Steve Gallardo calls for Senate hearings about MAS audit
by David Safier Now this is interesting. Yesterday the Republic wrote a story about Huppenthal's MAS decision, parroting his take on the audit. The problem was, Huppenthal pulled out the criticisms from the report, which were minor compared to the very positive conclusions he conveniently forgot to mention. Advertisement A few minutes ago, the Republic … Read more
G.I.’s Ladner replaced by Butcher
by David Safier I will try — I promise — to restrain myself from using the phrase "Jonathan Butchered another education story." It will be hard, but I will try. Goldwater Institute's Matthew Ladner has moved on from being the Institute's education guy to working with Jeb Bush. Replacing Ladner is Jonathan Butcher. He's actually … Read more
Vic Williams: “Obama administration shot its stimulus wad . . .”?
by David Safier Whoever ghost-wrote Vic Williams' Wednesday op ed in the Star (nothing wrong with that, politicians are only occasionally good writers) decided to go sexual with his/her imagery, creating an ejaculatory metaphor to accentuate the frequent derogatory use of the term "stimulus." In other words, the Obama administration shot its stimulus wad on … Read more
Coming soon: My interview with Jerry Dixon, CEO, Gadsden Company
by David Safier It was hard to know what part of Josh Brodesky's train wreck column to be most infuriated about. I decided his coverage of the public-private partnership between Tucson and the Gadsden Company was the most egregious misrepresentation of the facts. So I conducted a long interview with Jerry Dixon, CEO Chairman [I … Read more
My MAS audit summary and analysis
by David Safier OK, I've given the audit of Mexican American Studies by Cambium Learning Group, which was chosen by Huppental and paid a few hundred thousand dollars to do the work, a quick but focused read. My overwhelming conclusion: the auditors worked hard, did a thorough job and came to conclusions almost completely contrary … Read more
The era of surreal campaign ads?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman released a "preview" video for his candidate announcement on Wednesday. NationalJournal.com – Campaign Ads: How Jon Huntsman's Surreal Video Stacks Up: Instead of narrating the clip in a suit and tie while uttering patriotic bromides set to a saccharine melody, the candidate appeared on a dirt bike … Read more
Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson needs to take down the Daily Star’s Josh Brodesky (again)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star's hacktacular opinion writer Josh Brodesky really outdid himself today with this, Josh Brodesky: Miracle Mike Letcher: a job well-spun. I have said it before and I will say it again: the "Star Power Team" of editor Joe Burchell, reporter Rob O'Dell and opinion writer Josh Brodesky — know-it-alls who … Read more
