Campaign Sign Snark 2010: Mark Anderson
By Jenn For many voters, their first and most visceral exposure to a candidate is via the campaign signs posted on street corners and abandoned lots. These signs are the face of a campaign, and are responsible for generating a voter's first impression of a candidate. Campaign Sign Snark is an ongoing feature that will comment exclusively … Read more
The wisdom of Will Bunch: America’s war on “the other”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ever wonder how all the disparate threads of right-wing paranoid conspiracies actually weave together into a unitary tapestry of fear and hate? Will Bunch writing for Attytood at Philadelphia Daily News explains in It's not about the mosque — it's America's war on "the Other" (excerpt): Over the last year, I traveled across … Read more
More on Jay Greene as G.I.’s Golden Fool
by David Safier I posted about an ASU study which is heavily critical — and damning if accurate — of Jay Greene's report for G.I. saying administrative costs at universities have soared. I suggested if Greene has any integrity and wants to keep his credibility as a scholar, he needs to answer the criticism directly … Read more
Doug Ducey a Stone Cold late filer
by David Safier You may remember a recent post where I wrote that Doug Ducey, Republican candidate for treasurer, was delinquent with property tax payments on his home multiple times — he finally paid up just after he filed for office. Also, as CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, Ducey encouraged franchisers to invest in stores … Read more
A toxicity expert — Todd Camenisch — in the State Senate?
by David Safier Wouldn't it be nice in a state like Arizona where the desert dust blows all around us and contaminated mine tailings are a regular occurrence, if we had a toxicity expert in the state legislature? Like, say, Dr. Todd Camenisch, who is running for Senate in LD-30? Camenisch, a researcher at UA, … Read more
Jason Williams, AZ School Superintendent Candidate, Opposes Ethnic Studies Ban
By Jenn This is the second part of my posts on the responses I received from Arizona School Superintendent candidates on Arizona's recent ethnic studies ban. Before continuing on this post, you should read what Margaret Dugan — the sole Republican to write back to me — had to say about ethnic studies. As I … Read more
Vic Williams: “People need to help themselves. That’s the creed for America.”
by David Safier "People need to help themselves," says Vic Williams (R, LD-26). Sounds good. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Seize the opportunities that are out there instead of expecting someone to give you a handout. That's Williams' comment in support of Prop 107, the vile proposition that would wipe out programs trying to … Read more
