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Obamanomics: A Sickly Market Takes A Turn for the Worse?

February 24, 2009 By 3 Comments

Here is a snapshot of the market since November 4th. Keep in mind that the market actually began to turn south when the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dominoes – propped up by Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Maxine Waters – finally began to topple when our financial institutions realized that the NINJA loans (No Income, No Job, No Assets) were never gonna pay off.

The next decline starts tomorrow after President Obama delivers his speech tonight outlining the steps toward nationalizing health care.

The funny thing is that most of the job market is being held up by stability in the health care industry. Will tonight’s remarks change that? Stay tuned.

Filed Under: Economics, Health Care

Kyl sponsoring enlightening film

February 23, 2009 By 9 Comments

February 23, 2009– Geert Wilders, chairman of the Freedom Party in The Netherlands (PVV), maker of the film Fitna, and brave fighter for Western values, will speak in Washington, DC, this week.

Wilders, the foremost defender of free speech in the modern age, will deliver an address at a reception at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, site of the Conservative Political Action Conference, on Friday, February 27, at 6:00 PM.

The reception will feature a screening of Wilders’s courageous and hard-hitting film Fitna, which demonstrates how Islamic jihadists use the Qur’an and Islamic teachings to justify acts of violence and terrorism, and which has become the focus of efforts by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to restrict and criminalize free speech about the global jihad threat. A question-and-answer period will follow.

The reception is sponsored by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, Atlas Shrugs, Jihad Watch, and Dr. Andrew Bostom. It is open to the public.

However, in light of the multiple threats on Geert Wilders’ life, security will be very tight: no bags or coats will be allowed, all materials brought in to the room will be searched, and the event organizers reserve the right to deny entry to or eject anyone at any time.

Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Press Release, Religion, Special Event

Thomas: Beyond Illegal Immigration – An Agenda for the GOP

February 23, 2009 By 15 Comments

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas lists the current issues Republicans should care about in this article in the East Valley Tribune.

Filed Under: Crime and Punishment, Political Science

Goddard/LaWall Dragging Their Feet?

February 22, 2009 By 1 Comment

Local freelance journalist, Dexter Duggan, made the cover of the nationally reknowned Catholic newspaper, The Wanderer in an expose on Lila Rose, the young pro-life activist who routinely exposes Planned Parenthood and their illegal and unethical tactics in providing abortions.

Sonoran Alliance covered Rose’s recent revelation of Southern Arizona’s “Margaret Sanger” abortion clinic attempting to cover up an incident of statutory rape of a minor seeking an abortion. It was caught on video and posted online.

In Duggan’s article, he further suggests that Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has yet to respond to the violation:

Some of the revelations have prompted investigations by law enforcement, although the Arizo­na attorney general’s office hasn’t responded yet to evidence recent­ly presented against a Tucson clin­ic, Rose said.

Arizona’s attorney general, lib­eral Democrat Terry Goddard, is a strong Planned Parenthood sup­porter.

It should come as no surprise then that Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall, a liberal Democrat and abortion rights supporter, has yet to respond.

Filed Under: County Government, Sanctity of Life

Rose & Allyn debuts “The Burgundy Channel”

February 22, 2009 By 1 Comment

Much, much more entertaining than Horizon’s Journalists’ Roundtable (which is much too biased to the left anyways with its slate of liberal journalists). Jim Sharpe is the Monty Pythonesque host (fake moustache and all) who covers the past week’s local issues. Take a couple of minutes and watch it, it’s only a few minutes long and worth it. Will be posted weekly.

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Filed Under: Media

Crump in the News

February 21, 2009 By 3 Comments

Rep Sam CrumpI find it a little odd that the Arizona Republic would run an article on State Representative Sam Crump yesterday.

Maybe I’m missing something but how often does any of Arizona’s local media run “Spotlight” stories on legislators unless it’s a hit piece?

Can we expect to see more stories like this or is this a new series?

