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Adam Hasner

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Allen West's Primary Opponents Don't Really Want to Be His Primary Opponents

    ​As you may have heard once or twice or a million times, Congressman Allen West is switching districts for the 2012 race, moving north to the newly drawn District 18. He already has an avowed general election opponent in Democrat Patrick Murphy, but West could also be up against two Republicans in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Patrick Murphy Following Allen West to New District 18 Congressional Race

    ​Democratic congressional candidate Patrick Murphy's campaign just announced that he will be moving from his original plans to run in District 22 up to the newly drawn District 18 to challenge Congressman Allen West for a seat in the House of Representatives.West announced last week that he was gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Swapping Adam Hasner for Allen West Would Replace One Anti-Islam Politician With Another

    ​U.S. Rep. Allen West's departure from his Broward-Palm Beach district to run for a more Republican-leaning seat up north is undeniably good news for local Muslims. Finally, South Florida will be rid of a congressman who calls Islam "a totalitarian, theocratic, political ideology."But don't start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Frankel and Hasner Running for Allen West's Seat; Who Knows Who Else Will?

    ​Now that Allen West has announced his intent to ditch the 22nd to run in a more Republican district farther north, there's no telling who's going to come out of the woodwork to snag the open seat in the November election.Right now, the only sure candidates are Republican Adam Hasner, who was runn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Allen West Is Totally Bailing on His Entire Congressional District

    ​Ladies and gentlemen of District 22, at this time next year, you will be completely rid of Congressman Allen West.Faced with an unfriendly redistricting proposal and growing opposition from national groups including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, West announced this evening that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Joe Kaufman Explains Why He Set Himself Up to Be Clowned on the Daily Show

    ​If you're Joe Kaufman, you have to realize the Daily Show isn't trying to schedule an interview with you to promote your congressional candidacy.Instead, not surprisingly, his interview focused on the comedy -- like what Kaufman thought the definition of "against" was, given the title of his anti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Connie Mack Makes His U.S. Senate Run Official

    ​Although one of Republican Rep. Connie Mack's advisers announced that the congressman was running for U.S. senator in 2012 more than a month ago, it's not official until there's a Fox News appearance involved.Mack appeared on Sean Hannity's show to make his formal announcement, spending most of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Connie Mack Enters U.S. Senate Race With 23-Point Lead Over Other GOP Hopefuls

    FlickrConnie Mack​Whereas "someone else/not sure" was the overwhelming leader in previous polls for the Republican nomination in next year's U.S. Senate race, Rep. Connie Mack's entrance into the race changes things a bit.Mack enters with the support of 32 percent of Republican voters, according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Florida Democratic Party's New Fundraising Technique: Identifying the "Rickpublicans"

    ​Forget Kevin Bacon, the Florida Democratic Party is playing the "Six Degrees of Rick Scott."How do you play? Well, apparently by launching a website identifying the state's "Rickpublicans."Sure enough, hometown favorite Rep. Allen West landed a Bacon Rick number of one, with a direct connection t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Muslim Nezar Hamze Kept Out of Broward GOP Committee Amid "Pit of Discrimination"

    Photo by Mike RiceNezar Hamze (left) across from local radio host "Joe Citizen" in a July protest outside a Margate mosque.​Nezar Hamze -- a Muslim and executive director of Florida's Council on American-Islamic Relations -- is no stranger to taking heat from right-wing politicos in Broward County ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Rick Scott to Speak at RedState Gathering, Schmooze With Other Ricks and Scotts

    Rick Scott did not get top billing at the conference.​This summer's sweltering conference season is upon us, and Gov. Rick Scott has been making the rounds. First there was the secret Koch brothers soiree in Colorado, then the video chat with the devoted crowds at Gov. Rick Perry's prayer rally in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Allen West Raises $1.5 Million in Second Quarter, Drowning Patrick Murphy's Excitement

    Rep. Allen West, possibly replacing his pupils with dollar signs.​Patrick Murphy -- Rep. Allen West's young opponent in the 2012 election -- had a lot to be excited about last week when he announced he'd raised $450,000 last quarter in his bid to unseat West.Yesterday, though, West released his qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Former Overpriced-Steak Salesman Craig Miller Enters Senate Race

    Craig Miller​Craig Miller, the former Ruth's Chris Steak House CEO, announced he's running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Bill Nelson.Miller, running as a Republican, has decided to enter quite a busy field of candidates wishing to overtake Nelson, including Adam Hasner, Georg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Adam Hasner Thinks Being a Fringe Candidate Can Win Him a Senate Spot

    Adam Hasner​Touting yourself as a lunatic has just become a political campaign strategy.Adam Hasner -- the former Florida House majority leader who represented parts of southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward County -- thinks acting like a right-wing extremist will get him elected to the U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Adam Hasner Joins West in Mindless Bashing

    With the rhetoric coming from Allen West and Adam Hasner, it seems only a matter of time before they start talking about protecting our precious bodily fluids against the Muslim "infiltration." Hasner​Hasner, likely U.S. Senate candidate and former Florida House majority leader who represe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Mendelsohn Singles Out Klenet During Guilty Plea

