AZGOP, the voter vault, and delicious irony
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The "voter vault" is the AZGOP's database of voter info (contact info, demographic info, etc.) that is used by Republican candidates use during their campaigns. Advertisement The Arizona Republic ran a story detailing how the AZGOP has refused Republican Rick Romley access to the database because of … Read more
SB1070 Update: Guess who’s not coming to dinner (or anything else) in Arizona
by David Safier The Accidental Guv will get a chance to put her "ideology over economy" stand ("Gov. Jan Brewer emphasized Wednesday that Arizona won't back away from its tough new law aimed at illegal immigrants even if boycotts take business from the state") into practice as the worldwide reaction to SB1070 grows. I can't … Read more
SB1070 Update: As if SB1070 wasn’t bad enough for AZ’s rep
by David Safier SB1070 updates are going to be a regular feature here. Armed with Google Alerts, I get articles from across the country and around the world. I'll highlight some of the important issues that come up. The LA Times picked up the story about our anti-Ethnic Studies bill and tied it back to … Read more
Providing material support to “terrorists”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor recently described illegal immigration in Arizona as "terrorist attacks." AZ Gov. Jan Brewer: Arizona under 'terrorist attacks' in the form of illegal immigration Fox News' Megyn Kelly interviewed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer: Kelly: Do you think that these folks who are all noticeably outside of your state, are the … Read more
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) is first incumbent defeated in 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) is a solid conservative Republican. But he is not a Kool-Aid drinking crazy, and that is just not good enough in today's Republican Party. This is not your father's GOP. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Bennett is Out: Sen. Bob Bennett was driven from office Saturday by anti-incumbency … Read more
Sign the Arizona Fights Back Petition
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Democratic Party has established a petition to oppose SB 1070 (you may have seen this ad at Daily Kos). Arizona Fights Back: The Petition (Arizona Democratic Party web site). Arizona Democrats have a big task ahead. Our state has become ground zero for extremist Republicans pushing a far-right agenda. As … Read more
The Blight and the $Bite$
We are renaming Blog For Arizona, El Blog For Arizona in protest of SB1070. The name will remain until this hateful law is repealed or, more likely, struck down as unconstitutional. We at El Blog For Arizona are going to be standing firm against SB1070 and the prejudice and hatred it embodies. It's the wrong … Read more
