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  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Jeb Bush Courageously Endorses Mitt Romney

    ​Former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush has taken the brave and politically risky move of endorsing presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a long-shot candidate who is only 300 delegates ahead of his competition.Romney has won only 16 primaries, including Florida's, which was held almost two months ago.

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    "Rick Santorum or Megadeth's Dave Mustaine?" Quiz Is Genius

    ​You probably read recently, maybe even here on County Grind, that Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has a hankering for some Rick Santorum. We were kind of grossed out by the whole affair, but after some tossing, turning, and musing, we let the sitch lie. However, someone brilliant over at Mother Jon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Boca Raton Teenager, ACLU of Florida Suing to Let Kids Donate More Money to Candidates

    ​With the way campaign-financing laws are going these days, this may not even be surprising -- the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and a 17-year-old girl from Boca Raton are challenging a state law that prohibits minors from giving as much money to state and local political candidates as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Newt Gingrich to Make a Lunch Stop at Wings Plus

    ​Somewhere in the history of politics, a candidate stopped for a bite to eat and was spotted by his adoring public... That was probably the watershed moment that began the tradition of restaurant stops.  After all, nothing says "I'm one of the people" like a politician with ketchup on his tie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Herman Cain Makes a Comeback! (In Ad for Steak Salesman/Senate Candidate Craig Miller)

    Herman Cain is trying to work his magic again, this time by being featured in the new advertisement for U.S. Senate Republican hopeful and former Ruth's Chris steak house CEO Craig Miller.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accused of Blaming Tucson Shooting on Tea Party (She Didn't)

    Fox "News"​If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we'd be all over it.Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.When the headline "DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting" comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Florida Legislators Want to Declare That Osama bin Laden's Death Was a Good Thing

    ​It hasn't passed either chamber of Florida's Legislature yet -- so it's not official -- but memorial bills filed in the House and Senate suggest that Osama bin Laden's death was a good thing.Ranking somewhere around Sen. Stephen Wise's "Christmas break" bill as far as importance is concerned, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    SoFla Charter School Connections to Tallahassee

    ​The booming business of charter schools in South Florida is no accident. Local charter-school operators such as Mavericks in Education Florida and Charter Schools USA have ties to powerful politicians in South Florida and Tallahassee. For instance: 1. Ed Pozzuoli, former chairman of the Broward R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Gary Johnson Schedules an Appearance in West Palm Beach Hosted by South Florida Tea Party

    Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson​After his polling numbers dropped this fall and he was no longer being invited to the debates with other GOP presidential candidates, the probability of former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's running as the Libertarian Party candidate in 2012 looks a bit more lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Florida Has Old People, Old People Love Newt Gingrich, Poll Says He Leads by 30 Points

    ​Former House Speaker Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is apparently a thing in the GOP presidential race now, with the most recent poll released this afternoon showing nearly half of Florida Republicans opting for him to be the party's nominee.Gingrich somehow managed to raise his poll numbers with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Connie Mack Makes His U.S. Senate Run Official

    ​Although one of Republican Rep. Connie Mack's advisers announced that the congressman was running for U.S. senator in 2012 more than a month ago, it's not official until there's a Fox News appearance involved.Mack appeared on Sean Hannity's show to make his formal announcement, spending most of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Herman Cain's Florida Tour Gaffes: Was Media Criticism "Over the Top"?

    Herman Cain, the presidential contender who loves to shout the number "nine," took a whirlwind tour through Florida last week, visiting Sweetwater, Miami, Coral Springs, West Palm, and Palm Beach. While he was down in Miami, he bent to Spanglophone tastes by shouting "nueve, nueve, nueve" instead.Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Rick Scott Notices Super Committee Failure, Feels the Need to Put Out a Statement

    ​Once again, Gov. Rick Scott feels the need to release a statement about something he doesn't like in federal politics.Three House Republicans, three House Democrats, three Senate Republicans, and three Senate Democrats couldn't agree on how to make $1.2 billion in spending cuts over the next ten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Connie Mack Enters U.S. Senate Race With 23-Point Lead Over Other GOP Hopefuls

    FlickrConnie Mack​Whereas "someone else/not sure" was the overwhelming leader in previous polls for the Republican nomination in next year's U.S. Senate race, Rep. Connie Mack's entrance into the race changes things a bit.Mack enters with the support of 32 percent of Republican voters, according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Florida Democratic Party's New Fundraising Technique: Identifying the "Rickpublicans"

