Bee’s Campaign Got $100K from Tucson Taxpayers
UPDATE: Looks like local media have decided that it’s OK to cover this story and are providing blanket coverage of Timmy’s windfall at taxpayer expense: Citizen, Channel 13, Star, Fox 11, Star again, Scarp’s Notebook. President Bush came to Tucson to raise $600K for Bee in July. The visit had no public purpose whatever. That … Read more
“Chief, would you believe I lied in a church…”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It seems we have a bit of a scandal in the wake of the Saddleback Civil Forum hosted by Pastor Rick Warren on Saturday. According to Pastor Warren, "We flipped a coin" and Senator Obama will go first, "and we have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence." CNN.com – … Read more
Hey Hannity, ask your buddy Corsi about McCain
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The favorite guest on Fox Propaganda News these days is Jerome Corsi, the Swift Boat liar whose fictional work of political smears against Barack Obama is all any of the losers at Fox want to talk about, particularly Sean Hannity. So I want to encourage readers to call and e-mail Fox every … Read more
Did India-based Teachers Have Access to Student Information?
by David Safier Let me begin by saying I don’t know NK, so I can’t confirm that everything he writes in the comment below is accurate about the way information moved between Arizona Virtual Academy and India. Having said that, here is what NK posted this morning: I was the India based project manager for … Read more
Promising Words from the New TUSD Supe
by David Safier I haven’t written about Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, the new Tucson Schools Superintendent, because nothing I’ve read until today gave me any idea who she was. Her op ed in today’s Star, A new direction for TUSD, actually says something, and I like what I hear. Celenia-Fagen writes that the schools have to change … Read more
AZVA Outsourcing Story Makes Phoenix TV News
by David Safier The story about Arizona Virtual Academy sending student papers to India made the Friday news on KPNX-TV, Channel 12, in Phoenix. The video isn’t available online, but the reporter, Brahm Resnik, posted an excellent article on the 12News website. Resnik read my original post, then did some research of his own. (I’m … Read more
Why Does The McMedia Consider McCain Knowledgable in Foreign Policy?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The McMedia, having long ago internalized John McCain’s talking points, regularly remind us that he is "knowledgeable" and "experienced" in foreign policy, without ever providing any specific examples. We’re just supposed to take their word for it. John McCain himself only cites "The Surge®" (January 2007- July 2008) after 26 years in … Read more
