #ExpandMedicaidNow #Impact Facebook Fred Christian @FredChristian10 @fredchristian13 

Photos By Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Facebook 

@RaquelRegalado Twitter 

And Amy Rodriguez 

My Friends today I am going to talk about Leadership.  And Three men Living in Florida who Lack it .All Are Republicans. Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and Florida Governor Rick Scott. Reality TV Real Estate and Republican Presidential candidate Donald J Trump. 

We start with Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez  (Pictured Above).A Former Firefighter Paramedic.  Mayor Gimenez leads from behind on Public Health and Safety. He waited to Clear Brush and Spray for #ZikaVirus until it was in Miami. Typical of him. Whenever he has a problem he cuts it or tries to. Some Examples : Closed Miami Dade County Firehouses 1 day each and dry docked FireBoat. Closed Public Libraries and tried to Cut Bus Routes.  Plus cut County Police department.  Putting his citizens at risk. We have an epidemic of Shootings down here . Yet he does litttle. He faces another crisis in Loss of LIP LOW INCOME POOL funds for The Jackson Healthcare System  (Public Hospitals ) . Yet like on #ZikaVirus he does little. Instead of Lobbying to #ExpandMedicaidNow he opposed it. Thus with #ZikaVirus putting the Uninsured at risk in his County.

Then there is this man. Florida Governor Rick Scott  (Pictured Above ). Yes I  am No Fan of this man !  He refused to take Federal Medicaid Expansion Funds and#ExpandMedicaidNow ! Leaving 500,000 to 1.2 Million of his poorest citizens Uninsured.  And with #ZikaVirus that is a bad risk ! He too is soft on Crime #StandYourGround Anyone. Lets not forget #TreyvonMartin #JordanDavis. who are #Victims of Rick Scott. He of Failure to stop The Shootings like Mayor Carlos Gimenez.  Plus #CharleneDill the 32 yr old single mom of 3 who died Uninsured.  His leadership on #ZikaVirus and #LIP will cause the sick to get sicker as he allows Public Hospitals to Close.He has No Plan to solve problems.  

Finally We go to this man Donald J Trump  (Pictured Below) Mr Trump thinks slogans can solve problems.  Well they do not. Ideas solve them which he like his Friends Gov Scott and Mayor Gimenez don’t have. Mr Trump too loves guns ! Like Gov Scott is a Friend of THE NRA NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.  So if you ate looking to Trump to stop the #GunViolence Forget it ! Like his plan to replace the #ACA its non existent.  He believes Hospitals can cure all.Not All having access to Affordable Quality Healthcare.And when Hospitals close under Trump, Scott, and Gimenez where do We go If Sick or Hurt. Especially If Uninsured.  As Trump won’t #ExpandMedicaidNow either.  

So America You see The Trump Government Model Well on Display.  Perfect examples the So called Leaders. Mayor Carlos Gimenez ,and Governor Rick Scott. Plus All three Favor lowering or Not raising Minimum wage.  Dooming more to Poverty.  

All Three are Abysmal on #Healthcare #CivilRights #RaiseTheWage #ClimateChange. #Gunsense. if they take a stand on anything its for money not people. They put cash before the public welfare of their citizens.  They favor buildings over people . This is Not Leadership but OPPORTUNISM ON STEROIDS with these Three ! And We As A State can not take more of Mayor Carlos Gimenez or Governor Rick Scott  ! And America You will get this and Worse witb Donald J Trump as President.  So Please think about it and say #NeverTrump in November 

Thank You 

God Bless 

Memes By Blog Author ,Advocate, Activist and Founder of #ExpandMedicaidNow #Impact Facebook Fred Christian @FredChristian10 @fredchristian13 #ExpandMedicaidNow 

pictures by Donald J Trump Facebook 

Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Facebook 

Rick Scott Facebook 

MY Friends as you know I Usually write on National Political, and Social issues. In addition to my Activism and.Advocacy For Medicaid Expansion. But today I am going to go back to my roots. I always cared about whatever Community I lived in, Be it Atlantic City New Jersey, Ocala Florida, or some of the cities in South Florida I have called home. So today I am.going to talk about Local Politics. 

This year We have A Mayors Race for Miami Dade County Mayor. And it is going to be a close dirty one. The Incumbent Mayor Carlos Gimenez I am No Fan Of ! I voted ifor him In 2012 as a New Resident of Miami Dade County. Lets just say he was the best of two bad candidates. You see I as you know am a Liberal Progressive Democrat. But I had no choice no Democrat was running. And at that time I thought Mayor Giminez was a Good Choice.

