A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona

Let’s look at the truth of this statement he has plastered across his website:

“The Wall Street Journal and Fox News called me a ‘true anti-establishment outsider’”

Jim Ward moved into the state from San Francisco a year ago. He approached Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen last year for his advice on what Congressional district he should move into in order to run for office. He settled on Arizona’s District 5. Since moving here, he has tried to portray himself as an outsider. He is correct about that, having lived in San Francisco for so long, he is unfamiliar with the needs of constituents in District 5.

But he goes further. His website prominently features Wall Street Journal and Fox News logos asserting that both news organizations called him “a true anti-establishment outsider.”

Did they?

Read the articles. The Wall Street Journal article doesn’t hardly mention him – there is only a photo of him along with several other Congressional candidates across the country, with the caption, “Outsiders.”  It never refers to him as “anti-establishment.” And unlike Ward, the other candidates featured have actually LIVED in their districts for years.

The article is hardly an endorsement, but more of an analytical look at a certain kind of candidate running for office this year.

The Fox News article isn’t even linked to from his website.

“Anti-establishment” implies that a candidate is not part of a powerful party machine. But Ward has made every effort to align himself with John McCain since moving to Arizona. Their campaigns appear to be coordinating together putting up signs, attending meetings, and their talking points on illegal immigration (using amnesty language while denying they support amnesty) are virtually the same. He also spends upwards of $100,000 a month on message handlers and consultants who are registered lobbyists.

What we have here is a candidate who is desperately trying to hide the fact that he 1) recently moved to Arizona for the purpose of running for Congress, and 2) who has already gotten in with the Washington establishment. Someone who has attached themselves to Washington insiders before even getting into office, and then lies about it to disguise it, has proven himself untrustworthy from the start.

Isn’t it sad when a 28-year incumbent who was the Republican nominee for President has to resort to dressing up supporters in pig and horse outfits in order to attack his conservative opponent?

This photo was taken outside of the studios of KTVK Channel 3 in Phoenix prior to the arrival of John McCain. These two McCain supporters have followed JD Hayworth campaign around for months harassing JD Hayworth supporters and taunting the former congressman.

The same pig you see in this photo was seen last week outside the entry of a Flagstaff country club harassing residents as they entered for GOP party picnic.

Sadly, this is just another example of the sad devolution and diminution of John McCain to another mudslinging politician.

One would think that Arizona’s senior senator would not put up with this type of campaigning.