Despite the fact that Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been raking in the money for his re-election bid, some people trying to cash in on Arpaio’s name have been awful at making advertisements.The first one we noticed was John Philip Sousa IV’s independent-expenditure committee called “Americans for Sheriff Joe,” which…
Stanley Young, the lawyer for five people suing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for racial profiling, is doing a good job making Sheriff Joe Arpaio look like a racist this morning. Following testimony earlier in the morning from a deputy, Arpaio took the stand, starting off with the disclaimer that…
See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce on Blast for Racist E-mails in New Dennis Gilman Video See also: Russell Pearce’s Racism “Discovered” by Arizona’s Media This past week has not been kind to recalled, disgraced ex-state Senator Russell Pearce. First, the…
Aircraft emergency slides aren’t always the bouncy-castle thrill they appear to be — as Tammie Dent knows too well. The Phoenix woman broke her tailbone on a slide after an Allegiant Air jet carrying 154 people made an emergency landing in Flagstaff two years ago. Dent and her husband are…
Gilman skewers Pearce and brings back an old Pearce bud from the dead From beyond the grave, J.T. Ready haunts recalled, disgraced state Senator Russell Pearce in this new video by Dennis Gilman on the controversy surrounding Pearce’s racist e-mails, unearthed and made public by the ACLU. Some of the…
See also: Russell Pearce’s Racism “Discovered” by Arizona’s Media See also: Russell Pearce’s Mexican-Bashing E-mails Slammed By Randy Parraz, Others Recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce’s heart, or what little there is of it, goes out to the victims of the Dark Knight Rises shootings in Aurora, Colorado. But…
See Also: Russell Pearce’s Racism “Discovered” by Arizona’s Media Former Senate President Russell Pearce’s racist e-mails, recently made public by the ACLU, were slammed today by politicians and activists at the Arizona State Capitol. Around 20 members of Citizens for a Better Arizona, the group that made the 2011 recall…
See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on “Papers Please” Portion of SB 1070 See also: Russell Pearce Scores Another Win Against Hispanics See also: Russell Pearce’s Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12’s Sunday Square-Off See also: Russell Pearce Preaches Hate on Ban Amnesty Now Radio Show Color me bemused by the local…
See also: Joe Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He’s Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors’ Calls for Justice on Opening Day See also: Joe Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So Far In the law-enforcement experience of Maricopa County…
See also: Tom Liddy was Andrew Kunasek’s Deep Throat; County Supervisor Describes Tip on Arpaio/Thomas Plot to Overthrow Board See also: Maria Brandon, Fired Maricopa Civil Attorney, Says County Retaliated Against Her for Defending Sheriff Joe Arpaio Tom Liddy, the son of notorious Watergate criminal G. Gordon Liddy, stole some…
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See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors’ Calls for Justice on Opening DaySee also: Joe Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So FarSee also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit Nothing to see here, move along. That’s the message conveyed…
See also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit See also: Joe Arpaio’s Lawyer Tim Casey’s Firm Earns $735K (So Far) Defending Joe’s Racial Profiling There’s no other way to say it: Maricopa County is wack. Sure, everyone’s up in arms about the several thousands of…
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See also: SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of HopeSee also: SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds “Papers Please” Section, Invalidates OthersSee also: The Supreme Court’s 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers As I anticipated in April, when it became clear that the U.S. Supreme Court intended to lift a lower…
See Also: Arizona Congressman David Schweikert Falsely Claims Illegal Immigrants Are No Longer Afraid See Also: Obama’s 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with Arizona Arizona Congressman David Schweikert admits he’s no expert on immigration. Still, he insists that any immigration-reform proposal in Congress resulting in…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio had about an entire day to come up with a response to alleged comedian George Lopez calling him a “fat motherfucker” and “fucking puto.”And here’s what Arpaio’s “ghost tweeters” eventually delivered to the world.”Go back to school. Learn to make intelligent commentary rather than dropping F bombs…
See Also: Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy Kunasek See Also: Joe Arpaio Hides as Randy Parraz and CBAers Pizza Party It Up Randy Parraz and his posse of activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to come clean on using…
Based on the video above, George Lopez is no fan of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Or, according to Lopez, the “fat motherfucker,” “fucking puto” Joe Arpaio…
After being run out of three venues in Phoenix last month by activists, a fundraiser for recalled, former state Senate President Russell Pearce has finally found a home at a local hotel run by one of his supporters. According to an item on the conservative Sonoran Alliance blog, Pearce and…
See Also: DREAMers Score a Win with Obama’s Immigration Initiative, But the War Is Far from Over Young illegal immigrants should be wary of scam artists promising work permits as a result of the Obama administration’s new immigration policy toward them. That’s the message from pro-immigrant activists worried that the…
See also: Kyrsten Sinema Identified (Wrongly) as Latino by NALEO See also: Can Kyrsten Sinema Win in Congressional District 9? See also: Kyrsten Sinema’s Hilary Rosen Moment, and Her Persistent Verbal Flubbery My Monday blog item discussing Ninth Congressional District candidate Kyrsten Sinema and the “Latina” label incorrectly granted to…
