Email Author Rich Abdill

2011 Stories by Rich Abdill

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  Mugshots Friday: Celebrity Look-Alike Edition

  published Sep 09, 2011

  rEvery Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direc... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: A Cowboy, a Botched Sunflower, and Joke Time

  published Aug 26, 2011

  rEvery Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direc... More >>

• Highlights From the Comments Section: Everyone Hates Muslims Edition

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Sure, the Tea Party may be economically illiterate and prone to asking stupid questions of important people, but if its pols are booted out of office in 2012, it won't be because of poor communication... More >>

• Robert Del Castillo and his nonprofit help the mentally disabled find jobs

  published August 4, 2011

  Robert Del Castillo and Assisted Employment Services help the mentally disabled find jobs More >>

• What Miami Taught Me

  published Jul 29, 2011

  rrIf there's one thing I learned in college journalism, it's that the word me should never show up in a story. Nobody cares about "me." But the Powers That Be asked me to write something, so if ... More >>

• Casey Anthony Mask Sells For Almost a Million Bloody Dollars

  published Jul 28, 2011

  After receiving 105 bids, a latex mask modeled on Florida's favorite not-quite-murderer sold on eBay for $999,900 last night. Don't worry -- shipping was free."Prophunter," the Los Angeles vendor who ... More >>

• Allen West Hears People Are Going to Get Hurt, Immediately Offers To Drive

  published Jul 28, 2011

  House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) showed an inspirational clip from a movie at a closed-door Republican meeting Tuesday. It wasn't from Rudy, nor was it the snow-jogging montage from Rocky ... More >>

• Rick Sanchez, the New, Questionably Informed Voice of FIU Football (UPDATE: For free)

  published Jul 27, 2011

  Update, 7/28: The Sun-Sentinel is reporting Sanchez's new gig is on a volunteer basis.rLocal folk hero and fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will strap on a headset this fall and announce football games f... More >>

• Mitt Romney Cites Marco Rubio on Short List of Potential Running Mates

  published Jul 27, 2011

  "Vice President Marco Rubio."Sound a little stranger 2012 Republican presidential hopeful (and early Florida frontrunner) Mitt Romney said he's thinking about making it happen, according to conservati... More >>

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  Watch Logan Morrison Freak Out on Television About a Bug

  published Jul 27, 2011

  The fearless left fielder for our Florida Marlins has revealed his kryptonite: It's green, armored, and scares him more than a fastball low and inside. It's a bug.There really aren't many words necess... More >>

• Aspiring Ultimate Fighter Reportedly Beaten to Death for Calling Man a Ginger

  published Jul 26, 2011

  A small house party turned deadly Saturday night for 19-year-old Pasco County resident Samuel Smith, an aspiring mixed martial artist who witnesses say was beaten to death by a red-haired partygoer af... More >>

• Now You Too Can Have Rick Scott Eyes

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Yesterday we brought you some of the most hauntingly beautiful images on the web -- beautiful women like Katy Perry and Emma Watson sporting the piercing baby blues of our esteemed governor, Rick Scot... More >>

• Chicks With Rick Scott's Eyes: A Party of Horror Starring Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber

  published Jul 25, 2011

  In case the real Gov. Rick Scott hasn't given you enough nightmare fuel to last a thousand bloody dreams, our in-house graphics department (commonly called "Pam Shavalier") has compiled a new collecti... More >>

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  South Florida Tea Party Publishes Smorgasbord of Lies

  published Jul 25, 2011

  The South Florida Tea Party posted some shocking statistics last week: Compared to England and Canada, Americans have better cancer survival rates, a larger proportion of healthy low-income seniors an... More >>

• Allen West Says "It's Just a Matter of Time" Before Gays "Break Down the Military"

  published Jul 24, 2011

  In another public reaffirmation of his belief that gay people are going to make America lose wars, Florida Republican Congressman Allen West said at a dinner in Plant City Saturday night that "wh... More >>

• Highlights From the Comments Section: Civil Political Discourse Edition

  published Jul 22, 2011

  We didn't mean to open quite so many cans of worms with posts about Florida Rep. Allen West and the furious email he sent to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz. The blog posts stayed away from his politics,... More >>

• Mugshots Friday: A Magical Half-Giant, A Man Without a Country and a Snowglobe Impersonator

  published Jul 22, 2011

  rEvery Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direc... More >>

• Men Arrested, Accused of Trying to Buy Laundry Detergent With Counterfeit Bills

  published Jul 21, 2011

  Blame counterfeiting technology and man's inclination to evil if you'd like, but we're blaming the extortionist laundry industry for driving prices too high for the average Joe to keep his skivvies cl... More >>

• Allen West Finds Deep End, Goes Off It, References Slavery

  published Jul 21, 2011

  And now, another update on the strange public ramblings of the Republican from Broward, Congressman Allen West. He took his crazytalk on the road yesterday, upgrading from hateful, bullying emails to ... More >>

• Marlins Win Nine of 11, Then Give Up 13 Runs in Two Innings

  published Jul 21, 2011

  They were doing so well. After an atrocious June, the Florida Marlins got a new great-grandfather manager, won a long string of games and were creeping back toward .500.Then into town came the San Die... More >>

• University of Florida Named 10th-Douchiest College in America

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Those snooty, Wayfarer-wearing jazz fans over at GQ have been crunching the numbers and actually came out with something quite meaningful: Out of the 2,364 four-year, degree-granting institutions in t... More >>

• Miami Dolphins Selling Jets Gear at Sun Life Stadium

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Hey Jets fans! There's a new place to pick up fan gear -- Sun Life Stadium. But hurry.Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero tweeted a picture this morning of a shirt on sale in the Dolphins pro shop... More >>

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  Allen West Tells Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz to "Shut the Heck Up"

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Republican Congressman Allen West, everyone's favorite Iraqi-torturing politician from the 22nd district, has given us another lesson in the statesmanship he holds so dear.West sent an email to fellow... More >>

• Ashton Kutcher, Opponent of Underage Sex Trafficking, Appears on Billboard With Naked 17-Year-Old Boy

  published Jul 19, 2011

  No one is saying bearded celebrity pretty boy Ashton Kutcher is wrong for using his public influence to help combat underage sex trafficking. But when we published a feature calling him out for his ob... More >>

• The Woman Who Groped a TSA Screener and The Rising Tide of TSA Resistance

  published Jul 19, 2011

  People have hated it from the beginning. The Transportation Security Administration's "advanced imaging technology," rolled out in November 2010, has caused all kinds of drama -- there was the breast ... More >>