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Obama Got It All Wrong With California Attorney General; Florida Attorney General Is Way Hotter

President Barack Obama called California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday night to apologize for calling her "by far the best-looking attorney general in the country" during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on Thursday afternoon in Atherton, California. And rightly so. Obama ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Named as Head of DNC Again by Obama

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a pretty big deal. She helped Democrats expand their majority in the Senate, which in and of itself was a task. And she helped Obama win Florida in November, which is almost impossible. But because she did these things, the POTUS announced Tuesday that he wants Wasserman ... 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 >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Poses for NOH8 Campaign on National Coming Out Day

Today is National Coming Out Day, and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is all about it. Wasserman Schultz, along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Boca), posed for NO8H in the group's campaign supporting equal rights for gays and lesbians. "On National Coming Out ... More >>

Obama's Bear-Hug Pizza Guy Hugs Charlie Crist

While at a Patrick Murphy fundraiser yesterday, Charlie Crist was asked about Scott Van Duzer's bear-hugging President Obama. And Crist expressed a strong desire to meet the man. "You know what?" Crist responded. "I wanted to stop by the guy's... Where is his place?" Crist, whose ousting from the ... More >>

Obama: "We Win Florida, We Win The Election"

President Obama was in Florida yesterday during a bus tour, hitting up Melbourne, West Palm Beach, and inexplicably getting a bear hug from a pizza guy. Obama spoke to roughly 6,000 people at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, telling them that if he can win Florida, he will win the election. ... More >>

Charlie Crist Goes Full Democrat at DNC (Still Isn't a Democrat)

Remember when Charlie Crist used to be a Republican? Well Charlie Crist does. And he thinks it used to be pretty great. And then Barack Obama went and hugged him and got his government take over stank all over Crist and ruined a perfectly good Republican. Because of this treachery, the GOP brande ... More >>

President Obama to Hold Free Campaign Visit in West Palm Beach on Sunday

President Obama is scheduled to hit up West Palm during a campaign stop this Sunday. FOR FREE. Aw, yeah. The POTUS will be speaking at the Palm Beach County Convention Center at 650 W. Okeechobee Blvd. and is inviting everyone to come along, but tickets are required. Maybe he'll talk more about ... More >>

Bill Clinton Just Might Win Obama Florida

In case you missed it, Bill Clinton had a few billion things to say last night during his DNC speech. The former president spoke for approximately 48 minutes (and might still be talking right now, so somebody better check). But it's all good, baby. Because America loves Bubba. He's become the ... More >>

Charlie Crist Continues His Sticking It to the GOP Tour, Will Speak at DNC Next Week

Charlie Crist is really taking this Republicans suck thing seriously. Coming on the heels of his endorsement of Barack Obama, the former Republican governor is now slated to be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention next week in Charlotte. Shocking? YES. Except that, no. Crist might be ... More >>

Fear and Loathing in Tampa: Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Todd Akin's Dumbass Rape Comments Could Affect Florida Races

In a televised interview on Sunday, U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri said victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant. He then explained this by saying something about how a woman's body magically saves the victim from getting pregnant from their attacker. Or something. Illegitimate ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Isn't Too Popular With Obama Re-Election Team, According to Book

According to a new ebook by Politico writer Glenn Thrush, DNC chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, isn't very popular in the Obama re-election team. According to Thrush, a secret poll done among Obama's team to determine the popularity of the President's campaign surrogates revealed that ... More >>

Patrick Murphy, Democratic Challenger, Sends Out Fundraising Email: "This Will Make Allen West Mad"

Patrick Murphy has a great campaign tactic to use in the District 18 race against Rep. Allen West -- he can always point out that he isn't Allen West.Murphy followed West to District 18 after the congressman announced he wouldn't be running in his home district, ol' number 22. His campaign routinely ... More >>

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 Donates to Allen West Opponent Patrick Murphy (UPDATED)

Update, 4/19: Got comment from Wasserman Schultz's camp. Added to the story.Original post, 4/17:Between January and the end of March, South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz donated $73,000 to Democratic campaigns across the country. It's not surprising -- she's chair of the Democratic ... More >>

Five Lies Allen West Told on Mark Levin's Radio Show Friday Night

Allen West has been getting a lot of bad press lately -- news outlets across the country, including this one, latched onto his declaration that "there are 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party that are members of the Communist Party."He's since moved past that assertion and onto the (slightly) ... 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 >>

Obama Coming to Hollywood; You Can Attend for a Mere Giant Pile of Cash

The LGBT Leadership Council is hosting an "LGBT Campaign Briefing and Reception" at Hollywood's Westin Diplomat Hotel, and you can still grab a ticket. Indeed, you can see President Barack Obama, the leader of the free world and famous Kenyan socialist, for the rock-bottom price of $2,500.

