The Coming Week: Legislative Edition
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona legislature and subject to change without notice. Advertisement Note: I will list the agendas posted for Monday, February 15, but if a reader is interested in attending a hearing in person, call ahead. Monday is a legal holiday and most … Read more
Maybe it’s a prank by Sen. Al Franken
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this story, former president George W. Bush has returned to a billboard overlooking Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minnesota. The billboard's tagline: "Miss me yet?" Bush billboard in Minnesota: `Miss me yet?' Schubert and Hoey Outdoor Advertising in Minneapolis say the sign was purchased by a group of people … Read more
Irony alert: Georgia leads both in ed data collection and cheating on standardized tests
by David Safier The pixels had barely dried on a post I wrote Friday (he said, using possibly the worst print-to-cyberspace metaphor in history) about a cheating scandal on standardized tests in Georgia, when the Republic cited the glories of Georgia's use of student improvement on test scores to determine teacher salaries. Hmmm. The article … Read more
Senator Ackbar warns “It’s a trap!” Jon Stewart on those “[cough]pussies[cough]”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After being humiliated by President Obama at their "questions for the president" session a couple of weeks ago, Republicans are wary that the health care negotiations that they themselves had been demanding be televised (umm, maybe not so much now) is a "trap" to make them look bad. I think Republicans have … Read more
Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I've written about this guy before A legitimate "birther" movement for corporations, but now the right-wing is beginning to take notice as well. From Think Progress Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp … Read more
Tea Party leader warns movement is being hijacked by the GOP
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What was his first clue? The corporate sponsored Astroturf from FreedomWorks? The 24/7 corporate sponsored advertising disguised as "news" from News Corp/Faux News? This guy is a little slow on the uptake. Dale Robertson, the founder of TeaParty.org, is just the latest Tea Partier to express concern that the movement is being … Read more
Dan Quayle is still an idiot
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since he injected himself into the public spotlight recently to promote the candidacy of his son, it is only fair to mention this story. Former Vice President Dan Quayle appeared on Fox News to chip in his two cents on the health care debate. Namely, he warned that using the reconciliation process … Read more
