Making the state’s poorest residents piss in a cup before qualifying to receive welfare benefits was going to save Florida up to $77 million, Rick Scott said when he was campaigning for governor. The goal of the drug tests was “to make sure we don’t waste taxpayers’ money,” Gov. Voldemort…
Update, 4/19: Got comment from Wasserman Schultz’s camp. Added to the story.Original post, 4/17:Between January and the end of March, South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz donated $73,000 to Democratic campaigns across the country. It’s not surprising — she’s chair of the Democratic National Committee, and $25,000 of that cash…
Whenever anyone reports on Congressman Allen West saying something ridiculous, he likes to declare that it makes him “the number-one target of the Democrat Party of the United States of America” because they hate freedom, Abraham Lincoln, and people who tell the truth.But a Politico story yesterday revealed something quite different — not only…
A new poll of Florida voters was released yesterday with all kinds of juicy numbers about politicians on both the state and national level. The full report is included at the bottom, but there are more facts in it than one blog post could ever hold.The poll was conducted by…
Yesterday, we brought you the details of Allen West’s 2012 campaign contributions — how he’s pulled in more than $1.8 million between January and the end of March, with more than half of contributions from donors giving over $200 coming from outside the state.He has $3,334,632 left in his war…
It’s amazing what a politician will say when he doesn’t think the press is around.Mitt Romney, who’s the subject of this week’s cover story, held a closed-door, $50,000-a-plate fundraiser in Palm Beach Sunday night, and, though he has been irritatingly vague in his publicly announced plans for his potential presidency,…
The Davie Republican with ties to the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service is no longer vying to represent western Broward in the state House.Merick Lewin submitted paperwork to withdraw from the District 97 race on March 28, less than three weeks after the state Legislature passed a bill that could threaten profits…
Broward County announced last week that Craig Mallak is the new chief medical examiner and director of the Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services. He’s got a long résumé that includes a stint as medical examiner of the U.S. Armed Forces, where he ended up being the guy…
Normally, the Pulp would never consider a politician’s hairstyle news, but U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) is a special case. For some reason, the internet hates her hair. Her tightly spiraled, dyed-blond curls have been called “angry perm” and “nappy,” and Rush Limbaugh once accused her of using mayonnaise…
Involving Muslims in the American political process is a frightening prospect to guys like Joe Kaufman. Judging from a rant he wrote in February, Kaufman, head of the anti-Islam group Americans Against Hate, doesn’t want Muslims to vote, work for the federal government, or get fair legal representation. Kaufman’s view…
I have to admit, I didn’t realize we sent a photographer to President Barack Obama’s “policy speech” at Florida Atlantic University on Tuesday, which taxpayers, not his campaign, paid for despite his having three fundraisers the same day, according to the Miami Herald.We do indeed have a slide show from…
Florida Congressman Connie Mack hasn’t been using his real name. Not in Federal Election Commission filings, not in his Congressional bio, not in federal financial disclosure documents. Even on forms that ask for “Full Name” or “Name of Candidate (in full),” he writes — and later signs — “Connie Mack.”It’s…
Last time we saw Florida Republican congressional candidate Mark Oxner, he was on the U.S.S. Obamaboat turning Democratic opponent Alan Grayson into a parrot and Barack Obama into the captain of a slave ship. He promised to make more ads, and he delivered, this time with one that he claims will…
The LGBT Leadership Council is hosting an “LGBT Campaign Briefing and Reception” at Hollywood’s Westin Diplomat Hotel, and you can still grab a ticket. Indeed, you can see President Barack Obama, the leader of the free world and famous Kenyan socialist, for the rock-bottom price of $2,500…
Mitt Romney sure can’t catch a break on this Seamus the Dog controversy. He puts his Irish setter on the roof of his car one time — one time! — and people just can’t seem to stop thinking that makes him a bad person. If you haven’t heard, Romney has…
The politician who goes SCUBA diving with American flags has now officially co-opted “The Duke.” How long until Captain America shows up to a fundraiser playing Toby Keith songs on a guitar strung with hairs from Osama bin Laden’s ponytail?It’s the first high-profile endorsement of the 2012 election cycle to…
John Askins spent 24 years in Miami investigating staged accidents, fake injury claims, and other car insurance fraud before going on to head the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud. He retired from government in September but followed this month’s new personal injury protection (PIP) reform bill closely. All Florida drivers…
Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality.Today’s Fact Party analysis has plenty of honesty — the problem, it appears, is in its practicality.Republican…
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…
It’s a strange battle that pitches Ron Bergeron as the underdog, but there’s nothing that isn’t strange about trash in South Florida. Debates about what to do with the stuff have raged for decades, and the main player has been Wayne Huizenga’s mutant offspring, Wheelabrator Technologies, which does trash hauling…
The Center for Public Integrity released its annual state corruption rankings last week — and Florida passed! Technically. The state was one of 11 to get a C-, and its 71 percent score puts it in a tie for 18th in overall integrity. No state got an overall A grade.Florida…
Once in a blue moon, even the most cynical among us find cause to celebrate. This year’s legislative session in Tallahassee provided some unexpected victories for the little guys and defeats for the corporate interests that normally enjoy free rein in Florida. Two of the most shocking losers of 2012:…
