AZ BlueMeanie analyzes Jefferson’s “Tree of Liberty” quote
September 26, 2009
by David Safier In a long, historically based and rather brilliant comment on my I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to think anymore post, AZ BlueMeanie looks into the meanings and ramifications of the Tree of Liberty quote conservatives, along with one of their own, Timothy McVeigh, so dearly love. If you're of
Ladies and gentlemen, Senator Jon Kyl
September 25, 2009
by David Safier Jon Kyl makes it absolutely clear, he doesn't have a uterus and he's not going to worry about health care for people who do.
Horne don’t get no respect
September 25, 2009
by David Safier Ed Supe Tom Horne is taking a beating in the Tucson press. KOLD went after him pretty hard after his "I haven't read the report, but I can play the race card anyway" news conference. Now a Star editorial is calling him on it too. The headline says it pretty well. Schools
Best journalistic sentence of the day
September 25, 2009
by David Safier From the Star: Alvarez said no one is allowed to write on school property unless they have permission from the dean of students. How about reading on school propery? Is that all right? OK, so I took the quote out of context. But the context is pretty funny too. Here's the first
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to think anymore.”
September 24, 2009
by David SafierOut of the pens of cartoonists. Two of the most astute, our own local treasure, Fitz, and the inimitable Gary Trudeau.
Responsible Republicans to take back the party from the talkers and teabaggers?
September 24, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is not quite as dramatic as Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Schlosserkirsche (castle church) in Wittenberg, but one courageous soul today published a guest opinion in the Arizona Daily Star vowing reformation of the Republican Party. It is time for "responsible Republicans" to take back
In case you missed this
September 24, 2009
by David SafierWill Ferrell and friends put together a Public Service Announcement, "Protect Insurance Companies." Because they're the real victims here. Worth a watch. Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
Tom Horne in Junior English
September 24, 2009
At a news conference Tom Horne called to blast the new TUSD discipline plan, he said: "I haven't read the plan itself, but I've read descriptions of the plan." [referring to a column that misrepresented the plan and a newspaper article] by David SafierTeacher: Tom, how are you doing on that book we're reading?Tom: That
