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Brett Mecum, AZ's Republican Superhero, Lands Job with State AG Tom Horne as Legislative Liaison

Brett Mecum, local Republican Party operative and dirt magnet, has landed a job as legislative liaison for someone with a reputation even more tarnished than his: State Attorney General Tom Horne. Mecum was fired as the Arizona GOP's executive director in May of 2011 for unknown reasons. But it was ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Defeats Paul Penzone With Ease, and the Sheriff's Reign Continues

Last night at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, 80-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio recycled the same ol' Joe speech he gives all the time -- a speech that apparently resonates with the voters who opted for Arpaio over his opponent, Paul Penzone, by a healthy margin.All we could really do was stand in front ... More >>

Does Anyone Care About Kyrsten Sinema's Client List?

Democratic congressional candidate Kyrsten Sinema purportedly described herself as a "criminal defense attorney who represents murderers" a few years ago, and that's apparently caused some controversy.That comment sparked supporters of her Republican opponent, Vernon Parker, to start demanding Sinem ... More >>

Arizona Ballot Propositions: How to Vote Against (or With) Russell Pearce and His Ilk

Here's the thing about the propositions on the ballot for tomorrow's election: for the most part, they're boring, and at the end of the day, you may not really give a damn.Thankfully, people like ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce, Governor Jan Brewer, and the lobbyists from Center for Ari ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Entertains "Birther" Over Joe Arpaio's Probe of Obama's Birth Certificate

As evidenced by Secretary of State Ken Bennett's dabbling in the "birther" theories, elected officials around the state have probably received a decent amount of phone calls and emails asking them to help further the embarrassment of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into President Obama.One such ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former cap ... More >>

The Supreme Court's 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers

Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Endorsed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith

The campaign of Legislative District 25 state Senate hopeful Bob Worsley today announced a major endorsement, that of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a GOPer many consider a future contender for Governor of Sand Land."I have known Bob Worsley for over 30 years," Smith states in the press release, which ... More >>

SB 1070: Why Obama Is Partly to Blame for the Racist Bill

Dave Hendershott Will Take the 5th in Joel Fox Job Appeal, Says Lawyer; Read Updates on Fox Hearing

​Dave Hendershott, the disgraced former chief deputy under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, will invoke his right against self-incrimination if asked to testify in the job appeal hearing for fired deputy Joel Fox.Barry Markson, Hendershott's lawyer, told Judge Robert Sparks in the appeal hearin ... More >>

Russell Pearce Preaches Hate on Ban Amnesty Now Radio Show

The high-priest of Hispanic-hatin', now flapping his lips on the AM dial... Xenophobia, self-adulation and delusion are just some of the repulsive dishes offered at ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce's radio cafeteria of hate, which airs Tuesdays and Mondays at 7 p.m. on Phoenix's KFNX 1100 AM ... More >>

Russell Pearce Wants to Run Again, No Surprise There

The news that former state Senate President Russell Pearce is positioning himself to run again for the state Senate should surprise no one.To be clear, Pearce hasn't yet announced his intention to seek that office. He's merely filed paperwork with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office that would a ... More >>

Russell Pearce Scores Paying Gig as "President" of Ban Amnesty Now

I've been staying up late nights worrying about disgraced former state Senate President Russell Pearce.I mean, what's a washed-up nativist hatemonger to do for cash? Sure, he's been busy running for First Vice Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, but that won't put fatback on the griddle, being th ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Fiasco: County Attorney Bill Montgomery to Announce Findings of Investigation Into Elected Officials

​Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is holding a press conference this morning to announce the findings of an eight-month investigation into elected officials who received gifts from the allegedly corrupt Fiesta Bowl organization.It's unclear what Montgomery will announce -- the Arizona Repu ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Fiasco: Former COO Natalie Wisneski Pleads Not Guilty

​Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, was in a Phoenix U.S. District Court this morning where she pleaded not guilty to multiple charges that she was involved in a scam to make illegal campaign contributions to several federal, state, and local political candid ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Scandal: Former COO Natalie Wisneski Indicted

​Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, has been indicted in federal court on charges that she tried to cover up illegal campaign contributions by bowl employees, and that she filed false financial records, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today.Wisneski is t ... More >>

Arizona Dems on Steve Pierce, Russell Pearce's Replacement as Senate President: Nothing Will Change "Other Than One Vowel"

Senator Russell...er, we mean Steve Pierce.​State Senator Steve Pierce was pegged by his Republican Senate colleagues to replace ousted former Senator Russell Pearce as the president of the Senate -- and Arizona Democrats aren't thrilled with the GOP's pick.We commented yesterday that Pierce's tak ... More >>

Tom Horne's Redistricting Investigation Blasted by ex-AG Terry Goddard

I missed ex-Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's recent appearance on Horizon, wherein he criticized current AG Tom Horne's investigation of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, particularly Horne's grandstanding statements to the media about the probe. Oddly, I caught it as I ... More >>

Arizona's Redistricting Commission Should Regard the Tea Party as Disruptive Loons

Brett Mecum, "Unemployed" Former GOP Big Shot, Remains One of Phoenix Business Journal's "Forty Under 40"

The man dressed like Captain Planet -- and receiving a simulated blow job -- is Brett Mecum, one of the Valley's "up-and-coming leaders."​Despite having a well-publicized lead foot, being "creepy around women," simulating a blowjob while dressed as a super hero, allegedly using a state voter ... More >>

