Bill Maher: New Rule
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bill Maher was back on the air Friday night with the 2011 premier of Real Time. Advertisement "New Rule: if cops in Arizona get to ask anyone for their papers based on how they look, it should have started with this guy." (Actually, he was stopped for running a red light earlier … Read more
A message from Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A message from Capt. Mark Kelly, husand of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, via campaign chair Michael McNulty: Thank you for taking the time to open this email in these difficult days. This Monday, January 17th, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an apostle of non-violence. Gabrielle's husband Mark has … Read more
Services for shooting victims
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Daily Star: A memorial service will be held for Phyllis Schneck on Saturday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2450 E. Fort Lowell Road. A funeral service will be held for Dorwan Stoddard on Sunday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Chapel East, 8725 E. Speedway. His wife Mavanell … Read more
The AZGOP, staunch defenders of private property rights…except when they aren’t
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings There has been an ongoing battle going on between the Tohono O'odham Nation (a southern AZ tribal nation) and the City of Glendale and some state legislators. The Nation legally acquired some unincorporated land near Glendale in the west Valley part of metro Phoenix and is planning to … Read more
Grijalva: “My fight will be clean and fair.”
by David Safier This is the kind of feeling you hope will last, or at least have some lasting effects. The people who stood and spoke at the Promoting a Civil Discussion press conference this afternoon were Republicans and Democrats, gathered together humbly, and actually seeming like they belonged together. Brian Miller and Jeff Rogers, … Read more
Trent Humphries blames Giffords for Saturday’s shooting
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, teabagger Trent Humphries blames Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for Saturday's shooting, and then has the audacity to claim that We're Arizona shooting victims too. Like Sarah Palin, for this fool "it's all about me!" Blaming the victim of an assassin's bullet for the acts of … Read more
Life must be tough in the conservative shtetl
by David Safier Let's face it, it's not easy being a Jew in old Eastern Europe a conservative in 21st century America. You have to put up with Blood Libels, not to mention pogroms. Yes, add "pogrom" to the offensive obsurdities from the right. The Washington Times believes Palin's Blood Libel reference makes perfect sense. … Read more
