Fortune Magazine examines Arizona’s private prisons
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Terry Goddard for Governor campaign: Advertisement IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:"WHAT'S COSTLIER THAN A GOVERNMENT-RUN PRISON? A PRIVATE ONE" Gov. Jan Brewer's Actions to Privatize Arizona's Prison System Under Heavy Scrutiny PHOENIX – August 18, 2010 – A report published today by FORTUNE magazine takes to task the … Read more
Jan Brewer is too chicken to debate Terry Goddard
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Tuesday, Attorney General Terry Goddard issued a challenge to the Accidental Governor for a series of debates on their plans for the future of Arizona — pretty standard fare in campaigns. GODDARD CHALLENGES BREWER TO SIX DEBATES"There is no more urgent obligation than to clearly and publicly explain our plans for the … Read more
George Washington on religious tolerance
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dana Milbank of the Washington Post had an interesting piece yesterday on Religious tolerance, then and now: Two hundred twenty years ago today, the Jews of Newport, R.I., wrote a proclamation for President George Washington on his visit to their synagogue the next day. "Deprived as we heretofore have been of the … Read more
The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: Private schools are public schools
by David Safier At last Thursday's Ed Superintendent candidate forum, John Huppenthal repeated something he's said before. He said private schools are public schools. The reason is — get ready for this — students in private schools are members of the public, so that makes the schools public schools, since they serve the public. Got … Read more
Sen. McCain denies ever flip-flopping, blames his base, the McMedia for such “lies”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you needed any further proof that this man is a congenital liar who does not know when he is telling the truth or is lying and cannot be trusted, this should do it. McCain blames his base, the McMedia for such "lies." McCain denies flip-flopping, blames media: It's been often noted in … Read more
ASU responds to Goldwater charges
by David Safier Earlier today I criticized the media for covering the Goldwater Institute's report about the growth of administration at universities before anyone had a chance to read the report thoroughly, since it was just released today. Maybe, I said, based on G.I.'s history, some of the facts and figures in the report were … Read more
More on the Republican-mandated property tax hike
by David Safier In my previous post, I wrote about a Howard Fischer article in today's Star, Trib and Sun. The article is about a property tax hike created by Republicans which passed $70 million onto property owners instead of putting it in the state budget. I guess they figure they're still honoring their No … Read more
