Sayonara Sam Stone
June 20, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After Sam Stone was exposed by POLITICO as the source of the Martha McSally gambit to undercut Jesse Kelly so that he would lose the Special Election and McSally could run in the GOP primary in August, McSally had no choice but to staunch the bleeding. Too late. McSally allowed Stone to save … Read more
“Clerical error” gives one cent sales tax foes a chance to kill the initiative
June 20, 2012
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by David Safier SOS Ken Bennett is delighted. He's hoping he can use "the rule of law" to kill the one cent sales tax renewal initiative before it gets to the voters. His office claims it has no choice. The problem is, the paper version of the initiative submitted to the SOS is different from … Read more
Al Melvin, tell us what you really think about the Tucson Weekly
June 19, 2012
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by David Safier If memory serves, awhile back Cap'n Al Melvin berated a cafe owner for allowing the free Tucson Weekly in his establishment. Has the Cap'n forgotten his old grudge? The Range posted this tweet from Melvin: OK, we all know the Star and the Republic are blatantly pinko publications. But what about the … Read more
Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS is in the court’s crosshairs
June 19, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Excuuuse my French, but it's about effin' time! Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS is in the court's crosshairs. The New York Times reports Obama's Lawyer Demands Information on Group's Donors – NYTimes.com:
The lawyer for President Obama demanded on Tuesday that Crossroads GPS disclose its donors, saying in a complaint to the Federal Election Commission that the group is plainly a “political committee” subject to federal reporting requirements.
In the complaint, obtained by The New York Times, Robert F. Bauer, the campaign’s chief counsel, writes that the group — founded by Karl Rove, among others — can no longer shield the identity of its donors by defining itself as a “social welfare” organization.
“Crossroads seems to believe that it can run out the clock and spend massive sums of money in this election without accounting for a trace of its funding,” Mr. Bauer wrote in the complaint, filed Tuesday. “Now, a federal appellate court has issued a ruling that makes clear that Crossroads is out of time.”
The case Mr. Bauer cites is “Real Truth About Obama v. FEC,” in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the government must determine the “major purpose” of groups like Crossroads.
In a letter to Mr. Rove and Steven Law, the president of Crossroads, Mr. Bauer urges them to immediately disclose their donors.
“Will Crossroads fight this out, knowing that disclosure is inevitable but looking to delay until after the election?” Mr. Bauer wrote.
Public Policy Polling: Carmona trails Flake by just 2 points
June 19, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reports at its AZ/DC Blog – azdc – Poll shows Carmona trailing Flake by just 2 points: A new poll out out Tuesday shows Democratic former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona in a dead heat with U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in the race for retiring U.S. Sen. Jon … Read more
Payday-Paton.com Returns!
June 19, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
It worked so well in 2010 that the Arizona Democratic Party is bringing it back for a return engagement in 2012. Payday-Paton.com retuns!
Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party:
Payday-Paton.com Gives CD1 Voters The Facts About Jonathan "Payday" Paton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2012
PHOENIX, AZ—Payday Paton is back, and what a difference two years makes. Or does it?
In 2010, Republican Jonathan Paton hoped to unseat Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, but he was soundly defeated in the GOP primary by Jesse Kelly after voters learned about Paton’s past as a payday-lending lobbyist.
In 2012, Paton is jumping into a district that hardly knows him or his values. They don’t know he was a payday-lending lobbyist, that he supports the reckless Ryan plan to dismantle Medicare or that he has flip-flopped on important issues. And that means Paton needs a proper introduction to the residents of Arizona’s Congressional District 1.
Today, the Arizona Democratic Party is launching www.Payday-Paton.com because CD1 voters have a right to the facts about Jonathan “Payday” Paton:
- Paton was a paid lobbyist and spokesman for the predatory payday lending industry. [Tucson Citizen, Jan. 22, 2004].
- Paton actively championed the payday-lending industry’s deceptive ballot initiative, Prop. 200, to bail out the industry [Paton’s 2008 ballot argument].
- Paton was on the payroll of the same payday-lending lobbyists who ran the Prop. 200 campaign — while he was serving in the state Legislature. [Paton's 2008 financial disclosure form].
CD1 voters, meet Payday Paton. Visit www.Payday-Paton.com to learn more, then follow us at Facebook.com/PaydayPaton2012 and Twitter.com/PaydayPaton2012.
Watch our video (below the fold):
But I thought Republicans say federal money never produced a single byte of data
June 19, 2012
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by David Safier Look who's happy about getting 5 million dollars of that nasty Obama money to improve the AZ Dept of Ed data systems. John Huppenthal. Arizona is one of two dozen states receiving federal grants to improve their data systems. The $5 million grant to Arizona, along with up to $6.6 million in … Read more
The ‘Hispanic Oprah’ endorses President Obama
June 19, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Cristina Saralegui, a Latina talk show host often referred to as the "Hispanic Oprah," has thrown her support to Obama, and is featured in a new video from the Obama campaign. (video below the fold).
