When the Goldwater Institute isn’t “lending” $1.9 million to some fatcat on its board or suing the state government over a fish-foot-sucking cosmetic practice, it’s arguing against the evils of expanding Arizona’s Medicaid program so as to cover hundreds of thousands of poor people and pump billions in the state’s…
Gilman and I get to know some of our fellow Sand Land-ers and reconnect with old pals like Buffalo Rick… There’s nothing more fun on a mild, sunny day in Arizona than getting out and about and talkin’ to ordinary folks. See also: -Jim Carrey, Right on Gun Nuts, Fox…
Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey I’ve lived in New York, Los Angeles and a few places in between, but only in Arizona have I ever felt like I actually might need a gun. Not to protect myself from armed robbers and whatnot, but to protect myself…
Cesar Chavez Day is upon us, and one way of honoring the spirit of the famed labor leader locally is by helping the organization LUCHA, Living United for Change in Arizona, by participating in its Cesar Chavez Day Raffle. See also: -Four MCSA/ACORN Members Freed after Being Arrested for Applauding…
Courtesy of the conservative Western Free Press, we finally have state Representative Eddie Farnsworth’s lame attempt to justify not allowing a bill that would have cracked down on pimps selling teenage prostitutes to have a hearing in the Judiciary Committee, which Farnsworth chairs. See also: -Eddie Farnsworth Blocked Hearing for…
Imagine my surprise, when checking the website of the venerable Valley organization Chicanos por la Causa, to see a photo of a beaming Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery on a page advertising the group’s 44th anniversary dinner, coming up on April 4. See also: -County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s Endorsement Rejected…
Former Republican legislator David Burnell Smith, a birther and DUI attorney recently arrested for alleged DUI, is doing Larry Klayman’s bidding in the fight against the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.As many people pointed out as Klayman continued to claim that he’d try to get the recall effort shut down,…
One of Arizona’s most influential bloggers, Jeff Vath, the man behind the widely-read, GOP-centric Politico Mafioso blog, passed away Tuesday night at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Deer Valley. He was 52. According to his wife of 24 years, Mary Anne, Vath’s death was due to complications from surgery on…
Speaking of shenanigans, you may remember Tea Party generalissimo Ron Ludders for his escapades during the 2011 recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, and during Pearce’s ill-fated comeback attempt in the 2012 GOP primary for state Senator from Legislative District 25. See also: -Russell Pearce Supporter Ron Ludders’ Lame…
Shenanigans. Republicans wouldn’t be Republicans without them. And the effort under way to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the perfect occasion for pro-Joe Rs to roll out their usual dirty tricks and monkeyshines. See also: -Joe Arpaio’s Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about the “Blocking Campaign” and the…
Videographer Dennis Gilman’s account of the protest outside the Sheraton on Thursday Here’s something you don’t see everyday: A local Latino group protesting a Cesar Chavez Dinner. See also: -Joe Arpaio Cozies Up to Latino Pastors, Prensa Hispana, and Michael Nowakowski Days Before Employer Raid (w/Update) The group? Sal Reza’s…
As Mr. Zimmerman once crooned long ago, the times they are a changin’, and though progress has generally leap-frogged our benighted state, there are odd signs that Arizona is slouching toward the 21th Century, like some rough beast come round at last. See also: -Arizona Organix Steps Out as the…
“Birther” attorney and Sheriff Joe Arpaio fan Larry Klayman has filed a federal lawsuit against New Times and our Minneapolis sister paper, City Pages, claiming “defamation.”Klayman’s lawsuit points to New Times and City Pages blog posts that cite an appellate court ruling from Ohio, a public record, affirming a magistrate…
Few public acts by Governor Jan Brewer have been so odious, so hateful and so obviously unfair as her executive order denying driver’s licenses to those young men and women, brought here as children, who benefit from President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. See also: -Jan Brewer Not on…
“Birther” attorney Larry Klayman, who is fighting the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, wants to know if the chairman of the Arpaio recall organization is a “homo” who “want[s] my nuts.”Klayman probably didn’t mean to let everyone know he asked that, but it appears that Klayman isn’t very good at…
What was the most fun for me as a columnist during the recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce — other than watching Pearce crash and burn? That nearly all the pundits in Arizona ended up being as wrong as white shoes after Labor Day. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio sure has some suckers in his fan base, and you can bet his “birther” pals at World Net Daily are well aware of that.That’s why you can head over to the “superstore” for WND — the conspiracy-theorist website known for the ramblings of master-birther Jerome Corsi –…
If more than two-thirds of the state House votes in favor of a bill that would rein in corruption in local police forces, you would anticipate that the proposed legislation at least would receive a hearing in the state Senate, wouldn’t you? See also: -Eddie Farnsworth Blocked Hearing for Anti-Child-Sex-Trafficking…
Former Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tim Abrahamson is set to plead guilty in North Dakota for his alleged, pre-planned attack on his wife’s ex-lover. Meanwhile, we’re waiting to find out the current duty status of Abrahamson’s buddy, Steve Carpenter, who drove to North Dakota and apparently waited in a…
Months after a drunken brawl outside of a Tempe bar, former Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard “Hank” Mueller is expected to face a judge for a non-jury trial at 1:30 on May 6. Mueller’s attorney has delayed his clients day reckoning at Tempe Municipal Court several times with motions, but…
There is one thing to keep in mind while reading about Administrative Law Judge Tammy Eigenheer’s recommended dismissal of the civil case involving allegations of campaign-finance impropriety by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne: Horne still has his supposed mistress Carmen Chenal on the AG’s payroll to the tune of $108,000…
I like Arizona Republic scribe Laurie Roberts. She’s a smart, classy lady. And I believe she means well. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Democrats As a columnist, she has the luxury of tut-tutting the hard work of others, as she did…
