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Political Scandals

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Alcee Hastings Faces Ethics Investigation; Allegedly Too Touchy-Feely With Ex-Staffer

    Wikimedia CommonsIt's sex-scandal o'clock in Congress.​Miramar's Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings faces a House ethics investigation after he was allegedly a little too hands-on with a former female staffer.Winsome Packer -- who worked on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation chaired by Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Voter Suppression Back in Style; Let's Party Like It's 1869

    Screw the 15th Amendment. This is Florida.​Florida's legislative attack on voter rights easily passed the House last week and looks like it will surely sail through the Senate to become law. We're not alone, though. Our state's attempt to disenfranchise a massive amount of its citizens is actuall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Cuban Exile Who Worked for the CIA Accuses Reporter of Distortion

    ​Here's the score in America; if you've ever "waged a violent campaign" against a communist leader, then you're a "cold-war veteran" and totally not a terrorist. And if you've publicly admitted that you "organized a wave of bombings" in that communist country, that's cool; just don't lie to a judg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Did Campaign Cash Help BSO Promotion?

    I am hearing new information regarding Broward Sheriff's Lt. Rick Reilly, and it's not good. I won't get into details, but suffice it to say that Reilly's late wife, attorney Caryl Boies, may have a lot in common with Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of onetime presidential contender John ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Fantasy Voter Fraud

    Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was dissed by Russell Pearce over Prop 200's dismissal.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    In Protesting Haitian Election, Candidate Baker Aligns With Wyclef and Rival Sweet Micky

    twitter.com/CharlesHBakerSweet Micky, Charlie Baker, and Wyclef Jean.​Imagine Al Gore and George W. Bush riding hand-in-hand down Okeechobee Boulevard in November 2000 to protest hanging chads. Something in that vein happened in yesterday's Haitian election, which went just about as badl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Sue Gunzburger Throws Down Gauntlet: "What Are You Waiting for Sheriff Lamberti?"

    Photo: Gunzburger campaignGunzburger (in blue) says, "Bring it on!"​Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger is taking the fight to Broward Sheriff's Office. A day after a press conference in which she accused Sheriff Al Lamberti of a political motive in launching a corruption investigation agai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    PETA Backtracks on Neutering Tiger; Juice Has List of Alternates

    ​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has scrapped plans for a billboard featuring Tiger Woods ("Too Much Sex Can Be a Bad Thing"), meant to encourage the spaying and neutering of pet kitties. They'd planned to debut the billboard in Tiger's hometown of  Windemere, Florida. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Merry Christmas, Broward School Board. Here's Some Coal.

    Courtesy of Broward Teachers Union​ In the spirit of holiday giving, about 6,000 postcards from Broward Teachers Union members are expected to begin arriving at the homes of Broward School Board members today. The cards, featuring lumps of coal and some adorably angry-looking children, are not ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    State of the County Speech Tomorrow Morning; Is 10 Too Early for a Drinking Game?

    Flickr​After the year that Broward County has had, we may all need shot glasses to endure Mayor Stacy Ritter's State of the County speech. Her former vice mayor, of course, is now facing federal corruption charges. The top lieutenant of the county's top law man recently ushered a fugitive out of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Broward Teachers Play Hardball With Scandal-Rocked District

    School Board Member Beverly Gallagher faces corruption charges.​No more dragging a stack of papers home to grade at night while watching Glee. No more late afternoon conferences with parents, or volunteering to chaperone the math team's car wash -- at least not until after Thanksgiving.For the nex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Morning Juice: Rothstein Crawls Back; Broward School Officials Try Blame Game

    ​It's Wednesday. Here's the local news:A bruising campaign for mayor of Lake Worth will go a few more rounds as Rene Varela didn't quite win enough votes to avoid a runoff with Laurence McNamara. In the Commission races, conservative Scott Maxwell beat Ron Exline and Jo-Ann Golden won reelection. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Plant an ACORN, Grow a Political Nightmare

    ​Oh Woe is ACORN. The U.S. Senate has just voted today, 83-7, to cut housing funds to an organization which has long been the darling of the far Left -- and which is now so utterly disgraced it has nowhere to go but down. The vote would make ACORN ineligible for Housing and Urban Development funds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Deerfield Vice Mayor: "I Don't Want to Get Caught Up Into Cyberspace." Yet Here She Is.

