Branding Yourself a Maverick
After listening to the VP debates where Palin tossed around the word “maverick” like she was a Coca Cola exec throwing “Coke” into every other sentence, I figured it was time to revisit the meaning and implications of the term. The basic definition of “maverick” is an unbranded range animal. So when you wear it … Read more
To Constantin Querard: He Who Lives By the Checkbox . . .
by David Safier I allowed Constantin Querard, a political consultant for over a dozen candidates on the right wing of Arizona’s Republican party (including Al Melvin and Marilyn Zerull in LD-26 and David Gowan in LD-30), to have the last word in an earlier post. He stated his personal views on some political issues I … Read more
Auditing TUSD
by David Safier (TASL) I’ve never been one to go after school districts for misspending funds. It tends to be a red herring used by people who are looking for an excuse not to give schools any more money. It seems to me, any multi-million dollar organization is going to have a certain amount of … Read more
If Hillary Had Winked
by Marlene H. Phillips I watched the VP debate in a room full of rowdy, noisy folks last night in Tucson. Comments flew across the room, most directed at Sarah Palin: "Stop dodging the question.""Every time she smirks while discussing such serious issues, it makes me cringe.""For God’s sake, say nuclear correctly!" Everyone was in … Read more
Constantin Querard Responds. I Correct My Earlier Post.
by David Safier A few days ago, I wrote a post about Constantin Querard’s consultant position with three of our Southern Arizona candidates, Al Melvin and Marilyn Zerull in LD-26, and David Gowan in LD-30 (Phoenix Pol Runs Campaigns for Southern AZ Conservative Candidates). The assertion of the post was this: since Querard is running … Read more
The Great Schlep to Florida – Sarah Silverman (Rated-R for language)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For all of my Jewish friends who support Barack Obama and who have relatives living in Florida who still keep asking you about those viral e-mails they keep receiving about "Obama is a secret Muslim," here is something you can do to counter these Swift Boat smears from the right-wing. The Jewish … Read more
