For some reason, the word on the street is that former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is “considering” a run for president.The Washington Post reported earlier this week that Napolitano, Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary, might be likely to give it a shot if Hillary Clinton doesn’t.See also:-Janet Napolitano “Considering” Run for…
The pinche Republicans are making a gigante ruido about their “Hispanic” senators in Congress. Wachale! Let’s call a pendejo a pendejo. Please discuss with tu audiencia what Mexicans really think about Cubans in these Estados Unidos. El Güero Tejano (no Cubano) As a recent transplant from Miami to Albuquerque, I…
Luz Edith Ruiz Rascon is weary of her life in Maricopa County’s Estrella Jail, where detention officers bark at her, the food is inedible, and every day is a day away from her two children, a 9-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old son who is battling leukemia. “It’s taking so long,”…
Brian Turner is pretty sure his son was planning to kill him. But he never meant for him to go to jail. One night last fall, Turner and his wife, Terri, smelled sulfur and found their 16-year-old adopted son inhaling fumes from a spray can in his bedroom, a steak…
A bill that would allow teachers to address “weaknesses of existing scientific theories” has been explained by the bill’s sponsor, and that explanation isn’t exactly comforting.Part of Senate Bill 1213 bill says that school districts and schools would “assist teachers to find effective ways to present the science curriculum as…
Former White House doctor and current Scottsdale resident Connie Mariano went on CNN recently to explain that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s fatness is unhealthy, in her medical opinion.Indeed, there seems to be some agreement in the medical community that being a gigantic fatso is not good for the health…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested a 16-year-old Dysart High School student who brought a gun to school yesterday.According to MCSO, that kid apparently showed the gun to a 14-year-old classmate that morning at the school-bus stop, and said he was going to kill him.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Posse…
Since we first started getting details about the effort to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, readers have asked us how they can sign the petition.Respect Arizona filled us in on a few ways to signing the petition, as the committee is attempting to gather more than 300,000 valid signatures…
If you’ve been wondering recently why Tempe Town Lake smells like dead fish, there’s a reason why — all the dead fish…
According to the opinion of the Arizona Republic editorial board, the Sheriff Joe Arpaio recall effort “should fail.”The piss-poor argument used is, “The recall is as much of an abuse of Arizona law as anything Arpaio has done.”See also:-Arizona Republic Declares Joe Arpaio Recall Effort “Should Fail”…
Folks, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s school-patrol posse is so serious about school safety that posse members will be setting up a school-shooting simulation this weekend as a test.Have we mentioned yet that actor Steven Seagal will be supervising the festivities?See also:-Joe Arpaio’s School-Patrol Posse Gets a Glowing Review From the NRA-New…
To his credit, Republican state Senator Bob Worsley has brought some of that Skymall spirit to the Legislature.In addition to legalizing self-driving cars, Worsley, the founder of Skymall, is among a group of lawmakers that are also proposing a “pilot program” for using the Internet to vote in elections…
A lawsuit filed by activist Randy Parraz against Maricopa County following his 2008 arrest outside the Board of Supervisors Auditorium can move ahead, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Parraz was arrested on September 29, 2008, after he and members of his group, Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, held a…
At this point in time, it would be nearly impossible to convince us that there wasn’t a crystal meth smoke-a-thon at the Arizona Republic’s editorial board meeting on Sunday night.The Republic editorial board has declared that the Arpaio recall “should fail,” adding, “The recall is as much of an abuse…
Former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is considering a run for President of the United States, if a Washington Post report is to be trusted.According to the article, it seems that Napolitano, the current Homeland Security Secretary, is more likely to run if Hillary Clinton doesn’t.See also:-Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in…
Former gang member/”Pastor” Michael Salman — who falsely cried persecution to any media outlet that would buy his story last year — is once again a convicted felon.Salman pleaded guilty to felony theft and felony forgery last week, as Salman, his wife, and his brother admitted to defrauding AHCCCS, the…
The safe bet is to never call anyone a “monkey” in any context.Senator John McCain didn’t play it safe yesterday, when he described Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as one.See also:-John McCain Calls Iran’s President a “Monkey,” Says to “Lighten Up” If You Think It’s Racist…
Republican Congressman Paul Gosar has asked Remington Arms to move out of New York, and start making guns in Arizona.Why? Because people in the Colt Single Action Army Revolver state “cherish our Constitution, including the Second Amendment,” Gosar wrote in a letter to Remington’s CEO…
Imagine that — people at Go Daddy are happy the company’s Super Bowl commercial caused controversy, as watching and listening to some fatso make out with a supermodel made people feel like they wanted to vomit.In fact, the Scottsdale-based company that has relied on cleavage for many of its previous…
Question: is it appropriate to call someone a “monkey”?If that person eats bananas and swings from trees, then maybe. If you’re Senator John McCain, and you’re talking about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then maybe not…
For some reason, there’s a photograph of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on an airplane with Governor Jan Brewer…
Arizona police would have the right to destroy medical marijuana seized in investigations under a proposed law — even if the police seizures were made improperly or illegally. State Senator Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, hasn’t actually introduced a bill yet at the State Capitol, apparently preferring to introduce her legislative ideas…
