Florida senator Marco Rubio is supposed to be the Republican party’s great Latino hope, but an upstart Latino Republican group, Somos Republicans, has just dubbed Rubio “unfriendly to Latinos.” The group claims that because of Rubio’s Cuban-American “privilege” he fails to appreciate the important immigration issues facing the Latino community…
To Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Florida’s serious unemployment level is apparently a laughing matter. While talking to potential voters during a stop in Tampa today, Romney was listening to Floridians discuss the trouble of finding work. With a laugh, Romney said he too was unemployed. Romney’s net worth is…
It was a leftist elitists worst nightmare: Leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney surrounded by the artwork of leading hack artist Romero Britto. Yes, the scene on Lincoln Road as Ol’ Mittens made a surprise fundraising stop at Britto’s gallery space must have been something. Luckily for Romney though he…
Are you a faithful member of the Tea Party? Are you worried that your kids, little Ronnie and Reagan, aren’t fully committed to your political cause? Well, why not have them stay with a relative in Tampa for a week to attend a Tea Party summer camp where they can…
No wonder Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia made it a point in his campaign to plead for lower taxes. Not only is there a $1,803.41 state tax lien on his company, ZMG Media, which we reported about last week, but on June 8 the IRS filed a $198,672.75 federal tax…
Tea Party favorite Palm Beach-area Rep. Allen West will not have his good name tarnished by any gay nonsense, no sir. The social conservative and staunch opponent of gay rights fired an intern after the poor kid retweeted a pro-gay message by the Scissor Sisters…
Gov. Rick Scott’s leadership hasn’t given Floridians much to celebrate. He’s the most unpopular governor in America, and his poll numbers don’t appear to be getting any better. But Democrats see a silver lining in the dark cloud. Scott’s deep unpopularity gives them renewed electoral hope. In fact, there’s already talk…
South Florida is a favorite piggy bank of politicians of both parties, and it’s no surprise that Barack Obama is making yet another fundraising trip to Miami today as he sets the groundwork for his re-election campaign. The president will make multiple stops in Miami before spending the night and…
You know things are getting bad for Anthony Weiner when even Mark Foley thinks he should step down. Foley gave his first national television interview to Fox News’ Sean Hannity last night, and though it was scheduled long before Weinergate, obviously the issue popped up…
Former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Luther Campbell has endorsed Julio Robaina for the June 28 runoff election.Robaina’s campaign called a press conference in Liberty City for 12:30 today. After arriving an hour and a half late, Campbell said he had spoken with both Robaina and opponent Carlos Gimenez and chose to…
Update 2:54 p.m.: Rick Scott spokesman Lane Wright said there’s no day of prayer and no Florida event planned, and that Scott has not committed either way to the Texas event.Update 7:22 p.m.: Welp, Wright was wrong. He called back and said the governor actually issued a proclamation last month…
Well, it’s only been about seven years since Saturday Night Live first unveiled Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer character, and Republicans are finally getting around to using it to spoof DNC chair and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. …
Here’s a disturbing contrast in the way the U.S. media approaches political scandals: One congressman accidentally tweets a picture of his boxer-brief-clad boner, and a week’s worth of wall-to-wall media coverage ends in teary and bizarre press coverage and leaders of his own party calling for an investigation. Another congressman…
No matter who becomes Miami-Dade’s next mayor, don’t expect him to have the rosiest of relationships with deeply unpopular Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The race is nonpartisan, but both Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina are registered Republicans. However, at a debate this morning, both made it clear they aren’t exactly…
Whether or not Rep. Anthony Weiner manages to hold onto his congressional seat by either surviving ethics investigations that could force him to resign or the possibility of a primary challenge come next fall, something seemingly far more important to Weiner than the chance to serve his constituents New York’s…
Less than a week after New Times reported that Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia was in foreclosure and has failed to pay both property and business taxes, prosecutors are eying his campaign finances.Joe Centorino, the Miami-Dade assistant state attorney in charge of public corruption, confirmed that the matter is under…
Manuel Alonso-Poch isn’t just one of Miami’s best-connected lawyers and a major donor to bigwigs such as Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado and his daughter, school board member Raquel Regalado — he’s also been trumpeted lately as the business-savvy savior of the long-threatened Miami Marine Stadium.So what the heck is going…
While his constituents watch taxes rise and home values slide, Miami Springs Mayor Zavier Garcia has not paid property taxes and owes back taxes on his business.Since Riptide posted a story last week that reported Garcia was in foreclosure, details of other fiscal indiscretions have emerged.Since the foreclosure filing in…
We’ll excuse you if you’re feeling a bit of election fatigue after the recall and the initial election, but Miami-Dade still has the very important task of picking our next mayor in the runoff election on June 28. Today, Carlos Gimenez picked up one of the most coveted endorsements leading…
The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candidate, sure thinks so, and is urging President…
Republican Congressman Cliff Stearns of Ocala is very interested in his Democratic colleague Anthony Weiner’s alleged bulge pictures. More specifically, he’s interested in making sure that members of congress are safe from cyber attacks and hacking. Stearns was on Bill O’Reilly last night and said, “The United States has a…
Singer Elton John is just the latest in a long line of critics who have a bone to pick with Florida governor Rick Scott. Through his Elton John AIDS Foundation, the singer wrote a letter to Scott urging the governor not to make further cuts to the state’s AIDS Drug…
