U.S. Department of Justice files suit, seeks injunction against SB 1070
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit today against SB 1070. The lawsuit charges that the state's new immigration law is unconstitutional and requests a preliminary injunction to stop the legislation from taking effect. Justice Dept. sues, seeks injunction on Ariz. immigration law: The lawsuit says the law illegally … Read more
Gov. Jan Brewer and Sen. John McCain lying with impugnity
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an interview on Fox News last week, Gov. Jan Brewer claimed: "We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime and to the drugs and the kidnappings and the extortion and the beheadings …" Brewer Falsely Claimed Immigrants Beheaded People In Arizona (VIDEO): There's … Read more
Arizona Illustrated interview of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Randy Parraz
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Illustrated interview of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Randy Parraz.
Unintended Consequences
By Michael Bryan On Friday night you decide to drive to the grocery store to get some arugula for your dinner salad. Your spouse was supposed to buy some at AJ’s while shopping yesterday, but it got left off the list and the damn salad just doesn’t work without a bitter green base. So you … Read more
Quick Thought of the Day
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Governor Jan Brewer has approved $250,000 in state funds for a marketing campaign to help Arizona combat its negative image. It is Governor Jan Brewer and the GOP-controlled legislature which has become a staple of Comedy Central and late night TV comedy over the past two years. If you want to improve … Read more
What the poll numbers really tell us
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just before the Fourth of July holiday, GOP narrative pollster Rasmussen Reports issued a press release citing 23% in AZ poll favor tea party. That 23 percent figure for tea party identification in Arizona is about the highest of anywhere in the country. The national average is about 16 percent. This was … Read more
SB1070 Update: Our self-proclaimed “truth teller” Guv is right about one thing
by David Safier When the Accidental Guv was in Sierra Vista on July 4, she demonstrated that just seeing her lips move isn't a guarantee she's lying. She said, correctly, some people are "getting misinformation" about SB1070. The problem is, she's Arizona's Old Faithful of fibbing, one of the prime sources of immigration misinformation, but … Read more
