Andrew Thomas finally has found the perfect home for his quasi-intellectual, right-wing screeds: The pro-national-sovereignty Selous Foundation. This little-known, Washington-based think-tank, founded by a former Marine turned mercenary/pundit, operates from a hippie-ish office on Pennsylvania Avenue above a wig shop and sandwiched between a bar and a liquor store…
The legislature’s not in session at the moment, but that apparently doesn’t mean the nutty legislators go back to normal during this off-season.Take Republican Representative Bob Thorpe, who seems very concerned about issues involving black people in this country — and not in a good way…
In Arizona, Republican citizens are more than just Obama-hating, gun-toting, free Americans.Although a lot of people are only Republicans for one day every couple of years (on Election Day), some are much more dedicated to the party than others. Check out our field guide to 10 types of Republicans you’ll…
Much to the dismay of many Moon Valley residents, it looks like a Goodwill store is going to open in their neighborhood.A couple of months ago, New Times obtained several e-mail chains among residents of the North Phoenix country-club community, including former Republican U.S. Congressman John Shadegg, rallying others to…
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…
Guess who is complaining about unions again? Councilman Sal DiCiccio is defending his District 6 seat against Karlene Keogh Parks, senior vice president of an international insurance firm. Keogh Parks has secured the support of police and firefighter unions and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. DiCiccio has in his corner the…
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…
Mayor Greg Stanton briefly spoke with President Barack Obama when he arrived in Phoenix to speak about the U.S. housing market. Along with a welcome, a handshake and a half-hug, Stanton had a letter for Obama written by a local Dreamer — Antonio (Tony) Valdovinos. The letter thanked the president…
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…
Phoenix City Manager David Cavazos announced on Thursday that he is calling it quits in Phoenix. Cavazos, the first Latino to serve as city manager, has brokered a deal to become the next city manager in Santa Ana, a community in Orange County with about 300,000 residents…
Laci Caldwell’s vagina may hold less cargo than Claudia “Home of the One-Pounder” Ibarra’s, but the 25-year-old accused smuggler wins points for creative storytelling. Caldwell was stopped on Monday while walking from Mexico at the San Luis port of entry south of Yuma after agents noticed she “seemed to be…
Senator John McCain certainly has a strong opinion on reports that the Russian government has granted temporary asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.McCain’s trying to bring hatin’ on Russia back in style, issuing a statement that says, in part, “We cannot allow today’s action by Putin to stand without serious…
The clipboard-wielding people are getting a little hard to avoid — whether at your home, or out in public, there always seems to be someone with a clipboard, who wants your signature for something.Right now, there are nine applications with the Secretary of State’s office to gather signatures for initiatives…
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…
It looks like the feds don’t really trust their “trusted travelers.”U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a Mexican woman in the trunk of a “trusted traveler’s” car while he was trying to re-enter the United States through Nogales…
Today in Found at the Border: Meth is now a fashion statement.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a duo from southern Arizona wearing a combined total of 10 pounds of meth while trying to cross the border back into the United States on Tuesday…
If you want to cast a ballot for the Phoenix City Council district elections on August 27, you gotta register to vote by July 29. Seats are up for grabs in districts 2, 4, 6, and 8, and only residents living within those districts will be eligible to vote for…
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”…
Today in Found at the Border: Phoenix resident Dora Gutierrez’s butt is not that big.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, almost three pounds of cocaine were taped to Gutierrez’s booty when she tried to come into the United States through the port of entry in Nogales on Monday…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul “studboi1” Babeu claims he’s not running for Congress in 2014, despite a political consultant’s poll reportedly showing that the embattled sheriff is the top Republican candidate in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.”I want to make it clear to everyone that I have made a commitment . …
Today in Found at the Border: A Mexican teenager trying to cross the border into the United States this weekend who may have looked a little excited to see border officers just had a lot of meth in his “groin area.”The 16-year-old, whose name wasn’t released by authorities, had a…
Just in time for a round of political debates and candidate forums — including one tonight — an anonymous letter to the Arizona State Bar Association has prompted an investigation of Lawrence Robinson, a candidate in the race for a District 8 seat on the Phoenix City Council. (Chicanos Por…
