William Gheen

Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now's Haters, and PoliticoMafioso's Anti-Pearce Top Ten

When recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now announced a "buy-cott" of New Times' advertisers, I quipped that it was like being boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan. An exaggeration, to be sure, but not by as much as you might think.Take for example the comments of BAN supporters t ... More >>

John McCain Silent on ALIPAC Endorsement of Congressional Candidate Jesse Kelly

​Senator John McCain recently released a campaign ad for Congressional candidate Jesse Kelly, which wouldn't be a big deal if Kelly weren't endorsed by the same anti-immigration group that gave "The Maverick's" opponent in the GOP primary a nod -- an endorsement McCain quickly asked his opponent t ... More >>

Pro-SB 1070 Phoenix Rising Rally: Neo-Nazis, Nativists, Crackpots, and More

A white supremacist in the nativist nut bag... A fruitcake of nativist rage and looniness baking in the Arizona sun: That's what was generally to be found at Wesley Bolin Plaza this Saturday, June 5 for the pro-SB 1070 Phoenix Rising rally, which drew around 2,000 mostly white participants to ... More >>

William Gheen's Facebook "Friend," Neo-Nazi Harry Hughes, and Hughes' "Patrols" for Illegals

FacebookScreenshot taken earlier today, showing neo-Nazi Harry Hughes as one of Gheen's "friends"Does it matter that one of William Gheen's Facebook buddies is a well-known Phoenix-area neo-Nazi, a neo-Nazi that likes to go out on "patrols" with wannabe stormtrooper J.T. Ready, totin' assault rifles ... More >>

May 24 In Blogs: Harry Hughes, David Bowie, Whataburger, and Clean Elections

​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: William Gheen's Facebook "Friend," Neo-Nazi Harry Hughes, and Hughes' "Patrols" for Ille ... More >>

May 19 In Blogs: ICE, Psycho Sundays, Gourmet Popcicles, and Kurt Warner

​​​​​​​​​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: Three Undocumented DREAM Activists Released from ICE Custody in ... More >>

Lindsey Graham Gay? William Gheen, ALIPAC Founder and J.D. Hayworth Supporter, Seems to think So

ALIPAC founder William Gheen thinks Senator Lindsey Graham is gay.​William Gheen, founder of the anti-illegal immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration-PAC, who once told this reporter to only submit questions to him via-email so he could "shove them up [my] ass," is making some outrageous ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Denounces ALIPAC's Accusations That Lindsey Graham's Gay

​After our earlier post about ALIPAC founder William Gheen's accusations that South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is gay, we got word from J.D. Hayworth's campaign spokesman, who says the campaign does not support the comments made by Gheen, but that's as much as the campaign is willing to s ... More >>

On Ignant Racism and a Donkey Leaning Against a Cactus

John McCain/ J.D. Hayworth Battle Shifts From Racist Supporters to Earmarks

www.tpm.com​As much fun as it's been to watch Senator John McCain and J.D. Hayworth duke it out over who has the most racist supporters -- William Gheen's endorsement of Hayworth takes the cake, of course -- the political grappling has shifted to a new battlefield: earmarks. Yeste ... More >>

William Gheen, ALIPAC Organizer, Calls on John McCain to Apologize for "Smear Campaign"

William Gheen​William Gheen, organizer of the controversial Americans for Legal Immigration, is calling on Senator John McCain to apologize for a "smear campaign" his campaign has waged, suggesting the group has racist leanings.This is the same guy who just yesterday told New Times ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth and ALIPAC: Saga Continues With Hints of Maricopa County Attorney's Office

​The latest controversy surrounding the endorsement of ex-Congressman J.D. Hayworth by the controversial Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC), now involves another Hispanic Republican group, this one with ties to Sheriff Joe Arpaio and to a blog allegedly written by a Marico ... More >>

