Greg Patterson

AP Didn't "Purchase" Authorized Copy of Gabrielle Giffords' Book, Says Publisher

​ The publicist for Gabrielle Giffords' new book denies that the Associated Press bought an "advance" of the book legitimately for its November 4 preview article."Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope," has been embargoed for release by retailers until November 15, and no advance copies were offe ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Right-Wing Echo Chamber, and Its Latest Smear of Jerry Lewis

Gilman slams Patterson in his latest. Nice laugh track, Dennis.In the wake of the Olivia Cortes flap in the Legislative District 18 recall race, the right-wing echo chamber has been trying its darnedest to gin up scandals involving Republican Jerry Lewis, state Senate President Russell Pearce's ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Lobbyist Pal Greg Patterson and the Ties That Bind

espressopundit.comLobbyist Patterson: Licking Pearce's boots clean is just the price of doin' business...The first thing you need to know about Greg Patterson of the right-wing Espresso Pundit blog is that he is a lobbyist. According to the Arizona Secretary of State's website, he has been a re ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Sham Candidate, Olivia Cortes, Withdraws from LD18 Recall Race

Hours before she was to appear at a candidates' forum in Mesa and one day before a second, scheduled evidentiary hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court over her sham campaign, Olivia Cortes this morning officially withdrew her candidacy for state Senate at the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. ... More >>

Dennis Burke's Ouster Tied to Botched Grenades Case; Former U.S. Attorney Also Entwined in "Fast and Furious" Scandal

Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's firearms scandal has expanded to a firearms-and-grenades scandal.​ Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's apparently forced resignation last week stemmed not only from the "Fast and Furious" scandal, but also from a botched case involving grenades.The Wall Stre ... More >>

Governor Brewer to Police Chiefs: You Should Have Tried Harder to Stop "Dreadful" Medical Pot Law

Governor Jan Brewer, having halted the state's medical marijuana dispensary industry, laments that she and police chiefs didn't campaign hard enough against the new pot law before the November election. ​ Governor Jan Brewer told the state's police chiefs today that they should have tried ... More >>

Eric Holder Must Clarify Decision on Medical Marijuana, Congressmen Say; Dems Argue for States' Rights, Repubs Want Federal Status Quo

Barney Frank​ Four U.S. Congressmen want Attorney General Eric Holder to clarify the Obama Adminstration's position on medical marijuana, and what they're asking for cuts down party lines. Ironically, it's two Democrats who are pushing for states' rights, while two Republicans are demanding&nb ... More >>

John Zidich, Arizona Republic Publisher and Member of Fiesta Bowl Executive Committee, in Glaring Conflict of Interest, Say Local Journos and Politicos

​On Tuesday, the Fiesta Bowl released an internal investigation of bowl employees, highlighting questionable spending of the organization's money and alleged illegal campaign contributions -- the second such internal investigation since The Arizona Republic started reporting on it in 2009. ... More >>

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik Praised and Cursed in Thousands of E-mails Received Days After Giffords Shooting

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik received more than 5,000 e-mails in the three days following the January 8 Tucson massacre​ Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has nearly become a household name across the country following his emotional, public statements that talk radio and "vi ... More >>

Arizona Democratic Party's Wacky Mailer for Nick Coons

Dems supporting Libertarians? How about helping fellow Dems for a change?I agree with Espresso Pundit's Greg Patterson about as often as I agree with state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce, which is, almost never. But he exposed an ugly little problem with the Arizona Democrats recently th ... More >>

Mormon-Owned Deseret News in Utah Lays Off Nearly Half Its Staff

Image: www.nppa.org The Deseret News is pulling an East Valley Tribune move by laying off nearly half of its staff.​Utah's oldest newspaper, the Mormon-owned Deseret News, is laying off nearly half of its staff in a major restructuring based on financial problems. Jay Evensen,&nb ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon in Need of an Intervention? Espresso Pundit Thinks So

