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Mel Martinez

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Marco Rubio: the Man Gingrich and Romney Love to Name-Drop

    ​The Republican presidential candidates at last night's debate were dropping the names of Floridian public figures as quickly as they could come up with them. In response to a question about Hispanic Americans the candidates would consider for their Cabinets, everyone (except Ron Paul) started rat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Scott Rothstein Prevented From Answering Questions About Charlie Crist, Mel Martinez

    ​Before Scott Rothstein sounded like he was about to soil himself over questions about the murder of Melissa Britt Lewis during the ninth day of his bankruptcy deposition, objections from Assistant U.S. District Attorney Lawrence LaVecchio made things interesting again.Attorney Mary Barzee Flores ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Patrick Murphy: The Only 2012 Candidate With Campaign Contributions From Charlie Crist

    Murphy for CongressPatrick Murphy​Former Gov. Charlie Crist certainly has plenty of friends and enemies across Florida, but we now know who he's a fan of in the 2012 elections: congressional candidate Patrick Murphy.Murphy -- a Democrat who's touted having the highest fundraising totals of any con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    LeMieux Back at Gunster After Brief Senatorial Stint; the Door Keeps on Revolvin'

    ​Now that President Obama has named Bill Daley, a JPMorgan Chase chairman whose loudest pronouncements over the past months have been to ridicule Obama's signature accomplishments -- as his chief of staff, it should be perfectly clear: Washington and big business go together like bread and butter. ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House

    ​Now that President Obama has named Bill Daley, a JPMorgan Chase chairman whose loudest pronouncements over the past months have been to ridicule Obama's signature accomplishments -- as his chief of staff, it should be perfectly clear: Washington and big business go together like bread and butter. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Poll Confirms the Obvious: Kendrick Meek's Campaign a Disaster for Florida Democrats

    Flickr: maximas.prime​There's nothing particularly dynamic about the U.S. Senate campaign being run by Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene -- except when you compare it to the one by Miami Congressman Kendrick Meek. Greene doesn't really have a message, unless you count his constant bellyaching abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Morning Juice: Deerfield Teen's Mother Meets the Media; Bill Targets Sexting

    ​A glance at the local news: Josie Lou Ratley's mother talked to the media yesterday about her daughter's condition following the brutal beating that occurred last week at a bus stop on the campus of Deerfield Beach Middle School. [WPLG-10]The Broward County auditor says that if the Broward Sherif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    A How-To Kit for Campaign Suicide, by Charlie Crist

    Flickr: gary_rominWas this photo taken in Crist's campaign HQs?​Since late last year, when Sen. Mel Martinez announced he wouldn't be running for reelection to his seat in 2010, it was Charlie Crist's to lose. He was one of the nation's most popular governors, with a knack for charming his detract ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Pretty Speech, Barack, But What Will You Do About the Robots Who Will Eat Our Pills?

    Seriously, that classic SNL sketch above is only slightly more absurd than the kind that are being circulated by Boca Raton's state legislator and House Leader Adam Hasner. In tonight's speech, Obama took on the "death panel" myth and the socialism myth and remembered to shave the Hitler mustache th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Meek Lambastes Crist for LeMieux Appointment; Rubio, When Will You Tweet?

    U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek​Congressman Kendrick Meek, the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate just released a statement about Charlie Crist's announcement that he was appointing former chief of staff George LeMieux to the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez.From the moment Senator Martinez a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Lawyer Pals Cheer LeMieux at Fort Lauderdale City Hall

    Photo by Lisa RabLeMieux hugs a friend while Crist looks on.​Standing next to Gov. Charlie Crist's famously tanned mug, George LeMieux looks positively pasty, like a British-transfer student on the first day of spring break. But no one cared this afternoon at Fort Lauderdale City Hall, where Crist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Will George Lemieux Be Crist's Harriet Miers?

