Mirror, mirror on the wall…who’s the worst sheriff of them all? Snort.Though this will come as no shock to denizens of cactus country, The New York Times’ editorial blog — The Board — today dubbed our corrupt top constable, “America’s Worst Sheriff.” Noting Joe Arpaio’s recent foray in to trash…
Demonstrators marching at Thomas and Central in Phoenix. When I got word that End the War Coalition, Code Pink, Women in Black, and other lefty, peacenik groups would be holding a vigil at Thomas and Central calling for an end to Israel’s attack on Hamas in Gaza, I was skeptical…
If these two were around today in P-town, the knuckledraggin’ KTAR-types’d shoot ’em on sight: Keith Haring (above) and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Ah, let the provincialism roll like a mighty wave of something brown through our benighted Valley, where every time someone hacks a loogie or lets fly an air biscuit…
Separated at birth? According to economist Paul Krugman, it’s possible. Will soon-to-be Arizona Governor Jan Brewer repeat the mistakes of Republicans in the midst of the Great Depression, specifically those of President Herbert Hoover?It seems likely. With a GOP-led legislature intent on “starving the beast,” as they call state government,…
Is Barack really “the magic negro”? Considering the state of the economy, let’s hope so. The liberal political correctness posse over at the Huffington Post is doing backflips of fake outrage over RNC Chairman hopeful Chip Saltsman’s sending out a humor CD to Republican committee members — one that included…
Banish this conservanut harpy from NBC? Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up girl Ann Coulter from appearing on the January 6, 2009 Today…
Though I won’t be holding my breath for a snappy response from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board — which is made up of volunteers appointed by the Governor — has written BOS Chairman Andy Kunasek, asking that the Supervisors consider the immediate revocation…
Will the AZ Dems learn from defeat? God, I hope so. This mass e-mail below from Arizona Democratic Party Chair Don Bivens announcing his intention to continue as State Chair “through the next election cycle,” reminds me of a classic scene from Animal House: The one where Otter offers Flounder…
Yours truly is unavoidably engrossed in Christmas obligations at present, but here are two new Dennis Gilman videos on the arrests of MCSA/ACORN activists for applauding at a public meeting. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas, folks! That includes Todd Stallion, as well. Expect light blogging for the next couple of days,…
This is the best Xmas gift ever! This video is tailor made for the holiday blues: A secretive cadre of Kris Kringles who’ve labeled themselves “Santas Against 1984,” are seen here “wrapping” photo enforcement cameras in Tempe. Waving to passing cars as they go, they hit a photo enforcement camera at Rio Salado…
SREK’s work, for instance, would look impressive on the side of a light rail car.Keith Haring. Jean-Michel Basquiat. The creators of Arizona’s petroglyphs. What do they all have in common? They were all practitioners of graffiti. Indeed, graffiti is the oldest art form known to man. The earliest found examples…
MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County’s version of the KGB paid her a little visit today. Seems like Sheriff Joe’s goons at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office can’t go a day without abusing their power, and attempting to intimidate and silence their critics. Following the absurd arrests by sheriff’s…
Ever wanna see someone get arrested for clapping? Well, here you go. As a community service, I give you your government in action, folks: the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors allowing sheriff’s deputies to arbitrarily arrest people for applauding at a public meeting. Tell you the truth, after watching this…
Let’s just hope the MCSO never has to help protect President-elect Obama. By now, many of you have already read about our corrupt top constable Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s flipping the verbal bird to President-elect Barack Obama and his soon-to-be U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Concerning his ethnic profiling sweeps and raids, Arpaio…
The four activists arrested by the MCSO Wednesday for applauding: from left, Jason Odhner, Kristy Theilen, Monica Sandschafer, and Joel Nelson.After spending about 12 hours in jail, four members of ACORN and MCSA (Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability) who had been arrested for applauding during a public Board of…
While the rest of the civilized world is preparing for Christmas, here in Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors is in complete meltdown, and members of the public are being arrested for applauding. I kid you not. Following on the heels of Monday’s arrest of several women in a peaceful demonstration by MCSA…
Sorry, ICE, but it’s time for you to go…Let me be the first to propose a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the agency’s ultimate demise. Why? The explanation is simple. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has itself become an outlaw organization, one responsible for significant violations…
A chicken (activist Chris Fleischman) is interrogated by plainclothes po-po.According to witnesses and a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, four members of Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, an activist group critical of the BOS and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, were arrested this morning while sitting quietly in…
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…
Obviously, Sen. Larry Craig’s private preferences did not make him a friend to the GLBT community. Regarding Arizona Governor and soon-to-be Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, some in the gay community seem outright delusional when it comes to her appointment. I wonder if they secretly think that because many consider…
Just a few of the undercover deputies used on “Smile…You’re Under Arrest!”L.A. publicists are wonderful folks. As I blogged a while back, a PR flack for the firm 5W PR contacted me in November and hooked me up with an interview with The Dirty’s Nik Richie, a.k.a., Hooman Karamian, a.k.a.,…
FIRE’s video of its December 4 “ICE raid.”Check the graphic at the end. FIRE melts ICE, get it? Well, here’s a man bites dog story, if there ever was one. Seems that on December 4, several orange jumpsuit-clad members of FIRE, which stands for “Flagstaff Immigrant Rights Enforcement,” delivered a…