    The funny thing is, Sylvia Poitier knows that she gave her nemesis, Chaz Stevens, exactly what he wanted. But Deerfield Beach's vice mayor still couldn't resist. Because Stevens gets to tee off on her at his blog, Acts of Sedition, and her weapon is the commissioner remarks, the freestyle portion o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Ferguson to Be Investigated for Ethics No-No

    A law firm retained by Deerfield Beach to evaluate reports of ethics violations has opened an investigation into the conduct of the city's vice mayor, Sylvia Ferguson -- formerly Sylvia Poitier. But the same firm dismissed three other ethics complaints against Ferguson, saying they failed the "prima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Surprise! Corrupt Palm Beach County Runs Out of Cash

    Former County Commissioner Mary McCarty and her colleagues had a slight spending problem.Beaches without life guards, higher bus fares, laid off county workers, a major tax hike. Such a dismal budget proposal is hardly shocking in a county that's drowning in a housing bust. But Palm Beach County's p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Grand Jury Details Palm Beach County's Sins

    Flickr user: HeneghanYour money, wasted by Palm Beach County officials.How corrupt is Palm Beach County government? A grand jury report released today counts the ways. From overpriced land deals to shady bond underwriting practices, to slush funds that allow public officials to spend millions on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    UPDATED: Maus Should Step Down From City Board

    Catherine Maus is the chairwoman of Fort Lauderdale's Planning & Zoning Board. And that isn't right. Maus is perfectly smart enough and certainly seems of fine enough character to serve in such a capacity. In fact, I'm sure that she, as a lawyer, is a very valuable memb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    To Answer the Questions of Deerfield Beach Residents...

    Deerfield Beach is still reeling after last week's arrests of Mayor Al Capellini and Commissioner Steve Gonot. Residents keep calling the Juice newsroom with the same questions, and we'll answer them here.1) No, tomorrow's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission will not take place at Broward ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Is Deerfield's Capellini Stepping Down?

    The deadline for filing to run in the March election is January 9 -- and Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini, who has filed early and often during his two-plus decades in office -- has yet to open his campaign. This is highly unusual and rumors abound that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Why Brenda Snipes Why

    The deadline for filing to run in the March election is January 9 -- and Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini, who has filed early and often during his two-plus decades in office -- has yet to open his campaign. This is highly unusual and rumors abound that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2008

    There's Blood In The Water

    The deadline for filing to run in the March election is January 9 -- and Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini, who has filed early and often during his two-plus decades in office -- has yet to open his campaign. This is highly unusual and rumors abound that ... More >>

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Truckee Brothers

    Double Happiness (Populuxe Records)

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    Note From The State Attorney's Office

    Double Happiness (Populuxe Records)

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Herald Trounces Sentinel On Jenne -- UPDATED AGAIN

    Double Happiness (Populuxe Records)

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2007

    It's All Better Now

    Double Happiness (Populuxe Records)

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    Politicians Feed At Super Trough

    Double Happiness (Populuxe Records)

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Peach on the Beach

    Peaches

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Peaches

    Impeach My Bush (XL/Beggars)

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2006

    FEMA Veddy Veddy Good To Sentinel

    Impeach My Bush (XL/Beggars)

  • News

    February 10, 2005

    Pulp Nonfiction

    A whistle blower alleges that U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney might have rigged the election in South Florida

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Michael Sitz

    Broward's top prosecutor loves to protect corrupt public officials. He just struck again.

  • News

    January 23, 2003

    Corruption and Nothingness

    Are they crimes or simply matters for philosophical discourse? Our state attorney wrestles with the question.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for November 9, 2000

  • Culture

    August 31, 2000

    Presidential Follies

    A love triangle in the White House. Is this dusty old satire or current events?

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Singing for supper

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Impeachment as Cache

    If there's anyone who can feel Bill Clinton's pain, it's ousted-judge-turned-congressman Alcee Hastings

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