Minuteman Civil Defense Corps Disbanding — Sort Of

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps announced this week that it will disband as a corporation. However, as a hate-mongering group of anti-immigration fanatics, local factions of the organization will continue to “stand guard” at the border, according to the group’s president.Carmen Mercer, president of the Minutemen, tells New Times that…

Sarah Palin Responds to Healthcare by Unveiling Congressional Hit List; Three Arizona Members of Congress in Crosshairs

After the controversial healthcare bill became law yesterday morning, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin unveiled her political hit list of the members of Congress she hopes to see voted out of office in November.In the Palin-ator’s crosshairs are three of Arizona’s five Democratic members of Congress, including Tucson Congresswoman Gabrielle…

J.D. Hayworth Adviser “Tweets” That John McCain “Turned Back” On Navy Colleagues; Five Years In Hanoi Hilton Might Suggest Otherwise

A member of GOP Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth’s campaign staff apparently thinks Senator John McCain — Hayworth’s opponent in the Republican primary — “turned [his] back” on his Navy colleagues.Shane Wikfors, Hayworth’s campaign field director, takes a jab at McCain on Twitter, attacking his service to the United States Navy, where…

John McCain Drops Earmark Bomb on J.D. Hayworth in New Ad

Senator John McCain’s now dubbing J.D. Hayworth, his U.S. Senate opponent in the GOP primary, as “the earmarker” in his latest Web ad attacking Hayworth’s Conservative principles.Unfortunately, he lost us with Glenn Beck.McCain’s new ad, entitled “Earmarker” begins with a clip from the Glenn Beck Program, where we can’t tell…

J.D. Hayworth and ALIPAC: Saga Continues With Hints of Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

The latest controversy surrounding the endorsement of ex-Congressman J.D. Hayworth by the controversial Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC), now involves another Hispanic Republican group, this one with ties to Sheriff Joe Arpaio and to a blog allegedly written by a Maricopa County prosecutor.The American Post Gazette, an ultra-conservative blog linked to Andrew Thomas’ office, published…

J.D. Hayworth Rejected by Hispanic Republican Group Over ALIPAC Endorsement; Apparently ALIPAC Supporters Used Words Like “Wetback” and “Pepper Belly”

The Hispanic Republican group Somos Republicans says it’s “rejecting” Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth over an endorsement he accepted from the anti-immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration.ALIPAC is a controversial organization for a few reasons: It has the support of cuddly organizations like the Ku Klux Klan and former “Grand Wizard” David Duke,…

Jeb Bush Endorses John McCain in Primary With J.D. Hayworth

As the endorsement war wages between GOP Senate primary candidates John McCain and J.D. Hayworth, “The Maverick” picked up a big one today from the brother of an old, political foe.Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida and brother of “Dubya,” whom McCain feverishly battled in the 2000 presidential primary,…