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Voting Rights Under Siege by Republicans in The Third Reconstruction

A brilliant little gem from the makers of 9500 Liberty Believe it or not, once upon a time, Republicans were the ones fighting for the expansion of voting rights. Okay, so that was more than a century ago, following the Civil War. Still, it's interesting to watch this short video by Annabel Park ... More >>

Election Day 2012: Did Any of the Results Genuinely Surprise You?

While it appeared that many of New Times' readers were favoring a big upset in Arizona in one race or another, none of them appeared to have happened.A few of the congressional races still need to be ironed out, but Mitt Romney took Arizona, Congressman Jeff Flake's moving on to the U.S. Senate, She ... More >>

Retox and Regents, Yucca Tap Room, 11/6/12

Retox and Regents @ Yucca Tap Room|11/6/12By Mike Bogumill While most people were at the Titus Andronicus and Ceremony show enjoying a bar rock act and a hardcore band, both of which escaped their respective niches to achieve crossover success among general indie audiences, two bands with similarly ... More >>

Arizona Republicans Found Out Barack Obama Won Re-Election, and Things Got Very Awkward

At the Arizona Republican Party's election-viewing party at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix last night, the moment came that precisely none of the scheduled speakers was prepared for -- on a large screen to the right of the stage, Fox News declared that President Obama had won re-election.

Joe Arpaio, Suck It Up: Top Ten Reasons to Vote for Paul Penzone

As far as I'm concerned, the only race that matters in this election is the race for Maricopa County sheriff. Don't get me wrong, I'm pulling for Rich Carmona to top Congressman Jeff Flake in the run for U.S. Senate, and I'm praying (best as an atheist can) that President Obama beats back Mitt Rom ... More >>

GOP, Congressman Jeff Flake, Under Fire Over Misleading Robocalls, State Democrats Ask FBI to Investigate Congressman's Calls

Carl Blackburn's answering machine picked up a curious robocall from the Arizona Republican Party a couple days ago -- and it sounded like the local Catholic church was directly urging voters to vote Republican. It went like this: "The St. Margaret's Catholic Church, 2435 East McArthur Drive in Te ... More >>

A Blue Hawaii for Barack, a Shirley Temple for Mitt -- and for You, the Recipes

Ring the bell, it's time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady's, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. In case you haven't noticed, the Presidential election is just a few da ... More >>

10 Must-See Shows This Halloween Weekend

There's plenty to be worried about these days. Just off the top of our heads, there's the very real possibility of a Mitt Romney presidency, the horrors of the ever-lagging economy, and all that folderol about whether or not the world's ending in a couple of months. Frankly, your brains have probab ... More >>

Halloween Guide 2012

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

Meghan McCain Claims Her Vagina Doesn't Decide Who She's Voting for

Despite the speculation that Senator John McCain's daughter, Meghan McCain, consults her vagina before casting votes -- speculation we assume never existed -- she claims she does not.McCain was in the KTAR booth for her weekly chat with Mac and Gaydos yesterday, and confirmed something that no one r ... More >>

Are You Buyin' the Poll That Shows President Obama and Mitt Romney "Dead Even" in Arizona?

President Obama and Mitt Romney are "dead even" in Arizona, according to a poll of the state's voters released this week.The thought of Obama winning Arizona -- which the president's campaign contends is possibly -- seems to come and go each week, depending on how poll results turn out, but this one ... More >>

President Obama, Mitt Romney "Dead Even" in Arizona, if Poll Is to Be Trusted

According to the latest poll of Arizonans, President Obama's ahead of Mitt Romney by two percentage points, which qualifies as being "dead even."This poll comes from the Behavior Research Center, which is notably the only polling outfit that's shown an Obama lead in Arizona out of the eight companie ... More >>

Ice Cream for President! at Udder Delights

Unfortunately, ice cream can't run for president. But, from now until November 6, you can cast your vote by eating a scoop at Superstition Farm's ice cream shop. Head to Udder Delights to select one of two political flavors: Ba-Rocky Road or Mint Romney. See also: - The Sweetness Ice Cream Shop Clo ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad Song Closes Out New This American Life Episode

