SNL: Weekly presidential address re: tax compromise

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Heather at crooksandliars.com breaks it down. SNL: Obama's Stockholm Syndrome, Embrace of Reaganomics and Turn to Full Birther: Looks like Saturday Night Live is getting in on the act with going after President Obama for caving and making deals with Republicans who insisted on keeping their tax cuts for the rich … Read more

AFSC meeting today on prison privatization

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about the "Pimps For Private Prisons and Profit" lobbyist scandal in Arizona, a scandal to which much of the political media - with some notable exceptions of fine reporting – has turned a blind eye since the election. These lobbyists still represent a large number of state legislators and run … Read more

The roof fell in

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan — so many great teams that always seem to find a way to come up short of winning a Superbowl — what happened on Sunday is a perfect metaphor for the season the Vikings have had this year. The roof fell in. Metrodome roof rips, collapses … Read more

Correcting Brodesky’s Ethnic Studies column

David Safier

by David Safier I wrote this morning mildly praising a column by Josh Brodesky about the Ethnic Studies program. Though I didn't agree with everything in the column, I was pleased to see it in the Star, especially from someone who doesn't have a dog in the hunt. His defense of the Ethnic Studies program … Read more

Tis the Season: Flashmob Halleluhah Chorus

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For all of you fans of Glee and members of professional and church choirs in Tucson, here is a flashmob idea for the holiday season you may want to get together on for fun. Be sure to make a YouTube video and send it to us, we will post it. On Nov.13 2010 … Read more

Good Brodesky column on Ethnic Studies

David Safier

by David Safier Josh Brodesky and I have had our differences lately (he said, understatedly), but he's got a column today worth reading about Ethnic Studies. It's not that I agree with everything in the column. It's that Brodesky has some insider understanding — he went to Tucson High and knows the ethnic and educational … Read more

Republicans looking to change the nomination process for the Redistricting Commission

AZ BlueMeanie

by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings From the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) – Republican legislative leaders aren't happy with their choices for the Independent Redistricting Commission and are asking that a nominating commission reconvene and reconsider. Kirk Adams, the Republican Speaker of the Arizona House, and Russell Pearce the Tea Party Republican President … Read more

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