SB1070 Update: Evangelical leaders push hard for immigration reform
by David Safier What looked like a simple affirmation of the need for comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship, by the National Evangelical Association is turning into a concerted effort to sway Republican legislators. Advertisement [The National Evangelical Association] is seeking to rally support for comprehensive immigration reform. The campaign begins with a … Read more
Obama, Dems riding to teachers’ rescue?
by David Safier Obama has thrown his support behind a $23 billion fund to keep teachers in the classroom. We applaud Chairmen Harkin, Miller and Obey for crafting legislation in direct response to these challenges. S. 3206, the Keep Our Educators Working Act, H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act, and H.R. 4812, the … Read more
SB1070 Update: McCain ad rides the Death Star
by David Safier If you've seen McCain's "Danged fence" ad, which is so bad it's been laughed on Joe Scarborough's show, you should love this revisualized version.
Star headline wrongly claims LD27 candidates slammed “incumbents”
by David Safier This Star headline gaffe is minor compared to the others I've posted about, but a friend pointed it out to me — I missed it — and it deserves a quick mention. The headline reads: Incumbents slammed as 7 Dems debate in District 27 House race Incumbents? Did the Democratic candidates slam … Read more
SB1070 Update: AZ clergy goes to D.C. to talk to McCain, others. The Star is silent.
by David Safier Why should I have to go to the LA Times to read about this? Arizona religious leaders seek delay of immigration law, bring appeal to Washington Framing the Arizona immigration situation as a "moral crisis," a group of seven Arizona religious leaders, including Catholic and Methodist bishops, descended Thursday on Capitol Hill … Read more
Anti-Ethnic Studies law: Star editorial good, Eugene Robinson column better
by David Safier It's unfair of me to compare a Star editorial with a column by Eugene Robinson, one of the finest stylists and most incisive analysts in the business. But if you only read one piece, read Robinson's beginning to end. It's brilliant. The Star editorial, Horne's mind is made up; why bother with … Read more
SB1070 Update: That should fix things
by David Safier The Accidental Guv has stumbled onto an idea to get tourism dollars flowing back into Arizona. The idea is . . . well, they haven't exactly come up with it yet, but they're working on it. With the state's tourism industry under siege in the wake of a new law aimed at … Read more