March 12 In Blogs: Jan Brewer, Bomber, Donna Vallone, and ALIPAC

​​​​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: Jan Brewer Hides, as Kirk Adams Gets Cornered by Randy Parraz and Jen Allen Over ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Rejected by Hispanic Republican Group Over ALIPAC Endorsement; Apparently ALIPAC Supporters Used Words Like "Wetback" and "Pepper Belly"

ALIPAC Organizer William Gheen​ The Hispanic Republican group Somos Republicans says it's "rejecting" Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth over an endorsement he accepted from the anti-immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration.ALIPAC is a controversial organization for a few reasons:& ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Counters Mitt Romney's Endorsement of John McCain by Getting Nod From Anti-Immigration PAC

J.D. Hayworth: "Bronze elephant" indeed​ John McCain picked up a big-time endorsement today from one of his old political foes within the Republican party, while his primary opponent, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, countered with a big one of his own -- an anti-illegal immigration group.S ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Supporter Jim Gilchrist Takes Swipe at Ron Paul "Fanatics" and Every Other Nativist on the Planet

The one thing you can always count on with minutemen, nativists and neo-Nazis is more backstabbing than backstage at a Miss America Pageant. This video from VronRN2 of a conversation between anti-racist YouTuber Naui Ocelotl Huitzilopochtli (try saying that three times fast) and minut ... More >>

Hillbilly Hootenanny: Nativist Jabronis Occupy the Arizona State Capitol for Yet Another Hatefest

The face of nativist hate...Who're worse, behavior-wise, the nativists or the neo-Nazis? Sure, neo-Nazis are nefarious and nuts. But the nativists make the neo-Nazis look urbane by comparison. And in some ways the nativists are more violent, despite the fact crazy old crones with canes and old dudes ... More >>

A Skinhead-Collaring Cop, Nazis at the State Capitol, and a Lesbian Nativist Reveals Homicidal Fantasies Toward Mexicans

The Difference Between a Nativist Tea Party and a Neo-Nazi Rally? Swastikas

There's no great irony in the fact that a week after the neo-Nazi anti-immigration rally at the Arizona state Capitol this Saturday, there will be another anti-immigration rally at the Capitol on November 14, this one put together as a Tea Party Against Amnesty and Illegal Immigration. It's being sp ... More >>

William Gheen, Nativist Hatemonger, Kicks Me Off His Facebook Friends List: Boo-Hoo-Hoo

William Gheen, givin' the Old North State a bad name...​I'll say one thing about nativist nudniks like William Gheen of ALIPAC, they can sure dish it out when it comes to bashing Mexicans on their little blogs, but boy do they scurry like schoolyard cowards when you call them out. I'm ... More >>

August 12 In Blogs: William Gheen, Guitar Center, Chicken From Hell, and Joel Fox

​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: William Gheen, Nativist Hatemonger, Kicks Me Off His Facebook Friends List: Boo-Hoo-Hoo Up o ... More >>

Our Michael Jackson Spoof Is Outed, Plus Connecting the Dots Between Shawna Forde and Her Ideological Confederates

Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Called Racist by the Racists

Sonia Sotomayor, a racist? Riiiiiight.... You know it's taken a turn for the surreal when an obnoxious lout like William Gheen is calling you a racist. Gheen is a nasty piece of work, the founder of the extremist nativist Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, which is headquartered in Rale ... More >>

Obama's Aunt, Zeituni Onyango, Must Be Deported, Says Anti-Illegal-Immigration Group; Aunt has April Court Hearing

Tom Pilston/The TimesObama's "Auntie Zeituni"An anti-illegal-immigration political group is calling on Barack Obama today to deport his aunt, Zeituni Onyango, who apparently remains an illegal immigrant fugitive from justice in Cleveland.Americans for Legal Immigration posted its "public demand" on ... More >>

ADL's new report on nativist extremism is out, and the winners are...

KEYSTONE KOPPERS: The skinny on the fake plot to whack Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Anti-Heroes

The ornery oriole chugs brews with bikers at a fundraiser for convict Ignacio Ramos, and investigates Rusty Childress' banishment from the American Freedom Riders