Subject: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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  December 21, 2006

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  July 13, 2007

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  August 24, 2007

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  October 13, 2008

• Just a Reminder: Your Congressmen are Weak

  October 14, 2008

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  November 4, 2008

• Electorial Money Makers, Part I

  With the election season wrapped up, Banana Republican sifted through federal campaign financial reports, including those of Barack Obama and John McCain, to see who got paid. We begin with the companies that made money working for Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the three Cuban American Republicans who retained their congressional seats despite facing a fierce onslaught from their Democratic challengers. The following information is based on the most recent fi

  November 19, 2008

• House GOP Goes Right Again, Leaving Miami's Moderates in the Cold

  All three of Miami's Republican representatives staved off Democratic challengers in the election, but the brand of Republicanism they represent is losing influence in their own party. While last week's Republican Governors Association conference didn't come to a clear conclusion on which ideological shifts the GOP should make, the Republicans in Congress selected staunch conservatives for new leadership roles. Conservative John Boehner will continue as minority leader, but his two deputy chi

  November 19, 2008

• Ileana Mistakes Obama for Fauxbama, Hangs Up On the Real Prez

  Oh snap! So apparently Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen never really got over the shock or hilarity of Sarah Palin getting totally punked by those Canadian DJs pretending to be Nicholas Sarkozy.Because when the President-elect tried to call her yesterday, she hung up on him quicker than you can say "No normalized relations with Cuba!" Ileana cut off Obama mid-sentence, according to her office, explaining that she knew "this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks."

  December 3, 2008

• Oh, How Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Is Dumb, Let Us Count The Ways

  If Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ever got an important 3am phone call of national importance, apparently she would hang up, and then put out a press release about it. Riptide has already written up Ileana's now infamous Obama hang up, but let's use the magic of bullet points to painstakingly detail just how this is the stupidest thing ever.  Apparently Ileana was afraid the call might be South Florida radio pranksters setting her up for some epic FM LOLs. Which is funny in itself, because Ileana has

  December 4, 2008

• Ros-Lehtinen Swears She Won't Hang Up On You

  Congratulations to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen who moved her Washington, D.C. offices this weekend, and as is her custom, she sent out a release about it, with lots and lots of exclamation marks!Starting today Monday, December 15, 2008, this will be our new home away from home. If you have recently sent a piece of mail to me, no need to worry, the old address will be forwarded and your correspondence will be received. If you wish to give me a call, my office numbers will be staying the same!No guarantee

  December 17, 2008

• Where Are Dubya's Miami Balls?

  The official White House Christmas tree this year is festooned with ornaments from more than 369 artists chosen by senators and representatives. Conspicuously absent are any ornaments selected by our local dream team of Cuban-American Republicans. Did they not get the memo? Even disgraced sex fiend Tim Mahoney participated. Certainly we have enough talent in town to make some balls; whether they'd want them on Bush's Christmas tree is another question. Assuredly one of them would have called up,

  December 19, 2008

• Obama Snubs Taddeo Too

  Sorry, Annette Taddeo, you're not going to Washington either, apparently. This afternoon Obama tapped venture capitalist Karen Mills as head of the Small Business Administration. There was some buzz earlier in the week that Taddeo, who ran for Congress against Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, might get the nod because she's also the founder and CEO of LanguageSpeak. No such luck. -- Kyle Munzenrieder

  December 19, 2008

• News Roundup

  Your Miami Dolphins did it! Some how! Some way! They took their division, are heading to the play offs, and made the greatest season to season turn around in NFL history. Not only that but to get their they beat the Patriots, who last year came ridiculously close to joining the '72 Dolphins in perfect season lore. Then this week we beat the Jets. The team that ditched Pennington for Brett Favre, a man whose broken many of Dan Marino's records. This was the weirdest season ever, but it feels so

  December 29, 2008

• Mel Martinez Replacing Modesto Maidique at FIU?

  So, a bit of the massive Mel Martinez early-retirement rumor we missed yesterday is that Martinez might become president of a Florida university, and The Buzz points out it just so happens Florida International University is looking for a prez. Well, isn't that nice. Martinez is denying left and right that he'll be stepping down early, but Help Wanted signs outside university presidents' offices come around only once in a while. Appointing a former Bush cabinet secretary as president would a

  February 3, 2009

• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Angry at Statistics

  Every month it seems Forbes puts out some dumb list of city rankings. Riptide always notes how dumb the list is, but posts about it anyway. Forbes appreciates any extra page views it gets, because that's half the reason they do it, but at the end of the day, these lists don't really mean all that much. Yesterday, we told you about "America's Most Miserable Cities," a list where Miami ranked ninth. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen finds these lists just as dumb as we do, and issued a statement about Forb

  February 13, 2009

• Fesity Is As Fesity Does

  December 15, 1993

• Ros-Lehtinen's Constituents Happy and Healthy, Meek's Not So Much

  Gallup, Healthways, and America's Health Insurance Plans have teamed up to create a state by state, and congressional district by district well-being index. The index is based on the World Health Organization's definition of health as "not only the absence of infirmity and disease, but also a state of physical, mental, and social well-being." Out of the four congressional districts that make up major parts of Miami-Dade, District 18, represented by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is by far the happiest and

  March 11, 2009

• The Man Who Would Be Fidel

  January 11, 1996

• Hey, Miami, You're Stupid

  Public figures offer comic relief.

