International Relations

Dennis Rodman Heading to North Korea; Might Fix Things or Usher Armageddon

Former Chicago Bull, children's book author, and sometimes SoFla resident Dennis Rodman is headed to North Korea as an ambassador for sports diplomacy. Or something. The visit will be on Tuesday, just two weeks after North Korea stirred shit up by testing a nuclear bomb. Rodman will be arriving in ... More >>

Hillary Clinton in Hospital for Blood Clot Following Concussion; Allen West Led the Way in Mocking It

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital Sunday after doctors found a blood clot related to a concussion she suffered ten days ago. Earlier this month, Clinton was sick with a stomach virus when she fainted and banged her head, causing a concussion and openi ... More >>

Obama Wins Third and Final Debate With Horses and Bayonets

Round three of the presidential debates was last night. And people who went in expecting to have their asses blown off with the two candidates going at each other for a final climactic showdown were mildly disappointed. No asses were blown off here, unfortunately. The main take-aways from the deba ... More >>

Biden, Ryan Battle Over Iran but Steer Clear of Cyberwar

Early in last night's vice presidential debate, questions came up about what to do over Iran's nuclear program. Things got fierce. Biden scrunched his brow and hammered away on Iran's lack of missiles to deliver whatever it enriches and driveled on about diplomacy. Ryan's giant w ... More >>

Palm Beach GOP Slackjawed: Biden Eats Private Ryan for Lunch

GOP veep candidate Paul Ryan is known for his buffness and wonkery, but last night he managed an even greater feat, making Joe Biden look like a wise old man -- and not that old either. Obama's running mate was on fire, and Kid Ryan got burned.Fire Ant was back in the lion's den -- actually, th ... More >>

Allen West Calls Obama's Speech to the U.N. "More Apologies"

President Obama made a speech this morning to the General Assembly at the United Nations in which he condemned the anti-U.S. protests in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the attacks in Libya and urged world leaders to rally against extremism. But Rep. Allen West, with his Communist ... More >>

Obama Says Romney "Shoots First, Aims Later"

Yesterday we told you about how one RoboRomney seized the opportunity of the attacks on Libya that left Chris Stevens and other U.S. diplomats dead to pounce on Obama's terrorist-coddling, apologetic ways by attacking a statement Obama never actually made. Well, it turns out, the president watches ... More >>

Egypt Names First Democratically Elected President Ever; Allen West Blames Obama

For the first time, Egypt held a democratic election. Mohamed Morsi was named president-elect of the country, which ousted President Hosni Mubarak last February as part of the "Arab Spring" of democratic protests. Morsi is a former member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood -- which worries some peop ... More >>

Rick Scott Purging Voters Like It's 2000

Dear Rick Scott,Just a quick note to congratulate you on returning Florida to the electoral Dark Ages. You began by reinstating an archaic rule that forces ex-felons to wait five years after completing their sentences to have their voting rights restored. Very strategic thinking on your part. Twelve ... More >>

"The Dictator" Movie Review: More Sacha Baron Cohen Yuks Than Comedy Revolution

Herman Cain's Florida Tour Gaffes: Was Media Criticism "Over the Top"?

Herman Cain, the presidential contender who loves to shout the number "nine," took a whirlwind tour through Florida last week, visiting Sweetwater, Miami, Coral Springs, West Palm, and Palm Beach. While he was down in Miami, he bent to Spanglophone tastes by shouting "nueve, nueve, nueve" instead.Bu ... More >>

Allen West Thinks a Lobbying Organization Is a Government Agency

​Rep. Allen West is looking for cuts to make in the federal government to spare the defense budget, so he thinks there's no reason for the Department of Commerce to exist since there's a lobbying group with a similar name.West seems a bit confused on this one.He says we need to take a hard look at ... More >>

Allen West: Obama's Delay of Keystone XL Pipeline is "Pathetic"

Rep. Allen West​Rep. Allen West isn't too happy about the State Department's decision -- or as West says, "Campaigner-in-Chief" Obama's decision -- to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline project, which means it's time for another rhetoric-loaded statement from the congressman.According to the State ... More >>

Donald Trump's Foreign Policy: Kill the Iraqis, Take Their Oil

Photo by Liz DzuroWe want you to willingly give up your oil!​The foreign policy of a Donald Trump presidency began to take shape last weekend in Boca, where "The Donald" addressed a massed throng of Tea Partiers celebrating (celebrating?) tax day. Here's a slide show from the Tax Day Rally. T ... More >>

Clinton Gives a Sign That Robert Levinson, Broward Man Who Disappeared in 2007, is Alive

​Robert Levinson's family says that the retired FBI agent was in Iran to investigate a cigarette-smuggling case when he disappeared in Iran in 2007. Since then, his family has urged the Iranian government to cooperate with an investigation, to little avail. No news of his whereabouts or whether he ... More >>

Daybreak

Flickr: Ron GunzburgerLooking like an atomic mushroom cloud, a thunderstorm approaches Fort Lauderdale Beach.​

[UPDATED] LeMieux Working to Save Orphan Haitian Cancer Patient

courtesy of Lauren OdmanEsthelhomme Peterson​A 12-year-old Haitian orphan with a large malignant tumor on his neck will hopefully receive desperately needed medical attention later today or tomorrow, thanks to a group of concerned South Floridians that includes Republican Sen. George LeMieux.The b ... More >>

Ron Klein to President: Stop Hurting Israel's Feelings

FlickrRon Klein​It's not enough that the United States gives spectacular sums of money to Israel. Nor is it enough that the U.S. takes Israel's side in virtually every political issue that crops up between that nation and the Muslim world. No, according to Congressman Ron Klein, the U.S. also must ... More >>

Muslim Group Heads to Tallahassee; Anti-Muslim Group Stokes Fear

Flickr​A group of about 50 Muslims from South Florida is embarking this morning on a trip to Tallahassee, where it will have secret meetings with state policymakers. It's called "Muslim Day," and the Lake Worth-based Florida Security Council says we freedom-loving Americans should be very afraid.S ... More >>

Did Wexler Have Falling Out With Obama?

Wexler​In Barack Obama's presidential election, Robert Wexler was one of those linchpins. As an early supporter, he convinced a great many wary Jewish voters in South Florida that Obama would be a friend of Israel, as Obama himself promised. It was crucial to winning Florida.But since Obama won el ... More >>

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The Daily Mouthful: On Patriotism

"What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?" ~Lin YutangBonus vocab word: "Globesity." Coined by the World Health Organization

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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 >>

Delray's State Senator Will Bring Iran to Its Knees

Mahmad Ahmadinejad had a plan for world domination -- and he woulda got away with it, too, if it weren't that meddling state senator from Delray Beach, Ted Deutch.You see, while reading the Wall Street Journal, Deutch learned of efforts by a Swiss oil company, Vitol, to build a $125 million fuel dep ... More >>

Some Ros-Lehtinen Hang-Ups

What's more embarrassing for a congresswoman, getting caught in a radio prank or erroneously hanging up on the president of the United States? Miami Congresswoman Ileanna Ros-Lehtinen is probably wondering that about right now. Not only did she hang up on Barack Obama, think ... More >>

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