Entries Tagged as 'Congressional District 8'

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The Beam In His Own Eye

I got a press release from Jesse Kelly (who, along with the other Three Mesquiteers, is still running for congress). In it, Kelly calls Jonathan Paton’s call for Gabrielle Giffords to end earmarks a “stunt.”
Yep, Paton’s press releases have been a bit hyperbolic (I’m waiting for Paton to take credit for forcing Eric Massa from [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

CD-8 Republican Endorsements: Perplexing and Otherwise…

I got word that Brian Miller, who has been regarded as an also ran in the CD-8 race, will have a fundraiser hosted by none other than Lute Olson. Strange, since Lute is for all intents and purposes an “establishment Republican” (his ex-wife is a Republican National Committee Woman for Pennsylvania) but odds on favorite [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Quick Take

Jesse Kelly is a bit different than Grover Norquist: he wants a government small enough to drown in the bathtub, but big enough to hire his dad’s construction firm.

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Paton Out Today

Arizona Capitol Times reports that Jonathan Paton will resign today.

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Three Observations

Three short observations on today’s official announcement about the modern streetcar project:
- Our friend Frank Antenori was on Jon Justice’s show this morning saying that the work on this was all Raúl Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. He says it like this is a bad thing. Apparently, they were supposed to sit on their hands and [...]

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

And the Silliness Starts

Laurie Roberts had a piece on the Republic’s website with the headline that screamed “Dems Smear Paton with B Word.”
Hmm. The “B” word? What was this horrible accusation that Democrats “smeared” Paton with? “Smear” usually denotes something horrible…what was this “smear”? Battery? Bipolar? Beastiality?
Nope…it’s “Bush.”
Yep, this “smear” that Roberts is refering to is a state [...]

Monday, January 18th, 2010

An Unexpected Domino Falls

From Daniel Scarpinato’s Facebook page:
Working at the Capitol Times as editor of the Yellow Sheet has been an amazing experience. Today, I embark on a new opportunity: Director of Communications for Jonathan Paton’s bid for U.S. Congress in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Poorly Sourced Second Hand Breaking Rumor

Jonathan Paton to announce he’s running for congress tomorrow. Frank Antenori to run for State Senate.

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Paton: Nothing on Saturday

Once again, I violated the blogger code of ethics by actually calling a candidate to find out about rumors surrounding his plans.
I called Jonathan Paton to discuss stories that something…something…big was going to be announced on Saturday. These stories said that Paton was announcing either that he was going to stay in the legislature, run [...]

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Snark Defying

The latest press release from the Jesse Kelly campaign:
SADDLEBROOKE, AZ. Jesse Kelly won the first 2010 Congressional District 8 GOP primary debate. Hundreds of Republican voters gathered on the evening of Wednesday, January 6th in SaddleBrooke, Arizona, home to the largest Republican club in America.
Jesse won over the audience with a mix of specific [...]

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