Fri 20 Nov 2009
This should come as no surprise and I’m willing to bet it’s fueling many a behind-the-scenes discussion on the US Senate race here in Arizona.
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, JD. Hayworth is within two percentage points of John McCain and JD isn’t even running, yet.
One person who could control the dynamics of the US Senate race is former Minuteman, Chris Simcox who is currently polling at four percent. If Simcox were to bow out, and JD decides to get in the race, McCain would be in big trouble. (I’ve been saying for months that John McCain was vulnerable!)
If you listen to JD’s show (at KFYI-550) on a daily basis, you’ll know that JD has been coy lately over his intentions. But I’m willing to bet that he’s going to get real serious in a hurry after seeing these results. We can also assume that Simcox has already being approached and asked to bow out.
This could be the next big shakeup here in Arizona but don’t be surprised to see two other high profile races see a shakeup in the weeks ahead.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Please, JD, run. We need you.
November 20th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
What two other races? Inquiring minds want to know…Is the State Treasurer practicing his hat tossing skills?
November 20th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Oh man… The Democratic Party must be salivating. I can’t wait to see the “JD in a Tank” commerical!
November 20th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
JD lost in AZ to Harry Mitchell in a district where Republicans have an 18 point advantage. I question the poll. JD’s support is soft.
November 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
And still everyone seems to ignore the political reality that the Independents have swung dramatically right of center!
November 20th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Who will the NRSC support? Who will the GOP support? Would they really cast John McCain, their presidential nominee from TWO YEARS ago aside for J.D. Hayworth?
Maybe McCain and Lieberman can form a 3rd party!
The mind reels with possibilities. Totally awesome possibilites.
November 20th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I am no fan of Chris Simcox but I know of no reason why anybody should vote for McCain or Hayworth over Simcox.
Chris Simcox supports a stable gold standard and that is something (apart from Hayworth hawking a gold retailer on his show) that neither Hayworth or McCain are likely to take up as an issue.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
JD Hayworth is another version of Tom Tancredo.
Tom Tancredo is the reason a midwestern State like Colorado went from Red to Blue during the 08 elections. Arizona is 4th behind New Mexico in population and if the Conservatives want to see Arizona turn into the likes of New Mexico (recently went from Red to Blue) and Colorado….then support JD.
If you want to keep Arizona “red”, then vote for McCain. It’s that simple. Obama would NOT have won the 08 elections if it were not for the Latinos who voted for him.
My God….have you ever wondered why Reagan’s California went from Red to Blue? Look up Pete Wilson’s proposition 187 to find out why California has been blue ever since the Pete Wilson debacle.
Need a link? To find out how Pete Wilson destroyed California?
Here ya go:
http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/californias-crisis-and-the-collapse-of-the-republican-party/
Vote McCain if you want to keep the State of Arizona RED. With the political virgin such as Obama trying to run the white house…..we best keep EXPERIENCE in the Senate, and believe me….MCCAIN is the EXPERIENCE we need.
McCain is a VETERAN of the UNITED STATES and he laid his life on the line for this great nation…..and from one veteran to another….I personally support the man who risked his life for this nation over a mere radio show entertainer who got fired in 06.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the men and women who serve and lay their lives on the line for this nation, are the ones WHO TRULY CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.
Hell, even Newt Gingrich gets it, and it’s probably because he will be running for POTUS in 2012. Gingrich figured out that reaching out to Latino groups just might get him elected next election. Hmmmm.
If JD Hayworth wins, the State of Arizona will turn from Red to Blue just like California, Colorado, New Mexico and so on.
Bring it JD — Latinos account for 1 trillion dollars in this nation’s purchasing power (not counting the undocumented), and the purchasing power in Arizona alone would make your head spin.
November 20th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Correction: Arizona is 4th behind New Mexico in Hispanic population
November 20th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
DeeDee you mix apples (senile senior senator) with oranges (virile Navy jet jock). The two have zip to do with each other.
Secondly you know dinkins about California, Pete Wilson or Prop 187.
Yeah Klute, I was there and involved in the party. Worked with Pete when he was mayor of SD.
There are many reasons why California became a blue state, and most have to do with demographics, climate and higher education.
While we’re at it McCain supports open homosexuality in the military (that’s for KennyJ), massive government option health care, punitive cap-n-trade, international legal standards for US courts, oh and finally an open free trade border with Mexico.
Bring on JD and Deep-Six JMac!
November 20th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Klute, how’s the affluent poet’s Sedona lifestyle these days? Maybe you’d care to sponsor a truck full of immigrants from Guatemala?
November 20th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
VV,
“Klute, how’s the affluent poet’s Sedona lifestyle these days?”
