If you REALLY want to help change Arizona, send $$$ to Democrats running for the AZ legislature

THAT's how you get change. Boycotts of the state hurt our fellow Democrats too.

Instead, support Democratic candidates in the November 2010 election.

Don't like GOP Jan Brewer signing the recent fascist bill?

Then send MONEY to these DEMOCRATS running:

$$$$$$$$$$$$

Andrei Cherny for TREASURER

http://www.andreiforarizona.com/


Felicia Rotellini for ATTORNEY GENERAL

http://www.feleciaforarizona.com/


Sam Wercinski for SECRETARY OF STATE

https://www.sam4az.com/

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

OFFER TO HELP:


GODDARD, TERRY (Democrat)
PO Box 1792
Phoenix, AZ 85001
Telephone: (602)254-6342
Filerid: 201000311

Send him (non money) help, NOW.

Here is his website: http://www.terrygoddard.com/

Here is some info about him: http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Terry_Goddard

www.azdem.org

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Gotcha

AZ Republicans failing to tackle real immigration problems

Don Bivens, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, offers the following statement on SB1070 as it awaits signature or veto from Gov. Brewer:

“Republicans continue to push Arizona down the wrong track with this bill. They know it does nothing to protect us, and they know it burdens law enforcement. But they passed it anyway in hopes of scoring cheap political points during an election year. The real public-safety threats to Arizona are border violence, drug cartels and human smuggling. Gov. Brewer and the Republicans could take a lesson from Attorney General Terry Goddard, who battles these real threats every day on the job. We call on the governor to do the right thing and veto this bill.”

See Saracat's remarks down thread. I wonder if that plays into this response any.

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Goddard has had deputies outside his home and has been followed as has other officials who disagreed with Arpaio. I have even been the victim of Arpaio's thugs when I did my show at KPHX. I made the grave crime of allowing Dan Saban to guest host my show, and having Saban on my show repeated so Arpaio thugs contacted my sponsor and tried to get them to drop my show saying that I was anti-american and such. Thankfully the sponsor didn't, but they were shortly raided in one of their locations following renewal.

Good Lord!

And here is the Wiki page on him

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio#History_and_law_enforcement_background

And sadly people like his tough on crime stance... never mind it does not work... but never let facts get in the way of reality.

As I learned over the years, he is a symptom...

I always thought of him as sort of an oddity. Someone needs to do a Darryl Gates on him. Videotape a beating in progress.

and Joe also has a hell of a PR going. Why do you think there are TV programs on TLC like the Police Women of Maricopa Co? But he is truly a symptom.

Anecdotal last Tea Bagger event we went to counter protest... several people from Az said in no uncertain terms that the country needs more Joes.

I go way back in LA and I can't imagine that Arpaio can top Gates.

And the teabaggers: I actually heard KFI's John Kobylt say something sensible about them. He pointed out how many of them were retired and living on social security and asked them how they intended to reduce the debt and lower taxes but still keep their Medicare and SS. It's the first logical thing I have heard out of KFI in many years.

Preface - we are talking relative evil here... But I think Joe is much worse than Daryl.

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I don't get how...

This is a relative thing. I really am not trying to say Daryl was a saint or anything like this. But, I think that Daryl was more of a process junkie who used the existing system for his kind of injustice and bigotry. Joe A. on the other hand has invested time and energy into subverting the system to make it worse - actively doing his best to turn things more facist.

Indifference vs Active Corruption.

But he did work within the system. However he had tremendous power here in LA. There was an article in the late 80s that described how in most cities the Sheriff opened the door for the DA, but in LA, the DA opened the door for Gates. He wielded quite a bit of power.

Arpaio may be a law unto himself, and THAT is scary shit. So I can see your point.

Small but critical difference. Also Daryl in his earlier years was actually a decent cop... Joe looked for ways to subvert the system from the begining. Joe wants legal cover, and when it does not exist he gets it... see this law.

As bad as Gates was... he never got the kind of cover or political protection that Joe has these days.

And get so much support?

the correct political environment, and the county he works at is VERY RACIST and FAIRLY WHITE. The political power structure is quite white in fact.

a large minority city? Is that right?

and in San Diego that problem is worst at the county level.

He willfully pushes it. Daryl was just a process junkie who didn't care what happened.

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People eat up his use of prisoners in pink without understand that such behavior is merely window dressing and smoke screen for egregious violations of rights. Racial profiling is the norm in Maricopa county - Joe is actively pushing for a return to 1950's era politics - "What we have here is a failure to communicate"

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He puts prisoners in pink? That's just sadistic.

