See also: Ben Quayle Accused of Swimming, Which Is a Scandal or Something The non-scandal involving Congressman Ben Quayle is even less scandalous than it sounds, according to Quayle’s recollection of events.Congressman Kevin Yoder, of Kansas, hopped in naked during a Republican congressional delegation’s trip to Israel last year, and…
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle is accused of swimming in a lake.Politico published the story last night, claiming several Republican congressmen jumped in a lake last year in Israel during a trip funded by a pro-Israel lobbyist organization.Congressman Kevin Yoder, of Kansas, hopped in naked. Quayle was in that exact same…
See also: Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You From Driver’s Licenses Governor Jan Brewer’s declaration that participants in the Obama Administration’s deferred-action program can’t get driver’s licenses “has absolutely no basis under state or federal law,” according to the head of the ACLU of Arizona.Brewer’s order blocks the…
Senator John McCain joined Senator Jon Kyl yesterday to announce his endorsement of Congressman Ben Quayle.McCain’s statements yesterday were a little more refreshing than the typical endorsement press conference, which is typically just an opportunity for ass-kissing.McCain also had a thing or two to say about Quayle’s Republican primary opponent,…
If you thought it was pretty dumb (or bigoted) for “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — to call for shooting people who cross the border, then get a load of this…
A man who calls himself a plumber told people attending a fundraiser for state Senator Lori Klein that he’s got the solution for the country’s immigration issues, and he’s been saying it for years: “Put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shootin’.”…
If there are Republican voters in Arizona’s Sixth Congressional District who still can’t figure out which candidate’s position on issues most closely match their own, yesterday’s candidate forum in Scottsdale probably didn’t help.Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert said mostly the same things yesterday, just using different ways to describe…
Walt Opaska, a candidate running for mayor of Glendale, says he was attacked after a Glendale Tea party debate last night in a Denny’s parking lot. Opaska says that, at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, as he was walking out of the restaurant near 51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road, someone…
See also: The Supreme Court’s 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers See also:SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds “Papers Please” Section, Invalidates Others See also: Opponents of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law Proclaim Fight is Not Over See also: SB 1070: 10 Memorable Moments in Law’s History See also: SB 1070 Fuels…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician See also Senator Robert Meza Files Election Complaint Against Team Awesome See also Tom Horne: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act Preempted by Federal Law, in Part; Cardholders OK, Dispensaries Could be Nixed by Court As unlikely as it is for liberal Latino student…
See also: Ben Quayle “Goes Both Ways,” According to David Schweikert Turns out, we weren’t the only ones who were wondering whether Congressman David Schweikert’s campaign was trying to claim his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, is bisexual.Senator Jon Kyl, who’s endorsed Quayle, has a thing or two to say…
El Mirage’s appointed and elected city officials are not releasing accident data for an intersection with a speed camera — until after the election. That, despite repeated requests by El Mirage City Councilman Jim McPhetres for those statistics…
Lando Voyles, a criminal prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office who is running for Pinal County Attorney, put out a press release today claiming that his opponent refuses to prosecute violent felons who attack prison and jail guards. Serious allegations, even in a heated political race. And a recent…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician Senator Robert Meza is accused of being out of touch with the mostly Latino community that he represents. And he isn’t doing himself any favors with a complaint he filed with the Secretary of State on July 16 against a group of…
Former Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams — who’s facing off against fellow Republican Matt Salmon in Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District primary — got the stamp of approval from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.A nod from Palin might scare the neighborhood liberals, but if history tells us anything, candidates endorsed by…
The House of Representatives slapped down another one of Congressman Trent Franks’ anti-abortion bills yesterday, and Franks has now successfully wasted more than one hour and 38 minutes of Congress’ time this year alone.Franks’ proposed ban on abortions past 20 weeks in Washington D.C.was short by 30 votes, as he…
Now here’s a campaign mailer worthy of the Daily Show’s “Moment of Zen.”…
See also: Conley Wolfswinkel, Smeared by Andrew Thomas in Stapley Investigation, Files Notice of Claim with Maricopa County Is Maricopa County responsible when the sheriff’s office or county attorney’s office fail to release documents to lawyers or the public? A federal judge believes so, but County Attorney Bill Montgomery has…
Turns out, we weren’t the only ones who found yesterday’s comments from Congressman Ben Quayle’s campaign a little…weird.In fact, the president of Citizens United — which is supporting Quayle’s primary opponent, David Schweikert — says Quayle’s campaign is doing stuff you’d expect from President Obama’s campaign.”It is always a telltale…
It happens all the time — a candidate for public office says he’s winning the race, based on a poll the candidate or his supporters paid for.Congressman David Schweikert did that today, saying he’s up 13 points — or 16. The credibility of that lies somewhere between of a well-respected…
See also: Rich Crandall Leaves a Somewhat Angry Voicemail for Fellow State Senator That didn’t take long: state Senator Brenda Barton’s ethics complaint against fellow Republican Senator Rich Crandall was thrown straight in the garbage (or possibly the recycle bin).Barton filed the complaint because Crandall left a mean voicemail on…
See also Cloaked Brutality: Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of ImmigrantsSee also Immigrant Abuses by Border Patrol Agents DocumentedSee also Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers When we traveled to Nogales, Mexico about two years ago, we found many individuals who reported getting abused while in Border…
