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Sheriff Arpaio to Endorse Bill Montgomery

May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

NEWS RELEASE

April 29, 2010 Contact: Ron Meritt (480) 225-0722
For Immediate Release

Sheriff Arpaio to Endorse Bill Montgomery at Tomorrow’s News Conference

(Phoenix, AZ) Sheriff Joe Arpaio will endorse Bill Montgomery for Maricopa County Attorney at tomorrow’s news conference. Attorney Bill Montgomery is set to hold a news conference at 11:00am to announce he is officially joining the race for Maricopa County Attorney. The news conference will be held on the sidewalk in front of the County Attorney’s office, at 301 West Jefferson in downtown Phoenix.

“I am happy to accept Sheriff Arpaio’s endorsement for County Attorney,” said Montgomery. “He agrees with me that the County Attorney’s office must return to its mission of fighting crime and assuring justice,” added Montgomery.

Bill Montgomery is a decorated war veteran, seasoned prosecutor and tireless victims’ rights advocate running on a solid platform of restoring the community’s trust in County government, working with law enforcement for the tough but fair application of our illegal immigration laws, involving the community in fighting crime, establishing a child protection registry, and involving the business community in criminal justice policy. He is amassing a formidable list of endorsements, including U.S. Representative Trent Franks and the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association. They realize it’s time to restore a sense of fairness and decency to the County Attorney’s Office, and Bill Montgomery is the best person to make that happen.

For more information, please contact Ron Meritt at (480) 225-0722
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Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, County Government, Crime and Punishment, Government, Press Release, Uncategorized

From SB1070 to J.D. Hayworth’s Book on Illegal Immigration, “Whatever It Takes”

May 2, 2010 By 9 Comments

With the recent passage of Arizona’s SB1070, which gives state and local officials the authority to enforce immigration laws that have largely been ignored by our federal government, J.D. Hayworth’s book on illegal immigration is receiving renewed attention. Hayworth recently wrote a comprehensive book touching upon everything that is wrong with illegal immigration in America today. Regardless of your views on illegal immigration, there are enough shocking facts and statistics in this book to make anyone realize this has become a serious problem in the U.S. that cannot be ignored nor easily fixed by opening the borders. Ridiculed by immature staffers of rival Congressmen for being a “blowhard,” former Arizona Congressman Hayworth, who graduated with honors from college, easily disproves that stereotype with this well-written and informative book. Attacking Hayworth by calling him a “blowhard” merely reveals his opponents lack any real, substantive criticism.

Read the rest of the article at Intellectual Conservative

Filed Under: Guest Opinion, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigration, Legislation

Is it time for him to ‘Buz’ off?

May 2, 2010 By 11 Comments

The mounting controversies surrounding Buz Mills are making it increasingly likely that he will not be able to continue his campaign for Governor much longer.  The Arizona Capitol Times and other news outlets are reporting that he is rapidly losing momentum in the contest:

Revelations that Mills had defrauded business partner in Florida and conflicting messages from his campaign that muddied his position on Arizona’s employer sanctions law have set the stage for attacks against him in the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Republican consultant Constantin Querard said Mills’ campaign has been damaged, and the negative image will get worse if he doesn’t address the issue more thoroughly.

“It does have the potential to cost him the race,” Querard said.  Most damaging, perhaps, was the news on April 26 that a Florida judge ruled in 2001 that Mills had defrauded a business partner during the sale of his telecommunications company.

According to court documents, Mills bilked business partner John Mortellite out of several million dollars by arranging the sale of OPM-USA, Inc. without telling Mortellite and then buying out Mortellite’s 10-percent share of the company for much less than it was worth. Mills and his wife, Sonja, owned 90 percent of the communications company.
The overwhelming evidence that he defrauded a former business partner out of millions of dollars in Florida is being viewed by many observers as something that could very will be an insurmountable obstacle for Buz Mills:

Pollster Bruce Merrill, an Arizona State University professor who runs the Cronkite/Eight Poll, said the fraud ruling has the potential to damage Mills’ campaign.

“In a primary race, it certainly could hurt,” Merrill said. “I think the key thing would be whether one of his opponents would use it as the basis for a commercial or something like that.”

Mortellite was a neighbor of the Millses in 1995 when the three of them formed OPM, which was created to build cellular towers and sell them to communications companies. Mortellite bought a 10 percent share of the company for $100,000.

Mills’ dispute with Mortellite began in 1997 after Mills began talks with American Tower L.P. to sell OPM-USA, which he ultimately sold for $105 million. But he bought out Mortellite for just $1.5 million without telling him about American Tower’s offer or disclosing OPM’s full value, according to court documents. Mills even told Mortellite to extend a vacation for several weeks to keep him from finding out about the negotiations with American Tower.

When Mortellite returned from vacation, Mills fired him. Later, at an August 1997 board meeting, Mortellite agreed to leave the company and take the buyout based on an incorrect assumption about the company’s value, according to court documents. Mills didn’t tell Mortellite about American Tower’s offer, even when Mortellite’s attorney asked at the board meeting whether OPM was involved in any pending transactions.
How can Buz possibly continue his race for Governor now that this has come to light?  More importantly, what else don’t we know about this man and his background?  Can conservatives really vote for him in good conscience and expect him to uphold their values?  Is it time for him to ‘Buz’ off?
Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Conspiracy Theories, Crime and Punishment, Government, Predictions, State Government, Uncategorized, Voters Guide

Politics on the Rocks networking event with JD Hayworth this Thursday

May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Politics on the Rocks is pleased to announce that United States Senate Candidate JD Hayworth will be speaking at our upcoming networking event on Thursday, May 6th 6:00 PM at the W Hotel Scottsdale located at 7277 E. Camelback Rd (SE Corner of Scottsdale and Camelback). We have the entire roof of the W Hotel reserved and great drink specials for this summer blockbuster event.

