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May 16, 2012
George LeMieux Camp Says Maybe Connie Mack's Water Bill Is So Low Because He Drinks Tiger Blood
While it's not clear if a Republican can beat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November, the fight for the Republican nomination has no shortage of interesting rhetorical maneuverings.The most recent spat between George LeMieux and Rep. Connie Mack started over a web ad the LeMieux campaign released t ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Florida Changes Standardized Test Grading System, Everybody Fails
The state's release of preliminary results of FCAT testing has put Florida education reporters in a tizzy the past few days, and there have been impressive stories written all over the place about the debacle. In case you don't want to wade through a million inches of copy to understand the crazines ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Why Arizona-Style Immigration Law Stands Little Chance in Florida
As the U.S. Supreme Court debates the Arizona law destined to make life miserable for brown-skinned people, advocates on both sides of the immigration-reform issue are freaking out. Senate Bill 1070 requires Arizona cops to detain immigrants they suspect are in the country illegally and check ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
Where Is Casey Anthony Now? Still Unemployed, Possibly Attending Therapy
Nothing has changed in Casey Anthony's probation check-ins over the past few months, but all of you folks Googling her keep getting sent to our post from last November, so here's her March check-in paperwork.It says she's still unemployed, living somewhere in Florida, and isn't in debt. There's also ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
More Weird Details Emerge in Deerfield Park RV Park Murder-Suicide
Broward Sheriff's OfficeWilliam De JesusThere weren't many details available Friday about the Deerfield Park RV-park standoff that left three dead and two critically injured, but as police discover more, the story gets stranger and stranger.The incident appears to have started Thursday evening, w ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Judge Sends Alleged Domestic Abuser on Date With Wife; Sun-Sentinel Thinks It's Adorable (UPDATED)
Update, 2:17 p.m.: Added comment from Hurley's judicial assistant.Update: 3:05 p.m.: Added comment from the president of Women In Distress.Plantation's Joseph Bray is accused of pushing his wife onto a couch, putting his hand across her neck, and raising his fist to punch her. He was arreste ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Tebow Finds Cocaine in a Suitcase at Orlando Airport; Unfortunately, Tebow Is a Dog
Orange County JailMorales CastroIf Florida's rivers were to fill with molten gold tomorrow and a rainbow of cotton candy stretched from Key West to Gainesville over herds of running unicorns, we'd probably all think Tim Tebow did it. At least, that's what one could deduce from the wild cheers the ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Austin Stock: A High School Athlete in Trouble or Victim of a Newspaper Headline Hunt?
A cub reporter at the Sun-Sentinel landed a major headline back in mid-November. Writer Dieter Kurtenbach claimed he had uncovered documents and found sources that showed a star high school quarterback may have transferred schools in violation of state policies. His big story landed on the Sentin ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Shaq Says He's "Running" for Lake County Undersheriff, in an Election That Doesn't Exist
Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal spends a lot of time pretending he's a policeman.When the Big Aristotle/Shaqtus/Shaq-Fu/whatever announced his retirement in June, he said he planned on running for sheriff of Lake County or Orange County at some point in the future.According to an interview O'Nea ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
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 >>
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July 14, 2011
Casey Anthony Effect: More Bogus Bills En Route to Florida Legislature
Casey AnthonyThe fallout from the Casey Anthony trial has brought out the stupid in a lot of people. Folks have been sending hate messages to a guy with the same name, a man allegedly punched a woman over the verdict, and lawmakers across the country have been proposing "Tot Mom"-related legislat ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Former Overpriced-Steak Salesman Craig Miller Enters Senate Race
Craig MillerCraig Miller, the former Ruth's Chris Steak House CEO, announced he's running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Bill Nelson.Miller, running as a Republican, has decided to enter quite a busy field of candidates wishing to overtake Nelson, including Adam Hasner, Georg ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Casey Anthony Attorney Cheney Mason in the Clear for Flippin' the Bird After Verdict
mediaite.comCheney Mason giving was appears to be an unofficial legal opinion.Casey Anthony defense attorney Cheney Mason is not facing a Florida Bar review after giving a celebratory middle-finger salute to the public shortly after the verdict was read Thursday.The Associated Press had reported ... More >>
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June 19, 2011
