While we’ve been a-buzzin’ about Arizona’s new anti-immigrant law, nativists have been using the killing of an Arizona rancher, Robert Krentz to justify both this bit of legislation and a general freak-out about border security. The murder might have helped pass SB 1070; it also led AZ Governor Jan Brewer to call for more troops [...]
Posts Tagged ‘J.D. Hayworth’
VIDEO: McCain Campaign Ad Pokes Fun At Opponent’s “Birther” Claims
From HuffingtonPost.com: For the past few months, Sen. John McCain’s reelection campaign has operated on the assumption that if it can depict primary challenger J.D. Hayworth as fundamentally unserious, voters will recoil. On Monday, the senator kept at it, releasing a new web ad — presented in the form of a spot created and approved [...]
Nativist Hayworth Edges Closer to McCain in Senatorial Race
Best known for his extreme nativist stance, J.D. Hayworth is challenging incumbent John McCain for his senate seat in the GOP Arizona primary. The former Congressman lost his House seat in 2006 in large part due to his vehement anti-immigrant rhetoric, including fear-mongering over “illegal invaders,” rabidly defending Minutemen groups that hunt for people crossing [...]










