In light of the misinformation that is out there, and political candidates telling people to go to the wrong voting booth (Arizona Election Alert: Calls from Jeff Flake Campaign give wrong voting locations to voters), we feel it is important to inform the public on how to acquire accurate information via GOOGLE.

All you have to do is use GOOGLE‘s feature by typing the address where you are registered to vote for a polling place lookup.

It’s easy.

Huge news! Military Veteran supported Tammy Duckworth hits a double-digit lead in new poll!  For those of you who may not know this, Tammy is an Iraqi Veteran, and we support her.

From ROLL CALL:

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth (D) had a 10-point advantage over freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R) in the most recent poll of the suburban Chicago 8th district.

Duckworth led Walsh, 50 percent to 40 percent, in the Chicago Tribune poll of 600 likely voters. Notably, Duckworth led Walsh among female voters, 54 percent to 34 percent.

The new numbers come one day after Duckworth hosted Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) to discuss Walsh’s comments on abortion. Speier opened up about her own medically necessary abortion on the House floor last February.

As an independent voter of Arizona, I want former independent voter and U.S. candidate Richard Carmona to beat Jeff Flake.

Like Senator John McCain, U.S. Senate Candidate via Richard Carmona served our Armed Forces when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted, he joined the United States Army Special Forces, became a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine as a Special Forces medic.

Jeff Flake has proven to us that he is willing to toe the extremist Tea Party line; Whereas  Richard Carmona has proven he can work in a bipartisanship fashion.

What can Richard Carmona consider in these last 10 days before the November 6th election day that will cinch in the win from key Arizona independent voters?

Most Arizonans believe Arizona has a maverick history (some ugly and some good) that stems back from the Martin Luther King Holiday issue.  Arizona was  one of the few states in the United States that did not support MLK Holiday.  Recall to your memory when Senator John McCain did not support Martin Luther King Holiday way back when it was being discussed? Indeed there was a big hoopla over it.

According to TIME:

At the time, only 27 states and Washington, D.C., honored the holiday. Most famously, all three Arizona House Republicans including current Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain, voted against the bill in ’83. The state did not vote in favor of recognizing the holiday until 1992, not only rejecting pleas from Reagan and then Arizona governor Evan Mecham but also losing the NFL’s support when the league moved Super Bowl XXVII from Sun Devil Stadium, in Tempe, to California in protest. Arizona was not the only state openly contemptuous of federal law. In 2000, 17 years after the law’s official passage and the same year it pulled the Confederate flag down from its statehouse dome, South Carolina became the last state to sign a bill recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1872501,00.html#ixzz2ARewWCp4

In a sense, Carmona proved his “maverick” status because after he was appointed by President Bush to become the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, he became  highly critical of the Bush administration for suppressing scientific findings which conflicted with the Administration’s ideological agenda.

These days, polling is very hard to rely upon, and if Carmona feels like things are too close for comfort — I encourage him to prove his independence by supporting Prop 121 in these last days of the election cycle — after all, independent voters are the 2nd largest voting bloc in Arizona and independents are pushing the Arizona Open Primary measure.  In fact, Prop 121 is expected to pass by 5% if you believe the polls provided bythe Independent Voter Network.

Why should Carmona consider Prop 121?

Because it will empower independent voters in Arizona and it will make them happy.  Independent Voter Network (IVN ) has more information below:

For the first time in Arizona history — independent voters have become the 2nd largest voting bloc because many of us believe the 2 major party system has failed Americans due to extremism and the fringe groups.  It would be wonderful to see two veterans serving the U.S. Senate side-by-side that will bring a much needed Ronald Reagan/Tip O’Neill atmosphere to Washington D.C.

It’s time to snap our state out of extremism — and it’s time for balance to be restored.  Tea Party supporters have done enough damage already with their obstructionism, and we cannot do it with Flake who has proven to toe the tea party line that hurts Veterans.  Veterans who have served our Armed Forces and put their lives on the line for this great Nation.

Misogyny and misanthropy is alive and well in the political world.  Most women politicos have known this for some time.  In fact, I remember both men and women take issue with Hillary Clinton being referred to as a “shrill“.  Women, especially Hillary Clinton supporters loathed it.  These days men are referring to women as a princess and so forth in an effort to minimize their hard work and activism.  Bottom line, if women don’t agree with them … they will do whatever it takes to minimize those women.  These same men have the audacity to criticize a woman who quits her career for the immigration cause.  The below is a sexist remark, and the reason why the writer doesn’t believe it isn’t a sexist remark is because he is a man.

