Jack Harper

Tom Cruise's Oblivion Is Grand Until It's Not

David Burnell Smith, Ex-Lawmaker, Teams Up With Larry Klayman in Fight of Arpaio Recall

Former Republican legislator David Burnell Smith, a birther and DUI attorney recently arrested for alleged DUI, is doing Larry Klayman's bidding in the fight against the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.As many people pointed out as Klayman continued to claim that he'd try to get the recall effort shut ... More >>

Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State, Plays to the "Birthers"

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who just recently filed the paperwork for an exploratory committee in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial race, appears to be the latest Arizona politician to play to the "birther" crowd.In the mess that is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "investigation" into ... More >>

Joe Arpaio and the "Birther" Gang Gather at the Capitol, Where Carl Seel Likened His "Birther" Bill to Women's Suffrage

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the "birther" gang -- now including legislators -- held a press conference at the capitol today to push state Representative Carl Seel's "birther" bill.Seel's bill, as you may recall, is the watered-down, penis-free version of last year's bill, which  fo ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Sycophants Try to Score Him Some Free Money from the Taxpayers

Welfare for Russ? Only if Harper and Howie get their way...Uncle Russ needs him some free gub'mint cheese. He ain't got a job no more because of them dang liberals, and that cheese will only cost y'all taxpayers $230,000. Plus, the Constitution promises it to him.Such are the pathetic trial balloons ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Personal Army? SB 1495 Paves the Way

Senator Allen: Pawn of the feds?Do you think Governor Jan Brewer, or any Arizona governor from this point on, should have a volunteer military force that she can call up and use for any purpose whatsoever?Well, that's what the governor would have if Senate Bill 1495 becomes law: A blank check t ... More >>

Arizona Lawmakers Introduce Firearms Bills to Further Loosen Restrictions

  Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh, a Republican from Surprise, saw his bill passed last year that allows people to store guns in their vehicles in the parking lots of businesses that otherwise prohibit guns.​What kinds of firearms-related bills will Arizona lawmakers be work ... More >>

"Birther" Bill Set Aside By Arizona Senate; Doesn't Have Enough Republican Votes

www.icanhazcheezburger.com​Has common sense prevailed in the Arizona State Senate?That may be a stretch, but one of the more embarrassing pieces of legislation to find its way through the Arizona House this session won't get a vote in the Senate -- this session anyway.The controversial "birther" b ... More >>

Hot Links: Guns, Motorcycles, and Janet Napolitano

​A controversial bill that would allow faculty to carry guns on campuses has advanced in Arizona. According to Senator Jack Harper, who introduced the bill, his proposal would deter gunman from opening fire on Arizona campuses. A preliminary committee voted 5-2 to approve the bill, and it now goes ... More >>

Hot Links: Immigrant Center, Adoption Bill, and Kayak Rescue

​Federal immigration officials are opening an immigrant processing center in Mesa. The center, which will operate at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, will serve as the final stop before illegal immigrants board a plane to Central America. The facility will open in about two weeks...The Arizona Se ... More >>

Arizona Gun Laws "Lack Common Sense," Report Claims; What About Bringing Your Gun to the Bar Doesn't Make Sense?

www.motivatedphotos.com​Arizona has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, and one gun-violence-prevention group claims they flat out "lack common sense."We could have told you that -- in Arizona, you can bring a gun to the bar with you for fuck's sake.The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun ... More >>

Guns-on-Campus Bill Sponsor Uses University of Alabama Tragedy to Defend AZ Legislation

www.zcache.com​In the wake of Friday's shootings at the University of Alabama-Huntsville -- where a professor shot six people, killing three -- the sponsor of a bill that would allow Arizona profs to pack heat in the classroom is using the incident to promote his bill.State Se ... More >>

Arizona Tea Party Puddin' Heads; Plus, Russell Pearce Says Joe Arpaio Won't Run for Guv, Despite Business Journal Report

From left, Jack Harper, Dean Martin, Russell Pearce, and John Huppenthal Obama is a Nazi. Obama is a commie. Obama is a pirate. (Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum.) Obama is a socialist. Obama is the Joker from The Dark Night. (You know, Heath Ledger) Yadda-yadda-yadda. Such was the refrain f ... More >>

Arizona Senator Jack Harper's Commentary in Arizona Capitol Times Draws Flak

Jack Harper: Feel the love.Republican state Senator Jack Harper of Surprise really let it rip in a recent commentary for the Arizona Capitol Times, and some of his comments are under fire from the blogosphere.The commentary, published on the Cap Times' "Capitol Voices" page on March 6, 20 ... More >>

Jon Hinz Gets the Boot From the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 30, 2008

Sandra Kennedy, Bob Stump, and Susan Bitter Smith prove that AZ voters are stupid

U.S.A. racists rally for Russell Pearce; and Buffalo Rick Galeener's latest court date for public urination.

Hot Links: Nathan Sproul, Dennis Wilenchik, Russel Pearce, Michael Phelps, DMX, and Tempe 12 chicks.

New attack ads against Mesa racist Russell Pearce, and wild man Jack Harper.

Hot Links: Melanoma Man John McCain, Phil Gordon on NPR, Jack Harper, Cards linebacker Clark Haggans, and Joe Arpaio, spanked.

Senator Files Ethics Complaint Over Gay Marriage Vote

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 24, 2007

Let the Sunshine In

When power-tripping HOAs push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price

Career Death

The consequences for a DPS officer who bucked his bosses' dismissal of a righteous speeding ticket, got fired, and won a $190,000 jury award for wrongful termination

Load of Crappioppoli

Maverick state Senator Jack Harper and shady Clinton administration bureaucrat Henry Cisneros are back and bitchin', which's ruffling tail feathers

Straitjacket Jan Brewer

Empowering the Secretary of State, especially this secretary of state, to decide when elections can be suspended is a crazy idea. Sanity must prevail in state government

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, Jnauary 26, 2006

Pressure Tactics

You won’t believe what GOP officials are pulling now to try to keep Senator Jack Harper from discovering the truth about a local election!

Ballot Boxing

GOP honchos keep hiding the truth about election foul-ups, as it's learned that local ballots may be stored illegally

Rocking the Boat

GOP bigwigs and their pandering pals in the mainstream press are apoplectic about a state senator and New Times' fight to discover the truth. What're these pols trying to hide?

Ballot Box Breakdowns

An independent voting-technology expert finds serious problems in the Maricopa County Elections Department

Pandora's Box

Is Arizona's Speaker of the House afraid of what might happen if the truth is learned about a local election?

J. Edgar Arpaio

Sheriff Joe's fashioning himself after the late FBI director, only (we think) without the women's underwear

Burning Desire

Representative Leah Landrum-Taylor just says "No" to cross burning

Tearing Down the House

Arizona legislators want to slash state spending. Well, how about some real House cleaning?