Don’t believe it: Rasmussen has become an outlier poll

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Most media outlets only report the "topline" number of polls. They never get down into the weeds and examine the statistical model and the sampling model of the poll (this is not always provided by polling companies in their press releases). Advertisement Rasmussen has been spending a lot of time and money … Read more

Russell Pearce takes no religious or political prisoners

David Safier

by David Safier If you're Russell Pearce and Cardinal Roger Mahony says your anti-immigration bill is "the country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law," how do you respond? [Pearce called] the Roman Catholic leader a "guy who's been protecting child molesters and predators all of his life." "He's the last guy that ought to … Read more

Vic Williams comes out for Prop 100

David Safier

by David Safier Here's a good way to measure of the level of Republican wingnuttery in Arizona. I'm about to praise Vic Williams, and by extension, Jan Brewer, for being at least a little supportive of our public schools. In today's Explorer, Williams has an op ed saying he's planning to vote for Prop 100: … Read more

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David Safier

by David Safier The Arizona legislature passed a birther bill, SB1024. If Brewer signs it, Arizona will have the right to demand a birth certificate from presidential candidates who want to be on our ballot.

“I object!” Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, doing what he does best

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to the Huffington Post for this video mashup. What our Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, is objecting to in this video are non-controversial executive appointees to federal departments, agencies, military posts, etc. and judicial nominees who are on the "unanimous consent" calendar, meaning that the nominees have already been approved by committee … Read more

Hawaii to “Birthers”: leave us alone losers

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The State of Hawaii is about to render moot the bill of "Birther" queen Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley). From the AP: Hawaii lawmakers are moving closer to passing a measure allowing the state to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate. <br/> A conference committee unanimously voted Tuesday to … Read more

McCain: Illegal immigrants are “intentionally causing accidents on the freeway”

AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier touched on this briefly here At what point do you say McCain has lost it? Crooksandliars.com goes into more detail. "Small Government" McCain slams federal government while blaming immigrants for staged accidents: John McCain is really scrambling this time around, it seems. In this segment on BillO's show, he hammers … Read more

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