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    May 17, 2012

    Joaquin Serrapio, Man Who Threatened to Kill Obama on Facebook, to Plead Guilty

    Joaquin Serrapio Jr., the 20-year-old Miami college student who threatened to kill President Barack Obama in messages posted on Facebook and Twitter, will now plead guilty in the case. Serrapio, a local bar band musician who also went by the name of Jay Valor, wrote on Facebook back in February that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Will Obama Throw Out the First Pitch Tonight? Five Better Ways to Inaugurate Marlins Stadium

    Two years ago, Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the Washington National's stadium to inaugurate the 2010 MLB season. The Marlins haven't announced who will toss out the ceremonial first ball tonight. Could the president come running out of the brand-new bullpen?Today's White House schedule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Connie Mack, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Other Florida Politicians Chided by Watchdog Report

    Fudge your expenses at work and you could get fired. Fudge them when you're in Congress and you'll probably get away with it.A new anti-corruption report spells out how hundreds of U.S. representatives use their positions to enrich themselves and their families. According to the report, those engage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Joaquin Serrapio, Miami Man Who Threatened to Kill Obama, Loves Ron Paul, Racism and Journey Covers

    ​Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr., the Miami man arrested for making online threats to kill President Barack Obama while he spoke at the University of Miami last week, has a large internet footprint. Serrapio went by the stage name of "Jay Valor" online, and fronted a local bar band known as the Jay Va ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Miami's Arab Spring: Anti-Assad, Pro-Syrian Freedom Rally Downtown

    Jacob katelRising to the occasion​Tyrannical Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad's goons would likely shoot, beat, or torture his countrymen for a similar action, but Miami's pro-freedom Syrian-Americans are proud to flex their democratic right to assemble and protest.Sunday afternoon saw a pan-Arabia ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2012

    Strippers Skrawberry and Tip Drill evaluate the Republican contenders

    Jacob katelRising to the occasion​Tyrannical Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad's goons would likely shoot, beat, or torture his countrymen for a similar action, but Miami's pro-freedom Syrian-Americans are proud to flex their democratic right to assemble and protest.Sunday afternoon saw a pan-Arabia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Arrested Development Rapper Speech: "I'm Disillusioned With Obama and I Would Vote Ron Paul for President"

    ​There was a time, circa 1991, when hip-hop wasn't all about bling and bitches. Back in the day, the beat dropped and so did some Gil-Scott Heron-inspired wordplay, a call for justice in the inner city, and a shout-out to Malcolm X. Founded by rapper Speech (born Todd Thomas), Atlanta collectiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Dear Ron Paul, You Can Stop Existing Now (In Politics)

    ​Note: We don't want Ron Paul to stop existing from this earthly plane, Paul-heads. We want him to stop existing in politics, in the Herman Cain way.Click here to read our favorite comments left on this blog. Ron Paul, the frantic and slightly unnerving uncle at Thanksgiving dinner who won't shut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Ron Paul Supporters' Ten Best Comments On Our Anti-Paul Column

    ​Earlier today, Riptide's resident Tea Party trouble-maker Gus Garcia-Roberts took a strong stand against Libertarian hero Ron Paul -- as well as his allegedly "sandpapery man hands" -- while demanding that Paul "cease to exist (in politics.)"To say that Paul's supporters were angry at Garcia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Strippers Skrawberry and Tip Drill Analyze the Florida Republican Primary

    ​Early morning yesterday, Miami super-strippers Skrawberry (left) and Tip Drill vaulted to the top of the political punditry heap when they crashed a South Beach filming of Morning Joe. With the Florida primary vote going down today, we caught up with these acrobatic pole-dancing Howard Zinns for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Quiz: Can You Spot the Real Republican Tweet?

    ​We'd been obsessively tracking the Republican presidential candidates on the campaign trail for weeks when something strange happened. The words coming out of their mouths started to sound like, well, a joke. From statements at debates to sound bytes on CNN, each politician seemed to be subtly pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Five Fictional Republicans We'd Rather See Campaigning in Florida This Week

    Our fellow Floridians, another round of primary elections is upon us and with it comes the usual sleazy political drama. Attack ads clog our airwaves; politicians deliver lofty promises they can't keep; and national news organizations have another chance to bring up the "hanging chad" incident.This ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Newt Gingrich Calls for New Cold War With Cuba, Ron Paul Says One Was Enough

    15 years out of government and Newt's still crazy​The 3 a.m. phone call has struck again. In tonight's GOP primary debate, NBC anchor Bryan Williams asked the candidates what they would do if told that Fidel Castro had finally died and "half a million Cubans" were on their way to the United States ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Six Other Public Figures Whose Tax Documents We'd Like To See

    ​Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released his tax returns this morning, the result of a long and whiny campaign by his opponents to counter his "I'm just an average dude" stance. Unsurprisingly, the documents show an income of $45 million, with $3 million paid in taxes and gifts of ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Five Freaky Republican Presidential Candidates' Doppelgängers

