Politics & Government

Today will likely be the day.The Washington Post is claiming this morning that the Justice Department will file a lawsuit to try and stop Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law as early as today…

Since our earlier post about a video of a “man-hug” between Senator John McCain and convicted ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein, McCain’s campaign got back to us and makes a valid point: John McCain does not have ESP.”Senator McCain has many admirable qualities, but unfortunately the power to see into the future…

​When you live in a glass house, you shouldn’t throw stones The Hayworth and McCain campaigns should take that to heart. Enter J.D. Hayworth and his new rock to hurl at Senator John McCain: a video of the senator in a man-tastic embrace with a convicted ponzi-schemer.Check out the video after…

Senator John McCain’s latest Web ad’s getting a lot of attention, and some say it went a little over the line.The ad spoofs J.D. Hayworth’s gig as an infomercial pitchman by portraying the Senate hopeful as a spokesman for an array of products that seem to mock every stupid thing…

The fight over SB 1070 is shaping up to be a legal battle for the ages, and today the American Bar Association joined in the melee.The ABA submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. District Court in Arizona recommending a preliminary injunction of SB 1070 until the law’s constitutionality can be…

Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth is on the verge of achieving infomercial super-stardom after his uber-public pimping of a company promising “free government money” and a new ad from John McCain’s campaign.No, Hayworth didn’t actually make the latest ad — it’s a spoof created by the McCain peeps — but it’s…

Yesterday, federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September. Senator John McCain, however, isn’t satisfied and claims the federal government is about 1,200…

Federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard today and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September — but Senator John McCain isn’t satisfied.Following the announcement, McCain issued a statement claiming the…

Conservative crybaby Glenn Beck was at it again today, bashing Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth on his radio program for his appearance as a pitchman for a now-bankrupt company that offered tutorials on how to get your hands on “free government money.””He could sell tiny classified ads out of his one-bedroom…

If you’d told us three months ago that a candidate for any office in any galaxy in the universe would want Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s endorsement, we’d have said that the candidate was trying to lose the election.Things have changed for Jan (who earlier this year was one of the most unpopular…

Big ups to Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, who last week sent a map to a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors who seems to think Arizona isn’t a border state, yet found it within her jurisdiction to bash our new immigration law. Think what you want about SB 1070, but when you discuss it, it’s…

It’s on!Senator John McCain’s campaign announced today that “The Maverick” has agreed to requests made by his opponent in the GOP Senate primary, J.D. Hayworth, to debate — thus ending the longstanding “debate over debates.”…

Three of Arizona’s four Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate have been busy scheduling a series of debates set to begin June 9. But one, former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman, hasn’t agreed to take part — at least he hasn’t let the other candidates know if he’ll take part…

J.D. Hayworth’s campaign is in trouble. Yesterday, Hayworth was forced to admit that his starring in an infomercial for a now-bankrupt company promising to teach customers how to get their hands on “free government money” was “a mistake.”…

In a rare gesture of regret, Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth conceded that his starring in an infomercial for a now-bankrupt company offering customers “free government money” was “a mistake.”In a statement issued moments ago, Hayworth, who dubbed himself “the consistent conservative” early in his campaign, says he regrets his association…

As you’re probably aware, President Barack Obama penciled in Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in for a little face-time earlier this month so the two could discuss Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law.Obama originally didn’t agree to the meeting, but after realizing the new law had become somewhat of a political pundit’s wet…

Rachel Alexander — stumping for J.D. Hayworth — has been complaining on Facebook that Senator John McCain’s people are threatening her and trying to ruin her political career.But, um, wasn’t trying to ruin political careers her specialty when she worked for former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas?Alexander was the former…

If you ask Scott Rasmussen, he’ll insist (and insist) that until an incumbent candidate has 50 percent of the vote, that candidate is vulnerable. This theory has become a staple of Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth’s morale campaign in his quest to unseat Senator John McCain in the GOP primary.Each time…

Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth, “the consistent conservative,” isn’t the “original hype-man,” but as we learned yesterday, he’s no slouch when it comes to pimping a product. When he was ousted from Congress, Hayworth acted as a pitchman for a now-bankrupt company that offered seminars that basically showed people how to milk…

Here’s a word we never thought we’d hear to describe a candidate for the U.S. Senate: J.D. Hayworth is a “huckster” — at least according to a new Web ad pimped by Senator John McCain’s campaign.For anyone unfamiliar with the term, a “huckster” is someone who peddles crappy merchandise on the street,…

Glenn Beck took time off from weeping over the word “America,” gushing over the founding fathers, and scaring the ever-loving shit out of his far-right followers with his chalkboard of doom to call Arizona’s GOP Senate primary. Nearly two months before primary day, Beck says Senator John McCain will win.Beck, often quick to…

Harold Hurtt, a former Phoenix police chief, has been selected as a national community liaison for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE hired him as the new director for its Office of State and Local Coordination in Washington D.C., where he’ll work on “outreach and communication” between ICE and local cop shops,…