RPOF Says Alex Sink is Basically Florida’s Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro took some time out of his busy schedule of not dying to pen a piece for a state newspaper that said President Obama and the Democrat’s recent passage of health care reform is a “miracle.” Well, the Republican Party of Florida took time out of their busy schedule of…

Crist Campaign Used Party Credit Cards, Too

Charlie Crist has been hemming and hawing about Marco Rubio’s “questionable” spending on the Republican Party of Florida’s American Express cards, saying stupid things about back waxes and “true conservatives.” So naturally, campaign finance reports show that Crist’s campaign also charged money on RPOF cards, according to The Herald/Times…

Charlie Crist Airs First Attack Ad Against Marco Rubio

Charlie Crist keeps free-falling in the Republican Senate primary, but he’s not going down without a fight. He has a sizable war chest, and the campaign’s first attack ad against Marco Rubio is set to air with a “sizable buy” of air time. If you can’t wait to see it…

Obama Called “Buckwheat” by Lone Republican in District 17 Race

Corey Poitier, the lone Republican in the race to replace Congressman Kendrick Meek in District 17, has a message for President Barack Obama: “Listen up, Buckwheat.” Poitier, a teacher at North Miami Beach Senior High who is also African-American, made the comments at a Broward County Republicans meeting while giving…

Marco Rubio Launches “Petition” to Repeal Health Care

Marco Rubio’s stunning gains against Charlie Crist in the Republican Senate primary largely stems from the Tea Party movement, whose main focus over the past year has been to defeat the Democrat’s health-care reform efforts. Well, it passed yesterday, so what’s a politician like Rubio to do? Well, he’s starting…

Alex Sink’s Confusing Response to Health-Care Reform

We’ve had a hard time figuring out where presumptive gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink lies on the Democratic Party’s spectrum.Is she a dyed-in-the-wool, bleeding-heart liberal? Eh, probably not.Is she a staunch Blue Dog? Doesn’t quite seem like it.Is she, like so many Florida politicians, a cautious moderate whose vaguely expressed public…

Latest Poll: Kendrick Meek Only One Point Behind Marco Rubio

It’s looking more and more like Charlie Crist won’t survive the Republican primary. That’s a tremendous coup for Marco Rubio, but it’s looking more and more like he could be vulnerable against Democrat Kendrick Meek in the general election.A new poll from Daily Kos/Research 2000 (yes, Democrat leaning, but generally…

Attacks Against the Homeless Could Be Considered Hate Crimes

A bill that would classify certain attacks against the homeless as hate crimes is moving through the state legislature. Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti is championing it after a spate of unprovoked brutality on the homeless in his county, with security camera footage of some of the attacks making the local…

Does Obama Want to Ban Fishing?

Is President Obama planning on taking away your right to fish? The short answer is no, but that hasn’t stopped a bunch of right wing bloggers from causing a fuss over it.ESPN Outdoors columnist Robert Montgomery wrote a slightly misleading piece about an obscure committee suggestion regarding marine wildlife management…

Charlie Crist’s Barber OKs Marco Rubio’s Fancy Haircut

Haircuts and back-waxes have gotten a lot of attention lately on the campaign trail. In March, the Miami Herald mocked Marco Rubio for spending $134 on a haircut at flossy-flossy downtown Miami barbershop Churchill’s. Then Wednesday, Charlie Crist took a misguided jab at Rubio’s hairy back. Who could settle this…

President Obama to Visit Miami on April 15

Apparently there’s very few details yet, but President Barack Obama is planning to visit Miami on April 15 to help the White House’s political wing Organizing for America. Sounds like a fundraiser.Naked Politics points to this email from the Democratic Party:We have exciting news and wanted you to be the…

DNC Jumps on Back Wax Gate With Web Ad

The Democratic National Committee couldn’t keep its paws off Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist’s war of the wax, and produced this “rapid response” web ad to basically paint the Republican primary race as a giant mess of unadulterated silliness…

Charlie Crist Accuses Marco Rubio of Back Waxing

Charlie Crist went on Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show to talk about the allegations brought up in yesterday’s negative front-page New York Times story about his controversial deal that might or might not “save the Everglades.”We didn’t learn much from the interview, other than that Crist dropped religious allusions a…