The Ken Keechl Guide to Making Your Campaign Dollars Count

When you make a donation to the campaign of Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl, you know that money will be well-spent. And I’m not just talking about the $3,100 per month that goes from the campaign account straight into the pocket of Keechl, who uses it to pay above-market rent…

Allen West Video Whitewashes Brutal Interrogation of Iraqi Detainee

Get a load of this. Congressional candidate Allen West has released a four-minute video documentary that makes his brutal interrogation of an Iraqi detainee look like a self-less, courageous act that cost a good soldier his career.For the propaganda-free account of the same incident, check out this Juice post from…

Confused by Florida’s Amendment Morass? Here’s Some Help

​Voting in November presents easy decisions (Giant Douche versus Turd Sandwich… hmmm) as well as the type that aren’t easy to figure out upon, first, second, or 16th glance. You know the ones — back-assward amendment phrasings where, if you vote no, you’re really saying, “Yes, I want this to…

Newsweek Resurrects Charlie Crist’s Campaign, Insults Florida Voters

Last week, just as his pissing match with the state Legislature over oil drilling in the Gulf reached ludicrous proportions, Charlie Crist got a big, wet boost to his Senate campaign from the national press.In a Newsweek article, “The Resurrection of Crist” (who knew Jesus was so tanned?), writer Arian…

Local Holocaust Survivors Find Pro-Bono Pension Help

Kevin Packman, survivor advocate extraordinaire ​Kevin Packman, a partner with the law firm Holland & Knight, wants local Holocaust survivors to know that he’s here to help — for free. He’s in charge of a pro-bono program that finds eligible survivors in South Florida and hooks them up with pensions from…

Scott Galvin, Openly Gay Councilman, Finds Signs Defaced With Slurs

Scott Galvin, a North Miami councilman, wants an upgrade. He’d like to become the next District 17 congressman, representing sections of north Miami-Dade and south Broward counties. Last week, about a half-dozen of Galvin’s campaign signs were defaced with the spray-painted word FAG. Galvin, who came out publicly as gay in…

Rubio Trying to Energize GOP Base Against Crist

We’ve entered the home stretch in the race for U.S. Senate, and Marco Rubio is neck-and-neck with Charlie Crist. Which of these jockeys can whip his horse into a higher gear in the three months before the election? The momentum is clearly on Crist’s side, as evidenced by this week’s profile…

Steve Geller, Come on Down!

We must have entered the home stretch of the Broward County campaign, because there’s a fresh batch of high-larious hit mailers being circulated around the 954. That’s one of ’em on the right, courtesy the reelection campaign for Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger. They feature Steve Geller as the greedy host…

Sue Gunzburger Ad: Geller “Trumped Up False Allegations”

Steve Geller woefully underestimated his opponent, incumbent Sue Gunzburger. Granted, there’s no smoking-gun evidence that Geller was behind the short-lived criminal corruption investigation against Gunzburger, but within local political circles, there’s little doubt in people’s minds.Give Gunzburger credit for calling Geller’s bluff — as well as that by the Broward…

Allen West Claims That Congressman’s Wife Sabotaged Charitable Efforts

​Congressional challenger Allen West has accused incumbent Democrat Ron Klein of conspiring with powerful friends to ensure that West isn’t able to make charitable contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In a letter posted yesterday, West claims that he and his wife, Dr. Angela Graham-West, accepted a nomination for South Florida’s…

Allen West Outraged by Suggestion He’s Racist Against Himself

After the NAACP passed a resolution declaring the tea party to be a “racist” organization, you knew that Allen West would have something to say. After all, he’s one (if not the only?) tea party-backed congressional candidate who’s African-American. If the tea party is racist, then West’s own tea party…

Sen. Dan Gelber Dogged by Connection to BP

These days, politicians are probably better off in a sex scandal than tied to BP. That’s why state Sen. Dan Gelber, who’s running for attorney general, just can’t seem to shake his connection to the company responsible for wrecking the Gulf.Gelber, a Democrat from Miami Beach, used to work for…

Corrupt Contractor KBR Under Fire in Palm Beach County; Anyone Surprised?

A front-page story in today’s Palm Beach Post blasts the Houston-based engineering and construction firm Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) for not hiring enough local workers on its $200 million solid waste project in western Palm Beach County. One small detail is missing: KBR’s sordid track record of hurting workers…