Newt, I’m not a Middle East historian, but . . .
December 11, 2011
by David Safier Gingrich on Palestine and Palestinians: In an interview published on Friday, Gingrich told the Jewish cable channel: "Remember there was no Palestine as a state. It was part of the Ottoman empire." He added that Palestinians were "an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs". I'm no historian, unlike the never-wrong
‘Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary’ debate a farce
December 11, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wow. That's two hours of my life that I would like to get back. The "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate on ABC last night was a farce masquerading as "serious" news. Diane Sawyer and "Snufalufagus" will be treated as oh-so-serious news reporters by their peers among the Sunday morning bobbleheads today
The Grijalva interview, Part 4: His Run for Reelection
December 10, 2011
by David Safier This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his D.C. office on Thursday, December 8 (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.). I smoothed out some phrases for continuity, occasionally added a word or phrase in brackets for clarity and removed a few tangential discussions. Otherwise,
Dr. Word says: Language, Consistency-challenged Brewer calls education “my No. 1 priority”
December 10, 2011
by David Safier Dr. Word would like to begin with a sentence uttered by Governor Jan Brewer in blatant disregard of the use of the proper number of words in the proper order to express her ideas. "It is a clear need that schools really need to address the unique situation and circumstances of rural
Press on the Arpaio scandal
December 10, 2011
by David Safier I just posted the portion of my interview with Raúl Grijalva on Arpaio's failure to investigate 400 sex-crime cases. It looks like the issue is getting the attention of the press, in Arizona and nationally. The Arizona Democratic Party just sent out a Media Release with 15 links to press discussions of
The Grijalva interview, Part 3: Arpaio’s failure to investigate 400 sex-crime cases
December 10, 2011
by David Safier This is the third part of my interview with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his D.C. office on Thursday, December 8 (Part 1. Part 2). I smoothed out some phrases for continuity, occasionally added a word or phrase in brackets for clarity and removed a few tangential discussions. Otherwise, this is what Grijalva
The Grijalva interview, Part 2: The Occupy Movement and the Take Back the Capitol Events
December 10, 2011
by David Safier This is the second part of my interview with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his D.C. office on Thursday, December 8 (Part 1 here). I smoothed out some phrases for continuity, occasionally added a word or phrase in brackets for clarity and removed a few tangential discussions. Otherwise, this is what Grijalva said
The Grijalva interview, Part 1: Extending the Payroll Tax Cut
December 10, 2011
by David Safier On Thursday, December 8, as the Take Back the Capitol marchers were gathered in the park on the other side of the Capitol Building, I sat down with Rep. Raúl Grijalva in his office in the Longworth House Office Building. I set an audio recorder between us, and we spoke for half