Filed Under: Media, State Government

A County Divided

February 21, 2009 By 12 Comments

Credit to Gila Courier for this video shot by a group called We Are Change AZ which documents the recent visit by President Obama. It features an interview of former Congressman JD Hayworth as well as many of the supporters and protesters.

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One interesting ad that shows up in the sidebar when you visit the Youtube site is this. Gotta get me some “Free Money!”

Filed Under: Economics, Freedom of Speech, Government, Political Parties, Political Science, Race Relations

The Race to Judge

February 21, 2009 By 1 Comment

Attorney General Eric Holder made a speech this week in which he said America was a “nation of cowards” for failing to discuss race. At first, I was incredulous to the point of offended. My favorite uncle was among the 101st Airborne that escorted the children to school as they integrated Little Rock. I loved those pictures and thought he was an American hero. Another memory is singing “eenie meanie minie mo…” and it was not a tiger we caught by the toe. I can’t remember when it morphed from the “n” word into tiger. But it did never to return to my vocabulary.

Recently, I was in a small store in Washington, DC where all the employees but one was black, all the customers but me were black. I felt ignored and treated with less care, limited eye contact was made, and I was dismissed as soon as the minimal amount of effort was put into my service. Was that as I perceived it, did race influence that and on whose part? Was I treated poorly because I was a middle-aged white woman by a young black male or was I influenced by the Obama lovefest that had invaded the town, is on every corner, in every window, and I was feeling overtly white and left out? I’m willing to be objective rather than subjective…could have been either.  Did race have anything at all to do with it?  I went back the next day and was treated very well. Same scenario of race. Different staff and experience. Hmmmm….. 

So, what is it about race and bias? Is it all or nothing? Is it perception or reality? Harvard University has a test based on the 2008 election as part of Project Implicit. Did it influence the election?

We all must admit there is racial bias. It is not the wholly owned subsidiary of any group or culture. We do need to talk about race. We do need to talk about bias. In that conversation we do not need to allow a specific Race to Judge others, or determine which Race to Judge, or be in a Race to Judge. To do anything else is cowardly…..and demeaning to all.

Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Government, History, Human Condition, Political Correctness, Political Science, Race Relations

Uh, Meghan McCain, where have you been?

February 20, 2009 By 8 Comments

Meghan McCain has written an article complaining about Republicans’ lack of internet savvy. Not sure what she’s talking about, since an entire conservative internet revolution has been taking place over the past few months under the moniker #dontgo – move over, moveon.org.  Check out tcotreport.com for more info. Sadly, neither are mentioned in her article.

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Parties

Militias Returning?

February 20, 2009 By 12 Comments

Glenn Beck had an interesting guest on this afternoon who suggested that individual militias are making a return.

Called “The Bubba Effect,” as the federal government begins to suppress individual freedoms, those opposed to such actions will begin to group together in communities, hoard food and arms and prevent outsiders from entering their “community.”

Could this be the return of militias? Stay tuned…

Glenn Beck’s War Room 1/3

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Glenn Beck’s War Room 2/3

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Glenn Beck’s War Room 3/3

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Filed Under: 2nd Amendment, Conspiracy Theories, Freedom of Speech, Government, Military, National Security, Predictions

Governor Brewer Appoints Director of Weights & Measures

February 20, 2009 By 2 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 20, 2009

Governor Jan Brewer Announces Director of the Department of Weights and Measures

PHOENIX – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer today added to her cabinet, naming Gene Palma as Director of the Department of Weights and Measures.

“I am thrilled to include Mr. Palma in my new administration,” stated Brewer. “He is a highly respected professional in his field, and his extensive knowledge and management skills will serve the citizens of Arizona well.”

Mr. Palma has a broad background in business management and law. He most recently served for six years as Director of the Business Services Divisions in the Secretary of State’s Office. During his time there, Mr. Palma oversaw the processing of commercial liens, intergovernmental agreements, trade names and trademarks. In addition, he developed and administered the Division’s budget, served as a registered lobbyist and legislative liaison for the Secretary of State, helped to develop the State’s first public-private advance directives registry (living wills) and took part in initiating a successful electronic notary pilot program.