  December 11, 2008

• Annette Taddeo Wants Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Job

  The Colombian-American is gaining momentum on the Cuban-American in the race for Congress.

  October 16, 2008

• The Week That Was: Cat Killings and Reality TV Make Us Question our Religion

  Former celebri-priest and confessed sex-haver Father Cutié became Lay Minister Cutié this week and joined the Episcopal church so he could marry his girlfriend. Though, he's not the first to change faiths in the name of love. The Cat Killer struck again. Once we catch this guy (gal?), the most poetic justice would be to feed him to Cuban tigers. A Miami man won 'a billi' from Fidel and Che, and his lawyer says he'll actually get the money. Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana

  May 29, 2009

• Dear Politicians, Please Exploit Your Family Dogs

  The liberal, elitist media would like you to think that Barack Obama is the first ever dog-owning politician in history. Charles Beauregard "Bo" Hussein Kennedy-Obama (yes, we've made that joke today but we will continue to call him that until the Obama administration produces his birth certificate. Why are you hiding the birth certificate, Obama, why?) is cute and all, but surely there must be other cute, political dogs.

  April 15, 2009

• Loaded

  September 23, 2004

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  September 16, 2004

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  May 22, 2003

• Elian: The Bus Tour

  October 17, 2002

• BEST SMALL-TOWN PARADE

  May 16, 2002

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  April 11, 2002

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  April 19, 2001

• True Colors

  February 15, 2001

• Have Bullhorn, Will Travel

  December 7, 2000

• Broadcast Blunder

  August 31, 2000

• Drug Bizarre

  December 24, 1998

• Ros-Lehtinen Debates Rangel over Whether Young Americans Should Play Their Hip-Hop in Cuba

  Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) has a dream about Cuba:"I can imagine American tourists, our young kids, playing their hip-hop and letting the world see what America stands for."He was on CNN last night debating Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Campbell Brown's "The Great Debate" segment about the Cuban embargo. Sometimes Ros-Lehtinen is called a one-issue wonder, but when you debate her on that issue, you better bring your A-game. Rangel talks about himself in the third person and confuses the spies

  June 10, 2009

• Ros-Lehtinen Helps Reintroduce ENDA with Protection for Transgender Individuals

  It's quite ironic that so many so-called liberal politicians still have such a hard time talking about or defending the rights of transsexual people. Why should it be such a struggle to pass legislation that ensures people won't be discriminated against by potential employers on the basis of gender identity? You might not agree with everyone's lifestyle choices, but can't you agree everyone deserves a fair shake at employment? In 2007, the Democrat-controlled House passed a version of the 

  June 25, 2009

• News Roundup

  An appeals court in Miami today will take up Florida's gay adoption ban. [AP]Michael Beasley's stay in rehab was planned; in fact, he had already been in Houston attending therapy for two weeks beforehand. [Herald]After seeing so many wackos storm Democratic congressman with accusations of death panels and socialism, it's nice, if only for balance, to see some liberals rally for the public option, which is what these folks did at Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's office. [Herald]Speaking of R

  August 26, 2009

• News Roundup

  Manny Diaz sent letters to a hundred Miami Police officers informing them they'd be let go unless the police union agrees to pay cuts. [Herald]Doctors at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine were able to use a portion of a woman's tooth to restore her eyesight. [ABCNews]Yet another Miami teen has been accused of trying to kill animals. Eighteen-year-old Luis Miguel Cordero allegedly asked a man to help him kill two horses. At least 17 horses have been slaughtered in the area this ye

  September 17, 2009

• When It Comes to "Government Waste," Ros-Lehtinen and the Diaz-Balarts Might as Well Be Democrats

  Cover art from CAGW's Waste Watch​The Citizens Against Government Waste's name pretty much says it all. The fiscally conservative think tank hates pork and government waste, which apparently includes programs such as expanding health care to kids in low-income families, providing low-interest loans to college students, and requiring insurance companies to cover mental health issues. No-good, useless, evil, reckless waste like that. In its annual ratings, CAGW chose 48 bills from the

  October 13, 2009

• Is Miami guy Robert Kelly a spy or a wacko?

  November 5, 2009