Tom Horne Inches Ahead of Andrew Thomas in Attorney General Race; Jason Rose Throws Thomas Under the Bus

Can we finally say sayonara to Sith Lord and former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas?Thomas’s unctuous campaign flack, spin-pimp Jason Rose thinks so. Last night, with Thomas’s early lead over state Schools Superintendent Tom Horne in the GOP primary for Attorney General evaporating, Rose tweeted this ice-pick to Thomas’s kidneys:”The jaguar roars:…

John Dougherty and Randy Parraz’s TV Ads

Dougherty’s campaign spot, running this weekendI like both Randy Parraz and John Dougherty in the Dems’ primary for U.S. Senate. I wish I could vote for both of them, to be honest. Both are very different kinds of candidates. And neither one is a traditional politician. Not by a long…

John McCain Endorses Rick Romley for Maricopa County Attorney

The Romley campaign’s latest YouTube video dissing MontgomeryU.S. Senator John McCain took some time off from horsewhippin’ GOP primary rival J.D. Hayworth to endorse Rick Romley for Maricopa County Attorney over Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boy in that primary race, Bill Montgomery.To call McCain’s endorsement of Romley “glowing” would be an…

Maricopa County Elections Sued Over Alleged Voting Violations

A group of diverse individuals including Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, former Republican state Senator Karen Johnson, and voting activist John Brakey are suing Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, alleging that Maricopa County Elections is involved in various voting shenanigans. Their claim, which you can read in its entirety, here,…

Joe Arpaio’s DOJ Deadline Passes, and the Feds Punk Out, Natch

What the U.S. Department of Justice needs to grok about Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his upper echelon is that they are consummate prevaricators. Period. They’re sleazy weasels of the worst type. Essentially, the MCSO, as run by Arpaio and minions such as Chief Deputy David Hendershott, is akin to a mafia enterprise. With…

Bud Selig Needs to Move 2011 All-Star Game or Risk Tsunami of Protests

Undoubtedly many of you have seen the latest action by anti-SB 1070 demonstrators urging Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to nix the 2011 All-Star Game scheduled for Phoenix’s Chase Field and hold it at another location. About three dozen protesters demonstrated against the Arizona Diamondbacks during their Sunday game versus the Washington…

Barack Obama’s $600 Million Border Boondoggle

So President Barack Obama, who still talks a good game about “comprehensive immigration reform,” has now signed a supplemental border security package worth $600 million to add 1,000 Border Patrol agents, as well as hundreds of new officers for U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border…

Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Denies Misappropriating Funds from U.S. Border Guard

I recently interviewed an associate of neo-Nazi J.T. Ready’s, someone privy to details about Ready’s group U.S. Border Guard, who claimed Ready was using donations to his outfit to pay his rent and buy personal items. This source, who asked not to be identified, told me that Ready had received substantial contributions,…

Rick Romley vs. Joe Arpaio: Video Slams Bill Montgomery as Hypocrite

Romley fights back against Arpaio and Montgomery in this new attack videoAlthough a Maricopa County judge today refused to halt Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attack ads aimed at County Attorney Rick Romley, Romley has an answer for the guy Arpaio’s fronting in those ads: Romley’s GOP primary rival Bill Montgomery.In the…

Joe Arpaio Hated On In San Diego During Country Club Visit

Sheriff Joe is a little like the alien life force in the classic Star Trek original series episode “Day of the Dove,” wherein the alien feeds off hate and can only be defeated with laughter.Witness Arpaio’s recent excursion to speak at a country club in San Diego. Protesters, of course,…

Morning Poll: Should Arpaio “Campaign” Ads be Pulled?

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has been asked to intervene in a spat between Sheriff Joe Arpaio and two candidates running for political office this yearYou see, Arpaio’s started running TV ads he claims are in support of his re-election campaign — a lofty claim for a guy who…