John McCain’s maverickness is getting called into question after an interview the senator gave this week, where McCain downplays the nickname and denies ever viewing himself in that regard. “I never considered myself a maverick,” McCain tells Newsweek. “I consider myself a person who serves the people of Arizona to…
In celebration of the beginning of baseball season, Senator John McCain announced today that he has the support of former Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Luis Gonzalez in his bid to fend off J.D. Hayworth, his Republican U.S. Senate primary opponent.While we don’t recommend that you take your voting cues from a…
A former political aide for John McCain has put up $2,500 of his own money to counter a medical marijuana inititiative that probably will be be on the 2010 ballot. Max Fose, owner of a political-consulting and PR firm, has apparently been trying to “Stop the Pot” since he launched…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth, the “consistent conservative” who touts his devout Christianity in television and radio ads, is heading to Las Vegas this weekend for happy hour with fellow conservatives at a bar called Stoney’s on the Strip.Where else would a good Christian spend his Easter weekend.Hayworth will be at…
When your average citizen is murdered, there typically isn’t a Congressional hearing to sort out the details. However, when that citizen is assumed to have been murdered by an illegal immigrant, members of Congress tend to take notice — even the cops have scant evidence.The latest to use the murder of…
Voting on a bill that would limit the punishment for teen “sexters” was delayed in the Arizona House today because lawmakers don’t think the bill is the right fix for the growing problem.For anyone unfamiliar with “sexting,” it’s basically when someone uses a cell phone or computer to send another…
Since our previous post about J.D. Hayworth’s “Million Dollar March,” the Hayworth campaign got back to us, saying all the money the campaign claims it received during the campaign is in-hand — and not just a collection of pledges with no financial backing.”We have raised over $1 million in checks, cash,…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will resign from office on April 6 to run for state Attorney General. Thomas’ campaign consultant, Jason Rose, issued a news release this afternoon about the decision, linking to a video on Thomas’ exploratory committee Web site. The move has long been anticipated, but…
U.S. Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth says his campaign raised more than $1 million in the month of March, including about $100,000 late last night.Right.At the beginning of March, Hayworth embarked on an ambitious fund-raising goal of a million dollars for the month. He gave it the catchy name “Million Dollar…
It’s really no surprise that Owen “Buz” Mills supports Arizona’s becoming the third state in the country to allow citizens to carry concealed guns without a permit. The candidate for governor calls himself a fiscal and social conservative, and, in sort of a “Who would Jesus shoot?” moment, informs us that the…
The John McCain campaign has some harsh words for J.D. Hayworth over comments the former congressman made in regard to McCain calling on the National Guard to be deployed to the U.S./ Mexico border in wake of a the murder of an Arizona rancher over the weekend.Police suspect that the…
At a press conference that more resembled a garden party for Scottsdale’s elite — complete with Range Rovers and BMWs lining the streets near Ben Quayle’s 44th Street campaign headquarters (we even caught Marilyn Quayle telling pals to take campaign literature to “hand out at your bridge groups”) — Quayle made it official:…
While there is still no concrete proof that the murder of a Southern Arizona rancher over the weekend was the work of an illegal immigrant, Senator John McCain wants to call in the National Guard to defend the Arizona/Mexico border.Looks like all is fair in a conservative standoff.McCain, who once…
Ben Quayle, son of potato-plagued former Vice President Dan Quayle, says he will officially announce his candidacy tomorrow for the Congressional seat being vacated by Congressman John Shadegg. Quayle, who was only rumored to be running until his father unofficially let the cat out of the bag in an interview on Fox News…
Much to our dismay, the Ron Paul Revolution apparently isn’t over, and at a John McCain campaign stop in Mesa on Saturday, the “revolution” was televised.Cameras rolled as a man, who identified himself only as Alex, was tossed out of the event — where former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin…
Senator John McCain’s GOP primary opponent, J.D. Hayworth, is using the killing of a prominent Cochise County rancher to question McCain’s stance on immigration, despite there being no confirmation that an illegal immigrant had anything to do with the murder.Robert Krentz was found shot to death on his ranch just…
Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber,” the conservative icon from the 2008 presidential election, paid a visit to the state capitol to oppose Governor Jan Brewer’s proposed one-cent sales tax increase and to help organize Arizona’s budding Tea Party movement.”The Plumber” spoke to dozens of tea-baggers as part…
Attorney Kathy Zatari, who served as administrator of the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for 3 1/2 years, has filed a notice of claim against the state, alleging she was fired for reporting possible violations of state policy to her supervisors.Those violations, according to the claim, partially involve Zatari’s one-time employee, Jeri Auther. But,…
You betchya Sarah Palin was in Arizona today, and the former GOP vice presidential candidate used a campaign event for her former running mate, John McCain, to kick off the “revolution” against the healthcare reform bill signed by President Obama earlier this week.McCain and Palin appeared together at the Pima County…
With John McCain and J.D. Hayworth engaged in an all-out war for the Republican nomination for Senate, you may have forgotten that at some point one of them will have to run against a Democrat. That Democrat is likely to be Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman, who announced today that…
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps announced this week that it will disband as a corporation. However, as a hate-mongering group of anti-immigration fanatics, local factions of the organization will continue to “stand guard” at the border, according to the group’s president.Carmen Mercer, president of the Minutemen, tells New Times that…
A Phoenix firearms dealer once accused of supplying ruthless Mexican drug cartels with guns is suing the state, city of Phoenix and Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard for malicious prosecution. Last spring, state and federal authorities thought they had nailed George Iknadosian, (right), owner of X-Caliber Guns, for knowingly selling guns to…