As soon as I find one, I’ll let you know.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
VV,
You worked with Pete when he was a mayor? Big freakin’ deal. Do you want a gold tin star on your forehead now?
Like I said…JD is another Tom Tancredo.
You want to see Arizona turn blue like the midwestern State of Colorado, then vote for the radio entertainer for a joke, JD.
Every Latino in the State of Arizona is aware of JD Hayworth, and the announcement of JD running will wake the sleeping Latino Giant.
Pete Wilson’s immigrant bashing painted Ronald Reagan’s State of California from Red to Blue.
The TOP 5 Hispanic populated States are:
1. New Mexico (OUR SOIL NEIGHBOR)
2. Calfas (ANOTHER SOIL NEIGHBOR)
3. Texas
4. Arizona
5. Nevada (ANOTHER SOIL NEIGHBOR).
Further, Maricopa County ranks top 2 in the country when it comes to population growth.
JD Hayworth IS another Tom Tancredo. And like Tom Tancredo, JD Hayworth would turn the State of Arizona from “red” to “blue”. Tom Tancredo woke the Latino sleeping giant in Colorado (and Colorado doesn’t even place top 5 in Hispanic population). Colorado only had about a million when Tancredo ran and Colorado is another State that touches Arizona.
Latest statistics report that Arizona population by ethnicity is as follows:
59% White, Non-Hispanic
30% Hispanic
5% Native
4% Black
2% Asian
Latinos have made inroads with other ethnic groups, particularly with the Asians and the Native Americans, and don’t get me started on the LEGAL Hispanic fertility rate.
From 1987 to 2007 the LEGAL Arizona Hispanic population has increased 211%.
Want more stats from the US Census Bureau? Bring it.
A vote for JD Hayworth is a vote to turn this state from “red” to “blue” permanently.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
McCain carried his home state by around 10%. Most Arizonans understand he is out of touch and the most divisive politician in the State. The conservative base is looking for ANY alternative. JD on the other hand has strong support from the base who will do what ever they can to draft him. The fact he is so close in the polls and has not campaigns or even said he will run speaks volumes! I don’t remember when anyone generated so much hope and support from the base. JD runs, JD wins, Arizona wins!
November 20th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
That might hold true in States such as North and South Dakota, but not in a heavily Hispanic populated State such as Arizona.
JD Hayworth would repeat the mistakes of Tom Tancredo, Pete Wilson and Mitt Romney. There is a reason why McCain beat Romney in the top 4 Hispanic populated states.
McCain beat Romney in New Mexico and received 85% of the primary vote. In California alone McCain beat Romney by 8 pts. Then there is Texas….Romney received a whopping 2% in that Lone Star State.
See the picture?
http://news.aol.com/elections/2008/primary/main/republicans
With a snot-nosed-political-virgin such as Obama trying to run things in the White House….we certainly don’t need another inexperienced entertainer that failed miserably in 2006.
Too many inexperienced individuals and political virgins at the Hill spells TROUBLE.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
DeeDee,
You sound like a McCain staffer that’s getting worried.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
DeAnn,
I have never worked for anyone in Politics. I’m a grassroots organizer and VOLUNTEER my efforts to key Republican candidates.
You sound like a person who hasn’t done their research when it comes to the demographics of Arizona, let alone the nation.
Again, Obama painted Colorado, Florida, and New Mexico “blue” in 2008, and it certainly didn’t help things when the immigrant bashers (like Tom Tancredo of Colorado) were spewing their rhetoric in 08.
It should concern you, too, how the democrats were able to penetrate parts of the country that touch the midwest, but I see that you make light of it. I don’t make light of such things. In fact, when I raised my right hand in 1991 and swore to protect the United States Constitution — I meant just that. I do care about the direction of the country and I have a DDForm 214 to prove it.
Nice try with your trivial spin, but no dice.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
DeeDee – what are your thoughts on the tea party movement now taking up the cause of ‘immigration reform?’ Do you think this is going to alienate Latinos from politicians who have been embraced by the tea party movement?
November 20th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The one thing I will say is it is not like McCain has been campaigning either… He has not spend a cent yet. He also has a lot of money of which JD does not.
So yeah this has to be exciting for JD and has to peak his interests but Rasmussen has been notoriously inaccurate and he has no money while McCain has some 12 million I think… So this by no means really means as much as this blog hopes it does.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
The poll surveyed 570 “likely” voters. Who were they, where do they live, what time of day was the phone call ? These are questions that need to be answered before anyone can take this poll seriously.
