Month: October 2017

Thucky on Double Secret Probation, Again

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Nearly four years ago, back when most didn’t know Thucky’s true identity, I had to place him on double secret probation. That occurred because Thucky was playing it fast and loose with his “facts.” But it was mostly in jest, because I knew the world would want to know who our friend Thucky was.

Well, he’s returned to old form, and this time his double secret probation is not a joke. We all know the carnival barker behind the curtain. There’s no need to play along any further.

Here’s what ole Thuckarooskie tried to pass off as fact in a comment:

Compare that 10% to the crushing burden you all advocate on small business women. 39.6% federal, 12.4% social security, 2.4% medicare, 5% state and 8% sales tax = 67.4%. Not enough left to drive business growth.

There’s not a grain of truth in those two sentences.

I’m going to give Thucky one week to identify each and every element of intellectual dishonesty in those two sentences, and apologize for them, in a comment to this post. Should he fail to do so, he’s outta here. 

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Political Calendar: Week of October 29, 2017

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Political Calendar for the Week of October 29, 2017:

Sunday, October 29, 10:00 a.m.: Cyclovia Tucson, beginning at South 12th Avenue and concluding at Sunnyside High School. For more information please call (520) 261-8777.

Tucson Healthcare Forum

Sunday, October 29, 1:30 p.m.: Free educational community event at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd Street, Tucson. Do you have concerns about the Affordable Care Act and repeal attempts; about the future of Medicare and Medicaid; or about access to care or the cost of drugs?
Whether you are a patient or a provider, we want to hear your medical and health insurance stories. The LD9 and LD10 Legislators are holding an open mic forum in which we listen, you talk, and we all learn. Senators David Bradley and Steve Farley and Representatives Kirsten Engel, Randy Friese, and Pamela Powers Hannley have confirmed their attendance. (Rep. Todd Clodfelter was invited but has a scheduling conflict.) Register Here.

Sunday, October 29, 3:00 p.m.: Marana Democrats meeting, at the Continental Reserve Urgent Care, 8333 N. Silverbell Road, Tucson. For more information please contact Buddy Gill at maranadems@gmail.com or (408) 806-2036.

Sunday, October 29, 8:00 p.m.: Laughing Liberally Tucson returns to lampoon the national, state and local political scene. Come out and enjoy Tucson’s best and brightest comics as we try our best to save democracy…one laugh at a time. it’s FUN… it’s FREE… The Flycatcher, 340 E 6th Street (at 4th Avenue), Tucson. Usually the last Sunday every month.

Monday, October 30, Noon: Democrats of Greater Tucson luncheon, Dragon’s View Restaurant (400 N. Bonita, South of St. Mary’s Road between the Freeway and Grande Avenue, turn South at Furr’s Cafeteria). New price: buffet lunch is $10.00 cash, $12 credit; just a drink is $3.50. Featured speaker is Katie Hobbs, candidate for Secretary of State. Next Week: Jim Love, candidate for LD 9 state senate.

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Take survey for YWCA’s Operation Haboob

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“Make your voice heard, and join the conversation!

Join us for our  Community Huddle where we aim to:
• Rebuild community
• Revive democracy
• Co-create a new future to make Arizona a place where everyone can thrive

We believe that we have an opportunity to make real and meaningful change in this state. But we can’t do it without you.”

The YWCA of Southern Arizona’s STAT (Stand Together Arizona Training & Advocacy) team has held Operation Haboob community huddles in Nogales, Tucson, Bisbee  — to get people energized and rebuilding community, revising Democracy. It is a non-partisan movement. They hope to take this movement to the rest of central and northern Arizona.  Upcoming schedule:

Nov 17: Prescott
Nov 18: Flagstaff and Showlow
Nov 19: Globe
Dec 2: Yuma
Dec 3: Phoenix and Casa Grande
Dec 15: Surprise
Dec 16: Kingman
Dec 17: Lake Havasu

If you haven’t joined in yet, or taken the survey, please do so at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YWCA_Arizona

More on Operation Haboob:

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400 Turn Out to Hear Democratic Congressional Candidates

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400 Democratic primary voters turned out at the candidate forum at Rincon High School.
400 Democratic primary voters turned out at the candidate forum at Rincon High School.

Illustrating the intense interest among Democrats in ousting Martha McSally from Congress, 400 people turned out to hear five Democratic congressional candidates at a forum organized by the progressive PAC Represent Me AZ.

A show of hands revealed that the audience was made up of primary voters. They showed up on a Thursday evening 10 months prior to the primary, looking for the candidate who can recapture the District 2 seat in Tucson.

And it may turn out that McSally will bail on re-election as she considers running for Flake’s Senate seat.

All the Democratic candidates supported a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, allowing women on Medicaid to use Planned Parenthood, restoring funding for the Affordable Care Act, requiring a background check for gun purchases, and opposing changes to boundaries of national monuments.

As a precinct committeeman, I listened for a candidate who would most interest voters on door-to-door visits. Here’s my take.

Candidates who have been elected to office

Bruce Wheeler is the candidate with the most-clearly expressed platform. He emphasized his support for Medicare for all. “Each one of us knows someone that’s on Medicare. It works, it’s efficient, and it’s cost-effective. It’s already covering the most expensive section of the population, and by making it universal we strengthen it,” he said.

Calling for action on climate change, Wheeler said, “it is an existential issue, a ticking time bomb. Every year we go backwards is robbing future generations of a healthy planet.”

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