Debbie Wasserman Schultz

After Tea Party / IRS Debacle, Republicans Call for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Return Campaign Donation

In case you missed it, Tea Partiers around the country are mad at the IRS. Long story short: the IRS isn't supposed to let any old group be exempt from paying taxes. Agency rules dictate that it is only supposed to grant 501 (c)(4) status to "social welfare" groups -- ones that don't make politics ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: No Talk of Charlie Crist Getting a Cabinet Position in New Obama Administration

Charlie Crist, who jetted all over the state and nation in the days and weeks before Election Day, is not in line to snare any Cabinet positions in a new Obama administration -- at least, not that Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has heard. Sorry, Charlie. Can't get no love. The DNC chairper ... More >>

Congresswoman Debbie Schultz Throws Exceedingly Sober (And Lame) Victory Bash. And She Didn't Even Show Up!

One of the major rules of party decor is that you show up to your own shindig. Just don't tell that to Fort Lauderdale Congresswoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who skipped her victory bash last night for the national spotlight in Chicago. She left her supporters, dizzied with political victory, to f ... More >>

John Kerry, John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Free Beer: Things We've Spotted at Lynn So Far

As we noted earlier, we've invaded Lynn University for tonight's third and final presidential debate. As get ready to live-blog tonight's nuttery for you, please enjoy the photos of things we've spotted so far, including a Budweiser taste testing booth for the media (woo-hoo!) and John Kerry looki ... More >>

Scenes From a Rally: Obama in West Palm Beach

The earth didn't move nor did the seas part. But the idea that President Obama's supporters see the man as the Second Coming was never much more than a lie put forth by his enemies. The Obamanauts may be fervent, but what they see is the right man for the job. And the 6,000 souls who stood hours in ... More >>

GOP Congressional Candidate Seeks Endorsement From Gay Group, While Slamming Gay Community

Ozzie DeFarina, the GOP congressional candidate looking to challenge Democratic incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz in November, has been courting support from Log Cabin Republicans, a leading supporter for marriage equality.But then DeFarina did that thing that GOPers do and slammed his primary oppo ... More >>

Congressional Candidate Shoots Self: Anti-Muslim Activist Is Challenging Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Fox News Accuses "Mole" of Larceny; Fox News Steals Stuff All the Time

Renegade Fox News employee Joe Muto got a lot of attention when he joined Gawker and started writing dispatches from the inside of the Murdoch empire. He got only one post in before he was found out and fired from Fox, with a follow-up letter from the legal folks being sent to Gawker threatening leg ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Cancels Speech at Muslim Group's Annual Dinner

Involving Muslims in the American political process is a frightening prospect to guys like Joe Kaufman. Judging from a rant he wrote in February, Kaufman, head of the anti-Islam group Americans Against Hate, doesn't want Muslims to vote, work for the federal government, or get fair legal representat ... More >>

Here's Allen West Singing "Pretty Woman" in Its Entirety

Wikimedia Commons"I'm sorry... what?" -- Roy Orbison​He started by saying, "Anyone that records this, I'm going to drop you for pushups."A brave patriot with a camcorder wasn't scared, and now, to put on your iPod next to Mitt Romney's rendition of "America the Beautiful" and President Barack Obam ... More >>

Prisonville, Florida: Low Taxes and Big Yards, All for the Price of a Box Full of Immigrants

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch Are Sponsoring the Bill That's Upsetting the Internet

​If you go to Wikipedia's website today, you may cry after finding it's not giving out information today. The Google logo is also blacked out on that website, and Reddit and other sites are also blacking themselves out today.If you're looking for someone local to blame for any of your internet-rel ... More >>

Frederica Wilson Had Worst Attendance Out of Florida's Congressional Delegation

​No member of Florida's congressional delegation missed more votes this year than South Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson.In fact, South Florida Democrats -- excluding Rep. Alcee Hastings -- had some of the worst attendance records in the state, as Wilson, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and ... More >>

Ranches Activists Plan Holiday Party at Debbie's Office; LeMieux Against ICE Jail

LeMieux and his highly American family say "no bueno" to the ICE jail...​It's been an eventful few months for the Southwest Ranches and Pines residents who decided they didn't want a prison going up in their neighborhood. An immigration-centered protest in September led to an angry town hall meeti ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Among Targets of "American Censorship Day"

charter97.org​At the time of this post, the House Judiciary Committee is discussing H.R. 3261: the Stop Online Piracy Act (watch it live here), which is considered by those opposed to the legislation to be "the first American Internet censorship system."That's why DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasser ... More >>

Selling a Private Prison to Lawmakers: A Primer in Three Acts, by Southwest Ranches and CCA

​Oh, what fun it must be to be a congressional representative, traveling your home territory in search of causes to support, being bombarded at every turn by lobbyists and carefully crafted P.R. Balancing pork-barrel people-pleasers with national security interests (and those of your campaign dono ... More >>

Opponents of ICE Jail Have New Tactic: Questioning Environmental Review Process

​Start inking up a big government contract with a for-profit company and you can bet your sweet tax dollars that things won't stay transparent for long.Which gives a nice boost of high ground to the people who are already fed up with an all-but-inked plan to bring an ICE detention facility to Sout ... More >>

