McCain worst in the nation with 30% approval rating

Arizona’s senior senator ranked least popular in U.S.

Recently released polling numbers must be giving John McCain a stinging case of heartburn. A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling reveals McCain has the worst poll numbers in the country — receiving low marks from every segment of the voting public — disappointed Republicans, Democrats and the increasingly important Independents.

Only 30 percent of Arizona voters approve of the job the 77-year-old Sen. McCain is doing, while 54 percent disapprove. 

A mere 35 percent approval rating among what should be his Republican base was all he could muster. His disapproval ratings, however, soared to a stunning 55 percent. Comparable figures among Democrats are 29 percent to 53 percent, and among Independents, 25 percent to 55 percent.

Those numbers carry great significance since no other national senator polls worse.

The abysmal numbers tell the story. Plainly put, Republican John McCain is not a revered political figure within his own party. He’s been censured by Republican elected officials at the annual January Statutory Meeting of the State Committee of the Arizona Republican Party and in numerous counties statewide.

When Maricopa County Republican elected precinct committeemen gathered in Phoenix and voted to censure John McCain the Resolution, expressing deep dissatisfaction with Arizona’s senior senator passed overwhelmingly — 1,150 in support with only 351 opposed. Other county Republican Committees have followed suit.  Members of Apache, Cochise, Gila, Mohave and Santa Cruz counties — all passed Censure Resolutions.

McCain also trails potential challengers, though he boasts he’s considering running again in 2016. In hypothetical match-ups with Democrats and Republicans — McCain loses

PPP, a left leaning pollster, surveyed 870 Arizona voters from Feb. 28 to March 2 for the poll. It has an error margin of 3.3 percentage points.

AZ CD7: Race boils down to race — and sex

Democrats’ unseemly spectacle

Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor‘s recent announcement that he would not seek reelection has had an unexpected ripple effect on the political landscape. As the panoply of congressional candidates increases daily, so do the oddities. Not only is the district declared a democrat stronghold, but it also is the sole purview of Hispanics.

Another faction has declared the soon-to-be-vacant seat the purview of homosexuals. Kyrsten Sinema, a self-identified bisexual, as well as a radical leftist, was elected last cycle to represent the newly crafted CD 9. That district is not as safe a stronghold for Sinema as CD 7, causing her to strongly consider abandoning her current seat for Pastor’s. She previously switched parties from the now-decertified Green party to Democrat, so likely considered a district change not such a major shift.

That brought on a flurry of opposition from a group of 15 Hispanic self-appointed ‘leaders’ warning her to stay put and not invade their territory — or words to that effect. Here are a few of them sent Sinema‘s way:

“As your friends, we feel compelled to directly tell you that the recent political rumblings and rumors having you switching congressional seats to run in Congressman Pastor’s seat, troubles us and the Latino community in general, greatly. Latinos represent 30 percent of the population in Maricopa County. In some areas within congressional district 7, the percentage of Latinos is much higher. Currently, there are several Latinos and Latinas who have declared themselves candidates to replace Congressman Pastor.

The candidates’ names are immaterial for this dialogue. What is important is that they are Latinas and Latinos.”

Democrat political consultant Mario Diaz, a signer of the letter was quoted as saying, “I just want to make sure that this playing field is fair and that the rules to the game aren’t changed in mid-stream, and Kyrsten Sinema coming over to this district with a million dollars in her purse really changes the rules of the game.”

Pressured to stay put in CD 9, Sinema has decided not to seek the seat being vacated by Pastor.

Race, which the integration movement of the 1950’s sought to make irrelevant, rears its head again. These days the issue is front and centered by the minorities themselves, building alliances against one another and seeking separatism.  Kate Gallego, a newly elected member of the Phoenix City Council was brutalized by black race baiters for being a  a “white sham candidate in brown face,” “an interloping political puppet,“ and “a power-hungry white…who not is openly campaigning as white.” Former councilman Calvin Goode wrote a despicable letter to the editor against her candidacy and advocating contrived raced-based districts.