What matters is who turns out and votes in the primary, everything else is window dressing.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:54 am
Hey DeeDee Mitt Romney got 2% in Texas because he suspended his campaign a month before the Texas primary not because of the ground swell of latino support for John McCain. Also there may be a lot of Hispanics against JD but most are illegal and don’t vote.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:18 am
DeeDee, if we agree on 75-80 percent of the issues, then we are on the same team! With that being said, I disagree with your open borders, pro amnesty stance. I am also Hispanic, but first and foremost I am a patriotic, pro rule of law American. The New Mexico ‘primary’ was held on June 3rd, rendering it essentially meaningless in the nominating process. Only McCain and Ron Paul were on that ballot. In California, McCain won the primary, but only with 39 percent of the vote among Hispanics. Logic dictates that 61 percent of Hispanics in California preferred a more conservative candidate.
Again DeeDee, we are in agreement on so many issues, I presume. We can have a civil debate on the illegal immigration issue. Remember, make the distinction between illegal and legal immigration. Often times this is left on the back burner.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:32 am
The bottom line on all of this goes back to can JD do it? Can he pay-off his huge legal debt, can he raise enough money to run a legit campaign in the time he has, can he afford to live without his radio show?
He won’t run. He knows it. But his name is way out there, this poll, and all the other attention has to be making his stock rise on his talk show. National attention to the possibility of knocking off the GOP nominee is a story, his appearances on Fox news…could it be syndication is coming in the future and even bigger bucks his way?
November 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Nightcrawler, I was one of those who were polled. The call came at approximately 6 in the evening. My residence is in the Tucson area. I am a registered Republican, conservative and fall in the age group of 50 to 64. I do vote in all elections, whether they are special bond elections or Presidential. Does this help answer your question?
November 21st, 2009 at 9:51 am
The fact is, if you take Chris Simcox out of the poll, JD is beating McCain and he hasn’t even announced yet. You can ignore that all you want but the facts speak for themselves. JD is hugely popular in Arizona, he’s raising money like crazy. McCain is not popular here. Especially when you consider this election is going to be decided by Republicans, and Republicans in Arizona prefer conservatives. JD is about the only Republican who could take McCain out, so let’s pray he runs. Republicans in Arizona are sick of McCain’s constant bashing of our party, crossover votes with Democrats, lack of principles, and threatening those of us who don’t agree with him. Don’t forget his treatment of Sarah Palin. I’ve already contributed to JD and plan to contribute more. GO JD!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:01 am
Todd,
Yes. It will alienate. The Tea Parties which I have supported have taken up a great cause in “limited government” and the free enterprise system. If you are a true free enterprise believer, then you will not take up a restrictionist/protectionist approach to solving the immigrant labor problem. Immigration is a labor issue. Abe Lincoln (the first Republican President) solved a difficult labor issue in his day, and we should take up Lincoln’s mantle in solving that issue today.
Slave labor used to be LEGAL, and Abe was instrumental in making it ILLEGAL. As such….immigration labor is “illegal”, and Republicans should be instrumental in backing COMPETITIVE LABOR, particularly in the agricultural, construction, hotel, restaurant settings. Who goes to college to pick cotton? Fact is, we depend on immigration competitive labor. That competitive labor reduces costs to the American consumer on the backend, and you never hear that credit being given.
A significant amount of labor is being off loaded internationally because other countries don’t have the American minimum wage standards, and as such…I support “competitive labor offloading” to my soil neighbors such as Canada and Mexico rather than to China and India.
The way to solve immigration labor is via the free enterprise and Capitalistic method. Capitalism is a helluva lot better than trickle up poverty, folks.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:03 am
Joe M,
I do not support open borders you liar.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:27 am
Simcox has NOT been approached in any way to drop out of the race. Assumptions are incorrect.
I would not support any of the three.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:29 am
Eric,
None of my statistics aforementioned included the undocumented.
30% of the Hispanic population in the State of Arizona are LEGAL. Get it?
Don’t think for a second that Arizona businesses have not suffered due to the “pied piper” playing his tune away from Arizona.
George Bush won 44% of the HISPANIC vote, and we were making inroads since the Reagan era, and guess what? The likes of Tom Tancredo, JD Hayworth, and Russell Pierces’ “wetback operation” cost the Republican party 13% of the Latino voting bloc.
Now we only account for 31% of the Republican Party, and the pro life issue has saved the Republican party because most Latino Catholics and Evangelicals are prolife.
In 2008, Hispanics voted in RECORD numbers demonstrating growing civic engagement and this underscores my strong belief that a vote for JD Hayworth (which reminds me of Tom Tancredo of Colorado), would be a vote to turn the State of Arizona from “red” to “blue” for a very, very long time.
