Subject: Janet Napolitano

• Dems, activists at state convention demand Gov. Janet Napolitano veto HB 2807. (w/UPDATE: GUV COMPLIES, VETOES BILL.)

  April 27, 2008

• Update: Napolitano yanks Arpaio's immigration funding

  May 14, 2008

• More taxation on speeding ahead: AZ's first to OK statewide photo-radar enforcement

  July 18, 2008

• The Obama Army, Governor Janet Napolitano, and Local Democrats Take Over the Wyndham Hotel

  November 4, 2008

• Letters

  Letters from the week of May 27, 2004

  May 27, 2004

• Critics of Arpaio's Immigrant Policies Can Put Hope in Homeland Security Position for Napolitano

  November 5, 2008

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 9, 2006

  November 9, 2006

• Hey, Janet! The Goldwater Institute Has Some Ideas for You

  So things are really bad with the Arizona economy. So bad, in fact, that Janet Napolitano has set up a Web site to solicit ideas on how the state government can save money. Unfortunately for us, those ideas aren't online for public consumption. (We can only imagine just how many yahoos have taken the time to let the Guv know that all she really has to do to balance the budget is drive out more illegals.) So much for our plan to mock them. The good news, though, is that we know she's getting p

  November 19, 2008

• So Long, Janet? Let the Speculation Begin

  Everywhere from Facebook to corporate boardrooms across town, speculation about what will happen with now-Governor Janet Napolitano — and when — is fast and furious. Here's some early-morning water cooler talk: The money is on Napolitano taking the dog of a job (who's going to succeed in that position?!) and getting the hell out of AZ. So what would happen to her political appointees? On the top of the pile on the chopping block is Steve Owens (pictured at right), head of the state Depa

  November 20, 2008

• Janet Napolitano's "Holiday Tree" Flap Invokes Ire of Anti-Gay Right-Wing Blogger

  Conservatives have mixed feelings about what kind of job Janet Napolitano will do as Homeland Security chief, assuming she gets the job, especially on the subject of immigration. But today's post by conservative blogger Debbie Schlussel makes it obvious the Democratic Napolitano faces scrutiny and open insults on a wider scale as she enters the national spotlight. Schlussel, an avid critic of the Homeland Security department, ridicules Napolitano for calling the seasonally decorated evergr

  November 24, 2008

• Janet Napolitano's Sexuality "Sort of a National Security Issue," Says Blogger Debbie Schlussel

  Conservative blogger Debbie Schlussel e-mailed New Times yesterday to shed light on the context of her recent Janet Napolitano-bashing article that included a humorous -- though crass -- illustration calling Arizona's governor "The Lesbionic Woman." New Times published an article in this blog on Monday that reprinted the poster, and we questioned why Schlussel used it conjunction with an article that focused on Napolitano's politically corr

  November 26, 2008

• Media Weighs in on Napolitano's Appointment to Homeland Security

  Barack Obama has named Arizona's governor Janet Napolitano as the nation's Homeland Security secretary. This is Janet's biggest spotlight ever, and the country is being hit with a flurry of news stories about her. Obama made it official this morning during a news conference in Chicago. According to an Associated Press article just out, Obama told reporters that Napolitano ... has spent her career protecting people. He said she understands the need to protect against terror attac

  December 1, 2008

• Janet Napolitano Heads to Homeland Security, Joe Arpaio Dances a Jig

    Part One of Amy Goodman's recent Democracy Now! segment on Janet Napolitano. Part Two from the same Democracy Now! show. If you want a quick video primer on why today's official pick of Gov. Janet Napolitano to be Obama's Homeland Security Secretary is a disaster for those concerned about immigrant rights, take a look at these YouTube clips from Amy Goodman's November 26 Democracy Now! news show. (You can watch it uninterrupted on Goodman's site, here.) Goodman interviews pro-immigrant

  December 1, 2008

• Janet Napolitano Sends E-mail to Democrats Announcing Acceptance of Cabinet Post Offer

