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America's Petro-Terrorists

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S.economy, one barrel of oil at a time.

Daniel Webster, Orlando Congressman, Invokes "Liberty" in Death Blow to Very Useful Survey

I was checking out at Publix a few days ago when a man came up behind me in the express lane, put down his sandwich, and started muttering about whether they would screen him for putting terrorist weapons in the sandwich and how there is "no freedom left in this country," etc. I bristled at hearing ... More >>

Republican Presidential Candidates Owe Floridians More Than $230,000

Newt Gingrich's campaign for the Republican presidential campaign is over. Done-zo. Finished. The guy is walking around his home state wearing a Mitt Romney sticker.But the former speaker of the House isn't even close to concluding the dealings surrounding his campaign, as documents filed over the w ... More >>

Allen West Forms Joint Fundraising Committee With Fellow Commie-Baiting Ideologue Paul Broun

The Allen West national fundraising machine got a new arm yesterday, when the South Florida congressman filed forms with the Federal Election Commission to form a joint fundraising committee with Georgia Rep. Paul Broun.The "Broun-West Committee" was listed on a revised statement of candidacy from W ... More >>

Failed Presidential Candidates Weighing in on Florida Senate Race

The Florida Senate race has gotten some national attention the past few days -- two of the Republican challengers to incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson got endorsements from people who used to be running for president.Republican George Lemieux received an endorsement from Herman Cain over the wee ... More >>

Florida HPV Vaccine Bill Gets Watered Down Before Going to Committee; Anti-Vaccine Group Still Not Pleased

​Rick Perry tried making it mandatory. Michele Bachmann insinuated that it causes mental retardation. One of the world's top bioethicists bet Bachmann $10,000 to prove this claim. The human papillomavirus vaccine -- which helps protect women from certain strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer - ... More >>

Allen West No Longer Wants Democratic Leaders to Get the Hell Out of the United States (video)

​Yesterday, Congressman Allen West backed away from comments he made over the weekend that President Barack Obama, Democratic congressional leaders and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (whom he called "my dear friend the chairman of the Democrat National Committee") should "get the h ... More >>

Victoria Jackson Went From "SNL" to the Rabid Right

A Few Palm Beach County Republicans Jumped the Gun on Ballots, but It Could've Been Worse

librarygrape.com...to a certain extent.​There have been a few news reports around the state about Republicans who got their absentee voting ballots in the mail a few weeks ago and sent them right back in with the Rick Perry/Michele Bachmann/Herman Cain/Jon Huntsman/Gary Johnson selection, which ki ... More >>

Broward Elections Office: Someone Called to Get Their Ballot Back to Vote Again

​Yep. A Broward Republican actually called the county Supervisor of Elections Office to ask for his absentee ballot back so he could vote again.Mary Cooney, public services director for the county election's office, says she's "only aware of one" person who tried to do this.As we mentioned earlier ... More >>

Donald Trump Still Bitter About Nobody Wanting to Join His Circus/Debate

​Donald Trump, the chump of Palm Beach, is apparently still upset that nobody wanted to go to his Newsmax debate/circus that ended up getting canceled.Now he's taking it out on Rep. Michele Bachmann, saying so few people voted for her in Iowa's Republican caucus last night because she didn't want ... More >>

Paint by Numbers

Confession of a Former Homophobe, and What Mitt Romney Could Learn From My Bigotry

Segregationist also used to go public with this kind of hate.​The first gay person I ever knew had just served me pasta in his home. He hadn't bought a dining room table yet for his new apartment, so we were sitting on his living room floor with plates in our hands. He had made a simple sauce with ... More >>

South Florida's Dirty Dozen: Our Annual List of Our Worst

Democrats, in General, Win PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year" for 2011

​The thought that Rep. Paul Ryan and Republicans wanted to "end Medicare" is now as legitimate as using the phrase "death panels" or "government takeover" when referring to Obamacare, thanks to Democrats winning PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year."The "end Medicare" idea apparently started with Rep ... More >>

South Florida Tea Party Leader Says Donald Trump Is His "First Choice" to Moderate Debate

​The GOP debate sponsored by the West Palm Beach-based Newsmax and moderated by Donald Trump is having some difficulties.It has two confirmed attendees -- former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum -- while four have declined, and Rep. Michele Bachmann hasn't responded.Aside ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Quote a Finalist for PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year"

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a finalist for PolitiFact's 2011 "Lie of the Year" award(?), thanks to her accusation that Republicans want "Jim Crow laws."Wasserman Schultz joins President Obama -- who was nominated twice ... More >>

