The troubling history of Tea Party leader Dick Armey
March 23, 2010
Posted by azBlueMeanie: Beau Hodai at In These Times writes about what the mainstream corporate news media fails to report. Secrets of the Tea Party — In These Times: As the Tea Party movement has gained momentum during the last 12 months, it seems few Tea Partiers have caught on to the troubling past of
Humphries: Maybe Dems vandalized Giffords’ office
March 23, 2010
by David Safier As I already wrote this morning, The Star's paper edition did everything it could to downplay the vandalism of Giffords' office. The Star's online edition, however, ran a story with a photo. That's where I first learned of the story. Now we have another online story, this time from Bodfield in the
Bob Herbert: “An Absence of Class in the GOP”
March 23, 2010
Posted by azBlueMeanie: New York Times opinion writer Bob Herbert nails it in his opinion today An Absence of Class in the G.O.P.: Some of the images from the run-up to Sunday’s landmark health care vote in the House of Representatives should be seared into the nation’s consciousness. We are so far, in so many
Star: Broken steet lights, important. Giffords’ shattered door, not so much.
March 23, 2010
by David Safier I found two mentions of the vandalism at Giffords' office in this morning's Star. Emphasis on "found." Rhonda Bodfield's article, Brewer to consider joining health-bill suit, talks about the vandalism in the last 5th of the article. More specifically, the mention begins in the 17th paragraph under the subhead, "The reaction." Might
Giffords’ office vandalized — pictures
March 22, 2010
by David Safier Here's one of those classic images: the American flag standing behind shattered glass, along with other photos of the 2:40am vandalizing of Giffords' office.
“The right thing to do”
March 22, 2010
by David Safier From now until November, I hope to hear Democrats repeat variations of the phrase, "Let's do it because it's the right thing to do." Today's example: Terry Goddard's press release asking Jan Brewer to join him in reviving KidsCare. Because, "Abandoning children is immoral; Arizona must do the right thing." Here's the
Giffords’ office vandalized
March 22, 2010
by David Safier At 2:40 am, Giffords' Tucson office was vandalized. At 2:40 a.m., just a few hours after staff left the building after the late-night vote, the alarm system went off, said spokesman C.J. Karamargin. The panel to the front door and the glass panel alongside it were smashed out. The perpetrator likely had
The specter of Alf Landon
March 22, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Geezus! Even after a humiliating defeat the goddamn media villagers still have Sen. John McCain on speed dial for an interview. Good Morning America couldn't wait to trot out old Grampy crankypants. Take a guess who had this to say: "This is the largest tax bill in history," the Republican leader fumed.
