McCain’s revisionist history lie about the TARP bailout – Part II
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Advertisement Ealier this week, Senator McNasty, John McCain, told bold-faced lies to the editors of the Arizona Republic about how he suspended his campaign in 2008 for the TARP bailout. McCain's revisionist history lie about the TARP bailout Now McCain has doubled-down on his lies. Or is it the onset of senile … Read more
Response to McCain’s “Hayworth is a birther” ad
by David Safier Orly Taitz, who wants to own the birther franchise, has taken McCain to task for his "birthers are crazy, and Hayworth is one of them" ad. (You can see the ad here.) Orly Taitz, the best-known national activist in the Birther movement, has posted a statement on her blog slamming Sen. John … Read more
Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, obstructing unemployment benefits extension
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Why does Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, hate the working men and women of this country? Earlier this week he tried to filibuster the jobs bill and eventually voted against the bill. Now Senator Obstruction is once again obstructing an unemployment benefits extension (as he did last year) over — wait for it … Read more
Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, is a pants on fire liar
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona's twin embarrassments, Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, and Senator McNasty, John McCain are both congenital liars. But Senator Obstruction was really over-the-top, disingenuous, pants on fire liar on Wednesday repeating the GOP talking point of the day: Sen. Kyl: It is reported that the speaker has already said that she has the … Read more
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) speaks truth to power
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On the floor of the House on Wednesday afternoon during a debate over a planned vote to revoke the anti-trust exemption (McCarran-Ferguson Act) for health insurance monopolies, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) declared that "the Republican Party is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the insurance industry" (no, I do not write his speeches, but … Read more
Read ’em and weep
by David Safier Legislative news from today's Star: SB1097, mandating that schools submit the names of children who are not in the country legally to the DOE, was approved by its Senate committee. Another bill says the state will not give any money to schools for students not here legally, though I'm not sure of … Read more
LD 28 Candidate Forum – House Candidates
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Special thanks to volunteer Curtis Dutiel for videotaping the LD 28 Candidate Forum and editing the videos. The LD 28 House candidates spoke in alphabetical order. Incumbent Rep. Steve Farley spoke first, following the pyrotechnics between Sen. Paula Aboud and former Rep. Ted Downing. Ted Prezelski, whom many of you know from … Read more
