Apparently it takes a $1.2 billion train for the Tea Party folks to figure out they don’t really like Gov. Rick Scott.”Rick Scott IS A LIAR,” the South Florida Tea Party says.”This decision has completed the governor’s transformation from businessman to political insider,” Republican Sen. Paula Dockery says in a…
After six months of conflict-of-interest questions about Gov. Rick Scott’s urgent-care chain Solantic, the deal has finally gone through.The investment firm that bought Solantic — which the Jacksonville Business Journal reports bought a controlling interest in April — finished its purchase of the company yesterday.At the time Scott took office,…
Joe Kaufman really, really doesn’t like Muslims, and apparently that’s enough of a political platform to run for congress.Kaufman, the head of the oxymoron crew Americans Against Hate, has announced he’s challenging Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her congressional seat in 2012.The first order of business for Kaufman’s campaign was…
We’re fully aware of the journalistic rule that says if a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is “no.” But humor this venture into the lands of political possibility, driven by desperate flight from the backward policies and reckless attitudes of Rick Scott, Florida’s 45th governor.Earlier today, we…
At a news conference last week at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Gov. Rick Scott’s aides left a gift on the chairs of everyone in the audience: a list of Scott’s accomplishments for the year. Just in case anyone had forgotten. Take a look — these items speak for…
The Pulp was checking out MSNBC last night to see what the liberals were up to when Rachel Maddow began a segment on Gov. Rick Scott’s trip to the Koch brothers retreat in Colorado that seemed awfully similar to a story we wrote earlier in the day.Lo and behold, that…
As Gov. Rick Scott’s disapproval rating keeps climbing, pollsters have run out of people to compare him with — that’s why Public Policy Polling says a hypothetical gubernatorial race between Scott and a ham sandwich would be a runaway for the lunch meat.The pollsters were surveying for the governor’s approval…
Anonymous, an online community of anarchist hackers, is taking on its new hacktivist cause — an apparent “war” on the City of Orlando for the recent arrests of “food terrorists.”The group Food Not Bombs — which has recently been sharing food with people in parks across Florida — says 21…
We finally have an answer as to where Gov. Rick Scott was this weekend, and it confirms our suspicion: at the billionaire Koch brothers’ secret conference outside Vail, Colorado.St. Petersburg Times reporter Alex Leary got the information out of him, a day after the governor’s spokesman wouldn’t confirm or deny…
Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report says he’s got a new favorite governor — Rick Scott.”Folks, I keep a close eye on America’s Republican governors. They’re like my children — I always have a favorite,” he said on yesterday’s show. “But right now, my current favorite governor is Florida’s Rick…
Eric Jotkoff, the Florida Democratic Party’s 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 Twitter.According to the governor’s public schedule, he hasn’t had an empty…
New York’s passage of gay marriage equality Friday night has had quite different reactions nationwide — including a couple down here in the Sunshine State.Former Broward Mayor Ken Keechl announced on Facebook that he’s getting married to his partner of 13-plus years, Ted Adcock, in the Empire State.Gov. Rick Scott,…
Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs is putting down the bong-hammer.Scheduled for tomorrow’s commission meeting is a requested motion to direct the county attorney to draft an ordinance that would ban the sale of “smoking devices” to kids under age 18.”Businesses required to be authorized to sell smoking devices under Florida…
When Gov. Rick Scott, a rising star of the Tea Party movement, signed into law a bill May 31 requiring that Florida’s welfare recipients pass drug tests, he didn’t mention how close to home the issue hits. Scott has a brother in Texas who gets welfare — and might also…
Gov. Rick Scott had a revelation last month: He’s not a guy you want to be associated with if you’re running for president.The voters — according to a Public Policy Polling survey released today — agree with the governor.A plurality of registered Florida voters, 40 percent, said that because of…
The dive trip in which U.S. Rep. Allen West violated federal law by bringing along an American flag was organized by a tourism group funded by tax money.The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau organized the dive trip to promote “Learn to Dive Month.” It was supposed to bring…
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 answer to the GOP’s problems is apparently…
Rookie state Rep. Bill Hager has tried his darnedest to keep his divorce on the down-low.References to the Boca area Republican’s wife of 33 years, Florida Atlantic University nursing instructor Dr. Beth King, were quietly wiped off his campaign website two weeks ago. Now, his online candidate bio makes it…
For years now, Exchange Club Park in Pompano Beach has been a secluded, almost secret oasis for dogs and their owners. Here was the only beach in Broward and Palm Beach counties where dogs were allowed at any time. The clear and calm waters of the Intracoastal made it an…
Miramar’s Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings faces a House ethics investigation after he was allegedly a little too hands-on with a former female staffer.Winsome Packer — who worked on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation chaired by Hastings — says the congressman made “unwelcome sexual advances” and engaged in a…
Viewpoint Florida — a polling firm headed by GOP operatives Randy Nielsen and Pat Bainter — found that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating is on the rise, according to the firm’s newest poll.Out of the 1,235 likely Florida voters surveyed, 45 percent approved of the governor’s job performance, whereas 51…
Only six months into office, Gov. Rick Scott is running a little low on friends for his executive team.Mary Ann Carter — the governor’s policy adviser — handed in her resignation letter today, saying she needed to spend more time with her family.Carter’s announcement comes one day after Scott reassigned…
