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I'm Not Voting Today, and I Don't Know Why

Today I will not vote. I didn't vote early or by absentee ballot either. I am 29 years old and have never voted. Worst of all, I can't explain why. I'm not a political junkie, but I'm certainly not apathetic or undecided. My blood boiled when Mitt Romney made a joke of climate change during his ... More >>

Rick Scott Doesn't Believe Mitt Romney Is Up By Seven in Florida

Maybe it's because he's trying to temper expectations. Or, maybe it's because he doesn't want Republicans to get complacent and stop working. Or, maybe it's because he's naturally dickish and can't help himself. But Gov. Rick Scott doesn't believe the latest polls that say Mitt Romney is up by s ... More >>

Debate 2012: Romney and Obama Attack; Jim Lehrer Loses Control -- the Media Room View

Editor's note: This piece was originally published by our sister paper's news blog Latest Word on Denver Westword. It's written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow who's been keeping tabs on both candidates in the swing state of Colorado for the past few months. President Barack Obama and former Mass ... More >>

Clint Eastwood: "Somebody dumb enough to ask me to their convention is going to take what they get"

Remember when Clint Eastwood got on stage at the RNC and started berating a chair? That was fun. In an interview with Extra during a junket for his new film, Clint was asked about the speech and how it's still a relevant thing. And in true grizzled old guy fashion, he gave the old "you'll take wha ... More >>

Mitt Romney Accuses Obama of "Apology" for America After Attack in Libya

See also: Allen West Blames Obama For Libya AttackDuring his RNC speech, Mitt Romney mentioned Afghanistan like none times. But today, following the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and at the embassy in Cairo, where U.S. diplomats were killed, Romney decided it was a good time to get all D ... More >>

Allen West: Democrats "the most racist party I've ever seen in my life"

The sun rises, the sun sets, Allen West says some ridiculously hyperbolic shit. It's all part of the fabric of life, the universe, and everything. Speaking to a group of black Republicans last Wednesday at the RNC in Tampa, West opened his face hole and words came out to the effect that the Democr ... More >>

Floridians Think Obama Is Better at Speeches Than Romney Is

According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling (the PPP, y'all) after the RNC last week, 58 percent of 1,548 likely Florida voters polled said that Barack Obama gives better talk than Republican nominee Mitt Romney, who only got 32 percent favorability in the speeches department. The pr ... More >>

Clint Eastwood Talking to a Chair Is the Most Old-Person Thing to Ever Happen in Florida

There was a lot speculation on who the big supersecret "surprise" speaker at the RNC would be. Would it be Sarah Palin? Tim Tebow? A hologram of Ronald Reagan? Perhaps a James Polk puppet? WRONG. Because, as it turns out, the big secret surprise guest that got all the GOPers in a tizzy wa ... More >>

Paul Ryan Introduces Himself to America With Lies

See also: Paul Ryan Isn't Helping Mitt in Florida, Hasn't Actually Run the Numbers on Budget Plan; Paul Ryan Talks Medicare, Uses Mom as Mascot to Make His Point; Poll: Floridians Not Down With Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan; What's Really on Paul Ryan's iPodAfter coming to Florida to introduce ... More >>

Obama-Masked Robber Has Been Arrested

Last March, we told you about a guy who was robbing Palm Beach County Burger Kings and McDonald's restaurants with a gun while wearing an Obama mask.Well, according to Riviera Beach police, the masked bandit has been caught. And, as it turns out, it's not actually the president but a 22-year-old ma ... More >>

Prayer Moved Isaac Away From the RNC, Apparently

With the Republican National Convention all ready to kick off at the beginning of this week, many feared Tropical Storm Isaac would come and ruin all the fun, festivities, and chances to make old people scared of the black man, who may or may not be a Muslim and may or may not even be American, ... More >>

Charlie Crist Formally Endorses Obama, Blasts GOP

With the RNC kicking off tomorrow -- instead of today (thanks to that freedom hating storm, Isaac!) -- rumors began to swirl that Charlie Crist was going to formally announce his change to the Democratic party in an op-ed piece for the Tampa Bay Times. Crist didn't technically announce his party c ... More >>

Tropical Storm Isaac Not Looking So Tough Anymore

Oh, hey, good news for those of you who didn't want a hurricane to come and screw up your week. Tropical Storm Isaac's path has nudged towards the west, once again justifying our total lack of concern whenever the news people tell us a giant compacted storm with 100 mph winds is heading right f ... More >>

Fear and Loathing in Tampa: Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Bill Maher Loves Our Butthole Tattoo Girl Video

In case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago, we found and interviewed a woman who got her anus tattooed at the South Florida Tattoo Expo. We posted the video of our interview, and then proceeded to break the internet. The video went viral, and eventually landed on Bill Maher's Real Time show on HB ... More >>

Tampa Mayor Says He'll Cancel RNC If Isaac Threatens

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he'll cancel the Republican National Convention if Tropical Storm Isaac becomes a real threat.As of Wednesday morning, Isaac is becoming a real threat. "Well, absolutely, we're prepared to call it off," Buckhorn told CNN this morning. "I mean, safety and human life tru ... More >>

Dolphin's Owner Stephen Ross Donates $130K To Romney, RNC and Super Pacs

Go long, Mittens. Miami Dolphin's owner Stephen Ross has thrown down $133,000 in donations to support the Romney campaign. A $100,000 of that has gone to the Restore Our Future super pac, while the remainder was divvied up among Romney, the Republican National Committee, the Repu ... More >>

