Carlos Curbelo backers include a loanshark, a felon, a racist

Carlos Curbelo backers include a loanshark, a felon, a racist

In his bid for U.S. Congress, Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo likes to bring out his GOP establishment endorsements over and over again and parade them in front of us: Jeb Bush, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, Mitt Romney. But he has other endorsements or backers — contributors to his campaign coffers […]

Dade Dems target Carlos Curbelo and Mitt Romney show

Dade Dems target Carlos Curbelo and Mitt Romney show

“Fuera, fuera, fuera de Miami.” “Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Romney’s got to go.” It may have been all sunshine and cupcakes inside Vicky Bakery in West Kendall Monday, where one-time Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigned with congressional hopeful Carlos Curbelo, a Miami-Dade School Board member, who is desperately trying to cling to his self-proclaimed […]

Desperate Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo lies, needs a spanking

Desperate Carlos “Crybaby” Curbelo lies, needs a spanking

Que se ha creido Carlos Curbelo. The Miami-Dade School Board member and congressional wannabe actually had the gall to lie and accuse Ladra of extortion when he spoke with WPLG’s Michael Putney, one of the most important political reporters in the 305, on the day of my first appearance on This Week In South Florida. […]

In congressional run, David Rivera is a media genius

In congressional run, David Rivera is a media genius

Former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera is not just a brilliant political mind who has managed to stay ahead of both U.S. prosecutors and the media while remaining Prince Charming among voters. He is also a media genius. Yes, the same Rivera who told The Miami Herald’s Marc Caputo to “email me” 17 times when […]

Dems, opponents push back on the Mitt and Carlos show

Dems, opponents push back on the Mitt and Carlos show

Former Republican Party Presidential nominee Mitt Romney will likely be photographed later today sipping cafe cubano in front of scores of rolling TV cameras and news people to prove that (1) he loves us Latins after all, even though we pretty much cost him the 2012 election and (2) Miami-Dade School Board Carlos Curbelo is […]

Mitt Romney event for Carlos Curbelo at tax evaders’ home

Mitt Romney event for Carlos Curbelo at tax evaders’ home

Former Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney will be in town Monday to stump for Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo in the latter’s bid for congressional office. First, Romney and Curbelo will go to a Cuban bakery in West Kendall Monday afternoon to campaign with Curbelo. But there will also be a fundraiser that […]

Latin love grows for gringo in FL26, Ed MacDougall

Latin love grows for gringo in FL26, Ed MacDougall

Who would have thunk it? Three Cuban American women on Wednesday held a fundraiser for the only non-Cuban candidate in the congressional Republican primary for District 26. Because to them, and to a number of other Latino voters, Cutler Bay Mayor Ed “Big Mac Daddy” MacDougall is just the best man for the job. The […]

Carlos Curbelo ups primary heat, mainly vs Ed MacDougall

Carlos Curbelo ups primary heat, mainly vs Ed MacDougall

Up until recently, it seemed that Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo was campaigning just against Congressman Joe Garcia, who he hopes to face in November. But he needs to win the Aug. 26 election first and, up until recently, Curbelo wasn’t paying much mind to any of four other candidates sharing space with him on […]

Did Carlos Curbelo pay for Mitt Romney endorsement?

Did Carlos Curbelo pay for Mitt Romney endorsement?

On the first day of early voting, Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo — who already has soft, squishy endorsements from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, his political mentor, and Congress members Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart — announced he was also backed by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. I […]

Jeb Bush endorsement of Carlos Curbelo is soft, squishy

Jeb Bush endorsement of Carlos Curbelo is soft, squishy

For the second week in a row, Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo brought out a big gun in the primary that he’s suddenly paying attention to, after ignoring it for months, with a reminder of his endorsement from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. But that backing is soft and squishy. Because Bush already sorta apologized […]