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Arizona Immigration Reform Requirement: Nix Six Month Wait

Arizona has a different reality for the undocumented than in most parts of the country. So there are different demands the pro-immigrant community should make on the U.S. Congress in regards to comprehensive immigration reform, if any positive effect is to be felt soon in Sand Land. See also: -Jan ... More >>

Jan Brewer Times Three? Ten Reasons Jan Should Run for an Unconstitutional Third Term

Jan Brewer cannot run for governor again. There is no wiggle room in the Arizona Constitution. And if she tries, she is guaranteed to kiss the canvas with her plastic-surgery-gone-wrong gob, slapped down by the Arizona Supreme Court. See also: -Jan Brewer's Sniveling New Memoir Laughably Paints He ... More >>

Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Deficit, and Immigration

Democrat for U.S. Senate Rich Carmona speaking to supporters on Saturday Former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, the Democrat currently locked in a neck-and-neck race with Republican Congressman Jeff Flake for Jon Kyl's U.S. Senate Seat, paid a visit Saturday to a Tempe field office for a Q and A ... More >>

Obama's 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with Arizona

I'd have no problem with Governor Jan Brewer's whining like a stuck javelina about the Obama administration's jerking 287(g) agreements with Arizona, and promising to not pick up, or answer questions about every brown person 'Zona cops pull over. That is, if either her kvetching or the administratio ... More >>

SB 1070 Decision: Why Local Talking Heads Don't Know Squat

Anyone, and I mean anyone, who tells you with certainty the precise day that the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its opinion on Arizona's breathing-while-brown statute Senate Bill 1070, is full of something that rhymes with the word "twit."I wish I had a dime for every journo, TV talking head and know ... More >>

Rob Robb Drinks Birther Kool-Aid, Declares It's Not So Bad

If a large segment of a society believes in hocus pocus, then the irrational inevitably affects reality.Wars have been fought in the name of religion, i.e., the worship of supernatural beings that do not exist. People in some parts of the world still wear talismans to ward off "the evil eye."&n ... More >>

SB 1070 on Blast by Hip Hop Artists Shining Soul

Click-clack/Where your papers at?/We under attack/Fight back/It's warOne of the best songs to put Senate Bill 1070 and the whole police state mentality that reigns in Arizona on blast is "Papers," by the Phoenix hip hop duo Shining Soul.With the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to rule on SB 1070 by the ... More >>

Debbie Lesko's Freedom-Hating Anti-Birth-Control Bill

Republicans. I know some of them are sane here in Sand Land, but you wouldn't know it by their wingnutty hijinks in the state Legislature this year, where they've placed a birther-bill, a late-term abortion ban and a state-funded border militia ahead of doing anything to aid the economy, bring jobs ... More >>

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Dead Even in Arizona, New Poll Shows

A new survey of Arizona voters by Public Policy Polling shows that President Barack Obama stands an even chance of turning Arizona blue in November.The poll shows Obama surging in our redder than red state, tying Republican Mitt Romney at 47 percent. Against GOPer Rick Santorum he does one point wor ... More >>

SB 1070 Critic Daniel Patterson Discusses 1070 Repeal and Ethnic Studies Ban

LD 29's Dan Patterson at the state Dems' winter meeting...Videographer Dennis Gilman and I drove down to Tucson on Saturday to check out the Arizona Democratic Party's winter meeting, held at a local high school there. Among those we chatted with was state Representative Daniel Patterson of Legislat ... More >>

The Associated Press Flubs SB1070 Protester Story

Russell Pearce, Scott Bundgaard Score Meaningless "Friend of the Family Awards"

Mean ol' Russ is a "Friend of the Family": Who Knew?Funny thing about the ruling Republican caste here in Sand Land: they like to give themselves meaningless awards that look legitimate to the unskeptical eye, in a bald attempt to trick the electorate into thinking that they're a bunch of good guys ... More >>

Sound Strike Responds To One-Sided Salon.com Article

Zack's been coming to AZ long before 1070 was an issueWhen I read the recent Salon.com article "How a boycott meant to save Arizona is hurting it," I wondered to myself how its author, a woman by the name of Drew Grant, ended up writing such an insipid, one-sided piece about the Sound Strike, a piec ... More >>

Jan Brewer, Russell Pearce-Inspired License Plates, a Few Suggestions

democraticunderground.comProposed background for a new Sand Land license plate? It should be...The Cronkite News Service's Rebekah Zemansky recently reported on efforts by several legislators to add more specialized license plates to Arizona's already vast selection.Currently, you can pick ... More >>

Russell Pearce Scores Partial Win in Bid To Rig Redistricting

Pearce wins a Pyrrhic victory, of sorts The Arizona Supreme Court today handed state Senate President Russell Pearce a partial win in his bid to rig the redistricting process that will affect Sand Land politics for the next 10 years.In an order just issued by Vice Chief Justice Andrew Hurwitz, the c ... More >>

Russell Pearce Fundraiser To Be Protested Friday

Pearce builds his own trough and goes hog-wild FridayAnti-Russell Pearce activists are set to protest both a Friday, January 7 fundraiser for the state Senate President-elect, and the opening day of business for the Arizona Legislature on Monday, January 10, when Pearce will take his seat as the Dar ... More >>

Fourteenth Amendment Challenged by Racist Wackjobs in D.C.