Rick Scott Asks Few Remaining Supporters to Mail Pre-Written Letter to Newspapers
Making a mockery of journalism, politics, and the practice of reading.Rick Scott, apparently desperate to appeal to the thin slice of voters who a.) might consider supporting him and b.) still read newspapers, has orchestrated a fake-letter-writing campaign to ambush Florida's newspapers with uns ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Rick Scott's Vacation to Canada Gets Even More Bogus
Here's the new number of jobs Gov. Rick Scott actually brought to Florida during his "trade mission" to Canada last week: zero.That's right, not a single one.Over two statements from Canada last week, the governor announced that 210 new jobs were coming to Florida from our neighbors to the north ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Third-Graders Who Bombed The FCAT Still Going On To Fourth Grade
hepburnpage.comWelcome to fourth grade!According to state education rules, around 3,350 third-graders in Broward County and 2,400 in Palm Beach County are supposed to be repeating the grade due to their FCAT reading scores -- which they won't, thanks to a few "loopholes."By state standards, t ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
15-Year-Old Prostitute Arrested Along With Pimp, 58 Others
Sixty souls were apprehended in Polk County over the last week, as Polk's finest spent your tax payer dollars arresting sex-workers and their clients. Among the apprehended were a sex-starved Disney mechanic and a man with breast implants who advertised his services on Backpage.com. (Backpage.com ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
Your Tax Money Will Bulldoze State Parks, Pay For The Creation of Golf Courses
It's no secret that Florida's in a bit of trouble. Our people are miserable, our interwebs are clogged with sluts, we've lost our houses, and we're broke. And what'll turn it around? Golf! At the urging of our golf-crazy gazillionaire governor and his trusted advisor, Jack "The Golden Bear" N ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Drug Czar Clashes With Rick Scott Over Scrapped Prescription Drug Monitoring Plan
A hero to the pharmaceutical industry?You've got to hand it to a federal drug enforcement official who actually travels around and talks to people instead of just sitting in an office thinking up ways to scare dope-smoking high-schoolers. U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske recently took a trip to App ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
More Tales Of Pain Pill Mill Debauchery
Did you notice that the Sun-Sentinel endorsed Jerry Fadgen for Plantation mayor over the weekend? Listen, I'm not a fan of any politicians in this city but Fadgen ... well, let's hear from a reader about him who wrote a letter to the Pulp about the endorsement: Yes, Plantation has a clear ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Bad Writing. (Or: The Award For Most Confusing Sentinel Story of The Day Goes To...)
A reindeer.If you are reading this on a mobile device, please take a moment to visit a restroom. Once there, disrobe. Turn on all available lights -- for this exercise to work, you will have to see very clearly. Now: Look in the mirror. Examine your various bits.Which of your body parts most rese ... More >>
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February 8, 2011
Ilene Lieberman Is Back in the Building!
Lieberman is second from left Ilene Lieberman, after months of no-shows and call-ins to Broward County Commission meetings, has finally returned to public service. She's on the dais now -- after fellow Commissioner Chip LaMarca made it an issue last week and m ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Rick Scott May Have Claim That the Liberal Media Is Out to Get Him
From Rick Scott's Facebook pageAt least Rick Scott didn't get a negative headline for this photo opp.Lots of right-winged Republicans claim the liberal media treats them unfairly. For Rick Scott, the GOP candidate for governor, lately it seems to be true.Or at least, that's a conclusion easily dr ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Commissioner's Suit to Kill Term Limits Going to Court
Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom's attempt to kill term limits (chiefly for himself) is going to court tomorrow, where a judge is expected to rule on it up or down. Rodstrom, plain and simple, is trying to overturn the will of the people for his own selfish reason -- namely ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
As Florida Governor, Rick Scott Will "Look Into" the Obama Birth Certificate
Flickr: togrossRick Scott's not too proud to pander.In the weeks before the Republican primary, it must be tempting to pander to the wingnuts who actually believe that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Too tempting, it seems, for gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, who fielded a question this week ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Red Lobster Parent Company to Delve Into Lobster Farming
Lobster is a steal nowadays, but that steamed tail on your plate could get even cheaper if Darden Restaurants has anything to say about it.According to the Orlando Sentinel, the company behind such national restaurant chains as Red Lobster and Capitol Grille is moving forward with lobster aquacul ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Former GOP Chair Arrested
