Arizona Republican Candidate Advocates Murder-- Literally

With the arrest and indictment of crooked GOP Congressman Rick Renzi and his forced retirement, Arizona's first congressional district is unlikely to fall into Republican hands again. If we're lucky, progressive environmental lawyer Howard Shanker will win the primary against a well-funded but empty-headed, Republican-lite insider-- being pushed by Rahm Emanuel and other corrupt forces within the Democratic establishment. Regardless of which Dem wins the primary one is likely to be the next member of Congress representing the district. But the Republicans are still trying, and their extremist lunatic fringe candidates are bashing each other up good.

The GOP Establishment favors a mine owner, lobbyist and friend of McCain named Sydney Hay, who is extremely right-wing but the alternative, Sandra Livingstone, is trying to prove that she's equally radical, if not certifiably insane. She's given her campaign $200,000 and managed to collect another $4,275 from hapless Republicans in the area.

Around 20 people, mainly senior citizens, showed up for the Livingstone town hall, where they heard her discuss Second Amendment rights, energy policy and her recommendations for bringing the nation's finances under control.

"I believe in the Second Amendment as written-- the right to bear arms, the right to form militias," she said, and advocated for a national law protecting people with concealed weapon permits when the cross state lines.

..."I'm not Rick Renzi, I've never met Rick Renzi." Livingstone said she will be able to stay above the fray because she is "not enamored of Washington."

"Personally I think Washington needs a drive-by in a major way."

That was an unfortunate analogy to make today just as Arizona is coming to grips with the latest tragic shooting at a college. South Mountain Community College saw a "long-standing feud" between two young men erupt into violence that resulted in 3 students being shot. "At the end of Thursday's confrontation, 20-year-old Charee Williams, 17-year-old Christopher Lee Taylor, and 19-year-old Isaac Deshay Smith, lay on the floor of the lab at South Mountain Community College, pleading for help."