There is blood in the water, b*tches.Unlike the snooze-fest of a first presidential debate, last night’s vice presidential debate was political pugilism at its finest. And after a 90-minute bout, Laughin’ Joe Biden edged out an exhausting win over blue-eyed Republican budget boy toy Paul Ryan.Here’s your ten-second breakdown:Paul Ryan…
Politics make strange Tweetfellows. While Mitt Romney has tried to claim Florida’s economy under Barack Obama has been lagging, Florida Governor Rick Scott has maintained, for his own political future, that the economy in the state is improving.So, while it might be strange that the Barack Obama campaign is highlighting…
Mitt Romney absolutely manhandled Barack Obama during last week’s first presidential debate. First, the Mormon Miracle-worker stunned the Prez by flip-flopping on his $5 trillion tax cut for the rich. Then he flogged Obama with falsehoods until Big Bird silently wept off-stage. But tonight’s vice presidential debate is a whole ‘nother…
Floridians worried about meningitis might have ended up calling a phone sex hotline thanks to Rick Scott. During a Florida cabinet meeting, the governor was giving an update on the fungal meningitis outbreak and told any concerned citizens to call an 866 number. Turns out he gave the wrong one…
Mitt Romney made Barack Obama his bitch during last week’s presidential debate. He lied and obfuscated; flip-flopped and feigned outrage; flapped his finely manicured hands and blamed Obama for allegedly leading us down the path to socialist serfdom. Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media promptly rewarded Romney’s radical revisionism with gushing praise.But…
Has Mitt Romney crawled his way back into the lead in Florida? According to a new poll released today by Rasmussen Report, he’s now leading President Obama by about two points (within the margin of error) in Florida.It’s the first poll conducted in Florida since Wednesday’s debate, but it also…
Obama may not have done his reelection campaign any favors by pulling a Dan Carpenter-vs-the-Jets level chokejob in Wednesday’s debate. But it’s increasingly clear that, at least in Florida, the president has gotten a huge boost from his executive order in July halting deportations for some children of illegal immigrants.A…
Even Barack Obama’s biggest detractors admit that the man is a gifted orator. So the nation was left slack jawed last night by his weak performance. It was like watching LeBron James get schooled by Kyle Korver or something.In the day-to-day horse race, it certainly doesn’t look good for the…
As Walter Cronkite once said: “Well, that debate was one flaming pile of rancid cat shit.”*For those of you who didn’t suffer through last night’s 90-minute cojone-eating contest between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, here’s your 10-second summary:Romney wonObama lostRomney snorted Ronald Reagan’s ashes before going on stageObama performed…
After Genting Group’s aggressive push to shove gambling down the throat of the Florida legislature this year failed spectacularly, gambling interests have taken a more low key approach to eventually opening the sunshine state to more gaming. They may be looking to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in…
Who is Mitt Romney’s biggest fan in the NFL? Apparently it’s Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. The billionaire developer has donated over $125,000 to Republican causes this election cycle, including $100,000 to a pro-Romney super PAC…
A Florida Republican volunteer has been caught on tape calling up senior citizen voters on behalf of Mitt Romney and telling them that President Barack Obama is a secret muslim who wants to take away their Medicare. The woman was making the call on behalf of the Clay County GOP,…
If the Quinnipiac poll released last night is even close to accurate, Mitt Romney is in big trouble in Florida. The survey found Obama with a commanding nine point lead in the Sunshine State — a huge swing from the last Q-poll before the conventions, which found the two candidates…
Florida Senate nominee Connie Mack IV isn’t fighting Democrat Bill Nelson as much as he’s scrapping with polling and perception. For weeks now, polls have shown Nelson with a huge lead over Mack, and the challenger is in danger of having his campaign written off as unwinnable by donors. So…
In any sane world, Democratic congressional candidate Joe Garcia would easily defeat Republican Rep. David Rivera this November. Rivera has been called the most corrupt politician in Washington, and is currently at the center of a bizarre FBI investigation involving a fake Democrat and a female campaign consultant known to…
Leave it to Rep. David Rivera, who was already entering into his reelection effort with a serious amount of scandalous baggage, to somehow found himself in even more ridiculous scandal.Justin “Lamar” Sternad, a political novice who ran in the Democrat primary in District 26 against eventual winner Joe Garcia, has…
According to an ad running today in The Sarasota Tribune-Herald, Barack Obama is basically going to come down to your place of work and fire you, and then give it to an illegal immigrant. He’s then going to reach into your pocket and steal all your cash to pay for…
Mitt Romney has enlisted Marco Rubio in his efforts to reach out to Latino voters, and the Florida senator recently cut two ads for the campaign in both English and Spanish. TBS late night talk show host Conan O’Brien spoofed the Spanish ad last night by cutting it up with…
Despite speculation that Mitt Romney got a bad spray tan or even purposely tried to make his skin darker during a recent Univision forum held at the University of Miami, the truth appears to be a bit less devious. According to ABC News/Univision, the makeup artist on hand that night…
Alex “Rube” Rubin doesn’t have a legion of fans breathlessly awaiting his next single — at least not yet. He’s just a white guy living in a mostly Hispanic city using hip-hop to back our black president. Sounds about right for South Florida.See Also:- Rapper Alex “Rube” Rubin Invites Miami’s Scorn…
Nothing like a good ol’ political sex scandal to start the week off right.State Rep. Mike Horner, a Republican from Kissimmee, now finds himself connected to an ongoing prostitution and racketeering case. While investigating charges that a man was running a brothel out of his house, Horner’s name popped up…
Is controversy-laden Republican congressman David Rivera cruising to re-election in District 26? Depends on whose numbers you look at. Two polls commissioned by Democratic PACs show challenger Joe Garcia with a sizable lead. Of course, an internal poll released by Rivera’s own campaign shows him in the lead. …
