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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

50 arrests in 22 states have already taken place involving child sex trafficking cases originating on the pages of the New Times / Village Voice publications.    70% of prostitution advertising in the entire USA was carried on the New Times pages

Senator Russell Pearce, B.A.N. president, today announced that two major Arizona businesses had suspended advertising with the pro-illegal immigration Phoenix New Times / Village Voice Media companies. HARKINS THEATERS andBUDDY STUBBS HARLEY DAVIDSON have suspended advertising with the New Times, according to representatives of both companies yesterday, April 9th. On March 28th, B.A.N. called for a boycott of advertisers who refuse to suspend business with the pro-amnesty New Times / Village Voice Media. Their ad-dollars fund the New Times’ attacks on law enforcement, elected officials and conservative individuals and organizations in Arizona and across the nation. In recent weeks, the New Times / Village Voice has come under intense scrutiny for alleged ties to prostitution advertising and links to child sex trafficking on its advertising pages. RUSSELL PEARCE: Thank you to Harkins Theaters, Buddy Stubbs Harley Davidson for boycotting Phoenix New Times Written by Sean McCaffrey on April 10, 2012, 04:30 PM Ban Amnesty Now (B.A.N.), with more than 400,000 members/supporters in Arizona, and more than 800,000 across America, has announced two major Phoenix-area businesses have suspended advertising with the Phoenix New Times / Village Voice Media. Harkins Theaters and Buddy Stubbs Harley Davidson both informed Ban Amnesty Now yesterday they were suspending all future advertising with the Phoenix New Times / Village Voice Media. The advertising suspensions came in response to recent reports of New Times / Village Voice Media ties to prostitution and sex trafficking, including that of children, according to the Associated Press. Ban Amnesty Now has called for all Arizona businesses, including retailers like Buddy Stubbs Harley Davidson, entertainment venues like Harkins Theaters, restaurants and other businesses, to stop advertising with the New Times / Village Voice publications. The revenues from their advertisements, along with those tied to prostitution and other sordid crimes, are funding the New Times’ vicious attacks against Arizona law enforcement, elected officials, and conservative individuals and organizations. “We have suspended all advertising with the New Times,” Bryan Laurel, marketing director of Harkins Theaters, told B.A.N. “We won’t be advertising with New Times anymore until this is all resolved,” wrote Phillip McKee, in a communication to Ban Amnesty Now. Pearce said he hoped the leadership showed by Dan Harkins and Buddy Stubbs would encourage other businesses to follow suit. “Harkins Theaters and Buddy Stubbs Harley Davidson are truly Arizona-friendly, truly children-friendly, and join the ranks of businesses with the ethics and responsibility not to advertise with the New Times,” said Pearce. “No respectable business should be sharing ad-space alongside pedophiles and prostitutes, and until the New Times stops their deviant practices, we’ll continue to ask businesses to stop advertising on their pages.” With B.A.N. in this growing coalition of conservative and patriotic organizations supporting the boycott of Phoenix New Times advertisers is the RidersUSA motorcycle club, which also offered this statement: “RidersUSA is very happy to hear that Buddy Stubbs has joined us on this cause. We believe not only does the New Times promote hideous, ‘unspeakables’ against children, but they also promote hate and encourage racism,” Valerie Roller, spokesperson for RidersUSA. “We encourage all members of the Biker Community to support Senator Pearce and this boycott and anyone still on the list needs to step up and remove their advertising.” Pearce called upon remaining New Times advertisers to stop funding the media giant’s hate campaigns against law enforcement, elected officials, and conservative individuals and organizations. “We are tracking advertisers and if you won’t willingly pull your ads, we will ask our members to speak with their wallets – and to stop patronizing your businesses until you find other places to advertise. That is the only way we, together, can change the way the New Times does business.” According to the Associated Press, 50 arrests in 22 states have already taken place involving child sex trafficking cases originating on the pages of the New Times / Village Voice publications. Despite repeated pleas from law enforcement and elected officials, the company refuses to pull-down these ads which generate an estimated $22 MILLION annually in revenue. “I am so proud of Dan Harkins and Buddy Stubbs for being leaders in Arizona’s business community and for doing what’s right for Arizona families, children, and our state,” said Pearce. For more information, please CLICK HERE today!

