Im a minority, and I know we can be overly sensitive sometimes, but I just cant stand Carlos Mencia. Not only are his jokes asinine, but I feel they are racist. Whereas Dave Chappelle tried to make fun of societys racism, Mencia seems to promote them. I know black folks…
No one can quite figure out how the Arizona Diamondbacks made it to the playoffs. Some say it’s the team’s versatility, and resiliency. Some credit manager Bob Melvin’s confidence in using players other managers might not. Others say it’s because the Diamondbacks are truly a team; because not even Babe…
The recent conviction of Mormon polygamist leader Warren Steed Jeffs on two felony counts of rape as an accomplice is a huge public relations victory for Utah and Arizona authorities who have been under intense pressure to crack down on so-called “spiritual” marriages of underage girls. But it is doubtful…
Pop quiz time. Which of the following statements are true: a) Employees at a Mexican restaurant in central Phoenix went to work while they were sick, spreading a nasty bacterial infection to diners. b) Raiding the home of a famous rapper, sheriff’s deputies found crystal meth and/or cocaine. c) A…
For anyone who didn’t see Anderson Cooper 360 last night, Cooper interviewed two witnesses of Carol Anne Gotbaum’s Friday arrest at Sky Harbor Airport, and their accounts were, to say the least, highly disturbing. According to Cooper, Mel Pittel and Paige Harmon called CNN from Hawaii to explain what they…
Pathologist Cyril Wecht, who performed a “backup autopsy” on Carol Gotbaum’s corpse late today. Spoke with Gotbaum family attorney Mike Manning earlier this evening, around 6 p.m. He informed me that noted forensic pathologist Cyril H. Wecht had been flown in from Pittsburgh to do a “backup autopsy” of Carol…
Former Congressman Gary Condit loses again in court to the Sonoran News . Here’s an update to my July post “What a Condumbass! Linda Bentley, Gary Condit and the Sonoran News,” wherein I documented the gooberish legal maneuverings of former Congressman Gary Condit, who now lives in the Valley, like…
Not in the travel brochure: Come to lovely AZ and get chained and choked in the freakin’ airport. The autopsy of Carol Anne Gotbaum, the New York mother of three who died in Phoenix police custody Friday at Sky Harbor Airport, was ruled inconclusive this afternoon by county pathologist Dr…
Can we really buy this story that Carol Anne Gotbaum choked herself to death with her own handcuffs? The autopsy of the 45-year-old New York mother of three who died in PHX police custody Friday at Sky Harbor is under way at the moment, according to David Boyer, Director of…
Carol Anne Gotbaum, who died in the custody of the PHX PD Friday. Phoenix attorney Mike Manning, retained by the husband of deceased New Yorker Carol Anne Gotbaum, called the Phoenix PD’s actions in the Gothamite’s arrest, “at first blush, astounding.” Though he hastened to add that the Gotbaum family…
How in Hades did this poor lady choke herself? And was David Hans Schmidt involved? UPDATE: Seems PHX attorney Mike Manning, known for his many successful lawsuits against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has been retained by Carol Gotbaum’s family to keep on eye on the inquiry into Gotbaum’s death. Gotbaum’s family…
Passed polishing the bishop? So speculates one former pal. (UPDATE: Since this was written, David Boyer, Director of the County Medical Examiner’s Office has announced the cause of death in the Schmidt case to be hanging. The manner, suicide. No surprise there. Further details are pending.) Did David Hans Schmidt…
From the DHS site Hansnews.com: Schmidt turning over filched photos of Jamie Foxx to the actor’s rep. I’ve gotta give up the journalistic kudos to Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas, who’s obviously been working overtime on the DHS suicide story. In a winding piece that jumps from the front page…
An ass on an ass? Schmidt in better days, from his Web site. Could it be another of David Hans Schmidt’s publicity stunts? Yet, there it is in black and white on my ‘puter, the news that the celebrity sex-tape hawker was found dead in his PHX home of an…
One step ahead of the Sheriff: Chief Dan Saban in his CHiPs getup. Buckeye Police Chief Dan Saban, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s once and future foe, may be able to breathe a tad easier this weekend. Seems a draft ordinance preventing Buckeye town employees from running for elective office will not…
The satirical image of Joe as a Klansman that made media headlines in August. Sheriff Joe’s on the warpath against illegals, so much so he’s not even bothering to wait for new anti-day laborer laws to take effect in the bigoted burg of Cave Creek. Hell, he’s already harassing workers…
Note the similarity? Just saw this bit in the ASU State Press about PHX Mayor Phil “Goober” Gordon speaking at the Central Library yesterday, where he “discussed making the city a safer place for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.” The occasion was a forum addressing hate-crime…
After the great migration of Jews to this nation, a question was posed: “How long does it take a Jew to go from being a street sweeper to becoming a corporate attorney?” The answer given was, “One generation.” Not so for Mexicans. Most Mexicans seem to recoil from education like…
I am standing topless in front of a photographer. My back is against the wall as she snaps picture after picture of my bare breasts. This is quite possibly the most embarrassing day of my life. Not only am I half-naked with a stranger, but the lighting in here is…
This witty warbler has been observing with jaundiced peepers the Vick-timization of part-time AZ denizen DMX, a.k.a. Earl Simmons, by the county’s top K9 canoodler, Sheriff “Nickel Bag” Joe Arpaio. By Vick, this seed-eater means Michael Vick, natch, the Atlanta Falcons QB who recently pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting…
The calls come to my voice mail with depressing regularity. At least once a week, sometimes more. “Please help me,” callers beg. “Child Protective Services stole my kid.” The stories that follow are unique only in the details. Mom or Dad insist that they’ve done nothing wrong. And even if…
ON THE JUICE C’mon, Fred: What a ridiculous argument Fred Goldman makes for publishing O.J. Simpson’s garbage book (“Snuff Book,” The Bird, September 20)! As if, in so doing, he’s going to help women in abusive relationships. Please! The real reason for Goldman’s pushing the book is obvious. He wants…
