Richard Carmona introduces himself to Arizona voters
January 17, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, running for U.S. Senate, introduces himself to Arizona voters in this announcement web video at http://www.carmonaforarizona.com/.
Will the ‘Birther Queen’ replace Scott Bundgaard in the Senate?
January 17, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: States' rights "nullifaction" teabagger and "Birther Queen" Rep. Judy Burges, Ahhh, the "Birther" Queen's bill dies in the Senate, is among the three individuals nominated by Tea-Publicans as potential replacements for Sen. Scott Bundgaard, who resigned this month during an ethics trial in the Senate. 3 vying to replace Bundgaard: Republican Party leaders in the
Presented with much outrage, little comment
January 17, 2012
by David Safier From Howard Fischer: Legislation would allow public schools to stop providing free lunch to needy kids A Senate panel led by an East Valley lawmaker agreed Tuesday to let schools opt out of the federal program to offer free and reduced-price lunches for needy students. Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa, said the state
Curtis Acosta: “If we are asked to follow a bad law . . .”
January 17, 2012
by David Safier Jeff Biggers, who has been invaluable in his coverage of the Mexican-American Studies story, just put up an interview with MAS teacher Curtis Acosta [I should say, teacher in the suspended MAS program]. It gives a more complete and complex view of the confusion felt by teachers and students about how to
Things that make my head hurt: Somos Republicans endorses Newt Gingrich
January 17, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
FAUX News Fraudcasting hosted a "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate last night from South Carolina, a state that still flies the Confederate battle jack flag, on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday no less.
Juan Williams, an African-American reporter on FAUX, had the audacity to ask disgraced former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his dog whistle coded racist comments about African-Americans last night, for which Gingrich and his Southern White Citizens Council debate audience got hostile towards Juan Willams. TRANSCRIPT: Fox News Channel & Wall Street Journal Debate in South Carolina:
WILLIAMS: Speaker Gingrich, you recently said black Americans should demand jobs, not food stamps. You also said poor kids lack a strong work ethic and proposed having them work as janitors in their schools. Can’t you see that this is viewed, at a minimum, as insulting to all Americans, but particularly to black Americans?
GINGRICH: No. I don’t see that.
(APPLAUSE)
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Bible class in schools: legislating what’s already legal
January 17, 2012
by David Safier This bill isn't a dog whistle. It can be heard by all sentient beings. Terri Proud has a bill — two, actually — that would require the State Board of Ed to create a course, "The Bible and its Influence on Western Culture," which can be taught as an elective in Arizona
If books fall from TUSD shelves, can the Star hear it?
January 17, 2012
by David Safier MAS-related books were banned at TUSD. Since Jeff Biggers covered the story on Salon, it's been on blogs (like BfA) and other publications across the country. But no word from the Star. Hasn't Star education reporter Alexis Huicochea heard the news? Don't she and the Star editors believe the story is newsworthy?
Changes to BfAZ Format
January 17, 2012
Posted by Michael Bryan I've often got feedback about this blog that it can be hard to keep up with the volume of posting. Things can often just fly off the front page and never been seen between visits. Also, sometimes the front page can load very slowly due to all the media trying to