Pity poor state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce.He couldn't be there for all the fun today in D.C. as a passel of his moonhowlin' racist buds -- including nativist poster-boy Kris Kobach, now Secretary of State from Kansas, Pearce's primary flunky Arizona Representative John Kavanagh, and fell ... More >>

Jan Brewer Wrong Again: FBI Stats Show Violent Crime Down in Arizona 14 Percent

courtesy of Dennis Gilman The FBI gives the lie to Jan Brewer's noxious rhetoric It's been proven over and over again: Governor Jan Brewer's hysteria and the hysteria of her nativist allies over alleged illegal-alien-perpetrated crime in Arizona is founded on anecdotal evidence, some of it gl ... More >>

Morning Poll: Are You Buyin' Arizona Capitol Times Congressional Poll?

www.vimeo.com​The results of a poll published by the Arizona Capitol Times  are making the media rounds this week.The poll focuses on the Distric 3 Congressional primary and shows a dramatic shift in numbers from a poll taken a little over month ago. According to Yellow Sheet, the Cap Times e ... More >>

Anti-SB 1070 Billboard on Camelback Near Third Street by Brave New Foundation

A public service announcement brought to you by the Brave New Foundation project Cuentame Despite the fact that District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton ripped out most of SB 1070's spine on July 28, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's still doing his anti-Hispanic dragnets. And if other law enforcement age ... More >>

Another Day, Another Bank Robbery (Or Failed Robbery as is the Case in Latest Attempted Heist)

Phoenix Police Department If you know this guy, call the cops.​Well, the sun came up yesterday, which seems to mean one thing lately here in Sand Land: somebody robbed a bank -- or at least tried to. For those in the news biz, you've probably noticed lately that about once-a-day ... More >>

June 29 In Blogs: Pamela Gorman, First Friday, Blitzen Trapper, Maizie's, and Hispanics

​​​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:

Apache Junction Man Indicted in Theft of Saguaros

www.freewallpaper.com​If you live in the Sonoran Desert you may think Saguaro Cacti are everywhere -- that's because in these parts, they are. But that doesn't mean they're yours for the taking. The rest of the world isn't as blessed with the same prickly foliage, so the federal government -- thro ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Candidates Steve Poizner, Bill Hunt, Jay LaSuer All Lose Big-Time in California

OCWeeklyJoe Arpaio, extremist Barbara Coe, and loser Bill Hunt in NovemberIt's official: Joe Arpaio's endorsement is worth squat beyond the confines of Sand Land, particularly when we're talking about California.All of the politicians Arpaio plugged, campaigned for, raised money for, or just had a k ... More >>

Los Lobos Latest Act to Cancel Show and Boycott Arizona

Drew ReynoldsLos Lobos, "The Wolves" ditch their Talking Stick show, scheduled for June 10Arizona could have one killer rock concert, on par with Coachella, if all the bands who're cancelling Cactus Country gigs or boycotting the state due to SB 1070 were to participate.The East L.A. Chicano rock ba ... More >>

Whites Racially Profiled, Asked for Their "Papers" To Be on Native American Land

In a hilarious spoof of Cops sure to redden the face of every cracker nativist in Sand Land and beyond, L.A.'s "Josh on the street" skewers Arizona's "papers please" law by flippin' the script on white folks and asking them for their documentation to be on what was originally Native American land.Jo ... More >>

Michelle Obama Embarrassed by 2nd Grader; and Why Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce Is an Idiot

And a little child shall lead them...In case you missed it, the video above is of First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Mexico's First Lady Margarita Zavala, visiting with a group of Maryland second graders on Wednesday. One kid raised her hand to ask if it was true what her mommy says that Bara ... More >>

Three Undocumented DREAM Activists Released from ICE Custody in Tucson

David Abie MoralesDREAM activists, being arrested at John McCain's office MondayThree undocumented DREAM activists who had been arrested Monday on second degree trespassing charges after staging a sit-in at U.S. Senator John McCain's Tucson office were released last night from ICE custody, according ... More >>

Rapper Pitbull Cancels Phoenix Show In Protest Over SB 1070

Pitbull, sinking his teeth into SB 1070Cuban-American rapper Armando "Pitbull" Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state's "papers please" legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix  at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his "Mr. Worldwide's Carnival" tour.The popular rapper, perhaps b ... More >>

