John McCain: What Constitution? What Civil Rights? F#@k Em!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Conservatives have for many years practiced the black arts of the politics of fear mongering. They want you to be afraid so they can manipulate your irrational fears to their political advantage. Ironically, conservatives have succeeded mostly in scaring themselves. Oh sure, they like to talk tough, but I've never seen … Read more
I told them so
by David Safier Last week I said KGUN got it wrong when it ran this headline: TUSD to eliminate Ethnic Studies My conclusion wasn't based on insider information. It's just that I'd read a bunch of stories where TUSD officials said HB 2281, the anti-Ethnic Studies bill, wouldn't shut down the district's Ethnic Studies program. … Read more
Horne unveils “Ed Crime of the Century”
by David Safier Back in January, I posted about Horne sending auditors to the Pima County School Superintendent's Office, then to Ajo to trace whether the Lukeville bus was transporting children from Mexico to attend Ajo schools. I said he was going to break the Educational Crime of the Century story in late April or … Read more
A small victory, but mine own
by David Safier Starlee Rhoades wrote The Goldwater Institute's Daily Email. It's about how ridiculous it is to vote for Prop 100, because the money won't make it into the classroom. Apparently, there's so much waste to cut in the schools, they don't need another penny. Last in the country in per student spending? An … Read more
The Arizona Daily Star really stepped in it this time
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier regularly goes after the Arizona Daily Star's creative headlines department, as have I on occasion. But the Arizona Daily Star really stepped in it this time. Here is the above the fold page A1 headline story in the Arizona Daily Star for Monday, April 3, 2010: The nut graph of … Read more
A company whose chairman is Secretary of State Ken Bennett is facing two suits that allege securities fraud and breach of contract
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ruh-Roh! This is the kind of thing that doesn't look good when you are running for office. The Arizona Republic reports Firm tied to Arizona official sued: A small building-insulation company whose chairman is Secretary of State Ken Bennett is facing two suits that allege it engaged in securities fraud and breach … Read more
Drug smugglers aren’t immigrants. Human traffickers aren’t immigrants.
by David Safier Words matter. When they're purposely misused or confused for political matters, words matter deeply. Immigrants, legal or illegal, are people who come to a country to settle here, to work and live there. Drug smugglers are criminals by definition, but they're not immigrants. They come into the country to make a drug … Read more