Gallego won despite hateful allegations that her ethnicity would render her incapable of representing all of the citizens of the district. Her husband, state Rep. Ruben Gallego, an “authentic Hispanic,”  is now among those announcing their candidacy in CD 7.

To insure his viability in this peculiar race, State Sen. Steve Gallardo, quickly rushed to disclosed his homosexuality — a surprise to few. Rather than being a negative, such revelations burnish his appeal in the odd world of Democrat politics and will likely ensure him a warm spot in the heart of the homosexual promoting Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic).

Such is life on the left.

AZ Republic emulates AZ GOP McCain censure

Back in January, when statewide elected GOP state committeemen assembled at  their annual Statutory Meeting of the State Committee of the Arizona Republican Party and voted overwhelming to censure McCain, the daily was outraged.

That vote came on the heels of the Maricopa County Republican elected precinct committeemen who passed a similar censure of the state‘s senior senator by a vote of 1,150 to 351.  Other counties statewide joined Maricopa in expressing deep dissatisfaction with McCain.  Apache, Cochise, Gila, Mohave and Santa Cruz counties all  passed Censure Resolutions.

Now it appears the McCain-supporting Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) has reversed course and joined the throng. The newspaper’s leftwing syndicated editorial cartoonist Steve Benson inked a cartoon running in the morning edition in which he refers to John McCain as a “reckless and crazy man.”

H/T Creators.com

You live in mediocre Arizona….because?

Left cites numerous studies attesting to  “mediocre” Arizona 

Those who read the local news might wonder what they’re doing here in Arizona. Monday’s  Page One headline tells us “Trauma common for kids in Ariz.” And the answer? According to the state‘s newspaper of record, “Several Arizona leaders say the data are the latest alarm bell indicating that the state should focus more resources on child welfare.”

“Resources” are your tax dollars that educrats never have in sufficient enough supply. 

The report is based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, which looked at “adverse childhood experiences” nationwide. Results found 31.1 percent — nearly one-third — of Arizona children have dealt with two or more adverse childhood experiences, which is significantly higher than the national average of 22.6 percent.

In the same edition, the Business section headlines a report on another study —  the results of which conclude, ”Arizona is mediocre at luring corporate facilities.”

Other headlines in the newspaper?

“Arizona: Where mediocre education is good enough.”

“The Arizona Department of Transportation recently launched a study which indicates that 52 percent of Arizona’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition.

Student journalists at ASU’s Cronkite News have caught on to the tactic and report “Arizona city parks receive mediocre scores in study.”

No doubt it’s merely coincidental that the Leftwing Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) which claims to “stand up to powerful interests,” uses the same terminology, declaring, “Arizona receives mediocre grade for enforcement of job-creation measures in subsidy programs.”   

Though there are numerous such headlines testifying to Arizona’s abyssmal mediocrity, we provide this small but convincing sample which appears to indicate the lefties want the state to themselves.

AZ Republic’s hit pieces: Have you noticed a pattern?

Conservatives repeatedly slammed, mischaracterized

It’s no secret the Arizona Republic is a leftward-lurching, agendized newspaper.  Most often the struggling daily concentrates its energies on promoting legalization of America’s illegal invaders and normalizing homosexuality. But superseding all else is its cause célèbre — advancing the Democrat party and its candidates.  It is via that method, after all, that the other issues move forward.

A couple of weeks ago a multi-page, fabricated exposé of Republican political consultant Sean Noble was Page One material. If disinterested readers skipped past it, they saw all that was needed to get the daily’s nefarious point across.  Accompanying his mega-size photo was the sinister title, “The Dark Money Man: Sean Noble, Koch cash and Politics.” 

Suddenly Noble transmogrified into evil personified. Despite the Republic’s usage of a ProPublica cut and paste smear passing as a “report”— actually containing nothing of substance, Noble didn’t  appear less than his name implies. What was missing was such disclosure from the Republic and the omission that ProPublica is a recipient of a massive funding stream from billionaire leftist George Soros with tentacles to radical Media Matters. Yet ProPublica innocently calls itself “an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.”

