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Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: Quelland Loses Appeal

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:40:45 -0500

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Press release from the Jackie Thrasher campaign:

Phoenix - Administrative Law Judge Thomas Shedden has ruled that Representative Doug Quelland (R-10) should be removed from office.

Citing Quelland’s testimony as defying reason that the work done by Larry Davis and his firm, Intermedia Public Relations, was for Quelland’s now defunct coffee shop.

“The [...]

Seeing Red AZ: Tea Parties against amnesty legislation: Saturday, November 14

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:45:29 -0500

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This Saturday November 14, 2009 promises to be an historic day as Americans of every race, political party, and religious denomination unify behind Tea Parties Against Amnesty & Illegal Immigration that have quickly formed in over 50 cities in reaction to the news that Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) plans to [...]

Daniel's News & Views: America's Mexico Wall 20 years after Berlin's falls

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:00 -0500

America's Mexico Wall

TUCSON -- I remember the historic days when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. I was 18. It was great.

America and the world are celebrating the fall of the wall 20 years ago.

But in recent years the US [...]

FIX ARIZONA NOW!: Dems prove to be out of touch

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:22 -0500

Sure, some in the Arizona legislature are out of touch - they still have yet to fix the budget problem, and very few seem to be willing to admit the catastrophic effects of even more cuts to the state. However, when it comes down to it, our congressional Democrats really take the cake. All five [...]

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: Another Candidate Jumps In…I Mean…”Explores”

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:11:40 -0500

St. Michaels Representative Christopher Deschene pulled papers last week for an exploratory committee to run for Secretary of State. I’ve been told to look for a more official announcement later this week.

Deschene has an incredible story: his family returned to the Navajo reservation when he was [...]

Seeing Red AZ: Ronald Reagan at Brandenburg Gate: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:07 -0500

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World leaders — minus Barack Hussein Obama — gathered in Berlin today, two decades after the fall of the wall, to celebrate and reflect on the event. Many will remember that we once had a president who didn’t travel the world apologizing for America, but reveled in its greatness and [...]

The Sonoran Alliance: Senator Al Melvin Has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:07 -0500

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Al Melvin, the first-term senator from LD26, has announced he has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He made the announcement because the treatments he is receiving are expected to cause considerable hair loss and he wanted to be sure that people knew the reason for it. “I don’t have a great deal [...]

Gila Courier: State Sen. Al Melvin Announces He Has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:28:56 -0500

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FROM TODAY’S PRESS RELEASE

Al Melvin, the first-term senator from LD26, has announced he has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He made the announcement because the treatments he is receiving are expected to cause considerable hair loss and he wanted to be sure that people knew the reason [...]

Blog For Arizona: SNL's "REALLY!?! with Seth & Amy" goes after Goldman Sachs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:01:30 -0500

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

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The Sonoran Alliance: Goldwater Institute Gives Legislature a “C” in Protecting Freedom

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:29:33 -0500

Phoenix–Today the Goldwater Institute released its seventh annual Legislative Report Card, scoring Arizona lawmakers on 305 votes cast this year. The Report Card measures how well each legislator fulfills his constitutional duty to protect individual rights and adheres to the principles of limited government. The average House of Representatives score was [...]

The Northern Muckraker: Go back to covering something you know something about, like the gridiron

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500

Sports Illustrated magazine NFL writer Peter King regularly allows his tiresome elite East Coast liberal bias to seep into his online columns, which are purportedly about professional football (of which we are admittedly big fans). Here's today's installment:

"My heart goes out to the victims of the Fort" [...]

Blog For Arizona: Time to show Traitor Joe the door

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:15:40 -0500

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

(h/t IWR Cartoon - Traitor Joe's)

Nietzsche: God is dead.

God: Nietzsche is dead.

Lieberman: Health care reform is dead.

The next line is up to you, Democrats.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (the narcissist "party of me!") represents the "Insurance Capital of the World" -- Connecticut is headquarters to' [...]

Random Musings: Best wishes on a speedy recovery to State Sen. Al Melvin

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:59:00 -0500

Like everybody I know (and I expect most of the readers of this posting), I've had family members get cancer. The fight against it, successful or not, is usually painful, always stressful, and invariably expensive, both financially and emotionally.

Some things are far more important than mere partisan politics,' [...]

Seeing Red AZ: Bi-partisan support for Dem’s Fed-Med? Here he is

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:37:28 -0500

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As Nancy Pelosi glowingly reported on the “bi-partisan” passage of the House’s version of Obama’s nationalization and massive power grab of America’s health care system, here are the facts. Just a single Republican, Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, voted with the Democrats. The Los Angles Times provides an overview of the sellout [...]

