The Arizona repugnant News(?)paper!

We received a free copy of the leftist local newspaper. My mornings have been so much calmer since I stopped receiving it but my curiosity overcame my good judgment so I began reading. Beginning one of the most Holy Days of the year with the attitude that crept in on me after about 60 seconds of reading caused me to throw the offensive piece of propaganda aside, intending to use it to light our fireplace on "no burn" days.
I did not get very far into the front page article from the Associated Press to remember that this paper is not local at all! It is owned and operated by obscure figures in other parts of the country! Who the hell is the Ass. press and where do they reside?


Do those that run this paper realize that our population exploded to over 6.4 million and that the subscription to this paper has continually fallen over the years?

The cheering squad that wrote the following article have scrambled eggs for brains!

"……But there are some signs that circulation may have started to level off. At The New York Times, average weekday circulation in the six months ended March 31, 2010 was up slightly compared with the six-month period that ended Sept. 30, 2009. At The Arizona Republic, circulation in those two periods was up to 350,000, from 316,000. "

NOW THIS IS SPECIAL! 350,00 subscribers in a state that saw a significant rise in population, they can only find 350,000 lefties that enjoy their paper in a state with a population of 6.4 million!!!


Duh, now let’s see, in April of 2009, there were almost 390,000, minus 350,000, hmmm, that sounds like a drop of about 40,00 but then I did not go to an elitist college, so what do I know, right?


Phoenix New Times: Ray Stern, Tue., Apr. 28 2009 The Republic placed No. 10 with weekday circulation of 389,701.


FishBowl NY: Latest Newspaper Circ Numbers Show Ten Percent Drop


By Amanda Ernst on October 26, 2009: 
New York Times: In the six-month period ending March 31,2010, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported Sunday sales dropping 6.5 percent and weekday sales 8.7 percent compared with the same six-month period a year ago. The figures are based on reports filed by hundreds of individual papers.

By Staff, brandrepublic.com, 27 October 2009, 11:40AM: Hardest hit of all was the San Francisco Chronicle, the Hearst-owned title whose closure has long been threatened, saw its circulation plummet by 25.8% to 251,782 from 339,430 a year ago. It is half the size it was six years ago

I prefer getting my news from the internet, therefore assisting the fall of this foreign entity that took over a newspaper that once was local and conservative. I hope all of you will add to their eventual fall by cancelling your subscriptions in 2011. You will be surprised how much better each day will start without the constant barrage of propaganda and left leaning (so-called) news.


If this paper falls, maybe others will start a local paper that really reports news in an unbiased way.


I pray for a better new year for all of us (except the owners of the newspapers)!

Political Junkie!: T'was just before Christmas

Merry Christmas
T’was just before Christmas…When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying…Nor taking a stand.
See the PC Police…had taken away,
The reason for Christmas…no one could say.
The children were told…by their schools not to sing,
About Shepherds and Wise Men…and Angels and things.
It might hurt their feelings…the teachers would say
December 25th is…just a “Holiday”
Yet the shoppers were ready…with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down…to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X Box, and I-pod
Something was changing…something quite odd!
Retailers promoted…Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books…by Franken and Fonda.
As Target’s were hanging their trees…upside down
At Lowe’s the word “Christmas”…will get you a frown!
Inclusive, sensitive…Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used…to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, now Darden…Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather,…on Kerry and Clinton!
At the top of the Senate…there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus…in all public matter!
And we spoke not a word…as they took away faith
Forbidden to speak…of salvation and grace.
The true Gift of Christmas…was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season…was stopped before started
So as you celebrate “Winter Break”…under your tree
Sipping your Starbucks…please listen to me
Choose your words carefully…choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS to all…not happy holiday!
Please, all of you Christians…this is my wish
Everyone that you meet…say MERRY CHRISTMAS!
If you want to explain…as you go out the door
Jesus is the reason…for the season, for sure!

Scottsdale cop tells 68 year old speed skater she is a pedestrian!