Michele Bachmann Stops in Fort Lauderdale, Mostly to Dump on Newt Gingrich

​GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann stopped by the Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale this evening, mostly to speak poorly of the apparent front-runner in the race -- former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- as well as to answer a few questions as indirectly as possible.What several people ... More >>

Herman Cain Train Rolling Through South Florida on Wednesday; Three Events for Free

"The man who's been shoutin' the number nine in your TV."​GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain -- or as Mike Tyson calls him, "The man who's been shoutin' the number nine in your TV" -- is scheduled to make four stops around South Florida on Wednesday.Three of those events will be free, but the ... More >>

Boca Raton's Lynn University Scores the Final Debate in the 2012 Presidential Election

cosmicsmudge.wordpress.comThe Pulp goes with "over."​President Obama will debate some guy (don't pretend like Michele Bachmann is in contention) at Lynn University in Boca Raton next year, according to an announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates.The debate, scheduled for October 22 ... More >>

Can You Guess the Celebrities Behind the Pumpkins?

How many pumpkin faces can you identify?​For Halloween, Clean Plate Charlie has selected a group of celebrities and newsworthy individuals that are scarier than any creature lurking in a shopping mall haunted house.  See if you can guess whose eyes are lurking behind these jack-o'-lanterns (a ... More >>

Herman Cain Leads Latest Poll of Florida Republicans; Rick Perry Registers Just 5 Percent

We'll guess the phrase coming out of his mouth in this picture starts with "9-9-9."​It looks like Texas Gov. Rick Perry is last week's news to Florida Republicans -- pizza man Herman Cain leads the latest poll of the state's GOP voters with a six-point buffer over the second-place former governor ... More >>

Happy Rosh Hashanah, Rick Perry! Poll Finds One Florida Jew Who'd Pick Perry Over Obama

​Rosh Hashanah probably isn't Texas Gov. Rick Perry's favorite holiday. Aside from the fact that he's not Jewish, he'll also find out today that Florida Jews don't want him to be president.Public Policy Polling released the second part of its survey of Florida voters today, finding that President ... More >>

Mitt Romney Leads New Florida Poll; Ron Paul Most Unfavorable Candidate but Places Fourth

​With this afternoon's release of Public Policy Polling's survey of Florida Republican voters, Florida became the first Southern state polled by the firm that didn't select Texas Gov. Rick Perry as its front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.Instead, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ... More >>

Broward County Commission to Oppose Everglades Drilling (Which Already Exists)

Flickr/boggerthelogger​In next Wednesday's meeting, the Broward County Commission will move to adopt language in its state and federal legislative programs "opposing any oil drilling or exploration in or around the Everglades."The legislative programs are a set agenda of issues that the County Com ... More >>

Rick Perry Leads Florida Poll Going Into Debate, Followed by Mitt Romney and Still... Sarah Palin

Texas Gov. Rick Perry​Without much difference from the national poll released the day of the CNN/Tea Party express GOP presidential debate two weeks ago, most Florida Republicans would pick Texas Gov. Rick Perry as their presidential nominee, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released ... More >>

Allen West Sends Letter to Michele Bachmann, Says Everglades Drilling "Absolutely Off Limits"

Harriet Tubman​GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann is about to receive a letter from one of those "radical environmentalists" she so loathes -- Rep. Allen West.In a letter dated yesterday, West writes that he was "troubled" by the interview in which Bachmann said she'd be open to dril ... More >>

Who Made the Most Outlandish Comment During Last Night's Republican Debate?

​Last night was the CNN/Tea Party Express Republican debate, which we live-blogged from Tampa right here on the Pulp.We knew we were in for some fun as soon as we saw the plane flying above the Florida State Fairgrounds before the debate with a banner reading, "Where's the real birth certificate?" ... More >>

Rick Perry Leads CNN Poll Going Into Debate, Followed by Mitt Romney and... Sarah Palin

Texas Gov. Rick Perry​In anticipation of the GOP presidential debate it's hosting, CNN released its freshest poll numbers, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry leading the pack -- ahead by 12 percentage points over second-place Mitt Romney.The poll showed that 30 percent of the 446 Republican voters surveye ... More >>

Who Will Win Florida's Presidency 5 Straw Poll?

