In Memoriam: Bob Bland, Cochise County Democratic Party Chair
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is with sadness that I post about the untimely death of Bob Bland, Cochise County Democratic Party Chair. When I last spoke to Bob he was planning a cross-country drive to visit his mother back East and visit friends and family along the way. Then came the e-mail that he had … Read more
Gun violence prevention groups join in call for stronger gun laws after Al Qaeda video
by David Safier The video by Adam Gadahn urging American-based terrorists to take advantage of the gun show loophole has led five national gun violence prevention organizations to sent a joint letter to the President Obama. Fourteen state and regional groups signed the letter as well. Here's the money quote from the letter: [W]e call … Read more
Scofflaw Russell Pearce and his friends put the “F” back in Freedom
by David Safier How can I pass this up? Pearce is being helped in his fight against the recall effort by his buddy-in-racism, Tom Tancredo. Pearce figures he can take corporate donations, even though the state says he can't. [S]tate elections officials say Arizona law bans corporate and union donations to influence an election, and … Read more
About that reprimand of Ethnic Studies’ Sean Arce
by David Safier Here's the basic story: TUSD Assistant Superintendent Lupita Cavazos-Garcia formally reprimanded MAS Director Sean Arce for canceling an awards ceremony for Mexican-American students. Arce wrote a formal response to the reprimand through his lawyer. Cavazos-Garcia then made the reprimand official. I read Cavazos-Garcia's reprimand and Arce's response. From my vantage point as … Read more
Weiner has got to go
by David Safier Yesterday I called Anthony Weiner stupid but said he shouldn't resign, based on what I knew then. Today it looks like he was stupid on steroids. The silly/naughty pics he sent to women are one thing, but the lengths he went to cover his online relationships up shows a lack of basic … Read more
Sex, Lies and Social Media
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Boy, did I ever pick the wrong day to get ill and have to take a sick day. Monday was a confluence of the prurient sexual interests of the "lamestream media," comprised mostly of reporters whose intellectual development was stunted during pre-adolescence, and the prurient sexual interests of one equally pre-adolescent Rep. … Read more
Marshall Home™, sovereign citizen
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona has warned you about this "sovereign citizen." City of Tucson Mayor & Council Candidate Filings: Let The Games Begin! [T]he winner of the craziest story of this election goes to Marshall Home™ (I kid you not, he trademarked his name) who has filed his petitions to run for mayor, … Read more
