Well, it’s only been about seven years since Saturday Night Live first unveiled Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer character, and Republicans are finally getting around to using it to spoof DNC chair and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. …
Here’s a disturbing contrast in the way the U.S. media approaches political scandals: One congressman accidentally tweets a picture of his boxer-brief-clad boner, and a week’s worth of wall-to-wall media coverage ends in teary and bizarre press coverage and leaders of his own party calling for an investigation. Another congressman…
No matter who becomes Miami-Dade’s next mayor, don’t expect him to have the rosiest of relationships with deeply unpopular Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The race is nonpartisan, but both Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina are registered Republicans. However, at a debate this morning, both made it clear they aren’t exactly…
Whether or not Rep. Anthony Weiner manages to hold onto his congressional seat by either surviving ethics investigations that could force him to resign or the possibility of a primary challenge come next fall, something seemingly far more important to Weiner than the chance to serve his constituents New York’s…
Less than a week after New Times reported that Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia was in foreclosure and has failed to pay both property and business taxes, prosecutors are eying his campaign finances.Joe Centorino, the Miami-Dade assistant state attorney in charge of public corruption, confirmed that the matter is under…
Manuel Alonso-Poch isn’t just one of Miami’s best-connected lawyers and a major donor to bigwigs such as Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado and his daughter, school board member Raquel Regalado — he’s also been trumpeted lately as the business-savvy savior of the long-threatened Miami Marine Stadium.So what the heck is going…
While his constituents watch taxes rise and home values slide, Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia has not paid property taxes and owes back taxes on his business.Since Riptide posted a story last week that reported Garcia was in foreclosure, details of other fiscal indiscretions have emerged.Since the foreclosure filing in…
We’ll excuse you if you’re feeling a bit of election fatigue after the recall and the initial election, but Miami-Dade still has the very important task of picking our next mayor in the runoff election on June 28. Today, Carlos Gimenez picked up one of the most coveted endorsements leading…
The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candidate, sure thinks so, and is urging President…
Republican Congressman Cliff Stearns of Ocala is very interested in his Democratic colleague Anthony Weiner’s alleged bulge pictures. More specifically, he’s interested in making sure that members of congress are safe from cyber attacks and hacking. Stearns was on Bill O’Reilly last night and said, “The United States has a…
Singer Elton John is just the latest in a long line of critics who have a bone to pick with Florida governor Rick Scott. Through his Elton John AIDS Foundation, the singer wrote a letter to Scott urging the governor not to make further cuts to the state’s AIDS Drug…
Senator Marco Rubio has only been in office for a few months, but Miami-Dade County may soon name a street in his honor. Commissioner Rebecca Sosa is sponsoring a resolution that would rename a stretch of Southwest 15th Street between 57th Avenue and 67th Avenue as “Marco Rubio Way.”…
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican budget plan, which among other things essentially replaces Medicare with a voucher program, is shaping up to a be a big issue in the 2012 election, and one would expect any candidate, especially running for a Federal legislative office, to have an opinion on it. Florida…
Former Miami Beach Democratic-state-senator-turned-failed- attorney-general-candidate Dan Gelber doesn’t want his political relevance to fade away (and the man may have a bright future in Florida politics yet), so he’s reminded everyone he’s still around by posting a blistering attack on Florida’s easiest target: Gov. Rick Scott. In fact, Scott makes…
President Obama is about to kick off his fundraising efforts for the 2012 election in earnest, and will stop by Miami on June 13 for the “Obama Victory Fund 2012 Kick-Off Reception with the President” at the Arsht Center. Obama will be addressing the crowd, but tickets don’t come cheap…
Yesterday, we ran through many of the local programs that will lose funding thanks to Gov. Rick Scott’s record breaking $615 million in vetoes to the state budget. About $40 million of those were cuts to local programs, and one of the most controversial was vetoing $430,298 meant for the…
Gov. Rick Scott coronated himself as Florida’s veto king today by announcing a record $615.3 million in additional cuts to the already-reduced state budget. Scott made the announcement in the Republican-heavy Central Florida old-folks homes known as the Villages, and repeated his weird flip-floppy claims he wants that money to go…
The Florida Legislature actually put more money into education this year than called for in Gov. Rick Scott’s Tea Party-happy budget, but now that the legislative sessions is over and the final budget in on Scott’s desk he’s suddenly realized that even that isn’t enough money to educate our children…
The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than…
On a scorcher of a day in Miami, voting centers in Miami Gardens, North Miami, South Beach, Legion Park, and Liberty City were hardly a hotbed of activity.Few voters wandered in to the precincts we visited, but we did see quite a few volunteers holding signs up.Here are some photos…
Gov. Rick Scott’s popularity continues to plummet after the legislative session. Only 29 percent of Floridians approve of the way he’s handling his job according to a new Quinnipiac poll. While a whopping 57 percent disapprove. That’s down from an already dismal 35/48 split back in April. Most Floridians also…
Say what you will about former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina’s questionable dealings with everyone he’s ever had dealings with, but don’t accuse the guy of leaving anyone hungry Tuesday night.The Miami-Dade mayoral candidate took first place in the election last night and so will head to a runoff with Carlos…