  Janet Napolitano says in an e-mailed letter to Democratic supporters today that she will submit a balanced budget proposal for the state's fiscal year 2010 and keep working for Arizonans if she is confirmed as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The full text of her e-mail follows:

  December 1, 2008

• Dec. 1 In Blogs: Cindy McCain, Dir en Grey, Sobe Adrenaline Rush, Janet Napolitano 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:Cindy McCain's Acquaintance, Dino Castelli, Denies Affair Rumor; Files Court Order Against Enquirer Writer Janet Napolitano Sends E-mail to Democrats Announcing Acceptance of Cabinet Post Offer Up on the Sun: Over the Weekend: Dir en Grey, Deerhunter, Night Train and Mo

  December 1, 2008

• Yet Another Reason Janet Napolitano Should Be Blocked: The Chandler Roundup

  What will it take before the pro-immigrant crowd starts a real campaign to stop this woman? Hispanic leaders in Arizona and elsewhere need to start raising hell over the nomination of border hawk Janet Napolitano to be Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security. And I don't just mean giving the occasional quote to the media criticizing Nappy. I mean a full-court press to block her nomination, and prevent her from becoming the next Homeland Security chief.Many of the reasons why they should do this

  December 5, 2008

• The New York Times Calls a Napolitano-Less Arizona a "State of Fear"

  It loves the Napster a little too much...The New York Times has one thing correct. Once Janet Napolitano has boarded her flight for D.C., Hispanics in Arizona are right to be fearful of a ramped-up, czarist Russian-style pogrom, with little concern for their civil rights, be they citizens or non-citizens. In an unsigned editorial titled "State of Fear," the Gray Lady points out that Governor Napolitano's veto and the threat of her veto has prevented some really insane anti-immigrant proposa

  December 8, 2008

• The Gay Community and the Left's Persistent Delusions Regarding Janet Napolitano

  Obviously, Sen. Larry Craig's private preferences did not make him a friend to the GLBT community.  Regarding Arizona Governor and soon-to-be Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, some in the gay community seem outright delusional when it comes to her appointment. I wonder if they secretly think that because many consider Napolitano to be a closeted lesbian, her political advancement is somehow a positive thing for gays. I would argue, as one sympathetic to the push for gay marriage

  December 12, 2008

• Janet Napolitano's Last State-of-the-State Address: Did the Governor Cry?

  Big girls don't cry, as the song goes. But Janet Napolitano came close on Monday during what was surely her last state-of-the-state speech as governor. On the verge of leaving for the wilds of Washington D.C. as Barack Obama's Homeland Security secretary (assuming she's appointed), Napolitano grew misty-eyed and her voice cracked as she spoke of the "bittersweet" feeling of leaving Arizona. It looked like the closest Napolitano has ever been to crying in public.

  January 12, 2009

• Janet Napolitano Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary; Jan Brewer to Take Oath as New Governor on Wednesday

  Janet Napolitano was confirmed today as the third chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department was created in 2003 as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks, and oversees the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies. It will be interesting for Arizonans to see how the soon-to-be ex-governor handles this important position, especially the issue of illegal immigration. Barack Obama's decision to pick her for the

  January 20, 2009

• Janet Napolitano's Dilemma: Lawmakers Poised to Give Arpaio His Immigration Money Back, But She Holds Federal Power Card

  Former Governor Janet Napolitano fled the state the second she got a better offer, leaving it in the hands of the Republicans she typically opposed. Now the legislature is offering her a symbolic middle finger, not only slashing some of her pet programs, but also reportedly "poised" to slam back into the state budget the $1.6 million she took away from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's anti-illegal-immigrant operations -- and at a time when they're cutting most everything else. This bl

  January 30, 2009

• Janet Napolitano's Final Solution for Undocumented Hispanics: More 287(g) Men

  photo by Eduardo Barraza of Barriozona.com To borrow a line from Alfredo Gutierrez's La Frontera Times, this woman is not your friend.Ever since Janet Napolitano's nomination to be director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, some liberals and immigrant rights activists have held out hope that Napolitano would rein in the excesses of the department's 287(g) program and its worksite enforcement raids. The New York Times trumpeted her as "the most powerful voice of reason in a state that