Did that to "emasculate" the men ostensibly to prevent them from being so aggressive.

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On Edit: Lest those lurkers wonder why I detest Arpaio - has nothing to do with this. To me the pink thing is just pettiness on his part. One of the prime reasons I detest Arpaio is his tolerance and support for neo-Nazi types:

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-hi-his-neo-n

The other is that I agree with the complaints that he has deliberately engaged in racial profiling:

http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/lawsuit-charging-sheriff-arpaio-illegally-targeted-latinos-maricopa-county-can-go-

Good Lord.

Or the chain gangs



No Daryl Gates never evah went there. So in relative terms, he was a saint.

If it is, then you win. :(

those photos are from his little joy place called a county jail in Maricopa.

Oh and here is the deal, ever watched LA Confidential? That was the norm for LAPD, that is what Gates cleaned up... in his latter years he got power hungry, but he never went where Joe is going to.

Ahhhhh!

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K&R

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Sad. This is something that can really be changed.

i lived in AZ for a few yrs. phoenix. that place is stupid crazy filled to the brim with repukes.

i can relate to the cynicism.

:shrug:

What are the ratios of GOP to Dem?

It is not as wide as some would think but it is a big difference. I have sources that can give the actual figures so I will see if I can get them for everyone and post them.

I think we make snap judgments on places based on presuppositions.

it's pretty fucked up out there.

just think, how many times have they re-elected McCain? think, these people elected state reps that actually thought a fascist approach to immigration is A-OK.

let it sink in for a moment.

RW hack to the highest order of magnitude. granted, there are some really great pockets of liberals out there, butit's just not enough.

also, and i think this is themost important part, there are a lot of *ahem* Utah type folks in Phoenix. A.LOT.

and the Indies are beating both the GOP and the Dems. The problem we have is Dems don't vote and when they do they don't vote down ticket.The only thing that mattered to them in 08 was narrowing the Gao for obama.OTOH we have the majority of the congressional seats.

i never met another dem while i lived out there.
everyone i ever spoke to was hard right leaning and loved arpaio.

just my personal experience out there.

They are posted a couple of times on this thread.

thanks for the heads up.

critic and has openly denounced Juan Crow. I'd send him money in a heartbeat.

Goddard needs to figure out if he's running for mayor of white Arizona or all of Arizona. 40+% of the state is not white.

questionable. And you can't send Terry money anyway so it is a moot point to make a nasty inference. Terry is the top target of Joe Arpaoi and has been subject to his harrassment and is number one on his enemies list. Monica and Terry's son have been repeatedly harrassed by Deputies who parki in fron of their home and monitor them 24/7. Terry has been the AG for ALL of Arizona regeardless of skin color..

Isn't what he is doing harassment? Shouldn't there be a high level official that can take action?

as AG and there are multiple lawsuits pending against Arpaio, and his pal the former County Attorney, Andrew Thomas, who now wants to be Attorney General to replace Terry.Both are under federal investigation as well. One of the things Joe is under federal investigation for IS his harassment of Terry as well as the Mayor of Phoenix. Joe has made it very clear he doesn't have to answer to the President either. I am have also been informed that I too am on the alleged "hit" list for correspondence with Phil, the Mayor and because of a perceived friendly relationship with the Goddards. I have been photographed going into and leaving their home. This is how Arapaho makes his "lists".There are many of us on the "list"

Uh....I don't even know what to say to that one.

Maricopa County and that trumps everything. Seriously. He has said that.

Really delusional.

with respect to an issue I care about.

I don't know Arizona politics. That's why I'm reading this thread and looking around for what I can find.

But this is where the rubber hits the road for Latinos in Arizona and in a sense, in any state. Maybe he or others will refine their statements in the days to come.

I understand how you feel; it's really frustrating. :grr:

But, if Saracat is right that Democrats have lower turnout, then maybe Goddard is following a common Democratic strategy in AZ. Just a guess.

It's a great idea, though to send the Phoenix mayor some dollars:

http://phoenix.gov/mayor/index.html

He a good Dem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Gordon_(politician)

and has taken positions like endorsing McCain, that has upset us here. He has taken on Arpaio and now this bill that we appreciate so much, but let's not assume he is more than he is.

laws like this still get passed. it's a confusing little microcosm out there.

I wish I were retired so I could go out there and register me a big bunch of voters.

I think the AZ government overplayed their hand here, though. They are attracting national attention, so maybe the elections in August and November will be watched.

Greg Palast says the current governor was involved in a vote suppression scam when she held a different position -- his report is about to be replayed on Thom's show, I'll try to listen more carefully.

