SB1070 Update: San Diego School board condemns SB1070
by David Safier Originally the resolution by the San Diego school board was going to include a travel warning. After all, "About 44 percent [of the students] are Hispanic and 75 percent are ethnic minorities." Those foolish kids sometimes forget to carry their papers when they go out, and without papers, who can tell a … Read more
SB1070 Update: National eye turns to anti-Ethnic Studies law
by David Safier The anti-Ethnic Studies bill just signed by the Accidental Guv would have gotten little more than passing notice in the national press if it didn't come on the heels of SB1070. But the bill is getting plenty of negative attention (Arizona did it again!) and TUSD is getting positive attention for its … Read more
LD 27 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum
Here is footage of the May 11th Democratic candidates forum for LD 27. There is a break about two-thirds in when I received a battery warning, which is where part 2 begins. My battery died just as the final candidate, Cruz Bustamonte, was about to give his final remarks, so his statement was not recorded.
The flash videos appear to autostart on some browsers (which can cause some readers problems with their browser), so the video is posted after the fold. If both autostart on you, just pause the second part. If there is any problem loading either video, just click on the video itself and you will be taken to my UStream page. Apologies for any trouble, this is the first time using a new video system.
Guess who said this: “It’s just like the old South, and it’s long past time that we prohibited it.”
by David Safier Who, talking about something we do here in Arizona, said, "It's just like the old South, and it's long past time that we prohibited it"? Was it Raul Grijalva? Dolores Huerta? Al Sharpton? Nope, nope and nope. It was Tom Horne. And he was talking about (drum roll, please) TUSD's Ethnic Studies … Read more
Politico: Tampa to host 2012 Republican National Convention
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Breaking news from Politico's Mike Allen — the 2012 Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa. The Republican National Committee's site-selection committee is expected to name Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday as the site of the party’s 2012 convention, top Republicans tell POLITICO. * * * The GOP convention will be held … Read more
Travel Arizona – It’s a state of mind
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A new video from Andy Cobb and the Second City Network.
SB1070 Update: Be careful who you transport to church
by David Safier I've read every word of SB1070 as well as HB2162, which amends SB1070, putting sheep's clothing on the wolf-like original bill. Legal minds have said they can't quite decide on the meaning of every section of the law, which tells me it's either poorly written, or it purposely gives wiggle room for … Read more