  February 5, 2009

• Feb. 5 In Blogs: Napolitano, Kid Rock, Valentine's Day 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: Tense Testimony Tendered In Mormon Murder Trial Janet Napolitano "Finessing Immigrant Crackdown," Says Left-Wing Think-Tank Feathered Bastard: Janet Napolitano's Final Solution for Undocumented Hispanics: More 287(g) Men Andrew Thomas Calls Joe Arpaio's Hispanic Tent

  February 5, 2009

• Napolitano's Homeland Security to Give Arizona $12.8M for Illegal Immigration; Once Asked for $118M for State Prisons as Guv

  How times change. Four years ago, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano sent the feds a bill for $118 million, the amount she said the state had paid to incarcerate illegal immigrant prisoners. Now, as an A-list fed herself, Napolitano expects residents of her former home to be happy with $12.8 million in extra border security funds. The money is part of a $60 million package given nationwide, (to be fair, Arizona is getting the second biggest slice of the pie). Napolitano is supposedly still pushi

  June 4, 2009

• Janet Napolitano Meets with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Thursday: Let's Hope They Grill Her Fat Ass

  photo courtesy of Eduardo Barraza at Barriozona.comThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus needs to turn her fanny into virtual ground round till Nappy yanks Arpaio's 287(g).The congressional daily The Hill is reporting that Department of Homeland Security czar Janet Napolitano will be meeting privately for the first time with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus tomorrow in D.C. If true, one can only hope they grill Nappy's generous fanny till it practically resembles the face of that poor Co

  February 25, 2009

• New York Times, Huffington Post Weigh in on Anti-Arpaio March

  Proving once more that the anti-Arpaio march that went down this weekend in Phoenix has, um, legs, both the Huffington Post and the New York Times editorial board have put their respective two cents in on the Zack de la Rocha-led anti-Arpaio protest. The Huffington Post had a two-woman film crew on the ground during the event, and they were getting advice and technical assistance from -- guess who? -- the man the nativists love to hate, Dennis Gilman! Heh. Gilman goes Hollywood.

  March 3, 2009

• With the Arizona Legislature Signing Off on $1.6 Billion in Budget Cuts, How Can We Justify Music Therapy?

  February 26, 2009

• Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 11, 2008

  December 11, 2008

• Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

  November 27, 2008

• The Bird pecks away at Janet Napolitano’s lame defense of Russell Pearce and tears Fulton Brock a new one

  August 21, 2008

• Silence of the Lambs

  CPS would rather shut up than deal with scrutiny

  September 27, 2007

• Guvs Just Wanna Have Fun

  Kinda like The Beatles

  July 12, 2007

• Bonds. Big Bonds.

  It's officially a nonprofit, but the company Governor Napolitano picked to handle millions in student loans is making big bucks for one of its original founders

  November 16, 2006

• Bonds. Big Bonds.

  It's officially a nonprofit, but the company Governor Napolitano picked to handle millions in student loans is making big bucks for one of its original founders

  November 9, 2006

• Raising Arizona

  Okay, Janet, you won. Now what?

  November 9, 2006

• Reality Check

  Let's get this straight: Lots of voters think Janet Napolitano's a closeted lesbian, but she's against Prop 107 and gay marriage?!

  November 2, 2006

• Suffer the Children

  Governor Napolitano made CPS reform a top priority. But it's been a tough four years

  October 26, 2006

• The State of Her State

  Few argue that Janet Napolitano has been a good governor. The question is, why isn't she great?