    ​Forget Kevin Bacon, the Florida Democratic Party is playing the "Six Degrees of Rick Scott."How do you play? Well, apparently by launching a website identifying the state's "Rickpublicans."Sure enough, hometown favorite Rep. Allen West landed a Bacon Rick number of one, with a direct connection t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Rick Scott Issues Press Release Explaining New Definition of 700,000-Job Campaign Promise

    ​Gov. Rick Scott's office issued a news release late last week to explain the retraction of his campaign promise to create 700,000 jobs on top of the state's "normal growth" projection of 1 million jobs by 2017.It looks like he's sticking to his new story, in which he claims he never promised to c ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    We Get Letters: The Sheriff and Sexism and AK-47s

    ​Gov. Rick Scott's office issued a news release late last week to explain the retraction of his campaign promise to create 700,000 jobs on top of the state's "normal growth" projection of 1 million jobs by 2017.It looks like he's sticking to his new story, in which he claims he never promised to c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Bill Koch, Billionaire Coal Man, Donates Heavily to John Boehner, Throws Bone to Allen West

    Kim SargentBill Koch supports pro-coal candidates.​Last month, New Times introduced you to Bill Koch, the Palm Beach billionaire who owns a coal and gas company, is known for his voracious appetite for wine and women, and has two brothers famous for being the sugar daddies of the Tea Party. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Rick Scott and Private Prisons Engaging in "Pay to Play" Politics, Teamsters Complaint Alleges

    ​Florida politicians received nearly $1 million in campaign contributions from two private prison corporations last election cycle -- GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America -- and an ethics complaint filed by the Teamsters union yesterday claims $30,000 of those contributions that went t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Ron Paul Says Uninsured Shouldn't Be Left for Dead; Tea Party Audience Disagrees (Video)

    Texas Rep. Ron Paul​In our poll yesterday, around 42 percent of our readers thought that the Tea Party audience made the most outlandish comment at Monday night's CNN/Tea Party Express Republican debate.Texas Rep. Ron Paul was asked a hypothetical question during the debate by moderator Wolf Blitz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Dream Act Bill Filed in Florida Legislature

    The Dream Act would help immigrant students.​A bill that would make college more affordable for undocumented immigrants has recently been filed in the Florida Legislature.If passed, the Dream Act would allow undocumented immigrants who attended three or more years of high school in Florida to qual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Allen West Insults Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Didn't Have the Guts to Do It to Her Face

    Rep. Allen West would prefer to be insulted to his face but pulls his punches via email or at Tea Party gatherings.​Rep. Allen West decided to insult Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz again over the weekend, but in spite of his angry email tirade to her saying Wasserman Schultz "doesn't have the guts" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Rick Scott Takes the Lead in Race for "Worst Governor Ever"

    Rick Scott, currently the most popular candidate in at least one election.​Gov. Rick Scott's numbers are going up -- at least in the race to elect the "Worst Governor Ever."Scott was in fourth place around 11 p.m. Monday but is currently in first place as of around 8 a.m. today.The Florida governo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Governor Rick Scott Attempts to Show Inner Charlie Crist

    By Kate BradshawScott walks into a greasy spoon and orders an ice water.​Rick Scott walks into The Floridian diner on Las Olas at about noon today for a photo op lunch with South Florida lawmakers. There's an odd funk in the air, sort of a mix between french fries and kitty litter.He walks halfway ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    A Thank-You Note From Rick Scott

    No, thank you, Mr. Governor.​When one arm of the government fails to speak to another, bizarre things occur. For example, a reporter might write a lengthy critique of Florida's governor and his legislative accomplishments, including a cover illustration of him as the evil emperor from Star Wars. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Rick Scott Removed From Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame List; Confederate Soldiers Remain

    fourfour.typepad.comI don't think that's what he meant.​Florida officials have been working on a list of people to nominate for the Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame -- a list that originally included Gov. Rick Scott and six Confederate soldiers as well as 15 others.The list of all-white, military ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Tea Party Starts Its Own Chamber of Commerce Out of Palm Beach Gardens

    eyeonlifemag.com​Haven't you always wondered if the companies you're doing business with are steadfast supporters of the Tea Party?The South Florida Tea Party has the answer to that with the "Tea Party Chamber of Commerce."On its website is an index of businesses -- 95 at the moment -- that they s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Rick Scott's Quiet Campaign Against the Environment

    Parks and trees? Who needs 'em!​Remember the environmental apocalypse Rick Scott was supposed to create?While campaigning for governor, Scott called the Department of Community Affairs, the state agency charged with overseeing local development projects, a "jobs killer." He said he'd heard complai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Where Was Rick Scott This Weekend? Possibly Trysting With the Koch Brothers