Wasserman Schultz Attacks Romney; Best She Can Do Is 29-Year-Old Anecdote About Dog Crate

​South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz operates on a national stage -- as chair of the Democratic National Committee, she's the face of the president's party and frequently takes on national issues. Late last night, she took to Twitter to attack Republican presidential candidate Mit ... More >>

Florida Latinos Like Romney but Like Obama Better

​Though a Rasmussen poll released Monday showed Newt Gingrich well ahead of the rest of the Republican presidential field, a Univision/ABC News poll released this morning revealed Florida's Latino voters overwhelmingly favor former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.Of those polled, 49 percent went fo ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch Happen to Get Money From SOPA Supporters

​Believe it or not, South Florida Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch -- supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act -- happened to get a lot of money from interest groups supporting the legislation.According to the nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization MapLight, Wasserman ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accused of Blaming Tucson Shooting on Tea Party (She Didn't)

Fox "News"​If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we'd be all over it.Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.When the headline "DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting" comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellip ... More >>

Patrick Murphy, the Hopeful Challenger to Rep. Allen West, Breaks $1 Million in Fundraising

Patrick Murphy​The campaign of Democrat Patrick Murphy -- who hopes to take on Rep. Allen West in the 2012 election -- announced today that candidate Murphy has raised $1.1 million in his bid for the congressional seat.Murphy, who raised more money in the first two quarters than any other congress ... More >>

Democratic National Committee: Florida Would Lose 473,000 Jobs Under Tea Party Economics

​In advance of tonight's GOP presidential debate, the Democratic National Committee has released a report claiming that 9.5 million American jobs would be lost if a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution were implemented by next year -- including the loss of 473,000 jobs in Florida.The reas ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Jimmy Hoffa's "Take These Son of a Bitches Out" Idea: Babble

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, apparently not the spokeswoman for Jimmy Hoffa.​As Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz ought to know, when she's invited to a Fox News interview, it's probably a trap.Naturally, when she was invited on to Fox & ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Describes Gabrielle Giffords' Return to Congress (Video)

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords​Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman shot in the head during a Tucson shooting rampage in January, made her return to the House floor yesterday to cast her vote on the debt deal.Giffords' spokeswoman told reporters that it's unknown what her political future i ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Ends Congress vs. Press Corps Softball Game With a Walk-Off

​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz finally earned a victory against the press -- at least in the charity softball game she played last night.After two consecutive losing games and suffering a broken leg at the hands of Capitol Hil ... 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 >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Now "Debbie Downer" According To Republican Video

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is now the basis of a recycled joke.American Crossroads -- the group that provided millions of dollars to put conservative candidates in office in the 2010 midterm electio ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Half-Apologizes For Saying Republicans Like Jim Crow Laws

house.govDebbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz isn't very good at retracting statements.Wasserman Schultz was on CNN Sunday when she said Republicans want to bring states back to Jim Crow-era laws, drawing the ire ... 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 >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Interview Problems

​Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the DNC, has two big PR problems. The first is that she speaks almost exclusively in what sounds like focus-group-tested sound bites. The second is that she's no good at it, either because she lacks a certain common touch or because her sound bites are ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Fires Away In Support Of Gun Control

via Sun SentinelDebbie Wasserman Schultz and Gabriel Giffords, who was shot in the head earlier this year.​The Florida House's self-defeating restoration of plans for a prescription drug database to help fight our state's lethal abuse epidemic caught quite a buzz last week. But Congresswoman Debbi ... More >>

Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon Shows Flexibility on 2012 Presidential Primary, But Still Flexes Some Muscle

via APHouse Speaker Dean Cannon is bold but bendable on the 2012 presidential primary date​Despite the farcical sideshow of Donald Trump's recent antics, the 2012 presidential election is actually a serious and important issue. And for the second consecutive presidential election cycle, Florida's ... More >>

Did Ritter Entertain Obama At The Diplomat With Campaign Money?

Did Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter use her campaign fund to help her gain sway with the Obama Administration in the hopes of getting a plum job in the White House? People forget that once upon a time it was supposedly a done deal that Mrs. Ritter was headed to Washington. &n ... More >>

Ritter Campaign: Receipts Tell More Of Story

​​Digging into the Florida Elections Commission reports on Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's campaign case and a few things quite literally don't add up. Then again, nothing about Ritter's campaign makes sense. It appears to have been a big-spending free-for-all.   ... More >>

Q&A With John Legend, Performing at the Fillmore Miami Beach This Friday

New Times recently caught up with John Legend in between all kinds of action. After his high-profile appearances at the inaugural festivities, February will find the five-time Grammy winner playing Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Dubai International Jazz Festival. Oh, ye ... More >>

Quick, How Many Smithsonian Air & Space Museums Are There?

Well, my friends, I had hoped to provide you with a dispatch about the Washington, D.C., performance of painter Michael Israel, an awe-inspiring, mulleted dude who was booked to speed-paint a portrait of Barack Obama at an inaugural ball called the Virginia Black Tie and Blue Dominion Ball. Virginia ... More >>

Dark Horse Dem Emerges in Race for Martinez Seat

On the Democrat side of the Florida's 2010 U.S. Senate race, the field keeps getting larger, with Congressman Allen Boyd, of Monticello, looking like a contender. Boyd (right) runs with the congressional Blue Dogs -- socially conservative Democrats who walk and talk so much like Republicans, it can ... More >>

Rollins Brand

Rock 'n' roll maverick Henry Rollins talks politics and the upcoming election

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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Pretty Boy

Jim Stork has become the face of Broward's gay community. But is he ready for Capitol Hill?

Willie Gary's Sugar Daddies

Why is Stuart's revered black superlawyer, champion of the little guy, defending Big Sugar against its own workers? Money.