The Rupert Murdoch Primary
January 2, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is another primary which may be as important as Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the GOP nominating process: the Rupert Murdoch primary. Murdoch's Wall Street Journal editorial page and FAUX News Fraudcasting network has been the domain of the "Not-the-Romney" candidates for the past year until in recent weeks
Fighting words from Wenona Baldenegro
January 1, 2012
by David Safier Wenona Baldenegro is runnning for Congress in District One. She wrote a strong opinion piece in the White Mountain Independent in response to an earlier opinion piece. Keep your eye on Wenona. She's a Navajo woman, born and raised in Kayenta, who went on to graduate from Harvard Law School. Now, instead
Atlas Shrugged Upside Down
January 1, 2012
Posted by Bob Lord We’re better informed if we don’t live in our own echo chamber, so we should try to read the right-wing viewpoint, at least occasionally. It’s a real struggle sometimes, but I think in the end it’s intellectually rewarding. Sometimes, after finishing a conservative rant, I find myself questioning the decision to
January 1 Ed Shorts
January 1, 2012
by David Safier Let's start out the year with a bit of education and education-related news. People often praise the Asian Education Miracle, citing both Asian-American achievement and the quality of education in Asian countries. One group, however, puts the praise into its cultural context: Hmongs, mainly located in Thailand and Laos, though thought to
‘Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary’ : The elimination rounds
January 1, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty "of nuthin'" was voted off the island after the pilot episode. The man was so boring the producers decided he was a ratings killer. The performance artist formerly known as Herman Cain was voted off the island by his pissed off wife. The "Herminator" was too much
Community Events Remembering January 8th
December 31, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen for her timely post Remembering January 8th – Carolyn's Community: Remembering January 8, “Honoring the Spirit of Tucson” Listed below are community events scheduled for January 8: January 8thTogether Tucson 7:00 am Ben’s Bells Distribution Description: Hundreds of Ben’s Bells will be randomly
Horne’s lawyer buddies make hay off the Ethnic Studies cases
December 30, 2011
by David Safier Stephen Lemons, aka Feathered Bastard, at Phoenix New Times breaks down the costs of the Dept. of Ed. hiring outside lawyers to fight the Ethnic Studies cases. So far, it's $187,526. The lawyers at the firm of choice, Burch & Cracchiolo, contributed more than $10,000 to Tom Horne's AG campaign. You can
You Must Be Kidding Me… GOP Pissed Because a Member of Congress is a Millionaire?
December 30, 2011
Posted by Michael Bryan I can't tell you how funny I find the GOP latest manufactured outrage. Seems several rightwing commenters are shocked… shocked, I say… to find that a Democratic Member of Congress has a net worth of a million dollars. Frankly, I thought that most GOPers simply considered a high net-worth a pre-requisite
