A small victory, but mine own
by David Safier Starlee Rhoades wrote The Goldwater Institute's Daily Email. It's about how ridiculous it is to vote for Prop 100, because the money won't make it into the classroom. Apparently, there's so much waste to cut in the schools, they don't need another penny. Last in the country in per student spending? An … Read more
The Arizona Daily Star really stepped in it this time
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier regularly goes after the Arizona Daily Star's creative headlines department, as have I on occasion. But the Arizona Daily Star really stepped in it this time. Here is the above the fold page A1 headline story in the Arizona Daily Star for Monday, April 3, 2010: The nut graph of … Read more
A company whose chairman is Secretary of State Ken Bennett is facing two suits that allege securities fraud and breach of contract
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ruh-Roh! This is the kind of thing that doesn't look good when you are running for office. The Arizona Republic reports Firm tied to Arizona official sued: A small building-insulation company whose chairman is Secretary of State Ken Bennett is facing two suits that allege it engaged in securities fraud and breach … Read more
Drug smugglers aren’t immigrants. Human traffickers aren’t immigrants.
by David Safier Words matter. When they're purposely misused or confused for political matters, words matter deeply. Immigrants, legal or illegal, are people who come to a country to settle here, to work and live there. Drug smugglers are criminals by definition, but they're not immigrants. They come into the country to make a drug … Read more
Another late entry in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We have another late entry in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate — John Dougherty, formerly a news reporter for the Phoenix New Times, who has been working for a think-tank in Las Vegas as well as doing freelance work for the New York Times and other publications since 2006. His campaign … Read more
“Nothing to see here, folks. Just move along.”
by David Safier May 5 has been declared “Report An Illegal Day” by a neo-Nazi group: The National Socialist Movement, which is considered by many to be a neo-nazi hate group, is passing out fliers for an event to coincide with Cinco de Mayo. According to a flier received by ABC15, the National Socialist Movement … Read more
Brave New Films: “McCain’s Green Economy: Drill, Baby, Drill”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From Brave New Films:
