Barack Obama

U.S. Inspectors Approve Cuban Oil Rig 70 Miles Off Florida Coast, Ros-Lehtinen Slams Obama

When it comes to Cuba, President Obama can do little right in the eyes of exilio politicians. When he eased travel restrictions to the island, for example, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen accused him of undermining democracy on the island. Now she's slamming Obama for his decision to order U.S. inspectors ... More >>

Florida Lawmaker On Cellphone Driving Ban: "Pry My Phone From My Cold, Dead Hands"

​So a St. Pete Times reporter decided to call up Sen. Jack Latvala, the Republican chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, and asked him about the possibility of the Florida legislature passing a ban on talking on cellphones while driving."You know the NRA saying that if they want my gun ... More >>

President Obama Pardons Turkeys (Video)

​President Barack Obama has pardoned turkeys Liberty and Peace with his daughters, Melia and Sasha by his side.President Obama says that the turkeys were trained for the big day by being exposed to loud noises, flash bulbs, and learning to gobble without really saying anything.After a wave of his ... More >>

Barack Obama Needs to Lead or Get Out of the Way

​I am so sick and tired of Barack Obama. How many of you saw him on Jay Leno last night, putting on his tired old shtick about how his wife is stronger and more in shape than he is, how his health advocate wife secretly loves French fries and pizza, and how the White House was going to get egged o ... More >>

Obama's war on weed

In a strange about-face, the president tries to hack medical marijuana off at the knees.

Shakira Is Now an Obama Administration Appointee

​I never really knew that she could serve on presidential advisory boards like this. She makes Obama wants to speak Spanish. Como se llama? Bonita! Mi Casa Blanca es tu Casa Blanca!In a hip-shaking move surely aimed to help his Hispanic outreach efforts, Barack Obama has appointed i ... More >>

Overanxious Florida Republicans May Ensure Obama Win

​A Florida commission appointed by Republicans will likely vote today to move up the state's Republican primary election to January 31.Though party muckety-mucks are still working on a compromise that could delay the election until February 21, the decision will probably create chaos.Given last we ... More >>

Fidel Castro Calls Obama "Stupid"

​Miami's largely Republican Cuban exile community and Fidel Castro for once actually agree on something! They all think President Barack Obama is stupid!Yesterday, Obama said his administration is "open to a new relationship with Cuba if the Cuban government starts taking the proper steps to o ... More >>

Comparing Barack Obama to LeBron James Is the Latest Conservative Zinger

​Back in 2004, when Barack Obama allegedly compared himself to LeBron James, little did he know he'd be setting himself up for a string of conservative zingers that shows no sign of stopping. Former Florida Republican congressman turned MSNBC host Joe Scarborough became the latest right-winger to ... More >>

Poll: Obama Leading All Republican Candidates in Florida, But Only Over 50 Against Palin

There's not many scenarios under which President Obama can win reelection in 2012 without winning Florida (especially considering we'll have two more electoral votes this time around). New numbers from Public Policy Polling show that while Obama is leading all Republican candidates right n ... More >>

Herald's Glenn Garvin Calls Obama "A Tan Version of Richard Nixon"

Nixon and Obama react to Garvin's attempt at humor. ​President Obama's foreign policy perhaps deserves a closer look than the media is giving it. However, it might not have been the best idea for the Miami Herald's TV critic and occasional libertarian columnist Glenn Garvin to open his c ... More >>

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President Obama Speaking in Miami June 13 (Tickets Start at Just $250)

​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. Prices st ... More >>

Obama's Approval Ratings Get Big Bump in Florida

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 a ... More >>

Donald Trump's hair: the long-form birth certificate

Obama Needs to See "Significant Changes" Before Normalizing Relations with Cuba

President Obama has rolled back some of the strictest policies regarding Cuba, including easing travel restrictions and allowing for more remittances. Though, in an interview with Univision this week the president made clear that he will not normalize relations with the nation until Cuba makes "sign ... More >>

Obama Bets on Bulls Over Heat

​When President Barack Obama wasn't talking about important things like Cuba in his interview this week with Univision, he took time to discuss the very serious topic of Bulls vs. Heat. We'll give you one guess as to what team the former Illinois senator is placing his wager.

Allen West, uncut

A candid conversation with South Florida's rising Tea Party star.