Boy was I Wrong ! Big Time ! Within one year he was ready to Close Libraries, and Also closed Fire Houses for 1 day at a time. Putting sick Citizens like me at risk. Not only that but he shut down the County Fire Boat too. His Claim was Budget issues. The irony in this is Mayor Gimenez is a Former City of Miami FireFighter and Paramedic.  

Fortunately For We in Miami Dade his Shut downs did not work. But he was not done he then tried to Cut or Eliminate 30 Bus Routes. One of Which I as a disabled adult use. So my Activism at the local level began by Calling Mayor Gimenez out on Twitter and by Petition. On his dramatic foolish cuts to vital Community Services .His bus route cut proposal too failed.

So We Are now in 2016 and Gun Violence is tearing apart Miami Dade. Again Mayor Gimenez does nothing. On #Zika Virus he dies very little to nothing, putting his citizens at risk of disease. He also Failed to support A Voter Led No Kill Animal Shelter. He is No Friend to Our Pets either.

We desperately need a change in Miami Dade County and it starts at the Top.No Democrat is able to Win and to stop Mayor Giminez and his creul reign  I am personally supporting Raquel Regalado for Miami Dade County Mayor.Yes she is a Republican but a moderate one . Who Will work with others. She was endorsed. By  Unions.  Ms. Regalado has seved our Community on the Miami Dade School Board. She is a Tireless advocate for the disabled. As she has a disabled child too. She wants a Safe Miami Dade County.  She is Pro Union and Pro Public Safety. Raquel Regalado is tired of sseing kids get shot, and wants to do something about it. She is tired of seeing people stuck in Low Wage Jobs. She wants A Better Miami Dade County. Not Build Baby Build like Mayor Giminez. Who also has a fondness for putting A High Rise on Every corner. Raquel Regalado wants a Community not A Resort For The Rich ! She also is an animal Lover and Will protect our pets too.

So in South Florida Our Chouce is Clear Vote for Carlos Gimenez and Support the big money. and No Services. Or Go For The Peoples Champion Raquel Regalado.  I support Ms Regalado. 

Thank You God Bless

Fred Christian is A Disabled Blogger and Founder and Creator of #ExpandMedicaidNow #Impact A Healthcare and Human Rights Actiivism and Advocacy Forum on Social Media
meme below by Fred Christian blog Author and Art by Theresa Browngold Art as A. Social Inquiry 

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My Friends  Today I am very upset I have been since I saw on the news the Very disturbing Video from North Miami. Florida. The video was a shooting by North Miami Police. This was no ordinary shooting. The  Victim #CharlesKinsey was a CareTaker of an Autistic man #ArnaldoRios . Mr Rios ran away from his group home. Mr Kinsey found him. Tried to help him. But then.  Law Enforcement came and things got bad fast. 

First the .  City of North Miami Police showed up. Then they thought according to The Call : That Mr Rios had a gun . He did not he was holding a toy truck Then Mr Kinsey was told to lay on the ground. While doing so he was  heroically trying to protect both himself   and his client . Mr Kinsey gets shot in the leg 3 times But No that Iis not tbe end of this. The Police wanted to at first shoot Mr Rios.  Fortunately they did not !

But that is not the end of this sad tale. Mr Rios was detained in a Hot Police Car ,for 4 hours without Mr Kinsey unable to communicate. Currently Mr Kunsey is in the Hospital and Mr Rios is Traumatized. Due to the ignorance of a few police officers who could not tell a Toy Truck from a gun ! 

​So as my meme above suggests this blog Is For Mr #CharlesKinsey and #ArnaldoRios. My heart goes out to both as i take care of a disabled parent myself. And too am disabled. 

And Yes i too have been misunderstood by an ignorant Policemen. While living in Ocala Fl. A few years ago. I like to walk and some person actually complained i was staring at them. Now at that time i did not know My eyes did not move. And it was a birth defect. But i was questioned by the Police . I am a Law Abiding Citizen ! I was horrified about this. That a member of Law Enforcement would harass me. It happened only once but for me that was enough. 

You see too many people do not understand that many disabilaties you can not see. My eye tracking disorder, and Cognitive disorder are two of them The same with Autism. Too many are unaware of how to interact with the disabled. For instace A person who i knew casually on Facebook Trolled Me and Called Me : “Funny Eye Guy ” On Twitter over a dispute with someone else. Plus proceeded to smear me too. 