GreerJim Greer, former chairman of the Republican Party and a close friend of Gov. Charlie Crist's, was arrested this morning in connection with allegations that he formed a slush fund using contributions from party supporters. The Orlando Sentinel has the story.This won't help Crist's campaign f ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Jim Greer: Enjoyed the Spoils of Cronyism a Bit Too Much
GreerIf you ever find yourself being interviewed for a job with Charlie Crist, don't worry about such things as a crummy résumé or a pending criminal investigation. Just give an answer of "Hell, yes!" to the question of whether you'll be loyal to the Crist political franchise.Judging by this fa ... More >>
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March 2, 2010
Lauderdale's Scottie Pippen to Avoid a Jordanesque Debacle in Hall Speech
At the end of this weekend's interview of former Chicago Bulls Star Scottie Pippen, he's asked about whether he's prepared his Hall of Fame induction speech. "I think I'll call my guy Michael Jordan up," he began -- a moment when all basketball fans should have held their breath or said, "No!!" Beca ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Jim Greer Resigning as Republican Party Chair
Flickr: E.S. HunterJim Greer with his wife at a 2008 Sarah Palin rally in Fort Myers In a Florida Republican Party in which Charlie Crist is a mere mortal, there can be no saving his handpicked party chair, Jim Greer. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Greer will resign his leadership post in ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Florida's Unelected Senator Will Begin Rewriting the Constitution Now, OK?
James Madison, the so-called Father of the Constitution and apparent dunce, neglected to write something in there about not spending too much money. But George LeMieux was not not elected to allow oversights like this. Besides, he's been a U.S. Senator for, like, 90 days and he has three children (a ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2009
Star Defensive Back Scolds Gators for Promiscuity With Other Defensive Backs
Flickr: Go GatorsCoach, I thought we made a commitment to each other.As the state's best defensive back, Matt Elam from Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer must have assumed that when he gave his verbal commitment to the University of Florida, the defending champs would stop courting other defensive backs.B ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
Candidate: Broward Democrats Offered Her Big-Money Donors if She'd Back Off From Evan Jenne
Flickr: Go GatorsCoach, I thought we made a commitment to each other.As the state's best defensive back, Matt Elam from Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer must have assumed that when he gave his verbal commitment to the University of Florida, the defending champs would stop courting other defensive backs.B ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
As Region Suffers, Football Stars Shine Bright
Flickr: elevenwarriorsLed by Brandon Linder, arguably the state's best prospect, St. Thomas Aquinas at a practice prior to a nationally televised game.If you had to pick the county in America with the best high school football players, it would probably be Los Angeles -- but that's not fair: With ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Florida's U.S. Senators: Which One's Tweedle Dee?
Flickr: Meeko_Your health care is in their hands. Feeling queasy yet?At tonight's joint session of Congress, Florida will have two senators in the audience in a position to make good on a policy -- health-care reform -- that is the subject of tonight's speech and that was a major part of Barack O ... More >>
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August 31, 2009
Editorials Lambaste LeMieux, a Week Too Late
Flickr: oddball7The editorial sections of major Florida newspapers are furious about Crist's pick of George LeMieux for U.S. Senate. But in their rage -- or maybe it's modesty -- they forgot to mention how complicit their papers are in LeMieux's selection.After all, Crist's office was playing by ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
Local Hero Does NOT Kill Children
Aaron Jackson does a lot of good in the world.Aaron Jackson, founder of Planting Peace -- a locally based nonprofit running orphanages in Haiti and shelters around the world -- says he does not "kill children." That's right, not even one. I've hung out with the man on several occasions, for e ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
Grandmother Accused of Letting Grandson Be Fall Guy in Murder Plot
Photo: Florida Department of CorrectionsLeroy WilliamsThirteen years after watching her nephew get convicted of murdering his step grandfather, Gloria Jean Williams from West Palm Beach has stepped forward to testify that the real killer is her own mother, Mae Daisy Latty.Alphonso Latty, 59, was ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Hallandale Rep Clashes With Blue Dog in Black Caucus
Photo: myfloridahouse.govRep. Joe GibbonsJoe Gibbons better watch out. Not only is he no longer the chairman of the Florida Legislature's black caucus. But the new chairman is Gary Siplin, the state senator from Orlando famous for trying to put a crucified Christ on the Florida license plate. And ... More >>

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