Prior to his time in the Secretary of State’s Office, Mr. Palma worked as an attorney at Lieberman, Dodge, Gerding & Anderson, Ltd., where he represented private sector management in the areas of business contracts, dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation and litigation, as well as human resource and labor matters. He also represented several Fortune 500 companies, as well as local entities, as co-counsel for such corporations as Walgreens, Baxter International, Harkins Theaters and the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. He began his legal career as a Law Clerk at Jaburg & Wilk, P.C., assisting attorneys in trial preparation, court filings and preparing deposition summaries.

Before beginning his legal career, Mr. Palma served as Regional Manager for Primeria Financial Services, directing the management of more than 200 personal trust and investment management accounts. He conducted quarterly sales meetings for Primeria, developed goals, and coordinated all statewide training efforts. Throughout his career, he has been an active member of several organizations, including the Arizona State Bar, the Federalist Society and the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. He also serves as a volunteer at the Phoenix Rescue Mission.

Mr. Palma received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University, where he later earned his Masters of Public Administration, Masters of Business Administration and Juris Doctor, with an emphasis in business law. He resides in Scottsdale with his wife and three children.

“I want to thank the outgoing Director of Weights and Measures, Mr. Seth Mones, for his courtesy and professionalism throughout the transition process,” said Governor Brewer.

Filed Under: Press Release, State Government

Students at Dobson High School not thrilled with Obama’s visit

February 20, 2009 By 10 Comments

We’re grateful to the East Valley Tribune for covering this, since the protest and opposition to Obama’s visit was largely ignored by the rest of of the mainstream media. This is from a class of students at Mesa Dobson High School, where Obama spoke Wednesday. Am very proud of our high schoolers that they can see through the fawning adoration of the media. Here are some excerpts:

The students in the class were hopeful things will work out, but questioned whether Obama’s plan would actually work to dig the country out of its economic woes.

Senior Syna Daudfar took some notes during the speech and was one of the students that was the most vocally opposed to Obama’s words.

At one point, when he talked about the costs of his stimulus plan, senior Maaike Albach and Daudfar looked at each other and said, “Uh, oh.”

“Overall I think it’s a good idea, but he’s not addressing the issues of the economic crisis,” said Daudfar, a John McCain supporter who added he leans more towards being a moderate conservative. “The spending bill he just passed is just progressing the Democratic agenda, rather than addressing the economic issues in the country.”

Daudfar thinks Obama’s plan is backwards, and deals with the “less important stuff” first. “Bailing out businesses” and “providing better regulatory systems for giving out money to businesses” should have been first, he said.

“If businesses can’t afford to hire people, then people won’t be able to work and pay off their mortgages,” he said. “It’s kind of like putting money into a funnel.”

Albach, who is also a Republican, said Obama’s plan sounds good, but questioned how Obama can want to rely on “people’s responsibility,” when that is “what got us in this economic crisis in the first place.”

“This puts us more into debt,” said Albach, 18. “It’s a horrible situation we’re in.”

Senior Brandon Miller wore a shirt with the words, “Hitler gave great speeches too,” above a picture of Obama.

Miller said he had been an Obama supporter “because of his speeches,” but after debating the issues in this class and looking more into Obama’s policies, his vote was swayed towards McCain.

The students also questioned why Obama chose their school for his speech since he wasn’t talking about education, and wondered how much money the district spent on beautifying the campus while district positions and services were being cut.

Filed Under: Federal Budget, Media, Special Event, State Economy

“Mayor Dave” Outdonating Opponents in Gilbert’s Mayoral Race

February 19, 2009 By 6 Comments

The East Valley Tribune reports on the Gilbert mayors race tonight revealing that former councilmen Dave Petersen has dropped a pickup load of his own money into multimedia – $35,000 to be exact. That puts him $19,330 above what state law limits personal and family donations. Expenditures like this allow other candidates an exemption until they also reach the same threshhold as Petersen.

