Many believe that Carlos Gimenez’s endorsement from several gay rights groups in the Miami-Dade County mayoral election helped propel him to a narrow victory over Julio Robaina. So why the hell was he speaking at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Family Coalition, a fringe organization most notable for opposing…
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is one of the Democratic Party’s fiercest defenders of Israel. She was the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Florida, she backed George W. Bush’s hardline approach to peace negotiations in Palestine, and she was instrumental in the U.S. declaring May “Jewish American Heritage Month.”But apparently that wasn’t…
Is there such a thing as reading too much into the schedule of a book tour? Maybe, maybe not, but the Associated Press just got a hold of Marco Rubio’s touring schedule to promote his upcoming memoir, An American Son, and, well, what do you know, it hits up a…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is taking his political follies to the international level.King Juan Carlos I is feeling the fallout of one of the biggest controversies of his life for going on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana. It’s a touchy subject in the country right now. Scott is on…
Another day, another poll, another outcome. Yesterday, Qunnipiac released a poll in Florida that found Mitt Romney had taken the lead in Florida, and today they’ve released a poll showing that Bill Nelson and Connie Mack IV are now tied in the Senate race. Though, today also saw the release…
For the first time since the ugly Republican primaries ended with a Mitt Romney win, the GOP nominee has opened up a clear lead over President Obama among Florida voters, mostly for one, simple reason: the economy, stupid.More surprising than the six point lead Romney nabbed in a new poll…
The Sunlight Foundation has noticed an interesting and perhaps even troubling trend about the people who make our laws: the grade level that members of Congress speak at has taken a noticeable dip since 2005. The average member of Congress spoke at an 11.5 grade level in 2005, but now…
The Miami Heat owe Miami taxpayers millions in cost overruns to capital improvement projects on the American Airlines Arena. So says Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella, in an audit report that hasn’t been publicly released yet but which sources close to the review have confirmed to Riptide.Mazzella has been pouring…
Does anyone know how to make a good political ad in this state? We mean, between Connie Mack IV’s monkeys on cocaine ad and Dave Weldon’s weird running video, we are starting to wonder. Turns out Democrats can’t do much better. The web attack ad they released connecting Senator Marco…
The GOP primary for the Senate nomination has been nothing short of tumultuous this year, with several candidates jumping in and out of the race. For a while there, it seemed Rep. Connie Mack IV was about to cruise to victory thanks largely to the name he shares with his…
Marco Rubio’s wife Jeanette has kept a relatively low profile despite her husbands growing national profile. While he’s in Washington, Jeanette Rubio usually stays behind in West Miami raising the couple’s four children. Though, she just gave her first extended interview in conjunction with her hubby to Politico. The timing…
Mitt Romney may preach smaller government, but he doesn’t mind the government getting all up in your body fluids. The Republican presidential candidate said today that he “doesn’t disagree” with Florida Governor Rick Scott’s controversial plan to drug test state workers…
It’s only May, but South Florida super-lobbyist Ron Book is already having one hell of a year in Tallahassee. This week, lobbyists filed their reports for 2012’s first quarter and since January, Book has already topped $1 million in fees. Who’s paying him all that cash? Along with every other…
Howard Knepper wants your vote for president. He also wants to invade Cuba. Most importantly, however, he wants you to tell you a story about a chimpanzee named Jerome and his donuts.The completely unheard of Republican businessman from North Miami doesn’t seem to have raised any money. And he doesn’t…
When Cindy Hewitt thinks about what happened here at this now-defunct laboratory near the Miami River back in 1998, she shivers with disgust.She was a human resources manager for a medical company called Dade Behring when Bain Capital began tinkering with its bottom line. Under CEO Mitt Romney, Bain shut…
Today, Rep. Connie Mack IV announced his “Social Conservatives for Mack Coalition” in a bid to shore up some far-right-wing support for his troubled Senate campaign. In the press release, his campaign declares that Mack “is one of the most conservative and hard-working members in the United States Congress.”Well, that’s…
Speculation that Marco Rubio could be the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nominee dates back to pretty much his first day in office as senator, and even Mitt Romney has mentioned Rubio as a possible candidate. Politico, however, reports that Senator Rubio is not being seriously considered as a potential running…
On a muggy autumn afternoon, 400 of Miami Beach’s most prominent names packed into a luxury Loews Hotel ballroom. As waiters hoisted trays of food, WSVN’s Belkys Nerey took the stage and introduced a big-screen video. With a cinematic splash and to copious applause, billionaire Norman Braman, Miami Beach Mayor…
There are worse things for politicians to be than boring moderates, sure, but Bill Nelson is a boring moderate through and through. So, it’s really no surprise that his stance on gay marriage is predictably off in some vague, boring, moderate middle land…
Back when the Bush administration was using “enhanced interrogation techniques” on suspected terrorists — also known as “torture” to most of the West — the most hotly debated trick was waterboarding. That’s the one where you make a prisoner think he’s drowning by slowly pouring water over his face while…
We already know what Mitt Romney thinks of gays. They should not be allowed to marry, and their long hair should be forcefully cut by prep school bullies such as himself. What does Ol’ Mittens think of gun rights? According to his website, it’s quite contradictory: As president, Mitt will…
Not everyone is happy with President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday that he personally supports the idea of gay marriage, least of all the evangelical Florida pastor who is an important adviser to the president. Rev. Joel Hunter, leader of an Orlando-area megachurch, says he is “disappointed” by Obama’s decision…