After the first Presidential debate this last Wednesday, much ado was made about Mitt Romney's gleeful pledge to stuff and baste Big Bird by cutting federal funding to PBS and other pinko commie media outlets. Phoenix folk-punk heroes Andrew Jackson Jihad are clearly fans of the monstrous alphabet ... More >>

How Punk Rock Turned Me Into a Dirty Rotten Liberal

So, last night's debate was weird and surprisingly civil. Republican candidate Mitt Romney was crowned the unofficial "winner" by even the "left wing media," in spite of constantly cutting Jim Lehrer off and threatening to destroy Big Bird's livelihood (there's already a Fired Big Bird Twitter accou ... More >>

RNC 2012: The Seven Craziest GOP Souvenirs at the Republican National Convention

Check out the slide shows: Inside the Republican National Convention 2012 at Tampa Bay Times Forum Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day One: The Protesters Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day Two. Tampa's rich with GOP swag this week as thousands of Republicans gather to show ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Favorability Rating "Falls" to (Sigh) 53 Percent

See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio's Scooby Doo Gang Nails Obama on Alleged Damning Phone Interview With 95-year-old Woman, Presents Zero Real Evidence The good news? S ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Kicking Out Productive Members of Society

Wall Street and Washington Conspire to Destabilize the U.S. Economy, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Ken Bennett Courts Ridicule with More Birther Nonsense

The fun begins around 6:55 inWhat in tarnation is wrong with Ken Bennett? Before he drank the birther Kool-Aid, then publicly spat it up, Arizona's Secretary of State was regarded as a moderate Republican with a lick of common sense.But a month after the flap over Bennett's asking the ... More >>

Obama Blocks DREAMers' Deportations, Outflanks GOP

Republicans are stumbling all over themselves to denounce President Barack Obama's executive action today to block the deportation of students who would benefit from the proposed DREAM Act. And in doing so, they're bumbling right into the trap the White House has laid for them. Obama's move, initial ... More >>

New Voting Laws Could Take Out Obama This Fall

Lemons: SB 1070 Civil Disobedience Must Escalate

Ken Bennett Apparently Making Up Rules as He Goes Along, Won't Verify Romney's Documents

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has officially become that kid no one wanted to play with because he just made up the rules to games as he went along.Bennett, as you may recall, decided to play ball with the "birther" crowd, taking the "extra step" to verify President Barack Obama's birth cer ... More >>

Paul Babeu's Favorability With Arizona Voters Hits the Toilet; Joe Arpaio's Support Split

Public Policy Polling released the last of the results from its probe of Arizona voters today, which show that if you're one of Arizona's two most-famous sheriff's, most people don't like you.More people said they liked the City of Yuma than said they liked Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu. Yuma.A fu ... More >>

Kyrsten Sinema's Hilary Rosen Moment, and Her Persistent Verbal Flubbery

Sinema's statement on Iran starts 2:48 in, her comments on health care at around 6:03The flap over center-left talking head Hilary Rosen and her perceived insult of Mitt Romney's wife Ann offers a perfect example of how mere verbal flubs can offer ammunition to right-wingers in the highly-charged pa ... More >>

Paul Babeu, Embattled Congressional Candidate, Performs Mitt Romney-esque Flip-Flop-Flip in First Campaign Video

In Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's first Congressional campaign video -- a 30-second spot posted on YouTube -- he tells viewers that he is "still the conservative fighter who stood up to Obama over border security. And I'm still the pro-life candidate who will fight for new jobs and against incre ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 8, 2012

Rick Santorum Schmoozing Joe Arpaio Today -- A Tactic Which Hasn't Exactly Been Successful

​Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum is meeting with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today -- at least, according to the sheriff -- to become the next in the line of GOP candidates to come kiss Arpaio's rings.According to Arpaio, or his flak, presidential candidates Mit ... More >>