Petersen also reveals another interesting political reality about the race. Money is tight. With so many candidates running for town mayor and council, raising money has become extremely competitive. Petersen has only raised about $1,000 from outside donors. He asserts that asking for political cash at times like these are difficult.

Now that the personal limits are off, it will be interesting which of the other candidates will attempt to match Petersen on contributions.

Petersen, in the meantime will continue to spend money on his commercials which can be viewed on of all places, YouTube.

Here’s a sample but let me warn you, THESE are Hilarious!!!

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Filed Under: Campaign Finance, Campaigns & Elections, City Government

Doctored photo of Governor Brewer inappropriate

February 19, 2009 By 11 Comments

Our jaw dropped when we saw this doctored photo of Governor Brewer posted on Blog for Arizona two days ago (at the bottom of this post). We’re not accusing that blogger of modifying it, but somebody obviously did. You can tell just by looking at the hair, which has been tinted an awful greenish color completely unlike her other pictures. Her skin color has been adjusted to exaggerate coloration differences in order to emphasize her wrinkles more. There’s a neat little feature in image editing programs known as “sharpen” which helpfully augments lines and dark colors.  It’s sad that someone has stooped to a level that low to doctor an official’s picture to make them look older and less attractive. To show you what they did to her photo (we could not find the original on the web so we’ve posted it next to a picture taken yesterday at the Obama visit), we did some doctoring to one of Barack Obama’s photos. We aren’t as talented as distorting it as the Brewer graphic artist is, but you get the picture, it’s the photo with rainbow background on the right.

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Editors’s Note: Perhaps this photo of Obamessiah would be more appropriate.

Filed Under: Media, Pol-parazzi, Uncategorized

Revolution In The Air!

February 19, 2009 By 8 Comments

I don’t know about you but I’m beginning to sense a revolution brewing.

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Within the last week, the State of Kansas informed its citizens that they would not be receiving tax refunds – never mind the fact that Kansans can’t demand interests or late fees on the money the State owes them.

Then there’s California. It’s a disaster already occurring and Californians won’t get their refunds on time and tens of thousands are being informed they won’t have a job.

To add insult to injury, the President and Democrats in Congress are enslaving our children and grandchildren to debt that will never be able to pay back without massive resentment. Remember the “Spread the wealth around” comment Obama made in Ohio? Homeowners looking for a way out of paying their mortgage just got a golden ticket so what’s the point in making payments if you know Uncle Sam is going to bail you out?

And let’s not forget about all the “transparency” with this new administration and the liberals running Congress. The “Stimulus” bill dropped a bomb on the American people on how Washington, DC intends to push through more costly, more controlling and more conniving government on a center right nation which got hoodwinked by some slick-talking Chicago-made politico repackaged as a JFK wannabe. Ask not what you can do for your country – ask what your country can do for you.

As the unemployment lines grow and States literally go bankrupt, stand by as revolution begins to unfold. Half of the country is becoming mad as hell. It’s only a matter of time before they’re not going to take it any more.

Filed Under: Federal Budget, Government, Political Science, Predictions

Welcome Phoenix Conservatives

February 19, 2009 By 7 Comments

Sonoran Alliance is pleased to welcome Phoenix Conservatives to the Arizona Blogosphere.

All you conservatives in Phoenix, be sure to visit this site frequently to find out the latest on Phoenix happenings.

Filed Under: Blogs

My Own Personal Bailout

February 18, 2009 By 24 Comments

Now that Obamessiah has made his presence to the Valley of the Sun, where do I apply for my own personal bailout?

According to the President, I can now apply and receive a subsidy for my mortgage. Heck, I may even be able to get it paid off in full!

Then there’s my job situation. Apparently, there are 70,000 jobs coming to Arizona. 45,000 of those jobs will land in Phoenix. Can someone please tell me where I can apply for that $70,000/year job?

In the words of the follower, Julio, “It’s such a blessing to see you Mr. President, Thank you for taking time out of your day! Oh Gracious God, Thank you so much!

Filed Under: Economics, Spending
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