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The Media Villagers’ Really Bad Week
June 29, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This has been a really bad week for the corporate media villagers. In their rush to report the news first — is there a prize for that? — they have demonstrated that they are incapable of reporting the facts accurately. The week began with Monday's Supreme Court decision in Arizona et al. v. United … Read more
Reminder: Congressman Raúl Grijalva campaign event featuring Jim Hightower
June 29, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Event announcement from The Raúl Grijalva for Congress campaign: A Whole Lot of People Welcome Jim Hightower Meet Former Texas AG Secretary Jim Hightower For A Howlin' Good Time Rallying For Congressman Raúl M. Grijlava SUNDAY, JULY 1st, at 6PM (Event Starts at 5pm with patio social hour) The Loft Cinema – … Read more
Arizona African-American Democratic Caucus Meeting Saturday
June 29, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the ADP African-American Caucus: ARIZONA AFRICAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MEETING DATE / TIME: SATURDAY, JUNE 30th @ 11:00 A.M. LOCATION: UNION BAPTIST CHURCH640 E. 1st STREETFLORENCE, AZ 85132(520) 868-4772 Carpooling available from Pima County: Please contact Kristian Salter, Pima County African-American Democratic Caucus Chair, (520) 623-5706.
Washington Week Town Hall Today
June 29, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen has a post about a media event today that you may want to participate in. “Washington Week” (with Gwen Ifill) Town Hall today in Tucson – Carolyn's Community:
As a part of WASHINGTON WEEK Election 2012, Arizona Public Media and KPBS San Diego will host a Town Hall on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 5:45pm PDT on AZPM.org.
Gwen Ifill from Washington Week will be joined live in the Tucson Studios by AZPM Host Andrea Kelly. The numbers of illegal border crossers has risen steadily in the past two decades as crackdowns in California and Texas squeezed immigrants into the Arizona desert. That’s created a political backlash in this state, resulting in laws like SB1070 that now make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to live here. The 2010 census showed that Arizona’s Latino population has grown nearly 42% in the last decade. Join us online to discuss these issues and how they may affect the vote in the upcoming elections. The program will also be shown on the World channel (broadcast 27-3, Comcast 203, Cox 83) on Sunday, July 1at 4 p.m. Click here for a link for the streaming page.
In Tucson, Andrea Kelly will be joined by the following AZPM guests:
Leticia de la Vara – Leticia directs ONE ARIZONA, a coalition of 10 non-profit, non-partisan organizations across the state that came together after SB 1070 to turn out the Latino vote. An alumna of multiple leadership institutes, Leticia works for equality in housing, education and political engagement in Arizona’s low-income and Latino communities.
Larry Dever – Larry serves as sheriff of Cochise County in rural southeastern Arizona, with an expanse of 83 1/2 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico. He has testified before Congress many times on immigration and border issues.
Gary Thrasher – Gary is a Cochise County rancher and veterinarian serving rural residents on both sides of the border.
Bruce Bracker – Bruce owns Bracker’s Department Store in Nogales, Ariz. He represents the third generation of family members to run the store and depends on visitors from south of the border for more than 80 percent of his business.
Chief Justice Roberts Has His Cake, Eats It, Feeds It To His Corporate Masters, Then Smears Delicious Frosting All Over Romney, by Upholding the ACA
June 28, 2012
By Michael Bryan John Roberts has performed a brilliant political maneuver in his opinion crafted to uphold the ACA, though he'll get little credit from the crazy wing of the GOP (which is most of it…). He allowed a deeply conservative policy, which the GOP has backed for a generation and the corporate health care … Read more
President Obama’s statement on ACA opinion
June 28, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Transcript of Remarks by the President on Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act | The White House (video below the fold):
Remarks by the President on Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
East Room
12:15 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act — the name of the health care reform we passed two years ago. In doing so, they've reaffirmed a fundamental principle that here in America — in the wealthiest nation on Earth – no illness or accident should lead to any family’s financial ruin.
I know there will be a lot of discussion today about the politics of all this, about who won and who lost. That’s how these things tend to be viewed here in Washington. But that discussion completely misses the point. Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it.
And because this law has a direct impact on so many Americans, I want to take this opportunity to talk about exactly what it means for you.
First, if you’re one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance — this law will only make it more secure and more affordable. Insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on the amount of care you receive. They can no longer discriminate against children with preexisting conditions. They can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. They can no longer jack up your premiums without reason. They are required to provide free preventive care like check-ups and mammograms — a provision that's already helped 54 million Americans with private insurance. And by this August, nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it spent too much on things like administrative costs and CEO bonuses, and not enough on your health care.
There’s more. Because of the Affordable Care Act, young adults under the age of 26 are able to stay on their parent's health care plans — a provision that's already helped 6 million young Americans. And because of the Affordable Care Act, seniors receive a discount on their prescription drugs — a discount that's already saved more than 5 million seniors on Medicare about $600 each.
Thank you Darcy Olsen of the Goldwater Institute for feeling my Obamacare pain
June 28, 2012
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by David Safier Darcy Olsen, President of the Goldwater Institute, knows just how bad I feel about today's Supreme Court Decision. Dear David,At the time of this writing, only a few hours have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its calamitous decision upholding the bulk of the federal health care law. I share in … Read more
