Lobbyists Love Ken Bennett
October 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Lobbyists ♥ Ken Bennett New web site shows secretary of state loves 'em right back by letting 'em off hook PHOENIX –Lobbyists love Ken Bennett. They really love Ken Bennett. See for yourself at www.LobbyistsLoveKen.com, where you can learn about the large number of lobbyist
Grijalva campaign launches “The Truth About Ruth” web site
October 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Grijalva for Congress campaign: Tucson, Ariz. – Today we launched The Truth About Ruth, a new web site laying out the facts about Ruth McClung's extreme, under-the-radar positions on the issues important to Southern Arizona. Her public statements on Social Security, taxes, education, Wall Street reform and other issues
Parody: Elect the willfully ignorant
October 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted about the willfully ignorant on the right, and now there is a new video! Unfortunately, this describes more than half of the Arizona Legislature — and the voters who elect them. UPDATE: Steven Pearlstein writing for the Washington Post makes the point. Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept
New DNC ad: Fight Back
October 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a new ad set to air on national cable starting today, the DNC calls out "Republicans and their corporate buddies" for relying on "millions" from "secret donors" the Democrats allege is "being spent by right wing groups to buy an election."
Arizona’s Single Shot Districts: When One Vote is More Powerful than Two
October 19, 2010
By Michael Bryan Because Democrats are the minority party in Arizona, and so many of our state legislative districts are distinctly non-competitive, there are a number of districts where it actually makes much more sense for Democrats to only use one of the their two votes for state legislature in order to help elect a
60 Plus attack ad fails fact checking (shock!)
October 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We have received several inquiries about this ad from 60 Plus attacking Gabrielle Giffords. 60 Plus Association is a 501(c)(4) non-profit conservative front group for "Big Pharma" according to Source Watch. 60 Plus Association – SourceWatch. Factcheck.org has examined this ad running against Rep. Giffords and 15 other House Democrats. Misleading Onslaught
Todd Camenisch news conference
October 19, 2010
by David Safier Todd Camenisch's news conference was about a phone message he received from Rick Grinnell. Grinnell had been a registered lobbyist until August of this year. According to Grinnell in the phone message, Rosemont Copper is "a personal client." Grinnell was clearly upset about the strong positions Camenisch has taken against the Rosemont
Maddow: Media adopts Republican narratives for midterm elections
October 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I remind readers as often as I can that the conventional wisdom of the media villagers and Beltway bloviators is one and the same with the GOP talking points and an echo chamber for right-wing talk radio and the FAUX News Fraudcasting Network (FOX PAC). I have been posting as often as
