Republicans thy name is Hypocrite
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement "Arizona can no longer complain about Washington, D.C., burdening future generations with debt: The state Legislature is doing the same thing." – Rep. Steve Court, R-Mesa It is time for Arizona Republicans to retire the outdated GOP elephant and replace it with something which more accurately depicts Arizona Republicans, a hippo … Read more
Legislative District 28 Democrats “Meet the Candidates” Public Forum
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Wood Sanders, Chair of Legislative District 28, Pima County Democratic Party: Legislative District 28 Democrats "Meet the Candidates" Public Forum Legislative District 28 Democrats are pleased to announce a "Meet the Candidates" Public Forum for the public to meet and greet our Democratic House candidates for the Arizona Legislature … Read more
Rep. Giffords invites the public to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is inviting Southern Arizonans to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that will be on display in Tucson later this month. “The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s most cherished testament to the value we place on individual liberty,” said Giffords. “Southern Arizonans should not … Read more
And speaking of Civics Tests . . .
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie was right to tear into Tom Tancredo for his blatantly racist suggestion that we need civics and literacy tests for voters. People who don't see the latent — and not-so-latent — strain of racism among tea partiers and many others in the anti-Obama movement just don't want to see … Read more
Cigarettes for the poor: No. Religious schools for the rich: Yes
by David Safier Craig already posted about this, but it's mouth-dropping enough, it deserves a second look. "The Welfare Queen" stereotype is back, courtesy of Southern Arizonans like Antenori, Melvin, Gowan and Stevens as well as some of the Maricopa madmen who've taught our local legislators all they know. They've written a bill saying if … Read more
A history lesson on literacy tests for voting
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Thane objected to Meghan McCain's assertion that Tom Tancredo's call for literacy tests for voting is "innate racism": "Can't Meghan McCain make a case that literacy tests are a bad idea? For her to claim racism is the same as admitting that she can't make make a case against a literacy test." Thane's … Read more
The Farley Report 2/9/10
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for The Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): Let's cut to the chase. As I'm sure you know, Governor Brewer's sales tax referral passed out of the Legislature last week. I voted no, for the reasons I detailed last week. One of those reasons is that I think … Read more
