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Joe Garcia

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Luis Garcia Pulls out of David Rivera Race, and Now Dems Have No Candidate

    Rep. David Rivera is one of the most vulnerable Republican congressman in the entire country. He's under numerous criminal investigations, and his seat in District 25 is quickly seeing its Republican voter advantage fade. It could be a slam dunk for Democrats, assuming, of course, they had anyone to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Florida State Rep. Luis Garcia Rumored to Challenge David Rivera in 2012

    ​Considering Rep. David Rivera is under numerous investigations for scandals that, in the grand scheme of things, are far more serious than sending pictures of your junk to ladies on Twitter, it was a given that the Democrats would run a serious campaign against him in 2012. Now it appears the Dem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Election Day Recap: A Real Life Montgomery Burns Poised to Lead Florida

    Florida's new governor: Rick Scott​Watching last night's election results pour in, Banana Republican could only take solace that Dorrin Rolle is no longer a Miami-Dade County commissioner and that state legislators will no longer have the ability to draw their own districts. Other than that, the 2 ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Election ads strike fear in time for Halloween

    Florida's new governor: Rick Scott​Watching last night's election results pour in, Banana Republican could only take solace that Dorrin Rolle is no longer a Miami-Dade County commissioner and that state legislators will no longer have the ability to draw their own districts. Other than that, the 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Five Election Ads That Will Make You Crap Your Pants, Just in Time for Halloween

    This man will skullf*ck your pet poodle, at least according to recent political attack ads​A pair of lidless, unblinking eyes stare out at you from the TV screen. You change the channel, but there it is again. A chill runs up your spine. Instinctively, you look around to make sure your children, g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Joe Garcia Supporter Sues to Kick David Rivera Off the Ballot

    David Rivera, Republican candidate for Florida's 25th congressional seat​A Miami lawyer and a Joe Garcia supporter are suing to kick his opponent, Republican David Rivera, off the ballot for congressional district 25.Lawyers representing Garcia supporter Maria Teresa Pascual and attorney William B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    David Rivera Attacked as Bizarre Mr. Bean-Austin Powers Hybrid Monster

    ​The race to fill the empty seat in congressional district 25 is heating up, and lately things haven't been going Republican David Rivera's way. Most recently, an agency that he claimed on sworn documents employed him says it has no records of ever doing business with him. Now along comes Democrat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Did David Rivera Really Run a Truck Off The Road To Stop an Opponent's Campaign Mailers?

    ​The race to replace carpetbagger Mario Diaz-Balart in congressional District 25 is heating up, and Democrat Joe Garcia has taken to the airwaves with an ad claiming his Republican opponent David Rivera once rammed into a truck on the Palmetto Expressway and ran it off the road to stop a former po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Joe Garcia is Leading David Rivera in District 25, Says Democratic Poll

    ​Conventional wisdom says that the 2010 midterm elections are supposed to be tough for Democrats. There's already some conservative pundits who think that Republicans taking over the house is a done deal. Of course, national conventional political wisdom doesn't always translate to Miami-Dade, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Election Day Races to Keep an Eye On

    Will Bill McCollum and Kendrick Meek hold back the two millionaire candidates? Will Miami ​Mayor Tomas Regalado's blossoming political machine get his daughter a seat on the Miami-Dade School Board? Will Dorrin Rolle survive his scandalous year to win another term to the county commission? Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Florida Primary Election Results Live Blog

    ​Today Florida went to the polls for the 2010 primary election. While tonight's big theme involved controversial, self-funded billionaire outsiders taking on establishment career politicians in both the Republican primary for Governor and Democratic primary for Senate, there's still lots of ballot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    David Rivera Takes Lobbyist Cash During Legislative Session

    Former Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairman Joe Garcia is wasting no time knuckling up for  Via David Rivera's FacebookAt a recent fundraiser, Rep. David Rivera (left) serenades supporters with the help of actor Steven Bauer, whom, as far as we know, doesn't do business with the state of Florid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Woman Gets $2 Million After Street Sweeper Runs Over Her

    ​Twenty-year-old University of Miami student Bianca Milov was crossing a street in Coral Gables at 1 a.m. September 11 last year when she was run over by a street sweeper and ejected out the other end. She racked up more than $1.25 million in medical bills, and now the City of Coral Gables has agr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    District 25 Void: Miami Lakes Mayor Pizzi to Announce Candidacy, Dems Eye Annette Taddeo

