Ladygray,
First of all, I'd like to say that I intensely dislike the act of correcting the grammar, spellings, etc., of others on a public forum. In general, it is not something I choose to do or have done. I find it rude and self-serving. If the reader understands what is being written, that's enough. The reason I stepped in on this one was that some of the posters were bickering over that phrase and I thought there might be some confusion about what stand they were taking regarding Florida.
Please excuse me for not adding that most likely you were in an excited state over the news and wrote the phrase in error. I do the same -- often and on this forum. So, I hope you did not think it a public shaming. I should have mentioned, though, that you most likely wrote the phrase in error, substituting it for (maybe) "beyond the pale."