Post On Politics: Latest blog updates Nov 17, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, answering present. by George Bennett | November 12th, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
House Dems resolve abortion impasse Nov 7, 2009
"I foresee for poor women in America, a return to the dark ages," said Rep Alcee Hastings, D-Florida. Share this on. (CNN)
Wexler backs Deutch as successor Oct 26, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009. By Jordan Fabian - 10/25/09 03:31 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Wexler Endorses Ted Deutch for Congress Oct 26, 2009
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ron Klein and Alcee Hastings. Ted will be a leader in Congress on critical national security issues including supporting the unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel," Wexler said. "Ted understands the threat posed to the United States and Israel by a nuclear Iran, and he has been a national leader on the issue through the passage of his landmark legislation mandating that the retirement funds of Florida workers can not be used to support Irans illicit... (Newsmax)
Frustrated parent: "How do you sleep at night?" Oct 22, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, offered his boss' unconditional support for Hernandez and Johnson. "Keep in mind it's not easy to swim against the tide, but sometimes it's the only way," he said as the crowd booed. (The Palm Beach Post)
Get full recap of the meeting Oct 22, 2009
Well, Congressman Alcee Hastings is on board with the dictators, so all must be ok then. Lets move along people The $150,000 bribe charge that forced him from his judgeship is all I need to put my full faith in the endorsement of the Congressman. (The Palm Beach Post)
Rep. Hastings wants timeline to end 'Don't ask, don't tell' Oct 8, 2009
Alcee Hastings (D-Fla. the vice chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, asked the Obama administration to set up a date by which the U.S. would phase out its ban on gay and lesbian soldiers serving in the military. (TheHill.com)
Health negotiators look at malpractice changes Sep 11, 2009
" Obama endorsed creating a broad new government health insurance program, or a public option, but didn't insist that it be included. Instead, he left room for alternatives that liberal Democrats in Congress are resisting. Those include creating nonprofit health care cooperatives; a "trigger" mechanism for a public option to kick in later if private insurers fail to meet benchmarks Obama's speech fails to move many lawmakers' votes If President Barack Obama was looking for a big bounce in... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
More on health-care reform Sep 10, 2009
Alcee Hastings digressed about the political leanings of the fellow Democrat who had joined him and two Republicans in a GOP-organized debate about proposed health-care legislation. A few South Floridians shared their health insurance struggles at a beachfront vigil Wednesday night, promoting national reform without the protesting and shouting that has characterized health care debates this summer. (The Palm Beach Post)
PBC Health debate Sep 4, 2009
Alcee Hastings digressed about the political leanings of the fellow Democrat who had joined him and two Republicans in a GOP-organized debate about proposed health-care legislation ... Everyone seems to forget that Alcee Hastings was removed from the Judicial Bench for Bribery and Perjury in 1989. (The Palm Beach Post)
Suicide of the West? Sep 1, 2009
Perhaps he could be held at one of Alcee Hastings' HR 645 camps. (Along with Hastings himself, of course. (Townhall.com)
Labor Rallies to Support Striking Amerijet Pilots, Flight Engineers Aug 31, 2009
Florida Democrat U.S. Rep Alcee Hastings is deeply troubled and concerned that Amerijet has exhibited such a cavalier and callous disregard for the safety and sanitary conditions of its pilots and flight engineers. Hastings is a nationally and internationally acclaimed champion of working people, and works tirelessly to protect their fundamental human rights. (PR Newswire)
Secret camps and guillotines? Groups make birthers look sane Aug 30, 2009
"There's no evidence of such a plan.In truth, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., has proposed a bill that would order the Homeland Security Department to prepare national emergency centers to provide temporary housing and medical facilities in national emergencies such as hurricanes. The bill also would allow the centers to be used to train first responders, and for "other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. "In another ominous warning, a group called the... (Anchorage Daily News)
Hastings Presses Obama to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Aug 28, 2009
Alcee Hastings (D-Fla. on Thursday told President Barack Obama that he is deeply disappointed that the president still hasn t repealed the don t ask, don t tell policy that bans gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. (Roll Call)
Latest news, photos, blogs Aug 24, 2009
Alcee Hastings and Robert Wexler stuck fast today to their support for a government-run health insurance program a proposal that conservative critics have likened to socialism. He went out for a haircut, and then returned home to bed, saying he didn't feel well. (The Palm Beach Post)
Passionate health care comes to local town hall meeting Aug 21, 2009
Alcee Hastings (D), 23rd District. But the hardcore continued to protest and argue outside. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
The Health Care Debate the Media Missed Aug 21, 2009
Obama's mobs (mostly Teamsters) prevented many Floridians from attending a Town Hall in Delray Beach today featuring Democratic congresspersons Wechsler, Wasserman-Schultz and Alcee Hastings. Union people handed out tickets to people wearing Obama t-shirts and signs while excluding others alreading holding tickets. (CBS News -- Politics)
See more photos Aug 21, 2009
Robert Wexler and Alcee Hastings discuss healthcare at the South County Civic Center Thursday in Delray Beach. (Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post) Album ID: 819270 Photo ID: 25173059 Share this photo. (The Palm Beach Post)
Thousands chant at health reform meeting Aug 21, 2009