If that is right, then the NAACP or the ACLU or someone needs to step in. Enough already.

And yes, they ought to be looking into voter suppression.

I'll take notes and post what I get right here or below this post.

I so appreciate it.

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Arizona has no Lieutenant Governor, so she was appointed Governor when Janet Napolitano left.

Everyone, for example, still thinks of Orange County, CA as very Republican but sections like Santa Ana are quite diverse. When Loretta Sanchez won Bob Dornan's old seat in Garden Grove, it was a watershed.

:)

Both GOP and Dem registrations are down since then. The Indies have leaped yet farther forward.

excerpt from) Arizona Republic
Arizona voter registration grows to nearly 3.1 million
by Mary Jo Pitzl / Apr. 21, 2009

… From last November’s election through April 1, voter registration rose by more than 100,000 people, or 3.4 percent, according to figures from the Arizona Secretary of State….

Republicans continue to dominate the voter rolls, with 1,137,262 voters, but the party posted the smallest percentage gain, up 1.7 percent.

Democrats were next, with 1,046,140 voters, up 2.3 percent.

The largest percentage gain was among Libertarians, who posted an 11.6 percent gain in registration, for a total of 20,256 voters.

The Green Party, which gained ballot status last year, boosted its numbers 5 percent, to 4,210 voters.

Voters who are unaffiliated with any party continue to be the third-largest voting group in Arizona, with 880,128 voters, a 6.8 percent gain from November…

Thanks for this!

there were ron paul banners along the 10 for a long time during 2008.

blech.

Really???

Is it the gun owners?

ayn rand groupies, et. al

by his response. Has he got anything new since Friday or so?

Remember, he is running in a fairly conservative state so he may be keeping a low profile.

put out by the AZ party that I posted above:

AZ Republicans failing to tackle real immigration problems

Don Bivens, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, offers the following statement on SB1070 as it awaits signature or veto from Gov. Brewer:

“Republicans continue to push Arizona down the wrong track with this bill. They know it does nothing to protect us, and they know it burdens law enforcement. But they passed it anyway in hopes of scoring cheap political points during an election year. The real public-safety threats to Arizona are border violence, drug cartels and human smuggling. Gov. Brewer and the Republicans could take a lesson from Attorney General Terry Goddard, who battles these real threats every day on the job. We call on the governor to do the right thing and veto this bill.”

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But he's on the right side of the issue and that's what counts.

How can you be sure every Democrat running is so outraged by stuff like this? It pains me to say this but I've run across more bigots in my own party than makes me comfortable. Giving $$$$ to Democrats running is a great idea..but make sure you specifically know their stand on the issue or issues that most concern you lest they actually get elected and hand you a nasty surprise.

-- National award for civil rights work. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gave the Arizona AG's Office its highest honor in 2008 for outstanding programs addressing fair housing issues. HUD's Blue Ribbon Award was presented to the Office's Civil Rights Division for the office's work in attacking predatory lending and resolving building design issues that affect handicapped residents

http://www.terrygoddard.com/record

Jeff Farias. We contact these people and we get statements then air them on our network. We try to let people know what is going on and we hope people will tune in to get informed. If you have a question we will try to get an answer if we don't have it.

I don't want that to get lost.

I know it can be taken as personal promotion and while we certainly need the attention and support I don't want to have folks take it wrong. Thanks and keep your fingers crossed that people will understand why I acted on your request.

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and the websites because I don't know those politicians very well.

Damn!

People can flood the AZ blogs for Terry and anyone who can come and volunteer would be appreciated. The AZ Dem State party is almost worthless when it comes to supporting candidates. They exist to support themselves. Andrei Cherni, for treasurer, Felicia Rotellini for AG amd Sam Wercinski for Sec. of State are all running traditionally. Everyone can mail checks to them or donate through their website.

The one thing that can be counted on by the Democratic Party here is that funds will go to help Goddard. I don't know about the lower offices getting a decent share but Goddard is the party's key race and he will get the funds.

Let me explain something here, this group passing these laws are not new, they were around before Brewer took office, but the former Governor did blocking actions that made them give up on passing this stuff. Sadly when Janet left it opened the door so we are trying to get Goddard in to stop this insanity since it is the most effective way to stop this garbage.

that the Goddard campaign cannot KNOW would be way more effective than anything the AZ Party would do.