ARIZONA MAINSTREAM PROJECT

INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

Seminar on the Arab Spring and Sharia Law

Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Burton Barr Central Library on the 4th Floor
Address: 1221 North Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

(Doors open at 1:00 pm)

Presented by

Patrick Poole and Al Fadi

What Arab Spring? Learn what is really happening in the Middle East with the rise to power of the Muslim Brotherhood and the spread of Sharia Law in the East and in our country!

Patrick Poole has just returned from Washington D.C. where he briefed White House Intelligence and Homeland Security on the level of infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood under the Obama Administration. Patrick will give us the latest details of this recent visit from the Muslim Brotherhood to the White House.

Patrick Poole is a counter-terrorism consultant and intelligence analyst with previous experience in both the business and public policy arenas. Mr. Poole’s area of expertise is the ideology and history of the international Muslim Brotherhood and its operations in the West, and the domestic terror threat from Islamic radicalism. His work in this field resulted in his appoint-ment to Team B II, a panel of distinguished experts, including former CIA Director Jim Woolsey and former DIA Director Lt. Gen. Ed Soyster, on counterterrorism, intelligence and national security issues. His white paper, “10 Failures of the U.S. Government on the Domestic Islamist Threat” was published by the Center for Security Policy in November 2010. In March 2011, Mr. Poole was part of an expert panel that testified before the Arizona House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee and the Arizona Senate Border Security, Federalism and States’ Sovereignty Committee on the topic of “Cross Border Terror Threats and Islamic Terror Support Networks in Arizona.”

Al Fadi is a former Wahabbi Muslim from Saudi Arabia. He is the researcher, editor, writer, and translator for numerous ministries, including “Answering Islam” and runs an outreach center called; the Center for Islamic Research & Awareness. Al is the editor, co-author and contributor of “The Qur’an Dilemma,” a critical analysis book of the Qur’an. He is also the director of TheQuran.com Group (www.theQuran.com) which desires to assist both Muslims and non-Muslims who seek to learn more about the main source of Islamic teachings, the Qur’an, to research it, to critically analyze it, and to better comprehend its contents without the traditional religious and cultural barriers designed to indoctrinate and encapsulate the minds of many truth seekers. He is an invited teacher/lecturer on Islam and related Islamic study topics. As a former devout Muslim, he is an expert on the teaching and challenges of Islam. In addition, Al is an invited guest/expert on numerous Arabic evangelical Satellite TV and Radio shows on the topics of Islam and the Middle East.

There will be books and DVDs for sale at this event, so bring extra cash with you!!!

Cost: $10 per person

Refreshments will be served

Payment can be made at the door, from our website, or by mail

Arizona Mainstream Project
15029 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy
Suite B-111 Box 589
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

To RSVP and for more information email honey@arizonamainstreamproject.org or call 602-425-7267

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Monday, March 26, B.A.N. leadership announced a “buy-cott” of retailers and restaurants who purchased paid advertisements in ultra-liberal, pro-Amnesty, pro-illegal immigration rags like the Phoenix New Times. “The pro-amnesty New Times is 100% dependent on ad-revenue,” said Sean McCaffrey, B.A.N. founder. “Without ad dollars spent by local businesses, the New Times could not afford to print their vicious, heinous attacks against law enforcement, elected officials and conservative leaders who dare to oppose illegal immigration, dare to oppose amnesty for illegal aliens, dare to enforce the law, and dare to put American workers first.” In a recent online survey, 98.5% of supporter respondents said they would actively support a boycott of New Times advertisers. In response to this clear mandate, Ban Amnesty Now will publish a list of prominent New Times advertisers (CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST). “I am confident responsible conservatives will take this buy-cott to heart, and stop spending their hard-earned dollars with businesses and restaurants that support the illegal alien agenda,” said Sen. Russell Pearce, president of B.A.N. “There are plenty of car dealers, retailers and great Arizona restaurants that don’t advertise in the New Times that will be happy to have our business.” In addition, B.A.N. will also make available a “You Lost My Business Coupon” which B.A.N. supporters may print and give to “Buy-Cotted” establishments (CLICK HERE FOR THE COUPON). With more than 800,000 active members and supporters nationwide, over half of whom reside in Arizona, our hope is that B.A.N. patriots will choose to spend their money with retailers and restaurants that do not fund hyper-partisan, pro-amnesty, pro-illegal immigration media establishments dedicated to attacking public servants like Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other leading conservatives. Please also click here to follow B.A.N. and this “Buy-Cott” on Facebook.

INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

Seminar on Child Sex Trafficking

Join Bill Montgomery, Maricopa D.A. and Starbright Foundation Directors Lori Regnier and
Michael Chalberg, in a discussion of what legislators and law enforcement is doing to crack
down on child sex trafficking; and what you as a community can do in the prevention, intercession
and recovery for these young victims of these crimes who cannot speak for themselves.

Bill Montgomery was elected Maricopa County Attorney in 2010 on a pledge to fight crime,
honor victims’ rights, and protect and strengthen our community. Recognizing that violent
child sexual predators cannot be rehabilitated, Bill has been an outspoken advocate for life
sentences for these offenders. He also supports GPS monitoring for other convicted child
molesters, and Internet sting operations to capture child predators before they get the chance
to victimize our children. His goal is to let would-be child predators know they will find no
safe haven in Arizona.

Lori Regnier is a volunteer for Shepherds Care Ministries where she helps survivors of
sexual abuse. Lori has 2 years of experience in security/protection. Also, as the President of
Child Enrichment Programs, Inc., Lori strived to help underprivileged youth in our valley
and their families in need. She has expanded her interest in the wellbeing of children to the
Starbright Foundation where she pledges to be a positive role model and will assist in
rescuing endangered children from abusive situations. Recently in 2011, Lori was chosen as
one of Arizona’s “Top 30 Women of Courage” for making a positive change in the lives of
children and families in Arizona.

Michael E. Chalberg is pastor and cofounder of Shepherds Care Ministries and has served in
Christian ministries for the last 30 years. These last 17 years in Pastoral Counseling have
revealed the need for a more focused ministry to help the children trapped in ongoing sexual
abuse through human trafficking across our nation. He founded Starbright Foundation with
fellow volunteers to fight against this rising problem. He hopes to increase public awareness
of child sexual abuse and trafficking through education to generate community involvement
in the prevention of this growing social problem.

Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Scottsdale Bible Church Room E210 (Main Campus)
Address: 7601 E. Shea Blvd.,  Scottsdale, AZ

Doors open at 6:00 pm (meet and greet)

Refreshments served

Cost: $10 per person

Payment can be made at the door.  Our online paypal service is temporarily down.

Please RSVP to honey@arizonamainstreamproject.org or 602-425-7267 if attending.

For additional information or questions, email Honey Marques, Executive Director at honey@arizonamainstreamproject.org or call 602-425-7267

Martha McSally is running for Congress in Arizona’s 8th District. The election will be held on April 17.

INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

Seminar on Election Fraud

Stealing Power: How the Constitution will be shredded, the Electoral College overturned, and Vote Fraud may determine the next President of the United States

PRESENTED BY BRAD ZINN

Date: Monday, March 19, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: The Scottsdale Bible Church Chapel
Address: 7901 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ

Refreshments will be served

Cost: $10 per person

Brad’s presentation details current efforts to thwart the electoral college through the National Popular Vote Initiative, dangers of Open Primaries, and what individuals can do to help ensure free and fair elections. This is a fast moving, information packed, eye-opening presentation you will not want to miss, especially in the pivotal year of 2012. You will receive a list of nine positive action steps you can take to inform yourself and others about ballot integrity issues, and you will receive a DVD video on electronic voting machine hacking.

Brad Zinn is a lifelong student of Dr. Fred C. Schwarz, one of the most influential anti-communist writers and speakers of the 20th Century. Brad began his studies in 1966 and started speaking out in the late 1960′s and throughout the 1970′s, winning an award for his efforts. (www.schwarzreport.org ) In recent years he has begun to focus his attention on election fraud. In addition to being a speaker and activist for over 40 years, Brad serves on the advisory board for  www.ArizonaMainstreamProject.org , as well as being a freelance reporter for www.WesternFreePress.com

Along with Jennifer Wright, an attorney who previously worked for The Goldwater Institute and the Institute for Justice, Brad co-chairs Verify The Vote, Arizona Elections Task Force in Arizona. The task force helped introduce and back legislation in last year’s Arizona Legislative session, and is now partnering with True The Vote in Houston to provide poll worker and poll watcher training. Verify The Vote has introduced legislation in this year’s Arizona legislative session.

