Sheriff Joe took his shuck-and-jive to the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California Tuesday, where he wowed a crowd of blue-hairs with his Sopranos-esque “dees, dats and does.”The YouTube video above, which borrows (read: “rips off”) footage from an Orange County Register video and a Fox News report of the event, has all…
Maricopa County Superior Court judge Susan Brnovich today declared a mistrial in the case of a white-on-brown killing that occurred May 6, 2010 in South Phoenix. This, after an all-white jury was unable to reach a verdict.Gary Kelley, 50, was charged with second degree murder and aggravated assault in the…
Freshman Republinut state Senator Steve Smith, the guy who knocked off Democrat Rebecca Rios in District 23 last year, longs to make a name for himself on the backs of impoverished and ill undocumented immigrants.Indeed, in a Q & A with AZCentral.com during his candidacy, he pretty much assured readers…
As you likely know by now, state Senate President Russell Pearce’s unconstitutional, un-American, immoral, and illegal effort to undermine the birthright citizenship provision of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ran into a double buzz-saw Monday in the state Senate judiciary committee, chaired by Republican Ron Gould.Senator Gould is…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has an actual hero on his hands.Last week, Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Taylor saved two people’s lives before most of us sat down for lunch.About 11:30 a.m. last Thursday, the PCSO got a call about a baby who was choking. In the chaos, the…
State Senate President Russell Pearce’s baby-bashin’, anti-14th Amendment legislation will get a hearing Monday, February 7, in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Pearce’s ally, state Senator Ron Gould. Fortunately, the pro-immigrant advocacy group Border Action Network, has a plan for battle:A “One-Thousand Baby Chain,” made up of real and…
Our blog post yesterday about the ABC News “investigation” in Tucson brought up some of the same concerns that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio mentioned in a letter today to the national news outlet. Even if the teeth of SB 1070 hadn’t been pulled by a federal judge, it’s…
If you work for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, you probably won’t be tempted to eat at McDonald’s anytime soon — because your boss, Joe Arpaio, claims doing so might be a risk to your health. But not for the usual reasons.Arpaio issued a warning today to all MCSO employees to use…
Arizona’s pro-immigrant community is ticked at one if its own: uber-lefty state Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who has in the past marched with the Reverend Al Sharpton in protest of Senate Bill 1070, and normally opposes the Republinuts in the state legislature on most of their nefarious doings.Such liberal bona fides…
It’s an odd day in the annals of the Arizona legislature when members of the far-right John Birch Society — a conspiratorial-minded organization obsessed with the “New World Order,” the Federal Reserve, and the gold standard — actually sound saner than the Republinuts in control of the state House and…
Let’s say you’ve just gunned down your best friend in a fit of rage over a gambling debt. Remorseful, you dial up 911 and tell the operator that your pal’s dead and it’s all your fault.Normally, such a confession, recorded on a 911 call, would pretty much guarantee a guilty…
You may have read of New Mexico’s newly-elected Republican Governor Susana Martinez’s executive order rescinding what she’s referred to as that state’s “sanctuary status,” and instructing state police to inquire into the immigration status of “criminal suspects” and report that info to the feds.Some have characterized this as New Mexico’s…
Jared Lee Loughner should run for the Arizona state Legislature. He’d feel right at home, particularly amongst the Russell Pearce Republicans, who are so delusional and high on their own supply right now that I’m half expecting to see state Senate President Pearce dressed up as Napoleon next time I…
According to a recent minute entry by Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Holding, a bench warrant has been issued for state Senate President Russell Pearce’s son Joshua Trent Pearce.Holding’s minute entry states that Joshua, 30, was supposed to be present in court on January 26 for a “review…
Now if you could only buy nuclear weapons this way…Tucson killer Jared Lee Loughner didn’t get his gun through a gigantoid flea-market-type gun show, where any criminal can buy a Glock and some extended mags, cash and carry.Actually, Loughner copped his gat from a licensed gun dealer. He passed the…
More bad news for state Senate President Russell Pearce.There’s another group that’s going to file paperwork to recall Pearce on Monday: Citizens for a Better Arizona, led in part by former Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate and pro-immigrant firebrand Randy Parraz.According to CBA’s Facebook page, the group claims to have gotten…
Instead of thoughtfully blowing his brains out and sparing unsuspecting victims the grief caused by his suicidal intentions, a Valley man failed to kill himself in the worst way possible last year — he crashed his SUV into an oncoming Mercedes Benz. He survived, but the woman driving the Mercedes…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s crusade to become the face of the fight against illegal immigration has paid off — the National Sheriff’s Association announced yesterday that he’s been named the 2011 Sheriff of the Year.The NSA cites Babeu’s strong stance against illegal immigration and his efforts to curb drug…
On the day that state Senator Russell Pearce’s insidious, anti-American, and unconstitutional plot to undermine the birthright citizenship provision of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment was being submitted in the state legislature by his cronies, a group calling itself Arizonans for Better Government filed recall paperwork against Pearce in Legislative District 18.Chaired…
Like most death announcements from the Arizona Department of Corrections, the one for Brenda Todd, who died January 21 in custody at Goodyear’s Perryville Prison, is spare and unemotional.It relates that Todd, 44, was found unresponsive in her cell, that medical responders attempted to revive her, but were unsuccessful, and…
Kudos to KPHO/Channel 5 for reporting on allegations of child abuse involving state Senate president Russell Pearce’s son Joshua Pearce, which I first reported on a month ago.Reporter Jason Barry dogged Pearce at the state Capitol, seeking a quote from Mr. Rule of Law, himself.A clearly uncomfortable Pearce declined comment,…
The Mesa Police Department has released more reports on its run-ins with state Senator Russell Pearce’s son Joshua. A report I blogged about earlier today dealt with allegations concerning possible child abuse in a December 10, 2010 incident involving Joshua Pearce’s infant daughter.You can read that report, here. I’ve also…