You see We The Disabled are different and shoukd be celebrated for it not continually ostracized ! Yer my disabled Father endured alot of It as did my Mom. Both my Parents are disabled.Many times we get  The stares and Yes even Mocking . Currently by A So Called Presidential Candidate . Republican Nominee Donald J.Trump of Bankruptcy, Reality TV, and Real Estate Fame. Mr Trump Publicly mocked and humiliated a Disabled Reporter who dared criticize him. 

it is alot to have to Live with a disabilaty. But the hate and ignorance is getting worse. When you reward Trump and have Police shooting an unarmed caregiver. While intending to shoot an Autistic man. As they did with Mr Kinsey and Mr Rios. Poor Mr Rios is very traumatized by this . So bad he has nightmares. Nightmares needlessly caused by Fools who have No business in Law Enforcment. 

We The disabled deserve dignity, and Compassion. But with what i saw in North Miami i see alot of stupidity, cluelessness and ignorance. Now i want to add Yes i still trust the Police, but on an individual basis. I know their job is terrible and i commend those who do it Honorably. 

But they and Society need to Understand that just because We Walk, Talk, Speak, and look different does not make us the enemy. We mostly want to keep to ourselves but are often very kind and helpful too. We show love but recieve hate in return many times due to people just not getting it. And We are scaired in some cases ! And are sick of it ! So America Can you show some compassion towards your disabled ? Like me for example if i had my healthcare sooner, i might not have had people complain about my eyes ! Do #DisabledLivesMatter to You America ? 
Thank You God Bless

Memes by Blog Author and Founder of #ExpandMedicaidNow and #Impact – Fred Christian -Facebook and Twitter @FredChristian10 @FredChristian13 **ART IN PAINTINGS BY : Theresa BrownGold Art As 

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​My Friends It  is as my Meme says We Need Unity ! And very fast. After this horrific week especially. First #AltonSterling in Baton  Rouge La. Then #PhilandoCastille in Minneapolis Minn, Both were stopped by Police within 24 hours and killed by them Then Dallas Texas happened. People around our Nation took to the streets to protest this outrage. And RIGHTFULLY SO !  But In Dallas it got deadly on Thursday. The protest by Activist from #BlackLivesMatter was peaceful. But a lone deranged gunman decided to ruin the Unity of the protestors and Police. He killed 5 Policemen in an act of creul retaliation. This was un called for ! Too many are dying by Gun.

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As my Meme says too Many are.Dying too Young. And Yes Law Enforcement must take responsiblaty for its part. America didn’t #MikeBrown #Ferguson #EricGarner #NYC #FreddieGray #Baltimore #SandraBland #Texas teach you anyting ?  Yes Law Enforcement I am Talking to You on this. The BLUE WALL OF SILENCE MUST END. Do YOUR PART PLEASE ?  

But Also #Communities must come together #KingCarter in Miami Fl. A 6 yr old shot and killed  by people ! He was 6 yrs old ! Then of course #TrayvonMartin and #JordanDavis both killed by people who had no business with a gun ! Doesn’t this get anyones attention. Right Now America #BlackLivesMatter ! #HispanicLivesMatter ! Too many of them are dying needlessly by gun ! Wasn’t #PulseOrlando #Orlando Fl #Enough For You America ? #SandyHook in Conn. Was for me as were all of the above ! Can you see a pattern here ? Yes a pattern of lives lost too soon by Gun ! And this must end because it Will end Us ! If We don’t come together as A Nation and Community ! 

​ When Will It be# Enough For You America ! We Are The U.S.A. not the NRA – National Rifle Association ! 

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Final Points I hope you will read all the memes here and think about them ! Really think not just look but actually GET IT ! Get I Get it that peoole are dying too young, and too Soon by Gun ! I say to the NRA #GUNSENSE NOW  !! #NotOneMore !  We must #DisarmHate and #StopTheHateBeforeItStopsUs  !  Yes this Will end Us America You had several chances to Act ! But You don’t ! You let State Houses and Congress endorse this deadly behavior by doing 0 ! About it ! And this must change ! I am posting one more meme below ! We Are Our Brother and Sisters Keeper ! Are You America  ?  By doung nothing you are not ! And You let the innocent continue to die ! We All matter but now #HispanicLivesMatter as Do #BlackLivesMatter even more so as they are in Danger ! Will You Rise Up and Help America ? 

Thank You 

God Bless 

Memes by Blog Author and Founder of #ExpandMedicaidNow #Impact Facebook and Twitter @FredChristian10 Fred Christian 

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