Archive for Pearce

Remember the "Pearce Johnson Foundation"? Does anybody?

May 13, 2012 Comments Off by

Last year, just after the news of his leading role in the Fiesta Bowl scandal broke and just before the petitions were submitted to force his ultimately-successful recall election, Russell Pearce formed a charity, the Pearce Johnson Foundation.  I…

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Candidate updates -

May 11, 2012 Comments Off by

In the “not surprised by the move, just that it took so long” department:- Embattled Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination in the CD4 primary.  Maybe it was being outed as gay (the kiss of death…

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Bad Day In Arizona…

May 02, 2012 Comments Off by

…Four people, including a 2 year-old toddler, were killed by infamous Arizona neo-Nazi/white supremacist JT Ready.From the Arizona Republic, written by Jim Walsh and Lindsey Collom – A border militia leader on Wednesday shot and killed four people at…

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Another Pearce out of office: Lester Pearce resigns from office

Apr 30, 2012 Comments Off

For the first time in 15 years, brothers Lester and Russell Pearce are out of elected office at the same time.Both are attempting to win office in November (Russell, state senate; Lester, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors), but until then, the amoun…

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Who is Mike Stauffer?

Jan 08, 2012 Comments Off

Sheriff Joe has reigned over Maricopa County as its chief law enforcement officer for nearly 20 years, and recently announced that he will again seek re-election.

Russell Pearce, also closely associated with an extremely tough stance on illegal immigration, recently met with a steep loss in …

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Russell Pearce trying for a political comeback

Jan 05, 2012 Comments Off

…and in at least this observer’s opinion, that’s a good thing…for Arizona’s Democrats and Independents.In November, former state senate president Russell Pearce became the first sitting legislator in Arizona history to be successfully recalled…

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Russell Pearce, martyr? Not so much…

Dec 28, 2011 Comments Off

…though to listen to the whining among the Republicans, you’d think they were Al-Quaeda and Pearce was a suicide bomber…As soon as it became clear that Russell Pearce had lost his November recall, the whispers started.  And when it became clea…

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A few Christmas stocking stuffers…

Dec 18, 2011 Comments Off

It’s that time of year.  Many commentators do something along the lines of a “diamond/lump of coal” theme for their Christmas stocking pieces, I’m going for the practical this year.This year, the list of Arizonans who deserve a little something sp…

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