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Salmon Holds Commanding 30 Point Lead
Opponents in Dead Heat for 2nd Place Among Likely Primary Voters
Opponents in Dead Heat for 2nd Place Among Likely Primary Voters
EAST
VALLEY – Former Congressman and candidate for Arizona’s 6th Congressional
District Matt Salmon today announced his campaign to return to Congress holds a
commanding early lead in the race for the Republican nomination. In a recent
survey conducted by top Arizona polling firm, Arizona Opinion, Salmon received
a 30 point advantage over his closest competitor:
If
the Republican primary election to choose a candidate to represent this area in
the U.S. House were held today, for whom would you vote? [Rotate] Matt Salmon,
Kirk Adams, OR Chuck Gray?
Adam@SalmonforCongress.com
As Congress
Debates Debt, GOP Leader Calls on Kirkpatrick do refund Tainted Money she paid
Political Appointees
Payson, AZ -- According to the non-partisan LegisStorm, a group
that tracks Congressional spending, and the Arizona
Republic, former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick made massive payments to political
appointees with government funds during her final 48 hours in office.
All told Kirkpatrick scheme spent $105,294.23 over a 48 hour time period, that’s nearly $2200 per hour.
“If Kirkpatrick is willing to spend $2200 per hour on her political cronies it’s no wonder the people of rural Arizona voted her out of office. With her wasteful spending she made a choice: political payback instead of protecting rural Arizona. It’s wrong, and that’s why I am calling on Ann to finally do the right thing and help our nation by repaying this tainted money. As our nation gets serious about spending so should our leaders and if Kirkpatrick thinks paying off cronies is the right thing to do I am confident the voters will decide again that she doesn’t represent Arizona values,” said Tom Morrissey, Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.
All told Kirkpatrick scheme spent $105,294.23 over a 48 hour time period, that’s nearly $2200 per hour.
“If Kirkpatrick is willing to spend $2200 per hour on her political cronies it’s no wonder the people of rural Arizona voted her out of office. With her wasteful spending she made a choice: political payback instead of protecting rural Arizona. It’s wrong, and that’s why I am calling on Ann to finally do the right thing and help our nation by repaying this tainted money. As our nation gets serious about spending so should our leaders and if Kirkpatrick thinks paying off cronies is the right thing to do I am confident the voters will decide again that she doesn’t represent Arizona values,” said Tom Morrissey, Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.
Today, in a strongly worded letter Chairman Morrissey urged
Kirkpatrick to immediately refund the money she wasted. A copy of the letter is
below.
###AZ Republic Article: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/06/11/20110611arizona-democrats-staff-spending.html
Len Munsil
Wasn't Criminally Investigated by Sheriff
Arpaio's Office After All; Statement Attributed to Deputy was Incorrect
By Ray Stern
Mon., Jul. 25 2011 at 5:17 PM
Aaargh!
The Maricopa County Sheriff Office took two months to produce a report about a stated criminal investigation into former gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil -- and it turns out Munsil was the victim, not the alleged perpetrator.
We didn't mean to mislead you. The 1,022-page report on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office released in May states specifically that: "Allegations against Munsil included illegal transfer of funds, lying in political campaigns, and telemarketing issues."
The Maricopa County Sheriff Office took two months to produce a report about a stated criminal investigation into former gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil -- and it turns out Munsil was the victim, not the alleged perpetrator.
We didn't mean to mislead you. The 1,022-page report on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office released in May states specifically that: "Allegations against Munsil included illegal transfer of funds, lying in political campaigns, and telemarketing issues."
The
so-called Munnell Memo report says that the info came from MCSO Sergeant
Brandon Luth, one of the former supervisors of Arpaio's disgraced
Maricopa Anti-Corruption Enforcement Team.
On
the same we published the above-linked blog post, we put in a records request
for documents related to these supposed Munsil allegations. We also made
repeated calls to Munsil, none of which were returned. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/07/len_munsil_wasnt_criminally_in.php
Phoenix mayoral candidate Brennan touting outsider status
Mayoral hopeful says her history gives her skills to lead Phoenix
Anna
Brennan has little traditional political experience.
But she
says her background as an Italian immigrant, small-business
owner and resident who's fought a zoning case has taught her what she needs to
know about city government.
Brennan,
52, spent six years fighting a zoning case that threatened her Biltmore home.
In the end, she lost the case, but said she learned how Phoenix works. She
pored over city codes and attended planning meetings in an attempt to keep a
maintenance yard for a nearby golf course from landing behind her house.
NFIB Endorses Senate President Russell Pearce for Election—Again!
July 25, 2011
By NFIB/Arizona
Small-business association standing up for lawmaker who has stood
up for its members
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 25, 2011 — In a less
petty political world, no association should have to issue a news released
endorsing a candidate for the state legislature in a July of an odd-numbered
year, but in doing so today Arizona’s leading small-business group wanted to
make an early, emphatic and unqualified endorsement of Senate President Russell
Pearce for election, once again, to his 18th Legislative District seat.
“We’re making
our endorsement of Russell Pearce early to register small business’ strong
support for one of Arizona’s most pro-small business lawmakers as he faces a
needless November 8th special election to represent a constituency who
overwhelmingly voted for him nine months ago just as they have in five prior
elections,” said Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state director for the National
Federation of Independent Business. The formal endorsement of Pearce was
made by the NFIB/Arizona SAFE Trust, the political action arm of the
association. More information can be found on President Pearce’s website at www.russellpearce.com.
DPS Arrests 3 for Transporting
Drugs
Updated: Monday, 25 Jul 2011, 8:08 PM MST
Published : Monday, 25 Jul 2011, 8:05 PM MST
Published : Monday, 25 Jul 2011, 8:05 PM MST
VAIL, Ariz. - A traffic stop near Vail, Ariz. has led to
the apprehension of three men for transporting and selling dangerous drugs.
Friday, DPS Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a
vehicle on I-10 near milepost 283. The vehicle fled from officers and came to a
stop a few miles away.
Three occupants of the vehicle jumped out and ran into a
neighborhood.
DPS officers and Pima County Sheriff's deputies
surrounded the area and kept the suspects pinned to a single location. The
suspects were taken down with the help of a K-9 team.
Officers located 187 pounds of marijuana inside the
vehicle.
The driver, a Phoenix resident, and the passengers, two
illegal immigrants from Mexico, were booked into the Pima County Jail.
They are identified as 20-year-old Carlos A. Romero of
Phoenix, 23-year-old Juan Benitez-Carlon of Los Mochis, Mexico, and 31-year-old
Manuel German-Lopez of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their booking photos were not made
available. http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/immigration/dps-arrests-3-for-transporting-drugs-7-25-2011
Council and City Management Fails
Miserably...Editor: Police Chief Alan Rodbell says "You’re not hearing about shootings in downtown Scottsdale, no knifings, no rape in downtown Scottsdale," (Scottsdale Republic, 20 July 11). We can all agree that’s a good thing. In fact, if we were having those criminal activities in downtown Scottsdale, the public outcry for changes in leadership would extend well beyond the Police Chief, and include demands for a new Mayor and Council. However, just because the downtown is not completely self-destructing, with shootings, knifings and rapes, is no reason to rejoice in the status quo.http://www.scottsdaleactivist.com/#Council
