“Republican leadership … chooses to filibuster our recovery”
by David Safier From today's President's Weekly Address: Advertisement [T]he Republican leadership in the United States Senate chooses to filibuster our recovery and obstruct our progress I like that language, a lot. As a matter of fact, I think the phrase "filibuster our recovery" is so good, it's worthy of Republican word-meisters. They're not filibustering … Read more
SB1070 Update: Maybe Brewer’s lawyer should read the bill?
by David Safier It's so simple, supporters tell us. Just read SB1070 and you'll understand it doesn't allow racial profiling, it mirrors federal law, yadda, yadda, yadda. Yet John Bouma, Brewer's lawyer arguing the case in front of Judge Susan Bolton, is having problems answering simple questions. [H]ow long can an officer detain a person … Read more
The Fight Begins Against Prop. 107!
By Jenn "WE CAN!"'s co-chairs, Javier Herrera and Delores Grayam discuss Proposition 107. That's my head in the foreground; I'm frantically writing notes. Surrounded by colourful posters decrying the racism of Arizona's latest slew of discriminatory and intolerant legislation (e.g. SB 1070), a group of seven community activists — whose backgrounds appear to transcend race, class and … Read more
Repost: Do Not Feed the Trolls (DNFTT)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona has had a rash of Trolls of late (you all know who they are): In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional or disciplinary response or of … Read more
The GOP sham debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first U.S. Senate debate last night for the Republican candidates was a sham. The questions, which the moderator Frank Camacho indicated were prepared with the help of the Arizona Guardian were designed to encourage personal attacks and a "Wrestlemania" atmosphere. The candidates did not disappoint. The reporters at the Arizona Guardian … Read more
JACL Votes to Continue their Opposition to SB1070
By Jenn Jim Shee, a 70-year-old American of Chinese and Spanish descent, claims he has been profiled by cops in Arizona twice since the passage of SB 1070 in the State Legislature. In May, the board of the Japanese American Citizens League voted 8-6 to join lawsuits that have been filed challenging the constitutionality of … Read more
Losing her head: the rest of the decapitation story
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a comment several days ago, a reader posted a link to a conservative publication, the Washington Examiner, that recited a letter from a rancher about a decapitation in Santa Cruz County as "proof" of Gov. Jan Brewer's allegation of decapitations [plural] in Arizona, in an attempt to rebut Dana Milbank's opinion. … Read more