    Crist and Martinez, whose Senate vacancy may be filled by the governor's "maestro."​That's the first name that popped into my head when I heard that Crist was serious about tapping his former chief of staff, George Lemieux, Broward County's most connected political player, to serve the remainder o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Sotomayor Confirmed for Supreme Court

    As was widely expected (and dreaded, in conservative quarters) the U.S. Senate gave its approval to Barack Obama's appointment for U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez was one of just nine Republicans to cast a vote in favor of the appointment. That's because he fell head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Martinez Bowled Over by Sotomayor

    Republicans like Newt Gingrich are pretty sure that Sonia Sotomayor is racist against white men, but just to make sure, the U.S. Senate's only Hispanic Republican, Mel Martinez, went in for a closer look. As you can see in the video above, the Florida senator exchanged some awkward Spanish with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Kendrick Meek Coming to Broward Tomorrow to Collect a New Endorsement

    U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Kendrick Meek of Miami will be coming to Pompano Beach tomorrow morning to snag another labor endorsement.The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO, with offices on South Andrews Boulevard, will officially back Meek's bid for the Democratic nomi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Karen Thurman Talks About Gubernatorial Race

    The St. Pete Times political blog, The Buzz, just posted this interview with Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman: At about the 90-second mark, Thurman responds to criticism that the party lacks a "bench" by touting Jack Seiler's victory in the Fort Lauderdale mayoral race. If a Democrat win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2009

    Recap: Crist on Meet the Press

    Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faced off with David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press a few minutes ago. Crist started by stressing the importance of bipartisan support for President Obama's stimulus package, then ended by... well... essentially withdrawing his own support for the package.Host Gregory beg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Crist and Martinez May Endorse Quitting, Gamblers with Fold 'Em Problem Fund Expansion

    Today, The Juice officially endorses quitters, from those of us who ran out of chips during the Super Bowl and were unable to finish the cheese dip, to those who choose to bravely walk away from the state's highest offices. Here's to you, Charlie Crist and Mel Martinez, two men big enough to say "en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Sen. Mel Martinez's Current Status: Stimulated

    No. Sen. Mel Martinez says he won't leave his post early, and he's too busy to deal with your scurrilous rumors, Media. He is whipping up an economic stimulus plan that will rescue the nation from economic despair, thank you very much.It will be a smashing success and Republicans and Democrats alike ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Crist Gives Tepid Denial to Senate Rumors

    The governor says it's "more than likely" he will run for reelection as governor rather than seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez, as has been rumored. Weak, Charlie! You've left yourself acres of wiggle room. And the attempt at changing the subject to your chat with Obama ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    The Stage Is Set: Katherine Harris, Will You Please Run for U.S. Senate?

    Man, I turn my head for one day (to work on some print edition goodies) and all hell breaks loose in that 2010 Senate race. Democratic Rep. Allen Boyd is out. Democratic State Sen. Dan Gelber is in. Attorney General Bill McCollum is out. It's such a free-for-all that even Tampa's Democratic mayor is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    FL Congressional Members Have Heated Offices, Bitchin' Doors

    Since I was in Washington this week, I figured I'd stop by the Capitol to pay our congressional delegation a visit. Also, because it's heated.I caught a few minutes (and I do mean a few... like, seven) with a very busy Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (above), who said that this session, "priority numbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    From Mel To Meek? Miami Congressman Launches Senate Bid

    At the top of the hour, baby-faced U.S. Rep Kendrick Meek, the Democrat from Miami, will announce his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2010 when Republican Sen. Mel Martinez steps down. Being the first from either party to declare, Meek's given himself nearly two years to campaign.Which is a good thing, b ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Florida Is Cleaner

    No sale!

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Mayor Manny Busts Obama With Scatological Humor

    Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is the president of some mayor's only fraternity and like everyone else this holiday season, he has a wish list he's sending to Barack Hussein Santa Claus Obama.When it comes to Broward, Manny's got shit on his mind. Specifically, the "treated" sewage that Hollywood is current ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Is Republican Cannibalism Afoot in Florida?

    Being a trafficker in rank speculation and flimsy rumors, I can't help but admire the science-based speculation and rumor creation available on FiveThirtyEight.com, which I checked approximately 642 times daily in October. The captain of this vessel is Nate Silver, who crunches poll numbers in a way ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Well, Someone Has To Be the Junior Senator from Florida

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    Rise of Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein has town talking

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Dire Emergency for Internet Radio!!

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    Mel Martinez: Two-Timing Man

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2006

    Help Team Bores Us To Tears (Or Is It Our Contacts?)

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2006

    Miami Herald Wrestles With Free Speech

    Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he's not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn't want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is all, 'Whatever, if I fee ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Hustle and Fame

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    Loribiquity

    Swamp Gas Speaks

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