Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Virginia Pizza Shop Offers 2nd Amendment Discount

Good news gun owners (in Virginia) there's a pizza shop there willing to offer you a 15 percent discount if you're packing heat. The owner of All Around Pizza and Deli, Jay Laze, said he decided to start offering the deal after he saw a frozen yogurt shop in Utah offer a similar deal. See Also: - ... More >>

NFL Punter Is Prying Open America's Last Closet: Pro Sports

Rise Against's Tim McIlrath on SB 1070 and MTV

It's been three years since Rise Against last performed in Arizona thanks to the band's participation in The Sound Strike. The terms of the boycott have changed, so Rise Against is making its triumphant return to the valley. The line-up couldn't get much better, as Rise Against is paired with long ... More >>

Club Candids: GI Joes & Army Hoes at Spanish Fly in Scottsdale

Scottsdale is a weird place during the day. Dance music blasts from the bars that are open early, and the daylight reveals salons and small shops that could easily be overlooked at night. Walking down 75th street, it almost resembles some hip borough in a beach town, with the lack of a cool ocean br ... More >>

Arizona Dems on GOP Presidential Debate: Can Arizona's Tea Party Top Booing a Gay Soldier?

​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced yesterday that CNN will produce a "major" debate in Arizona between GOP presidential candidates.Jan's "thrilled.""I've been in politics a long time, but I can't remember a more critical election than this," she says. "When it comes to some of the hallmark iss ... More >>

Wes Gullett, Phoenix Mayor Wanna-Be, Hanging Out With BFF Councilman Tom Simplot and Ex Boss, Senator John McCain

A Democrat, Phoenix mayor wanna-be and Republican walk into a campaign fundraiser ...facebook.comCouncilman Tom Simplot (left), Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett and Arizona Senator John McCain.​Now there a trio of politicos you wouldn't expect to see hanging out together. But political campaigns make ... More >>

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DREAM Act Demise: Republicans, the Enemies of Christmas

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski: Living proof that not all GOPer hate LatinosI've always wondered who the Republicans hate more: Latinos or gays?Now that the DREAM Act has failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, while the effort to end Don't Ask Don't Tell succeeded, I guess we know.Naturally, I'm m ... More >>

John McCain vs. DREAM Act: Vote Expected Today

Tim'es a waistin', people. Hit those phones. Hit 'em hard.The DREAM Act, proposed legislation that would legalize the status of undocumented students brought here when they were young, is being discussed on the floor of the U.S. House even as I type this. A vote in both houses of Congress is expecte ... More >>

John McCain Fine With Wife's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Ad -- Kinda

"The Mav" says he's cool with his wife's anti-DADT ad.​U.S. Senator John McCain says he's fine with his wife's participation in a star-studded ad, in which she bashes the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.McCain is one of the key figures holding up Congress' attempt to put an end to the po ... More >>

Cindy McCain Speaks Out Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in New Ad. "The Mav" Can't Like That

NOH8 Cindy McCain's pro-LGBT crusade can't sit well with her lawmaker hubby​Props to Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John McCain, for taking a stand against her lawmaker husband -- and his continued reluctance to allow gays to serve openly in the military -- by participating in a star-stu ... More >>

Jon Hulburd's a Turncoat, and Terry Goddard's Weak. So Who Are This Year's Democratic Role Models?

Morning Poll: Is Kevin Towers a Good Pick For Diamondbacks' GM?

www.mlb.comKevin Towers​The Arizona Diamondbacks, on the heels of one of the worst seasons in recent memory, announced yesterday that Kevin Towers will be the teams' new general manager.Towers spent 14 seasons as the GM for the San Diego Padres. In that time, the team won four NL West titles and w ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Congress Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?"

​Senator John McCain led the charge in the United States Senate to put an end to the debate to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.Democrats fell just four votes short of moving the bill along in the Senate following a filibuster led by McCain.President Obama vowed in his state of ... More >>

Wyclef Jean Makes Withdrawal from Haitian Presidential Race Official

​Rapper Wyclef Jean has officially pulled out of the presidential race in Haiti, according to Spinner.Wyclef was enthusiastic about potentially becoming the new president of Haiti when the majority of Haitian youth was eager to support his candidacy. Although Wyclef resides in the United States, n ... More >>

Military's Gays to Remain in Closet -- Compliments of John McCain

"The Maverick"​The United States military will continue to follow the policy that it's OK to risk your life serving in the armed forces on the condition that you keep it to yourself if you're attracted to someone of the same sex.Gay soldiers will remain closeted by the federal gove ... More >>

John McCain's Shame: Blocking the Dream Act

Michael Nazario, who wants McCain to vote for the DREAM Act so he can be a MarineI stopped by DREAM Army headquarters last night to watch Michael Nazario put his wannabe-U.S. troops through the paces.See, Nazario and other members of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition have been camped out since last we ... More >>

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

Gay-Rights Advocates Not Thrilled With John McCain's Pledge to Filibuster Vote on Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

www.saysomethingfunny.com​Gay-rights advocates spiced things up at a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning by protesting Senator John McCain and his vow to filibuster a vote on a bill that includes the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" -- the United States military's su ... More >>

Sept. 16 In Blogs: Bill Montgomery, Phoenix Design Week, Spoken Word Intros, Nobuo at Teeter House, and Don't Ask Don't Tell

