I must say this much for Phil Gordon: all the times I’ve criticized him for supporting Republicans (and not just a moderate or two), there are a few knuckledraggers he’s willing to call out.
He had an editorial in the Republic calling out Russell Pearce for making up facts when Pearce decided to criticize Phoenix as a “sanctuary city.” Gordon doesn’t mince words, ‘cept he does that politician pose of not calling Pearce a liar, although it is hard to see what else you call a guy who routinely makes stuff up.
Money quote from Gordon:
I know how it works for you, senator. If you told people the real numbers – verified by the FBI – you’d have no “hot-button issue” and would risk losing your political base. But Arizonans expect and trust their elected officials to speak the truth.
3 Comments
I was like “oh snap!” when I saw that. Only thing is I don’t think Pearce’s bigoted base would go anywhere no matter what facts were presented to them.
someone maybe is gearing up to run for governor….
Not likely. Philly Berto is DOA with most voters.