In the early 1990s, some the progressive-minded yet fun-loving folks at Adbusters magazine promoted the idea of a Buy Nothing Day — a “holiday” that would condemn consumerism, not involve any monetary transactions, and definitely include some mischievous but harmless festivities. The perfect day to celebrate was, of course, Black…
At first Rick Scott was all, NO HEALTH CARE FOR OUR STATE, EVAR! And then everyone started to hate him because they realized he’s a beady-eyed pustule with dumb GOPer agendas and an affinity to eat people’s souls (allegedly!). But now, all of a sudden as if by magic and…
Everybody, be cool. Now that might be a little hard, considering all the baggage that comes with Broward County and elections, but let’s for a moment — just a moment — think rationally. By the end of yesterday, the county Supervisor of Elections had tabulated all of the 1,000 heretofore-unaccounted…
Whoops. Exactly one week since the election happened, turns out 963 ballots that no one knew existed have apparently been discovered. So just what happened? The Broward County Canvassing Board was told that someone put the ballots in the wrong place. Because, FLORDA! Nearly a thousand unaccounted-for ballots were put…
Over the weekend, the New York Post’s Page Six reported that Marc Leder (yes, that Marc Leder, the one who threw the “47 percent” fundraiser for Mittington at his Boca pad) has fathered a secret love child. Now, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. For one, Leder absolutely…
The election was literally six days ago (well, OK, two days ago if you count Florida), and Florida Republicans are butthurt about the results. So the fine folks at Public Policy Polling thought it would be a neat idea to exploit that GOPer melancholy and the infinite sadness and ask…
Jon Stewart talks about this sort of nonsense a lot. Every election, he gets asked who he wants to win based not on his own political leanings but on comedy. Who will provide the best fodder for the meat grinder? Invariably, Stewart says something along the lines that it’s not…
As we said yesterday, it was pretty impossible for Mitt Romney to catch up to Obama here in Florida, even as close as the tally was. And, apparently, the Mittbot and his campaign agree and have officially conceded Florida. Florida’s 29 electoral votes gives Obama a 332 to 206 lead…
Barack Obama won both the electoral votes and the popular vote (and he did it without Florida, which is looking like it will go to him anyway!) Despite those things that reelected our president and will have him serve a second term, the real winner of the 2012 election was…
On Tuesday, Floridians went to the polls and voted against the state GOPer Legislature instilled amendment that would have banned government-mandated health insurance requirements. Basically, had the amendment passed, it would have exempted Floridians from the Affordable Care Act. But it failed to pass, losing 52 percent to 48 percent…
There was a moment — maybe it’s difficult to remember now — but there was a moment back in early September when Barack Obama ran advertisement after advertisement suggesting Mitt Romney was a rapacious and perhaps soulless businessman. But the question was: Would the barrage work? Would the message stick?…
It’s Wednesday afternoon, the day after Election Tuesday, and Florida is still lagging on declaring a winner between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.SORRY, YOU GUYS. Although Obama won reelection after gaining 303 electoral votes, Florida continues to Florida things up by not knowing the final tally just yet.(Because our governor…
The GOPers in the Florida Legislature put Amendment 6 on the ballot this year and were roundly told to eat a crap sandwich by Florida voters. Basically, voting YES on the amendment would have prohibited public funds for abortions, drastically limiting access to safe abortion care as well as limiting…
Move over, Broward County. There’s a new sheriff in town. Al Lamberti lost his bid for reelection to Scott Israel as Broward sheriff. See also:- Al Lamberti Mystery Emailers Remind Voters of the Sheriff’s Shady Past Around 10:30 Tuesday night, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Israel had a 53.31…
One of the major rules of party décor is that you show up to your own shindig. Just don’t tell that to Fort Lauderdale Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who skipped her victory bash last night for the national spotlight in Chicago.She left her supporters, dizzied with political victory, to feed…
Well. It’s here. The 2012 Election is, finally, coming to a slow and merciful end. Time to close the polls, tally the votes, and hope that Florida didn’t screw things up too badly. Keep it here as we update the winners, and losers, and tell you who’s President, who won…
Just before 8 p.m., as CNN was announcing that Romney took Kentucky and Obama took Vermont, a musician by the name of Billy Bones was delivering a wincing saxophone solo to a roughly 80-person crowd. “There’s a hidden place only two can find,” Mr. Bones wailed as his laptop computer provided a backbeat…
Election Day wouldn’t be complete without celebs taking to Twitter and letting us know what’s what. Particularly because so many of us were on the fence as to who we’d be voting for. I WILL NOT CAST MY VOTE UNTIL I’VE READ WHAT JOHN CUSACK’S TWEETS ABOUT MITT ROMNEY SAY.After…
The refrain at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office goes something like this: We told voters everything they needed to know. It’s not our fault the lines were so long. We’ve been preaching absentee ballots for months. People knew everything they needed to. Believe us: They did. We did…
Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight ran one last projection for Florida, and this is what he has: Our projected margin in Florida now Obama 49.797, Romney 49.775 YOINKS. So, naturally, Florida is prepared and ready to churn out a smooth election. And by “ready to churn out a smooth…
Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti is once again being challenged by North Bay Village Police Chief Scott Israel — the same candidate Lamberti defeated back in 2008. Much like in 2008, Israel’s beef is that Lamberti isn’t doing a good enough job cleaning crime off the streets in Broward. Lamberti says…
Looks like the GOPers are all ready to go with their postelection TALKING POINT in case their robot Mitt Romney should lose the election. Because the Benghazi SuperSecret Governmental Conspiracy Coverup of the 22nd Century thing hasn’t worked and because Romney’s supposed momentum has slowed some (MITTMENTUM!) and because every…
