TagsTagsArizona Governor Jan Brewer's book Scorpions for Breakfast is an exemplar of the right wing genre; i.e., incredibly disrespectful of the office of the Presidency. And yesterday, when he arrived in Arizona, President Obama let Brewer know that he wasn't pleased with it: Jan Brewer: Obama 'didn't feel I treated ...
Arizona, President Obama, Jan Brewer, Raging Wingnut, Finger-Pointing
US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was nearly killed in Tucson by deranged anti-immigrant, anti-government gunman Jared Lee Loughner, announced today that she'll be resigning to focus on her recovery. Here's the video she posted with her moving statement.
Gabrielle Giffords, Tucson, Arizona, Resignation, Jared Lee Loughner
At least one woman has come forth to defend Herman Cain; of course, Lori Klein is Cain's Arizona chairman, but still. One Cain supporter who was on the conference call suggested to CBS News that Cain is simply in the process of retooling his campaign to deal with the problems ...
Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Scandal, Lori Klein, Arizona
More excellent news tonight: Arizona Topples Senate President Russell Pearce, SB 1070 Immigration Law Architect, in Historic Recall Vote. According to the Maricopa County Recorder Elections Department, Republican moderate and SB 1070 opponent Jerry Lewis overcame the Pearce campaign's series of dirty tricks and election war chest to win 53.4% ...
Adequate words do not exist to describe the magnitude of this idiocy, as Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio cooperates with the far right's craziest theocratic media site, World Net Daily, to launch an investigation into ... wait for it ... President Obama's birth certificate. Yes, really. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, ...
Arizona, Birthers, Jerome Corsi, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Idiocy, World Net Daily, Conspiracy Theories
Presented without comment: Arizona Legislature Approves Colt Revolver As Official State Gun. Related: Shooter Planned Assassination, Compared Abortion to Terrorism
State Gun, Nativists, Far Right, Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Arizona, WTF
Here's a political twist I didn't expect, as right wing Governor Jan Brewer vetoes the insane 'birther' bill passed by Arizona's nativist Republicans. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill to require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names can ...
Arizona, Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Far Right, Nativists
A political committee has been formed in Arizona's Pima County, to advocate secession. From Arizona, because they're sick of the far right loons who've taken over Arizona's politics. Co-chair Paul Eckerstrom said it’s not a joke and not a political statement. He said the state legislature has gone too far to ...
In June 2009 we first picked up on the story of Arizona anti-immigrant "activist" Shawna Forde, who was accused of leading a murderous home invasion gang that killed a man and his 9-year old daughter, and wounded the man's wife. Forde ran a group called Minutemen American Defense, whose website ...
Today Arizona Republicans launched their first direct attack on the 14th amendment: Proposed Arizona law targets 'birthright' citizenship. PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Republicans are to introduce legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for the children of legal and illegal immigrants born in the state. State Rep. ...
Republican Party, GOP, Arizona, Immigration, 14th Amendment, Extremism, Nullification
Tucson shooting victim Eric Fuller apologized today for his threat to Tea Party leader Trent Humphries. Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizona shooting victim James Eric Fuller sent his apologies Monday for telling a Tea Party leader, "you are dead." Dorothy DeRuyter, a companion of Fuller's, provided CNN with a statement. "I would ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle, Tea Party, Threats
Eric Fuller, the Arizona shooting victim who came out yesterday and said he blamed Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Sharron Angle for the crime, will be charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly making a death threat against Tucson Tea Party spokesman Trent Humphries. Yikes. Arizona's turning into the Wild West.
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle
Eric Fuller, the 63-year old veteran shot twice last Saturday in the attack that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said today that he blames the violent rhetoric of people like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Sharron Angle. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle
Sarah Palin's first public appearance in person following the Arizona shootings will be at a huge gun convention in Reno, Nevada. No one will ever accuse Palin of having perfect pitch.
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Guns
From MSNBC, in case you missed it tonight. Video
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, President Obama, Speech, Video
Well, I just have one comment after watching the President's speech: what an enormous contrast with Sarah Palin's shallow statement. A Grand Canyon of contrast. Well done, Mr. President.
President Obama is speaking at the memorial for the victims of the Arizona shootings. Here's live video provided by the White House. [Video now removed.]
Here's an interesting sidenote to Sarah Palin's invocation of "blood libel" to describe the criticism of her extreme and violent rhetoric, demonstrating how quickly these memes bubble up from the crazy base directly into right wing media and the speeches of right wing politicians. Yesterday, there was a very curious edit ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Blood Libel, Antisemitism, Wikipedia
The emergence of Sarah Palin from her bunker has emboldened Nevada's Sharron Angle to throw her hate (oops! I mean "hat") into the ring. Infamous for invoking "Second Amendment remedies" repeatedly in her campaign speeches, Angle now whines that her First Amendment rights are being "infringed upon" -- because she's being ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sharron Angle, Tea Party, Right Wing
Today, Fox News commentator Sarah Palin finally emerged from her bomb shelter to make a statement on the Giffords shooting. Her highly-scripted speech was read from a teleprompter (gasp!), and was very carefully written to evoke the maximum appeal to victimhood, while not backing down at all or taking any responsibility ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Blood Libel, Antisemitism
I rarely start a post like this, but wow. CBS News published a new poll today, showing that a majority of Americans believe Jared Lee Loughner's politics were a factor in the Arizona mass murder. (With poll questions like this, It's always important to note: all it tells you is that a ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Extremism, Tea Party, Right Wing, Anti-Government, Violence, Terrorism
One of the most irritatingly absurd and dishonest talking points that quickly emerged from the right wing's loonier blogs after Sheriff Clarence Dupnik's brave statement calling out the climate of extremist rhetoric is that Sheriff Dupnik himself is to blame for the mass murder. As usual these days, what starts in ...
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Extremism, Tea Party, Right Wing, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik
Republican congressman Peter King is suddenly interested in gun control. Gun control, that is, for politicians. People like Peter King. The rest of you peons can take your chances. Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within ...
Rachel Slajda has a pretty complete list of the extreme violent rhetoric that has dominated the right wing since the election of America's first black President, focusing on the 2010 campaign season: Before Shooting, A Campaign Season Rife With Gun Rhetoric.
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Extremism, Terrorism, Rhetoric, Tea Party
Here's a highly entertaining segment from today's Chris Matthews show, in which he confronts Tea Party Nation kook Judson Phillips, who insists he sees absolutely nothing wrong with bringing guns to political events. Video
Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Crime, Extremism, Terrorism, Rhetoric, Tea Party, Chris Matthews, Judson Phillips