Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Enjoys Standing Ovation in Oklahoma for Blasting SB 1070, but Would They Have Cheered Him if They Knew He Approved Of a Similar Measure in Phoenix a Few Years Ago?

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is center-stage in highlighting the evils of SB 1070. He has become a champion to many in the Latino community for publicly condemning the misguided law that makes it a crime for illegal immigrants to be in Arizona.And he’s milking it.On Sunday, Gordon received a standing ovation…

Governor Jan Brewer’s Lawyer Blasts Clean Elections as Commission Refuses to Pursue Matching Funds for 2010

Lisa Hauser, an attorney for Governor Jan Brewer, blasted Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Commission after its members refused to take further action on matching funds for this year’s election cycle.In a tense, two-minute speech, Hauser blasted the commission for “turning your backs on participating candidates.” She also questioned the commission’s…

Augustus Shaw, Arpaio-Endorsed State Rep Candidate From Tempe, was Target of Two State Bar Disciplines; Fired in 2006 From Republic Column-Writing Gig

  Augustus Shaw IV, a Republican candidate for state representative in Tempe’s District 17, has been disciplined twice by the State Bar and was scolded by a judge in 2006 for his aggressive tactics as an HOA lawyer. The case, easily findable with a Google search for Shaw’s name, spurred a Maricopa Superior Court judge to write in…

Morning Poll: Are You Over the Whole J.D. Hayworth/Jack Abramoff Thing Yet?

Yesterday, disgraced, former Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff was released from the Maryland prison he’s called home since 2006. Simultaneously, Senator John McCain and his opponent in the GOP Senate primary, J.D. Hayworth, are bickering over which of the two is more of a lobbyist. As you’re probably aware — and…

J.D. Hayworth’s Old Pal Jack Abramoff Leaves Prison for Halfway House

With the latest leg of the John McCain/J.D. Hayworth saga focusing on which of the two is more of a lobbyist, it seems only fitting that one of the most scandalous lobbyists in history just got released from prison.Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Washington D.C. lobbyist who many credit with Hayworth’s failed re-election…

Tom Horne Pledges to Raise $400K in Post-Matching Funds Race for AG

We checked in yesterday with Tom Horne, the state Superintendent of Schools running in the Republican primary for Arizona Attorney General against former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas.As we pointed out in this blog post, Horne is surely one of the big winners in yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to block Clean…

Morning Poll: Dean Martin’s Statewide “Tent City”

Yesterday, gubernatorial candidate and state Treasurer Dean Martin unveiled his plan to combat illegal immigration and called for — among other things — a statewide “Tent City” for illegal immigrants arrested in Arizona. In his announcement, Martin was sure to point out that his plan got a wink and a…

Morning Poll: Can Anyone Beat Jan Brewer in the Race for Governor?

Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin is holding a press conference this morning where he claims to have a “major announcement” regarding his candidacy for governor. Governor Jan Brewer, according to the latest Rasmussen poll, has about a 27-point lead over not only Martin but any other candidate in the race. Brewer…