Richard Ruelas

Tucson Shooting Victim George Morris: The Sight of Gabrielle Giffords Makes Him "Want to Vomit"

This makes Tucson shooting victim George Morris "want to vomit."​When many of us see Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doing so well after getting shot in the head during last year's shooting rampage at a grocery store just outside of Tucson, we're relieved, inspired -- even uplifted.Not 77-year-ol ... More >>

Herman Cain Never Hit On State Senator Lori Klein -- and She's "Not an Unattractive Woman"

​Question: What's Herman Cain's favorite pizza topping?Answer: pussy, duh!That's one of several jokes currently making the rounds on the Internet about the embattled GOP presidential candidate/former Godfather's Pizza CEO, who is currently reconsidering his run for the presidency amidst multiple a ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Senator Lori Klein Lying About Pointing Loaded Gun at Reporter?

Senator Lori Klein claims she never pointed a loaded gun at a reporter. She says he moved in front of it.​State Senator Lori Klein has an interesting yarn about how her loaded gun ended up pointed at the chest of Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas' chest.Amongst heavy criticism, Klein issued ... More >>

Lori Klein's Excuse for Pointing Gun at Reporter Isn't a Good One, Assuming It's Not a Lie

State Senator Lori Klein's excuse for pointing a gun at a reporter doesn't wash.​ State Senator Lori Klein, R-Anthem, likely lied in a recent statement about pointing a loaded gun at Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas, in our humble opinion. In response to heavy criticism, Klein now clai ... More >>

Senator Lori Klein's Done Talking About Pointing Loaded Gun at Reporter

Lori Klein's campaign website Senator Lori Klein's a bit of a gunslinger.​Don't bother asking state Senator Lori Klein about why she pointed a loaded gun at a reporter -- she's apparently done talking about it.  "It makes little sense to contribute to a media feeding frenzy that is dri ... More >>

Lori Klein, State Senator, Points Loaded Gun at Reporter's Chest; Idiot Move Violates Number One Gun-Safety Rule

Image: Lori Klein's campaign Web siteState Senator Lori Klein, R-Anthem, pointed a loaded gun a reporter's chest during an interview.​ As every gun owner should know, the Number One rule of handling firearms is to never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Arizona State ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidates Will Be Asking the Questions at Forum Hosted by Downtown Voices Coalition

downtownvoices.org​Phoenix mayor candidates have shared their views during several forums across the city. And there's another one tonight hosted by Downtown Voices Coalition, but this one is  deviating from the standard Q&A-style format where questions come from a moderator.At this downt ... More >>

The Blaze 1330's Guest DJ Week: Who's Spinning and When

​Arizona State's student radio station is always a fun throwback to the glory days of college radio, and perhaps the best showcase of that spirit is the annual Guest DJ Week.The long-running tradition -- which I participated in last year -- started yesterday with restaurateur Chris Bianco and loca ... More >>

Le Templar Hawks Gun Rights for the Goldwater Institute, and Why I Just Purchased My First Minuteman Missile

I'm not pointing it at you, I'm brandishing. I've always dreamed of riding a nuclear payload right into enemy territory a la Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove (whatever "enemy territory" is these days), and I'm a step closer due to the efforts of former East Valley Tribune columnist Le Temp ... More >>

E.J. Montini, Take a Powder; Richard Ruelas, Take His Place, Please

from Ernesto YerenaErnesto Yerena: The agit-prop Delacroix of the anti-Joe, pro-immigration reform movementIf the editors over at Phoenix's daily fishwrap had half a brain, they'd relegate their star columnist E.J. "Milksop" Montini to checking typos in the classifieds, and make Richard Ruelas his r ... More >>

January 15 In Blogs: E.J. Montini, Drinking Marathons, Google, and Porn Stars

​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: E.J. Montini, Take a Powder; Richard Ruelas, Take His Place, Please Up on the Sun: 10 Th ... More >>

Liberian Rape Case: Republic Claims English Language Differences "May Have" Skewed Police Investigation

Image: Wikimedia Commons​ Newspaper articles that contain the word "may" in the nutgraph, the "what's this article about" paragraph, should often be considered suspect from the start. It's a J-school basic, and it makes sense. After all, the casual reader can easily turn that into an equally a ... More >>

Roger Clyne Needs To Do Some Peace-Making?

See that guy in the black hat? Not anymore you won't.It's rare we have a juicy update on good time guy Roger Clyne, and rarer still we have a local music scoop from the Arizona Republic, but, while trying to figure out who Richard Ruelas (guest DJing on The Blaze this week) is last night I came acro ... More >>

March 30 In Blogs: Celebrity Fight Night, Happy Hour, 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: Anonymous Bloggers at Sonoran Alliance Take Heat From "Peers" Immigrat ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Taxpayer-Funded Reality Show Skewered by the Rep's Richard Ruelas

screenshot from, "Smile...You're Under Arrest!" MCSO says it has no record of these deputies and others who worked the Fox Reality show... Props to the Arizona Republic's Richard Ruelas for looking into Sheriff Joe's Fox Reality show boondoggle, Smile...You're Under Arrest! Ruelas, a former R ... More >>

E.J. Montini tells New York Times to "shut up," proclaims himself the Valley's #1 provincial windbag.

Wallace & Ladmo Birthday Celebration at Changing Hands

Collar-Crazy

The cracked cockatoo defends the ACLU’s Dan Pochoda, wings by Pruitt’s for the day-laborer donnybrook, and searches for a tranny’s package

Michele's Big Day: Michele de LaFreniere gets the People magazine treatment from her official hagiographer Richard Ruelas. UPDATE: De LaFreniere's still a dood!

David Hans Schmidt death by hanging? And why Phoenix mag finally published David Leibowitz's DHS story.

It's a Wrap

Can the Web save Arizona's largest daily newspaper?

Corruption Junction

The winged wonder pecks away at Representative Rick Renzi, bemoans losses at the Repugnant, and mediates a catfight between rival risqué dance troupes

God of Journalism Jim Romenesko throws thunderbolt at Feathered Bastard!

Richard Ruelas's column whacked at the Arizona Republic!

Jon Talton on the way out at the Arizona Republic: Blame the Information Center?

Sweetheart Deal

Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox got the bargain of the century. Why?

The Story of Us

Often, the worst characters possess the best information

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