The Antenori Archives, Day 3: Antenori to Supes: Appoint Me or Else ... and That's Not A Threat

The Antenori Archives today features a particularly brilliant gem that reveals how it took the freshman state senator less than one term in office to develop the arrogance of power.

The Pima County Democratic Party has been touring the Antenori Archives this week, marveling at how freshman State Sen. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, has a way of letting his words betray a fringe view of policy and public service.

For instance, mainstream Arizonans believe public service is a privilege and not an entitlement. Antenori, apparently, doesn't share that view.

Antenori was a freshman representative waiting to find out if the Board of Supervisors would appoint him to the senate seat abandoned by a colleague who resigned to run for Congress. He implied that the supervisors should appoint him so they wouldn't face an “angry Frank.”

Antenori told the Tucson Weekly: “I'm thinking the Board of Supervisors would much rather have a guy in the Senate that has been working with them than a guy who is working against them. I think they’d rather have a happy Frank Antenori rather than an angry Frank Antenori.” Antenori continued, “I’m not trying to threaten anybody, don’t say I’m trying to threaten anybody.”

Saying “appoint me or else,” is the definition of a threat, said Pima County Democratic Party Chair Jeff Rogers. He's on the record saying he doesn't like Tucson and his voting record shows he's more comfortable representing Phoenix.

“Mad, loud and Phoenician is no way to serve Tucson, Frank.”

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