A clarification of my post on the Terri Proud-sponsored ed forum
by David Safier A friend called and told me she thought I was too kind to Terri Proud in my Friday post about the forum where Chris Ackerley laid out the way Arizona education funding works. My friend was at the event as well. Advertisement "Too kind?" I responded. "I spoke well of the presentation … Read more
College athletics are very well funded. College education? Not so much.
by David Safier At a time when public colleges and universities are cutting back, their athletic programs are growing, often courtesy of government funds and student fees. USA Today has been on the story with a string of stories, the lastest coming out last week. Altogether in 2010, about $2 billion in subsidies went to … Read more
A ‘Profiles in Courage’ moment for Republicans: New York approves same-sex marriage
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 he said to his aide Bill Moyers, "We have lost the South for a generation." Johnson fully understood the consequences of his signing the bill, but he and the members of Congress who voted for the bill did what was morally … Read more
A funny thing happened at a Terri Proud-sponsored education forum. Truth broke out.
by David Safier Contrary to my expectations when I walked into what was billed as a "public seminar sponsored by Rep. Terri Proud and Educating AZ Right," I heard an excellent,thorough explanation of education budgeting in Arizona. Chris Ackerley, a physics teacher at Amphi High School, gave a two hour talk about how ed funding … Read more
Separated at birth?
by David Safier Every time I see Rick Perry, I always get the feeling I'm watching a comic film with someone doing a caricature of a southern, glad-handing politician. It wasn't until I saw the pic of Perry at right that I realized why. Seeing that toothy, insincere smile, I remembered the actor who used … Read more
The lies of Willard ‘Mittens’ Romney are growing tiresome
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Willard "Mittens" Romney is not a stupid man, so he cannot claim ignorance. This shapeshifter is, however, a shameless liar. And it is growing tiresome. A Romney campaign aide made an interesting claim today: “The thing that no one has focused on is that Obama is headed to be the first president … Read more
Arizona DPS computers hacked in protest of SB 1070 (allegedly)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hacking computers is a crime and I am opposed to it in all cases without exception. Whatever justifications one might invent in one's own mind, there is none. It is a crime, period. And in this case it has the potential of putting the lives of law enforcement officers in jeopardy depending … Read more
