LeBron James isn’t intimidated by much. The Heat’s championship run last season was a testament to that. Though, when the team traveled to the White House today to be honored by President Obama, James seemed pretty starstruck and amazed he was actually being honored at the White House…
So, it turned out that those “Satanists” who announced that they were rallying in favor of Rick Scott were really actors for a mockumentary about “the nicest Satanic cult in the world.” Though it may have been fiction, the rally still went down as planned this week on the steps…
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz’s name has long been thrown around when it comes to possible Democratic candidates for statewide office, but it appears he may finally be preparing to run for Governor. He hasn’t said anything publicly, but Naked Politics reports that there are plenty of signs that a…
Mitt Romney’s loss left Republicans with a lot of soul searching to do. Rather than reevaluating their message, voter outreach or image, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has endorsed a bizarre plan that would make one of the oddest elements of American democracy — the Electoral College — even…
Remember those ridiculously long lines on Election Day? Well, according to a new analysis about 201,000 Floridians were so frustrated they gave up and got out of line before actually casting their ballot. That’s a relatively small number of the 8.4 million Floridians who did vote, but in a presidential…
Earlier this week, Riptide was the first to report that recalled Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez has now reinvented himself as a championship-winning senior bodybuilder. In case you needed proof that those picture of the former pol overly tanned, super muscled and in something so small we don’t even think it…
Hopefully you don’t have a midnight massage habit, because the state of Florida may limit the hours massage therapists can work from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The bill recently passed a state House subcommittee, and if the whole House passes the law, it could go into effect as soon…
We’re sure it’s an honor just to sit on the steps of the Capitol at the inauguration, but let’s be honest, the hottest seat was next to Beyonce. Which, well, obviously was taken by Jay-Z, but seated directly next to them was South Florida congresswoman and DNC chief Debbie Wasserman…
Another day, another poll that shows that while Marco Rubio is the clear early frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2016, he can’t quite match up to Hillary Clinton in a general election yet.The latest poll from Public Policy Polling was only of Florida voters, and shows that Rubio would…
So remember when we pointed you to a press release touting members of a Satanic church rallying for Gov. Rick Scott and wondered if it was a real or some high level trolling? Turns out it was the later. Florida’s Satanic Temple is only slightly less real than Manti Te’o’s…
If recent Democrat convert Charlie Crist decides to run for governor, as he’s widely rumored to do, he’d wipe the floor with incumbent Republican Rick Scott 53 percent to 49 percent. Though, several other possible Democratic candidates also beat Scott in head-to-head match-ups, Crist leads Scott by the widest margin…
Rep. Trey Radel, the former improv actor and conservative radio host who won Connie Mack IV’s seat in Southwest Florida, is not impressed with the executive order President Obama unveiled today concerning gun control. In fact, he’s already hinting at impeachment…
After weeks of speculation, City of Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez officially announced today that he will challenge Mayor Tomas Regalado. Suarez is only 35, and has spent barely three years on the commission, but his family connections have given him a boost to the top of the city’s political landscape…
Among all the third rails in American politics — abortion, gun control, Jodie Foster’s Golden Globes speech — there is one truly untouchable area: Messing with cute dogs. Just ask Mitt Romney how the tale of strapping the family pooch to the roof of his car for a cross-country trip…
In Barack Obama’s televised press conference today as he prepares for yet another fight with Republicans over raising the debt limit, the president took aim directly at Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Though, he managed to slam the Tea Party hero without directly mentioning Rubio by name…
While talk of the Tea Party dominated coverage of the 2010 election, the group’s influence took a massive nose dive in 2012 and the very term “tea party” just doesn’t carry the same weight it once did. So leaders of the South Florida Tea Party have decided to change its…
A group of people who usually worship the Dark Lord of Hell will convene latter this month lend their support to the Dark Lord of Tallahassee.Yes, members of the Florida-based Satanic Temple will gather on the steps of the Governor’s office on January 25 to rally in favor of Florida…
While one Democrat in Tallahassee has already filed a bill that would significantly alter Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, another one of his colleagues has now put forward a bill that would repeal the law completely…
Around 4 p.m. today, Florida governor and über-tool Rick Scott popped into the City of Miami Commission meeting to say “hello.” Why? We assume because it’s never too early to start campaigning for re-election.Introduced by Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Rick Scott spoke for about 30 seconds to tell everyone how…
It’s not exactly news that Republicans have such a deep politi-crush on Marco Rubio that they’d like nothing more than to make him their 2016 nominee. Once again, Public Policy Polling has found that he’s Republicans top choice.However, PPP also ran a head-to-head poll matching up Rubio against Democratic favorite…
Loco Joe is back, baby.One of the City of Miami’s most infamous ex-mayors was shockingly appointed as the new city manager of Doral last night. He was nominated by Mayor Luigi Boria, and unanimously confirmed by the entire council after the briefest of discussions…
Whether you’re a Democrat, independent, or the apparently small number of Republicans left who realized that their party is still in control of the body and is probably better off in the long run without these two controversial South Florida schmucks creating distraction, can we all come together and agree…
