by David Safier Jesse Kelly may not be talking about his application for endorsement by ALIPAC in 2010 and the group's re-endorsement this time around (you can watch 37 seconds of Jesse stonewalling the question in the next post), but ALIPAC sure is eager to talk. William Gheen, the group's President and Spokesman, has responded … Read more
By Karl Reiner The bill introduced in the Arizona legislature to establish a 62 mile deep warning zone along the Arizona- Mexico border was eventually withdrawn by its sponsor. The objective of the bill was to alert residents and visitors to the dangers posed by illegal immigrants and drug traffickers in the zone, an area … Read more
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