Jason Williams, AZ School Superintendent Candidate, Opposes Ethnic Studies Ban
By Jenn This is the second part of my posts on the responses I received from Arizona School Superintendent candidates on Arizona's recent ethnic studies ban. Before continuing on this post, you should read what Margaret Dugan — the sole Republican to write back to me — had to say about ethnic studies. Advertisement As … Read more
Vic Williams: “People need to help themselves. That’s the creed for America.”
by David Safier "People need to help themselves," says Vic Williams (R, LD-26). Sounds good. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Seize the opportunities that are out there instead of expecting someone to give you a handout. That's Williams' comment in support of Prop 107, the vile proposition that would wipe out programs trying to … Read more
Kiss of the spider woman
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star reports today that the halfling former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, may endorse Jonathan "Payday Paton" today in his GOP congressional primary. Paton said he didn't know whether Palin would weigh in on the race, but he added that he would be honored to have her support. Political briefs. … Read more
Has G.I. turned Jay Greene into a Golden Fool?
by David Safier I want to begin with a note addressed to Jay Greene: Jay, it’s time to put your academic mettle to the test. Address the criticisms of your recent study for the Goldwater Institute on skyrocketing administrative costs at universities by answering the criticisms in a genuine, scholarly fashion. Better yet, submit the … Read more
Margaret Dugan, AZ School Superintendent Candidate, Responds on Ethnic Studies Ban
By Jenn I *heart* ethnic studies, too. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post listing 3 ways that the GOP is targeting children in their war against illegal immigration, and I linked three petitions that you can sign to help send a message to political decision-makers that these strategies are unacceptable. One example … Read more
A Dick Armey of teabaggers plan hostile takeover of GOP
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The corporate lobbyist sponsor of the Astroturf "grassroots" Tea Party, FreedomWorks, issued a "Tea Party Manifesto" (coincidentally the title of a book soon to be released by Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe of FreedomWorks) in Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, threatening a hostile takeover of the GOP. I guess after … Read more