In addition to speaking on the topic of election fraud, Brad also presents “Diagnosis: Communism, The Deadliest Disease” giving the history and ideology behind Marxism, based on the works of Dr. Fred Schwarz to conservative groups across the United States.

Payment can be made on our website or at the door, please RSVP to Honey Marques at 602-425-7267 or honey@arizonamainstreamproject.org if making payment at the door.

Online Public Notice Bill, HB 2403, which would have saved taxpayer money for states and municipalities, voted down in Arizona House Committee

ARIZONA- On-line Public Notice Bill HB 2403 Which Would Save State & Towns $, Voted down in Committee

In Arizona, Medicaid Cut. Newspapers Continue to Be Subsidized

In Arizona, where state money is so tight that the state’s Medicaid program needed to be cut, a shortsighted committee voted down an opportunity to save tax dollars used to subsidize newspapers.

Arizona’s House Committee on Technology and Infrastructure voted 5-2 today to continue to require the arcane practice of publishing legal notices in newspapers. As we reported two weeks ago, the bill (HB2403) would allow the local governments to publish public notices in a newspaper or post notices anywhere on a “worldwide public network of interconnected computers.” An estimated 20 newspaper representatives appeared at the hearing.

Representatives Dial, Gonzales, Proud, Wheeler, Seel voted no. Only Representatives Stevens and Pierce voted for it.

Separately, the Arizona budget was so tight this year that it included a provision that would cut off an estimated 100,000 poor childless adults from Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System coverage this year.

To read how other states are addressing this issue, click here.

Republicans Jeff Dial, Terri Proud and Carl Seel voted AGAINST the bill.

This entire experience has been very enlightening to me. I have learned far more than I ever imagined.

One of the most fascinating items I learned, is that according to the Newspaper organizations, this really isn’t about the money. It’s about their duty as “watchdogs” to protect the public interest by publishing Public Notices in their respective newspapers.

Therefore, if this measure doesn’t pass, may I suggest that an alternate piece of legislation be considered. This would be:

• A law that would require newspapers to publish public notices in the same font and using the same white space as is on their home page featured story, at no additional charge beyond current prices to either the submitter or the subscriber.
• A law that would require them to offer translations into Spanish or other common languages of the community when appropriate, publishing in both English and the other language at no additional charge beyond the current prices.
• A law that would require better formatting, links that are easily pulled out of the content maps and photos where appropriate at no additional charge beyond the current prices.
• A law that require them to publish public notices and take them to every home in the community whether or not the resident subscribes to the paper at no additional charge beyond the current prices.
• A law that would require their database to be indexed and searchable by Google and the other search engines, completely open to the public, and advertised via Google Ad Words and other online measures, and this cost should not be passed on to member organizations, subscribers or submitters.

I’d be willing to bet that if you were to consider a law such as the one I just outlined, you’d find the newspapers even more vociferously and vehemently opposed to that law than the one you’re considering here right now. Because we all know that it IS about the money and protecting their monopoly and power.

Of course, if you were to allow online publications to publish public notices, we could do all these things automatically. Because we are more than a simply a newspaper online. We know the Internet and its capabilities and we know how to use it properly, efficiently and effectively.

Lynne LaMaster
Editor, eNewsAZ.com

UPDATE on HB 2403 Committee Vote Outcome.

State Representatives Jeff Dial, Terri Proud and Carl Seel were the only Republicans who voted against this bill.

Editor’s note: Sonoran Alliance and several other Arizona political news blogs  (ACOM – Arizona Coalition of Online Media) strongly support this bill and will be at the hearing Thursday morning. Help stop the print newspapers’ monopoly over public notices.

by Lynne LaMaster, eNewsAZ

Right now, newspapers have a monopoly on the publication of Public Notices. You know, those ads you see in super-tiny print next to the want ads in the local paper?

Representative David Stevens, however, has a different idea. Let’s allow Public Notices to be published online or in printed newspapers. If his bill passes, competition for Public Notices will go up, prices should go down. Taxpayers will benefit as their governmental agencies won’t have to pay nearly as much in fees (estimated to be over $1.8 million in Arizona alone).

It will also make public notices more available world wide, allow for better, more readable formatting, better access for those with disabilities, and more information to be shared, such as links to maps, bid specifications, agendas and more.

Newspapers aren’t supporting this because they believe they are the watchdog over Public Notices. They also question the ability for online entities to offer verification, and serve those who don’t get the Internet.