Republican Gay-Rights Group, GOProud, to Throw Party at RNC

The 2012 RNC is about to get faaaaabulous!The gay conservative group GOProud will hold its Homocon 2012 event following the Republican National Convention in Tampa."Homocon 2012 will be the must have ticket for the RNC," the executive director and cofounder of GOProud, Jimmy LaSalvia, says on t ... More >>

Media Barred From Marco Rubio's Speech to the Forum Club

See also:Marco Rubio Will Introduce Mitt Romney at RNCMarco Rubio will be giving a speech at a Forum Club of the Palm Beaches lunch at the Palm Beach County Convention Center next week. But, per the Florida senator's request, Rubio's speech won't be heard by the media."He was glad to speak to t ... More >>

Marco Rubio Will Introduce Mitt Romney at RNC

He wasn't picked to be Mitt Romney's running mate, but that doesn't mean Marco Rubio can't do his part, damn it. Rubio will be introducing Romney on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa on August 30.Because Republicans and tea partiers love a good latherin' up via charismatic ... More >>

Florida Blamed for Messing Up Entire Republican Presidential Nominating Process

The Republican National Committee is not happy. It wanted a drawn-out primary contest, one that would give less-organized or less-funded candidates a shot to prove themselves.Instead, we're stuck with a brutal runoff between Guy Smiley and "the walrus of American politics," and yesterday, ... More >>

Gingrich Loses Florida Republican Primary, Asks for Delegates Anyway

"​Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them, or he quits them because they are unfair."-- Andy Bernard, The OfficeRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lost Tuesday's primary by 14 points, which means he doesn't get any of the state's 50 delegates and front-runner Mitt Romney can ... More >>

Newt Gingrich's Broward Co-Chair Was Alleged to Be a Tea Party Faker

​Local political blogger Javier Manjarres was in the thick of the heckling drama at the Newt Gingrich rally in Coral Springs yesterday and claimed that one of Gingrich's staffers "assault[ed]" him in the incident he caught on tape.Turns out, that Gingrich staffer is the campaign's Broward co-chair ... More >>

Allen West History Revision: Attributes Ronald Reagan Abortion Quote to Abraham Lincoln

​If you didn't know about Abraham Lincoln's strong anti-abortion policies while he was in the White House, it's probably because they didn't exist.Rep. Allen West, however -- the former history teacher -- decided to deal an anti-abortion quote to the annual March for Life at the National Mall in W ... More >>

Allen West Bungles U.S. History Again, Confuses FDR and Herbert Hoover

flaglerlive.com​Rep. Allen West posted something on Facebook? Time for a Fox News interview.Chatting with Fox's Greta Van Susteren yesterday, we couldn't help but notice West reinvent another moment in American history to further a political talking point.His point was that the government cannot b ... More >>

Birthers Convinced Marco Rubio Is a Cuban Citizen, and Yes... Obama's Still a Kenyan

Sen. Marco Rubio​Pass the tinfoil; we've got more hats to build.Sen. Marco Rubio is a hot pick for the vice presidential spot on the ticket of several GOP presidential candidates, but according to the birther lab, he's not eligible to be president or vice president because he's not a "natural-born ... More >>

Rick Scott May Have Just Begun Reading Newspapers -- Or Watching TV

​Gov. Rick Scott may have just instituted a personal policy that's going to be popular with just about everyone -- staying informed about the world around him.For the first time, the governor's public schedule includes a "review of Florida and national news," which is coming from the guy who said ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Now "Debbie Downer" According To Republican Video

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is now the basis of a recycled joke.American Crossroads -- the group that provided millions of dollars to put conservative candidates in office in the 2010 midterm electio ... More >>

South Carolina, Iowa GOP Chairs Lash Out at Florida Over Primary Date

via PoliticoKaren Floyd says Florida should be punished for violating RNC rules.​Two Republican officials blasted Florida today for refusing to move its primary date, which is set for January 31, in violation of the rules of both Republican and Democratic parties. It's some of the toughest talk we ... More >>

Palm Beach GOP Leader Sid Dinerstein Isn't Picking on Opponents Because They're Not Rich

Dinerstein did not call himself an "excellent" fundraiser.​Palm Beach County GOP Chair Sid Dinerstein wants you to know that he did not, not, not write a mailer accusing his opponents for the GOP chairmanship of Florida of being stingy little peasants without the earning power to do the party a da ... More >>

Jim Greer: Enjoyed the Spoils of Cronyism a Bit Too Much

Greer​If 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 >>

Alleged Tea Party Interloper Fires Back at Critics

Flickr​Karin Hoffman of Coral Springs (that's her in the video below) says that no matter what you've read on this blog -- or in the national media -- she absolutely is a member of the tea party movement. And the meeting that Hoffman and her allies recently had with Republican Party Chairman Micha ... More >>

So Many Seats to Fill; So Few Republicans Without Baggage

plantation.orgPetrocelli​That's the only explanation I can offer for Charlie Crist's appointment of Rico Petrocelli to the Broward County Housing Authority, which Buddy Nevins is reporting on Broward Beat. Petrocelli, of course, was defeated in his bid for the Plantation City Commission. His campa ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale builder gets no-bid contract to build new Marlins stadium

Conservatives Rise Up, Hit Local Streets

This week, even his most ardent haters had to be stunned at Rush Limbaugh's remarkable political sway. The conservative radio host, who broadcasts from a "bunker" in Palm Beach, got an "Obama bump" when the prez dissed him publicly, casually remarking that Republicans ought to stop listening to his ... More >>

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 >>

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