Obama Gave Orders to Kill Bin Laden Just Hours Before Coming to Miami

​Just hours before arriving in Miami to deliver a commencement address at Miami Dade College, President Barack Obama gave what will likely be one of the most important directives of his presidency. After months of planning and gathering intelligence, the President gave direct orders for American o ... More >>

Obama Is in Miami Today (and Might Mess Up Your Drive Home)

President Barack Obama will be in town today to deliver the commencement address to Miami Dade College's North Campus graduates at the James L. Knight Center. Which is great, but unless you're graduating from Miami Dade, there's nothing really in it for you except maybe some bad traffic.

Marco Rubio Would Like Donald Trump to Shut Up About Obama's Birth Certificate

​It's actually kind of amazing that the debate over Barack Obama's place of birth is still raging. I guess that's what happens when national punch line Donald Trump tries desperately to make headlines for his grand publicity stunt of pretending to think about running for president and decides to r ... More >>

Fifty-One Percent of Floridians Don't Think Obama Deserves a Second Term

​Floridians don't seem to like much of anyone when it comes to politics. A day after releasing dismal approval ratings for controversial Republican Gov. Rick Scott, Quinnipiac has released a new poll showing that a majority of Floridians don't think Democratic President Barack Obama deserves a sec ... More >>

Barack Obama Can Pretty Much Ignore White People in 2012 and Still Win Florida

​Only 42 percent of white voters in Florida voted for Barack Obama back in 2008, but he still managed to narrowly win the state. A new analysis from National Journal suggests that Obama can manage to capture even less of the white Florida vote in 2012 and still pick up our key swing state. Sorry w ... More >>

Barack Obama Snubs Hurricanes in His Women's Basketball Bracket

​The men's NCAA basketball tournament is underway, as is your office bracket, but the women's tournament kicks off tomorrow. Unlike the men's tourney, a local team, the Miami Hurricanes, actually has a shot at making it well into the depth of the women's tourney as a number three seed. Unfortunate ... More >>

Obama to Deliver Miami Dade College Commencement Address

photo by Sayre Berman​President Barack Obama will return to Miami next month to deliver the commencement address to Miami Dade College's class of 2010 on April 29. As the largest nonprofit institution of higher learning in America, MDC has a history of snagging big-time commencement speakers. Form ... More >>

Miami Teacher Jennie Smith Slams Obama for Sharing Stage with Jeb Bush

​During President Obama's quick trip to Miami on Friday he stopped by Miami Central High School to deliver remarks on education reform and notably shared the stage with Florida's former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. Afterward, he held a 14-member round table on education, though only one teacher was i ... More >>

Obama Cordially Greets Jeb and Scott But Fails to Land Man-Hug

​Used to be when the president came to Florida, it was customary for our governor to man-hug him, but with Charlie Crist out of office, that tradition is long gone. During his quick day trip in Miami today, President Obama met both Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Jeb Bush and had cordial interacti ... More >>

President Obama and Jeb Bush to Make Joint Appearance at Miami High School

​Politics and publicity opportunities make strange bedfellows. President Barack Obama and former Gov. Jeb Bush will appear together this Friday at Miami Central High School. Obama will be in town for a Democratic fundraiser but will swing by the school with Bush to address ways to turn around low- ... More >>

Poll: Barack Obama Would Beat Marco Rubio (and Every Other Republican) in Florida

​Florida just elected two far-right politicians as its next Governor and Senator, and now Republicans have veto-proof majorities in both houses of the state legislature. So, Barack Obama can kiss his chances of repeating his 2008 Florida win in 2012 goodbye, right? Well, not according to a new sur ... More >>

President Obama Reminds Heat Fans to Remain Patient

Just about everyone has an opinion on the Miami Heat, including the president. In an interview with Barbara Walters scheduled to air tonight, Barack Obama tells fans to remain patient. Though that doesn't mean Obama is necessarily a Heat fan. He's still a little irked that neither Dwyane Wade nor Le ... More >>

Steel Pulse's David Hinds Talks Reggae, Racism, and Barack Obama

Photo by Cecile MaurelSteel Pulse founder David Hinds.​In the run-up to massive reggae fest Bayside Rocks, Crossfade's already spoken with Frederick "Toots" Hibbert about the birth of reggae. We've also convened with Puerto Rican crew Cultura Profética. (Not to mention, we've spent the week revis ... More >>

Obama, Jesus and Tebow Allegedly Team Up to Harass Florida Man

​If Barack Obama is a secret Muslim, then why has he apparently joined a gang with Jesus? Yes, according to requests for restraining orders filed in Aluchua County John D. Gilliand Obama, Jesus of Nazareth and Tim Tebow have teamed up to constantly harass the man by appearing in odd ... More >>

Obama Picketed by Gay Rights Activists with Boats & Weather Balloons: Five Lamest NObama Protests

