Arizona passes “birther” bill with an odd amendment
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The tin-foil hat Birthers in the Arizona Senate passed the birther bill (with amendments) which is now on its way back to the House. Arizona Capitol Times » Senate passes modified ‘birther’ bill. The bill would make Arizona the first state to pass such legislation. Advertisement The Arizona Republic published an editorial … Read more
For me, “Machine Gun Shoot” and “Family Friendly” somehow don’t go together
by David Safier We're going all the way to Kentucky for this story, where the bi-annual, 3 day Machine Gun Shoot just ended. From the website: The Machine Gun Shoot itself consist of four rounds of firing at a wide variety of appliances, vehicles, pyramids of tires, and barrels of fuel with pyrotechnic charges attached. … Read more
Club Crawl – Go Downtown!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our sad small-town newspaper the Arizona Daily Star would have you believe that downtown Tucson has been frozen in time since 1970 (following the tragic Pioneer Hotel fire). Such cynical criticism is pretty hypocritical in light of the fact that the Arizona Daily Star abandoned downtown Tucson many years ago, leading the way for … Read more
Should police be allowed to record a minor without parents’ consent?
by David Safier The Weekly's Dan Gibson wrote about the passage of SB1244 on The Range. An already existing Arizona Parents' Bill of Rights basically protects children from information collection by the state without parents' consent. You can't take DNA, get medical records, etc., from a minor without the parents' OK. That makes sense. But … Read more
Gun policy shorts
by David Safier Too much news. Can't cover it all. So here are a few gun policy quickies. I'm definitely not over the January 8 shooting. When I saw the photo of Kelly O'Brien, Gabe Zimmerman's fiance, my heart broke once again. She was featured in today's Star because of her appearance with Gabe's father … Read more
Education shorts
by David Safier Too much news. Can't cover it all. So here are a few education quickies. I could hardly have been more surprised when I read that Gov. Brewer vetoed the increase in tuition tax credits from $500 to $750 for an individual. She said it would throw the budget out of whack. No, … Read more
“I don’t believe you can be a good Mormon and hate illegal immigrants and want to deport them and break up families and leave children without their parents here.”
by David Safier Stephen Lemons of the Phoenix New Times, aka "Feathered Bastard" has a wonderful piece about a "Fireside" by Daryl Williams, a Mormon who believes his faith is incompatible with Russell Pearce-style nativism. "I don't believe you can be a good Mormon and hate illegal immigrants and want to deport them and break … Read more
