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  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Obama Hates Israel, According To Allen West

    Reid Reprot​Allen West seems to be in a bad mood this week. In his Weekly Wrap Up, he says that Barack Obama hates Israel and the Jewish people and means to hasten their destruction. Jesus! I feel like a paranoiac for even typing that, but there it is in my inbox, beaming at my eyeballs in officia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Allen West Interview: Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump (Part 3)

    ​New Times: You've shown a strong interest in Israel and Israeli politics. My understanding is that you do not favor the two-state solution. Allen West: You mean creation of a Palestinian state? When has there ever been a Palestinian state? Well, if you don't favor the two-state solution, do you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Letter to Allen West (Re: "Slapping Israel in the Face")

    JoinRick, via Flickr​Letter sent to Rep. Allen West of Florida's 22nd District. Awaiting response. Col. West:Greetings. My name is Brandon K. Thorp, and I covered the last month of your campaign for New Times. As you know, I think that you are a disingenuous and bloodthirsty man and that you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Wing Nuts Splitting Their Vote Against Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

    Photo: Robert Kunst for CongressKunst wants to defeat Wasserman Schultz, then impeach Obama, then protest Wasserman Schultz and Obama policies.​Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a tough customer -- so tough that even a hardened combat vet-turned-politician like Allen West didn't dare run against her, ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Republican Opponent to Allen West Campaigns as "Level-Headed, Rational" Alternative

    Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Citizens for National Security Finds Islam Propaganda in Florida Textbooks

    Dr. William Saxton, saving Florida children's hearts and minds from Islam​Dr. William Saxton is sitting at a Starbucks in West Boca Raton, clutching a bulging black briefcase. But he's having trouble concentrating on our conversation. He keeps looking around for a better table. "I'd prefer to have ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Barefoot Bodhisattva

    Dr. William Saxton, saving Florida children's hearts and minds from Islam​Dr. William Saxton is sitting at a Starbucks in West Boca Raton, clutching a bulging black briefcase. But he's having trouble concentrating on our conversation. He keeps looking around for a better table. "I'd prefer to have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    For Congress, Mum's the Word on Netanyahu Visit; But Jewish Scholar Has Opinion

    Flickr User: talkradionewsBroward and Palm Beach's Jewish congressional members were all eagerly anticipating this week's visit to Washington D.C. of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and yet none appear eager to speak about it. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office made no statement following ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Tribune's Lee Abrams Defines America

    In his latest think piece, Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams describes the transformation of the company's national cable channel, WGN, into "WGN-America." "WHY 'AMERICA'? Because there's more to life than Hollywood and Manhattan," Abrams writes. "The channel will speak to Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Local Lebanese-American Tells Fellow Arabs to Let Money Do the Talking

    Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Eating Cookies With Congressman Wexler

    On Monday, Democratic Congresspersons Robert Wexler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Ron Klein held a "dessert reception" to welcome folks to the inauguration. They walked from their offices in the Capitol: directly across the lawn to the Library of Congress: where attendees had to wait in line to go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Morning Juice: Pills Can't Cure Boca, New Kids on the Block Hits Lauderdale Poop Deck

    Boca Pills Can't Cure What Ails Most of UsBoca Raton-based South Florida Nutrition is getting into some deep shit for promising that its acai berry supplements are pretty much a magic cure-all. The company's website promises the pills promote sound sleep, improve digestion, fights cancerous cells, c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    The Bin Laden Tapes: Proof of Life?

    Global freedom-hating menace Osama bin Laden has released a new album, and this one sounds like the others. Gaza, Jihad, path of God, Jews are mean, et cetera. Nothing you haven't heard before. In fact, how does the most recent tape prove that The Pajama-ed one lives? Maybe I'm just bitter because i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Local Jewish Academic: Shortage of Muslim Moderates Fuels Mideast Conflict

    Eli Kavon is an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University who lectures on Jewish history and is a frequent contributor to The Jerusalem Post. I spoke with Kavon recently to get his perspective on the conflict that's erupted between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and which shows n ... 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

    June 12, 2008

    The Jewish Problem

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

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Finally... Florida

    A rogue state meets presidential candidates who pine for its fickle heart

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Adam Hasner Goes Fishing

    A rogue state meets presidential candidates who pine for its fickle heart

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    The Way He Lives Now

    As his fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies' most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness

  • Film

    April 19, 2007

    Palm Beach, Off the Map

    They're all runaway juries at the PBIFF

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    Her Name Was Rachel Corrie

    They're all runaway juries at the PBIFF

  • News

    January 4, 2007

    Best Damn Movies of 2006

    And why nearly all you'll see in 2007 is sequels, prequels, and threequels

  • Film

    August 24, 2006

    Prenuptual Aggrievement

    Meet the Parents goes Middle East in Only Human.

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2006

    Our Pro-War Press

    Meet the Parents goes Middle East in Only Human.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Kane And Able, Part III

    Meet the Parents goes Middle East in Only Human.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    About This New War

    Meet the Parents goes Middle East in Only Human.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2006

    Givus Some Truth

    Meet the Parents goes Middle East in Only Human.

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Spreading the Plame

    It's time more journalists were called on the carpet for bad judgment

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Sloppy Is as Sloppy Does

    Sloppy High Fives

  • Culture

    December 4, 2003

    Comics from the Front

    How Joe Sacco learned to stop worrying and love war

  • News

    April 3, 2003
  • News

    November 14, 2002

    The Antiwarriors

    Riding shotgun with Broward County's tiny but angry peace movement

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Letters for October 31, 2002

    When doves (and hawks) cry

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    The War Within

    Listen to the leaders of two South Florida mosques tied to terror

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