Tent City is turning 19 later this year, but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is getting started early for the jail’s annual birthday publicity stunt.This time, Arpaio’s putting up a sign outside the jail, displaying the total “Number of Inmates ‘Served'” — an idea stolen from what the sheriff’s office…
After releasing two not-so-scathing statements through his campaign last week about Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s Mexican ex-lover problems, Congressman Paul Gosar now sounds pretty peeved off with Babeu (he is one of his Republican primary opponents in the congressional race, after all).Instead of the tone last week — where…
The results show for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” investigation into President Obama’s eligibility is apparently so important that it’s going to be steamed live on a conspiracy-theory website.That’s right — World Net Daily, which has been the mouthpiece for the latest inquiry into the repeatedly debunked conspiracy theory,…
Cost $6,000 and worth every penny… For years, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has successfully peddled the myth that he’s “America’s toughest sheriff,” but his record of wasting taxpayer money, pursuing his political enemies and, worst of all, bungling the investigations of sex crimes on a massive, unprecedented scale, seems to finally…
A new survey of Arizona voters by Public Policy Polling shows that President Barack Obama stands an even chance of turning Arizona blue in November.The poll shows Obama surging in our redder than red state, tying Republican Mitt Romney at 47 percent. Against GOPer Rick Santorum he does one point…
GOPer and State House Speaker Andy Tobin’s turning into a regular Russell Pearce clone these days.Earlier in the year, there was his support of new restrictions on freedom of speech at the Arizona Capitol, and today, according to Channel 12 reporter Melissa Blasius, Tobin’s officious flack Rey Torres booted her…
Pearce telling his “scrotum” jokeDuring a Lincoln Day Luncheon today in Phoenix televised live by C-Span and featuring a keynote address by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, recalled state Senator Russell Pearce regaled an audience of fellow Republicans with a weird tale about some fella’s “crushed scrotum.”Talking Points Memo posted…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced today that the FBI’s Portland, Oregon office raided a house belonging to the person they believe was running a website that glorified killing cops and “threatened to kill” the sheriff.The suspect, 35-year-old Clifton Dawayne Brooks, wasn’t arrested, but FBI Special Agent James Turgal said…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the stage today in an event hosted by the county’s Republican Party, saying — among other things — that President Obama should thank him every time the sheriff’s office goes on an illegal-immigrant roundup “employer sanctions operation.”Arpaio didn’t exactly stick with a topic during…
Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum is meeting with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today — at least, according to the sheriff — to become the next in the line of GOP candidates to come kiss Arpaio’s rings.According to Arpaio, or his flak, presidential candidates Mitt Romney and…
A local Fedex worker claims in a federal lawsuit that he was attacked without provocation by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a routine inspection of packages.FedEx doesn’t appear to be backing employee Larry Strickler in his lawsuit, though the complaint states that Strickler’s co-workers witnessed the violent incident…
Above is videographer Dennis Gilman’s take on the state GOP meeting in January, which I covered in a previous post.As you’ll see, a lot of Arizona Republicans, not unlike their national counterparts, define themselves by what they hate: President Barack Obama, minorities, gays, and the undocumented.Which makes Pinal County Sheriff…
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar released two statements over the weekend in response to the New Times story of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s ex-boyfriend claiming he was threatened with deportation.Gosar’s not exactly complaining about the accusations from Babeu’s ex-boyfriend — he’s more concerned about the press conference the sheriff had…
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads ex-U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum by a mere three percentage points as they and other Republican candidates speed toward Arizona’s GOP presidential primary, just one week away. This, according to a survey just released by the North Carolina-based firm Public Policy Polling. PPP…
Dennis Gilman’s raw footage of Babeu’s Saturday presserIn addition to Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s admission to being a gay man during a Saturday press conference, wherein he denied allegations published in my colleague Monica Alonzo’s expose concerning deportation threats against his ex-lover, Babeu made progressive statements on two issues…
If public-opinion polls are to be trusted, then Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s endorsement still is worth something to Arizonans.Arpaio’s endorsement of some candidates hasn’t worked out too well — like former U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth, ousted Senate President Russell Pearce, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and failed presidential candidate…
Pinal County Sheriff’ Paul “studboi1” Babeu had quite the weekend after New Times broke the story of the sheriff’s ex-boyfriend claiming he was threatened with deportation if he disclosed the details of their relationship.Babeu held a press conference on Saturday, denying his ex-boyfriend’s allegations and announcing his resignation as the…
A proposed legislative remedy to the successful recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce is unconstitutional, according to experts in election and constitutional law.Senate Bill 1449, sponsored by state Senator Steve Smith, recently moved through the Senate judiciary committee with a do-pass recommendation. If enacted, it would create both a…
Less than 24 hours away from a candidate forum in Sun City West that was supposed to host both Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his opponent Mike Stauffer, the Stauffer campaign tells New Times that he’s been officially uninvited.If you’re a fan of coincidences, get this — Stauffer’s campaign…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his opponent Mike Stauffer are going to be in the same room tomorrow for a candidate forum in Sun City West, according to the Stauffer campaign.New Times tried to confirm that Arpaio would be at the event, but his campaign manager Chad Willems literally…
Twelve-point loser, radio lip-flapper and second vice chair of the Arizona GOP Russell Pearce owes his entire political existence, such as it is, to illegal immigrants and the racist lies he spews about them on a regular basis.Former Arizona GOP executive director Sean McCaffrey has given the marble-mouthed Mesa pol…
Nobody likes a snitch, right?Unless the fink’s name is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose supporters seem to tolerate all sorts of bad behavior.Arpaio’s own employees have had to put up with his tattling on them for years.And we’re talking significant betrayals by the sheriff, not minor office politics. Had…
