Ronald Reagan

Pot Smuggler Schools Seniors on Medical Marijuana

Newt Gingrich Quoting Abraham Lincoln in Broward Leads Us to the Facts (and Some Dirt)

​After Rep. Allen West attributed one of Ronald Reagan's anti-abortion quotes to Abraham Lincoln earlier this week, you'll have to excuse us for being a bit skeptical when another politico comes to town attempting to channel Honest Abe.That said, we went straight to the experts at the Abraham Linc ... More >>

The Lord of Squat: Mark Guerette Got Busted for Putting Families in Foreclosed Homes

​After Rep. Allen West attributed one of Ronald Reagan's anti-abortion quotes to Abraham Lincoln earlier this week, you'll have to excuse us for being a bit skeptical when another politico comes to town attempting to channel Honest Abe.That said, we went straight to the experts at the Abraham Linc ... More >>

UPDATED: Your Property Appraiser Loves Allen West and Ain't Afraid to Tweet It

Bob Wolfe​What do the people in charge of your property taxes do in their free time? One Broward property appraiser likes to tweet right-wing talking points, including his love for Allen West and Ronald Reagan.Juice reader Seth Platt noticed that some of Deputy Property Appraiser Bob Wolfe's tweet ... More >>

Signed By Russ: The Scapegoat Defense

In this morning's post, I published a copy of a Stacy Ritter campaign check that the Florida Elections Commission believed was signed by the candidate herself. But it wasn't. It was almost surely signed by her lobbyist husband, Russell Klenet. In fact, it looks like Klenet, ... More >>

Ann Coulter Watch: Don't Call Our Troops Homophobes

Coulter: all-gay batallions would scare the extremism out of the enemy.​Is there a Floridian more fun, more frisky, more flagrantly insane than Ann Coulter? Maybe! But if so, we don't know about it -- because that person, whoever s/he may be, doesn't do us the profound service of sharing his or h ... More >>

Artist Raymond Pettibon's Punk Beginnings Are Showcased in a New FAU Exhibit

Coulter: all-gay batallions would scare the extremism out of the enemy.​Is there a Floridian more fun, more frisky, more flagrantly insane than Ann Coulter? Maybe! But if so, we don't know about it -- because that person, whoever s/he may be, doesn't do us the profound service of sharing his or h ... More >>

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother: A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

Coulter: all-gay batallions would scare the extremism out of the enemy.​Is there a Floridian more fun, more frisky, more flagrantly insane than Ann Coulter? Maybe! But if so, we don't know about it -- because that person, whoever s/he may be, doesn't do us the profound service of sharing his or h ... More >>

Republican Opponent to Allen West Campaigns as "Level-Headed, Rational" Alternative

Photo: Robert KlemmDavid Brady​Don't call David Brady a "moderate" Republican. No, he prefers "extreme conservative." He's just not quite as extreme as his opponent in the primary, Allen West. Few are.Brady has never been accused of torturing an Iraqi detainee. He doesn't think it's appropriate to ... More >>

Oil Spill an Occasion for a Political Game of Twister

Sen. George LeMieux loves to invoke the future of his children among his reasons for wanting to slow down federal spending and shrink government. But if that really is what drives his political actions, doesn't the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico pose a far greater risk to his children's future? And ... More >>

President Obama Fails to Go After Those Responsible for Financial Meltdown

Sen. George LeMieux loves to invoke the future of his children among his reasons for wanting to slow down federal spending and shrink government. But if that really is what drives his political actions, doesn't the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico pose a far greater risk to his children's future? And ... More >>

Panning for Gold: Retired Stripper Saves Last Dance for Police

Photo: Okaloosa County SheriffBrown​In this week's installment of Panning for Gold, we'll return to Fort Walton Beach to check in on Susan "Mimi" Brown, a 55-year-old woman who was an exotic dancer, at least as recently as the Reagan administration. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that Ok ... More >>

Can Florida Governors Save GOP From Its Self-Destructive Impulses?

Flickr User: marsdencartoonsMaybe Rush Limbaugh doesn't spend enough time in his Palm Beach home. Because clearly, there's no path back to political relevance for the Republican Party that does not include winning back Florida. And yet the two figures who have the most credibility on that front, gov ... More >>

Matt Damon for U.S. Senate: How D'Ya Like Them Apples?

