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Jan Brewer Would Be a "Horrific" Secretary of the Interior, Say Western Environmentalists

By Miriam Wasser
Nov 17, 2016

Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is on President-elect Donald Trump's shortlist for Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Local environmentalists think she'd be terrible at the job.
Latino Activists Respond to Jan Brewer's 'They Don't Vote' Remark

By Griselda Nevarez
Oct 25, 2016

Did Jan Brewer put her foot in her mouth this past Friday? A lot of Arizona Latinos think so. In an interview with the Boston Globe this past Friday, the former Arizona governor was asked whether she thinks Latinos will play a significant role in helping Hillary Clinton win Arizona, a...
Jan Brewer Reaffirms Support for Trump, Social Media Has a Thing or Two to Say About It

By Miriam Wasser
Oct 10, 2016

From the hot-mic recording of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault to the new WikiLeaks revelations about Hillary Clinton's Wall Street speeches to last night's bizarre 90-minute debate, it's fair to say this weekend was a game changer in the 2016 election campaign. But as prominent Republican figures like Senator...
Jan Brewer Stars in Another Jan Brewer Brain Fart, With Eight Pronunciations of "Tuskegee"

By Matthew Hendley
Sep 27, 2013

Stop us if you've heard this one before, but Governor Jan Brewer had an incredibly difficult time spitting out words.Brewer was commemorating those famous African-American pilots from World War II yesterday -- you know, the Tusakee, Tusks, Tuh-see-gee, Tuskegee, Tuska-skee, Tuske-tuh, TUSKEGEE, Tus-kee-kee, Tus-kuh-kee Airmen...
Jan Brewer Still Hasn't Made Up Her Mind on Run for Unconstitutional Third Term

By Matthew Hendley
Aug 7, 2013

Governor Jan Brewer still hasn't made up her mind on whether she's running for a likely unconstitutional third term.We say "likely unconstitutional" because the Arizona Constitution says a governor can't hold office "for more than two consecutive terms," and we're under the impression three is more than two...
Jan Brewer Claims to Have Had a "Positive" Meeting With President Obama

By Matthew Hendley
Aug 6, 2013

From what we can tell, Governor Jan Brewer didn't do anything obnoxious to the President of the United States today.It appears that the governor avoided embarrassing the state's residents again, by choosing to keep her finger away from President Obama's face on this occasion...
Jan Brewer Plans to Meet President Obama on an Airport Tarmac . . . Uh-Oh

By Matthew Hendley
Aug 5, 2013

Oh, boy. Governor Jan Brewer plans on running into President Obama during his visit to Phoenix on Tuesday -- on an airport tarmac.Remember, when Obama came to town early last year, Brewer greeted Obama on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport with a finger right in the president's face...
Equality Arizona Supports Referendum Against HB 2305, Known as the Voter Suppression Law

By Monica Alonzo
Jul 30, 2013

Equality Arizona is endorsing efforts to let voters decide whether to keep a recently approved law that makes sweeping changes to the election process. Protect Your Right to Vote, a political committee, is backing the referendum of HB 2305, a law opponents say suppresses voters ability to get on the...
Jan Brewer Ranks Among Worst Governors in Nation, Says D.C.-Based Watchdog Group

By Monica Alonzo
Jul 17, 2013

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a liberal-leaning watchdog group, released a report today naming the worst governors in the nation -- and not surprisingly, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer made the Top Ten. Good ol' Brewer isn't one to disappoint. Although she didn't rise to level of "ringmaster"...
Supreme Court Won't Hear Jan Brewer's Fight to Keep Gay Couples From Getting Benefits

By Matthew Hendley
Jun 28, 2013

Governor Jan Brewer's fight to keep the partners of gay state employees from getting benefits is a losing battle for the governor, so far.The day after the Supreme Court made its decision to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the court decided to not review Brewer's fight...
10 Strangest Things That Have Come Out of Jan Brewer's Mouth in the Last Year

By Matthew Hendley
Jun 27, 2013

It has gotten to the point that the public is generally unfazed by Governor Jan Brewer's monumental struggles with the English language.That includes earlier this week, when Brewer kind of expressed her support for the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill, and her press team spent the rest of the day...
Jan Brewer Praised for Endorsing Immigration Bill, Which She Didn't Actually Endorse

By Matthew Hendley
Jun 25, 2013

Despite what you may have heard, Governor Jan Brewer did not endorse the "Gang of Eight" immigration-reform bill.However, it certainly may have sounded like she endorsed the bill, given her apparent inability to speak clearly...
Jan Brewer Signs Elections Bill to Keep Third Parties Away, Prevent Counting of Some Votes

By Matthew Hendley
Jun 20, 2013

Governor Jan Brewer signed an elections bill into law that fixes things that never really seemed to be broken.Brewer's signature on House Bill 2305 will help keep third-party candidates off ballots, will help prevent people from getting early-voting ballots, and bans political groups from picking up early-voting ballots from people...
Jan Brewer to Speak at Dedication of New Shooting Range Because, Um, Guns

By Matthew Hendley
Mar 11, 2013

Governor Jan Brewer, the chief executive of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver State™, will be spending her Wednesday morning speaking at the dedication of the sacred ground known as the Tri-State Shooting Park.Somehow, folks in Bullhead City have survived 13 years without a public shooting range, and the Arizona...
Watch Jan Brewer Brain-Fart Twice While Making Up the Phrase "Belt Bucket"

By Matthew Hendley
Mar 5, 2013

As Governor Jan Brewer says about the feds, "This is just another . . . (pause) . . . notch in their . . . (pause) . . . belt bucket, if you will."See also:-Jan Brewer Blunders that Feds' National Release of Illegal Immigrants Is Payback, Punishment for Arizona...
Jan Brewer's Not Changing Her Tune on Driver's Licenses for DREAMers

By Matthew Hendley
Feb 12, 2013

After three weeks of thinkin', Governor Jan Brewer's finally figured out what she's going to do about her order denying driver's licenses for deferred action beneficiaries -- nothin'.Brewer's August order says that participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program do not have "any lawful or authorized status and does not...
Jan Brewer's Third-Term Interpretation of Constitution Challenged by Democrat's Bill

By Matthew Hendley
Jan 25, 2013

Since Governor Jan Brewer hasn't given up on her interpretation of the Arizona Constitution that two terms really means three terms, Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo has proposed changing the wording of that section.There's a big problem with Gallardo's proposal -- since he's proposing a change to the state Constitution,...
Jan Brewer Still Undecided on Her Order Denying Driver's Licenses for DREAMers

By Matthew Hendley
Jan 25, 2013

One week after the ACLU declared that federal officials had essentially contradicted Governor Jan Brewer's executive order preventing deferred action beneficiaries from getting driver's licenses, the governor hasn't decided how to respond.Brewer's August order says that participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program do not have "any...
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Among Esteemed Nominees for TPM's 2012 Golden Duke Awards

By Monica Alonzo
Dec 26, 2012

Just two more days before Talking Points Memo (TPM), a lefty political website, announces the winners of its Sixth Annual Golden Duke Awards to recognize the "year's best purveyors of public corruption, outlandish behavior and The Crazy." Not one, but two top officials in Arizona have been nominated for the...
Jan Brewer Reportedly "Slugged" Channel 3 Reporter Over Global-Warming Question

By Matthew Hendley
Dec 5, 2012

Governor Jan Brewer's brain-fart response last week to a KTVK-Channel 3 reporter's question about global warming does not appear to be the only Jan bein' Jan moment from that interview.According to a report, Brewer totally punched Channel 3 political reporter Dennis Welch.See also:-Jan Brewer Claims Weather May Be Caused by...

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