At one point in Arizona, male politicos screamed, cried and kicked when Republican State Senator Scott Bundgaard abused his girlfriend, yet now we have these same men wanting to turn a blind eye to candidate Paul Penzone? They are mad because I’m a woman independent voter who supports Mike Stauffer for Sheriff? This does not compute.

My actions speak for itself with regard to how far I will travel to protest the corrupt Sheriff Joe Arpaio … so much so we drove over 5000 miles in order to protest him at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.  In fact, we have been protesting Arpaio at his own Catholic Church at Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Yet, these male chauvinists will make every attempt to steal a woman’s hard work and minimize her efforts. Below is just one little sliver of what we do.  Misogynists look the other way when women in politics are out in 104 degree weather protesting Arpaio at church, and they look the other way when we travel thousands of miles to help a family who lost a loved one (DREAM Act student), and they certainly look the other way when a woman protests the Republican National Convention.

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Tequila Party protesting Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Tampa Florida at their GOP Convention (Long Trip from Arizona)
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Tequila Party protesting Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Tampa Florida at their GOP Convention (Long Trip from Arizona)
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DeeDee Garcia Blase protesting Sheriff Joe Arpaio at GOP Convention in Florida. This national reporter receives a copy of a letter written by Joaquin Luna's mother (DREAMER who committed suicide).
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DeeDee Garcia Blase alongside other protesters of the GOP Convention
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….Back to why bloggers are mad about my support for Mike Stauffer (Independent candidate) instead of the alleged wife beater via Paul Penzone….

Below are photos I took from the Arizona Republic Newspaper.  You can see Scott Bundgaard’s bruises but you cannot see Aubrey Ballard’s bruises and this is because Aubrey had her bruises on her breasts, knees and elsewhere.  Just on it’s face value, one could easily assume that the woman abused Mr. Bundgaard.  This was not the case.  Through extensive testimony at a hearing I attended, I personally saw photos of Aubrey’s cuts and bruises on other parts of her body.

Just because I am an independent voter who is against political candidates who have shoved their wives into a doorway leading to documented injuries, does not mean I have to turn a blind eye to that.  Sorry.  No can do.  I refuse to turn a blind eye to men who abuse their wives.  Paul Penzone is a very large man, and for any larger person to pick on smaller framed women should not be tolerated. Again, Susan B. Penzone told the Glendale Police that he followed her and shoved her into the doorway. You can read the entire police report here. And since most people don’t like to read everything, I’m going to hone in on “her side of the story” because I’m a woman who used to help supervise the Protection From Abuse case desk when I worked as a Trial Court Clerk in a US District Court.  By and large I saw women who were abused, not men, and even though there have been men who have been abused by women — mostly it is men who take advantage of their large scaled body and strength over a woman.

Furthermore, like Scott Bundgaard, it is my opinion that Paul Penzone knew how to work the system and invoke some professional courtesy and/or get out of the bad situation that could cost him his weapon and his job. Remember when Scott Bundgaard used his “I’m a Senator card” in order to have his abused girl take the fall?

Question #1:  Why didn’t the investigator interview the neighbor who saw the abuse going on between Susan and Paul Penzone?

Question #2:  Why didn’t Penzone’s son get interviewed?

Question #3:  Why was Susan Penzone the first person to call 911 and hung up? (Did she feel like the police protect their own?  She was scared enough to call her lawyer).  By the way, I am former law enforcement, and I did see professional courtesy extended to fellow officers so we can’t pretend this doesn’t exist and rule this out.

Question #4:  Why was Susan Penzone successful in obtaining a Protection Order where the Courts viewed Paul Penzone (the Defendant) as a credible threat (enough so to take his weapon away)?

Indeed, Susan B. Penzone told the Glendale Police Department that Paul Penzone pursued her when she went for some hockey sticks, and then shoved her into the doorway leading to a documented injury.  It appears she struck back in defense after he shoved her.

I realize I have agitated people who want me to shut up with regard to shedding light on Paul Penzone’s domestic violence background — but there is more to the alleged wife beating incident.

For instance, like the Arizona Gov.  Jan Brewer, Penzone doesn’t even have a college degree, yet he wants to lead the 3rd largest Sheriff’s County in the country. Penzone does not have the experience to run a complex organization because if you take a look at his personnel records, you will find that his top rank was that of only a sergeant.  He could not make it to lieutenant, and he expects us to believe he can run one of the largest sheriff’s department in the Nation?  In addition, Penzone focused on media relations than actual field operations work. We have already established that the corrupt Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a media whore, but now let’s take a look at what Penzone did before he retired in 2009.

