Olivia Cortes

Steve Smith's "Save Joe Arpaio's Ass Bill" Passes State House, and, Oh, It's Unconstitutional

Here's yet another sign worshippers at the font of all things Sheriff Joe know that their boy is doomed by the current recall effort: Their willingness to resort to futile, unconstitutional trickery to keep Arpaio's career on life support. See also: -Russell Pearce-Inspired Recall Bill Unconstituti ... More >>

Why Sheriff Joe Actually Is Nervous About the Recall Effort Against Him

Joe Arpaio's Stooge Mike Stauffer Still in Sheriff's Race, Rumors Aside

To rip off the great Samuel Langhorne Clemens, reports of Mike Stauffer's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Finance reports were due in to the county last night, and the Republican-turned-Independent's campaign for sheriff filed a "No Activity Statement," which would normally attest to no expen ... More >>

Democrats Up Sleaze Ante Against Jerry Lewis in LD 26

There should be some law of the political jungle that says if you call someone a liar, you at least have to say what the lie is. See also: -Liberal Democrats Tar Republican Jerry Lewis, Borrowing a Page From Extremists They Claim to Loathe -Russell Pearce's Vanquisher Jerry Lewis Slimed by Democrat ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Vanquisher Jerry Lewis Slimed by Democrats

Here's proof positive that Democrats can be just as scummy as Republicans. I mean this hit piece mailed out to folks in Legislative District 26, declaring that state Senator Jerry Lewis, the man who took on former state Senate President Russell Pearce, the biggest bigot in this state, and defeated ... More >>

Penzone Benefits from Arpaio's Latest Attack Ad

Joe Arpaio's Stooge Mike Stauffer May Be Getting IE Help from an Odd Source

Republican-turned-Independent candidate for sheriff Mike Stauffer may have almost no money, little support and may be regarded as a massive joke by nearly everyone with a lick of sense in Maricopa County. Nevertheless, he soon could be getting some indirect assistance from a new independent expend ... More >>

Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Turns Up the Heat

Tom Horne's Snakepit, Bill Montgomery's Dirty Money, and the Problem with Carmen Chenal

The media's been hot for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's head over allegations that during the 2010 campaign he was improperly involved in supporter-turned-staffer Kathleen Winn's independent expenditure committee Business Leaders for Arizona. See also: -Tom Horne's Alleged Hit-and-Run at an ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Foes in Adios Arpaio Endorse Paul Penzone for Sheriff

With the kind of spirited cheering and clapping you might hear at a high school basketball game, about 100 mostly Hispanic students from the Adios Arpaio movement declared their endorsement of former Phoenix Police sergeant Paul Penzone for Maricopa County sheriff. See also: -Joe Arpaio's Doom: "Ad ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Doom: "Adios Arpaio" Claims 20,000 Anti-Joe Voters Added to the Rolls

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been frittering away his remaining days on this planet by glomming onto the birther idiocy for publicity and chasing dishwashers and gardeners while dangerous sex offenders roam free. Meanwhile, a small army of high-school kids (mostly), funded by union bucks and led by vete ... More >>

Mike Stauffer's Hack West Kenyon: Idiot or Joe Arpaio Tool?

See also: Joe Arpaio on the Run from Paul Penzone, Mike Stauffer the Goat in New Poll (w/Update) See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio Stooge Mike Stauffer a "Republican ... More >>

Russell Pearce Skunked by Bob Worsley in LD 25 Republican Primary

See also: Russell Pearce's Ruin Caused in Part by Citizens for a Better Arizona See also: Russell Pearce at RockinRRanch and Lester Pearce Insults All of Maricopa County See also: Russell Pearce Can't Shake His Ties to Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready See also: Russell Pearce's Bile Gone from Public Life for Goo ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Friends of Russell," and Brent Ellsworth's Vivisection of RP

See also: Russell Pearce's "Friends" List Contains Jerry Lewis Supporters, and, Apparently, Dead People See also: Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last See also: An AZ Latino Republican Association Leader Aided Sham Candidate Olivia Cortes There's a not-so-fine line bet ... More >>

Lester Pearce Submits Public Records Request About Ethics Complaint Against Him

Lester gets spanked by radio ads on KFYI See also: Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce's Bro Lester Pearce, Busted See also: Russell Pearce's Cortes Scandal: Tom Ryan Challenges the Media, Lest ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Endorsements Slammed by New Dennis Gilman Video

"Eduction," education, let's call the whole thing off... See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association" Scrambles to Show It's No Sham See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce's New Signs Tout His ... More >>

Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last

See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Co ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association" Scrambles to Show It's No Sham

See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thin ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2?

