George W. Bush

This Is a Photo of George W. Bush Smoochin' Jan Brewer

This is a photograph of President George W. Bush and Governor Jan Brewer, in which Bush is giving Brewer a little smooch, and Brewer's not shoving her finger in his face.

Counting Caliendo

Anti-Flag Peforms Anti-War Punk in the Obama/Drone/Wikileaks Era

Punk bands have a tendency of burning out long before fading away. Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag has proven an exception to the rule; the band has been writing politically-charged punk and touring relentlessly for the better part of 20 years. "I really love the old records," says vocalist/guitarist Just ... More >>

American Banks Are on a Massive Crime Spree; Obama and Romney Hope You Won't Notice

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

Jeff Flake-Richard Carmona Match-Up Closer Than Flake Versus Don Bivens, Poll Says

Can Carmona beat Jeff Flake? Seems a better bet than Don Bivens, at least...According to a new survey by the North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, Arizona Democrats might actually have a shot at beating Republican golden-boy Congressman Jeff Flake in the 2012 race to replace U.S. Senator Jon K ... More >>

March 16 In Blogs: Phoenix Sports Fans, Tempe Tavern, Torture, Vegan Food, and Jan Brewer

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 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

Trent Franks' Latest: Barack Obama's "Ideological Commitment" to "Weaken America"

The fun comes about 53 seconds in The lefty blog Political Correction is pimping this video of Arizona Congressman Trent "Hoof-in-Gob" Franks on the House floor warning the American public of the "ideological commitment of this administration to weaken America." Thing is, as dumb as that statement ... More >>

Weezy: Free At Last!

​Weezy is finally a free man, according to Pitchfork.Lil Wayne, whose real name is Wayne Carter, was imprisoned at New York City's Riker's Island for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in Manhattan in 2009. He pleaded guilty when he was charged.He was only required to serve eight months of his ye ... More >>

Anti-Flag

9/11 "Troof," Ed Begley, Jr., and Why Van Jones Needed to Go

Ed Begley, Jr. disowns his past troofer connections, while discussing Van Jones' political seppuku Eight years following the 9/11 attacks, with a new president under our belts, all lefties still clinging to the conspiranoid fantasy that "9/11 was an inside job," need to either do full mea culpas a ... More >>

Waiter Confidential: President Bush at Dick's Hideaway

Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>

Jan. 20 In Blogs: Janet Napolitano, President Barack Obama, Frozen Yogurt and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Donovan McNabb's Lawn Safe: Suspected Vandals Caught Janet Napolitano ... More >>

Could It Be . . . Seitan?

Save a gobbler – eat your veggies

Oliver Stone on W. and the President Who Would Be John Wayne

O Henry

Outspoken punk icon speaks out

Al Jourgensen and his thoughts on George W. Bush, the Internet as an "anarchy punk-rock threat," and the end of Ministry

Doc Block

Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

The Big Valley

9/11 South Park: Who dropped a deuce in the urinal?

Rocky in the Free World

Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America

Answering Your Questions About "Down There"

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, April 27, 2006

Stealth Zealot

Pop quiz. Who’s Arizona’s other U.S. senator? Here’s a clue: He makes Dubya look like a liberal

Battle Acts

Which act deserves your entertainment dollar this week?

Cage

Hell's Winter
(Def Jux)

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

Letters

Letters from the week of November 25, 2004

Scare Tactics

Alwun House exhibit houses horrifying political art

Election Eve Nightmare

Can the Maricopa County Elections Department ensure the accuracy of early voting? Hell No!

Bush League

ASU's museum cut anti-Bush art from its upcoming political exhibition -- for purely political reasons.

Letters

Letters from the week of December 25, 2003

Here Come the Grooms

Local poster boys for gay marriage want it all

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

to attack pop culture

Scenes From Nowhere

A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

No Rave Review

A new federal law aimed at raves may put promoters of all music on the defensive

Chick Hunt

When does stage banter spell doom for open country discourse? And why?

The Living Dead

No more room at the inn. Our Bunker of the Apocalypse has been filled.

Jello Biafra

The Big Ka-Boom, Part One (Alternative Tentacles)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Too-trendy trio eschews substance, favors fashion

Bohemian Rhapsody

Good ol'boys will be well-fed boys at California camp for the rich and the powerful

Nine One One

On the date of America's worst emergency, did the media meet the challenge?

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched . . . and watched

Pols Posturing for Promotions

Who's angling for what, and against whom

Legends of the Fall

A conversation in Purgatory

Flashes

In Defense of Rage

THIS AND THAT

WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILY VALUE OF BROTHERLY LOVE?