Editors Note: The Trouble with Trolls (update)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Repost of link http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/ which provides an effective summary of the worst practices of blog trolls. Blog for Arizona does not care whether you use a pseudonym to post comments. We do care, however, when one individual creates multiple identities and posts from the same address. That's a red flag. It may … Read more
OK, Pearce really will say anything
by David Safier Conservative demagogues have a knack for saying things that sound just right the moment they say them. Sarah Palin is one of the more talented of the current breed, but just one of many. It doesn't matter if what they say makes any sense, so long as it sounds good when it … Read more
Fool’s Gold: Sales tax hike will turn Arizona into N. Korea, Cuba
by David Safier My jaw drops in amazement when I read most of the Goldwater Institute's Daily Emails, but today, G.I. is at its jaw-dropping best. G.I. has gotten lots of push back for its assertion that Prop 100 will cost Arizona 14,000 jobs. Some UA economists gave the lie to G.I's figures, noting they … Read more
Steve Chapman: How immigration crackdowns backfire
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Chapman is a reasonable, rational conservative columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Today he writes about Arizona's flirtation with a police state. Arizona’s immigration crackdown: Arizona’s immigration crackdown will backfire: Arizona legislators are fed up with being terrorized by illegal immigrants, and they have passed a law to get tough. Under the … Read more
Movie review of the documentary film “Casino Jack”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Maybe J. D. Hayworth can get complimentary tickets (oops!) to the premier of the documentary film "Casino Jack," about the life of Jack Abramoff. Justin Elliott at talkingpointsmemo.com has the movie review. Casino Jack Delivers Sweeping View Of Abramoff Scandal: Early in the new documentary Casino Jack, a young Ralph Reed appears … Read more
Update: McCain: Illegal immigrants are “intentionally causing accidents on the freeway”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After taking some time to research a plausible explanation for his comment that had people scratching their heads and muttering “what the hell is he talking about?,” the McCain campaign contacted the Huffington Post with the following clarification. John McCain’s Campaign Clears Up Controversial Illegal Immigrant Quote: In an email to the … Read more
Don’t believe it: Rasmussen has become an outlier poll
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Most media outlets only report the "topline" number of polls. They never get down into the weeds and examine the statistical model and the sampling model of the poll (this is not always provided by polling companies in their press releases). Rasmussen has been spending a lot of time and money of … Read more
