By Justin George, Times Staff Writer
Friday, January 21, 2011
TAMPA — Charlie Miranda is running for re-election to the City Council, but he has no Facebook account or campaign website.
His daughter gave him a Blackberry, but he doesn't text or even know the model. "T-Mobile 3.2 MP," he said, reading the back.
That's not it.
Until recently, he had never used e-mail. He sent his first message out several weeks ago. It was personal, not campaign-related.
"I don't have a Twitter. I don't have nothing,'' said Miranda, 70. "You win by having more votes."
Here's what he says he does have: common sense and 17 years of experience over three decades as a council member. His family's Tampa roots date to the late 1800s. He knows where Tampa has been and doesn't need a bunch of online "friends" to tell him ...