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

The MTV Video Music Awards Get Worse Every Year

​MTV's annual Video Music Awards have been working their way steadily downhill for a few years now.This year's show was pretty damn near the bottom of the slope, one would hope. The 2010 iteration included predictable performances, a lack of pans to stars in the crowd, and a lack of award winners ... More >>

Arizona Republican Steve May's Full of ... Integrity? Claims Green Party Candidates Legit

stevemay2010.com​A 27-year-old tarot-card reader, reportedly homeless and with less than a dollar to his name, is among the candidates running to serve as Arizona's State Treasurer?Thank Steve May.May, a Republican running for a House seat in District 17, once told the nation that he ha ... More >>

Elena Kagan Gets No Love From "The Maverick;" John McCain Will Not Support Kagan's Nomination to Supreme Court

​If Elena Kagan wants to be the next justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, she's gonna have to do it without the support of "The Maverick."Arizona Senator John McCain will not support Kagan's rise to the country's highest bench and he explains why in an op-ed piece he wrote for USA Today, wh ... More >>

Morning Poll: Was Yuma Mayor Al Krieger's Apology for Homophobic Comments Sincere?

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​Yuma Mayor Al Krieger finally apologized for some homophobic comments he made at a Memorial Day ceremony at a Yuma cemetery. While discussing his distain for gays in the military -- namely the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Krieger said "I cannot believe th ... More >>

Yuma Mayor Finally Apologizes for Calling Gays "Lacy-Drawered" and "Limp-Wristed"

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​As vehemently as he defended his anti-gay comments last week -- in one case even referencing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln -- we figured it would be only a matter of time before Yuma Mayor Al Krieger broke down and apologized.We were right.

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger Calls Gays "Lacy-Drawered, Limp-Wristed People"

Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​You can add Yuma Mayor Al Krieger to the long list of Arizona politicians intent on embarassing the hell out of this state.According to this clip from KYMA Channel 11, Krieger used a Memorial Day speech to criticize congressional plans to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - ... More >>

Morning Poll: Will Steve Nash Ever Win an NBA Championship?

www.usaplayers.com​The Phoenix Suns -- yet again -- failed to earn a spot in the NBA Finals after the Los Angeles Lakers put the nail in the team's playoff coffin on Saturday night but not before securing an NBA record for a certain point guard who can't seem to find his way to the Cha ... More >>

Morning Poll -- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal: Too Soon?

www.motifake.com​Last night, the U.S. House and Senate armed services committees voted to insert a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" -- the 1993 law banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military -- into the defense authorization bill, which will be due for a vote i ... More >>

John McCain Rips Potential "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Repeal

www.motifake.com​The Obama administration announced a deal last night that would repeal the U.S. military's 17-year-old policy of "don't ask, don't tell" when it comes to homosexuals in the military and John McCain aint happy about it. McCain, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Ser ... More >>

Curtains: Desert Stages' Zanna, Don't! Is a Dream Date

Ron Nachtwey Most of the cast of Zanna, Don't!, making the case for love​I'm dating myself here (at least somebody is -- ba dum bump!) but there used to be this TV show called The Dating Game. I would go on and on about it, but I just accidentally deleted what I'd already written, and it wa ... More >>

Dip Showdown: Gettin' Zingy Wit It Bean Dip

The Chow Bella staff can't stay out of the kitchen. In anticipation of the Super Bowl, we've used our culinary talents to compete in a showdown of dips. After Jonathan's heart-stopping, Nothing Left to Lose Beer Cheese, Claire's family-fancy, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Artichoke Dip, Claire's flurry of ... More >>

Dip Showdown: The Teacher's Lounge Spicy Dip

​The Chow Bella staff can not stay out of the kitchen. In anticipation of the Super Bowl, we've used our culinary talents to compete in a showdown of dips. After three heavy hitters like Jonathan's Nothing Left to Lose Beer Cheese and Claire's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Artichoke Dip, and Cheri's C ... More >>

John McCain to Go On the Record With Greta Van Susteren Tonight

www.mediabistro.comIn the words of AC/DC "keep a stiff upper lip"​John McCain is taking to Fox News tonight to go On the Record With Greta Van Susteren and talk about underwear bombs, gays in the military, and everything in between."The maverick" is currently in a conservative showdown with former ... More >>

John McCain Against Changing Policy on Gays in Military; Looks Like He's Not "Coming Along" as Well as Somebody Thought

www.filehurricane.com​ As outlined in President Obama's State of the Union speech, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today that his office is beginning a year-long study on how to best remove the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the military. John McCain, however, is ... More >>

Dip Showdown: Curry Some Flavor Dip

​The Chow Bella staff can not stay out of the kitchen. In anticipation of the Super Bowl, we've used our culinary talents to compete in a showdown of dips.  After two heavy hitters like Jonathan's Nothing Left to Lose Beer Cheese and Claire's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Artichoke Dip, today we ... More >>

Dip Showdown: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Artichoke Dip

What Momma don't know ... can only a be a good thing. ​The Chow Bella staff can not stay out of the kitchen. In anticipation of the Super Bowl, we've used our culinary talents to compete in a showdown of dips. Last week we brought you Nothing Left to Lose Beer Cheese Dip. Today's offering: D ... More >>