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Upcoming political debates on Buckmaster Show

Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

Bill Buckmaster has a radio talk show at high noon, M to F on KVOI 1030 on the AM dial. In order to assist you voters out in radio land about the upcoming November 6 legislative and county races, as well as Proposition 204 entitled “Quality Education & Jobs” he has scheduled the following debates:

TODAY: Ally Miller (R) and Nancy Young-Wright (D) – Pima County Supervisor District 1 – 12:30-1pm.

Wednesday, September 26: Pima County Treasurer: Beth Ford (R) and Elaine Richardson (D) – 12:30 – 1pm

Thursday, September 27: AZ State Senator LD 10: Frank Antenori (R) and David Bradley (R) – 12:04- 12:30pm

Monday, October 01: Pima County Recorder: Bill Beard (R) and F-Ann Rodriquez (D) – 12:30 -1PM

Thursday, October 04: AZ State Senator LD 11: Jo Holt (D) and Al Melvin (R) 12:04-12:30pm

Monday, October 08: AZ State Senator LD 9: Steve Farley (D) and Tyler Mott (R) 12:30-1pm

Wednesday, October 10: Proposition 204: Ann-Eve Pedersen, pro and Doug Ducey, against 12:04-12:30pm

Wednesday, Ocotber 17: Pima County Sheriff: Mark Napier (R) and Clarence Dupnik (D) and Dave Croteau (G)

The incumbents in these races are: Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford, State Senator Frank Antenori (LD 30), Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, State Senator Al Melvin (LD 26), Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.

And if you miss listening to any of these shows, you can always find them online at www.buckmastershow.com or here at http://tucsoncitizen.com/buckmaster-show/.

“Conservative Cruze” in your vehicles with Tucson Tea Party

Sunday, September 16th, 2012

From Tucson Tea Party website:

You are invited to a “Conservative Cruze” Saturday September 22nd.
The Tucson Tea Party would like to invite you to participate in a series of events on Saturday, September 22nd.

We are not going to rally at a stadium, amongst ourselves. These types of events are great for ginning up energy. However, the strength of our numbers is seen by no one but us.

How can we share our message with others who might not be paying close attention to our strong conservative voice?
We have to be seen and heard in a very visible way. A Tea Party way. A non-violent and safe way.

Imagine hundreds of auto’s prominently displaying a conservative message traversing major streets in Oro Valley, Marana, Tucson, and Pima County. We can do this. You are invited to “dress up” your auto, classic car, dump truck (Yes, we may see a dump truck!lol.), or your motorcycle, pickup truck, or “street legal” hot rod. We will be hosting events in 4 locations in Pima County. You can show up, and show off, your vehicle at any or all locations. We will have speakers at three of the four locations, including 104.1 FM’s Jon Justice and James T. Harris.
Each event is timed such that all of us, Yes, all of us, can move from each location to the next. Sort of a “political poker run”. Sort of a political version of a classic car cruise. Decorate your cars, show your creativity, send them a message! We are not going away! We are here to stay.

Here’s the itinerary…………….

9:20 am- Northwest Tucson/CD1 candidate signs will be available for pickup at the Oro Valley Market Place, near the Red Lobster. This is simply a meet up location for those Tea Party members who would be willing to move from this location, to our 1st full event stop in Marana. We will pass out driving directions to all of our stops, at this location. We will be traversing Oro Valley, and Northwest Tucson. No speakers will be at this location.
We would like you to consider beginning your event day here, to show our vehicles and send a conservative message to voters in this area, as we travel to……

10:20 am- We will host an outside event at “Boston’s Restaurant” located next to the theatre complex at the Arizona Pavilions Mall at 5825 West Arizona Pavilions Drive in Marana. Featured speakers will include Jon Justice, Jonathon Paton, Al Melvin, and others. Boston’s will open early for our rally and be available to serve your refreshments and snacks from their menu if you would like to “grab a bite”. We have plenty of parking. Candidate signs will be available also, should you wish to display them on your vehicles. We will provide you directions to our next stop, as we travel thru city center and Raul Grijalva’s district on our way to our next location…..

12:00 pm-We will host an outside event at the Shriner’s Hall located at 450 South Tucson Boulevard Tucson, Az. Featured speakers will include James T. Harris, “WarriorSchools” Jeff Prather, and several political candidates running in this area. The Shriner’s will have refreshments available for purchase. After our speakers are done we will be traveling thru CD 2 (Ron Barber’s turf), legislative districts 9 and 10, and ending at our final location…………….