Is that how they get their insanity through?

www.azdem.org

The Arizona Chamber and some corporatist GOPers want to shut it down and remove one more foothold we have to start to reform our campaign financing systems.

http://www.yumasun.com/news/ballot-57937-clean-elections.html

Perhaps send money to the state's AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, or the League of Women's Voters who are trying to fight this ballot measure.

http://campverdebugleonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=26400

Still looking for a dedicated fund for challenging this measure that we can direct everyone to, so that we know our money is directed to shut this BS down! Perhaps those working against the immigration measure can join forces with those that are working against this measure to get rid of public campaign financing.

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With the exception of a small amount of seed money. Better to send money to the Maricopa County Democratic Party. Maricopa is where 2/3 of the state lives and most of the Dems even though it's a Republican majority county. Not to disparage the State Party but the Maricopa County Party is where much of the field work is done and we're always struggling to raise funds as the State Party siphons donor money.

Wish I could kick and rec your post

At least 7 or 8.

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that's what is important.

It's like an addiction with some folks.

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by some posters urging contributions instead. The boycott has been called stupid, reactionary and unproductive. That's problematic as the boycott itself is an effort that was started in the Latino community -- a community that don't deserve insult on top of injury at this moment and especially in view of the fact that AZ Democrats are not falling all over themselves to set the record straight in public on this issue.

I wonder if people realize this is not an either/or situation...

On Edit: Also people need to understand that DU is here to *GET* Democrats elected with the general idea that Dems are a damn'd site better than Pukes for preventing crap like this from happening.

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an action of resistance would take offense when they are called stupid, reactionary and unproductive.

The point that this is not an either/or situation has been made, more or less steadfastly, since Saturday night, iirc. And of course DU is here to get Democrats elected. I submit that the best way to do that may not be to beat voters about the head and shoulders first but, that's just m.o.

I have a hard time understanding complaints about a boycott being unproductive as being personal in nature provided it was the idea being addressed and not the person. If there were such personally directed things, then they need to be alerted on. And even so, I do not think unrec'ing a general call to arms to support Democratic candidates as being appropriate in response even if that were the case.

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what I saw, not endorsing the unrecs.

If you have a hard time understanding the disrespect to the Latino community in calling their project stupid, reactonary and unproductive, I don't think I can explain it any more clearly than I have. Having said that, I'm sure none of those things were said with malice or with any intent to hurt feelings. We get excited around here.

With real information.

We need a solution.

Make a difference

This is how we start.

Great thread!! THX.

But you know what happens....

that "shit happens"....and it appears it has happened here.

Damn shame....and stupid.

:)Good thread anyhow. :thumbsup:

This is the one response to Arizona that could actually change things.

Yes, let's sit in our homes and BOYCOTT ARIZONA...that'll show 'em by golly.

Heck while we're at it, lets boycott Alaska cause we don't like Palin.

Easier to stay in the old negative mode than try something positive like supporting those who could possibly change things.


Thanks for your efforts. :hug:

to the injustices going on. Isn't Arpaio being investigated?

Nobody in our state even voted for Jan Brewer for Governor. She was Sec of State and took Janet Napolitano's place.
We didn't ask for her, and we definitely didn't ask for any of this.

And as happy as I was for Napolitano, I kinda wish she had stayed in AZ.

Wish more people understood this...

The freeper bigots got lucky, this does not represent the feelings of the state by any means.

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A lot of us were sort of alarmed when the governor went to work for Obama.

However, her replacement didn't write this bill. And Joe keeps getting re-elected. Changing out the governor could be a help but it looks like there's a fundamental problem of disenfranchisement in Arizona that has been allowed to continue until it came to this.

That needs to be addressed. I'm sure the Thuggery is watching the reaction very carefully.

And the fear of the backlash the appoint would cause.

I am curious about the disenfranchisement comment. Can you provide information please?

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Very interesting...

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The whole Southwest has this problem but iirc, AZ and NM are just rife with it.

That if this is indeed true to the extent reported, then everyone needs to understand that Arizona is a *BLUE* state by nature and that it is only by illegal fiat that it is RED.

This is not to you, just thinking out loud to those quick to judge the state as a whole.

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The Republicans have had to pull out a whole lot of tricks to take Arizona.

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Thank you!! :hug:

Andrei Cherny is someone I know and respect. He is young but he is smart and has an eye on the future. Another good young candidate is Rodney Glassman who I have mentioned a few times, Sam Wercinski who I feel will make a great Sec of State and has a very good chance of winning.

Another candidate here that I think are worth supporting Rebecca Schneider, who is running against Jeff Flake and needs plenty of grassroots support. She is running against a machine and she doesn't make a lot of money and is depending on support.

I'm worried for Boxer right now, here in CA, and I'd LOVE for people to send her money.