Ku Klux Klan

Is Robin Thicke's Banned YouTube Video Worth Fighting For?

Every so often, some group of well-meaning progressive bowdlerizers forces the ACLU to explain why it defends the right of the Ku Klux Klan (et al) to say ridiculous and offensive things, and the result is usually an argument that neither party enjoys having. Robin Thicke's new video, "Blurred Lines ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Top Ten Reasons for Wanting to Be a Neo-Confederate

Sheriff Joe Arpaio thinks it's an honor to be called KKK, remember? So why is anyone surprised that in 2011 he accepted the Sons of Confederate Veterans' J. Edgar Hoover Law and Order Award, apparently for all that hard work he did in ignoring hundreds of sex crimes cases around the county. See a ... More >>

Conor Oberst Releases "MariKKKopa" by Desaparecidos, a Song About Sheriff Joe

See also: The Haymarket Squares Blast Sheriff Joe With New Video; Raise Money For New Record See also: Conor Oberst Disses Lady Gaga, Other Acts who Refuse Arizona Boycott See also: Charlie Levy of Promoter Stateside Presents Pens Open Letter to SB 1070 Boycotters See also: Conor Oberst Pens Totally ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now's Haters, and PoliticoMafioso's Anti-Pearce Top Ten

When recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now announced a "buy-cott" of New Times' advertisers, I quipped that it was like being boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan. An exaggeration, to be sure, but not by as much as you might think.Take for example the comments of BAN supporters t ... More >>

Mayor of Connecticut Suburb Would Fit Right In Among Arizona Politicians

Apparently, Arizona hasn't cornered the market on blatant insensitivity to the Latino community. In case you missed it, Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. of East Haven, Connecticut shared some thoughts with a reporter who questioned him about how he was going to reach out to the Latino community. He makes t ... More >>

Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Runs for Pinal County Sheriff as a Democrat (w/Update)

He supports legalizing marijuana, considers himself a civil libertarian, has had nice things to say about the Occupy movement, and recently filed paperwork in Pinal County to run for Sheriff as a Democrat.One little speed bump: He also happens to be the best known neo-Nazi in Arizona and has referre ... More >>

Steel Pulse to Play Tempe Tomorrow; Frontman David Hinds Sends a Video Message to Phoenix-Area Fans

Bob Marley was such an integral part of bringing reggae to the U.S. that when he died in 1981, the commercial life of reggae almost died with him. But the genre has lived on through reggae acts like Burning Spear, Sly and Robbie, and Steel Pulse. The latter is scheduled to play in Tempe this Thurs ... More >>

Jesus Christ Was a Liberal, No Matter What Republinuts Say

northernsun.comIf he was around today, the Republinuts'd be calling him a commieWhat is it about some Republicrazies and conservatards that makes them think God is on their side? I mean, they really believe all liberals are godless atheists who worship Satan and hate religion, and that Jesus is thei ... More >>

P-Nut of 311 on Perry Farrell, Secret Summer Events, and Rocking a Boat

Alison Dyer​I don't know how much there really is to do out in Omaha, Nebraska, but being a city girl, I'd imagine that living there would give people plenty of time to bounce artistic ideas off of one another and get creative. Out comes 311. The five-piece rock/rap band's sound is undeniably one- ... More >>

311 @ Marquee Theatre

Burning Qurans, Flags, Bibles? The First Amendment Rules

~crystalina~ If the book burning was to be of Bibles instead of Qurans, would anyone have cared? All the sturm und drang of the past few days over a Florida pastor's plans to burn a pile of Qurans on September 11 may have paid off. The AP is now reporting that Pastor Terry Jon ... More >>

Arizona Cops Not Happy With J.D. Hayworth Over Paul Babeu Comments

​J.D. Hayworth's criticism of John McCain over a TV ad featuring Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu seems to have backfired.Since calling on McCain to pull the ad because Babeu called in to a white-supremacist radio show -- apparently without knowing it was a show for racists -- Hayworth's now ta ... More >>

South Carolina's Tea-bag Senator Vows to Stay Neutral in McCain/ Hayworth Showdown

www.talkingpointsmemo.com Tweedle-dee and tweedle-dumb​A South Carolina senator, arguably the biggest tea-bag in the conservative "Tea Party" movement, says he will remain neutral in the Arizona Senate race, where John McCain is squaring off with conservative darling J.D. Hayworth.Senator J ... More >>

