Dr. Gary Kompothecras, an influential political donor to Gov. Charlie Crist, is at the center of a controversial study.The U.S. Supreme Court today is scheduled to hear a case that could have a wide-ranging impact on hundreds of lawsuits that claim there is a direct link between autism and vaccines.The…
Jack Tapper at ABC News seems amused by a picture of Obama’s brand cigarettes that a reader from Florida sent. Apparently, the presidential pleasure sticks are manufactured by a Uruguayan company, Montepaz, and sold in the States. Aside from that, there’s little information about the smokes.This, however, is not the…
Yesterday Riptide had some fun with Bobbie Bean, the mallet-waving, melon-farming outsider Senate candidate who snagged a spot on the ballot above Gov. Charlie Crist. Bean hadn’t returned our call, so we didn’t have much to go on for our piece beyond his colorful website.Well, this morning Bean got back…
When Fox News host John Gibson found out that according to some predictions, the majority of Americans might be Hispanic, he bluntly instructed his Anglo viewers to “have more babies.” When Fox News’s business side finally realized the same thing, it decided to introduce a website with all the right-wing…
Yesterday we linked to a report by the Miami Herald’s Armando Salguero saying that rapper Birdman was awaiting approval from the NFL to become the latest celeb minority owner of the Miami Dolphins. Then Salguero did some followup with the league and Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Turns out Birdman might…
Reports that Democrat Kendrick Meek would drop out of the Senate race to give independent Charlie Crist a clear shot at Republican Marco Rubio seem to be unfounded, and this morning Crist didn’t sound like a man who was making backroom deals with Democrats. That’s not to say he’s still…
Just ask Tupac, Lil Wayne, or, hell, even Jim Morrison: sometimes a good stint behind bars is just what the spin doctor ordered for selling a ton of records. You might as well add Buju Banton to that list, because even as the reggae star languishes in a Tampa-area jail awaiting…
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 was the plan drawn up by GetEQUAL, a gay-rights group upset with Obama over his failure…
If you’re the Mayor of Miami-Dade County and you’re facing a well-funded recall effort, how do you drum up some good will? With all eyes on the Miami Heat, writing an open love letter to the 305 dream team for ESPN.com isn’t a bad idea. That’s what Carlos Alvarez has…
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Bank robbery is not a dumb man’s game. With high-tech security and cunning police, there’s little room for amateurish. Even if you do manage to make off with some loot, you better have a good get away plan. That usually involves making sure your getaway driver isn’t asleep, and if…
Just days after The Wall Street Journal was floating severely under-sourced rumors that Kendrick Meek may be forced out of the senate race by his own party, President Obama has recorded a strongly worded radio ad for the Democratic candidate. It may be a little late in the game, but…
The Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a two-game losing streak. They just fired their special teams coach after they single-handedly lost the game against the New England Patriots. The starting quarterback position is in doubt. Their football czar is about to walk away, leaving a lot of questions…
It’s still hard for Riptide to talk about, but Saturday’s dismantling of the Miami Hurricanes by the Florida State Seminoles was one of the most demoralizing things we’ve ever had to watch. Before that the ‘Canes were sitting as the highest ranked team in Florida and a universal favorite to…
The ’72 Miami Dolphins will get to hold on to their records as the last NFL team to have a perfect season for another year. It’s only week 5, but already every team has suffered the agony of defeat. With the Kansas City Chiefs 19-9 to the Colts, Mercury Morris,…
After all of this, when we’re put in the ground and we slowly decompose eventually all that will be left is our bones. So how much are those worth? Apparently the going rate on the Florida garage sale market is 8 bucks. That’s how much a Florida couple paid for…
So much for #1 in Florida. First the Seminoles stomped the U on Saturday. Now it seems even out-of-state teams are taking over the Hurricanes’ home turf.Barely a mile from the University of Miami campus, Palmer Park is smack-dab in the heart of ‘Cane country. But college students working off…
Bobbie Bean, the would-be U.S. senator from Florida, glares at the camera and hefts a huge wooden mallet. “You vote for me,” he says, “and I got a way to, uh, loosen up the Congress.” Sound like your kind of politician? You’re in luck, because Bean is not only listed…
Few rivalries in all of sports are as heated and historic as that between the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles, and it’s safe to say that if you don’t know what’s happening this weekend there’s little hope you’ll care. It’s the biggest friggin’ night in athletics in the Sunshine…
After offering an official written apology earlier this week, Rick Sanchez continues to do damage control for his outburst over Jon Stewart. This morning not only did he sit down with Good Morning America, but also gave interview to radio and online media. Even his former bosses at CNN think…
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Friday night is a snooze-fest for college football. So instead of nuking a bowl of nachos and watching Oklahoma State vs. LA-Lafayette, get off your fat ass and check-out the best high school football game you will ever see.Miami Central and Northwestern, two of the top teams in the state,…
