Dr. Word follows Brewer’s verbal slide from lie to coverup to weak admission
by David Safier The latest from the AZ Guardian is that the Accidental Guv's campaign said she "misspoke" when she said most of the illegal immigrants are drug runners and worse. Advertisement Let's take a look at the language that got Brewer in this mess and her attempts to extricate herself. Here's her original statement, … Read more
LD-30 Senate candidate Todd Camenisch researching connections between mining, arsenic and health
by David Safier With Arizona mining, and Rosemont in particular, so much in the news, Democratic LD-30 Senate candidate Todd Camenisch's work on the connection between arsenic and heart problems takes on added significance. Camenisch is leading a team at the UA College of Pharmacy researching the issue. A research team led by Todd D. … Read more
The G8/G20 Summit in Toronto
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first back-to-back G8/G20 Summit is being held in Toronto, Canada from June 25-27. Paul Krugman offered this warning back in early June. Madmen in Authority – Paul Krugman Blog: Rereading my post on the folly of the G20, it seems to me that I didn’t fully convey just how crazy the demand for … Read more
Paul Krugman on the super-asinine
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have said many times that the return to supply side "trickle down" Republican economics theory over the past 30 years has been entirely disproved and discredited over the past "lost decade" of stagnant job growth, stagnant wages, and loss of middle-class wealth that "trickled up" to the super-wealthy in a new … Read more
Candidate challenges update: Spane out, Sweeney in, Huppenthal to be decided
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A quick follow-up to Craig's post Candidate challenges update: Shaw out, Cheuvront out; Huppenthal in. According to the Secetary of State's record of petition challenges http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/2010_Nomination_Petition_Challenges.pdf, the two remaining petition challenges have been resolved: Sharon Spane, Democratic candidate for the House in LD 21, is OFF the ballot. Joe Sweeney, Republican candidate for Congress in … Read more
SB1070 Update: Brewer’s distorted view of immigrants
by David Safier Craig already posted about this Brewer quote with the drop dead great headline, Jan Brewer's new motto: "Damn the facts, full distort ahead!" I just want to reemphasize exactly what Brewer said during an exchange between with Matt Jette at the June 15 debate. BREWER: We are a nation of laws. And … Read more
Update: Democratic Attorney General Debate (video)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You will need to read my earlier post containing fact-checking of the Democratic Attorney General debate, because there were some misstatements made. Democratic Attorney General Debate: competent professionals, a few sparks Watch the video.
