AG’s race too close to call; recount possible
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I finally gave up and went to bed Tuesday night, Andrew Thomas was unbelievably leading the GOP primary for Attorney General. That says more about the character of the voters who voted for such a corrupt and unethical candidate than it does about Andrew Thomas. What the hell is wrong with … Read more
Happy Feet! Payday Paton Loses
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona has happy feet today now that Jonathan "Payday Paton" has lost his primary race. We were happy to do our part. The betting line is now open as to when Jonathan Paton will announce that he is returning to being a full-time paid lobbyist at the state legislature, lobbying … Read more
Brewer’s M.O.: Ducking Goddard
by David Safier Both Goddard and the Accidental Guv were invited to be interviewed on Fox 10 this morning. Goddard showed up. Brewer didn't. Brewer's people said simply, "She's not available." NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Don't let Brewer get her talking points out without confronting her on the issues. Learn what she's going to say, … Read more
“If we want to cut off funding to the terrorists, we must together as a nation stop watching FOX”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I've written about Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal before, A legitimate "birther" movement for corporations, and that the right-wing was beginning to take notice as well. Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’. Now Jon Stewart and the Daily Show have caught up to this Islamist terrorist … Read more
My two biggest election surprises
by David Safier The least surprising thing for me this primary election is what a lousy handicapper I am. I tried not to predict election outcomes, but even my reluctant guesses were pretty poor. The two biggest surprises for me were the large margins of victory for Chris Deschene (Sec of State) and Penny Kotterman … Read more
The official ADC line from Barrett Marson
by David Safier I had a few interesting email and telephone discussions with Barrett Marson, the spokesman for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), on the days before the assessment of the private, for-profit Kingman Prison was released. Marson's basic take (or spin, if you will) on the situation was that private prisons are roughly … Read more
Michael Steele un-Hearts SB1070?
by David Safier RNC Chair Michael Steele didn't exactly say he doesn't like SB1070, but he sure put the law at a few arms' lengths. He made his statement on the Spanish-language Univision network, so there's a little ethnic pandering going on, but still . . . Steele said basically, Hey, SB1070 is only about … Read more
