by Pamela Powers Hannley The Congressional District 8 (CD8) special election debate on Wednesday night was the most boring debate I have ever heard. High school graduate Jesse Kelly repeated the Teapublican talking points faithfully– guns, God, guv'ment– but he forgot the gay part of their message. Former Gabrielle Giffords aid Ron Barber revealed himself … Read more
By Michael Bryan Why is Jesse Kelly so freaked about being endorsed by Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC)? Maybe because the Anti-Defamation League reports ALIPAC is backed by white supremacists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites? Maybe because Senator John McCain demanded J.D. Hayworth renounce his own endorsement by ALIPAC during his Sentorial primary challenge to McCain, because of … Read more
by David Safier Look, I don't want to get all English teacher on you and make this an assignment, but you really should watch Bill Moyers' interview with author Luis Alberto Urrea. It's simply the clearest exposition of both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border and of the experience of other-ness that comes from being Mexican-American … Read more
by David Safier This is a "There's hope" story out of the Salt Lake City Trib. Stephen Sandstrom, one of Utah's biggest anti-immigration legislators, a good buddy of Russell Pearce, changed his tune and became what was called during the Bush era a "compassionate conservative." He still supports Romney, but unlike Mitt, he thinks illegal … Read more
by David Safier Watch Bill Moyers' May 4 show, an interview with author Luis Alberto Urrea. Just watch it. Just so you know, I hardly ever watch PBS, and I probably haven't seen 4 hours worth of Bill Moyers' shows in my life. I know I'm the perfect PBS demographic, but, well, their programming usually … Read more