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Podcast: Liberty Candidate Chris Simcox (US Senate - Arizona)
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:56am | posted by United Liberty Staff
In this, the sixth in a series of interview with Liberty Candidates, Jason and Brett talk with Chris Simcox, discussing his campaign, his political activism, and his opponent, former Republican Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain. Simcox is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Arizona.
This series is one devoted to showcasing liberty candidates nationwide. Simcox talks about his Senatorial campaign against Arizona’s senior Senator.
You can download the podcast here. The introduction music is “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen.
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McCain could face a tough primary challenge
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 1:07pm | posted by Jason Pye
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may be in trouble if he gets a primary challenger:
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%.
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Hayworth, a conservative former U.S. congressman who now is a popular radio talk show host in Phoenix, is reportedly interested in the race but has not formally declared for it. He captures 59% of the male GOP vote, while McCain wins 58% of female voters.Younger GOP voters like Hayworth more than their elders. McCain has a solid lead among the relatively small number of moderate and liberal Republicans in the state while Hayworth picks up a plurality (48%) of conservatives.
This will be a fun one to watch should Hayworth jump in.
Phoenix man sues police over wrongful shooting
Mon, 10/12/2009 - 11:30am | posted by Jason Pye
Tony Arambula, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, is suing police due to an incident in September of last year where he was accidentally shot six times after he was mistaken for being robber:
The night of the shooting, Arambula said an intruder had broken into his home.
Arambula called 911 and told police he was holding the intruder at gunpoint.
As officers arrived, Arambula’s wife Lesley said she told them her husband was inside the house holding a gun on the intruder.
“I told them my husband was inside, he was the one with the gun,” she said Tuesday.
The officers entered the house with a shout of “Police!”
Almost immediately afterward, Phoenix police Officer Brian Lilly shot Arambula in the back.
Three more shots were fired at Arambula, one hitting him in the arm.
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The claim said that when Arambula fell to the floor, Lilly shot him two more times.
That’s when Arambula told Lilly he’d shot the wrong man.
In his Internal Affairs interview, Lilly admitted firing at Arambula without any verbal warning, according to the claim.
Arambula said he did everything he was supposed to do in that situation.
“I would have loved if they would have told me to get on the floor and drop to my knees,” Arambula said. “To not have given me any opportunity to not get shot, it’s confusing. I pray that this never happens to another family.”
According to the complaint, Officer Brian Lilly, who fired on Arambula without warning, is a Field Training Officer for the Phoenix Police Department.