The median age of the Hispanics is 25 compared to 42 of White non-Hispanics; and the Hispanics are at a stage where their core values are being developed and influenced.
Over the next four decades, the number of minority labor workers will grow from 32% to 55% in the United States. The country as a whole will benefit form productivity, social security taxes (with the looming retiring baby boomers), purchasing power, taxes of the Hispanic population.
Source: US Census Bureau & Dr. Olivas
November 21st, 2009 at 10:56 am
DeeDee,
A lot of things have changed since 2008. If being for open borders is the key to getting Hispanic votes, then why didn’t they vote for McCain in the last election? He made it clear he was catering to them. We lost in 2008 because the American people sent a message of “anyone but Republicans”. Now they are showing they want people who are conservative, not necessarily Republican. I can guarantee that if the Republican party starts to be openly for open borders, we will encourage a 3rd party and we will for sure be a blue state for a long time.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:09 am
At the risk of giving him more publicity than he deserves, Simcox is a joke. And what about the lawsuit to force him to give an accounting to the Minutemen about how he did (or didn’t?) spend their money?
November 21st, 2009 at 11:39 am
DeAnn,
McCain was not for open borders. Your ignorance is astonishing. If you really knew the history of McCain, you would already know that he voted against Reagan’s amnesty.
McCain was for immigration reform solving the issue via Capitalistic measures, so was George Bush — are you going to call Bush open borders, too? [insert rolling eyes emoticon here
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Truly. How do you expect me to take you seriously when your first paragraph is untruthful?
Obama won a significant Latino voting bloc. HE PROMISED IMMIGRATION REFORM TO LATINOS and the Latinos bought it hook, line and sinker. The Obama administration did a damn good job of painting Republicans as anti-immigrant and used Tom Tancredo and Russell Pierces “wetback operation” mentality as fine examples.
Fact is, OBAMA blasted Spanish radio stations, and McCain did not do a good enough job “nationally” in getting his message out to the LATINO RADIO STATIONS. The amount of money Obama contributed to the Latino voting bloc would make your head spin.
I don’t know who the McCain campaign assigned as the South Western outreach person, but they could have done a better job in getting the message out on the Spanish radio stations.
Politicians often under-estimate the Latino growth in all aspects of American culture, but Obama did not. Obama was hungry to win POTUS.
I for one have not forgotten the efforts of John McCain. I organize the largest Latino Conservative group in the State of Arizona. I remind folks of what McCain did, and I hope I can somehow pay John McCain for his efforts. It’s a good fight for me to undo Obama’s lies, but the “Tom Tancredo”, “JD Hayworth”, and “Russell Pierce” minions don’t help me grow the Party of Abe Lincoln.
I sounded the alarm to several Republican leaders on the effects of what the Tom Tancredo can do to our party, and now I find myself telling them “I told you so”. As such, I’m sounding the alarm for the State of Arizona on how JD Hayworth can turn this state from “red” to “blue”, too. JD Hayworth will cost this State much like Tom Tancredo did. Do your research on Arizona demographics — it’s not that hard.
Latinos have the numbers to crush JD, meanwhile, the risk in losing McCain’s vast knowledge and experience is a heavy price to pay for the radio jock who got fired and spanked by a democrat in 2006.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Just reading DeeDee’s essays have convinced me more than ever that our John has to be flushed!
The question of upholding immigration laws and providing for their enforcement has gone to the voters of this state via intiative several times, and has always passed by landslide percentages with Hispanic vote evenly divided.
What DOES occur to make red states blue (a misallocation of ideological colors btw) are general amnesties (see Simpson-Mazzoli) or the mass inclusion of illegals on the rolls (see California) to ensure liberal victories over the long term.
One fact stands out in any historical study of voting behavior i.e. No first generation immigrant group (with the exception of anti-Communist Cubans and Chinese) vote for a party of small government
The Open Borders crowd often point to Reagan’s success in ganering the Hispanic vote in 1980 and ‘84. What they carefully leave out is the fact that the Hispanic electorate in those years was largely second and third generation types who had risen to middle class status and therefore began to trend Republican as Italians did back East several decades ago!
Even then RR got about 45%, a large segment but not a majority.
The core of the Republican Open Borders Brigade is made up of restaurant and hotel mgmt types (as in California) who have used an umbrella provided by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its Southwest State affiates to ensure a steady supply of cheap, unskilled and (especially) unorgonized labor.
And they’re not above working with the Democratic left to ensure that benefits and cost of living adjustments are financed by the taxpayer and not themselves.
John McCain has followed this line of operation to perfection as, unfortunately, the rest of the AZ Congressional GOP delegation with the exception of Trent Franks.
