If there were Black Hole of Calcutta for bad sheriffs, is there any doubt that Joe Arpaio would be in it? Arpaio, the biggest un-indicted criminal in Arizona, is responsible for so much malfeasance, illegal activity and human misery, that his Teflon Don persona continues to amaze, even as the nearly…
Rick Perry’s presidential campaign is on life support at the moment, and according to a group of Hispanic Republicans, Joe Arpaio’s recent endorsement of Perry could be the final nail in the Texas Governor’s coffin.”We believe the Arpaio endorsement is a colossal blunder from which Rick Perry will never recover,…
I kept waiting for her nose to start sprouting. Because when you tell whoppers like Governor Jan Brewer did at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s opening luncheon at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa Wednesday, there really should be some Pinocchio-esque “tell” for those who don’t know better.Brewer’s self-aggrandizing arrogance…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has officially picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry, which came as a bit of shock to those familiar with America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff.”Arpaio, as you probably know, is the poster-boy for bootin’ brown folks back across the border. Perry,…
There are some messages so loud and clear that even someone as dense as Arizona’s grammatically-challenged chief executive gets the message.Less than a week after the release of a poll showing Governor Jan Brewer’s disapproval rating at 49 percent, with 32 percent of Sand Land voters willing to recall her…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today ended months of speculation about who he’d support in the GOP presidential primary by officially throwing his weight behind Texas Governor Rick Perry.Arpaio is currently in New Hampshire campaigning with Perry, which is where he gave his official nod. “I’m endorsing Rick Perry because…
As you’ve probably heard, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be in New Hampshire today where he’s expected to endorse Texas Governor Rick Perry in the Republican presidential primary.Arpaio’s nod could be a double-edged sword for Perry, though, who many far-right-wingers — a.k.a. the people who typically vote in Republican…
Should anyone be surprised that Governor Jan Brewer will be one of the keynote speakers at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s big wingding in Scottsdale this week at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa?I’m sure not. Even before ALEC posted the announcement to its website and the governor’s office noted…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man who’s made a career out of bootin’ brown folks back across the border, is reportedly going to endorse Rick Perry as the Republican nominee for president — which is more than a little surprising (if it’s true, that is), when you consider some…
According to a new survey by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, Arizona Democrats might actually have a shot at beating Republican golden-boy Congressman Jeff Flake in the 2012 race to replace U.S. Senator Jon Kyl. If they nominate former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona instead of ex-Arizona Democratic Party Chair Don…
Man, this drama is getting moldier than a rerun of 21 Jump Street. This afternoon, the Arizona Supreme Court — for the second time — handed Governor Jan Brewer a big fat loss on her attempt to remove Colleen Mathis, chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the panel charged…
Christmas came early this year, I thought to myself, as Jerry Lewis, the man who played David to ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce’s Goliath in the Legislative District 18 recall, was sworn in this afternoon on the Senate floor by Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch.Yep, Christmas. And…
Former state Senate President Russell Pearce is history. Tomorrow, Jerry Lewis, his victorious challenger in the Legislative District 18 recall race is scheduled to be sworn in as LD 18’s new state Senator.Today, Citizens for a Better Arizona, the group that forced the recall in LD 18 will announce its…
Consider this the first anti-Arpaio ad for 2012, ironically produced by Arpaio’s goons, and censored heavily by them as well….He’s cost taxpayers $100 million in swiped county funds, has the blood of unfortunates such as Juan Farias Mendoza on his hands, was forced to settle to the tune of $1…
In the end, Joel Fox couldn’t make his bosses believe he wasn’t lying. The former Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office captain, who was fired in October for “egregious” ethical violations related to his work on a secret campaign-fundraising scheme on behalf of Sheriff Arpaio, tried out nearly all of his illogical…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s incompetent overreach of power in removing the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s chairwoman Colleen Mathis — one aided and abetted by former state Senate President Russell Pearce’s “Tea Party Senate” — has been overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court, which today reinstated Mathis as chair.You’ll recall that…
There’s good news for Wall Street — the “occupiers” who have been protesting corporate greed (or whatever it is they’re protesting) for the past several months have a new target for their rage: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.That, of course, is according to the sheriff’s bloated ego.”The ‘Occupy Wall Street’…
Think it’s time for a change…Because of the impending holiday and some minor complications with my recent surgery, Feathered Bastard will go semi-dark until after Thanksgiving. Please look for regular blogging to begin again November 28, though I may blog before then if there’s an item that’s pressing.Much obliged for all…
You can tack another $1 million on to the more than $50 million in legal settlements Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has cost county taxpayers — the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who died while in the…
The entire report from this year’s high-profile investigation into abuses under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio must be released within two weeks, a judge has ordered.In May, Arpaio’s office released about two-thirds of a report and supplemental documents from an internal investigation launched after a scathing memo by one of…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s expensive inmate transport bus can finally be put to use, the counties Board of Supervisors ruled this morning.Arpaio and the BOS have been battling over the bus since Arpaio broke county rules to purchase it in 2009. In response to Arpaio’s unauthorized purchase, the BOS…
In what has become one of the dumber longer pissing matches in the ongoing spat between several of Maricopa County’s elected officials, the county’s Board of Supervisors is expected to make a decision today about whether to allow Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to use an expensive inmate transport bus…