Greg Patterson​It's been said in political circles that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has been under a tremendous amount of stress in both his personal and public lives. And people aren't sure what to make of some recent incoherent speeches Gordon has delivered to the public.The Republic has quo ... More >>

Randy Pullen, Under Investigation by AG Goddard, Now Calls for Goddard to Be Investigated

​Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen called for an investigation into Attorney General Terry Goddard at a press conference yesterday -- but failed to mention that Goddard's office is currently investigating Pullen.In fact, in Pullen's remarks, which you can see in this video posted to w ... More >>

Arizona Republic Tweaks Cronkite Quote to End on Positive Note

Layoffs must be affecting judgment over at the Arizona Republic. What else can explain the poor journalistic decisions being made at the state's largest, ever-shrinking daily newspaper? Greg Patterson of Espresso Pundit picked up on a couple of "What were they thinking?" snippets re ... More >>

Sean Noble, Former Chief-of-Staff for John Shadegg, Hospitalized After Car Crash

  Sean Noble [above], a local right-wing political consultant and former chief-of-staff for John Shadegg, is in the hospital after a one-car accident on Friday. Greg Patterson's Espresso Pundit blog reported yesterday that Noble, who also writes a so-so political blog called ... More >>

"Resign to Run" Law Being Scrutinized as Local Officials Seem to Flout It

Blogger and former Republican lawmaker Greg Patterson opened a tasty can of worms recently, pointing out that Attorney General Terry Goddard has apparently run afoul of the state's "resign-to-run" law. Goddard, a Democrat, recently told a crowd during a speech that "I intend to run fo ... More >>

Cute Little Spat Erupts Between Doug McEachern of the Arizona Republic and Blogging Former Lawmaker

Former Greg Patterson thinks longtime editorial writer Doug McEachern writes like a "coasting tweener." McEachern thinks Patterson is a "venal, simpering whiner with a Viagra-induced thing for the news business." Isn't that cute? Greg PattersonImage: www.azpbs.orgDoug McEachern

Espresso Pundit Blog Trying to Go "Professional;" Former Lawmaker Seeks Subscribers

Image: www.espressopundit.com One of former lawmaker Greg Patterson's schticks on his blog, Espresso Pundit, has been to bash daily newspapers. Now he wants to be one -- or an online version, anyway.The popular local blogger is shilling for subscribers on his Web site, saying he'll produce a new cyb ... More >>

Blogfight Round 3: Sonoran Alliance Should Dump "Chewie" to Stay Popular, Says Espresso Pundit

Espresso Pundit and Sonoran Alliance blogs kept up their slugfest today, with SA's multiple-personality "Chewie" looking the worse for wear. The underlying subject remains the one New Times has been harping on for a few months: When good bloggers go bad -- anonymously. Greg Patterson, a fo ... More >>

Anonymous Bloggers at Sonoran Alliance Take Heat From "Peers"

  The steam keeps rising over at the Sonoran Alliance blog, the site of a tiff between conservatives that we told you about last week. The underlying issue is a familiar one to readers of this blog: We've been on Sonoran Alliance's case for months for its bad habit of allowing anonym ... More >>

Top Ten Post-Election Stories for Arizonans

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It's a Wrap

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Gas Bag Man

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Nowicki Knows Best

Illegal Turn

Drive to license undocumented immigrant motorists accelerates through Latino community

Bad Sign

High rate of Reform Party invalid signatures may signal trouble for other ballot measures

For Whom Your Bell Tolls

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POLS TO THE WALL

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ARIZONA, HOME OF THE OK QUARREL

HEY, WE'RE THE GRAND CANYON STATE. WE LIKE BIG SCHISMS.

CORPORATION MEN

TO RETAIN HIS SEAT ON THE COMMISSION, CHAIRMAN JENNINGS TAKES HIS GLOVES OFF AND BATTLES TURNBUCHLE TOM