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May 25, 2012
Poll Shows Floridians Like Connie Mack, Stand Your Ground Law, and Rick Scott
Quinnipiac University has been ringing Florida phones off their hooks the past week or two -- a poll yesterday showed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulling ahead of Barack Obama in the state, and there's a poll about Florida baseball that came out this morning that's of pretty much n ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2012
Congress Speaks at Tenth-Grade Level; Florida Totally Average; Connie Mack Simplest Speaker in Congress
There has been a lot of blogspace spent on the Sunlight Foundation's latest study, which found that the speech patterns of members of Congress have gotten markedly simpler over the past 15 years or so."Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?" its headline asks, and the whole country at ... More >>
Culture
March 15, 2012
"Working" at Caldwell Theatre: A Musical With Political Relevance
There has been a lot of blogspace spent on the Sunlight Foundation's latest study, which found that the speech patterns of members of Congress have gotten markedly simpler over the past 15 years or so."Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?" its headline asks, and the whole country at ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2012
Florida Papers Drop Controversial Doonesbury Abortion Comic Strips; Miami Herald Runs 'Em (UPDATED: Sun-Sentinel Too)
Update, 10:20 a.m.: I messed up. The Sun-Sentinel does carry Doonesbury, but on the page opposite most of its other comics. They've got today's "slut" strip, and I've left a message for comment to see if the rest of them are running too.Update 2, 2:30 p.m.: The Sun-Sentinel's Mary Helen Olejnik ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
State Supreme Court Says New Broward, Palm Beach Senate Districts Unconstitutional
In November 2010, Florida voters approved two amendments to the Florida state constitution that would ostensibly remove partisanship from the once-a-decade state redistricting process, the idea being that the House and Senate would no longer be able to draw their maps along partisan lines that fa ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
NBC News/Tampa Bay Times GOP Debate: Live Blog
Tonight at 9, the remaining four contenders for the GOP presidential nomination take the stage in Tampa to talk about the issues -- and, usually, the nonissues.Either way, Florida's primary election next week is a winner-take-all contest for the state's 50 delegates, and the contest between forme ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
South Florida Tea Party Leader Says Donald Trump Is His "First Choice" to Moderate Debate
The GOP debate sponsored by the West Palm Beach-based Newsmax and moderated by Donald Trump is having some difficulties.It has two confirmed attendees -- former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum -- while four have declined, and Rep. Michele Bachmann hasn't responded.Aside ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Herman Cain Is a "Distracter," According to Allen West [Insert Laughter Here]
Rep. Allen WestOf all the people to call for GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to drop out of the race because he's a distraction, it was Rep. Allen West.Yes, West, quite possibly the biggest distraction in the House of Representatives, said Cain's being a "distracter" was enough for him to ... 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 2, 2011
Poll: Marco Rubio on GOP Ticket Would Win Florida, Unless Hillary Clinton Gets Involved
saucesome.netFifty percent of Florida voters say otherwise.According to a poll released yesterday evening by Suffolk University, Florida voters like highly unlikely vice-presidential scenarios.If Sen. Marco Rubio were to be the selection on the GOP ticket, pollsters say Republicans would carry Fl ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Patrick Murphy: Allen West's Campaign Donors Are Tea Party "Whacktivists"
crooksandliars.comMaybe you should get your hands on a dictionary.Well, here's one way to explain the $3 million difference between the fundraising totals of Rep. Allen West ($4.1 million) and hopeful Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy ($1.1 million): 50,000 Tea Party "whacktivists" across the ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2011
Marco Rubio Butt-Kissing Won't Help GOP Candidates Win Florida, According to Poll
There's been a common theme among this year's GOP presidential candidates -- firmly planting their lips on the buttcheeks of Sen. Marco Rubio and dropping his name as a potential running mate.If that's a ploy to win Florida in a general election, it won't help, according to survey results release ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Rick Scott's Approval Rating Reaches an All-Time High: 37 Percent
Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating was polled as the highest of his governorship at 37 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.The increase is due to a higher opinion of Scott's job performance from members of the Republican Party, as both Democrats and Independent ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Allen West Gets a "Defense Fund" From Joe Miller Over Reelection Worries
Harriet TubmanApparently there's great concern over Rep. Allen West's reelection bid, since Tea Party hero Joe Miller -- the guy who lost a Senate campaign in Alaska to a write-in candidate -- and his political action committee have started the "Allen West Defense Fund" to keep the congressman in ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
South Florida Environmentalists Say Sale of Any Water District Lands Is a Dumb Idea
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceDear humans, Get off my land. Love, this pantherThe South Florida agency charged with securing water -- the stuff that makes your shampoo foamy -- for future generations has been having a tough time lately.Rick Scott and the GOP-led Legislature capped property taxe ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Rick Perry Leads CNN Poll Going Into Debate, Followed by Mitt Romney and... Sarah Palin
Texas Gov. Rick PerryIn anticipation of the GOP presidential debate it's hosting, CNN released its freshest poll numbers, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry leading the pack -- ahead by 12 percentage points over second-place Mitt Romney.The poll showed that 30 percent of the 446 Republican voters surveye ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2011
Who Will Win Florida's Presidency 5 Straw Poll?