Two of South Florida's Fortune 500 Companies Land on List of "Corporate Tax Dodgers"

Good one, Mr. Moneybags.​Out of the five Fortune 500 companies based in South Florida, two of them managed to bank on a negative tax rate over the past three years, earning them a spot on a list of the country's "corporate tax dodgers."Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 comp ... More >>

CCA Robocall in Southwest Ranches (AUDIO)

​Yesterday we reported that Pembroke Pines and Southwest Ranches were getting phone calls from the Corrections Corporation of America asking whether they support a proposed immigrant jail detention center "processing center" that Southwest Ranches is gunning to build on a plot of land near the Eve ... More >>

Ann Coulter: Debbie Wasserman Shultz Is a "Hideous Beast Who Has a Voice Like a Hyena Getting an Abortion" (Video)

​Well, here's what just came out of Ann Coulter's mouth in front of an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference -- Florida, during what was apparently a comparison between Republicans and Democrats done by illustrating a pair of South Florida congressmen: "I want to implant it in p ... More >>

Allen West, Believe It or Not, Takes Up the Most Airtime of Any House Freshman

Harriet Tubman​Believe it or not, Rep. Allen West -- the self-proclaimed "modern-day Harriet Tubman" who compared being gay to liking ice cream and riding scooters, said gay soldiers can "change their behavior," called not-a-lady Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz the "most vile, unprofessional, and de ... More >>

Sandy Adams Is a Doll -- Schoolgirl Outfit Optional

herobuilders.comThe Sarah Palin doll with the schoolgirl getup.​Republican Rep. Sandy Adams of Orlando is now a subject in a new collection of dolls called the "Lady Republican Series."Adams joins Sarah Palin, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly ... More >>

Allen West Compares Being Gay to Liking Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and Riding Scooters

If you like scooters, you may need to change your behavior.​Folks, we simply cannot make up the stuff that comes out of Rep. Allen West's mouth.In a meeting with the Sun-Sentinel's editorial board yesterday -- which was also recorded on video -- West talked about fixing the nation's debt problem, ... More >>

Tea Party Outdoes Rick Scott -- Unveils Prewritten Faxes to Send Wasserman Schultz

This is what the future looks like.​Remember how old-school that Gov. Rick Scott was when he asked his supporters to send out prewritten letters about himself to newspapers around the state? Well, he has been outdone by the South Florida Tea Party, which is embracing the height of 1980s telecommun ... More >>

Allen West Wins Washington Post Award: "Worst Week in Washington"

Award recipient Rep. Allen West​It looks like Rep. Allen West came away with two great accolades this week for his email tirade to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: The love of Stephen Colbert and the "Worst Week in Washington" award from the Washington Post.The award from the Post comes courtesy of ... More >>

Allen West: Does He Need to Apologize for His Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz?

Allen West​A few hours after we said an apology from Rep. Allen West was highly unlikely for his email rant to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, he said he had apologized -- which was caught on tape by a Huffington Post reporter.Wasserman Schultz said he never apologized shortly after that, and West' ... More >>

Allen West: Wasserman Schultz "Most Vile, Unprofessional, and Despicable" House Member

Allen West: Under the impression he's still in third grade.​If you haven't noticed, Rep. Allen West typically resorts to name-calling when things don't go his way.After Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called out the "Cut, Cap, and Balance" legislation and made reference to West, he decided to do a t ... More >>

Democrats Call on Allen West Censure and Apology, Neither of Which Are Likely

​Patrick Murphy, the Democrat who wants to take over Rep. Allen West's seat in 2012, says West's attack on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz shows he's "incapable of controlling himself," and says he should face a censure.Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today demanded an apology from West, ... More >>

Joe Kaufman, Anti-Islamic Extremist, Announces He's Running for Congress in 2012

intelligencesummit.orgJoe Kaufman​Joe Kaufman really, really doesn't like Muslims, and apparently that's enough of a political platform to run for congress.Kaufman, the head of the oxymoron crew Americans Against Hate, has announced he's challenging Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her congressio ... More >>

Mitt Romney Makes Florida Unemployment Joke; Debbie Wasserman Schultz Whines

Mitt Romney MediaWillard Mitt Romney​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has apparently run out of things to complain about.Her target this week is Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who's in the middle of a fundraising tour ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hangs Weiner Out to Dry

​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is fed up with Rep. Anthony Weiner's phallic frolic.Or at least, that's what the 30-second statement she read sounded like.Wasserman Schultz held a news conference over the weekend, asking for Weine ... More >>

Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz a Self-Hating Jew? (Part Deux!)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​(Note: This is the second part of a blog post, and I'm picking up en media res. If you haven't read the first bit, you probably won't understand what follows. Read the first part here.)Despite the ominous tone of Matt Brooks' letter, J Street isn't some kind of Arabic th ... More >>

Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz a Self-Hating Jew?