    ​The nationwide comedy tour known as the Republican presidential race is in Florida this week. Over several months, rich candidates have perfected the game of politics in their quest for the Republican Party's nomination and the chance to go up against President Barack Obama in November. Pr ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Reader mail: It's time America takes care of its own people

    ​The nationwide comedy tour known as the Republican presidential race is in Florida this week. Over several months, rich candidates have perfected the game of politics in their quest for the Republican Party's nomination and the chance to go up against President Barack Obama in November. Pr ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Mitt Romney is racist

    ​The nationwide comedy tour known as the Republican presidential race is in Florida this week. Over several months, rich candidates have perfected the game of politics in their quest for the Republican Party's nomination and the chance to go up against President Barack Obama in November. Pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Romney, Santorum, Gingrinch, and Paul Are All About the Whites

    ​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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, Campbell rates the racist credentials of the Republican Party presidential nominees. What happened to the party of Abraham Lin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Republican Candidates Eats: Romney Removes Chicken Skin, Perry Calls BBQ Roadkill

    ​​Today the voters of New Hampshire will trudge through miserable weather and vote for their preferred Republican candidate in the presidential primary. You are probably familiar with all of the folks running by now: Newty, Mittens, Sneezy, Grumpy, etc. If they look a bit pale and green around t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Gingrich, Romney Ramp Up Florida Campaigning Ahead of State Primary UPDATED

    ​UPDATE: Turns out Rep. Ron Paul is dumping us -- though it looks like he has mailers going out to voters, Politico reports his campaign is skipping the Florida primary to concentrate on caucuses in February, a decision likely informed by Paul polling horribly&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Mitt Romney Retakes Big Lead in Florida, Floridians Really Don't Like Ron Paul

    ​After a brief spell where Florida Republicans seemed to favor Newt Ginrgrich as their GOP flavor of the month, Mitt Romney is firmly back on top in the Sunshine State after his Iowa caucus victory. Gingrich remains second, while Rick Santorum has seen his fortunes rise somewhat but is still a dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Xavier Suarez and Joe Carollo Endorse Newt Gingrich

    ​Turns out Xavier Suarez and Joe Carollo can actually agree on something: they like Newt Gingrich. They've both been announced as members of Gingrich's Florida Steering Committee. Then again, it only makes sense that two guys who saw their political careers take embarrassing stumbles in the '90s w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Mitt Romney Takes the Slightest of Leads in Latest Florida Poll

    ​The story of the 2012 presidential primary seems to be one of surging candidates quickly falling down to earth, with one, Mitt Romney, remaining consistently stable. It's beginning to look like Newt Gingrich might join Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain as a discarded frontrunner. Aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Ron Paul, President of Straw Polls, Wins Miami Straw Poll

    ​If the American electorate was made up of straws, gold dealers, and that odd type of overly enthusiastic libertarian (who just happens to ignore the more socially progressive parts of being a true libertarian), Ron Paul would certainly be elected emperor for life. Of course, that's not how Americ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Ex Norwegian's Roger Houdaille Talks Deposing Obama and Tomorrow's Homecoming Show

    Ex Norwegian's Roger Houdaille.​​Not too long ago, Ex Norwegian was one of those Miami bands that everyone had to see play. The group's debut album, Standby, was amazingly well received. Reviewers would offer glowing praises like explodingsound.com's "Standby is a stellar pop album that should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    After Missing Almost a Month of Votes, Frederica Wilson Returns to DC Today After Minor Surgery

    Today, The New York Times tallied up the list of U.S. Representatives who have missed the most votes so far this year. A local name popped up at 6th on the list: Frederica Wilson. The first term congresswoman from District 17 hasn't cast a vote since October 3rd. 

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Occupy Miami protests for something

    Today, The New York Times tallied up the list of U.S. Representatives who have missed the most votes so far this year. A local name popped up at 6th on the list: Frederica Wilson. The first term congresswoman from District 17 hasn't cast a vote since October 3rd. 

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2011

    Occupy Miami Brings Out Hundreds of Protesters to Bayfront Park

    photo by Tim Elfrink​Echoing the ongoing "Occupy" movements from Wall Street to San Francisco, hundreds of sign-waving, drum-beating, flyer-hawking protesters gathered in Bayfront Park this afternoon, drawing supportive honks from cars pouring down Biscayne Boulevard and bewildered stares from tou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2011

    Occupy Miami: The Occupation Has Begun Outside Government Center

    This is what democracy looks like. ​Thanks to unbelievable unemployment rates, two U.S. wars that went nowhere good, and about a million other awful current American realities, what was once comfortable enough has become unbearable.Economic inequality and the corporate influence over governmental ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Republican Presidential Candidates As Foods