See also: Russell Pearce's New Signs Tout His "Eduction" (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce on Blast for Racist E-mails in New Dennis Gilman Video See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) As the saying goes, you can't make this stuff up. On Wednesday, I publish ... More >>

Russell Pearce a One-Note Johnny, New Bob Worsley Video Says

The Worsley camp's latest, and how true it is...At the Red Mountain Tea Party Monday night, recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce did not bow out of the GOP primary in Legislative District 25 for state Senate, as some in the blogosphere had anticipated.Instead, according to th ... More >>

Russell Pearce Wants $260,000 of Your Money, and His Flunkies Want to Give It to Him

Remember when I informed you of the trial balloon being floated by toadies of recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce, lickspittles who long to give their lord and master more than $260,000 of taxpayer funds because he had to endure a recall election, one he lost by a humiliating 12 points?We ... More >>

Russell Pearce: Crossing Line on 501(c)4 Status of Ban Amnesty Now?

Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has just taken the bait proffered by Bob Worsley, his opponent in the Legislative District 25 Republican primary for state Senate. And in doing so, Pearce may have further endangered the 501(c)4 status of the organization he currently fronts, Ban Amnest ... More >>

Russell Pearce Seems Incapable of Telling the Truth, Even About His Own Religion

Russell Pearce's Radio Show and Its Potential Legal Problems

The most interesting item to drop from the lips of recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce at Mesa's Red Mountain Tea Party meeting on Monday was not the fact that he's running for state Senate in Legislative District 25. Rather, it was something Pearce said to me as I buttonholed him ju ... More >>

Russell Pearce Claims "Absolute Legislative Immunity" in False Arrest of Sal Reza

Humiliated 12-point loser and ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce figures the rules don't apply to him. That's been a life-long pattern, from the shenanigans that got him fired from his post as head of the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles to the sham candidacy of Olivia Cortes in last ... More >>

Russell Pearce-Inspired Recall Bill Unconstitutional, Say Experts

A proposed legislative remedy to the successful recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce is unconstitutional, according to experts in election and constitutional law.Senate Bill 1449, sponsored by state Senator Steve Smith, recently moved through the Senate judiciary committee with a do-pa ... More >>

Russell Pearce Preaches Hate on Ban Amnesty Now Radio Show

The high-priest of Hispanic-hatin', now flapping his lips on the AM dial... Xenophobia, self-adulation and delusion are just some of the repulsive dishes offered at ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce's radio cafeteria of hate, which airs Tuesdays and Mondays at 7 p.m. on Phoenix's KFNX 1100 AM ... More >>

Russell Pearce Wants to Run Again, No Surprise There

The news that former state Senate President Russell Pearce is positioning himself to run again for the state Senate should surprise no one.To be clear, Pearce hasn't yet announced his intention to seek that office. He's merely filed paperwork with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office that would a ... More >>

Russell Pearce Nabs First Vice Chair, Ron Paul Dominates Straw Poll at State GOP Meeting

Ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce began slithering back into relevancy this Saturday during the Arizona GOP's winter meeting, held at Phoenix's Church for the Nations, where he was elected to the party's First Vice Chair position.Despite an embarrassing 12-point loss to fellow Republican Jerr ... More >>

Russell Pearce Scores GOP Chairman Tom Morrissey's Endorsement for First Vice Chair

Unless you frequent right wing blogs such as Sonoran Alliance or SeeingRedAZ, you may have missed the tidbit that disgraced ex-state Senator Russell Pearce has won the endorsement of Arizona GOP Chair Tom Morrissey for the unpaid position Pearce is seeking: First Vice Chair of the Arizona Republican ... More >>

Russell Pearce Scores Paying Gig as "President" of Ban Amnesty Now

I've been staying up late nights worrying about disgraced former state Senate President Russell Pearce.I mean, what's a washed-up nativist hatemonger to do for cash? Sure, he's been busy running for First Vice Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, but that won't put fatback on the griddle, being th ... More >>

Russell Pearce, Wanna-Be First Vice Chair of the State GOP?

