‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ GOP operatives shamelessly compare themselves to those who marched and died for the Voting Rights Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tedski at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion has two posts on local GOP operatives John Munger, an attorney who should know better, and Bruce Ash, a provocateur who takes sick pleasure in making outrageous statements, who are engaging in shameful disrespect for the memory of those brave souls who marched for the Civil … Read more
Rep. Jack Harper: not one to let personal animosity to get in the way of the basest partisanship
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It was just a matter of time, since even the least-qualified Republican legislator can do basic math. It takes a 2/3 vote of a chamber of the Arizona legislature to expel a member of the chamber, and the Republicans control 2/3 of the seats in each chamber (can … Read more
Jeb Bush, Rupert Murdoch and the “business” of education
by David Safier I could easily begin and end this post with the following sentence: Rupert Murdoch will deliver the keynote address at the Jeb Bush's National Summit on Education Reform. What more needs to be said? And yet, I can't resist saying more. Jeb Bush's group is the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Its … Read more
AIRC schedule of public hearings this week
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) hopes to complete tentative maps by the end of this week, so your testimony and online comments are critical this week. The second round of public hearings on the tentative maps will begin in October. Here is the schedule of public hearings this week: September 26, 2011 Holiday Inn … Read more
‘If you order it, pizza will come’ – Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Once again, the "conventional wisdom" of the media villagers and Beltway bloviators has been demonstrated to be entirely WRONG. Who knew that "conventional wisdom" is just another term for "always wrong"? Tell me again why anyone listens to these fools? After two "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debates in Florida this month in … Read more
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to be honored with the Tikkun Olam Award at The Tucson Hebrew Academy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the The Tucson Hebrew Academy: CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS TO BE HONORED WITH THE TIKKUN OLAM AWARD AT THE TUCSON HEBREW ACADEMY (TUCSON, AZ) – The Tucson Hebrew Academy is proud to announce that it will be honoring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with its prestigious Tikkun Olam Award at their annual event … Read more
