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Arizona's Nutty Republicans Star in Anti-Agenda 21 Hearing: The Highlight Reel

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 18 2013 at 11:41 AM

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A man in a blue shirt takes a nap during this thought-provoking hearing on Agenda 21.

Members of the conspiracy-theory wing of the Republican Party in Arizona, sometimes referred to as the "Black Helicopter Caucus," gathered last week at the Capitol to discuss Agenda 21 and their fears of the plan that appears to have been adopted from Glenn Beck.

Republican State Senator Judy Burges headed up the meeting, which also featured former legislative wingnut Sylvia Allen, and there's a hilarious highlight reel (or depressing, depending on how seriously you take these things) of how it all went down.

See also:
-Judy Burges Claims Agenda 21 Will Turn Arizona Into Commie-Land
-Carl Seel Hates Agenda 21, but Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

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agenda 21, arizona, brazil, carl seel, conspiracy theory, judy burges, kelli ward, rio treaty, sb 1403, steve farley, sylvia allen, tea party, un, united nations, wes harris

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Carl Seel, House Republican, Hates Agenda 21, but Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Apr. 5 2013 at 4:34 PM

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Representative Carl Seel, confused and getting testy.

Republican State Representative Carl Seel just detests the United Nations' Agenda 21 -- he and his pal, Senator Judy Burges, have been trying to prevent part of that agenda, the Rio Declaration, from being used in Arizona.

On the House floor yesterday, however, Seel was unable to produce the reasoning as to why he was trying to amend a bill to ban any government agents in Arizona from implementing any aspect of the Rio Declaration.

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-Judy Burges, Republican State Senator, Claims Agenda 21 Will Turn Arizona Into Commie-Land

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Judy Burges, Republican State Senator, Claims Agenda 21 Will Turn Arizona Into Commie-Land

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Feb. 19 2013 at 2:34 PM

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State Senator Judy Burges explains a lot of things she doesn't know much about.

Do you hear that? That's the sound of a black helicopter landing at the state capitol for the Senate Government and Environment Committee's hearing on a ~~conspiracy theory~~ bill about the United Nations' "Agenda 21."

Yes, Republican state Senator Judy Burges is still trying to warn everyone that the United Nations is trying to turn Arizona into a land of communism like Brazil, which Burges insists is a communist nation, for some reason.

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Obama Haters Are So Upset That They're Asking the White House to Let Arizona Secede

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Nov. 13 2012 at 11:41 AM

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chronicleoftheoldwest.com

History's a bitch, isn't it?

Why would out-of-towners ever write off Arizona as a place just full of bozos and lunatics?

Well, the petition to the White House requesting that the Obama administration let Arizona secede from the Union and start its own government is a good place to start your research.

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arizona, barack obama, civil war, election 2012, president obama, republicans, secede, secession, we the people

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Election 2012

Allen West, Congress' Resident Goof, Turns to Arizonans for Campaign Cash

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Oct. 31 2012 at 12:58 PM

Categories: Election 2012, Why the Rest of the Country is Laughing at us.

Desperate-for-cash Florida Congressman Allen West

It's a sad day when you find out that Republican Florida Congressman Allen West is trying to squeeze some bucks out of Arizona residents.

West -- for those not familiar with him -- is the most outspoken member of Congress, a tea-party king who has a penchant for making things up (see: Rep. Allen West Says Up To 81 House Members Are Communists), and resorts to name-calling for any reason he can find.

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Jan Brewer Unveils New Plan to Get Rid of Illegal Immigrants (Not Really)

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Aug. 22 2012 at 11:45 AM

Categories: Laugh Track, Why the Rest of the Country is Laughing at us.

OK, so that's not really Governor Jan Brewer explaining her new method of getting rid of illegal immigrants, but it's hilarious.

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aclu, aclu of arizona, alessandra soler, arizona, deferred action, diet dream act, dream act, executive order, immigration, jan brewer, obama

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Rolling Stone Recaps the "Really Crazy Stuff" Going On in Arizona Politics

By Monica Alonzo Tue., Jun. 12 2012 at 5:30 PM

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Rolling Stone did a wrap up about Arizona's "really crazy" political climate -- not that we needed a reminder.

But, yeah, this is why the rest of the country is laughing at us.

Bennett the Birther? Gould the Gunman? Kelly and his M-16s?

Yee-ha!

Read the Rolling Stone recap below:

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daniel patterson, jesse kelly, joe arpaio, ken bennett, pat shearer, paul babeu, rolling stone, ron gould

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Arizona Senator John McCain Second-Most-Disliked U.S. Senator in the Country; Jon Kyl "Well Below Average," According to Poll

By Matthew Hendley Fri., May 6 2011 at 2:52 PM

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What voter apathy looks like.

Just three days after Public Policy Polling found that just about no one likes Sarah Palin or Donald Trump, the pollsters say today that Arizonans don't like their senators either.

Arizona Senator John McCain -- who had a 40 percent approval rating in the firm's January polling -- now has a 34 percent approval rating, the second-lowest among U.S. senators in the nation.

"[McCain] has improved considerably with the GOP after a bruising primary battle last summer and his White House loss, but he is in the basement with everyone else," the pollsters say in a statement.

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arizona, jan brewer, joe arpaio, john mccain, jon kyl, public policy polling, u.s. senate

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Arizona Does "Not Have a Single Common Sense Gun Law" On Books, Brady Center Finds

By James King Thu., May 5 2011 at 10:58 AM

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Yee-haw

For a state that recently became only the second in the country to pass a law that names an official state gun, it shouldn't come as much of a shock that Arizona scored a whopping zero points on this year's Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence annual scorecard -- and that's out of 100.

Arizona joins Utah and Alaska on the group's list of states that "do not have a single common sense gun law on their books," and are considered "do-nothing" states in terms of gun-control policy.

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alaska, arizona, brady campaign to prevent gun violence, colt single-action army revolver, gun laws, jan brewer, scorecard, utah

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Arizona's Official State Gun Bill Goes From Dumb Idea to Embarrassing Reality With Signature of Governor Jan Brewer

By James King Fri., Apr. 29 2011 at 12:42 PM

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www.knowyourledge.com

Welcome to Arizona, the official billboard for the Connecticut-based Colt gun company.

Following intense lobbying of state legislators by the gun company, Governor Jan Brewer yesterday signed a bill into law that makes the Colt single-action Army revolver the official firearm of the state of Arizona -- which will undoubtedly serve as rhetorical ammo for the state's haters who want to paint Arizonans as knuckle-dragging, gun-toting hillbillies. That said, one look at the majority of our elected officials, and the haters would appear to be right.

Having an official state gun is not the end of the world -- it's just stupid, especially in Arizona, for a lot of reasons.

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