The GOP Religious Test
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification … Read more
Bike boulevard: Tucson, Portland style
by David Safier The Star has an article about Tucson's growing "bike boulevard" which includes this picture. That is one of many features that have been added for $300,000 in tax money to turn Fourth and Fontana avenues into Tucson's first full-fledged "bike boulevard." In the works since 2008, the three-mile bike boulevard runs from … Read more
The ‘Texas Miracle’ is a Myth
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Predictably, the media villagers and Beltway bloviators rotely reported secessionist Texas Governor Goodhair Rick Perry's "jobs" talking point like the good little stenographers they are without any fact checking or raising any caveats about his claim: “Since June of 2009, Texas is responsible for more than 40 percent of all of the … Read more
DNC ads lampoon Romney for ‘corporations are people’ gaffe
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sorry, Mittens, but corporate personhood is a "legal fiction" — originally granted by an act of judicial fraud in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 118 U.S. 394 (1886) — for certain limited purposes but not all rights afforded to natural persons under the law. For more details read Thom Hartmann's … Read more
Near simultaneous discovery of Gatewood/Stagecoach clip (and a Woody Guthrie addition)
by David Safier Imagine my surprise when I saw that Paul Krugman posted on his Conscience of a Liberal blog, Stagecoach Economics. He quoted the same lines spoken by Henry Gatewood in the 1939 western "Stagecoach" as I had quoted in a post the same day. Did Krugman take the find from me without attribution? … Read more
Tim Pawlenty of Nuthin’ drops presidential bid
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Once again proving that I was right and Washington, D.C. media villager insider Lawrence O'Donnell was wrong, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty of Nuthin' ended his presidential bid on Sunday after a distant third-place finish behind the Minnesota Loon, Michele Bachmann, who beat him 2-1 in the Iowa Straw poll on Saturday. First … Read more
Supply tuition being charged at our public schools
by David Safier The Star has an article today, Teachers leaning on parents for supplies. It states what every parent knows, that the days of just buying a notebook, some paper and a few pens and pencils for their children's school supplies are long gone. The schools, in an effort not to cut staff in … Read more
