Democrats took some hits last week
(09/18/11 11:17pm)
Last week was not a good week to be a Democrat; it was especially bad if you were a sitting Democratic president.
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Importance of education lost in the mix
(09/15/11 11:34pm)
From the start of the modern education reform movement, presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have addressed education in different ways. However the primary issue remains the same. Education was, and still is, in need of dramatic reform.
Students call for Palestinian independence from Israel
(09/15/11 2:00am)
Members of Students for Justice in Palestine waved neon signs and chanted with a megaphone on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday in support of an independent Palestine.
Tattle-tale tactics; Obama website shows insecurities
(09/14/11 11:18pm)
Since he took office, President Obama has been a bit touchy about people speaking or reporting negatively about him.
Commission candidate hopes to return to City Hall
(09/12/11 12:57am)
Sipping on a glass of Guinness and looking up at President Obama's televised visage, Lauren Poe waited for his moment back in the spotlight.
Graham Center to host discussion on financial crisis
(09/08/11 1:05am)
U.S. financial expert Phil Angelides will speak with former Florida governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham at 6 p.m. today in the Pugh Hall Ocora about current U.S. economic and financial issues.
Darts and laurels
(09/02/11 12:21am)
This weekend kicks off college football season, and many of you have been preparing since before the start of classes. Whether you will be attending the game, throwing a kickoff party or going to a local hangout spot, most eyes in Gainesville will be on the game.
Darts and laurels
(08/26/11 1:43pm)
Welcome back, Gators. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage of the first week of classes. For those of you who are new to UF or new to reading the Alligator, we have a special tradition for our Friday editorial.
Don't pass GOP, don't collect compromise
(07/27/11 11:52pm)
The news these past couple of days has been an embarrassment to American politics.
Thank God for this guy
(07/27/11 11:50pm)
With all the utter stupidity and assclown-ity that has been allowed to run rampant in this town and university, let alone this country, it's incredibly easy to become jaded toward the Big Guy Upstairs. He's probably not that enthused either when he has to explain to other celestial beings that yes - He has to take credit for all his children, including the deadbeat ones who use emoticons in their everyday speech, wear Ed Hardy and actually think George Lopez is funny.
Family-first Crab Shack keeps strangers coming back
(07/27/11 11:26pm)
The blue-and-red flashing "open" sign is only the first level of welcoming Southern hospitality.
The 'S' word: The avada kedavra of American political rhetoric
(07/20/11 11:46pm)
If you live in the United States, then you've become accustomed to the logic-be-damned attempts to malign politicians and public policy through the use of fear and hate.
Unity among Americans should last longer than one day in July
(07/07/11 12:16am)
On Monday, we recognized a day of legendary bravery in an onerous battle for life, liberty and happiness. We put aside our political persuasions and forgot our delusions of enmity. For a brief moment, we all had long hair, figuratively sang "Imagine" by John Lennon and did indeed "live as one."
A pissing contest like no other: My encounter with Rick Scott
(07/07/11 12:09am)
Last Thursday, my good buddy/managing editor/the-man-who-has-the-sense-to-never-let-me-run-a-Muhammad-cartoon Joey Flechas and I drove down to St. Petersburg for the annual Florida Press Association convention. For the few of you who don't religiously follow the inner workings of Florida print media, the FPA convention is where a bunch of godless leftist journos/"media academics"/anyone with a hard-on for the written word from all across the state gather at some palace of a hotel, dress up in outfits picked out by Stevie Wonder and try to outstroke each other in rhetorical masturbation. Essentially, it's like the Republican National Convention with the exception that there's a limit to how much free booze you can guzzle.
As politicians open their mouths, Orwell backflips in his grave
(06/09/11 12:00am)
In 1946, George Orwell said that political language "is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
The "M" Word; GOP to Romney: "My Jesus can beat up your Jesus"
(06/01/11 11:50pm)
Sometime today, Willard Mitt Romney will unveil what has been one of the worst-kept secrets in American politics as he formally announces his bid for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
Fading Star; Obama's Israel message gives critics ammunition
(05/24/11 12:15am)
Of all the words and phrases that have been tossed around by pundits and politicos in describing the Obama presidency, which have included everything from Kennedy-esque to closet Quran worship, the one that never really stuck was "political miscalculation." While the Obama administration has been consistently hammered, fairly or not, for its stances relating to domestic and foreign policy, it was thought difficult, if not impossible, to find a chink in the armor of its political foresight. Its ability to navigate the tides of perception and political consequence within its own base come as no surprise given the president's education in a Cook County political system that forces those involved to think three steps ahead with one eye forward and the other peering over their shoulders.
#whatajoke; With Gingrich bid, bar for GOP nomination lowered
(05/12/11 12:02am)
Standing on top of his soapbox in cyberspace, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially announced on Facebook and Twitter Wednesday his intention to seek the Republican nomination for President in 2012.
Questions linger after death of Osama bin Laden
(05/10/11 12:51am)
Thousands of miles away from all the camera flashes, Twitter posts and press conferences, the corpse of Osama bin Laden aimlessly drifts in the Arabian Sea current.
This is no time to dance in streets
(05/10/11 12:02am)
"Hey man, aren't you from New York? A plane just hit the World Trade Center."