Alcee Hastings and Robert Wexler stuck fast today to their support for a government-run health insurance program a proposal that conservative critics have likened to socialism. As the two congressmen spoke during a two-hour afternoon health care forum in the 500-seat South County Civic Center near Delray Beach, an estimated 1,000 people on both sides of the debate rallied outside. (The Palm Beach Post)
Politics and Blacks Aug 12, 2009
It is a paradox, but although the black community votes for types like Marion Barry, Alcee Hastings and Ray Nagin, in their personal dealings they maintain a lot of positivity. So just what is the best way to interface with black folks. (Townhall.com)
Eric Holder's Hate Crime Color Scheme Aug 3, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Haitians risk tragedy on sea excursions to America Jul 30, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. adding that other impoverished countries such as Honduras have previously been granted protected status. (Anchorage Daily News)
Civil rights group warns of neo-Nazis in the US military Jul 11, 2009
Alcee Hastings (D) of Florida wrote in a statement accompanying a proposed amendment to the defense authorization bill that would bar recruitment or retention of anyone affiliated with extremist groups. The new report comes amid growing concerns about returning soldiers, especially those disaffected by the war and combat, being recruited by white supremacist organizations. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Florida Wrestles with Its Python Problem Jul 10, 2009
A House bill, introduced by Florida Representatives Ron Klein and Alcee Hastings, would not ban but more closely regulate python importation. Even that legislation has met resistance from business lobbies like the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), which insists the problem can be contained, via regulatory programs like Florida's, without clamping down on imports. (Time.com)
Proposed Federal Law Would Be a Hate Crime Against America Jun 25, 2009
Alcee Hastings (D-FL) even read a partial list of paraphilias from the American Psychiatric Association s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, including pedophilia, and declared that all of these philias and fetishes and isms that were put forward need not live in fear because of who they are. This is why some of the bill s opponents call it the Pedophile Protection Act. (Human Events Online)
Delray exhibits duel Jun 22, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, to the American Association of Museums to Mattel. A Delray Beach native, she said she will continue to push for answers and for change in the community. (The Palm Beach Post)
House Impeaches Judge Kent Jun 20, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Florida, sat in the chamber early in the debate. Hastings was acquitted of bribery charges as a federal judge, but later impeached by the House in 1988. (Click2Houston, TX)
Taxpayers Foot Lawmakers' Bills... Jun 1, 2009
Alcee Hastings spent $24,730 in taxpayer money last year to lease a 2008 luxury Lexus hybrid sedan. Ohio Rep. (The Drudge Report)
Senate President Atwater's seatis no sure thing for state GOP May 25, 2009
Robert Wexler, D-Boca Raton, and Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, voted against the Pelosi investigation but were not targeted by the GOP.. Attorney, Democratic activist and losing 2008 state House candidate Bryan Miller has accepted an Obama administration political appointment as a Department of Energy lawyer in Washington, well-placed sources say. (The Palm Beach Post)
Dems: CIA briefers may have broken law... May 15, 2009
" The act provides little in the way of recourse, but the committee is seriously looking at revising the law so that there are ramifications for failing to brief Congress on critical intelligence matters, aides said. At a press briefing Thursday, Pelosi denied that the told her in Sept. 2002 that the United States had waterboarded al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah. was the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee at the time of the 2002 briefing. The current chairman, Silvestre Reyes... (The Drudge Report)
'Hate Crimes' Bill is Full of Swill May 8, 2009
To the express exclusion of other identifiable groups including veterans, the elderly and the homeless S. 909, in its current form, would grant special federal resources and preferred minority status to pedophiles, homosexuals, cross-dressers and as Democratic sponsor Alcee Hastings recently admitted on the House floor a host of other APA recognized sexual orientations (i. e., deviant sexual fetishes and perversions). (Townhall.com)
Obama Dog Scoop Alerts Washington: TMZ Has Arrived Apr 15, 2009
Alcee Hastings' chief of staff. They "wanted to capture - more document the work of Hill staffers and what we do every day," she says while adding that she would probably not do a show like it again. (Time.com)
Jokes About Being a Bad Bowler: 'It's Like the Special Olympics'... Mar 20, 2009
Political Punch: President Obama Jokes About Being a Bad Bowler: 'It's Like the Special Olympics. Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. (The Drudge Report)
Q: The Florida Politics Blog Feb 28, 2009
Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach ure Coast news, sports, entertainment, jobs, cars, homes. Palm Beach Post reporters. (The Palm Beach Post)
Will Obama restore constitutional government? Feb 20, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. a former judge who was impeached and removed from the bench before being elected to Congress, introduced HR645, the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Filner breathes life into Merchant Mariner legislation Feb 19, 2009
Gary Ackerman, Timothy Bishop, and Peter King of New York; Allen Boyd, Alcee Hastings, Suzanne Kosmas and Robert Wexler of Florida; Jim Costa and Jerry McNerny of California; Dan Burton, Indiana; Michael Doyle, Pennsylvania; Frank LoBionda, New Jersey; Michael Michaud, Maine; and Zach Wamp of Tennessee. Bruce Coulter is the editor of the Burlington Union and a retired, disabled veteran. (Burlington Union, MA)
JOSEPH FARAH Feb 7, 2009
Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. a former judge impeached in 1981 by a Democratic House of R. (The Drudge Report)
