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Fellow Republicans: An Emergency Plan to Stop Our Asses From Getting Kicked

To: Lovers of America From: The Republican National Committee RE: Emergency platform changes Dear Patriots: It seems that 47 percent was somewhat larger than we anticipated in last week's election. Henceforth, we urge all Republicans to adopt these immediate policy changes.

Debate 2012: Romney and Obama Attack, Jim Lehrer Loses Control -- the Media Room View

The following post was written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow at New Times' Denver-based sister paper, Westword. Although Senator John McCain easily won Arizona in the 2008 election, team Obama believes Arizona is in play this time around. Read on for observation and analysis from last night's de ... 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 >>

Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Joe Arpaio's Republican National Convention Role Doesn't Exist, So He'll Be at a Nearby Zoo

Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be in Tampa next week during the Republican National Convention.He's not actually part of the convention, though -- he'll be giving a speech to an audience of people and exotic animals at a zoo about seven miles away from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the actual GOP heavyw ... More >>

Mitt Romney's Arizona Problem: Randy Pullen vs. Shane Wikfors (and Maybe Tom Morrissey)

Wikfors on Sunday Square Off, sparking a firestorm Mitt Romney may be attempting a shift to the center on immigration, but word has yet to trickle down to the hardcore nativists of the Arizona Republican Party.As the GOP presidential hopeful was in Florida yesterday trying to woo the National A ... More >>

Jan Brewer: Arizona Awarded GOP Presidential Debate. Gov Bails on Plan to Move Primary Date to January 31

​According to Governor Jan Brewer, GOP presidential candidates will be coming to Arizona to debate.The debate, Brewer says, was awarded to the state by the Republican National Committee, and has apparently persuaded the governor to not seek a "louder voice" for Arizona nationally by moving the sta ... More >>

John McCain Hires New Campaign Manager After Last Week's Shake-Up

James King​Senator John McCain's re-election campaign announced today that it has found a replacement for former campaign manager Shiree Verdone and it's opted to go with a familiar face.Mark Buse, "The Maverick's" former Senate chief of staff, and one-time intern when McCain was in the House of R ... More >>

John McCain Campaign Loses Two Veteran Staffers Including Campaign Manager; Dang!

​Two of Senator John McCain's veteran campaign advisers -- one being his campaign manager, Shiree Verdone -- have left the campaign, the McCain camp announced Friday.After the "danged fence" ad, and what Dan Nowicki at the Arizona Republic is calling an "about face" on his stance on immigration, w ... More >>

Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox Still Testing Mayoral Waters, Mayor Phil Gordon Disses Councilwoman Peggy Neely In E-Mail

Claude Mattox ​Although Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon doesn't leave office for another year and half, political wonks already are speculating about the final lineup of candidates for the 2011 mayor's race.Former Attorney General Grant Woods? Arizona Democrat Jim Pederson? Deputy Attorn ... More >>

Barack Obama Cracks a Joke About The Notorious B.I.G., Where? At the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Could we expect to see Barack at the Tempe Improv any time soon?​So it seems that our president may have a slightly outdated sense of humor. Sound of the City reports that Obama had a carefully planned out comedy routine, using Biggie as the punchline. Apparently he referred to the head of the Rep ... More >>

County GOP Leader Wants "Fraud Audit" of Party's Books After $50K is Found Missing From Spending Report

www.marketoracle.com​Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum seems to think that the $50,000 left off of the organization's latest spending report is "all good," but another GOP bigwig is calling for an independent audit of the party's books. Yuma County Republican Party Cha ... More >>

GOPer Brett Mecum Says Party's Unreported $50k is "All Good"

Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum​The Arizona Republican Party is reported to have received $50,000 from the National Republican Committee to help build a grassroots effort to help strengthen the party. However, the latest spending reports show no record of the transact ... More >>

Huffington Post Claims Republican Women Afraid of State GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum

www.thedirty.com GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum (he's the one in the blue.)​ The Huffington Post claims that the stalking complaint against GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum fits a pattern of weirdo behavior by him that's creeping out Arizona Republican Party women.In an arti ... More >>

Why the Huffington Post Needs to Get Over Chip Saltsman and "Barack the Magic Negro"

Is Barack really "the magic negro"? Considering the state of the economy, let's hope so. The liberal political correctness posse over at the Huffington Post is doing backflips of fake outrage over RNC Chairman hopeful Chip Saltsman's sending out a humor CD to Republican committee members -- one tha ... More >>

Meet Nick: Republicans Shill Plush Toys in Desperate Push for Donations

Times are tough for Republicans, (nationally, anyway). While the Democratic Party's Web site offers only a lousy T-shirt to contributors, Republicans have a whole online store of overpriced, tax-deductible gifts for supporters. We recently received an e-mail from one Sue Gadzo, director of the ... More >>

Meet Nick: Republicans Shill Plush Toys in Desperate Push for Donations

Times are tough for Republicans, (nationally, anyway). While the Web site for the Democratic National Committee Democrats offers contributors nothing but a T-shirt in return for a donation, the Republicans have a whole online store dedicated to overpriced, tax-deductible gifts for supporters.

Move Over, Ann Coulter

Meet the woman behind ASU's Caucasian American Men's Club

Cho 'Nuff

Standup won't lie down

What's My Line?

Reformers have a once-in-a-decade chance to take redistricting out of the hands of legislators. Can it pass? Will it work?

Letters 07-13-2000

Out of 'N Sync

Son of Watergate

Can Tom Liddy use his father's notoriety to break into Congress?

Flashes

Smoke and Beers

Senator John McCain may have turned his back on tobacco, but alcohol still gets a free ride

Mirth of a Nation

He's Got a Lot of Baggage

Griffin Merkel was once the GOP's Samson; now he delivers Samsonite