See http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/opinion/article_605be59a-4e92-11e1-a963-0019bb2963f4.html

There is a hearing Thursday morning at 9am in front of the committee, and they are going to vote on it. There is also a stakeholder’s meeting Wednesday at 4pm.

Here are the committee members:

• David Stevens (R) – bill sponsor
• Sally Ann Gonzales (D)
• Justin Pierce (R)
• Carl Seel (R)
• Bruce Wheeler (D)
• Terri Proud (R)
• Jeff Dial (R)

Please email or call them and let them know you support this bill. http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp

Bill info – http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2403&Session_ID=107

Read Lynne’s full analysis of why you should support HB 2403.

Campaigns can continue to send press releases for publication which will be posted as time allows but we will also be glad to post event invitations and fundraising messages for a reasonable rate. That means if a campaign has a unique link that will raise money or collect voter or donor information, we will offer space on Sonoran Alliance but it will cost you.

Sonoran Alliance has been a labor of love for many years and we have put more hours into this project than we can count. It’s time for the site to finally pay for itself and compensate those who have given their time and energies to its development and success.

If you are interested in getting your message out, please email us at sonoranalliance [at] gmail.com to get started.

OBAMACARE:  Join us for this informative panel discussion

Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Arizona Mainstream Project (AMP) will bring to the public a panel discussion on Obamacare.  Speaking on this panel will be Goldwater Institute’s Senior Attorney Diane Cohen and Director – Center for Economic Prosperity Byron Schlomach, Dr. Jeff Singer, and former AZ Congressman John Shadegg.  550 KFYI Talk Host Terry Gilberg will be the moderator for the discussion.

Each panel member will share their personal expertise and direct involvement with uncovering the facts about The Affordable Care Act and how it has begun and will continue to negatively impact the lives of ALL Americans.  You will gain a better understanding of this law and how it applies to your access to health care, the current legal battles, and how you can help stop this anti-American and socialistic agenda.

 Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Location:  Goldwater Institute Auditorium
Address: 500 E. Coronado Road, Phoenix,  AZ

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (doors open at 5:30)

Light snacks and beverages will be served

Cost:  $10.00 per person

To reserve your seat we encourage you to RSVP and purchase tickets in advance

Go to: http://www.arizonamainstreamproject.org/#q=Seminars-18

or send payment to:

Arizona Mainstream Project
15029 N. Thompson Peak Parkway
Suite B-111 Box 589
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

This panel discussion will be STREAMED LIVE from AMP’s website.

A “Live Stream” button will be available on our homepage www.ArizonaMainstreamProject.org on the day of the event.  Follow the instructions to access the live video stream.

Contact: Honey Marques, Executive Director, at 808-283-3661 or honey@arizonamainstreamproject.org

Arizona Mainstream Project is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable grassroots organization whose mission is to attract, educate, and mobilize the people of Arizona around America’s founding principles and leadership. AMP believes in the principles of a constitutionally limited government, free markets, fiscal responsibility, and individual liberty to promote the common good and prosperity for the people of Arizona.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2nd, 2012
Contact: Chad Heywood

Kirk Adams Campaign Releases New Video Featuring Sen. Jon Kyl 

East Valley, AZ – Honorary Campaign Chairman, Senator Jon Kyl recently held an event for Kirk Adams and it was recorded into a web video, which the Kirk Adams campaign released today.

Click here to view the embedded video.

“Some folks go back to Washington, and they change,” Kyl said, “We need folks like Kirk in Washington; these are really difficult times as you know and Kirk has the experience, he’s got common sense, he’s practical but he’s idealistic in a conservative way.”

Kirk Adams shook up Arizona’s state Capitol, and the conservative reformer will do the same in Congress.

A rising star in the Republican Party, Adams joined the state House in 2006 and was soon frustrated by the unwillingness and inability of Republicans in the Legislature to stand up for conservative principals. He launched a long-shot campaign to oust the veteran Speaker of the House and shocked the Republican establishment when he won Speakership at only 35 years of age.

Adams put the House back on a fiscally responsible track. Tackling some of the most challenging issues in Arizona history, Adams demonstrated true political courage and aggressively pushed his conservative reform agenda.

A native Arizonan and small business owner, Adams lives in Mesa with his wife JaNae and their six children.

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Click here to view the embedded video.