Maddow show gives BfA credit for prison privatization story.
by David Safier Bill Wolff, executive producer of the Rachel Maddow Show, does a preview of the night's show on the Maddow Blog. In tonight's preview, about 30 seconds in, Bill says, "The fellows from blogforarizona.com, very nice guys, said, 'You really ought to look into the story about the privatization of Arizona prisons.' . … Read more
Could CD8 Republicans really be that crazy?
By Michael Bryan The answer is apparently: Yes! They say that insanity consists in doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. If that's true, then CD8's Republicans might just be crazy. All signs point to a "Tea Party" upset by Jessie Kelly in the CD8 GOP primary. Now that Brian … Read more
3 Ways You Can Stop the GOP’s War on the Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Who could possibly hate this baby? Oh, I know — Republicans. Last week, I wrote a piece for Change.org entitled 3 Ways You Can Help End the GOP's War on Undocumented Immigrants. In it, I identified three strategies that Right-wing fundies are using to wage a war on illegal immigration — by attacking the rights … Read more
Stone Cold Doug Ducey
by David Safier Doug Ducey, Republican candidate for treasurer, has some problems lurking around in his recent bio. One has to do with nonpayment of property taxes. The other has to do with Cold Stone Creamery, where he was CEO from 1995 to 2007. When it came to selling franchises for Cold Stone, Ducey was … Read more
The Mystery of the Undecided Voter in the Democratic Senate Primary
By Michael Bryan We are already into early voting and less than a month from Primary day and the vast plurality of Democratic voters haven't made up their minds about who should run against (one may safely presume) Senator John McCain (R). The Democratic campaigns may quibble about the details, but polling from all sides … Read more
Dolores Huerta was right
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It was in April 2006 that Dolores Huerta, co-founder with Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers, was an invited guest speaker at a special assembly at Tucson High Magnet School the day after student walkouts in support of immigration law reforms. During her speech, Huerta made the observation that “Republicans hate Latinos.” Republican … Read more
Andrew Thomas abused the power of his office in witch hunt against political enemies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well the shit has finally hit the fan. It is up to the voters of the State of Arizona to throw this corrupt politician out of office. Republican and independent voters can vote against Thomas in the GOP primary. Of course, your other option is the equally corrupt "Banned for life by … Read more