    The illicit payments made to former legislator Mandy Dawson had been widely reported, but it is interesting that seedy lobbyist and political fundraiser Alan Mendelsohn, an eye doctor by trade, singled out Russell Klenet in federal court today. When Mendelsohn pleaded guilty to a fed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Update: Plant an ACORN, Grow a Bloviating Hasner

    Hasner: That corpse ain't dead yet.​Oh good Christ. Now Delray Beach Republican House Rep. Adam Hasner is crowing about a Florida investigation of ACORN, as if that organization weren't already a corpse riddled with right-wing arrows. Hasner appears to be terrified that the dead will rise and, onc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    In Iran, the Courage of Muslim Moderates

    Flickr User: .faramarzI hope the people behind the April 27 Free Speech Summit in Boca Raton were watching this weekend's protests in Tehran. Being free with speech in that Iranian city means risking a police baton to the chops, or worse. These were Muslims -- thousands upon thousands of them -- bra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Love to Hate: Right-Wing Visitor to South Florida Wins Big in Europe

    Maybe there's method in the seeming madness of Adam Hasner's right-wing associations. The House majority leader from Boca Raton sparked controversy in late April when he took a break from the state budget to make public appearances with anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Based on exit polls ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Joel Steinger and Mutual Benefits Corp. Stole a Billion Dollars by Peddling Bogus Life Insurance Policies

    Maybe there's method in the seeming madness of Adam Hasner's right-wing associations. The House majority leader from Boca Raton sparked controversy in late April when he took a break from the state budget to make public appearances with anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Based on exit polls ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    "Fighter of Radical Muslims" Offers Free Exorcism for Muslim Moderate, Some Blogger

    Flickr User: steffiekeithA 20-year-old on Madison Avenue in New York City for Muslim Day, Sept. 10, 2006Last week, I sparked a little feud after I questioned the motives and judgment of Rep. Adam Hasner, the House majority leader, for making public appearances with anti-Islam agitator Geert Wilders, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Who Is Ari Porth? And Why?*

    -- How do we get all these shameless, grandstanding state reps? Adam Hasner, Nan Rich, it just gets so tiresome. Now listen to this from Rep. Ari Porth, a Democrat from Coral Springs: "I'm ashamed that my county has the unenviable distinction of being the pill-mill capital of the Uni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Just Look at the House Republicans Inaction!

    When House Republicans caucus, I'll bet it looks something like this: Star Wars-Imperial March - Click here for more amazing videosAmid all the other state budget crises, it's not getting nearly enough attention, but the Florida Legislature is on the brink of giving the heave-ho to $444 million in f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Boca, Please Rein in Your Race-Baiting Legislator

    Flickr user: Hasner On the MoveHoly warrior: Hasner in a photo op with Israeli troopsAt first, it seemed like Delray Beach Rep. Adam Hasner just had one of those typical, post-9/11 freakouts, panicking at the prospect of a Muslim group's lobbying trip to Tallahassee. Then two weeks ago, we learned t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Rep. Hasner: Taking From Teachers, Giving to Jewish Museum

    We didn't set out to make this Pick on Adam Hasner Week here at the Juice, but after Monday's heads-up that the Jewish state representative from Delray Beach was supporting a controversial anti-Islam conference, we stumbled across this item from the St. Pete Times showing that Hasner introduced an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    State Rep. Adam Hasner: Supporting "Anti-Muslim Hate Fest"?

    Today, the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) pointed out that State Rep. Adam Hasner -- the House Republican leader -- is listed as a "coalition partner" for an upcoming coming "free speech summit" that could be seen as an anti-Muslim event.  The featured speaker will be Geert Wilde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Legislators Pay Lip Service to Dreaded Compromise

    FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Schoolkids, State Workers: You're All Under the Bus for Tax-Shy Legislature

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Boca Raton's State Legislators Busy Bustin' Iran's Balls, Un-Killing the Electric Car

    flsenate.govDeutchBoca Raton has its own dynamic duo in Tallahassee. There's State Rep. Adam Hasner, the Republican. And there's Sen. Ted Deutch, the Democrat. Based on party affiliation, who would you suppose is the one who wants to play hardball with Iran? And which one is a champion of the electr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Boca Legislator: The Only Good Muslim Is a...

    myfloridahouse.govAdam Hasner... silent Muslim? State Rep. Adam Hasner kinda freaked out when he learned that followers of the Islamic faith were going to visit Tallahassee, where he works. Also, these people were going to talk.It seems that in order to face down this menace, the Boca Raton Republic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Fort Lauderdale Pro-Palestinian Rally Picked Up By Propagandists

    Okay, first watch the video from a pro-Palestinian rally (and pro-Israeli counter-rally) at the federal courthouse on Broward Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale on December 30. It's going viral as I type this:   Now let's break this down. First, that rather strange guy introducing the tap ... More >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    The People Person

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    The Bogdanoff/Hasner Spa Video

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    Stop Charlie

    Sell one of our most traveled freeways to some foreigners? Might as well just give 'em a Budweiser.

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    The Jewish Problem

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Adam Hasner Goes Fishing

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2007

    Herald Publishes Anonymous Hollywood Letter

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2006

    Sun-Sentinel Falls For 7-Eleven Sham

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2006

    Take That, Hugo

    Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

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