1. 2004 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of appearing on the Povich show.
2. 2005 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of appearing on the Povich television show, Channel 3, Channel 12 and radio.
3. 2006 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of working with the local media on the PEAK, KTAR, ESPN, Channel 12 News Detective Files and so forth.
4. 2007 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of being assigned to the Public Affairs Bureau. Let’s not forget the presentation given to the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.  One wonders if he received perks or free tickets with the Diamondbacks?
5. 2008 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of working with local media again and the laborious job in helping with a Golf Tournament.
6. 2009 – Penzone’s performance record highlights consisted of (again) working with radio, print, and television media.  They highlighted the fact that his span of control was six employees.  A mere six employees!?  And he wants to run the 3rd largest county sheriff’s department in the nation?!

Six years before Penzone retired in 2009, his notable accomplishments were in media, helping in golf tournaments, giving presentations to Arizona Diamondbacks employees, getting a free Escalade for the department, and more golf tournaments. Where is candidate Paul Penzone’s experience in FIELD OPERATIONS where it matters? Where is his detention experience?  Where is his command leadership experience at? Did you know in his last year before he retired he managed 6 employees?  Yet, he wants us to believe that as a sergeant — he can lead the 3rd largest sheriff’s department in the Nation?

The Penzone supporting bloggers have no experience in law enforcement.  I DO!  I know what really matters and we don’t need another media whore in Arizona.  This is why I support Mike Stauffer who is Joe Arpaio’s strongest opponent.

See the below excerpt of Paul Penzone’s performance record showing he managed a whopping 6 employees.  Yet, he wants you to believe he can lead the 3rd largest sheriff’s department in the Nation?

Paul Penzone Performance Report excerpt dated January 31, 2009

In addition to Penzone spending his last years with the Phoenix Police Department  in public affairs.  He was coined as a Nancy Grace Suck Up by writer James King (who actually produced well written stories).  Since then he has moved to New York, Arizonans like me sure do miss his real work.

I’m not the only one who thinks Penzone is a type of media whore.  Look at this headline:

What I find interesting is how some of these Paul Penzone supporters were very quick and loud in  giving  Scott Bundgaard hell for abusing his authority when he abused his girlfriend, yet here they are turning a blind eye to Penzone’s domestic violence background.   You cannot run a Republican through the slaughter house for abusing his girlfriend, and on the flip side ignore another candidate’s domestic violence nature just because he has a (D) beside his name.

There was an actual Protection Order filed against Paul Penzone when the Judge stated he was a credible threat against the Plaintiff and had his weapon and ammunition taken away.

See below protection order (click to enlarge):

Paul Penzone was ordered to turn in his firearm to Glendale Law Enforcement agency via Protection Order filed by his wife when she told the police he struck her.

Last but certainly not least, the below is why Mike Stauffer will beat the corrupt sheriff Joe Arpaio.  You would think so called writers would spend more of their time attacking people who have abused their authority and hit women, but instead, I see these hypocrites attacking a brown woman who refuses to look the other way on domestic violence.

I want to personally thank bloggers out there who are exposing the alleged wife beating Paul Penzone for who he really is, and for giving Mike Stauffer the much needed name recognition he needs.  Mike Stauffer will replace Arpaio because I know most Republicans in our state cannot support a man with a (D) next to his name.  Independents, Republicans, smart Democrats and Libertarians are behind Stauffer this year.

The National Tequila Party Movement will be performing  another exorcism at Ascension Catholic Church regarding Sheriff Joe Arpaio (El Diablo) who has embraced the culture of death at his Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.  This will be our 2nd protest set for  August 12, 2012, at 8:00 am through 10:00 am (both masses).

We have no other choice but to make a plea to Bishop Olmsted to rebuke the culture of death actions Sheriff Joe Arpaio has embraced.

The Latino community perceives Sheriff Joe Arpaio as el Diablo. He jokes about the mysterious Mexican deaths in his prison, but more importantly …  mysterious deaths are indeed occurring.

At our first protest, the Tea Party Movement protested our protest of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.  Joe Arpaio did not attend his church on the 29th of July, but today he did twitter that he attended mass.  The Tequila Party will continue to protest the devil a/k/a Arpaio this upcoming Sunday.  He gives the Catholic Church a bad image, and this is very sad considering that most in the Latino population are members of the Catholic Church.  See below twitter of Arpaio.

(ABOVE) Arpaio gloats about attending the Catholic Church.

We look forward to seeing the corrupt Sheriff Joe Arpaio at our 2nd protest next Sunday.  Perhaps he can see the hurt he has created for our community, and may our Creator show him in his dreams the heartbreak he has caused my People.