Arizona GOP Chief Echoes Ben Quayle: "Barack Obama is the Worst President in History." Dems Say Arizona's "in Play" for President

www.icanhazcheezberger.com​President Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will seek a second term in office, despite the piss-poor economy, the high unemployment rate, the border mess, Libya, Japan, the housing crisis, and flaking on campaign promises like closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay. ... More >>

Jeff Flake's Senate Campaign Raises $1 Million in First Quarter

www.dollardollarbillsyall.com​If you're planning on running against Congressman Jeff Flake for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, you may want to reconsider -- the guy's got some cash.Flake announced today that his campaign has raised $1 million in three months."Our tremendous finan ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Fracas: Reimbursement of Campaign Contributions Confirmed, CEO Junker Canned, Questionable Spending Abound -- Including $33,000 Pebble Beach Birthday Party

​Here's something that was expected from the Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma beating Connecticut by 28 points. Here's something unexpected from the Fiesta Bowl: Their employees have allegedly been running a scheme to reimburse illegal campaign contributions (among other accounts of contemptuous courtship w ... More >>

Is Sarah Palin Considering a Senate Run...in Arizona?

Arizona Senator Sarah Palin?​Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, we learned earlier this week, is rumored to be planning to base her hypothetical presidential campaign in Scottsdale, but GOP sources tell New Times the one-time darling of the Conservative movement might be coming to the Grand Canyo ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth, "Free Government Money's" Biggest Fan, Crawls Out of Hole to Question Jeff Flake's Conservatism

J.D. Hayworth: "the consistent Conservative."​We haven't heard much from former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth since Senator John McCain mopped the floor with him in the 2010 GOP Senate primary, but there's a Senate seat opening up in Arizona -- so "free government money's" number one fan has crawled o ... More >>

Kyrsten Sinema's Drop House Bill, and Steve Gallardo's Rebuttal

Gallardo's Facebook PageDemocrat Steve Gallardo gave fellow Dem Kyrsten Sinema hell in committee re: her drop-house legislationArizona's pro-immigrant community is ticked at one if its own: uber-lefty state Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who has in the past marched with the Reverend Al Sharpton in protest ... More >>

21 Questions: Chuckie Duff

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Over the Rainbow: Matt Salmon's Son Wants to Make a Name For Himself in Republican Politics -- Only He's Gay

Morning Poll: Should John McCain Pull Ad Featuring Sheriff Paul Babeu?

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu​The vicious battle that is the Arizona GOP Senate primary wages on, and the latest offensive launched by Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth involves a John McCain campaign ad featuring his number one cheerleader in Arizona law enforcement, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu. ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth's Old Pal Jack Abramoff Leaves Prison for Halfway House

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is scheduled to be released from prison on December 4.​With the latest leg of the John McCain/J.D. Hayworth saga focusing on which of the two is more of a lobbyist, it seems only fitting that one of the most scandalous lobbyists in history just got  ... More >>

Radical Resistance: The Bird Lauds One of the Bolder Acts of Civil Disobedience Arizona's Seen Recently

John McCain Campaign Loses Two Veteran Staffers Including Campaign Manager; Dang!

​Two of Senator John McCain's veteran campaign advisers -- one being his campaign manager, Shiree Verdone -- have left the campaign, the McCain camp announced Friday.After the "danged fence" ad, and what Dan Nowicki at the Arizona Republic is calling an "about face" on his stance on immigration, w ... More >>

Joel Fox Testifies Before Grand Jury in SCA Case -- Investigation Wrapping Up

​Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox testified earlier this week before the grand jury probing the SCA campaign finance scandal -- triggering speculation that an indictment in the case could come as early as next month.Grand jury proceedings are secret and, typically, the subject of a p ... More >>

Fife Symington Out of Governor's Race; Throws Support (Gee, Thanks!) Behind Munger

www.daylife.com Former Governor Fife Symington​Arizona residents can kiss any hopes of a second honeymoon with former Governor Fife Symington goodbye.(Single tear.)The exonerated thief bowed out of the race for governor Thursday, the Arizona Guardian reports, and threw his support behind fo ... More >>

New Name in GOP Race For Governor: Former GOP Chairman John Munger

facebook John Munger​Despite the fact that the sitting governor's a Republican, the GOP list of Arizona gubernatorial candidates has gotten even longer.John Munger, a Tucson lawyer and former Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, filed paperwork with the Secretary of State's office ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 9, 2009

Bruce Ash, Republican National Committeeman for Arizona, Won't Deny Truth of Statement About Source of Saban Smear-Ad Funds

With the SCA scandal breaking wide open last week, we figured it was time to make another call to Bruce Ash, the Republican National Committeeman for Arizona. This time we got him on the phone, and as you'll see, he helped clear up a couple of nagging questions we had about the Republican Party's ... More >>

Arpaio’s Avondale Sweep a Bust, Pima County Sheriff Wants to Check School Kids’ Immigration Papers, and Chris Simcox Takes on McCain

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 16, 2009

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Fall Guy Refuses to Name Bank Holding SCA Funny Money

  Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox, still the only person to date who's been linked to a mysterious $105,000 donation to the Arizona Republican Party, took the stand today in front of Administrative Law Judge Thomas Shedden -- but instead of resolving the issue, Fo ... More >>

The Bird Praises CameraFraud.com and Aerosol Art While Urging State Democrats to Grow a Pair

Arpaio's "Watergate": Yellow Sheet Finds MCSO's Prints on Anti-Saban Ad Money.

Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe

Racist Daisy-Chain

The Wild Turkey calls the guv a coward, outs Republican white supremacists, and searches for Dennis Wilenchik’s lost subpoenas

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Team owner Ellman skates over financial inquiries

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