There’s light at the end of the tunnel, my friends. And I hope there’s a beer with my name on it when we get to it. Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has released his latest update on the ballot count. Currently, there are 192,337 ballots left to be counted…
For the second time, Sheriff Joe Arpaio had publicly attempted to invite himself to the White House and consume President Obama’s alcohol.We can’t remember the last time Arpaio actually succeeded in inviting himself to meet someone (examples: George Lopez, Puente, the Mayor of Columbus, the CEO of Craigslist, and a…
Maricopa County’s long march toward a final vote count slogs on, with county Recorder Helen Purcell announcing late Tuesday afternoon that 47,351 early ballots had been tabulated. Purcell’s statement noted that “approximately 46,000 early ballots still remain to be processed for tabulation.” The provisional vote count is still at 122,000…
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steven Carpenter was put back on the street despite his role in helping another deputy commit an assault in North Dakota. Carpenter drove with Detective Tim Abrahamson on September 16 to North Dakota, and possibly all the way to the West Fargo home of Jason…
Like the Beatles once crooned, “It’s getting better all the time….” Both Maricopa County and the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office updated their elections results this afternoon, and the number of remaining ballots is declining at a steady pace. SOS Ken Bennett reported that statewide 342,936 early and provisional ballots…
An inmate in a a jail run by the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” in America, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, was free for nine hours yesterday, after using a method similar to that used in the 1979 movie Escape from Alcatraz, starring Clint Eastwood.The easiest part for Adan Orduno, who escaped…
See Saturday evening’s update from the county after the jump. So Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to make nice with Latinos now? Pardon me while I laugh till I spit. Though Arpaio’s won re-election for an unprecedented sixth term in office, so far, as of Friday, his two opponents together garnered…
Please see updated numbers as of Sunday at the end of blog. As votes continue to be counted throughout Arizona, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Jeff Flake’s lead over Democrat Rich Carmona narrowed ever-so slightly, while in Maricopa County, Republican incumbent Joe Arpaio continued to dominate Democrat Paul Penzone in…
Detective Tim Abrahamson, who played a lead role in some of the discredited MACE investigations that led to the disbarment of former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, drove to North Dakota in September and attacked his wife’s ex-lover, police say. Abrahamson created a ruse to get close to the man, then…
The Arizona Secretary of State is reporting that “as of Thursday afternoon, there are an estimated 631,274 early and provisional ballots” yet to be processed statewide. Seems some counties, like Mohave and Yavapai, didn’t report their numbers yesterday. Adding to the confusion is the fact that the SOS’s totals do not include…
Dennis Gilman and I talk to Penzone following his concession Above is a video from election night of Democrat Paul Penzone, shortly after he conceded in the sheriff’s race to Joe Arpaio. Needless to say, Penzone looks like he’s been through the proverbial ringer. I know there are those who…
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has just announced that as of late this afternoon, “an estimated 602,334 early and provisional ballots statewide” have not been counted. “State law gives the counties 10 calendar days to verify and process the remaining early and provisional ballots,” the release states. “That gives…
The numbers are in and somehow Joe Arpaio, our 80-year-old codger of a sheriff, has secured another four-year term as the county’s top lawman. If that wasn’t enough to get your blood boiling, the self-professed “America’s toughest sheriff” is promising to run for Maricopa County Sheriff again in 2016. That’s…
Last night was 2008 all over again: Obama wins, while those of us who must live in still deeply red Maricopa County lose. That is, those who want justice, racial and ethnic harmony, and competent, effective law enforcement. As in 2008, we are in the minority. Though percentage-wise, we may…
As far as I’m concerned, the only race that matters in this election is the race for Maricopa County sheriff. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pulling for Rich Carmona to top Congressman Jeff Flake in the run for U.S. Senate, and I’m praying (best as an atheist can) that President…
Democrats-turned-Independents Eddie Basha of the Bashas’ grocery chain and former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson have endorsed Republican state Senator Jerry Lewis for the Legislative District 26 Senate seat, over Lewis’ Democratic foil, state Representative Ed Ableser. See also: -Liberal Democrats Tar Republican Jerry Lewis, Borrowing a Page From Extremists They…
The above video posted in early October by YouTuber BlessedONE333returnz is freaking hi-larious, and offers a window into the cracked minds of these human PayDay bars who think Joe Arpaio walks on water. This crazy lady is kvetching off-camera about an anti-Arpaio mailer in the form of a faux newspaper…
To rip off the great Samuel Langhorne Clemens, reports of Mike Stauffer’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Finance reports were due in to the county last night, and the Republican-turned-Independent’s campaign for sheriff filed a “No Activity Statement,” which would normally attest to no expenditures or donations for the time…
Democratic sheriff’s candidate Paul Penzone was joined by two prominent Arizona Republicans Friday morning, as he cast his ballot at the Maricopa County Elections tabulation center downtown. Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods and Rich Dozer, one-time president of the Arizona Diamondbacks, both GOPers, were on hand to show their…
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court has decided to make Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery happy and grant more time to both sides in a hearing on Monday related to Arizona’s ban on late-term abortions. As we blogged last night, Montgomery filed an emergency motion with the appeals court yesterday to…
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has entered a plea of “not guilty” in Phoenix Municipal Court for his March fender-bender at the love nest of his state-financed mistress Carmen Chenal. That’s the accident witnessed by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who had been dogging Horne over his alleged…
There should be some law of the political jungle that says if you call someone a liar, you at least have to say what the lie is. See also: -Liberal Democrats Tar Republican Jerry Lewis, Borrowing a Page From Extremists They Claim to Loathe -Russell Pearce’s Vanquisher Jerry Lewis Slimed…
