A Kennedy cousin is apparently mulling the idea of entering the family business by making a bid for Florida’s Governor’s mansion and challenging Florida CFO Alex Sink in the Democratic primary, according to Naked Politics. Anthony Shriver — son of VP candidate Sergeant Shriver, brother of California first lady Maria Shriver…
After a few months of publicly flirting with the idea, Republican State Senator Paula Dockery of Lakeland officially announced today that she will run for Governor, and challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican Primary. So, who is this lady and why is she doing it? She says she’s had constitutents practically…
Florida’s 2010 Republican primary and Today’s New York’s 23rd congressional district special election are two fronts on the same war: the ongoing battle in the Republican party that’s pitting moderates and mainstreamers versus tea-baggers and Conservative activists.And while the New York election’s direct effects on the Sunshine State will be…
Let’s just get this out of the way: Riptide is the last place you’ll read any criticism of Alan Grayson, the U.S. representative from Orlando, for his raging political Tourette’s syndrome.We wish more politicians would jump on the Grayson crazy train. What’s better than hearing your local rep of accusing…
That Joe Lieberman, what’s his deal lately? The former Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate lost the Democratic primary for his Connecticut Senate seat in 2006, only to win the general election. Since then he’s been a bit of a loose flyer, and ended up campaigning for Republican John McCain in the…
Jeb Bush has emerged as one of the more sane and reasoned voices on the right, usually by keeping his foot a good distance from his mouth. His modus operandi since leaving office has been to keep a relatively low profile and remain a strong voice for conservatism while not…
Hey, Marco Rubio, do you think the President of the United States was born in America? “I don’t know the answer to that.”That’s what he told a Republican club meeting last night in the Panhandle. The rest of the quote, from Naked Politics: “He’s been sworn in already…If someone had evidence they…
There’s two wars going on, Iran’s got nukes, the economy is still in the dumps, and so much more, but what has Republican Iowa Congressman Steve King (and possible future Presidential candidate) upset? The fact that Jennifer Lopez and Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson can own an NFL team while Rush Limbaugh…
In a move only slightly less stupid than demanding that the persons responsible for LOLCats, Chuck Norris facts, or “All your base are belong to us” be brought to justice, the Republican Party of Florida has issued a statement demanding “a full investigation to find out who is behind” that dumb…
Next American City is a quarterly magazine that covers the progress and change of cities across the nation, so you’d expect them have something to say about the Miami 21 zoning code that was finally passed earlier this month. In fact they say, “Miami 21 is an historic, and perhaps…
Downfall was a pretty good movie about the pathetic, increasingly insane last days of Adolf Hitler, so the film major in me doesn’t really know what to make of the fact it’s best known as an internet meme.The spoofs have been popping up online for years, and The New York…
Charlie Crist is such an upbeat fellow that I’m sure he’ll appreciate the fact that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee just sent out an email touting the Gov’s silver fox-ish good looks citing his “Good Hair and Nice Tan.” He might be a little sad that it comes as part…
Excuse us as we once again divert attention to hot liberal mess Alan Grayson, Orlando-area Democratic congressman. The man who’s mouth cannot stop flapping is in hot water again, after calling Linda Robertson, and advisor to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernake, a “K Street whore” on a radio show a month…
When you’re a political underdog with just a few days before an election to drum up enough support and overcome odds to win, you might resort to some outlandish tactics. Some go on Saturday Night Live and make fun of themselves. Others pull out shameless attacks on their opponents. Miami Beach…
Miami Beach clubs might pay celebs ridiculous appearance fees every once in awhile, but few can get $1 million just for showing up. Count the president of the United States in the club, but of course that money isn’t going into his pocket. Instead, the funds raised from the Democratic…
Today marked the official beginning of election season, with early voting kick-starting around Miami-Dade for the November 3 general elections, and here at Riptide we’re feeling that democratic itch.But, frankly, we’re already looking forward to next August’s statewide races. Why, you ask? Because the Miami Vice lobby just weighed in,…
With a fragile local economy, tumbling real estate prices, a heated debate over a baseball stadium, and bonkers budget issues, the race to replace term-limited Manny Diaz as Miami’s mayor should have been a blockbuster.Instead, with just a little more than a week to go till November 3’s election, 42…
Generally, David Cross is a pretty funny fellow, but sometimes he seems so damn smug. I guess if I starred in Arrested Development and Mr. Show, I would be pretty self-satisfied, even if I had done some Hollywood bullshit like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and the Amanda Bynes vehicle She’s the…
The big news in the latest Quinnipiac poll is that conservative wonder boy Marco Rubio has cut Charlie Crist’s lead in the Republican primary in half. But the poll also has the first theoretical head-to-head matchup of Democrat Kendrick Meek against Rubio in the general election, and Meek wins. I’m sure…
In a stunning turn around, a new poll from Miami firm Bendixen & Associates shows that a strong majority of Cuban Americans now support open travel to Cuba for all U.S. citizens.Fifty-nine percent support opening travel to all, while only 29 percent still oppose it. That’s a turn around from…
Marco Rubio, in his campaign to topple Charlie Crist in the Republican senate primary, has again nabbed an endorsement from a sitting senator, and again it’s a guy who may hold sway in the conservative movement but isn’t likely to be very influential in Florida: Oklahoma’s Senator Jim Inhofe.Inhofe is…
So how many jobs for his citizens did Charlie Crist get for hugging Preisdent Obama? Well, so far, just 1635. Which doesn’t go far in erasing the 11% unemployment in the state, but only represents a tiny poriton of stimulus funds. From The New York Times: The new jobs reported Thursday come…
