Sex, Lies and Social Media
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Boy, did I ever pick the wrong day to get ill and have to take a sick day. Monday was a confluence of the prurient sexual interests of the "lamestream media," comprised mostly of reporters whose intellectual development was stunted during pre-adolescence, and the prurient sexual interests of one equally pre-adolescent Rep. … Read more
Marshall Home™, sovereign citizen
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona has warned you about this "sovereign citizen." City of Tucson Mayor & Council Candidate Filings: Let The Games Begin! [T]he winner of the craziest story of this election goes to Marshall Home™ (I kid you not, he trademarked his name) who has filed his petitions to run for mayor, … Read more
Star editorial gently chides O’Dell
by David Safier Today's Star editorial takes apart O'Dell's scandal-of-the-century treatment of Tucson's sick and vacation leave policy that ran on Sunday's front page, though it's a gentle taking apart. Without saying it in so many words, the editorial makes O'Dell's story look ridiculous. Then it goes on to suggest some measured changes in the … Read more
Al Qaeda and the gun show loophole goes main stream
by David Safier When I posted about Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn urging potential terrorists to buy firearms at gun shows because "You can . . . come away with a fully automatic assault rifle, without a background check," the story was prominent on Media Matters and was floating around on progressive sites. But now … Read more
Weiner lied. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
by David Safier It's hard enough to debunk a right wing lie. But when they're telling the truth? You don't stand a chance. Weiner had online relationships with 6 women, he said. Not smart if you're out of the public limelight, and incredibly stupid if you're a congressman. Weiner tried to cover it up. Stupid, … Read more
Repeat after me: Vouchercare
by David Safier I don't know if Paul Krugman came up with the term, but today he has a column about Paul Ryan's end-Medicare-as-we-know-it plan. Krugman calls it Vouchercare. Perfect. Clear, simple, accurate and damning. And Republicans will deny it, because they know the word "vouchers" doesn't test well. People don't like vouchers. But each … Read more
The new GOP attack on Obama’s Americaness: ‘European’ (read Socialist)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To his credit, Willard "Mittens" Romney was not among the cursed creatures of the Obama Birther Conspiracy theorists who still insist that Barack Obama was born in Kenya (and is a secret Muslim and Marxist too!) No, Willard "Mittens" Romney is patrician old school. He attacks Obama's Americaness by suggesting that Obama … Read more
