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Arizona's Top 10 Appearances on the Colbert Report

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 22 2013 at 3:58 PM
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The joke's on Arizona so much that we had to separate the state's best appearances on Comedy Central "news" shows into two lists.

Last week, we brought you some of the best Arizona-themed segments from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Now, we've gone through the Colbert Report's archives, to bring you the other half of the best Arizona-based mockery on television.

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Arizona's Top 10 Appearances on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 15 2013 at 2:05 PM
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In case you haven't noticed, the state of Arizona gets a hell of a lot of play on Comedy Central's "news" programs.

Really, there's plenty of material for the writers to work with, and it seems like it's hard to go a month without seeing Arizona being the butt of either Jon Stewart's or Stephen Colbert's jokes. So, going through a search of the Daily Show's Arizona-related clips -- 152 of them, according to the website -- we've picked out the top 10 Arizona appearances for your sigh-inducing enjoyment.

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"Russell Pearce Is a Nazi," and Five Other Google Opinions on Arizonans

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Aug. 24 2012 at 7:30 AM
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When you type "why is Arizona" into Google, the search engine provides some of the more popular suggestions to complete your search, like "so hot," "so racist," "so boring," and "so crazy."

Just about every state has it bad in Google's court of public opinion, but that led us to finding some downright fascinating things about Arizonans that people are typing into Google -- here are our top six:

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Russell Pearce's Most Awful Moments of 2012 (Thus Far...)

By Jason Lewis Fri., Aug. 3 2012 at 8:23 AM
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Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce never fails to provide absurdly outrageous moments. Pearce's outrageous moments are far more cringe-worthy and outright despicable than they are humorous -- (although some are pretty damn funny).

There are still almost five full months left in 2012 and Pearce has already racked up a hefty list of awful moments so far this year. We've somehow managed to whittle those down into a list of Russell Pearce's top five most awful moments of 2012 (thus far...).

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Phoenix/Scottsdale Makes Travel+Leisure Magazine's List of America's Rudest Cities

By Monica Alonzo Wed., Jan. 25 2012 at 1:50 PM
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Phoenix/Scottsdale made Travel+Leisure magazine's list of America's Rudest Cities.

In fact, the Phoenix metro area moved up four slots to No. 8 over last year's ranking.

Here's the blurb on the Valley of the Sun:

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International Think Tank Ranks "Most Peaceful" U.S. States. Arizona Didn't Do So Hot

By James King Wed., Apr. 6 2011 at 1:40 PM
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​Good news: according to rankings from an international think tank, Arizona is not the most violent state in America, which may come as a shock considering we're one of only two states in the entire country to consider having its own "official state gun."

Bad news: Arizona isn't even close to being the "most peaceful."

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Stupid Things Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Will Say This Week

By Martin Cizmar Tue., Feb. 1 2011 at 3:14 PM
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​If you have the misfortune of standing within earshot of a Pittsburgh Steelers fan during the next seven days, you will hear him say some really, really dumb stuff.

Part of that can't be helped -- the Steelers are Appalachia's Team and native-born fans speak in a distinct hillbilly dialect that's almost impossible for the average American to understand. But even if you can make sense of the Pittsburghese (listen to this really long lecture by a Carnegie Mellon professor trying to explain it to what is presumably the most sophisticated group of students in western Pennsylvania, making excuses for moonshiners in the process) you're liable to hear a few really zany arguments put forth by these proudly undereducated rubes.

Here are a few to watch for, along with a few points you might make in reply if you're interested in arguing with an angry hillbilly. Keep in mind these people aren't much for rationality -- they're more likely to, say, skimp on spending a few thousand bucks to extinguish an underground coal fire, instead letting it burn until they have to demolish the entire town.

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Top Five Cheap Shots During 2010 General Election. Not to Spoil it, but You Win, Jan Brewer

By James King Tue., Nov. 2 2010 at 4:13 PM
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​Today is the day we find out if all the bickering between candidates running for public office -- and the far-reaching attack ads they produce -- have paid off. Today is election day, and we're pumped.

The 2010 general election in Arizona hasn't been nearly as entertaining as the primary season (watching people in the same political party, who agree on just about everything, beat the political crap out of each other is just way more fun). But it's certainly had its moments.

Sometimes, politicos in attack mode go from far-reaching to flat-out cheap to get their points across. And nobody likes a candidate who doesn't play fair.

So before you head to the polls (if you haven't been there already) have a look at our list of this election season's top-five cheap shots made by some of our local political heroes, and check back to Valley Fever later for full coverage of tonight's election results.  

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Synthetic Marijuana: Six Things You Should Know About Smoking JWH-018

By Niki D'Andrea Fri., Feb. 19 2010 at 8:32 AM
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Herbal incense blends containing JWH-018 may soon be banned in Kansas.
Last week, we reported on a synthetic Cannabinoid compound called JWH-018, which is sold in herbal-incense blends at head shops around the Valley. Smoking this compound is said to have the same effect as smoking marijuana, which has led lawmakers in Kansas to seek a ban on the substance (check out this week's feature story about the substance and the proposed ban in our sister paper, Kansas City's Pitch Weekly).

In the spirit of journalistic research, we smoked several brands of herbal incense over the course of a month leading up to the news short linked above. And while JWH-018 is still legal in Arizona, there are a few other things you should know about smoking it:

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Napolitano, Meghan McCain, Among "D.C.'s Most Eligible Singles," Says Politico.com

By Ray Stern Mon., Sep. 14 2009 at 12:44 PM
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Arizonans Janet Napolitano and Meghan McCain are two of "D.C.'s Most Eligible Singles," according to an article in Politico.com.

Writer Patrick Gavin says of the 20 "eligible singles:"

They're cute and connected, charming and compelling. To be sure, many won't be single for long so it's best to work on your pickup lines now.

We doubt either of those two are headed for relationship bliss anytime soon.

Napolitano sure didn't capitalize on her long-time status as one of Arizona's most eligible singles, as far as we know. Though many pundits have openly questioned her sexuality, the only thing that seems certain about Napolitano's dating life is that she doesn't seem to have much of one. But really, who cares?

 As Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell callously noted (and a live mic picked up), maybe her lack of a "life" means she dedicates more time to her job. As the Politico blog posts mentions, Napolitano said in a recent New York Times interview that she was "dating" her staff:

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