  October 26, 2006

• Running Scared

  May 13, 2004

• Elephant Slayer

  Napolitano deftly played politics this legislative session to fend off all GOP foes

  May 26, 2005

• Janet's Missed Opportunity

  October 7, 2004

• The New York Times on Janet Napolitano's Ambition Sans Conscience, and Her Chances of Being a Supreme

  image by Jasmine HobeheidarCan the truth keep Napolitano from becoming a Supreme?Just how far can you go with a record of political mediocrity, an absence of conscience and a boatload of ambition? As ex-Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano continues to prove, very far indeed. The Homeland Security czar is reportedly one of those being considered as a replacement for retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. This, despite Napolitano's dismal record as Governor, her lack of leadership on

  May 19, 2009

• May 4 In Blogs: Napolitano, Zack de la Rocha, Back Ted N-Ted and More

  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: Feathered Bastard:Can Janet Napolitano Fail Upward to the Supreme Court? Valley Fever:Speed Camera Killing and Debate in NY Times Blog Swine Flu Arizona: Policy of Closing Maricopa County Schools is Lifted, But 10 Schools Closed in Nogales Up on the Sun:First Friday, Zack de la Rocha, Back Ted N-Ted

  May 4, 2009

• Supreme Court Pick by Obama is Sonia Sotomayor; Janet Napolitano was Rumored to be Among Candidates

    The rumor mill had Janet Napolitano as a potential Supreme Court justice nominee, but President Barack Obama today chose Sonia Sotomayor as his choice. Looks like the former Arizona governor will have to to slog it out with border-reform activists and angry conservatives for a while longer as Homeland Security secretary.    

  May 26, 2009

• Napolitano Regrets "That Canada Can't Seem to Get Beyond" Her Mistake About Canada and 9/11

  This is what you a call a non-apology apology.U.S. Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano lashed out at the Canadian media yesterday, still ticked that people noticed a factual mistake she made last month while speaking about the 9/11 attacks. You might hear an apology in her statements to CTV -- but only if you're not really listening: 

  May 28, 2009

• July 20 In Blogs: Napolitano, Cronkite, McCain, and Pitchfork

  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: Feathered Bastard: Janet Napolitano Blasted as "Law and Order Extremist" by 287(g) Expert Aarti Shahani Up on the Sun: Walter Cronkite, Slayer, Marilyn Manson and Summer of Sound Over the Weekend Pitchfork and Siren: A Weekend of Music Festivals Chow Bella: Yelp Eats $25 Prix-Fixe Menu Starts Today An Obsessio

  July 20, 2009

• Napolitano Giving Speech on Homeland Security Issues Next Week

    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to give a major public speech about terrorism and other security issues next week in New York City, a tipster told Foreign Policy magazine. According to an article on the magazine's Web site, Napolitano give the speech at the corporation-rich, pro-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants Council on Foreign Relations:

  July 24, 2009

• July 27 In Blogs: Bill Maher, The Big Event, Cartel Coffee, Tasers, and Iran

  ​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: Feathered Bastard: Bill Maher Punks Out, Gives Janet Napolitano a Free Ride on Real Time Up on the Sun: The Big Event, Sadisco*, Dreamy Lingerie, and Summer of Sound Over the Weekend Sadisco* Ceasing Its Monthly Parties (and Going Bi-Yearly) in October Chow Bella: Now Open: Rustic Cafe Cartel Coffee's Cardb

  July 27, 2009

• Obama Wants 287(g) Agencies to be Held Accountable for Actions; Napolitano Wants Status of Some Agencies Revoked

  ​ President Obama popped into a meeting today between government officials and immigrant advocates, saying he wants local 287(g)-authorized agencies "held accountable," a pro-immigrant group said today. Reform Immigration for America stated in a news release that the president wasn't expected at the meeting in Washington D.C. on immigration reform, which was attended by representatives of immigrant-rights groups, "leaders from faith, business, law enforcement, and labor," senior

  August 20, 2009

• Napolitano, Meghan McCain, Among "D.C.'s Most Eligible Singles," Says Politico.com

  Image: DHSNapolitano's dating life seems like it needs CPR​ Arizonans Janet Napolitano and Meghan McCain are two of "D.C.'s Most Eligible Singles" according to an an article published recently by Politico.com. Writer Patrick Gavin says of the 20 "eligible singles:" They're cute and connected, charming and compelling. To be sure, many won't be single for long so it's best to work on your pickup lines now. We doubt either of those two are headed for relationship bliss anytime soon.

  September 14, 2009