Rick Perry’s Jan Brewer Debate Moment *VIDEO*

Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn — somehow — made her poll numbers go up)? If not, check it out here (it’s humiliating). Well, presidential candidate/Texas Governor Rick Perry is…

William Piwarchuck Fought the Law. Guess Who Won…

If you lead police on a car chase while high on crystal meth and heroin — trying to run down officers as they shoot at your vehicle — and then try to bodyslam the cop who finally gets his hands on you, don’t be too surprised if your mugshot looks…

Olivia Cortes Receives 252 Votes in Russell Pearce Recall Election

Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce’s bag of filthy campaign tricks didn’t quite have the impact he’d probably hoped — as evident from the results of last night’s unprecedented recall election.As it stands right now (official results aren’t expected until later this week), Pearce received 9,188 votes, or 45.25 percent…

Russell Pearce Recall a Warning to Arizona’s GOP?

Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce got the boot from office last night, becoming the only sitting state Senate president to lose in a recall election in the history of the United States.Pearce’s loss is viewed by many as a warning shot to immigration hard-liners, and far-right-wingers, who have followed…

Is Russell Pearce’s Political Career Ovah?

Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce conceded defeat to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in yesterday’s unprecedented recall election to become the first sitting state Senate president to get booted from office in United States history.As many of Pearce’s supporters — including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — discussed following his…

1070 Author Russell Pearce Gets Voter-Assisted Boot From Arizona Senate; Concedes to Opponent Jerry Lewis. Greg Stanton Wins Phoenix Mayor’s Race

Russell Pearce can kiss his powerful seat in the Arizona Senate goodbye — the current Senate president conceded defeat tonight to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in this year’s unprecedented recall election. In another blow to the Valley’s far-right-wingers, Democrat Greg Stanton defeated Tea Party-leaning Wes Gullett in the Phoenix mayoral…

Herman Cain Claims He Doesn’t Remember Ever Meeting Sharon Bialek; Blames “False Allegations” on “Democrat Machine”

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain met with reporters at a Scottsdale hotel this afternoon to address the most-recent sexual harassment allegations against him. According to Cain, he has no recollection of ever meeting his latest accuser, Sharon Bialek, and blames the “democrat machine” for putting Bialek — and three other…

Will Russell Pearce Escape Today’s Recall Election With His Job?

Today’s the big day: Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce could potentially get a voter-assisted boot from his powerful position in Arizona state government.Pearce has pulled out some of the slimiest stops imaginable to keep his current gig in the state Senate — recruiting a sham candidate with a Hispanic-sounding last…

Herman Cain: Gloria Allred a Left-Wing “Activist.” Will Address Sexual Harassment Allegations at Phoenix Press Conference

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claims that the most-recent allegations of sexual harassment against him could be the result of a cash-strapped woman and her left-wing “activist” attorney, Gloria Allred.Cain’s campaign just issued a press release addressing the new allegations. In addition to the jabs at Allred and his newest…

Mark Lockhead in Another Naked-Meth-Head Story

The latest addition to New Times’ ongoing series on naked meth-heads is 39-year-old Mark Brian Lockhead, who was found naked — and, of course, hopped up on meth — outside a Phoenix motel Friday night.About 9 p.m. Friday, Phoenix police were called to the Paradise Motel at 2433 East Van…

Best Reader Caption for Photo of Herman Cain and Joe Arpaio?

Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo we snapped of presidential candidate Herman Cain and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest..We had more than 40 responses in the comment section of…

Joe Arpaio Issues Press Release to Announce He Won’t Give “Occupy Phoenix” Protesters Additional Publicity

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a press release this afternoon stating that his office will not give “Occupy Phoenix” protesters additional publicity.That’s right — a press release to announce he doesn’t want to help publicize the “Occupy Phoenix” demonstration. We’ll pause for laughter.Thinking this could have possibly been a…