Hogwash.

On Sunday it was Cathi Herrod’s turn to be eviscerated. Herrod is the president of the conservative Center for Arizona Policy which promotes and defends the foundational values of life, marriage, family, and religious liberty. She is also an effective lobbyist for those issues. That makes her ripe for a barrage of attacks by the daily. Her above the fold, Page One portrayal was titled, “A Political Force Behind the Scenes; Activist wields influence on Ariz. Laws.”

Let’s hope so.

The newspaper is now shining its high beam distortion campaign on state Rep. John Kavanagh, (LD-8).The conservative lawmaker has been the subject of articles, columns and even an editorial which actually employed the word “Yuck” throughout — regarding his participation in a roast of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Kavanagh’s participation — he was one of several “roasters” —  at the  private dinner wrapping up the Western Conservative Conference in Phoenix, is obviously the lynchpin.  The newspaper despises Arpaio. A banquet room full of his friends and admirers poking fun at him, would bring on teeth gnashing at the Republic. So now the well respected John Kavanagh is being savaged.

The leftist newspaper became emboldened after contributing to the bogus upheaval playing out in tandem with suspect redistricting that resulted in Russell Pearce’s loss of his district seat and the senate presidency. He was defeated by a one-termer, but that was of no consequence to the Republic.  They simply wanted Pearce, the architect of SB 1070, out.

Attorney General Tom Horne is now in the daily’s sights. While Superintendent of Public Instruction, he successfully fought the racist and anti-American MAS program in Tucson Unified School District. As Attorney General he has been a standout, but not one of their choosing. Conservative Horne urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling, arguing that Arizona has a right to deny Medicaid funding to abortion providers. Planned Parenthood is scheduled to receive more than $1.5 billion in Medicaid subsidies

What do Noble, Herrod, Arpaio, Kavanagh, Pearce and Horne all have in common? They are independent thinking, conservative Republicans, who don’t take their marching orders from the editorial board of the dying newspaper or the squishy party establishment elites, earning them attacks from the daily — which wants to see all of the top offices led by Democrats. When they endorse a Republican it will be a RINO or the weakest candidate, positioning the Democrat to win the general.

This isn’t rocket science.

Canadian homosexual activists vs. religious rights

In a nutshell, Canadian Faith McGregor is a lesbian who wanted a “businessmen’s haircut.” Late in 2012, she went to the Terminal Barber Shop in Toronto, owned by Omar Mahrouk, a Muslim barber.  He follows Sharia law, which prohibits males touching women not related to them.

Within short order, a legal complaint was lodged with the government’s Human Rights Tribunal in Ontario, where McGregor demanded that Mahrouk give her a haircut.

The Toronto Sun‘s Ezra Levant wrote, “In the past, human rights commissions have been a great ally to gay activists, since traditionally, these activists have complained against Christians. And white Christians are the one ethnic identity group that human rights commissions don’t value, and that multiculturalism doesn’t include.

In recent years, Canadian human rights commissions have weighed a complaint about a women’s-only health club that refused a pre-operative transsexual male who wanted to change in the locker rooms.

They’ve ordered bed and breakfasts owned by Christian families to take in gay couples. They’ve censored pastors and priests who have criticized same-sex marriage. Gays win, because it’s a test of who is most outraged and offended.”

One might expect that in the case of the Muslim barber, the homosexual activists had met their match — if the test is who can be the most offended or most politically correct.

Read how the issue was actually resolved months after the complaint was filed.

This sensible editorial, “In the great Toronto haircut debate, common sense should prevail,” ran in the Toronto Star. In Arizona, the state’s newspaper of record relentlessly used its editorial and reporting contrivance bully pulpit to promote bias against the faith-based.

Illegal invader shootout with AZ farmer

The high cost of “cheap” labor 

This close call occurred in Queen Creek, located in the southeast part of the Greater Phoenix area. Most significantly, this area is over 100 miles from the Mexican border. 

H/T CBS TV5