Thus, when McCain ran for re-election five years ago, his Democratic opponent was a high school teacher who no one had ever heard of prior to the race, and no one has been able to track down since. The fix was in! Both sides got and will get what they want from John McCain, cheap votes and cheap labor!
And an eventual liberal Democratic stranglehold on the state. At that point, cheap labor will disappear along with Right to Work laws!
California here we come! And due to the same short term fast buck mentality that has bedevilled the GOP both nationally (see manipulated interest rates and sub-prime loan policies) and locally (a determination NOT to apply rule of law procedures to immigration)
J.D.would bring a breath of fresh air and commonsense to “The Stupid Party”
Please!!! No more “Chamber Pots”, “Chamber Maids” and “BananaRepublicans”!
The AZ and National GOP is in dire need of a leadership enema, and while flushing the “John”, we might also throw in the Hamers.Magruders and Flakes for good measure!
November 21st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Carlist,
Let me translate your paragraph from this:
To this:
Couple the sharp continued increases of Latino voters because of the likes of the Tom Tancredo mentality and the dixie-crats who snuck into our party will spell disaster for the State of Arizona.
Restrictionist/protectionist dixie-crats belong in the Democrat Party, not the Republican party that stands for Capitalism and the Free Enterprise System.
It looks like you need a lesson from Newt Gingrich, too….at least Newt figured this out well before 2012.
Simpletons often use terms like “always” when it is clear they have not done their due diligent on political and population shifts.
Again, it’s not that hard to research Arizona demographics.
November 21st, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Whoever wins the GOP will have to face the juggernaut Rodney “Turtles” Glassman and his daddy’s money.
Yeah, it’s gonna turn Arizona from red to blue…I’m shaking in my boots.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:56 pm
DeeDee,
Have you been to a Tea Party lately? It isn’t just Republicans who are against illegal immigration. We have over 10% unemployment and you want illegals to work here? You seem more concerned about people from other countries than about Americans.
Also, you make yourself look foolish when you say McCain isn’t for amnesty (I call it open borders).
November 21st, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Just for fun, go through DeeDee’s comments and replace the words “capitalist, capitalism, and capitalistic” with the phrase “open borders”. This gets you much closer to what she really means to say. Importing poverty from Mexico does not equal capitalism, DeeDee.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:12 am
Help me replace the co-author of the STRIVE Act 2007 our very own Jeff Flake. Introduced my Guiterrez and also co-authored by Obama’s Ray LaHood and Rahm Emmanuel.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:37 am
I am a precinct committeman in Globe. Until he picked Sarah for VP I was luke warm in my support for McCain. If anyone has a chance of beating him it is JD. JD has the whole package, while Simcox is a single issue candidate. JD has a lot of experience as a congressman. I know that money is the mother’s milk of politics and I have no idea if JD has milk. If he runs I intend to do everything I can except give money since I have very little.
November 22nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Gee Dee Dee!
I’m literally overwhelmed by your erudite reply to my prior post!
Let’s see! Laws pertaining to immigration are like those legalizing slavery!
Brilliant! And I suppose that “slavery” is a global problem as our immigration laws are among the world’s most relaxed, and if anything prioritze the reception of third world citizenry since 1965!
And let me remind you that Colorado was trending left long before Tom Tancredo emerged on the scene to bring illegal immigration and its handmaidens, political graft, gang violence, a surge in sophisticated narcotics importation and distribution, explosions in public educational and health costs ad nauseam, to the attention of the American people.
I know this offends you and our BananaRepublicans because there’s a stream of short term money to be made and probably safely invested overseas to precede our future political/economic collapse!
But back to the matter at hand! The enactment of Simpson-Mazzoli in 1987, granted amnesty to all those who had illegally entered the country. It didn’t take long for them to be put on the rolls and we both know their voting patterns. What do think would have happened if McCain-Kennedy had passed two years ago? A greatful expansion of Republican registrations on the part of the recipients?
As to your comments regarding my assertion regarding voting habits of first generation immigrant families, please show me where I’m wrong as to their adherence to political parties who offer larger public largess. I await your answer with bated breath!!
In short, your view of party policy would now be classified as “centrist” especially as defined by McCain and his Sancho Panza, South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham. What this boils down to is a political contest between center and left with the right marginalized and left out in the wilderness.
Consequently, due to the inevitable compromises,the fulcrum keeps moving leftward!
This in effect, HAS been the process since the Reagan years with the “Evil” Party heading for an abyss at 125mph and the “Stupid” one at 60!
From the gist of your correspondence I gather that you believe that a final speed of 80mph would ensure the GOP’s survival.