File this one under, "Something wicked this way comes." The non-crazy GOP blog Politico Mafioso is reporting that disgraced nativist standard bearer, recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce is seeking the position of First Vice Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, where he'd be carrying ... More >>

Russell Pearce, Crybaby Loser, Can't Yet "Forgive" Jerry Lewis For Whuppin' Him

Pearce: Still not man enough to call Lewis and formally concede after a 12 point lossIn a grotesque mix of Freudian projection, denial, all-out hubris and crass hypocrisy, ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce has told the Arizona Capitol Times that he's trying to "forgive" Jerry Lewis, the man w ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Pleads for More Millions, as Juan Farias Mendoza's Ghost Looks On

Consider this the first anti-Arpaio ad for 2012, ironically produced by Arpaio's goons, and censored heavily by them as well....He's cost taxpayers $100 million in swiped county funds, has the blood of unfortunates such as Juan Farias Mendoza on his hands, was forced to settle to the tune of $1 mill ... More >>

Activist Randy Parraz Led an Army of Non-Partisan Warriors to Take Down Russell Pearce

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Russell Pearce's Bile Gone from Public Life for Good

Russell Pearce, dressed for his next job assignment: high school janitorFolks have been asking why I haven't blogged yet on state Senate President Russell Pearce's removal from the body politic last night when he was defeated in the Legislative District 18 recall race, 53-45 percent. A massive win f ... More >>

Russell Pearce: Will CapTimes Throw Him a Bone? (Update: No Bone for Russ, Lewis Leads)

Will the CapTimes lend Russ a hand ce soir? See update below. CT just bit its master's paw.The news that the Arizona Capitol Times, the semi-official mouthpiece of the Arizona Legislature, has a poll on the LD 18 recall race it's releasing tonight at 6 p.m. on ABC 15, should have the camps of both c ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Chad Willems Worked for Group Opposing Mormon Temple in North Phoenix

FacebookChad Willems' pet snake Constantin: Just a joke, people. I don't know if that snake is his pet...Props to the ever-entertaining and informative Politoco Mafioso blog for scoring the following intriguing info concerning Summit Consulting's Chad Willems, state Senate President Russell Pea ... More >>

Andy Biggs' Bull Outed by Arizona Eagletarian Blogger Steve Muratore

Biggs: "a certain bovine excrement type of swear word..."Could the Arizona Republican Party be any more obvious in its desire to quash the efforts of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, mainly because of that one word, "Independent"?What the heck are they afraid of? It's unlikely the G ... More >>

Anti-Russell Pearce Group Sends LD 18 Mailer, Fails to Register with Secretary of State

With "friends" like these...In what looks like a less-than-smooth move by Democrats attempting to help Republican Jerry Lewis' challenge of state Senate President Russell Pearce in the Legislative District 18 recall, a group incorporated as "Citizens United for Progress" has sent out pro-Lewis, anti ... 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 Fave Website Sonoran Alliance Steps in the Shinola

sonoranalliance.comIs that egg on SA's face, or something a lot worse?God, I love Republicans. Especially the crazy ones. They're just way too easy. In fact, whether or nor state Senate President Russell Pearce survives the Legislative District 18 recall race, I'll be heartbroken, as right now, ever ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Newest Challenger: Libertarian Michael Kielsky

facebook.com/kielskyLibertarian Michael Kielsky wants Pearce's job, too, apparentlyI've not known the local Libertarian crowd to be overly fond of state Senate President Russell Pearce, which makes me wonder why one of their tribe appears to be jumping into the recall campaign in Legislative Distric ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Challenge to Recall Shot Down, Dismissed by Judge Hugh Hegyi

Pearce's challenge to the recall has been shot down in superior courtSuperior Court Judge Hugh Hegyi just issued a ruling in state Senate President Russell Pearce's legal challenge to his recall, dismissing the complaint brought by the legal beagle working on his behalf, Lisa Hauser.Hegyi agreed wit ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Tea Party Pal Franklin Bruce Ross, Plaintiff in the Recall Lawsuit

Just who is paying Lisa Hauser's tab?Monday morning, oral arguments are scheduled to begin in the legal challenge to the recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce. Lawyers representing the Arizona Secretary of State, Maricopa County Elections and the recall committee Citizens for a Better ... More >>