I saw this GOP candidate and simply cracked up laughing.

[Archae]

Based on his picture, and his stances on "issues," I instantly thought he must have been an extra in "Deliverance." :D



ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Pima County Republican officials are distancing themselves from their party's nominee for Congress in District 7, perennial candidate Joe Sweeney.

"I think Joe Sweeney is a candidate that the Republican Party, as an organization, needs to analyze carefully to determine whether they can support him," County Republican Chairman John Munger said after Sweeney got 70 percent of the vote against Lou Muñoz in Tuesday's primary.

"There's a reasonable chance the Pima County Republican Party will be unwilling to support him, will disavow his candidacy," Munger said, while declining to go into detail until he meets with the county executive committee.

Ed Parker, a member of that executive committee and former executive director of the county party, said the result of that meeting should be putting as much distance as possible between the party and Sweeney.

But Republican voters felt otherwise, picking Sweeney to take on Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva in the Nov. 2 election.

Sweeney's rigid anti-immigration and anti-homosexuality stands alienated party officials.

They also note that he's run for Congress 11 times over the last 20 years as a Democrat, a Republican, a Democrat, a New Alliance Party member and then Republican again.

http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/38158.php

[HEyHEY]

1. > insert white trash joke here<

[dorktv]

2. Wait, the Arizona Republican party scared of a

Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Homosexual canidate? what is wrong with this picture?

[69KV]

3. Scary

Would you believe the Goopers gave him 70% of their vote in a contested Repuke primary? Incredible.

[alittlelark]

4. It's Bob Boudelang's cousin!!

Well, they're not exactly sure if he is a cousin - ya see, his mom was screwing her 1/2 brother... so they are not really cousins, nor are they siblings....it's just sooo confabulating...

[lapfog_1]

5. His "website" is a real winner!

http://www.josephsweeney.freeservers.com/

and maybe this has something to do with why they don't want him
running:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from the
University of Arizona

Experience: Ran for Arizona Legislature in 1974 and for U.S.
Congress 11 times since. Lost each time.

Priority: Representing taxpayers

Seems to be both homophobic and racist from the remarks in the
various papers... I'm sure that's why the core republicans
must love this guy and voted him to carry the standard forward.
Who knows, maybe he'll even be elected to the US House, and
help expose the rethuglicans for who they really are!

[Lady Effingbroke]

6. Aaaaaaah! My eyes!

I'll have nightmares tonight for sure, now! :scared: :freak:

[mark414]

7. Read his FAQ

on the above listed site

the guy doesn't appear to really know anything!

"I intend to survey constituents and represent their informed consent 90% of the time, not 20%"

"My name is Joseph Sweeney and I approve this message."

[the Kelly Gang]

8. never trust a man of that age who dyes his hair..your right..he's

chainsaw massacre material

[enigmatic]

9. He reminds me of this guy:

Ernest T. Bass:

[ET Awful]

10. While looking for more info on the guy, I found this old family portrait