JD Hayworth has been a radio and television personality, business management consultant, and public policy advocate. Still, most of Arizona knows Hayworth from his time spent in Congress, to which he was elected as part of the Republican Revolution in 1994. While in the House, he built a stellar record as a Consistent Conservative.

During his twelve years in the House, JD became the first Arizonan to serve on the Ways and Means Committee where he helped write the Bush Tax Cuts of 2001 and 2003. After his six terms in Congress, Citizens United named JD as its first “Ronald Reagan Fellow.” Hayworth is also a “Paul Harris Fellow” of Rotary International, and an Eagle Scout. JD graduated cum laude from North Carolina State University in 1980, with a double major in Political Science and Speech-Communication. He attended N.C. State on a football scholarship, and served as Student Body President his senior year. For more information on JD’s campaign please visit:http://www.JDforSenate.com

We look forward to seeing you at the W Hotel Scottsdale on Thursday, May 6th at 6:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. Click here to RSVP on facebook.

Regards,

Politics on the Rocks National Committee
http://www.PoliticsontheRocks.com

Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Special Event

John McCain calls Goldman Sachs ‘Unethical’ despite taking their money

May 2, 2010 By 8 Comments

During the 2008 Presidential Election cycle, Senator John McCain accepted donations in the amount of $230,095 from Goldman Sachs contributors.

On April 27, 2010 while sitting on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, he made the following statement regarding the behavior of Goldman Sachs:

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Two questions:

  1. Will Senator John McCain return the $230,095 in contributions he took from Goldman Sachs?
  2. Will the Arizona Republic’s Dan Nowicki write a column or blog post drawing attention to the inconsistencies in Senator McCain’s rhetoric and actions?
Filed Under: Campaign Finance, Ethics

Republican Professionals Expands to the West Valley!

May 2, 2010 By

 

New Chapter Membership Explodes to Over 600 in Just Two Months

Phoenix, AZ – Republican Professionals, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the goals of the Republican Party, proudly announces the formation of its West Valley chapter and appointment of it officers.  Ryan Ducharme is the co-founder of the organization and continues to be National President.  “We are excited to expand our organization to serve the needs of the West Valley to stay informed of the political process and the candidates involved,” says Ducharme. 

The officers of the West Valley chapter are:

Raquel Lewis – Vice President of Marketing

Chuck Lewis – Vice President of Events

Maria Powell – Vice President of Voter Outreach

Since its inception in March, the chapter membership has skyrocketed to over 600 members.  Stay tuned.  Within a few short weeks, once the membership reaches 650, West Valley Republican Professionals hosts its exciting inaugural free networking event with big-name political guests and VIPs! Raquel Lewis, vice president of marketing for the chapter, says, “We look forward to providing a vital service to the Republican community in the West Valley.”  

The chapter kick-off event takes place soon.  To learn more about the organization or to be informed of upcoming events, join the “West Valley Republican Professionals” group on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=127537716663. For more information about West Valley Republican Professionals, please contact Raquel Lewis at 602.380.9522 and rlewis@republicanprofessionals.org.

The purpose of Republican Professionals is to increase the participation of Republicans in the political process, further the goals of the Republican Party and bring Republicans together so that they may network, volunteer, organize and communicate with fellow professionals.

Republican Professionals is dedicated to three core values: (1) Reduce the size of government–at all levels–and ensure there is less intrusion by it in our lives (2) Protect and abide by the U.S. Constitution and (3) Support free trade and capitalism and reduce the burden of excessive taxation.

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Filed Under: Press Release

DC Fundraiser – Pamela Gorman

May 2, 2010 By

Please join

Jim Ray, Grover Norquist, Erick Erickson, Doug Stafford, Scott Ward, Paul Teller, Patrick Gleason, Brian Fojtik, Alex Johnson, Jill P. Hamaker, Addison Smith, Marc Lemon, David Horner, Tyler Duvall, Cheryl Clark, Alex Castellanos, Keith Sipmann, John Kartch, Addison Smith and Peter Weishaar


And National Right to Work Committee PAC

For a Reception
Honoring
Pamela Gorman
Candidate for AZ-3

Thursday, May 13th
5:30-7:00 p.m.

Location: Americans for Tax Reform
722 12th Street, NW (6th floor)

$50 to Attend ~ $100 to Sponsor

Please make contributions payable to:
Pamela Gorman for Congress
P.O. Box 368
Falls Church, VA 2204o

RSVP to Hammond & Associates
Tom Hammond – thammond@thehammondgrp.com or
Meredith Hurt – mhurt@thehammondgrp.com 571-970-2315

 

PAID FOR BY PAMELA GORMAN FOR CONGRESS

Contributions are not deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes. All contributions are subject to the limitations of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Only personal and PAC checks or personal credit cards are acceptable. Individuals can give $2,400 to the primary and $2,400 to the general election. A couple can give $4,800 to the primary and $4,800 to the general election.  Qualified federal PACS may contribute $5,000 per election and non-qualified federal PACS may contribute $2,400 per election.

 

Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Special Event