The Sonoran Alliance: Demographics no excuse for Arizona’s dismal test scores

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:14:49 -0500

by Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. Goldwater Institute I received the following question after last week’s article explained that (once again) Arizona scored below the national average on the Nation’s Report Card, this time in Math: Do these test scores take into consideration the massive influx of students who do not speak English and who [...]

The Sonoran Alliance: Republican Professionals proudly hosts Gubernatorial Candidate John Munger

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:06:25 -0500

Scottsdale, Arizona – This Veterans Day, November 11, join Republican Professionals as they honor those brave men and women who proudly served our country in the military with Gubernatorial candidate John Munger. With the Arizona Governor’s race heating up, Republican Professionals is proud to present John Munger as this month’s featured [...]

The Sonoran Alliance: Thursday: Politics on the Rocks Republicanville.com launch party with JD Hayworth

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:05:59 -0500

A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona November, 2009 Break out the champagne Announcing the National Launch Party Politics on the Rocks is proud to announce [...]

Exurban League: The Berlin Wall came down twenty years ago today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:00 -0500

... and Germans of every political persuasion were able to come together and celebrate the miracle that is David Hasselhoff's leather jacket.

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Blog For Arizona: House Passes the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:43 -0500

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to "answer the call of history," the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday night that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive and affordable [...]

Daniel's News & Views: EPA orders experts to remove private climate video

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:00 -0500

Obama's EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two of its experts to remove a video they posted on YouTube about problems with climate change legislation backed by the Obama administration or face "disciplinary action", according to [...]

Exurban League: Connect the dots

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0500

Army Major and jihadist Nidal Hassan was in contact with a radical Islamist leader in Yemen and wanted to be put in touch with Al-Qaeda.

How do we know this?

"Electronic means".

Like this. And this. And this. All of which the Democrats wanted to shut [...]

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: And Another Thing…

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:48:22 -0500

Both I and Jim Nintzel had our little rants on the Star’s editorial last week that condemned those citizens that dared organize a Facebook group to express their feelings about the direction of Downtown development.

I had a thought: let’s think back to the late 1960’s when “urban renewal” [...]

Seeing Red AZ: Terrorism, the sequence of forgiveness and political correctness imperiling Americans

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:11:20 -0500

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The Metaphysical Peregrine has a copy of a Dennis Prager column titled The Sin of Forgiveness, which ran a number of years ago in the Wall Street Journal. It is a relevant read given that Col. Frank Jackson, the garrison chaplain at Fort Hood military base where a murderous rampage took [...]

IC Arizona: Statement from doctor who witnessed horrific abortion practices in Phoenix at Planned Parenthood

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:56:00 -0500

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONAIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPAPLANNED PARENTHOOD ARIZONA,INC., an Arizona non-profit corporation,Plaintiff,v.TERRY GODDARD, Attorney General ofArizona, in his official capacity; theARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD; LISAWYNN, in her official capacity as ExecutiveDirector of the Arizona Medical Board;ARIZONA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHICEXAMINERS IN MEDICINE ANDSURGERY; [...]

IC Arizona: CAP: Planned Parenthood Director quits job after viewing ultrasound

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:52:00 -0500

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Be Encouraged!A great storm is coming in America - one in which the people rise up and defend the values that made this country so great in the first place. There are four big reasons to be encouraged today. Forward this to three of your friends so they will be [...]

IC Arizona: Rep. Trent Franks: Democrats Arrogantly Defied Americans' Wishes on Health Care

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:43:00 -0500

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Franks Says H.R. 3962 Infringes on American Freedom November 7, 2009 - Following tonight's House vote in favor of H.R. 3962, Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02) released the following statement: "Simply put, today's vote was a result of House Democrats deciding that they would shove their bill down Americans' throats. Indeed,'" [...]

IC Arizona: Shadegg Condemns Total Government Takeover of Health Care

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:39:00 -0500

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Shadegg: “This is a tragic day for all Americans, a day that will go down in infamy for anyone who believes in freedom, liberty, and the future of our nation and its citizens.” WASHINGTON , D.C. – Congressman John Shadegg (AZ-03) issued the following statement today after Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...]

Blog For Arizona: Links for 2009-11-08 [del.icio.us]

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500

House passes historic health bill - Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com ' [...]

The Northern Muckraker: Government as landlord? Sure, if one lives in England

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:41:00 -0500

The London Daily Mail notes that in fully 20% of all the households in Britain the rent is now being paid by the diminishing number of suckers over there who still work and aren't on the dole government.

This unfortunate development is the direct result of a decades-long' [...]

The Northern Muckraker: What do you do with the drunken sailors? Vote them out, hopefully

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:10:00 -0500

The House Democrats, including our own Representative Harry Mitchell (boy, is he going to get an earful from us tomorrow morning), have taken advantage of a quiet Saturday night in order to spend 1.05 trillion more dollars that our government doesn't have in order to forcibly take over one-sixth' [...]