Well it just might, but what about the nation’s?
I’ll take my chances with J.D., Russell Pearce and yes, Tom Tancredo over Chamber Pots and Maids foisted upon us by the RNC & Company
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Karlist wrote:
Let me remind you that Arizona is not the “red state” that it was before, too. The famous gun-totin’ Arizona isn’t as red as it used to be. Hell, you can’t even smoke a cigar in a lounge here, so what are you so arrogant about?
Hayworth was a 12-year incumbent in a district where Republican voters outnumbered Democrats 3-2. One has to wonder (after the calculations have been figured which includes all political and population shifts) how dumb it is to repeat Tom Tancredo’s mistake in the midwestern State of Colorado and to repeat that mistake here in Arizona that touches almost all of the top 5 Hispanic populated states.
Translation: I’ll take my chances with the Tom Tancredos’ of this nation and gladly help in turning Arizona from “red” to “blue”, afterall, Christ really didn’t mean what He said when spoke about the poor, our neighbors and the golden rule as it applies to fellow mankind.
As much as I would love to spend more time with the restrictionists, the protectionists, dixie-crats, union mentality folks……I have work to do.
I have done my best to sound the alarm for this State as I did to Republican leaders before our loss in 08.
I do want to continue the prolife efforts in the State of Arizona and we receive that kind of political power when we are a red state.
The 1.3 MILLION little unborn lives are NOT worth taking any chances. Thank God most Latinos are pro-life Catholics and/or Evangelicals. The blood of the unborn is a corporate sin of this nation, and we are supposed to uphold the protection of LIFE and do the will of the Creator to that regard. It is also the will of the Creator to treat fellow man with kindness.
I am for the hard working immigrant and making it legal and better for them to come here and work, however, I am also for circumventing the terrorists and the evil-doers.
The immigrants who came on Plymouth Rock came here to achieve The Dream, and I believe the United States was blessed by God to be a beacon of the world, and to spread freedoms and to be an example of how a country should lead.
I believe we are the only “shining city on a hill”.
Goodnight and regards….
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
DeeDee, it seems as though you are approaching the Hispanic voting bloc as a monolithic, single issue, uneducated, and mindless bunch. At LEAST half of this population is AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. DeeDee, I too am Hispanic, and I am against ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. NOT IMMIGRATION IN GENERAL, BUT THAT OF THE ILLEGAL VARIETY. Why do you make no distinction between LEGAL and ILLEGAL immigration. Please address this issue. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. You seem to imply that Tom Tancredo, JD Hayworth and the like are somehow anti-Hispanic or anti immigration. You are 100 PERCENT WRONG when it comes to that. You are Hispanic and you advocate against the like of these candidates. Sure, you speak for a certain segment of Hispanics, but this is a minority withing a minority. DeeDee, MANY, MANY Hispanics will work TO ELECT JD HAYWORTH. I know this goes against the tiny little niche you seem to think Hispanic voters belong in. You are WRONG. Good luck selling an amnesty plan (I know YOU don’t call it that, but that’s what it is) to a nation with OVER 10% unemployment. DeeDee let’s get you on record about one thing. WHEN JD Hayworth IS the Republican nominee for Senate from Arizona, will you vote for and support him? If not, will you not vote? Will you support the Democrat?
DeeDee what do you have to say to the MILLIONS of people who have become citizens through a LEGAL MECHANISM?? That their effort was meaningless, marginalized, and somehow meaningless? What?
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Joe M,
I can’t dumb it down any more than I already have. Again, I am for LEGALIZING the labor necessary to sustain our economy with the looming baby boomer retirees.
Perhaps giving you the nutshell version might help ya a bit.
Goodnight.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
DeeDee, you don’t need to dumb down anything. I notice how you don’t respond directly to anything that I have to say. So, perhaps I should dumb it down for you?
1: IF HE WERE TO RUN AND WIN THE PRIMARY, WOULD YOU SUPPORT JD HAYWORTH AS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE?
2. WHY DO YOU NOT MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION? YOU SPEAK AS IF THERE IS NO LEGAL MECHANISM FOR IMMIGRANTS TO COME HERE.
3. YOUR SUPPORT OF NEWT GINGRICH IS LAUGHABLE. DID YOU SUPPORT DEDE SCOAZZAFAVA IN NY-23? AS DID NEWT…
4. ARE YOU A SINGLE ISSUE, PRO-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT VOTER, OR ARE YOU A TRUE CONSERVATIVE?
5. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THE HISPANIC VOTERS WHO OPPOSE YOUR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION POSITIONS?
Up to the challenge? Your response will speak volumes….
