Bob Worsley

Joe Arpaio-Henchman Bill Montgomery Milks CIR While Separating Parents from Children

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is gettin' real popular with some in the pro-immigration reform crowd. Never mind that he collaborates with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in prosecuting undocumented workers, while ignoring those who hire them. See also: -Bill Montgomery's Victims Rot in Jail, While A ... More >>

Republican Blogger Jeff Vath Fought for Sanity in the AZ GOP

Politico Mafioso's Jeff Vath, the GOP's "Badass Blogger," Dies following Ulcer Surgery

One of Arizona's most influential bloggers, Jeff Vath, the man behind the widely-read, GOP-centric Politico Mafioso blog, passed away Tuesday night at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Deer Valley. He was 52. According to his wife of 24 years, Mary Anne, Vath's death was due to complications from surgery ... More >>

Steve Smith's "Save Joe Arpaio's Ass Bill" Passes State House, and, Oh, It's Unconstitutional

Here's yet another sign worshippers at the font of all things Sheriff Joe know that their boy is doomed by the current recall effort: Their willingness to resort to futile, unconstitutional trickery to keep Arpaio's career on life support. See also: -Russell Pearce-Inspired Recall Bill Unconstituti ... More >>

Bob Worsley and Other State Lawmakers Propose Online Voting

To his credit, Republican state Senator Bob Worsley has brought some of that Skymall spirit to the Legislature.In addition to legalizing self-driving cars, Worsley, the founder of Skymall, is among a group of lawmakers that are also proposing a "pilot program" for using the Internet to vote in elect ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Pet Cockroach Steve Smith Tries to Give Pearce $260K of Your Money, Again

Losers are pathetic enough, but losers who don't know they're losers should be given a pistol with one bullet and locked in a shed until they are duly inspired. Among these: sleaze-maestro Constantin Querard, state Representative Steve Smith, and two-time loser, ex-state Senate President Russell Pe ... More >>

Tempe Wingnut Is the Ideal Man to Run the County GOP -- and Here's Why

Arizona's Top Ten News Stories of 2012

All in all, 2012 hasn't been that bad of a year. Some good stuff transpired, and some of it happened because New Times' scribes made it happen. Usually to some very deserving recipients. The great H.L. Mencken said it long ago, and it still holds true today: "Journalism is to politician as dog is t ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Leprechaun Rob Haney Flips Out, Invalidates LD 25 Election, Calls the Coppers

I wish I'd been at the November 29 meeting of Legislative District 25 Republicans for the election of new officers and state committee-persons. All the haters were there, and the haters had their asses handed to them when their pro-hater slate, for the most part, went down in flames. Which is the m ... More >>

Russell Pearce Skunked by Bob Worsley in LD 25 Republican Primary

See also: Russell Pearce's Ruin Caused in Part by Citizens for a Better Arizona See also: Russell Pearce at RockinRRanch and Lester Pearce Insults All of Maricopa County See also: Russell Pearce Can't Shake His Ties to Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready See also: Russell Pearce's Bile Gone from Public Life for Goo ... More >>

Jeff Flake Endorses Russell Pearce Foe Bob Worsley at 11th Hour

Why did Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Flake wait till practically the last possible minute to endorse Bob Worsley, the foe of recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce in the GOP primary for Legislative District 25? After all, the tusker golden-boy has nev ... More >>

Pearce Could be Toast, Sinema on Top, Schweikert Leads Quayle in Unofficial Primary Results

Russell Pearce's political career could be dead in the water with Bob Worsley maintaining a more than 10 percentage point lead over the former, recalled state senator in unofficial results from Tuesday's primary election. Kyrsten Sinema also was fending off challengers David Schapir ... More >>

Russell Pearce Can't Shake His Ties to Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready

Russell Pearce's "Friends of Russell," and Brent Ellsworth's Vivisection of RP

See also: Russell Pearce's "Friends" List Contains Jerry Lewis Supporters, and, Apparently, Dead People See also: Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last See also: An AZ Latino Republican Association Leader Aided Sham Candidate Olivia Cortes There's a not-so-fine line bet ... More >>

