Meet the challengers in Pearce recall election
Posted by AzblueMeanie: First up, there is Jerry Lewis from Mesa. Lewis makes run against Pearce in recall official – East Valley Tribune: Advertisement Charter school executive Jerry Lewis announced Wednesday morning that he will challenge state Senate President Russell Pearce in the Nov. 8 recall election. The Mesa Republican also filed election paperwork Wednesday, … Read more
Grijalva: GOP lawmakers have Canyon under siege
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva has a "My Turn" guest opinion in the Arizona Republic today. GOP lawmakers have Canyon under siege: It's not too dramatic to say the Grand Canyon has been under siege from mining claims for several years now. Unfortunately, several of my Arizona congressional colleagues have taken stands that would … Read more
Mark Halperin has a pejorative for this guy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in June when Brian Miller was still chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, the Pima County GOP issued this statement in response to an online poll being conducted by another organization asking Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign from office because they feel they are without representation in Congress while she … Read more
BOOM! Goes the Boehner Plan
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow has aired several segments this year making a rather convincing case that the Weeper of the House, John Boehner, is not good at his job. I have argued that he is the weakest Speaker of the House in modern times, and is a captive to his radical right Tea Party … Read more
New questions about hacking of the 2004 Ohio presidential election
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The court system sometimes moves at a glacial pace. Justice is not always served. And in this case, the critical witness died in a suspicious small plane crash a few years ago. We will likely never learn the whole truth. Bob Fritakis, an election law attorney writing at the The Free Press, … Read more
Russell Pearce, friend of education (Wait . . . what?)
by David Safier Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, has been named the 2011 Golden Apple Winner by Arizona Parents for Education . . . Yes, you read that right. Russell Pearce, ed budget cutter extraordinaire, gets a golden apple. The group, Arizona Parents for Education, is an astroturf organization for online schools. "Astroturf" might be … Read more
Dr. Word asks: Can dust storms be Muslim?
by David Safier You know those recent dust storms in Phoenix? The term for them is "haboob," and from what I've read, this phenomenon is limited to the southwest, the Middle East and the North Africa. Apparently, some folks think A-mur-i-kan dust storms shouldn't be called by them furren names. Adam Serwer of the American … Read more