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Joe M,
Obviously I do have to dumb it down….all you have to do is Click on “DeeDee” and this will take you to the website. Once you reach the Somos website, you will see the “About Us” link. Click on that and read. All of your answers will be contained there.
Problem solved.
Now, go read, and I will go to bed as it is already approaching 11:00 pm. Say your prayers to Jesus and ask Him to help you be more like Him.
Thanks, and have a nice day.
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
DeeDee, thanks for avoiding the questions of my posts three times in a row. Put yourself on the record right here. As I stated before, your response (or lack thereof) speaks volumes.
You didn’t answer a single question. Not one!
It is quite evident to the readers of Sonoran Alliance that you are avoiding my questions. I am not being unfair or unreasonable. How do you expect to be taken as a credible source?
To make it easier for you, maybe you will answer a question about the content on your website:
“When elected and party officials are quoted as saying such outlandish comments as, “Operation Wetback; Change the Constitution because of too many anchor babies in our country; and all the terrorists are coming through Mexico (knowing full well that the 9-11 terrorists came from Canada when they overstayed their visas)“ it is no wonder why Republicans continue to lose elections and registration advantages.”
Really? Was that written by Nancy Pelosi? Keith Olbermann? Chris Matthews? Alan Colmes? No, it was from YOUR website. What’s up with that? My point is, are you agreeing with the aforementioned people, because they have made similar statements?
DeeDee, if you continue to make such outlandish statements without answering reasonable questions, then you cause irreparable harm to your credibility. Sure, you might gain favorability from the editorial board over at the Arizona Republic, but is that really saying much?
What do you have to say to those that point you using the same lame and played out talking point used by liberals?
It seems that you do not answer questions, so I shouldn’t expect any responses to the simple, easily identifiable questions I have posed.
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 am
Joe,
I didn’t avoid the questions. The questions you are concerned about should be in the “About us” page.
It’s that simple. Why are you asking me to reinvent the wheel? Quit being lazy and find the answers that you need on our website. I am not a big fan of doing things for others. DO your due dilegence, and it’s actually quite simple to make a couple of clicks on your mouse and go where I pointed you in order for you to receive your answers.
CIAO.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pm
It was a bitter pill when JD lost to the Tempe Left Over: a bad year for Republicans all around. Years ago I volunteered for McCain and worked hard for the man. Then a few days before the primary I met him. Live and learn.
Should JD run I will contribute to and work for him. And this Hispanic voting bloc is nowhere NEAR the monolith the talking heads of media land tell us it is as in “You Don’t Speak for Me”.
I enjoy the site.
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
DeeDee!
Thanks for the self-righteous social speel (which as Joe M. observes, is a dodge to avoid serious discussion on a vital issue)
As an aside, I am also pro-life and have hit the streets on the issue. And if you want to stress your position as to future campaign loyalties you’ll find that J.D.’s record is superior to McCain’s.
I also wouldn’t over-emphasize the Hispanic support for the prolife movement in this state as both Hispanic Congressmen are solid pro-aborts (Pastor did a 180 on the issue after leaving the B.O.S and running for Congress) and the vast majority of Hispanic state legislators are now safely in the cocoon of Planned Parenthood, N.A.R.A.L. and Emily’s List.
I’m also well aware of the left wing trending of Arizona. But as I mentioned before, we’re following a template followed by California and Colorado, which was set not because of the Pete Wilsons, and Tom Tancredo’s, but in spite of them by self centered State Chamber of Commerce backroom political manipulations to successfully stifle immigration law enforcement. Their efforts were then capped by an amnesty provided by Simpson-Mazzoli which enabled the Democrats to swell their registration.
It was the Tancredos in California and the Pearces of Arizona who brought public attention to the scandal. (And by the way, why wasn’t Tancredo defeated in Colorado and why is Pearce still in office if immigration law enforcement is poison to the GOP?)
Furthermore, why have state referendums reinforcing the implementation of immigration laws, and employer responsibility under them, been passed by overwhelming numbers during elections cycles?
Like Joe M., I’m still waiting for a direct answer to my questions!
And yes, as Christ said, we DO have a duty to the poor, and a basic task is to form a stable society by instilling a respect for the law.
If you believe that the law (in this case that part which pertains to immigration)is unjust, it is your duty to work for their repeal, not castigate those who would enforce it on behalf of the general society!
C’mon kid, come out in the open!
btw: Have you perused Mexico’s immigration laws?
I believe your ire will be re-directed if you do!
And in your next post, please ensure that the content contains intellectual substance rather than psuedo moral emotion or snide ideological putdowns (as in spelling my list name with a “K”
The Alinskyite b.s. is becoming passe!
