Mittens Romney runs from his Mexican roots
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Mike Taibbi did a report the other night on the new Rock Center about the Romney family roots in Mexico, and introduces us to the Mexican relatives that Willard "Mittens" Romney never talks about. Advertisement Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBC Nightly News also had … Read more
“Save Ethnic Studies” Community Forum Saturday, Jan. 14
by David Safier Here is the Media Release. SAVE ETHNIC STUDIES COMMUNITY FORUM Join the Acosta Plaintiffs in a community forum to discuss the dissolution of the MAS department by the TUSD board. This is an important opportunity to discuss the events of this week and how we respond as a community. We are all … Read more
The Mexican American Studies battles are far from over
by David Safier [This Saturday, "Save Ethnic Studies" will host a community forum, 10am-2pm at Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress. More in another post.] The TUSD Board's decision to end Mexican American Studies classes is not the end of the story, not by a long shot. The district resolution to end MAS classes … Read more
Catholic bishops pan Kobach/Romney alliance, support national immigration reform
by David Safier It's significant this statement by Catholic bishops comes out of Salt Lake City, since the Utah Compact supporting a humane approach to immigration reform has been supported by the Mormon Church. At the three day U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops immigration conference, the keynote speaker, John Wester, bishop of Salt Lake City’s … Read more
Something Wicked This Way Comes: ‘When Mitt Romney Came to Town’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The anti-Romney documentary “When Mitt Romney Came To Town,” produced by the pro-Gingrich Super-PAC, Winning Our Future, has been released. Romney and Bain Capital are presented as vulture capitalists who abused the capitalist system, fixated on creating profits for their own private equity funds rather than on building genuinely workable manufacturing plants … Read more
Representative Jack Harper’s Full Employment for Ex-Legislators Bill
Posted by Michael Bryan Apparently, Jack Harper is preparing for major losses by the GOP in the Arizona House and Senate next year. He told The Arizona Guardian that he is running a bill to repeal the one year ban on former legislators lobbying their colleagues, not because he was setting himself up to return … Read more
Press conference by Audit AZ
by David Safier Audit AZ is holding a press conference Thursday, January 12, about the upcoming jury trial concerning allegations of election fraud in Pima County. Press Conference: The Pima County Election Fraud Case Heads to a Jury TrialWhen: Thursday January 12th, 2:30 pmWhere: Armory Park Senior Center220 S. 5th Avenue, 220 S. 5th Avenue, … Read more
