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Arizona Ranked Fourth in the Nation! (For "Highest Levels of Gun Violence")

Only three other states in the U.S. of A. have higher "levels of gun violence" than Arizona, according to one report.Although magazines like Guns & Ammo congratulate Arizona for being "the best" state for gun owners -- despite the fact that the magazine's former editor shot and killed a man in Arizo ... More >>

David Horowitz Has Made Taunting College Students a Spectator Sport

Obama vs. Romney: Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law Gets Mention During Second Presidential Debate

Arizona's anti-immigration laws and policies were center stage during part of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. President Barack Obama criticized Governor Mitt Romney for pledging to veto the DREAM Act and saying that "self deportation" was his plan to address the mi ... More >>

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Geraldo Rivera Says "Birthers" Are "All Smoking Crack" -- True?

Geraldo Rivera reminded us yesterday that he's still alive, after telling conspiracy-theorist Lord Christopher Monckton that he and the rest of the "birthers" are "all smoking crack together."Monckton, not surprisingly, was just in Surprise on Monday to talk to the "Surprise Tea Party Patriots," wit ... More >>

SB 1070 Boycott Over? NCLR Says, "Yes," Sal Reza Says, "Hell, No!"

irregulartimes.comBoycott over? Depends whom you ask. Sand Land's nativism, however, persists.Friday evening, I received the letter below signed by Janet Murguria of the National Council of La Raza, essentially declaring that the boycott of Arizona over Senate Bill 1070 is finito.Granted, the letter ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Wants to Impeach Barack Obama Over Gay Marriage

www.politico.comGay people getting married apparently makes Congressman Trent Franks nervous.​Of all the reasons Republicans think they have to impeach President Barack Obama, doing it because he doesn't necessarily view gay people getting married as the end of the world is one of the stupidest (t ... More >>

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

Arizonans Shouldn't Worry About Bands Threatening to Boycott Our State; We Should Worry About Bands That Will Quietly Do So

Right-Wingers Lie on SB 1070, Claim (Falsely) That Majority of Hispanics Support It

Sultans of falsehoods: Man, is Bill O'Reilly looking old these days, or what?The lefty Think Progress Web site has addressed an absurd, nativist shibboleth that I've heard kicking around the conservanut echo chamber lately: The lie that SB 1070, Arizona's new "papers please" legislation, is actually ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Stages Anti-Immigrant Sweep for Out-of-State Camera Crew; Plus, Arpaio Meets with Joe Biden? (w/Updates)

Another Arpaio media stunt; and Arpaio meets with Veep Joe Biden? Sheriff Joe's PR flacks are working overtime. They just sent out a press advisory on a new countywide anti-immigration dragnet beginning today. What they don't tell you in the statement is that Arpaio and Co. have set up the sw ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's "First Amendment Rights" Defended by Janet Napolitano

screenshot from americanprogress.orgJanet Napolitano, speaking at the Center for American ProgressIn a speech today before the Center for American Progress, the think-tank which essentially acts as the Obama administration's gray matter, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spo ... More >>