Goddard v Brewer, the Message Strategy
By Michael Bryan The race for Arizona Governor between incumbent Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard comes down to who will frame the issues of the race. If Jan Brewer succeeds in making the campaign a referendum on illegal immigration, she wins. If Goddard is able to make the race about, well… reality, then … Read more
I Lead Two Lives
by David Safier Most of you think of me, I imagine, as a tax-and-spend liberal Democrat. And that's how I think of myself as well, most of the time, anyway. But sometimes, when I open the mail, I see myself as "one of a carefully selected group of Republican leaders nationwide." Because that's how John … Read more
Hey, The Star, I’ve got an idea for you
by David Safier Yesterday I called The Star a wholly owned subsidiary of the McCain campaign for using an anti-Glassman jibe from Republican City Council member Steve Kozachik, which was included in a McCain email, as if it were some kind of spontaneous pronouncement. Then the Star capped it off with a comment from the … Read more
David Fitzsimmons is the only one who “gets it” at the Arizona Daily Star
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Funny column from Fitz today. Ask for your candidate's birth certificate – and ID: The evening of [Jan Brewer's] victory bash she claimed to have found a headless illegal immigrant under the podium. The horrified crowd applauded – and was energized. And this line: [Jonathan] Paton will be invited to address the students of Tucson … Read more
The “Beckoning” is an episode of South Park
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Glenn Beck is the messianic (lately he claims God speaks through him) cult leader of old white people who watch FAUX News. Beck is promising a new Great Awakening aka the "Beckoning," and promises "a miracle" today on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (The "miracle" is that Beck got … Read more
Republic gets it right on AZ private prisons
by David Safier The Republic has a strong editorial about private prisons in Arizona. It doesn't like what it sees. Frightening. Tragic. Inexcusable. These words describe the escape of three dangerous convicts from a private prison near Kingman. The deaths of an Oklahoma couple, the sorrow of their family and the anxiety of countless others … Read more
Cheryl Cage’s TV spot
by David Safier Democrats are learning that television is the way to get into people's homes, and repetition gets you into their heads. Republicans running for state legislature learned the lesson earlier, but Democrats are catching on. Here's one of two ads Cheryl Cage has created for her LD-26 senate race against Cap'n Atomic Al … Read more