An AZ Latino Republican Association Leader Aided Sham Candidate Olivia Cortes

Russell Pearce Is Denied Jan Brewer's Endorsement, But Uses Her Name and Pic Anyway

See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last See also: Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Scores Phoenix Chamber Endorsement There's one thing about recalled, disgraced ... More >>

Russell Pearce Apologizes, Kinda-Sorta, for Dark Knight Massacre Remarks

See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce on Blast for Racist E-mails in New Dennis Gilman Video See also: Russell Pearce's Racism "Discovered" by Arizona's Media This past week has not been kind to recalled, disgraced ex-state Senator Russ ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Bigot Bash Moves to Fountain Hills, Courtesy of Gary Lvov

After being run out of three venues in Phoenix last month by activists, a fundraiser for recalled, former state Senate President Russell Pearce has finally found a home at a local hotel run by one of his supporters. According to an item on the conservative Sonoran Alliance blog, Pearce and his ethi ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Scores Phoenix Chamber Endorsement

Things are not going well for disgraced, recalled former state Senate President Russell Pearce, the marble-mouthed Mesa mook who's attempting a comeback with a Legislative District 25 run for state Senate.In spite of Pearce's half-hearted claims of a "huge win" in the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-3 decisi ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Worst Nightmare Bob Worsley Wins Chamber Endorsement

A Worsley TV ad, part of a $10K ad buy, according to the Worsley campAs disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce recycles old signs from last year's historic recall election, his GOP primary rival Bob Worsley is running $10,000 ad buys on cable TV and racking up endorsements from Mesa Mayo ... More >>

Russell Pearce and a Baby in You Write the Caption

Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce is actually going to try getting elected again, this time in Legislative District 25, where he'll have to contend with fellow GOP hopeful Bob Worsley.We're obviously looking at a picture of Pearce with a baby -- taken from an invitation to join him for an ... More >>

Russell Pearce a One-Note Johnny, New Bob Worsley Video Says

The Worsley camp's latest, and how true it is...At the Red Mountain Tea Party Monday night, recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce did not bow out of the GOP primary in Legislative District 25 for state Senate, as some in the blogosphere had anticipated.Instead, according to th ... More >>

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 >>

Russell Pearce Freaks Out in the Bunker in Downfall Spoof

Think Pearce will laugh? Yeah, probably notMy good friend Dennis Gilman was kind enough to upload this delicious new parody for me of the much-spoofed "raving fuhrer" scene from the 2004 German film Downfall, starring Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler.Long have I dreamed of having one of these Downfall spo ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Drops a New Video, and Lester Pearce Runs for County Supervisor

Eat your heart out, Russ, if you can stand the taste of coalHere's an incredibly positive new video from the camp of entrepreneur Bob Worsley, candidate for state Senate in Legislative District 25, who is destined to triumph over Mesa's hillbilly hatemonger, recalled state Senate President Russell P ... More >>

Russell Pearce Wants $260,000 of Your Money, and His Flunkies Want to Give It to Him

Remember when I informed you of the trial balloon being floated by toadies of recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce, lickspittles who long to give their lord and master more than $260,000 of taxpayer funds because he had to endure a recall election, one he lost by a humiliating 12 points?We ... More >>

Russell Pearce: Crossing Line on 501(c)4 Status of Ban Amnesty Now?

Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has just taken the bait proffered by Bob Worsley, his opponent in the Legislative District 25 Republican primary for state Senate. And in doing so, Pearce may have further endangered the 501(c)4 status of the organization he currently fronts, Ban Amnest ... More >>

Russell Pearce's New Nemesis: Republican Robert Worsley (w/Update)

Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has just encountered his first major obstacle in his revenge campaign for state Senate from Legislative District 25: Republican businessman Robert Worsley.Today, the wealthy Mesa executive has announced that he'll be Pearce's rival in the Republican pri ... More >>