An MCSO Officer Craves an Alleged Terrorist’s John Hancock, Plus Religious Insanity at Phoenix Symphony Hall

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 >>

United for a Sovereign America's Racist Anti-Obama Images, and Its Plan to Terrorize Kids at Today's Children's March

from immigrationbuzz.com The full anti-Obama poster on U.S.A.'s Web site​ from immigrationbuzz.com The latest evidence of U.S.A.'s blatant racism...​The KKK-wannabes over at ex-KIA dealer Rusty Childress' United for a Sovereign America have really outdone themselves this time. Not ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Lingerie Shows, Big Pimpin, Punk Karaoke, and More

The Crush is scheduled to perform tonight at MADCAP Theatres in Tempe. Dreamy Lingerie and Swimwear Launch Party at the Mondrian (Friday) There are a few good reasons why you might consider attending this sexy soiree: The Mondrian's Midnight Room provides quite a swanky background in which to w ... More >>

Amar'e Stoudemire Backstabs Hispanic Fans; Signs on as "Special Deputy" Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Seems Big Stat has some eye trouble when it comes to Arpaio's bigoted misdeeds...(Hey, wasn't he in Escape from New York?)Is Phoenix Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire blind to the truth about Sheriff Joe Arpaio?Apparently so, and in more than one eye. According to recent news reports, Big Stat w ... More >>

Live from D.C.: The House/Arpaio 287(g) Hearings, Starting About 7 a.m. Phoenix Time

Stepping off the plane in Washington D.C. this afternoon was like my first trip to New York many moons ago. The cab driver is Russian. The hotel front desk guy is from someplace in Africa. The room service waiter is from El Salvador. In other words, D.C. shows us to be a nation of immigrants. The na ... More >>

Hot Links: KKK members kill would-be recruit in Louisiana; Oilman T. Boone Pickens, in Phoenix, Says Oil Prices Will Rise Again Soon; Local parades mark Veterans Day

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay in this forced sequel

The Battle of Bell Road: Hundreds protest Sheriff Joe Arpaio's anti-immigrant dragnets.

Evil Friday cometh: Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks before local hate group United for a Sovereign America, posse dragnets promised for Good Friday.

Letters from the issue of Thursday, January 17, 2008

Magnetic Fields mines several black musical genres to create its latest: white noise

Grand Kleagle of local KKK supports Ron Paul for Prez, as does just about every other crackpot...

Another neo-Nazi in the nativist woodpile: "Scott Hume," alias "Shawn Hughes."

Welcome to Phoenix, the ethnic cleansing begins at noon.

Big Dipper

The cleated tweeter tackles O.J. Simpson, The PHX's hip-hop Klan war, and Police Chief Harris' second helpings of salary pie

HIP-HOP WAR: Krazy Kid of 101.5 Jamz sues Power 98.3, alleges harassment, and faux KKK shenanigans.

Grand Wizard Arpaio

The plumed penman denounces Sheriff Joe's shenanigans, and chats with transgendered rocker Genesis P-Orridge about her gig at Anderson's

Tonopah's White Knights of America, Russell Pearce, and all the usual suspects.

Newsaxon.com, the neo-Nazi MySpace, tries to block us, but we will not be denied their naughty white power wenches...

Newsaxon.com, the neo-Nazi MySpace, with hot racist chicks galore.

Tards in Cyberspace

Hairy Neighborhoods

Neither a barrio nor allende be

Molehill Mountain

Our pervy pelican asks: Where's our sense of humor gone when it comes to office e-mails?

After Shock

Howard Stern's switch to satellite means a whole new world for Phoenix radio. And for me

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Letters

Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

Molly Hatchet

Greatest Hits (Epic/Legacy)

The Residents

Icky Flix DVD (The Cryptic Corporation)

A Comedy of No Errors

Joel and Ethan Coen's O Brother, Where Art Thou? hits a Homer

Letters

Week of October 12th

Spade & Neutered

Scottsdale's "Looking Forward" is sanitized for your protection

Is It Time To Pull The Thug?

Gang style blasts through popular culture. Can the media be used to fight back?

Pulp Faction

Hard-boiled soft-covers find a home at The Lost Dutchman

AMAZING RACE

CANADA DRY

CLEAN, SOBER AND STANGE

A NORTHERN ARIZONA FOLK ARTIST REVEALS HIS ALTER EGO