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
DeeDee… “You want to see Arizona turn blue” just re-elect John McCain a “true blue” liberal who lost any shard of being a Republican years ago.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:43 pm
This is a great information string. Except you have forgotten one thing. The only person with enough signatures to be on the ballot and challenge John McCain is me.
http://www.deakinvsmccain.com or http://www.jimdeakin.com
I have more signatures than money. So what. How long are we going to allow our elections to be purchased by the highest bidder. How many more elections does George Soros control? I say enough.
I will win this election. Our Government works for us, we do not work for George Soros, the Federal Reserve, AIG, Goldman Sachs, or the United Nations.
We are Americans. We are the best because we are FREE. Freedom is a gift from God, not a benefit of Government.
Jim Deakin
The Candidate for US Senate
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 pm
So DeeDee you expect us to believe an entire state “turned blue” because one of their seven congressmen took a hard line on illegal immigration? Like many other states, Colorado went blue over dissatisfaction with the Bush Administration’s mishandling the War on Terror and the economic weakness. You’re overly simplistic arguments carry little weight.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I go out of town and something great like this happen, i need to go out of town more. Go JD you can beat McShame!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Please don’t run JD! It’s not your time
December 14th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
JD has my vote if he runs. I do like John McCain but the immigration issue is very important to me. I dont think another amnesty is the answer( it didnt work last time it just made illegal immigration more attractive)and I dont think people from Mexico should have any more access to America than anyone else in the world.JD is more conservative than McCain historically. I would rather see McCain in congress. JD in the Senate.
January 8th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Time for the BigMac to go. He has been in the Senate for far too long. Before taking the VP job, only Joe Biden has been in the senate longer. We need a new face with fresh view. Bye-bye John.
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:42 pm
JD……consider a run you will make it and we need you very badly………
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:50 pm
John McCain should fold his tent, and leave.
Hayworth is a confirmed conservative and his record will stand against McCain’s.
McCain is a progressive, corporate rino, and his support, and sponsorship of, “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”, proves he’s not in touch with the Arizona taxpayer/voter. He votes regularly to augment the military/industrial cartel that controls US foreign policy.
McCain never had a civilian job.
He was born into a military family, in a military hospital. He was raised on military bases and surrounding communities. He went to the US Naval Academy, and while achieving little success in school, went on to pilots training in the Navy.
His being accepted into pilots training proves his “connections”(his dad was an admiral) were more important than his abilities(school success).
He was shot sown in Viet Nam and spent time in a Vietnamese prison, as a POW.
He retired from the Navy and, like so many others, moved to Arizona and as a “carpetbagger”, sought and won election to congress.
He, when the opportunity evolved, ran for, and won, election to the senate where he has served much too long.
McCain voted for the trillions of dollars of money eventually printed by Obama, to bail out his corproate cronies.
McCain thinks money comes monthly in the mailbox !
His lack of real experience in life should exclude him from public office. His suckling, lifelong at the government teat, has mislead him into believing the government is the mother of us all.
Hayworth will defeat McCain, and it will not be close.
It makes my heart ache to read that Palin actually supports McCain after he damned her with faint praise post his loss to Obama.
January 24th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Well…., things may change for Senator McCain now since his wife came out against the Marriage Amendment in California. I saw JD in Phoenix at a Republican meeting and there were a great deal of individuals who cheered him on, but his supporters need to learn to have a little more respect, when Senator McCain is speaking before a group. After all he is a seating Senator, whether they agree with him or not. Enthusiam is great, but this was just a bit much. I still was impressed with JD. He is conserative, bright, a great speaker and seems to have “fire in the belly.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
McCain is a democrat who is posing as a republican.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Where can someone contribute to the JD Hayworth campaign? I’m a conservative Republican and am tired of the McCain shenanigans. Let’s not forget in 2000 that he contemplated switching parties so the Dem’s would have a majority in the US Senate. I think this is a real anti-incumbent year and JD winning the primary would keep the seat Republican. The Dem’s will fight hard against McCain – don’t be fooled.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:27 am
I live in Missouri and am a Conservative it was tough to vote for McCain in the general election because obviously he is not a conservative. I am so disappointed that Sarah Palin would come and stump for him for re-election. I think it will hurt her credibitlty as a “say what you mean and mean what you say person” and emailed her the same. I have sent two emails to McCain thanking him for his service and asking him to retire as it is time. We supported Scott Brown financially and will support JD Hayworth to once he commits, in addition to Kirk, and Rubio. I believe in pro life and am not happy about Brown’s position on this one issue however, Roe vs. Wade dictated the law of the land it is highly unlikely this law will get changed.