Betty White on Facebook
Posted by AzblueMeanie: A friend of mine insists upon using Facebook for everything. I set up an account just to see what all the fuss is about. I am underwhelmed to say the least. I fail to see the utility of Facebook. Maybe it's just me, but I think this is just another passing fad. … Read more
U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan nominated to U.S. Supreme Court
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama has nominated U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. H/t MSNBC for photo. From the White House blog One of the Nation's Leading Legal Minds: The President Nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court': Widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading legal minds, Solicitor General Elena … Read more
Reminder: LD 27 Democratic House Candidate Forum on Tuesday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Friend of El Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen has the pregame analysis for you. On the LD 27 House campaign trail…May 11 – Carolyn's Community: Seven (yes, SEVEN) Democratic candidates are running for two state house seats in LD 27. Your first chance to meet & greet all … Read more
SB1070 Update: Jesse Kelly offers simple answers for simple folk
by David Safier Sarah Palin is the future of the Republican Party. If it fits into a slogan, if it sounds good, if it makes your head bob up and down in agreement, it's a winner. Today's example: a Jesse Kelly ad about his support for SB1070. "What part of illegal do they just not … Read more
SB1070 Update: San Diego School District: Kids, don’t travel to Arizona
by David Safier Tuesday SDUSD will vote on a resolution proposed by the School Board president. It's just another example of the blowback over our regressive ways. Board of Education will consider on Tuesday warning its students and parents against travel to Arizona, where a new immigration law was recently adopted. A resolution proposed by … Read more
SB1070 Update: “9500 Liberty”
by David Safier The film "9500 Liberty" will be playing in the Phoenix area. The Phoenix New Times writes, "9500 Liberty a Must-See for Those Concerned by SB 1070." It's a documentary about a Prince William County, Virginia, "probable cause" resolution, created by FAIR, the same group that helped Pearce write SB1070: PWC's "probable cause" … Read more
Bodfield Mischaracterizes Clean Elections
It has become a common slander of the right wing to charge that Clean Elections are welfare for politicians or taxpayer funded elections. It's a slander because it is simply not true. Clean Elections does not get ANY tax dollars, at all. It accepts only voluntary contributions and surcharges on criminal and civil penalties. Not … Read more