OK, they cook up some zany ideas over there at the Florida Progressive Coalition Blog, but this one takes the cake: To challenge the otherwise-inevitable Charlie Crist victory in the 2010 U.S. Senate race, blogger Mark Weaver is casting Miami Beach resident celebrity Matt Damon in the role of Democr ... More >>

Behold, A Republican In Washington Who Survived the Bloodless Coup!

This is James Martin, but "they call me the mayor of Union Station," he says.  Since retiring from the Bureau of Engraving, Martin has held various jobs at DC's historic train station.  Martin was catching a lot of people's eyes because he was in a city of Obama-lovers wearing a button tha ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Preview

This is James Martin, but "they call me the mayor of Union Station," he says.  Since retiring from the Bureau of Engraving, Martin has held various jobs at DC's historic train station.  Martin was catching a lot of people's eyes because he was in a city of Obama-lovers wearing a button tha ... More >>

Mano a Mano Against Poverty

Planting Seeds of Hope

Have Terror, Will Travel

How two FBI mercenaries cashed in on the Liberty City Seven terrorism case

On-line Interview: Greil Marcus

How two FBI mercenaries cashed in on the Liberty City Seven terrorism case

Love Letter to God's Elect

Or: Man, I wish I were Jewish

Wingin' It

Fledgling Guardian Angels get the call from gang-riddled Lake Worth

Beam Me Up

A Pembroke Pines company wants to flood the country with invisible beams from high-flying blimps. Want to invest?

Best Damn Movies of 2006

And why nearly all you'll see in 2007 is sequels, prequels, and threequels

Old McTomato Had a Farm

Coconut Creek farmer Earl Johns isn't ready to make way for a city's transformation.

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 15:

Coconut Creek farmer Earl Johns isn't ready to make way for a city's transformation.

Scoundrel Time

Alex Gibney expertly captures the lies and fall of Enron

Mr. Big Shot

The charismatic lawyer and power broker took one last lap in a New River mansion during his run from the law

Best Sports Trade

Shaq Ricky Quiles

Curious George Sails the River of Red

Following a long tradition, new Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas tries to tame the big spenders at City Hall

ELVIS LIVES!

And South Florida's Tabloid Valley vanishes.

Bush's Crimes

Impeach the president? Yes. A well-documented case ties him to Abu Ghraib.

Last Candidate Standing

Davie's Richard Grayson has built a political career of joke campaigns

Perfecta Meets Prada

The old Gulfstream becomes a shopping mall

GOPundit

Oft-quoted USF Prof Susan MacManus is neutral. Yeah, right.

Moby for Veep

John Kerry should hit the decks for his running mate

Prelude to a Butt Whippin'

The GOP eyes a George W. Bush victory in traditionally Democratic Palm Beach County. Here's why.

Hail to the Beef

In the Pines, Mr. Kerry, the BBQ is fine

Post-War Parting

For Jeffrey Hatcher's testy lovebirds, marriage is like a combat zone

Tomorrow Never Dies

Sugar leavened with enough spice makes tasty holiday fare

United States of Jesus

The folks who are "reclaiming America for Christ" are pushing an agenda for a Taliban-like state where Scripture is law

Letters for January 23, 2003

More Picking on Slick Rick

Big Cypress Buyout

Proposed payment of millions to a wealthy clan amounts to nothing more than stealing from taxpayers for the Bush boys' political gain

Letters for May 30, 2002

A French licking

The Hate Man

Lloyd Shank is a poster boy for free speech. The Jews are to blame.

South of South

He's traveled from Appalachia to the Andes and back, but FAU professor Johnny Payne's moral compass always points due South

Maurie, We Hardly Know Ye

Grant-writer Maurice Connell has become a well-paid institution in Hollywood. How? The politics of power and money.

Piss Off!

When the City of Hollywood told an accountant he'd have to take a drug test, he told the city: See you in court.

Let the Party Begin

When the City of Hollywood told an accountant he'd have to take a drug test, he told the city: See you in court.

Invasion of the Cheap Seats

Ever since advertisers began plastering their names on bus benches, Broward County has been overrun by unwanted places to sit

Easy Rider

Ever since advertisers began plastering their names on bus benches, Broward County has been overrun by unwanted places to sit