    Have you seen this man?​Eric Jotkoff, the Florida Democratic Party Communications Director, has a question: Where was Gov. Rick Scott this weekend?"Anyone else concerned that Rick Scott left the state during hurricane season during wildfire emergency and not tell anyone?" Jotkoff posted on T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Marco Rubio as Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick a "Dream Ticket," Romney Adviser Says

    Marco Rubio​Republican presidential candidates are going to need an incredible campaign strategy to dismantle President Obama in the 2012 election.Two of the biggest challenges are winning large swing states, like Florida, and figuring out how to get Hispanic voters to pick in their favor.The answ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Tea Party Trying to Weasel Its Way Out of Paying the Bill for Donald Trump Rally

    fark.com​We're not sure what's more laughable -- the fact that the South Florida Tea Party can't keep up on its bills for a Donald Trump rally they held in Boca Raton, or the fact that they held a rally for The Donald to begin with.The city has sent invoices for the $6,145 the Tea Party owes for b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Gov. Rick Scott Allocates $370 Million of Stimulus "Disaster" Money Into State Budget

    tolivetolaughtolove.comFlip flops: The official footwear of Gov. Rick Scott​Remember that campaign talking point Gov. Rick Scott had about President Barack Obama's stimulus package being a "disaster," when Scott said he would endlessly fight the stimulus money?Well, he managed to leave $370 millio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Bill Nelson Warns Rick Scott to Veto Election Bill or Face a Federal Investigation

    State lawmakers want to keep people from having sex with animals. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants to keep lawmakers from screwing voters.​Although it seems like Gov. Rick Scott will make the bold and progressive move of banning bestiality, he still plans to screw voters. The election overhaul bill, wh ... 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

    April 11, 2011

    Angry Local Tea Party to Rally for Government Shutdown

    ​The Fort Lauderdale Tea Party is out at gun shows rousing its base to come out for an April 15 tax day protest planned at the federal courthouse to favor a government shutdown -- and they are promising an appearance by Congressman Allen West. The Tea Party is hopping mad that, as its local l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale Tea Party Leader Speaks Out On Sarah Palin

      Fort Lauderdale Tea Party leader Gabe Carrera, at right, with Rick Scott during the campaign. ​ By day Gabriel Jose Carrera works as a bespectacled immigration attorney but in countless off-hours during the past 18 months he had another callin ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Russell Pearce and other illegal-immigration populists rely on misleading, right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinched Americans.

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Report: Threat Linked To Joyce Kaufman's Call To Arms

    Channel 7 is reporting that the man who allegedly threatened to shoot up a Pembroke Pines school was prompted somehow by Joyce Kaufman, the acidic right-wing radio show host who was named yesterday newly elected Congressman Allan West's chief of staff. This whole thing is still murky, but  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2010

    "Michael The Black Man" Buys Sentinel Ad For West, Rubio

    I guess it was only a matter of time before "Michael the Black Man" made his mark on this election season. On page 9B of the Sun-Sentinel is a sixth-page advertisement headed: "GOOD BLACK PEOPLE SUPPORT GOOD CANDIDATES LIKE: Allen West ..." ​The ad -- which has no disclaimer --als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Local Tea Partiers Diversify, but Black Preacher Has Radical Anti-Female Views

    It's been hard for tea partiers to diversify their ranks, adding to the perception that they're all white people who aren't just mad about taxes; they're mad about being taxed by a black president for social programs that benefit the black community.Nothing if not image-conscious, the tea partiers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Cardiologist and Republican Fundraiser Bounced From State College Board

    Zachariah​Late last week, Gov. Charlie Crist removed Holy Cross cardiologist Zachariah P. Zachariah from the powerful Board of Governors overseeing Florida universities. It's another occasion for gossip in the state's Republican Party. Was Crist wary of insider trader allegations made by the Secur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Just Look at the House Republicans Inaction!

    When House Republicans caucus, I'll bet it looks something like this: Star Wars-Imperial March - Click here for more amazing videosAmid all the other state budget crises, it's not getting nearly enough attention, but the Florida Legislature is on the brink of giving the heave-ho to $444 million in f ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Lady of the House

    She's got three kids, 650,000 constituents, and millions of watching eyes. Debbie Wasserman Schultz can't keep them all happy.

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

    And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Waiting For Otto

    Why would a man sullied by Iran-contra and illegal propaganda campaigns be a Bush nominee? Good question.

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Et Tu, Dolphins?

    The members of Broward's backstabbing political club are at it again, and this time Democratic honcho Mitch Ceasar had to break it up

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