Thread: Grijalva clashes with Goddard, Arpaio over AZ. boycott

Grijalva clashes with Goddard, Arpaio over AZ. boycott

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat running for governor, is calling on U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., to back off his high-profile support for an economic boycott of Arizona in protest of its controversial immigration law

Goddard, who has seen Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's popularity surge since she signed Senate Bill 1070 in April, wrote to Grijalva in a letter dated Wednesday:

"You have told the media that you would like to change minds here in Arizona through a boycott. From what I have seen, the Governor and the Legislature don't seem to care about Arizona's economic life blood. A boycott would only hurt Arizona.

"I ask you to join with me in calling on businesses across America to give Arizona a chance, and help us to rebuild our economy instead of engaging in hurtful boycotts.

"Let's work together to make sure that Arizona is known around the country, not as a place of intolerance, but as a state that respects the rights of all citizens and values diversity."

Grijalva on Thursday responded with a terse, two-sentence statement that suggested that gubernatorial campaign politics were behind Goddard's letter. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll showed Brewer leading Goddard by 18 percentage points.

"I hope Gov. Brewer got a similar letter asking her to tone down her vicious comments," Grijalva said. "I understand why Mr. Goddard sent this letter, but I’m not the source of his problems.â€

What a joke that man Grijalva is! I am sure that Governor Brewer can be vicious, as can anybody who acquires any position of power can be but in public I have only seen her be a total lady on this issue. So Grijalva is mischaracterizing = lying to support his position. What on earth has Governor Brewer said that is "vicious?"

"I hope Gov. Brewer got a similar letter asking her to tone down her
vicious comments," Grijalva said. "I understand why Mr. Goddard sent this letter, but I’m not the source of his problems.â€