Ian Goldin/GetEQUAL.orgA GetEQUAL protester arrested earlier this year in D.C.​Yesterday afternoon, President Obama gazed out over Alonzo Mourning's yard in Coral Gables, past the brightly-painted garden gnomes, and said to himself: What the fuck are giant weather balloons doing here?At least that ... More >>

Obama is Supernegro

People Expect Obama to Be SuperNegro

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gives President Obama an A on his midterm report card.Despite the mess he inherited from George W. Bush, Barack Obama has ... More >>

President Obama Returning to Miami For Fundraiser with Alonzo Mourning

Following his stops at Gloria Estefan's house and a fundraiser at the swanky Fontainebleau President Obama is coming back to Miami for the the third time this year for yet another cash grab. Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning will host the even at this house on October 11.

The Tea Baggers Are Coming! The 5 Angriest Speakers At Doral's 'Taking America Back' Conference

via Huffingtonpost.comDo not be confused if this woman accosts your car in Doral today.​If your daily commute takes you through Doral -- and may god have mercy upon your soul for that -- you may notice some usual sights around the exclusive Doral Golf and Spa Resort this morning: grown men dressed ... More >>

Obama Advisors Can't Even Get Delis Right

Lee KleinObama should have gone with pastrami -- a more assertive meat than corned beef.​It has been widely reported that President Obama and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek stopped by Jerry's Famous Deli on South Beach after their fundraiser at the Fontainebleau. Never mind that the Prez ordered one of t ... More >>

Obama Visits Miami Today to Stump for Sink, Snap $10,000 photos

Pete Souza, White House BlogObama just can't get enough of Florida. Must be the fumes coming off our nice, oily ocean.​A day after ex-prez Bill Clinton turned on the smiles for US Senate-hopeful Kendrick Meek, none other than President Obama himself is set to visit Miami today to stump for the Dem ... More >>

Barack Obama / "Whoomp There It Is" Update: Stephen Colbert, Tag Team Speak Up

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cObama's Whoomp! There It Is Controversywww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox NewsOn Tuesday, we discussed here the widely circulating Internet theory that it appeared as though Barack Obama had appeared in the video for ... More >>

Was Barack Obama in Tag Team's "Whoomp (There It Is!)" Video?

The look alike in question... Obama with bling?​Ahhh, the early '90s: A time for plaid shirts, grunge, cheesy pop hits, and rump-shaking. And, of course, Tag Team. The Atlanta duo's hit "Whoomp (There It Is)" hit number two on the pop charts in 1993, and is certified four-times platinum in the U.S ... More >>

Saturday Night Live Alum Victoria Jackson: Barack Obama is the New Fidel Castro

Jay Leno and other celebrities were at the White House this weekend for the correspondents' dinner, aka nerdprom. This is the event where the president and the press chummy it up and poke fun of each other for a couple of hours. Obama killed. Leno didn't.via shalf​That's where the White House went ... More >>

Gloria Estefan Is About to Get Tea Bagged

Gloria and Emilio Estefan's decision to hold a swanky $30,400-per-couple fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee featuring Barack Obama didn't sit well with many in Miami's largely Republican Cuban-American community. Hell, Herald columnist Jackie Bueno Sousa even gave ink to the idea ... More >>

Does Obama Want to Ban Fishing?

​Is President Obama planning on taking away your right to fish? The short answer is no, but that hasn't stopped a bunch of right wing bloggers from causing a fuss over it.ESPN Outdoors columnist Robert Montgomery wrote a slightly misleading piece about an obscure committee suggestion regarding mar ... More >>

Did Obama Bow to the Mayor of Tampa?

Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Last year when Barack Obama was in Florida, he engaged in the "man hug" heard around the right wing. Now his body language has caused another needless brouhaha, after an AP photographer caught the POTUS apparently bowing to Pam Iorio, the mayor of Ta ... More >>

Happy First Anniversary of Gitmo's 'Final Days!' Too Bad It's Still Full of Prisoners

One year ago, I traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to watch firsthand as President Barack Obama pledged to close the extrajudicial prison. One year later, these guys are still hanging out by the Caribbean.​I was witness to Guantánamo's "final days," I wrote. It seemed like a reasonable thin ... More >>

Five in Homestead Fasting In Hopes of Forcing Obama to Halt Deportations

Thanks to crotch bombers and death panels, immigration reform hasn't been the topic du jour in the Beltway since Obama took office. via fastforourfamilies.org Jenny Aguilar, a Honduran who has lived in the U.S. for 18 years but now faces deportation, is fasting in Homestead along with four ot ... More >>

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