Watch Debates of "Lesser-Known" Republican Presidential Candidates in Arizona

Image: Tucson WeeklyThe weekend debates of "lesser-known" Arizona Republican presidential candidates were a tad less formal than their nationally televised counterparts.​Millions of people will tune in to the Republican presidential candidate debate in Mesa tomorrow, an event that could help decid ... More >>

Paul Babeu's Self-Portrait in You Write The Caption

​Pinal County Sheriff' Paul "studboi1" Babeu had quite the weekend after New Times broke the story of the sheriff's ex-boyfriend claiming he was threatened with deportation if he disclosed the details of their relationship.Babeu held a press conference on Saturday, denying his ex-boyfriend's alleg ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Endorsement Still Worth Something, if Polls are to Be Trusted

​If public-opinion polls are to be trusted, then Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's endorsement still is worth something to Arizonans.Arpaio's endorsement of some candidates hasn't worked out too well -- like former U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth, ousted Senate President Russell Pearce ... More >>

Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Hosts Press Conference to Address New Times Story. Admits He's Gay and Says He Quit the Mitt Romney Campaign

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu just announced at a press conference that he is a gay man and that he is no longer a part of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign. "I called the Romney campaign, and I told him I'm going to step away from the campaign," Babeu told a crowd of reporters. He sa ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Political (Action) Figures: The Republican Candidates' Collectible Matches

​Remember when you stopped rehashing TV and comic book storylines with your action figures, and instead re-cast them to play out real-life drama? Like that one time your dad (played by Hordak) got drunk and totaled the minivan (a great stand-in by Ecto-1) then tried to hide it from your mom (the ... More >>

Joe Arpaio to Endorse Rick Perry for President? Yeah...We're Scratching Our Heads, Too

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man who's made a career out of bootin' brown folks back across the border, is reportedly going to endorse Rick Perry as the Republican nominee for president -- which is more than a little surprising (if it's true, that is), when you consider some of Perry's r ... More >>

Poll: Barack Obama Leads All Republican Presidential Candidates in Arizona

www.punditkitchen.com​If next year's presidential election were held today, President Barack Obama would carry Republican-leaning Arizona, according to a recent poll.According to a Rocky Mountain poll released yesterday, Obama leads all possible Republican candidates in Arizona by at least a five- ... More >>

GOP Candidates and Their Theme Songs

​Herman Cain was served a tall order when this video leaked a few days ago. He's got a reputation to protect. That reputation: Future Chief Executive Pizza Man and past Godfather's Pizza CEO. Damn it, Americans love pizza. Who is he to hide his affection toward the garnished bread? He might as wel ... More >>

September 19 In Blogs: Joe Arpaio, Spa Week, Peelander Z, Noodles, and Mitt Romney

​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:

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Should Ask Joe Arpaio About His Elvis-Themed Panty Parties

James KingPresidential hopefuls (allegedly) want to talk to Joe Arpaio about immigration. They should ask about some of his other passions, including the Elvis-themed panty party he threw at his Tent City jail earlier this year. ​According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ghost-"tweeters," ... More >>

Blogosphere Erupts With Minor News That John McCain Says He Won't Endorse Sarah Palin's Officially Unofficial 2012 Presidential Bid...Yet

The Mav​It's only 2010, and Sarah Palin hasn't said whether she'll be running for president in 2012, but all indications suggest that she will (you don't quit your gig as governor of Alaska and travel around the country lending teabaggers a wink and a 'you betchya' for nothing).But Arizona S ... More >>

May 28 In Blogs: SB 1070, Fetish Prom, John Blaze, Lao Ching Hing, and Lou Ferrigno

​​​​​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: Terry Goddard to Eric Holder: Don't Sue Us Over SB 1070, Pretty-Please Jack ... More >>

SCA Scandal: Some Donation Checks Could Trigger Criminal Charges; Companies Made Contributions

    ​The SCA checks are in, and some of them were from businesses -- in apparent violation of Arizona law. As we foreshadowed this morning, Captain Joel Fox turned in the canceled checks today as part of his settlement agreement with the Maricopa County Department of Elections. Al ... More >>

The Jason Rose Connection

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