FSRN’s Aura Bogado takes on Maricopa County’s tin-pot tyrant in a new series. Feathered Bastard readers can expect mild to light blogging through the middle of next week, with occasional showers of sarcasm and cynicism in the late afternoons, and winds of discontent blowing at record speeds as long as…
By Stephen Lemons Phoenix in the red to the tune of nearly $250M. U.S. deficit is $455 billion. And you thought your credit card bill was bad. Last Obama-McCain debate tonight. Rep reports on MCSA’s crusade against Sheriff Joe and the Board of Supes. Dems claim Sand Land Republicans are…
By Stephen Lemons McCain mocks whippersnapper Obama’s stimulus plan. Hillary puts kibosh on second White House bid, kinda-sorta. DPS medic killed by copter blade. Family’s Rottweilers attack baby boy in SoPho. Big Stat back at Suns practice following eye injury. Barbosa returns, too, after visiting sick mom in Brazil. Citizen’s…
By Stephen Lemons McCain claims he’ll kick Obama’s keister. Tucson Citizen endorses Gabby Giffords over Tim Bee. Bristol Palin’s hockey stud baby-daddy gets all Oprah on us. Cards beat Cowboys in overtime. Trojans decimate Sun Devils. Ducks devoured by Coyotes. (What is this, Animal Planet?) Suns eclipsed by Nuggets. South…
By Stephen Lemons Joe Arizona decries Joe Arpaio in new ads. Republican and ex-County Attorney Rick Romley backs Tim Nelson over Candy Thomas. Former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton says Arpaio’s sweeps are illegal. Wall Street takes another tumble. Phoenix city government slashes $100M-plus from budget. Suns quash Jazz, 96-89. Cowboys…
By Stephen Lemons Channel 12’s Joe Dana catches Arpaio with paw in cookie jar. Feds consider ownership stakes in U.S. banks. NRA endorses McCain. No surprise there. McCain likes to shoot his mouth off. Valley bus driver passes out, plows bus into wall. Hawks eat up Suns in preaseason opener…
Some of you have noticed the recent light posting on this blog. So I want to let you know that this situation will continue at least till the end of next week as I labor on a larger project, which I can tell you more about when it’s done. Thanks…
By Stephen Lemons Obamarama edges out Old Man McCain in town hall, claims CNN poll. U.S. retirement funds fall by 20 percent. Local Dems fault County Board of Supervisors for jail accreditation loss. Federal judge tosses New Times suit against Candy Thomas. Chief Gascon says crime’s down in Mesa. Big…
By Stephen Lemons GOP consultant Sproul says Republicans could lose state House, Senate. Obama camp resurrects Keating Five ghosts for McCain. Obama, McCain verbal cage match tonight. Burglars prey on Valley snow birds. Arpaio claims accreditation loss not his fault. (Way to pass the buck, Joe.) Trib sacks 40 percent…
This new Gilman video lambastes Sand Land politicos high and low. Dennis Gilman has outdone himself in this new, mini-documentary on the conflict between the town of Guadalupe and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Titled simply Guadalupe vs. Arpaio, it begins with ex-Guadalupe Mayor Rebecca Jimenez speaking about the importance of standing…
By Stephen Lemons Republic backs Saban for sheriff, finds more proof of Arpaio’s racial profiling. Trial starts for serial shooter. FBI file reveals that Evel Knievel was kinda, well, evil. Cards munch down on some Buffalo. Suns scrimmage, Big Stat sits it out because of bad eye. Tucson considers taxing…
Part one: Nelson rips Candy a new one on his domestic violence record, and his “plead to the lead” policy. I didn’t make the Nelson-Thomas debate Wednesday night, but I’ve watched a lot of it on video thanks to activist Adolfo Maldonado, who got into the debate with a video…
Why can’t Arpaio cross the street without babysitters? Note the bodyguards, and to the right of Joe, little-man MCSO flack Paul Chagolla. So far, there have been anti-Arpaio demos at Wells Fargo offices in San Francisco, El Paso, and Chicago, all in solidarity with the protests going on 11 a.m…
By Stephen Lemons Palin winks her way through pair-up with Biden. Arizona Republicans pull nasty Saban ad. Sonoran Alliance dings state GOP for running it to begin with. O.J. robbery trial goes to jury. Same-sex marriage opponents raise beaucoup bucks. Cards host Bills this weekend. Suns work on defense at…
Gerald Richard, exposing MCSO honcho David Hendershott’s role in the sliming of Saban. Fee-fie-foe-fum, I smell the weasel-y paw of Joe Arpaio’s two-ton henchman, Chief Deputy David Hendershott, master of the MCSO’s dirty tricks department. Dan Saban operatives called a press conference at Wesley Bolin Plaza this afternoon to release…
By Stephen Lemons Arpaio unleashes sleazy attack ads on Saban. Saban returns fire. Nelson and Thomas trade blows in debate. Sun Devils hope Herring’s their savior. Injured Boldin talks to Trib. Palin takes on Biden tonight. Right-wingers charge debate moderator with bias. Legal beagle allegedly smuggled heroin to prisoners. Critics…
By Stephen Lemons Forty-nine percent back gay marriage ban. McCain ahead of Obama in AZ, but by how much? Muhammad Ali’s mug gets corny portrait. Arpaio’s jails lose crucial accreditation. MCSA’s Randy Parraz says he was targeted by MCSO. Grocer Eddie Basha endorses County Supervisor Fulton Brock. Suns start training…
MCSA organizer Parraz, at this morning’s press conference. At a press conference this morning in downtown Phoenix, Randy Parraz, an organizer with Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, described his ordeal of being arrested on bogus trespassing and disorderly conduct charges yesterday after exiting a Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’…
By Stephen Lemons House nixes $700 billion bailout. McCain, Wall Street lose. Board of Supervisors critic and MCSA organizer Randy Parraz arrested by MCSO. Local racists attack Native Americans, shooting one. Scottsdale’s Dickie’s Dogs threatened again, this time with fake dynamite. Cards’ Boldin recovering after violent slam by Jets player…
You figure if The New York Times sends a scribbler to Arizona to pen a story about the race between Sheriff Joe Arpaio and challenger Dan Saban, he or she’d get it right, right? After all it’s the frickin’ New York Times we’re talking about. The Gray Lady. The veritable…
MCSA firebrand Randy Parraz, who was arrested today outside the BOS auditorium. In what will surely be viewed as a black day for the Maricopa County Supervisors’ relations with the public, Randy Parraz, an organizer with the Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, was arrested outside of the Supervisors’ auditorium…
By Stephen Lemons Guadalupe sues Sheriff Arpaio for trying to pull out of town. Trib op-ed argues Saban can beat Joe. Requests to local food banks up. State Dems can smell a legislative lead coming their way. Nappy knocks on doors for state House and Senate hopefuls. Cards burned badly…