3:00 pm- We will host an outside rally at the brand new “Hot Rod’s” Restaurant Old Vail – 10500 East Old Vail Rd, Tucson 85747. You will again be treated to James T. Harris, and have an opportunity to hear from one of our most fiscally conservative State Senators, Frank Antenori, along with other speakers. Frank has done an outstanding job limiting the spending of our state government, and faces a challenging election this fall. We would like to see “show our Tea Party colors” on the East side of Tucson, and in support of Frank. This is a very important leg of our itinerary. Hot Rod’s is a fabulous place to end our afternoon.

What is your involvement????????

Decorate your vehicles! Dress them up so that they are noticed. Send a message. You are the citizen activists that Andrew Breitbart so vividly described to us. Get motivated. Get involved. Spread the word. We will ask candidates to have their signs available at each of our stops.
The most important part of this event is YOU, traveling with us, thru our city and county, spreading a message of conservative values!

Participation ribbons will be awarded to every vehicle that completes the journey to “Hot Rod’s”. Vehicles will be judged and fun trophies awarded, at Hot Rod’s, in the following categories:

-Most “eye catching”
-Most “patriotic”
-Most “supportive of a candidate”
-“Oldest” vehicle decorated with a conservative message

Tune in to 104.1 FM next week to hear more about this event. We look forward to seeing you this upcoming Saturday.

Note: We are not a parade event. If more than 300 vehicle’s show, we advise our attendees of several routes to travel to our next destination, for maximum visibility and so as not to impede the normal flow of traffic. All traffic laws and signals must be followed. All vehicle’s must be “street legal”.

Jonathon Paton will be opening up his campaign office this Thursday evening September 20th to Tucson Tea Party members that would like to create signs for their vehicles. Contact Greg Harris for directions 520-990-1903. We are trying to find an east side location for making signs. We will advise you if, and when we locate a place.

“Once more unto the breach, my dear friends”. We hope to see you next Saturday.

Your Tucson Tea Party

Cruise along in your classic car, regular vehicle/auto, hot rod, or motorbike on this “Conservative Cruze”.

Clean Elections debate schedule for state legislative races – updated

Thursday, September 6th, 2012

AZ Daily Star political reporter Brady McCombs reported on the AZ Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s debates scheduled for September & October, leading up to the Nov. 6 General Election. Click here for his article:

Here’s the schedule for the debates, which all start at 6 p.m.:

• Sept. 20 — LD2 House
Where: PCC East Campus, Room L-101, 8181 E. Irvington Road
House candidates: John Ackerley (R), Andrea Dalessandro (D) and Rosanna Gabaldon (D).

• Sept. 24 — LD11 House and Senate
Where: PCC Northwest Campus, Room A-207, 7600 N. Shannon Road
House candidates: David Joseph (D), Adam Kwasman (R) and Steve Smith (R).
Senate candidates: Jo Holt (D) and Al Melvin (R).

• Oct. 3 — LD9 House and Senate *
Where: PCC Downtown Campus, Amethyst Room, 1255 N. Stone Ave.
House candidates: Cynthia Miley (R), Ethan Orr (R), Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) and Victoria Steele (D).
Senate candidates: Steve Farley (D) and Tyler Mott (R).

• Oct. 10 — LD10 House
Where: PCC District Office, Community Board Room (C-105), 4905 E. Broadway
House candidates: Todd Clodfelter (R), Stefanie Mach (D), Ted Vogt (R) and Bruce Wheeler (D).

*9/12/12 update: LD 9 debate moved to following day, October 4, same time, same place due to conflict with U.S. Presidential debate.

For more info about AZ CCEC go to www.azcleanelections.gov, to see list of participating candidates in the Clean Elections program.

The Debate schedule is here on their website for other legislative districts, including LD 14 Senate & House candidates on Sept. 26* in Benson, AZ. at the Benson City Council Chambers, 120 W. 6th St. In that race for Senate, incumbent Gail Griffin (R) of LD 25 is facing Pat Fleming (D). In the House race four men are vying for 2 seats: David Gowan (R) incumbent in LD 30, Robert Leach (D), David Stevens (R) incumbent in LD 25, and Mark Stonebraker (D).

*Update: This LD 14 debate moved to October 10, due to Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever’s memorial service.

In LD 10 House race, Bruce Wheeler and Ted Vogt are incumbents, currently serving as representatives in LD 28 and LD 30 respectively. In the LD 11 Senate race, Al Melvin is the incumbent State Senator in LD 26. Cynthia Miley is a Republican write-in candidate from the AZ Primary in LD 9 House, which is why her name has not appeared in previous posts.*

*10/5/12 update: No appearance by Republican Cynthia Miley at last night’s CCEC debate, someone announced that she was not on the ballot. Checked with AZ SOS website, and her name does not appear for LD 9 House.

Attend these debates to listen to these candidates, and vote wisely on or before Nov. 6. Early voting starts October 11.