About a month from now, most of the GOP presidential candidates will be in Orlando for the Republican Party of Florida's "Presidency 5" straw poll.It'll work a little differently than the recent Iowa straw poll -- the 3,500 delegates will be pre-selected, and neither Michele Bachmann nor Mitt ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Allen West Proves The Onion Sometimes Gets it Right
The Onion may be the world's greatest source of satirical news, but sometimes its hilarity actually yields more fact than fiction.For President Obama's birthday yesterday, The Onion ran a news brief with the headline "Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Opposition.""After months of heated negot ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Allen West Doesn't Rule Out Vice Presidential Bid
The First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale: a place for worship, celebration, and a forum for Rep. Allen West to discuss his possible bid as vice president in the 2012 election.During the church's "Faith, Freedom and Fireworks" celebration on Sunday, Rev. Larry Thompson, on stage next to West, t ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Marco Rubio as Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick a "Dream Ticket," Romney Adviser Says
Marco RubioRepublican 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 8, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Now "Debbie Downer" According To Republican Video
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratic 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 >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Allen West Placed in GOP Incumbent Protection Program
The RNCC thinks Allen West is going to need some help getting re-electedThe National Republican Congressional Committee says they're not giving out free campaign money to Republicans facing a tough re-election campaign anymore -- you have to earn it.That's why they started the Patriot Program ... 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 19, 2011
Tuesday Morning Bytes
It just keeps happening to Gov Rick Scott. He makes a decision from his evil alien gut -- you know, like slashing funding for the developmentally disabled -- and then when masses of bona fide Earth-born human beings rise up to oppose it, he reverses course. Model Citizen(Rick Scott is h ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
Republican To Privatize $600,000,000 Worth of Florida's Prisons, Could Fatten Contributors' Pockets
Alexander.As reported in today's Herald, the Florida Senate on Monday "quietly inserted language into its newly proposed budget ... that seeks to give corporations a chance to run correctional facilities in 16 counties." These corrections contracts are worth some $600,000,000.Though this "quiet i ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2011
Ann Coulter: If You're Reading This, You're Probably a Traitor
Surrounded by enemies, but smiling.Tuesday on Coulter Watch, I tried defending SoFla's sexiest pundit for her Q&A performance at last week's CPAC. I stand by my defense. In those twenty minutes, she seemed to honestly wrestle with issues of concern to both her and her audience. And if she cam ... More >>
Film
December 2, 2010
"Client 9" Investigates Eliot Spitzer's Own Worst Enemies
Surrounded by enemies, but smiling.Tuesday on Coulter Watch, I tried defending SoFla's sexiest pundit for her Q&A performance at last week's CPAC. I stand by my defense. In those twenty minutes, she seemed to honestly wrestle with issues of concern to both her and her audience. And if she cam ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2010
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 >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Allen West a New Face for Sarah Palin
And so it begins. As Sarah Palin campaigns for 2012, she's already using Allen West as a symbol of the cringe-worthy change she will bring. Notice a theme among the newly elected GOP stars Palin's highlighting here. West and Marco Rubio hail from the political crucible of Florida, plus they fill all ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
Head of Florida Dems Thanks Supporters for "Brighter Future"?
