Attorney General Candidate Andrew Thomas Unveils Second Commercial of Campaign: “That’s Nothing To Smile About Tom”
PHOENIX, ARIZONA JULY 27, 2010. Andrew Thomas’ campaign for Arizona Attorney General unveiled its second television commercial yesterday: “That’s Nothing To Smile About Tom”. The ad is now airing statewide.
The video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCuWn0PXtbs
The spot highlights Thomas’ stance against amnesty for illegal immigrants and taxpayer funded abortion. Thomas is the most conservative candidate in the Attorney General race. Liberal Republican Tom Horne supports both amnesty for illegal immigrants and taxpayer funded abortions.
Thomas has been endorsed by notable Arizona law enforcement leaders including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh, Mohave County Attorney Matthew Smith, Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu,Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Arizona Police Association and former Arizona Attorney General and NRA President Bob Corbin. Former Arizona State Senator Jonathan Paton, Arizona Right to Life, former Congressman Tom Tancredo and the NRA have endorsed Thomas as well.
During Thomas’ time in office, crime rates plummeted. The 19 percent drop is more than twice the national rate of decline, in despite of an 11 percent increase in the county’s population during that time. The illegal immigrant population has dropped by anywhere from 18 percent (Dept. of Homeland Security estimate) to 30 percent (Center for Immigration Studies estimate). Like the fall in crime rates, this dramatic decline in illegal immigration is far greater than the average in the rest of the nation.
Thomas has a track record of successfully defending illegal immigration crackdowns in our courts, including his successful efforts to prosecute illegal immigrants for conspiring to violate the state’s human-smuggling law and to defend Prop 200′s voter ID requirements and the employer-sanctions law, which he defended along with the Attorney General’s Office.
If elected Attorney General Thomas has pledged to expand that office’s prosecutions of illegal immigrants under the state’s human smuggling laws. The office is not currently pursuing such prosecutions.
Thomas is married with four children. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Prior to serving as Maricopa County Attorney, Thomas served as an assistant attorney general for Arizona, deputy counsel and criminal justice policy advisor to the Governor, special assistant to the Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, and a deputy county attorney.
To schedule an interview please contact Jason Rose. For more information about Andrew Thomas, please go towww.ThomasforArizona.com.
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Tom Horne is a complete fraud. When he debated Andrew Thomas a couple of weeks ago, he would not answer the question of whether he was prolife – even though he was asked over and over! http://www.thetomhornetruth.com/
Tom, No more amnesty!!!!! How many times we have to say this. Give it up.
Thomas. Another candidate who now has no platform due to the death of SB1070.
Thomas fought illegal immigration without 1070. Even if the feds put up roadblocks, Thomas will keep up the fight
I must say I am surprised that Andrew Thomas received any endorsement from the NRA. He may have a flimsy pro-gun record but just try and show or use a gun of any type for a just cause in his jurisdiction and you will be facing jail time. My line of work has led me to know people that have been prosecuted by Andrew Thomas and forced to plead to felonies for simply showing or having a weapon in the open. The Thomas office calls that “brandishing” a weapon.
I have met several people who have stopped criminals in the act of committing felonies by firing a weapon who then were prosecuted and sent to jail. One person stopped vandalism and a break-in from occurring at their neighbor’s home, plead to shooting within the city limits and was sent to jail. Another person I know actually stopped a kidnapping by firing a gun but was then forced to plead to a felony and was sent to jail. The Thomas office called that “shooting into a structure”. In each of these cases there was no victim but the Andrew Thomas office declared Maricopa County the victim.
I don’t know who the NRA meant to endorse, but I think they were duped into supporting Thomas. Gun owner’s rights ARE NOT PROTECTED under an Andrew Thomas administration. Gun owners protecting their families, property and others should not be prosecuted like common criminals. Thomas touts a 94% conviction rate and 200,000 felony cases. What good is Andrew Thomas’ conviction record if it means any of the people being prosecuted are average good citizens with families, jobs, who own real property, who pay their taxes and who find it necessary to opt for jail time by pleading to felony charges rather than taking a chance in court of being sent to prison?
Don’t vote for Andrew Thomas. You might be next.
“LD17″:Another R.I.N.O. without a candidate after August 24th!
Fred,
Take a good CCW class and learn the gun laws or you too may find yourself in jail for “shoting at a structure.”
Jack Hammer Says:
July 28th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
“LD17″:Another R.I.N.O. without a candidate after August 24th!
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Ouch. Calling me a rino. Ooooooo. That really hurts. I may have to retreat to a cave and make shadow puppets by the fire in the vain fantasy my candidates will be elected.
Actually, that is the perfect description for people like you and the majority of bloggers on this site after ALL of YOUR candidates lose.
Good luck in finding a real blog site after this one closes in November. Any logical site abhors lunacy like yours.
LD17:
You don’t have to retreat to a cave just the kennel maintained by the McCains, Woodses, Bittersmiths, Hamers and Anthony Millers who you assiduously and slovenly “lapdog” for on this list!
Hopefully, they’ll throw you a bone once in awhile!
After all, you serve a good purpose, i.e. comic relief!
Ya know what they say when you go negative……. not looking good for old Andy Thomas. Welcome to the big leagues kiddo. Looks like you’ll be 0-2 for state wide office.