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Vic Williams: “Obama administration shot its stimulus wad . . .”?
June 16, 2011
by David Safier Whoever ghost-wrote Vic Williams' Wednesday op ed in the Star (nothing wrong with that, politicians are only occasionally good writers) decided to go sexual with his/her imagery, creating an ejaculatory metaphor to accentuate the frequent derogatory use of the term "stimulus." In other words, the Obama administration shot its stimulus wad on
Coming soon: My interview with Jerry Dixon, CEO, Gadsden Company
June 16, 2011
by David Safier It was hard to know what part of Josh Brodesky's train wreck column to be most infuriated about. I decided his coverage of the public-private partnership between Tucson and the Gadsden Company was the most egregious misrepresentation of the facts. So I conducted a long interview with Jerry Dixon, CEO Chairman [I
My MAS audit summary and analysis
June 16, 2011
by David Safier OK, I've given the audit of Mexican American Studies by Cambium Learning Group, which was chosen by Huppental and paid a few hundred thousand dollars to do the work, a quick but focused read. My overwhelming conclusion: the auditors worked hard, did a thorough job and came to conclusions almost completely contrary
The era of surreal campaign ads?
June 16, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman released a "preview" video for his candidate announcement on Wednesday. NationalJournal.com – Campaign Ads: How Jon Huntsman's Surreal Video Stacks Up: Instead of narrating the clip in a suit and tie while uttering patriotic bromides set to a saccharine melody, the candidate appeared on a dirt bike
Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson needs to take down the Daily Star’s Josh Brodesky (again)
June 16, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star's hacktacular opinion writer Josh Brodesky really outdid himself today with this, Josh Brodesky: Miracle Mike Letcher: a job well-spun. I have said it before and I will say it again: the "Star Power Team" of editor Joe Burchell, reporter Rob O'Dell and opinion writer Josh Brodesky — know-it-alls who
Speaking of Jokes: Frank Antenori wants to know if he should run for Congress
June 16, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/T to the Tucson Weekly for its reporting. From Frank: 'Should I Run for Congress?' | The Range: From Frank "I'm not from Tucson Hippyville" Antenori, posted on his Facebook page today: Should I run for Congress?by Frank Antenori on Wednesday, 15 June 2011 at 22:30 Over the past few weeks many
Romney’s joke of economic analysis
June 16, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The media villagers have been having fun with Willard "Mittens" Romney's off-putting sense of humor in his awkward attempt to appear more spontaneous and human. Today Romney told a group of unemployed workers that “I’m also unemployed,” which was followed by polite uncomfortable laughter. It’s pretty clear from the context that he was
The entire MAS audit
June 16, 2011
by David Safier H/t to David Morales at Three Sonorans for posting the entire 120 page MAS audit by Cambium Learning. It's a humongous 180MB file, but Morales has also created a 5MB file — fuzzy but readable. Go with the big one if your computer can handle it. Morales also links to a new
