Anti-tax zealots are divorced from reality
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On April 15th, "Tax Day," we were again treated to the spectacle of teabaggers protesting taxes — despite the fact that 95% of Americans received a tax cut courtesy of President Obama. Federal income taxes are the lowest they have been in decades. Advertisement Now with Prop. 100, the temporary one-cent sales … Read more
SB1070 Update: Phoenix New Times owners to underwrite lawsuit
by David Safier Yesterday, I expressed my respect for Marlene Phillips in the Examiner, the folks at tucsonsentinal.com and Jim Nintzel at the Weekly for stoking the fires with their SB1070 stories. I left out a major player in Phoenix, the Phoenix New Times. Now the New Times' owners are literally putting their money where … Read more
SB1070 Update: Arizona gets “Terminated”
by David Safier It sounds like Arnold is telling Arizona, "I won't be back." When Schwarzenegger is trying out his Jay Leno lame-one-liner impression at Arizona's expense during a commencement address at Emory University, you know the SB1070 story has gone prime time, and it isn't going away any time soon. "I was also going … Read more
SB1070 Update: Are Conservative Evangelicals joining the fight for immigration reform?
by David Safier [Before I begin the post, let me give Marlene Phillips, who writes in The Examiner, credit for this catch and for her diligence on this issue. And while I'm at it, let me also give credit to tucsonsentinel.com for its updates on SB1070-related information. (The latest: Latino hip-hop group Cypress Hill has … Read more
SB1070 Update: “It was never considered a tourism issue”
by David Safier SB1070 "was never considered a tourism issue," according to Kristen Jarnagin, VP of Communications for the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association. "It wasn't even on our radar screen." Maybe it should have been on the radar. [S]o far, the state has lost between $6 million and $10 million in projected business revenue, … Read more
McCain: “Assaults on the dignity of others” (in faraway places) are a call to action
by David Safier McCain gave the commencement address at Ohio Wesleyan University. McCain didn't mention the immigration issue in his speech. But he did say we have to fight against "assaults on the dignity of others" because they are "assaults on the dignity of all humanity." But I guess you won't find anything like that … Read more
Does D-Backs owner Kendrick really want to keep sports, politics separate?
by David Safier Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick gives money to Republicans. That's well known. But lately, he made a statement saying he opposes SB1070, probably to inoculate himself from anti-D-Back protesters. Though who knows, maybe he genuinely doesn't like the bill. But Kendrick and the management say, regardless of their views on the law, let's … Read more
