Here we go again… Somebody at the Arizona Daily Star wants to be mayor, but didn’t have the guts to run
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here we go again… Back in April of this year, The Arizona Daily Star published gratuitous Tucson bashing in an opinion ironically captioned Tucson needs you to quit carping and get involved calling upon the citizenry to please, oh pretty please, run for mayor of Tucson. We don't like our candidates. Advertisement … Read more
Corporate media double standard for town hall protests
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The corporate media had a love affair with the Koch brothers' corporate-funded Astroturf Tea Party front groups (Americans For Prosperity, FreedomWorks, Tea Party Express) in 2009-2010. They couldn't get enough of angry old white people calling an African-American president all kinds of racist names and questioning his birth, disrupting town hall meetings … Read more
Our math-challenged AZ DOE
by David Safier We have two choices. Either AZ Department of Education spokesman Andrew LeFevre has fourth grade math skills, at best, or he's purposely trying to evade the issue. You be the judge. Here are the facts: Arizona school districts cut more than 10,000 employees – including 6,640 instructors – from March 2009 to … Read more
IOKIYBDS
by David Safier Translation of the headline: It's OK If You're Babeau's Department Spokesperson. Lt. Tamatha Villar was caught going over 90 MPH three times. The last time, the officer who stopped her estimated she was traveling 100 MPH, with her 10 year old son in the front passenger seat. What happened to her? Nothing. … Read more
Foreclosuregate Update: Do not pass GO, go directly to jail
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Lying here in the darknessI hear the sirens wailSomebody's going to emergencySomebody's going to jail– New York Minute, by Don Henley All I can say is it is about damn time! What I don't understand is why they filed this lawsuit on one of the worst news dump Fridays before a long … Read more
A Friday afternoon unwind video
by David Safier This is more Dan Gibson's territory over at The Range than mine. I'm too old to find this kind of thing myself, but one of my favorite ex-students, Kat Nyberg, isn't. She put it on Facebook, and if Kat says watch, I watch. If you enjoy this stop animation video by "OK … Read more
This week in: ALEC and the Arizona Legislature
by David Safier This week was the kickoff of what I hope will be an ongoing series, ALEC and the Arizona Legislature. Lisa Hoffman has been busy compiling Arizona legislation and resolutions which began as ALEC models and adding background information. I've been searching out more information and working the material into what I hope … Read more
