Bigotry Is Expensive

Dumb Crooks: Okay, You Stole It, Now What Are You Going to Do With It?

By Sean Holstege
May 24, 2017

Silent Witness is offering $1,000 reward for information leading to recovery of a stolen $35,000, 4,500-square-foot inflatable obstacle course.
Arpaio Begs for Money While His Lawyers Make Bank in Melendres

By Stephen Lemons
Sep 4, 2015

You can't fault Sheriff Joe Arpaio for lack of chutzpah. The guy continues to beg for campaign donations while his contempt of the federal court in the ACLU's big civil rights case Melendres v. Arpaio is costing us beaucoup bucks. Check this recent gimmicky e-mail (below) desperately seeking any cash you've...
Hundreds Attend Phoenix Mosque Protest

By Miriam Wasser
May 30, 2015

As helicopters circled overhead and police officers stood guard, the seven-plus-hour "Rally for Free Speech" protest outside of the north Phoenix Islamic Community Center on Friday remained relatively uneventful. No arrests were made, no guns were fired, and though a few fights almost broke out along the edges of the event —...
Racism, Misogyny, and Worse at Community College District, Civil Rights Leader Says

By Ray Stern
May 6, 2015

Civil rights leader Jarrett Maupin and 13 "female abuse victims" will hold a press conference today alleging racism and misogyny at the Maricopa County Community College District. In a breathless news release issued this morning, Maupin writes of college teachers prohibited from taking bathroom breaks, rampant sexual harassment and victims...
Jan Brewer's Spiteful Anti-DREAMer Policy Costs Almost $700K, So Far

By Stephen Lemons
Oct 30, 2013

Here's a free piece of advice for all you journalism majors out there: Go to law school. As a lawyer, the hours are the same, you can read and write to your heart's content, and you get paid a pant-load to make a phone call. No kidding. Reading through invoices...
Joe Arpaio Costs Us Another $7.3 Million and Counting in Melendres (Update: Losing Lawyer Tim Casey Responds)

By Stephen Lemons
Oct 21, 2013

Please see update below with Tim Casey's whiny objection to the legal fees caused by the bad behavior of his client. Who better to help me inaugurate a new category in this blog, entitled "Bigotry Is Expensive," than the man known for sucking all of the air out of the...