​About a month from now, most of the GOP presidential candidates will be in Orlando for the Republican Party of Florida's "Presidency 5" straw poll.It'll work a little differently than the recent Iowa straw poll -- the 3,500 delegates will be pre-selected, and neither Michele Bachmann nor Mitt ... 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 >>

Jobs Now PAC Issues "Help Wanted" Ads for Members of Congress Ignoring Jobs Agenda

jobsnowpac.org​Help wanted: Anger management therapist for Rep. Allen West.It's not a real job posting from the congressman, but the Jobs Now political action committee suggests it's closer to job creation than the agenda that was promised -- but has been ignored -- by members of Congress.The PAC ... More >>

Michele Bachmann: Demotivational Poster of the Day

maletphoto.com/​Today brings us to our last day in the Pulp's delivery of fresh demotivational posters featuring everyone's favorite our nation's politicians, just to put a damper on the day for you.Our fifth and final subject of New Times collectable art is U.S. Rep. and presidential candidate M ... More >>

Rick Scott's Bromance Partner Rick Perry Leads Republican Presidential Candidates in Florida

Love hurts sometimes.​It looks like the guy who called Gov. Rick Scott "a stud" is currently leading the field of Republican presidential hopefuls for the 2012 election.According to a American Research Group poll of 600 Republican voters, 16 percent would chose Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the per ... More >>

Rick Scott Approval Rating Analysis: "Slightly More Popular Than a Hemorrhoid"

Hemorrhoids: Almost as popular as Gov. Rick Scott.​In case you haven't noticed, Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating is getting so low that people are running out of politicians to compare him to.A few weeks ago, Public Policy Polling surveyed Florida voters about hypothetical gubernatorial matchups ... More >>

Stephen Colbert: Republican Presidential Hopefuls Are Like a Buffet

Stephen Colbert is really excited about the current crop of ten Republican presidential hopefuls. On yesterday's Colbert Report, he likened the field (which includes Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, and Tim Pawlenty) to a delicious buffet filled with white bread, white ... More >>

Mitt Romney Leads Obama in Hypothetical Matchup, Sunshine State News Poll Says

Willard Mitt Romney​Let the horserace begin -- in a poll commissioned by Sunshine State News, pollsters say Florida voters would vote for Republican Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup between the two for president.In a survey of 1,000 likely Florida voters ... More >>

Florida Voters Confirm Rick Scott's Suspicion: He's Poison for GOP Presidential Candidates

​Gov. Rick Scott had a revelation last month: He's not a guy you want to be associated with if you're running for president.The voters -- according to a Public Policy Polling survey released today -- agree with the governor.A plurality of registered Florida voters, 40 percent, said that because of ... More >>

Palm Beach County Tea Party Director Quits After Chairman Rags on Rep. Paul Ryan

​Standing up for what you believe in apparently isn't in the South Florida Tea Party manifest.Pam Wohlschlegel -- the director of the Palm Beach County chapter of the South Florida Tea Party -- called it quits after Chairman Everett Wilkinson declared House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan's Medicare ... More >>

The World According to GOP Presidential Candidates

​In case you didn't notice -- between coverage of the Casey Anthony trial, Anthony Weiner, and Anderson Cooper probably wearing a skin-tight shirt -- CNN held a debate between hopeful Republican presidential candidates last night.You can guess what happened when Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ne ... More >>

Glenn Beck Endorses Allen West For Presidency

Beck, teaching.​Glenn Beck has endorsed Allen West for the presidency. Also, he's endorsed Michelle Bachmann for veep, Ron Paul for Treasury Secretary, and "Rambo for everything else." (America must hope Beck would rethink the latter notion if he sees the last John Rambo flick.) This came during t ... More >>

Michele Bachmann to Speak About Something She Seems to Know Little About: The Constitution

Michele Bachmann can't be bothered with mere facts​After Charlie Sheen injected tiger blood and seven-gram rocks into the national discourse this week, you may be numb to subtly absurd political gaffes. But let's take a few minutes to look at the congresswoman currently visiting Florida, who is kn ... More >>

For the Conspiracy Theorist in Your Life, Coral Ridge Ministries DVD Makes a Perfect Gift

What do you give the person who has everything -- except critical thinking skills? Why, you head over to the website of Fort Lauderdale-based Coral Ridge Ministries and snatch up a copy of its newly released DVD, Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger. Above, that's an excerpt from the video, and y ... More >>

[UPDATED] Is Broward Congressional Candidate Still Campaigning Despite Failing to Qualify?

Photo: brianreillyforcongress.netReilly's candidacy made him a friend of GOP luminaries like Michele Bachmann.​Brian Reilly has talked tough during the early part of his 2010 congressional campaign, launching the slogan "Fire Debbie Wasserman Schultz." But the April 30 candidate filing deadline ca ... More >>

That Fishy Smell

Slooow Wins the Race in Boca