    J. Kenji Lopez-AltLadies and Gentlemen, meet Governor Rick Perry!​Barbara Walters once infamously asked Katherine Hepburn: "If you were a tree, what kind would it be?" It is in that spirit that we attempt to figure out: If each Republican Presidential candidate were a food, what kind would he or s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Michele Bachmann Can't Win Florida, Let Alone the Presidency; Here Are Five Reasons Why

    David Shankbone via Wikimedia CommonsWould you vote for this woman, Florida?​The nation is all atwitter over Michele Bachmann. Not only did she thoroughly corn-poll Iowa this past Saturday -- winning the state's straw poll over Smucker's jam spokesman Ron Paul -- but also the congresswoman claimed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

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

    "Well, hey, Mitt. That's dandy."​"Vice President Marco Rubio."Sound a little strange? 2012 Republican presidential hopeful (and early Florida frontrunner) Mitt Romney said he's thinking about making it happen, according to conservative Virginia blog Bearing Drift.

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Sad, Unsurprising News of the Week: Homestead Farms Screwing Bean Pickers

    USDABlood Beans: Do you know how your veggies are harvested?​Not content to pay their employees minimum wage, ten Homestead farms and contractors have been screwing their bean pickers -- actual job description, not an ethnic slur -- out of even that measly pay to the tune of nearly $700,000.As if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    2012 Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Republicans in Florida, Bachmann and Palin Tie for Second

    ​Mitt Romney is the man to beat in Florida as the 2012 Republican primary horse race heats up. Romney holds a ten-point advantage over second place finishers Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. Romney also benefits from incredibly low support for similar candidates like John Hunstman and Tim Paw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Rick Scott for President? It's Possibly the Stupidest Thing We've Heard All Month

    ​"Rick Scott for president? It's possible," blares a headline for a non-story in today's St. Petersburg Times. Oddly, the third sentence in the story is a quote from Scott saying, "I'm not running for president," yet the Times political editor Adam C. Smith manages to drag the story on for 832 wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Mitt Romney is the GOP Front-Runner in Florida, Maybe

    Mittens in guayabera. ​Back in 2008, Mitt Romney came in second place to John McCain in Florida's GOP primary, a loss that signaled the beginning of the end for his campaign. Perhaps though the Sunshine State could prove warmer to Romney's presidential hopes a second time around. A new poll from M ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Tea Partiers in Doral: Who are these people?

    Mittens in guayabera. ​Back in 2008, Mitt Romney came in second place to John McCain in Florida's GOP primary, a loss that signaled the beginning of the end for his campaign. Perhaps though the Sunshine State could prove warmer to Romney's presidential hopes a second time around. A new poll from M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Riptide Presents the All-Asshole Major League Baseball Team

    Historically speaking, he's still in the Asshole Minor Leagues.​So Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez has apologized-- after much coercion--for not running after a kicked ball and then lashing out at his teammates and manager Fredi Gonzalez. He's been reinstated into his God-given spot in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Thousands of Angry Activists Expected to Destroy Tampa in 2012

    It's like Miami, but with uglier beaches and whiter people. ​Tampa, our slightly "off" cousin to the North East, has been chosen to host the 2012 Republican National Convention in which the Grand Ol' Party will nominate Sarah Palin or Marco Rubio or Ron Paul or someone else slightly "off" to take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Florida DMV Still Wants You to Say Cheese

    Ridiculous civil limitation in the vague name of security never makes us smile, but one state has now literally outlawed smiling in the name of safety. Virginia has forbidden anyone from cracking a smile in driver's license photos because it interferes with facial recognition technology.The Palm Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    As Predicted, Crist Loses CPAC Poll Horribly

    via sky820's flickrSomething that actually appeared at this Carnival, CPAC, last year. So maybe this took about as much insight as it would to predict that Rosie O'Donnell wouldn't win Ms. America, but it still feel good to be right. Friday we had this to say of Ol' Charles Crist's chances in the CP ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Charlie Crist on CPAC's Straw Poll Ballot, Will Probably Lose Horribly

    via For Your PartyCrazy Straws, get it? The Conservative Political Action Conference is taking place in Washington, DC this week and has already been dubbed the "the comedy festival of the year!" Noted public intellectuals (and more than a few 2012 hopefuls) like Ron Paul, Michelle Bachman, Newt Gin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Dan Gelber's 100 Service Days Not At All Like Those Chiles & Graham Things, He Swears

    It's difficult to make the leap directly from the state Senate to a state-wide elected office. But it's not impossible. Lawton Chiles got elected to the US Senate in 1970 by taking a 91 day, 1,003 mile walking trip across Florida. Bob Graham was elected to Governor in 1978 after starting a Workdays ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    News Roundup

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    McCain is President of Cuba

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Nader is On The Ballot, But May Not Be a Thorn in Obama's Side

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Word Association: The Presidential Politics Edition

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Who Would Jesus Vote For? - Barack Obama and Rudolph Giuliani

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Who Would Jesus Vote For? - Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    AHHHHH! A Raucous Caucus!

    Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

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