A Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and wounded today by suspected drug runners smuggling an unknown quantity of marijuana through the desert. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office identified the injured Deputy as Louie Puroll, 53, a fifteen year veteran of the department. PCSO spokeswoman Lt. Tamatha Villar said that Puroll was doing well, and had…
As most of you have no-doubt heard, there’s strong speculation that Sheriff Joe Arpaio will announce his run for Arizona Governor on Monday. Personally, I hope he does run. He’ll have to resign to do so, and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will get to appoint a replacement. That…
Ricky Martin’s joined the ranks of Latino entertainers blasting Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation.At the Billboard Latin Music Awards yesterday in Puerto Rico, he deviated from his scripted remarks to denounce the law, with a shout out to Sand Land.”You are not alone. We are with you. Put a stop…
Colombian pop star Shakira shook Phoenix from the mayor’s office to the barrio, blasting Arizona’s new racial profiling law SB 1070 as promoting “discrimination” and “division,” and contrary to the American values she said she admires.”I’m not an expert on the [U.S.] Constitution,” she told the throng of reporters present…
Update May 1, 2010: Rodriguez has apparently weenied out of his “boycott” issuing a statement that he’ll be doing the comedy show at Wild Horse Pass, but he’ll be donating the proceeds from his performance to LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens.At this point, I wish Rodriguez had…
Tomorrow will be a big day in Sand Land, with Latina pop icon Shakira meeting with Mayor Phil Gordon over their opposition to Arizona’s new racial profiling law. Normally, that alone would make for a huge news day here in Cactus Country, but both the ACLU and Sheriff Joe plan…
Republicans Tom Ridge and Karl Rove have both expressed disapproval of Arizona’s new pro-racial profiling law, which was signed by Governor Jan Brewer last week.Tom Ridge, who was the first Homeland Defense secretary under President George W. Bush and is a former Governor of Pennsylvania, said he was “uncomfortable” with…
Colombian pop tart Shakira will be in town this week to lend her voice to the chorus of those opposing the state’s racist new immigration law. She’ll travel to Phoenix Thursday to meet with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and discuss what she can do to help combat racial profiling. Hopefully, the mayor will…
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyKudos to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for doing the above segment on the ideological underpinnings and supremacist associations of state Senator Russell Pearce, “author” of Arizona’s new law codifying racial profiling. I use that word “author” in quotes, because if…
You’ve got to give it up for Meghan McCain, who came out against state Senator Russell Pearce’s racial profiling law yesterday, particularly since her opinion on the legislation is far more nuanced and thoughtful than her dad’s. U.S. Senator John McCain, long an advocate of immigration reform, has been doing cartwheels…
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – No Problemo www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News Right-wing pollster Scott Rasmussen’s surveys sometimes resemble push polls, in that they are obviously intended to influence opinions as well as record them. One of these days,…
Like you need more proof that Arizona has become a national joke due to its wingnutty gun laws, its conspiranutty birther bill, and its racist new immigration law SB 1070, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update took aim at the state’s intolerance and fondness for racial profiling with the following swipe…
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez exhorted an audience of thousands at the Arizona state Capitol Sunday to fight against the racial profiling bill SB 1070 recently signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer. Standing on a platform before a line of potential Dream Act students, he denounced the new state law,…
Firebrand Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez from Illinois will be joining opponents of the new SB 1070 law at the Arizona state Capitol Sunday, April 25 at noon to protest the legislation, which codifies racial profiling into state law.Gutierrez is a fierce, pull-no-punches advocate of immigrant rights and immigration reform. He’s…
Gustavo Arellano has some fun with Joe about 29 seconds inDespite horrendous mismanagement of his department, corruption, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into his office, and a federal grand jury looking to indict his sorry self, Sheriff Joe remains popular in some quarters outside of Maricopa County. Specifically, in…
In an act of political cowardice, Governor Jan Brewer signed state Senator Russell Pearce’s police state/bigot bill SB 1070 into law, characterizing it as “another step forward in protecting the state of Arizona.”With a boycott of the state threatened and thousands gathering at the state Capitol to protest the bill, I’m…
Over the objections of the President of the United States, and a wide array of police, civil rights and religious groups and leaders, Governor Jan Bewer is expected to announce the signing of Russell Pearce’s bigot bill SB 1070 at 1:30 p.m. today.Brewer just called a press conference for that…
President Barack Obama unloaded on Arizona today, blasting state Senator Russell Pearce’s bigot bill SB 1070 as “misguided” and irresponsible during a naturalization ceremony in the White House Rose Garden for 24 active-duty service members.But he didn’t let the federal government off the hook. Indeed, he blamed Arizona’s legislative actions…
Is Governor Jan Brewer ready to become the most hated woman in Arizona by signing SB 1070?That’s the query I directed toward Brewer as she stalked out of the Chicanos Por La Causa 41st Anniversary Dinner, the cries of “Veto the bill” echoing behind her. Brewer maintained the silence of…
Arizona state House Representative Russ Jones has penned an opinion piece for CNN, offering excuses for Russell Pearce’s bigot bill SB 1070, which now sits on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk awaiting action.I also penned an opinion piece for CNN on SB 1070, lauding the nine students who chained themselves to the…
I completely agree with Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva: It’s time to punish Arizona. If Governor Jan Brewer refuses to veto state Senator Russell Pearce’s bigot bill SB 1070, then those who oppose it need to support an economic boycott of the state.Tuesday on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, in a…
State Senator Russell Pearce calls them “anarchists,” I call them a group of courageous young Americans.But don’t worry what a white-trash bigot like Pearce has to say about the nine who were arrested shortly after chaining themselves to the old Capitol building’s doors yesterday.Watch Dennis Gilman’s video above, and you’ll…
