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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Politics TPD: Serial Burglar on the Prowl in UA Area
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:47 PM
The Tucson Police Department reports that a serial burglar is on the prowl in the UA area:
The Tucson Police Department has been investigating a series of six burglaries in the last 30 days that has been confined to residential area surrounding the University of Arizona. The targeted area has been from Speedway Boulevard to Broadway Boulevard, and from Campbell Road to Stone Avenue. Tucson Police Detectives have reasons to believe that the same suspect is responsible for the burglaries and that the crime is sexually motivated. The suspect has targeted single women living alone and made his entry into their homes between the hours of midnight and 4:00 a.m. while the victims have been home and asleep. He has also been very aggressive and has violent tendencies when confronted by the victims.The Tucson Police Department has since increased patrols throughout the area and there is a coordinated effort with the individual detective units in an attempt to identify the suspect. The Department wants to remind the community to lock their doors and windows both during the day and at night. Residents should keep the outside lights on at night and are urged to call 911 when they observe suspicious activity throughout their neighborhoods.
The suspect in the burglaries is described as a Hispanic or White male between the ages of 20-30 years old. He is 5’6”-6’0” and has been described as “skinny.” Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect is urged to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
Politics CD8: Is It a Toss-Up? The NRCC Isn't Spending Money—Yet
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Some tea leaves to read in the race between Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Republican Jesse Kelly in Southern Arizona's Congressional District 8:
Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report, who is now projecting that the GOP will pick up at least 40 seats in the midterms, has kept CD8 in the “Leans Democrat” column, although he has moved both CD5 (where Democratic incumbent Harry Mitchell is facing a rematch with Republican David Schweikert) and CD1 (where Democratic incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick is facing political newcomer Paul Gosar) into the toss-up column.
In the opposite direction, Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report has moved CD8 into the pure toss-up category, while CD5 and CD1 remain in the toss-up/tilt Democrat column.
And while one Republican group released a poll last week showing the CD8 race was neck-and-neck, the National Republican Congressional Committee hasn’t yet committed to spending any money here, although they are adding CD5 and CD1 to the game. CNN reports:
A GOP source confirms to CNN that the National Republican Congressional Committee is going to expand its playing field by going up with ads in four more districts held by Democrats. That's in addition to the 41 Democratic seats already being targeted. The four new seats are in Arizona's first and fifth congressional districts, Oregon's fifth district and Pennsylvania's eighth district, all once considered safe for the Democrats.
Politics CD8: About That Conservatives For Congress Ad
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:17 AM
The Conservatives for Congress Ad
The actual exchange between Congresswoman Giffords and Gen. David Petraeus
The Conservatives for Congress Committee that helped carry Republican Jesse Kelly to victory in Congressional District 8 in last month’s primary has stopped airing a TV ad attacking Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
The ad pulled short snippets from an exchange between Giffords and Army Gen. David Petraeus during an committee hearing in which Giffords questioned Petraeus about efforts to move the Pentagon away from oil use and toward alternative energy sources such as solar and wind.
The ad sought to portray Giffords as an airheaded hippie who is more worried about solar-powered streetlights than winning the war in Afghanistan.
Steve Christy, chairman of the Conservatives for Congress Committee, says Giffords demonstrated “a complete disconnect from the War on Terror…. It seemed to highlight and emphasize where we feel the voters of CD8 are regarding her being out of the mainstream of what people in the district are really feeling and thinking. And it also appeared as if she were pandering to the environmentalist groups that pressuring her for their agenda.”
But it wasn’t environmentalists that came to Giffords defense last week: It was veterans who say the Pentagon needs to move to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.
Among those speaking out: retired Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, the former commander of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, who says that “energy dependence and climate change are not only national security and international security issues, but issues that impact our young men and young women who so proudly serve.”
