UPDATE, 9:44 PM: Received the statement below from the Phoenix PD shortly after posting this item. Suspect’s name is Gary Kelley. Victim’s name is Juan Varela. See bottom of post for more.***Police are saying that a 50 year-old white male shot his 44 year-old Hispanic neighbor in South Phoenix in…
Mesa neo-Nazi J.T. Ready’s been getting around lately, earning play in the local media by calling Cinco de Mayo “Report an Illegal Day” on behalf of his beloved National Socialist Movement, or showing up to support Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “pick” for Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. Now he’s scoring some high-profile…
The man right-wing crackers love to hate, the Reverend Al Sharpton, preached to standing ovations from the crowd at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Wednesday night, in an impressive show of opposition to Arizona’s new “papers please” immigration law, which he blasted as encouraging the profiling of Latinos.Afterward, Sharpton donned a…
Hollywood director Robert Rodriguez of Sin City and El Mariachi fame has dissected Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation in the coolest way imaginable, producing what he calls an “illegal trailer” for his upcoming Mexploitation flick Machete, a trailer that slices and dices the new law with abandon.With a cast starring badass…
In advance of a service to be held tonight at Phoenix’s Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, and a subsequent march to the state Capitol, the Reverend Al Sharpton blasted Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation during a press conference, supporting a boycott of the state and promising “freedom walkers” brought in from…
Acclaimed actor Danny Glover, known for his role as Mel Gibson’s cop sidekick in the Lethal Weapon film series as well as for his Emmy-nominated role in the TV movie Mandela, joined Mayor Phil Gordon today at the Phoenix Convention Center to denounce Arizona’s new “papers please” law, SB 1070.With…
Suns managing partner Robert Sarver has announced his opposition to Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, adding a unique touch by saying that players will don their “Los Suns” jerseys for the second game in the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday, which is Cinco de Mayo.The…
DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”28679″,bannerAdObjectID:”35″,videoAdObjectID:”34″,videoAdConDefID:”11″,playerInstanceID:”24FAD9E0-DC70-2532-414F-7E6F051C4C2F”,domain:”knxv.web.entriq.net”,rootCategory:””,categoryID:”3″,accPos:”CCTVI.NEWS.PHOENIX”,accSite:”KNXV”});Phoenix’s ABC 15 did a little report last night on neo-Nazi J.T. Ready’s latest racist efforts, this one a flier he and his fellow swastika-lickers in the National Socialist Movement are handing out, renaming Cinco de Mayo as “Report an Illegal Day.”Ready opposes Cinco de Mayo because, “We don’t celebrate…
There will be at least one big gun in Phoenix this Wednesday to protest Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, though no one’s yet sure if there will be a “lethal weapon” in tow as well. Confirmed for a Wednesday appearance at Phoenix’s Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church is the Rev. Al…
If a boycott of Arizona over its new “papers please” legislation is to be a home run, Major League Baseball could be the effort’s star player.MLB Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner issued a statement Friday signaling the union’s disapproval of the new law, warning that, “If the current law goes into…
It’s interesting how President Barack Obama’s contempt for the undocumented rears its head from time to time.For instance, though he did blast Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation just before Governor Jan Brewer signed it into law, he later told reporters aboard Air Force One that “there may not be an…
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…
THE RECKONING Filled to overflowing with individuals of all races, Phoenix’s First Institutional Baptist Church played host recently to a slew of religious and political leaders gathered to denounce state Senator Russell Pearce’s pro-racial profiling bill, SB 1070, signed into law Friday by Governor Jan Brewer. Present as guest of…
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…