    Now that Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is mildly carpetbagging his way over to Congressional District 21 to run for the more Republican-friendly seat his elder brother is vacating, there's a big void in District 25.  Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi will announce his candidacy, according to Eye on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Won't Seek Re-Election; Mario Diaz-Balart Will Switch Districts

    ​Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has announced he won't seek re-election in 2010. Diaz-Balart, only 55 years old, has spent the past 17 years representing Florida's 21st congressional district.After the 2008 election cycle, when Miami's three Republican Cuban-American congressman faced the strongest chal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Mario Diaz-Balart Ranked as One of the Most Vulnerable House Republicans

    Every election cycle both parties' congressional election committees identifies their weakest incumbents in order to throw massive amounts of cash at them and hope they don't get booted out of congress. The cash is nice, but it's never good news for those on the list. Too bad for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Best of Miami 2009 Preview: Best Political Comeback

    Lincoln Diaz-BalartBest Political ComebackThe Diaz-Balart brothersIt was right there in black-and-white, on the cover of your Miami New Times: "End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty." Just weeks before election night, scores of polls showed both Mario and Lincoln -- Cuban-American icons and Miami's r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Best of Miami 2009 Readers' Poll: Yes, We're Listening

    For the most part, we've made our choices for this year's Best of Miami. Who won? Ha! You'll have to wait until June 11 to find out, but in the meantime, our Readers' Poll is open and awaiting your picks.Can't say we remember the last time readers and the editorial staff agreed on a choice. For ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Fantasy 2010 Dem Lineup

    The folks at Fla Politics, the site that proudly boasts it's the only Florida blog on the Daily Kos blogroll, have come up with their dream Democratic candidates they'd like to see comically lose run for statewide office in 2010. We think if the state Democrats pull it together, they could make a de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Big Bucks on a Losing Cause

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Looking Forward to 2010

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Conservatives Start Calling It For Joe Garcia

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Finally, Something Intentionally Funny

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Latest Attack on Garcia Takes a Cue From McCain

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Anti-Garcia Viral Video is a Fail

    Yesterday Banana Republican filled you in on the folks who made a buck ensuring Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, held onto their congressional seats. Today we look at the people who made a chunk of change on the failed campaigns of Democratic losers Joe Garcia, Raul ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Video Supplement: End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    News Roundup

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Over the Weekend - Dolly Parton, Miguel Migs and Arthur Baker

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    On the List - Rory Phillips, Miguel Migs, Arthur Baker, Sander Kleinenberg and Fool's Gold

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Collier Newspaper Endorses Diaz-Balart, but Suggests He Take a Page Out of Garcia's Book

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Live Blogging the Congressional Debate Double Header

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    News Roundup

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    CBS 4 Schedules a Diaz-Balart Debate Double Header

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Bailout Boogaloo

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    Joe Garcia Follows in McCain's Celebrity Attack Ad Footsteps

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    News Roundup

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    News Roundup

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2008

    Joe Garcia Runs in the Name of the Father

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2005

    Art Festival Fever

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Politics and Policy

    With its severe new Cuba regulations, the Bush administration alienated some Miami exiles, but not the ones who matter

  • Restaurants

    May 13, 2004
  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Dialogue: The Final Frontier

    When trade sanctions, bluster, and a few bombs don't work, you gotta try something else

  • Music

    August 23, 2001

    Shake

    If it ain't your party, you better fight for your rights

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Spies in Miami, Commandos in Cuba

    If you disagree with what they do, why defend their right to do it?

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Cuba's Jackie Mason

    Alvarez Guedes: A Jewish existentialist philosopher trapped in a Cuban mind

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Class Act

    If you want to know where many of Miami's social and political elite got their start, check the playgrounds at Belén

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Meet Joe Blackout

    If you live on 79th Street, you may as well forget about turning out the lights. They're probably already off.

  • News

    May 4, 1994

    No Peace for Paula

    In Cuba she was a symbol, the Madonna of the Counterrevolution. But in Miami, it's a different kind of fight for Paula Valiente.

  • News

    July 14, 1993

    From Moscow to Miami

    When Cuba's top students were sent to the Soviet Union, no one could have guessed they would change from revolutionaries to refugees.

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