Dr. Mendez-Villamil – 21 Months, 96,685 Prescriptions

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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES BOYCOTT

George Farrell calls for Boycott of the St. Petersburg Times

It’s been called a “Cult of Infallibility and Inerrancy” and in earlier days were referred to as “Pravda on the Gulf” and they may have upset one too many members of the community with their attack dog style of reporting attempting to blow up mundane matters from molehills into mountains.

I just received an email that’s making its way around Tampa Bay from one George Farrell who has organized a community based boycott of the St. Petersburg Times.

According to George:

“FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DOES NOT MEAN FREEDOM TO ATTACK, BELITTLE, HARASS, AND HUMILIATE PEOPLE OR THEIR BELIEFS.”

For all those who have their own reasons for agreeing, cancel your subscription! They are already selling off much of their company to stay afloat and this might just get them to wake up.

Here is an earlier message sent by George:

“BOYCOTT THE ST PETERSBURG TIMES”

“Please add this to you Facebook and Twitter pages.

“I am not asking any of you to stop reading the web edition of The St Petersburg Times or the free gossip edition. I am not asking you to carry protest signs.

“I am asking you to forward my emails to like minded individuals. I am asking you to cancel your newspaper superscriptions and stop buying in stores and from newsstands.

“This effort is picking up steam. I know this is like David against Goliath but we are doing the right thing for the Tampa Bay community.

“As a quick history review, The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days, thats over one year. Together, we can do this. The St Petersburg Times is already shedding assets to stay in business. In the last two years, they have sold The Congressional Quarterly, Governing, and Government Technology.

“Heres a quote from the Saturday November 21, 2009 St Petersburg Times regarding its fight to stay in business.

“Times Publishing will pour money from the sales into strengthening its other brands. They include the St. Petersburg Times, tbt*/Tampa Bay Times, Florida Trend and PolitiFact.com.

“‘We’re divesting our Washington, D.C., properties and putting the investment into the newspapers in the Tampa Bay market,'” Andrew Corty said

“Lets send Mr. Courty a message that we will shut The St Petersburg Times down no matter what they sale to stay in business.

“Someone asked what I would consider success. Short term, I consider success a 5% drop in sales for the month of December and 10% in January year over year. Long term, a sale or a cease of the printed publication.”

“George Farrell”