November, 2008 Category

Nov 11 2008

Democrats Pull Dumb Move That Will Backfire

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

 

If Democrats wants to get something done in Tallahassee, they better get along with some Republicans.  The Republicans still run the show in the Legislature.

That’s a lesson that the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation apparently hasn’t learned. Read the rest of this entry »



Nov 11 2008

School Board: Gallagher Out, Gottlieb In

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Word from inside the School Board is that Bev Gallagher has lost her bid to be named vice chair.

 

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Nov 10 2008

The Commons Complex Not Fair To Weston

Filed under: General News

 BY BUDDY NEVINS

The Commons, the sprawling shopping and office complex planned for the east side of Interstate 75 and Royal Palm Boulevard in Davie, is back.

The County Commission considers this week changing the land use to allow construction of the 151 acre development.

This vote pits Weston, which doesn’t want The Commons, against Davie, which does. Read the rest of this entry »



Nov 09 2008

Roger Stone Had Key Role In Lamberti’s Win

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

What did legendary political consultant Roger Stone do in the sheriff’s race? 

I believe he helped mastermind Sheriff Al Lamberti’s win last week. 

Now a college intern who worked at GOP fund raiser Scott Rothstein’s law firm has provided an inside look at the campaign and Stone’s role in it.

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Nov 07 2008

Fields: Israel’s Bungled Ads Killed His Campaign

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
GUEST COLUMNIST

I supported Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti.

Nevertheless on October 10, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek critique asking if he was waiting until November 5th to start his campaign.

In heavily Democratic Broward, Lamberti had to go negative—early, hard and often.
 
Even done right, it was still an uphill battle.  But he had a secret ally — Scott Israel’s political strategists. Read the rest of this entry »



Nov 06 2008

E-Mail Sniping Over Lamberti vs. Israel Race

Filed under: General News

 

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Andrew Perez publishes an online news letter called The New Argument.  He has published several articles on the Broward sheriff’s race.

On Wednesday after the race, he sent Israel’s campaign manager Judy Stern a gloating e-mail which prompted the following exchange. Read the rest of this entry »



Nov 06 2008

Ken Jenne’s Bar Suspension Published In Florida Bar News:

Filed under: General News

Disciplinary Actions

Prepared by The Florida Bar’s Public Information and Bar Services Department
 
Kenneth Clarence Jenne II, 2601 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, disbarred for five years, effective retroactive to Dec. 27, 2007, following an August 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1972) In August 2007, Jenne pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and three counts of filing a false tax return, all felonies. In November 2007, he was sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment, with a year of probation upon is release. (Case No. SC07-2182)

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Notice Jenne’s address is the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

 



Nov 05 2008

Winners and Losers In Yesterday’s Election

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

This election produced its usual crop of winners and losers.  Here is my list:

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Nov 04 2008

Election Day Thoughts

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

I still believe it is a Democratic year. Any Republican on the ballot has an uphill fight. Read the rest of this entry »



Nov 03 2008

Israel Gets Pile Of Last-Minute Money, While Rothstein Partner Plays Both Sides of Race

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

A group favoring Democratic sheriff’s candidate Scott Israel has gotten buckets of cash in the last days of this campaign.

The Common Sense Coalition has raked in $277,465 since mid-October. Read the rest of this entry »