Pearce Recall Update: Candidate Forum Tonight
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A reminder that tonight is the one, and provbalby only, candidate forum in the Pearce Recal; eelction. Advertisement From the Arizona Republic: Tonight's Legislative District 18 recall-candidate forum will be available via live webcast at azcentral.com beginning at 5 p.m. State Senate President Russell Pearce and challengers Jerry Lewis and Olivia Cortes … Read more
A few people showed up for the Wednesday “Occupy Wall Street” event
by David Safier I haven't seen anything like official numbers on yesterday's "Occupy Wall Street" event. I know the number was in the thousands and the loose coalition is getting broader, including teachers, union members and other "establishment" types, so the "dirty hippies" label is getting harder to use. Lots of young people. Lots and … Read more
AIRC Update: FAIR Trust defines ‘fair and nonpartisan’ as ‘permanent Republican majority’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "And I firmly believe that God has placed me in this powerful position of Arizona's governor to help guide our state through the difficulties that we are currently facing." – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer EJMontini – God elected Gov. Brewer? FAIR Trust, as we learned from Steve Muratore yesterday, is essentially the … Read more
“Hey hey, ho ho, Wall Street greed has got to go.”
by David Safier Greed. That's the key to the slogan. “Hey hey, ho ho, Wall Street greed has got to go.” That, apparently, was one of the chants heard during today's NYC march. Protesters marched from Occupy Wall Street’s base in Zuccotti Park to meet up with union organizers a few blocks away in Foley … Read more
Not Breaking News: Sarah Palin not running for president (no kidding)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The poor media villagers. First Chris Christie broke their hearts, and now their media creation, Sarah Palin says she is also not running for president. (The only people who ever believed that she would run are the delusional media villagers). What will the media villagers fill their time endlessly speculating about now? MSNBC reports Sarah … Read more
Koch Brothers’ lawbreaking: two teens burned alive
by David Safier The Bloomberg News story, Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales, is filled with instances of immoral and illegal behavior on the part of the Koch Brothers' corporations. When you look at the preponderance of evidence, it's clear, the Koch Brothers are motivated by greed, not love of country, … Read more
Dr. Word asks: Artisan pizza from Domino’s?
by David Safier I've heard it on TV. I read it today in the Star. So it must be true. Domino's now makes artisan pizza. The word "artisan" mixes together "art" and "craftsman" (Sorry, I had to use the male form instead of the gender neutral "craftsperson" to be historically accurate and pick up the … Read more