Seip argues that reducing dependence on oil and becoming more energy efficient allows the military “in the long run, to reduce the number of convoys that have to transit a very hostile and dangerous part of the world there, in Afghanistan and Iraq. Less convoys mean less soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines that have to protect those convoys, which means less opportunities for our enemies to attack our young men and women.”
Seip praises Giffords’ work to help the military move toward energy independence. Under his command, D-M moved toward using solar power
Politics Rasmussen: Brewer's Debate Performance Leads To Surge Among Voters!
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
OK, now we're really skeptical about Rasmussen surveys.
The latest report shows that Brewer actually picked up points after her disastrous debate performance and now leads Democrat Terry Goddard by 22 percentage points:
Despite her halting debate performance last week, Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer now earns 60% of the vote in her bid for reelection, her best showing in the race to date.A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Arizona Voters shows Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard with 38% support. One percent (1%) like some other candidate in the race, and another one percent (1%) are undecided.
The race remains Solid Republican in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.
Two weeks ago, Brewer posted a 57% to 38% lead over Goddard. Since May, Brewer's support has steadily risen from 52%, while Goddard's has hovered in the 35% to 39% range. The survey, taken Tuesday night, follows nearly a week of negative publicity surrounding Brewer's debate performance and suggests that voters remain focused on the issues that divide the two candidates. Brewer remains a champion of the state's law cracking down on illegal immigration despite a
Politics Jon Stewart: “Gov. Brewer, What Happened? Did a Mexican Drug Cartel Sneak Across the Border and Kidnap Your Tongue?”
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:31 AM
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The Daily Show returns from vacation and tackles Gov. Jan Brewer's meltdown in last week's debate, at the end of a lengthy piece on the Democrats' midterm problems.
Politics Day of the Dead
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:12 AM
We'd just like to mention that we had the first Arizona Pol/Zombie mash-up during the primary. Is this the start of a meme?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Politics CD8: Giffords Rolls Out New Ad Hammering Kelly on Social Security and Medicare
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:36 AM
Team Giffords rolls out a new campaign ad today that continues to hammer the theme that Republican Jesse Kelly wants to invest Social Security dollars in the stock market. The spot also focuses on Kelly's proposal to eliminate Medicare for future recipients, with a mention of Kelly's comments to Tucson Weekly that he believes Medicare recipients are "on the public dole."
You can read the original TW story here and take a look at an expanded Q&A with Kelly here.
Politics / Just Plain Dumb Let Loose the Brewer Pause Parody Videos!
Posted by Nick Smith on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:23 AM
It was the pause hear round the world during last week's Arizona gubernatorial debate when Jan Brewer fumbled her way through her prepared opening remarks. (Current YouTube viewer count: 1.7 million)
It wasn't long until the parody videos started rolling in. Here's a roundup:
Monday, September 6, 2010
Chow May’s Counter Chicken and Waffles Opens Tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 7)
Posted by Adam Borowitz on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 1:38 PM
The wait is almost over! Ryan Field of May’s Counter Chicken and Waffles tells us the restaurant opens at 11 a.m., tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Want a peek at what’s on the menu? Check out the restaurant’s Facebook page for photos of the chicken-fried steak, “tot-chos” and bacon-wrapped peppers served at the soft opening over the weekend.
May’s Counter Chicken and Waffles is located at 2945 E. Speedway Blvd.
Chow Planet of the Crepes
Posted by Adam Borowitz on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:29 AM
We’ve been hearing good things about a local food truck called Planet of the Crepes. There are reports of fillings ranging from smoked duck to Nutella, with many sweet and savory stops in between.
Planet of the Crepes will be parked up on Mount Lemmon every Thursday through Sunday through the end of October, according to its Facebook page.
Oh, and the place is open today (Labor Day), according to its Twitter account:
Okay everyone. It's labor day and I'll be laboring at the top of Mount Lemmon. C'mon up and enjoy the weather. With a crepe of course.
Anyone tried these crepes yet? We’re dying to know more!