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Oh, probably not. But such insinuations are the stuff of American politics in 2011. This particular insinuation is part of the fallout from Obama's speech on the Middle East last week -- that boring, almost content-free speech that in a saner clime would have attracted con ... More >>

Allen West Interview: Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump (Part 1)

Photo by Michael McElroy​The light is dim and smoky inside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8182 in Pompano Beach. Red, white, and blue slogans brighten the low walls and ceilings, urging patrons to "Thank a Vet" and to remember "Freedom Is Not Free." At the far end of the small, bunker-sized roo ... More >>

The Horrible Boringness of Covering Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

​Around the world, political writers begin their days hoping for an opportunity to attack the elected officials with whom they usually agree. They do this because writers are ever afraid of bias, and because not even the greatest human animals can't stand to be improved by the occasional bout of s ... More >>

Sheriff Lamberti's Top Law Enforcement Official Resigns

Broward Sheriff's Col. Rick Frey, who is in charge of all law enforcement operations under Sheriff Al Lamberti, announced his resignation today, BSO sources have confirmed. Frey, left, receiving an award​Frey is meeting with Lamberti and all division chiefs at 3:30 p.m. this afte ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Seeing Gabby's Eyes Open Was "the Most Incredible Experience I Have Ever Had"

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Giffords, Gillibrand, and Wasserman Schultz. ​ Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a close friend of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords', was in the Tucson hospital room last night when the congresswoman opened her eyes for the first time aft ... More >>

Jared Lee Loughner: Patriot?

Just doing what he's told.​When Jared Lee Loughner shot Congresswoman Gabrielle "Gabbie" Giffords through the head and murdered six other people outright, it really was because he was "insane" and "deranged," as Bob Norman put it in his heartfelt open letter to Joyce Kaufman. Loughner's most coher ... More >>

Karen Harrington Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz is "Within Striking Distance"

Harrington after her victory in the primary.​Karen Harrington knows she has an uphill battle in front of her. But she also knows a thing or two about long, hard fights. After all, Harrington is a two-time cancer survivor and the sister of Billy Mitchell, the video game whiz framed as the villain i ... More >>

Wasserman Schultz on Fox News: Insurance Companies "Rape and Pillage" American Consumers

As you can see, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is quite comfortable on the cable news circuit; so comfortable that the otherwise circumspect West Broward Congresswoman is willing to describe in vivid terms exactly what deviant metaphorical acts the insurance companies are inflicting upon us virginal Ameri ... More >>

Pro-Israel Demonstration Happening Now in Lauderdale; Last Year's Event Marred by Ethnic Slurs

One year ago, this ugly scene happened in downtown Fort Lauderdale, as pro-Israel demonstrators clashed with Muslim activists: And in just a few minutes, the South Floridians for the Safety and Security of Israel are staging another rally, in the same location, near the federal courts building on Br ... More >>

Name Game: Sarah Palin Worship Blog Fears All Jonathans in Wasserman Schultz Office

Flickr​Every so often, there's a news event that suggests (or proves?) that the modern media is making the world an even more confusing place. This week, the office of West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced that former Politico.com writer, Jonathan Allen, had been hired as a ... More >>

In the Clutch, Republican Activist Shows a Bit of Class

Flickr: eric.slausonLive by the gun... resign by the gun.​One of Broward County's leading Republican activists, Ed Napolitano, is resigning from his leadership positions with the party, two weeks after leading a controversial trip with fellow Republicans to a gun range in Hallandale Beach. The Sun ... More >>

Morning Juice: Senator Sidesteps Corruption Probe; Triple Murder in Lake Worth

​On what's unofficially the last week of summer, here's what's in the news:Florida's U.S. senator designate, George LeMieux, did not fall for an effort by Alan Mendelsohn, the Hollywood ophthalmologist and Charlie Crist fundraiser, to lure the administration into admitting complicity in the Mutual ... More >>

Florida GOP Leads a Lamb to Slaughter

Don't. Jump!You're right about one thing, Joyce Kaufman: The mainstream media are not likely to take the congressional candidacy of Dennis Lamb seriously. Here's my best effort: Dennis Lamb? Seriously?This Hollywood man -- who either has no political experience or simply forgot to mention it on his ... More >>

Speaker Pelosi Visiting Hollywood Monday

Flickr user: jurvetsonNancy PelosiNancy Pelosi will appear at a news conference Monday with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to announce $1.5 million in funding for Broward Community & Family Health Centers. That money's a tiny chunk of the nearly $800 billion federal stimulus package that ... More >>

Wasserman Schultz on Hardball

West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared this evening on Hardball, the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC. She was a Matthews favorite even before she revealed this weekend that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer more than a year ago and underwent a double mastectomy as well as an ... More >>

My Lunch With Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

On Wednesday I met Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz at Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor on U.S. 1 in Dania Beach for a wide-ranging discussion -- including my paranoid delusions about the sinister deal-cutting that must take place when voters aren't watching.The congresswoman insists that she ... More >>

Lady of the House

She's got three kids, 650,000 constituents, and millions of watching eyes. Debbie Wasserman Schultz can't keep them all happy.

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