Where were the Dems while this guy won?Yes, a wave of anti-Obama, pro-Tea Party sentiment swept the country Tuesday. But even considering the national trend, Florida Dems took a beating that can't simply be blamed on the miserable economy or a knee-jerk desire for change.Going into Election Day, ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
Who are the Black Republicans Funding Allen West?
West and Cousar, bosom buddies.Congressional candidate Allen West has received $5,000 from a group called Black Republican PAC. Sounds official enough, doesn't it? Donors around the country have given about $769,000 to the group, presumably because they want to elect more GOP candidates who look ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
AWF Gives Florida's Labor Climate a C; Hooray, We're Passing!
FlickrThe red badge of honorEver get news that you know is supposed to be bad, but it's actually kind of awesome? Like when your parents are really solemn about getting divorced but you're like, woo, two Christmases? This is one of those times: The Alliance for Worker Freedom released its biannua ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
No Time Like Present for Crist to Come Out of Closet
Flickr: Linnette AlissaIf Charlie Crist is closeted gay -- and New Times' Bob Norman has compiled lots of circumstantial evidence to suggest that's the case, despite Crist's past denials -- then his departure from the GOP removes perhaps the biggest political obstacle to coming out of the closet. ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2010
Morning Juice: Crist Veto May Signal Indy Run; Life for Killer in Sunrise
A glance through the Friday-morning headlines:Charlie Crist's veto of Senate Bill 6 has touched off conflict with fellow state Republicans, leading to more speculation that Crist will declare as an independent in the race for U.S. Senate. [Sun-Sentinel]The tea partiers did their tax-day thing out ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2009
Morning Juice: Deerfield Beach Burn Victim Talks; Governor Does Not
Here's the view of the front page this Tuesday in Broward and Palm Beach:Charlie Crist came to Fort Lauderdale to drum up support from local Republicans and to duck questions about Marco Rubio. Check out the video -- Crist reacts to the Rubio name the way Captain Hook reacts to the ticking clock ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2009
Crist's Three Disciples: Men Closest to Governor All From Broward
LeMieux getting comfortable in the office Charlie scored for him.Say this about young Broward County Republicans: They know a meal ticket when they see one. By my count, the three men who have the most crucial roles in getting Charlie Crist elected to the U.S. Senate are all from Broward.We know ... 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 >>
Blogs
March 11, 2009
Mysterious Candidates to Be Questioned in Suit, Rare Benevolent Lawyer Steps Up
A judge has cleared the way for the Green Party to figure out who's behind the Florida Five, a group of mysterious Green Party candidates who ran in contested races across the state last November. Most of the Florida Five were broke young people who couldn't have afforded the couple thousand dollars ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2008
Crist's Wedding Dress, the GOP's KKK Problem, and the Dunkin' Badass
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2008
Bill Scherer Gearing Up For Electoral Rampage
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2008
Adam Hasner Goes Fishing
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2006
To The Video
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2006
Buddy, the Blog, and the Boot
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won't Be One Wearing It If you're the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you'll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist's fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome ... More >>
News
April 22, 2004
The GOP's Brain
Fear good. Facts bad. Frank Luntz reveals the Republican way.
News
April 1, 2004
Prelude to a Butt Whippin'
The GOP eyes a George W. Bush victory in traditionally Democratic Palm Beach County. Here's why.
News
December 28, 2000
Minority Madness
Wisecracking Democrats in Tallahassee were steamrollered during the presidential contest. But they didn't take it lying down.
News
December 14, 2000
Letters to the Editor
Letters for December 14, 2000
News
November 30, 2000
It's Chad-tastic!
A reporter plunges into the heart of electoral darkness in Broward County, only to see the light -- through a pricked chad
News
November 9, 2000
Letters to the Editor
Letters for November 9, 2000
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