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Damn! You’re still here?
May 21, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To paraphrase, it's always 6 P.M. somewhere in the world. And no, there's no sign of the Earth-rendering earthquakes of the Apocalypse. You don"t have to go to Heaven, but you can't stay here. By setting the date for the End Times, Oakland, California's own Harold Camping, the owner of Family Stations, Inc.
Media Villager fail: How the unemployed are ignored in the ‘Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop’
May 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Sargent at the Washington Post's Plum Line started this discussion a few days ago which has been joined by several other commentators. Sargent writes, "The other day, I argued that we are increasingly caught in what might be called a “Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop.” The relentless bipartisan focus on the deficit
Arizona Elections Director Amy Bjelland can’t read a statute: possible delay in Russell Pearce Recall
May 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: And this is the individual who oversees our elections in Arizona. Wow. The Arizona Republic reports Russell Pearce recall may be pushed to 2012 due to error: Arizona's elections director said she inadvertently gave an incorrect timetable to the organizers of a drive to recall controversial Senate President Russell Pearce, forcing a
My take on Republicans’ push to end merit system hiring
May 20, 2011
by David Safier A bit of shameless self promotion here. My latest column in the Explorer (I'm down to once a month, sadly) is about the AZ Republicans' push to bring the bad old days of the Spoils System back to town. Here's a sampler. The whole column gives a bit of valuable history —
The GOP’s war on the unemployed: Just call the special session already!
May 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time is of the essence, governor. Your job is to lead, not to be kowtowed by Tea-Publicans in the Arizona legislature who have a visceral hatred for the unemployed. Just call the special session already! You gotta love the way that Howard Fischer couches Governor Brewer's support for a special session for
Pedicone takes a stand
May 20, 2011
by David Safier TUSD Superintendent Pedicone has decided to become an actor in the MAS confrontation, or at least make noises in that direction. My mixed reaction is somewhere between "Congratulations" and "It's about time." The Weekly covered Pedicone's transformation in Wednesday's Skinny and the Star picked it up this morning. According to the Weekly,
Baja Arizona Update: The Daily Show reportedly spikes the segment
May 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dan Gibson at the Tucson Weekly was overly concerned that The Daily Show would make the Baja Arizona movement look foolish in its visit to Tucson. Apparently they did not find the idea crazy enough to make fun of on The Daily Show. Jim Nintzel at the Tucson Weekly reports Daily Show
Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson takes down the Daily Star’s Josh Brodesky
May 20, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Careful Dan, this punk will write an entire column about how you are mean to Daily Star reporters. Boo-freakin'-hoo! This is brilliant Dan! You have to teach us here at Blog for Arizona how to make these videos. Tucson Weekly TV: Drinking Beer With Jonathan Rothschild: While Jonathan Rothschild didn't want to