Los Angeles Boycotts Arizona, Sorta; U.N. Officials Blast SB 1070; and Seattle Cops Stomp Hispanics (No, Really)

Matthew FieldThe City of Angels just dropped one on Sand LandThe Los Angeles City Council today joined the growing list of cities and organizations boycotting Arizona because of our new "papers please" legislation SB 1070. Well, kinda sorta.According to LA Times reporter Phl Willon, the council vote ... More >>

Tom Horne Protested by Tucson Students Over Ethnic Studies Ban

Horne: He's against, like, overthrowing the government, and stuffHundreds of demonstrators protested Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne in Tucson today over his backing of Sand Land's new ethnic studies ban. The new law forbids classes that teach "ethnic solidarity," promote the overthrow of t ... More >>

Linda Ronstadt Returns, Joe Arpaio Hunts Hispanics, and ACLU Announces Plans to Sue Over SB 1070

EarlyOnsetofNightOne way of combating Sheriff Joe's anti-brown sweeps, and SB1070 to bootTomorrow will be a big day in Sand Land, with Latina pop icon Shakira meeting with Mayor Phil Gordon over their opposition to Arizona's new racial profiling law. Normally, that alone would make for a huge news d ... More >>

Easter Bunny Disables Photo Radar for Several Hours: Catch the Video by Jason Shelton

Peter Cottontail's hoppin' mad about photo radar...These anti-photo radar activists rock like Amadeus. Back in December, it was a passel of renegade Santas attacking photo radar cameras in Tempe with big Xmas gift boxes. This Sunday, on that great pagan celebration known as Easter, Peter C ... More >>

March 23 In Blogs: Russell Pearce, She & Him, Republic Ramen, and J.D. Hayworth

​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: Russell Pearce's Police State Bill on the Today's COW Calendar, Will Sanity Prevail in Sa ... More >>

Cottonwood Rednecks Freak Over Korean Statue of Mother Earth Named "Mago"

from MagoEarthParkGalleryWhat's all the hubbub? Looks pretty cool to me...To cop and alter a line from Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part I, the rednecks are revolting! Yeah, man, they stink on ice.Like you needed more proof that Arizona's chock full of backwards, toothless puddin'heads who ... More >>

Neo-Nazi Oi Fest II Scheduled for October 24 in Tonopah, Arizona

from whiteknightsofamerica.com Some sieg heil-ing action from last year's Oi Fest, posted to WKOA's site What could it be that draws neo-Nazis to western Maricopa County town of Tonopah? Desert vistas pregnant with ennui? The occasional corpse dumped next to the Interstate? Exhaust from ... More >>

Mad Max Rules: The Arizona Legislature's Mandatory Handgun Ownership Laws

pic by Joshuashearn Coming soon to an athletic sock or purse near you... Just when you thought our gun-lovin' legislature had gone as far over the deep end into Mad Max territory as possible, our lawmakers up and make gun ownership mandatory for all lads and ladies 21 and above ... More >>

John Conyers' House Judiciary Committee to Hold 287(g) Hearing April 2

from Congressman Nadler's Web site NYC Congressman Jerry Nadler (left), with House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers. Trying to get info out of Washington, D.C. from here in Sand Land is like attempting to obtain cheese directly from the cow's teat sometimes. Nevertheless, I'm in rece ... More >>

Doug MacEachern, aka, "Mr. Provincial," Takes a Swipe at His Betters at The New York Times

Is it just me, or is MacEachern looking more and more like the old dood from Family Guy these days?Here's a big surprise, the Republic's lead curmudgeon Doug "Mossback" MacEachern doesn't like it that the New York Times recently labeled Cactus Country a "State of Fear," due to our loss of Janet Napo ... More >>

Hot Links: McCain Camp Claims They'll Take Arizona, Phillies Win World Series, Napolitano Stumps for Obama in Ohio, More Miley Cyrus Racy Pics on the Way.

Hot Links: McCain's Arizona Lead Withers, Feds Collar Mongols, Food Network's Fieri Feasts in Flagstaff.

Hot Links: Hillary Nixes Second White House Run (Sorta), McCain Mocks Obama Stimulus Plan, Rolling Stone Shrinks.

Hot Links: Polls Say Obama Kicked Butt in Debate, Congressman's Son Hacked Sarah Palin's E-Mail, Nick Nolte Jumps From Window Fleeing Fire.

Hot Links: John McCain's numbers weaken in AZ, the 9/11 Frisbee, Gerald Richard on Darrell Ankarlo, a pot-eating tyke, and more.

Hot Links: South Mountain shootout, Steve Berman, Grampa McCain, Russell Pearce, and more...

Buffalo Rick's sinister scribblings against U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn O. Silver.

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

An Israel for Rednecks

Molten Gold

Jett flakes, so Kreme flies solo and gets his art jones fixed at the Molten Brothers' "Deck" show