Arne Duncan: the winds of educational change?
by David SafierWhen Obama chose Arne Duncan as his Ed Sec, he chose someone who straddles lots of educational camps. Obama is a blank educational slate in lots of ways as well. So the question isn't, will they get their agenda through? The question is, what's their agenda? Advertisement Today's article about Duncan's talk to … Read more
Tell the Party of No – Yes We Can
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The latest Americans United for Change ad, currently airing in a DC cable run:
World’s Worst Person April 8, 2009: Glenn Beck
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Several days ago the New York Times published a puff-piece personal interest story about Glenn Beck and his program on Faux News Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star. Not one of the Grey Lady's finer moments – it's no wonder newspapers are dying. Glenn Beck described what he does in the … Read more
Baracknophobia: John Stewart eviscerates the wingnut hysteria at Faux News
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Baracknophobia – Obey thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis Political Humor H/t Crooks and Liars blog for this partial transcript: Jon Stewart takes Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Andrew Breitbart, Michelle Bachmann and Fox News to task for their … Read more
Stephen Colbert takes on Gabriel Giffords
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: NASA recently conducted an online contest to name the new "node" of the International Space Station. Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report encouraged his viewers to vote to name the node "Colbert," and sure enough, his fans spoofed the online poll to a convincing win. Despite "Colbert" being the contest-winning name for … Read more
They’re Baaaaack! Neocons never die, they just re-brand
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am late in getting around to this story, but it is important. The Rachel Maddow Show covered it fairly well a few days ago (below). As noted at crooksandliars.com blog, Rachel Maddow: The Neoneocons "Neocons never die. They just keep giving themselves new names. After claiming "mission accomplished" in Iraq, it … Read more
Book Announcement: The Eliminationists, How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It appears that the opinion by Charles M. Blow, Pitchforks and Pistols, and the killing of three police officers in Pittsburgh on the same day has attracted quite a few comments here at Blog for Arizona. If you are interested in learning more about domestic terrorism in this country, I recommend that … Read more
