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| − | The current governor is <s>Lord Voldemort</s> [[Rick Scott]], a <s>shiny-headed [[teabagger]]</s> hard-working former CEO of a large hospital network. Rick Scott is notable for spending over seventy-three million dollars of his own money on his campaign. He was elected despite having committed the largest Medicare/Medicaid fraud in the US and the largest financial fraud in Florida history.<ref>[[Stephen Barrett]]'s [http://www.insurancereformwatch.org/opposition/cpr.shtml Insurance Reform Watch] has more info | + | The current governor is <s>Lord Voldemort</s> [[Rick Scott]], a <s>shiny-headed [[teabagger]]</s> hard-working former CEO of a large hospital network. Rick Scott is notable for spending over seventy-three million dollars of his own money on his campaign. He was elected despite having committed the largest Medicare/Medicaid fraud in the US and the largest financial fraud in Florida history.<ref>[[Stephen Barrett]]'s [http://www.insurancereformwatch.org/opposition/cpr.shtml Insurance Reform Watch] has more info on these and other juicy misadventures.</ref> |
The previous governor of Florida was Charlie <s>Christ</s> Crist. Charlie was a moderate republican, and as such his views seemed rather wishy-washy depending on who talked to him. Notably during his campaign as a republican for US senator, he was staunchly pro-life, though after becoming an independent he was pro-choice. To his credit, however, Crist did a lot to help the Florida education system and the environment, particularly the Florida Everglades. | The previous governor of Florida was Charlie <s>Christ</s> Crist. Charlie was a moderate republican, and as such his views seemed rather wishy-washy depending on who talked to him. Notably during his campaign as a republican for US senator, he was staunchly pro-life, though after becoming an independent he was pro-choice. To his credit, however, Crist did a lot to help the Florida education system and the environment, particularly the Florida Everglades. | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 26 March 2014
“”Florida?! But that's America's wang!
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| —Homer J. Simpson |
Florida is the only US state where the further north you go, the farther "south" you get.[1] Thanks to an influx of immigrants and Jews retirees from New York, Florida is a politically competitive state and is commonly considered a "bellwether" in national elections. It is also the easiest place in the US to get OxyContin.[2]
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Politics
State Politics
The current governor is Lord Voldemort Rick Scott, a shiny-headed teabagger hard-working former CEO of a large hospital network. Rick Scott is notable for spending over seventy-three million dollars of his own money on his campaign. He was elected despite having committed the largest Medicare/Medicaid fraud in the US and the largest financial fraud in Florida history.[3]
The previous governor of Florida was Charlie Christ Crist. Charlie was a moderate republican, and as such his views seemed rather wishy-washy depending on who talked to him. Notably during his campaign as a republican for US senator, he was staunchly pro-life, though after becoming an independent he was pro-choice. To his credit, however, Crist did a lot to help the Florida education system and the environment, particularly the Florida Everglades.
Crist was at one point considered a possible running mate for John McCain during the '08 presidential election, and one must wonder whether the election would have turned out differently if he was a vice-presidential candidate instead of that crazy moose-shooting hockey mom.
Federal Politics
Florida, geographically part of the American South, is usually regarded as a red state, despite having gone blue in the last two presidential elections. It turns out the large number of Medicare-receiving senior citizens, Latino immigrants and South Beach/Keys-dwelling gays in the more metropolitan areas of the state are more than sufficient to garner more votes than the traditional conservative remnants of the Confederacy.[4] It is considered a swing state by candidates and thus receives a lot of attention during the summers and autumns of election years.
Florida was in the spotlight back in 2000 when hanging chads and weird recount rules required the 2000 U.S. presidential election to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court in the court case Bush v. Gore. Controversial at the time were that the current governor, Jeb Bush was one of the candidate's brother, and the current secretary of state Katherine Harris went on to work for the president after the court decided to prevent a recount.
Famous Floridanians
- Allen West
- Jeb Bush, governor during the Great Fuckup
- Terry Jones, a very naughty boy
- Victoria Jackson, a
batshit crazyformer actress
See also
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For those of you in the mood, RationalWiki has a fun article about Florida. |
Footnotes
- ↑ This common phrase references the fact that the southern, peninsular part of Florida tends to resemble the northeast in its politics and social fabric, while the northern, panhandle part is more like the rest of the American South.
- ↑ The 'Oxy Express:' Florida's prescription drug abuse epidemic
- ↑ Stephen Barrett's Insurance Reform Watch has more info on these and other juicy misadventures.
- ↑ Or, maybe, people are just becoming more reasonable. But I doubt it.
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