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DSCC ad: ‘Jeff Flake: Too Extreme for Arizona Women’
October 4, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I posted the other day that the DSCC has made an ad buy in the Arizona U.S. Senate race, and the DSCC is now up with its ad, "Jeff Flake: Too Extreme for Arizona Women." From the ad description:
Jeff Flake has an extreme record on women's issues. Flake wants to let insurers deny women access to healthcare — including breast cancer screenings and has also voted to de-fund Planned Parenthood which would curb access to basic reproductive and preventative care.
Tagline: "Jeff Flake: too out there for here."
Video below the fold.
TUSD candidate forum: How can TUSD be improved? (video)
October 4, 2012
by Pamela Powers Hannley
In this 7th video from the Drinking Liberally Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) candidate forum, candidates discuss how they would improve the district, including how they would increase graduation rates.
Watch this new video after the jump. To view all of the videos in this series, go to my YouTube channel or go here for all of my BfAZ stories.
Public Policy Polling: Carmona leads by two points
October 3, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: PPP's newest poll of the Arizona Senate race finds Democrat Richard Carmona leading Republican Jeff Flake by 45-43. Carmona up 2, Romney by 9 in Arizona – Public Policy Polling: That represents a small shift in Carmona's direction since our last poll of the state three weeks ago, which had found Flake … Read more
Event to support South Tucson students and their public schools
October 3, 2012
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by David Safier From Casa Maria: As you know TUSD is facing a $17 million deficit this year and will have to make difficult financial decisions, one suggestion is to close small schools. Casa Maria has been working closely every day with poor families and homeless of South Tucson City and we considered that if … Read more
What will we tell the M&Ms?
October 3, 2012
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by David Safier This story about teacher cheating on standardized testing is so teacherly, so . . . kinda cute and comical in a good-teacher way, it almost makes me want to cry. It's from a recent AP article discussing how careless states are about security measures when it comes to high stakes tests and … Read more
The ‘less than do nothing’ Tea-Publican Congress: kick em’ all out!
October 3, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "less than do nothing" Tea-Publican Congress is the "Worst. Congress. Ever." Congress' Approval Poised to Be Lowest in an Election Year (September 2012): Thirteen percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest Gallup has measured this late in an election year. The prior lows were 18% in … Read more
Koch brothers come to the aid of Jeff Flake
October 3, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I see that the billionaire bastard Koch brothers are using their front group Freedom Works to try to save their faithful servant Rep. Jeff Flake from impending defeat by pumping PAC money into the Arizona Senate race. I keep seeing this ad on news sites and political blogs. "Rock Solid." Why does … Read more
Banned Books Week
October 3, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Once upon a time when I was young, I obtained a list of the most banned books in the U.S. and then set about to read every one, checking them off the list as I completed each book. Take that!
From Bookman's Book Store in Arizona, a celebration of Banned Books Week (Sep 30-Oct 6).
Video below the fold.
