Rally against SB 1070 Saturday
by David Safier A rally against SB 1070 will be held at Grijalva Headquarters, 452 S. Stone Ave. Advertisement The announcement for the rally says, "Please bring your signs and tell Governor Brewer that you will not stand for this!" Advertisement
Nancy Young Wright: a WYSIWYG legislator (That’s a good thing)
by David Safier When you're creating something on a computer, and what you see on the screen looks just like the final product, techies call that WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get. The term came to mind as I watched Rep. Nancy Young Wright (D, LD-26) at the legislative forum I attended … Read more
Al Melvin solves our educational and economic problems
by David Safier At a legislative forum held at the Northwest Tucson YMCA this morning, Al Melvin laid out a series of bold educational and economic plans. Here are Melvin's ideas, summarized: Turn our low income students into a steady supply of troops for the military. Build enough nuclear power plants to supply all of … Read more
“Don’t make me angry” Frank Antenori behaving badly during TV interviews
Posted By AzBlueMeanie: MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan had Sen. "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori (R-LD30) on his show today to discuss Gov. Jan Brewer's signing of S.B. 1070. He engaged in a heated exchange with Ratigan, resulting in Ratigan telling Antenori that "you can speak when I decide its your turn to speak" and if … Read more
Statement of Rodney Glassman on S.B. 1070
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman: Glassman Response to S.B.1070 PHOENIX, Ariz. — U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman released the following response to the passage of S.B.1070: "This legislation is a rash attempt to score political points. The federal government has failed to secure our border and that must change. … Read more
A new era of Arizona Apartheid
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964, the nation ended state-sanctioned racial segregation, Jim Crow laws, and Black Codes. It was a sweeping rejection of America's shameful past of slavery and segregation. Today, the Accidental Governor, in an act of supreme political cowardice — … Read more
Connecting the dots to crazy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While seemingly unrelated, there is a connection between Sen. Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bill, and Rep. Judy Burges' "birther" bill. Let me connect the dots for you. You see, the next time President Obama visits the Valley of the Sun, Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio will be waiting to greet him at the airport … Read more
