Meet NRA Board member Pete Brownell: Doing well by pushing NRA doctrine — and extended magazines
by David Safier A new website, Who is on the NRA Board?, created by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, sheds light on the the people who lend their names and influence to the NRA. The website features 40 NRA Board members along with their bios: people like Ted Nugent, Grover Norquist, Ollie North, … Read more
The Minnesota Loon panders to crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since Governor Goodhair Rick Perry entered the race it has deflated the campaign of the Minnesota Loon, Michele Bachmann. Even her campaign manager Ed Rollins left her campaign "for medical reasons." It made him sick. The Minnesota Loon is desperate for anything to revive her flagging campaign. So on Wednesday she came to Arizona … Read more
The People’s Champion: Elizabeth Warren enters Mass. Senate race
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tireless consumer advocate and Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren, whose task it has been to rein in the criminal banksters of Wall Street, was denied the directorship of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency that she conceptualized and shepherded to being established by a filibuster from Tea-Publican senators bought and paid for by the very same banksters of Wall … Read more
Horne reveals his attitude toward MAS and Latinos: Destroy them before they destroy us
by David Safier According to Jeff Biggers in a piece on Huffington Post, Tom Horne, while speaking at a public panel Saturday, said the only way for MAS to come into compliance with state law is to "terminate the program." Then he raised his rhetoric to another level by making a historical reference whose message … Read more
AIRC public hearings this week
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oops! I totally forgot about today's hearing after Monday's hearing. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) has posted the following public hearing schedule: September 14, 2011 Holiday Inn Commerce/Cotton Banquet Room777 N. Pinal AvenueCasa Grande, AZ 85122 9:00 A.M. September 15, 2011 Heard MuseumSteele Auditorium2301 North Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004 12:00 … Read more
‘The Koz’ is upset with the State of Maricopa-appointed Rio Nuevo Board
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received this Media Release TCCB 9-12-11.pdf (.pdf) in a Ward 6 e-mail from "The Koz" (Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik) complaining about the pace of upgrades to the Tucson Convention Center (TCC). Maybe he should take it up with lobbyist Rick Grinnell, a member of the Rio Nuevo Board appointed by the … Read more
Arizona AFL-CIO Convention in Phoenix, AZ Sept. 30 – Oct. 1
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Arizona AFL-CIO: The 53rd Biennial Convention of the Arizona AFL-CIO will take place on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Wyndham Hotel, 50 East Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. In addition to the normal course of business, this year’s convention will feature several informative workshops … Read more