Wednesday, November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, between 3 and 4 PM, a 68 year old woman, me, with all the safety gear is skating on a little used street, Legacy Blvd, (between Scottsdale Rd. and Hayden), first street North of the 101.
I have been practicing my skating on this little used section of road for more than a year!
Typically, there are 5 to 12 cars, either direction, an hour.
Unbelievably, on November 24th, officer Patrick Hinsberg is sitting in his car on Legacy Blvd., (a few cars an hour), waiting for a speeder!!!!! The freeway, (where all the speeders are), is just one block away but Officer Hinsberg is waiting for speeders on a little used piece of roadway that barely anyone is aware of, WAITING FOR A SPEEDING CAR!
INSTEAD (!), he spots a 68 year old woman, (OMG), skating on the road!!
Officer Hinsberg indicates to me to pull over (!) and informs me that I am a PEDESTRIAN! And belong on the sidewalk!
Me: There are no sidewalks!
Officer: You are breaking the law!
Me: I am not a pedestrian, I am a skater!
Officer: You cannot skate in the street!
Me: I am allowed to skate in the bike lane.
Officer: You are a pedestrian and you cannot skate in the street. There are reports of cars doing 80 miles and hour on this street.
Me: This is crazy, you are harassing me, what is your name? I am reporting this as harassment, there is no traffic on this street! I believe I am allowed to skate in the bike lane and will stay in it.
Officer: I do not care who you contact, you are a pedestrian and breaking the law.
Hands me his card and I skate away.

I told him that skaters had lobbied for rights to skate in the bike lane. (I did believe that was a statute but I skated in a 10K Saturday, 12-04 and the other skaters said as popularity declined, the lobbying ended, therefore, I was mistaken).
Never the less, as I understand the statutes, even a “pedestrian” is allowed in the bike lane if there are no sidewalks!
Is this officer going to stop the “runners” that also train on this quiet section of road?
There are no homes, commercial businesses, stop signs, driveways or intersections on this road, so who complained about fast cars? Nobody lives or works here!
My question is, am I at the very least, allowed in the bike lane on this beautiful, mostly deserted section of road?
If not, then you need to stake an officer there to stop the runners that also train on this road because they are in the bike lane and surely are pedestrians.
Is this good use of our taxes to have a cop sitting on a road like this and bothering pedestrians?

In my entire life, I have probably had occasion to interact with an officer maybe a dozen times.
In 2010, this is my second meeting with 3 Scottsdale officers and I must say, they all reflect the same attitude. Are they all under officer Rodbell’s jurisdiction? ( I think that is the proper spelling),.
I was involved in my first accident ever on the freeway early this year and a Phoenix officer’s attitude, friendliness and courtesy to myself and the offending driver were quite different than my two unfortunate occasions with Scottsdale police.
I have heard from others the same thing. One of my customers said the most friendly officers are in Chandler, but agreed , Phoenix officers were also very nice.


As you can see, this is a divided road, with wide bike lanes on each side, 2 lanes in each direction and a landscaped median!
I do hope that the Christmas season will mellow the attitude of Scottsdale officers and maybe they can practice smiling in the mirror and being more considerate of approaching those that are just living and enjoying life.
Merry Christmas,

Arrogance of Scottsdale cops

Go David Schweikert!

No more AZ Repugnant!

This is the first morning of my adult life without a newspaper. I am going through withdrawals but will not succumb!!! Will not succumb!! will not succumb!! (I need a tranquilizer or a couple of glasses of Chardonnay to get through this tough period of my life!
I refuse to continue to support the stinking newspaper any longer. I have been subscribing for 47 years and finally, ENOUGH! I cannot deal with the large font of the front page above the fold anymore!
I have a special ad of ppaper available to cover up Benson's cartoons and I will not have to even catch a glimpse of his liberal slant! I have been doing this for many years. I also cover up POTUS pictures.
There is even a forum on the newspapers website for comment and so far the comments look more interesting than letters to idiot, incompetant editors! Wahoo! No Paper! (whoops, we wil get Sunday paper to wrap garbage and get fireplace started on no burn days).
Once all rational conservatives have dropped the AZ Repugnant, they will probably start charging for their website but hopefully by that time, there will be a real news media specifically for Arizona.
Maybe a real media will even vet potential politicians before they endorse them, i.e., potus and most recently, Doug Ducey!