Brewer: “Please, Please don’t take away our All Star Game.”
by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) The Accidental Guv sent out an email to her fans: Economic boycotts are an inappropriate and historically harmful response to an issue that deserves proper public debate and discussion. Inevitably, sports fans and teams all over the nation have developed an opinion on the passage of … Read more
Say it ain’t so, Joe – Arizona taxes are low!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "First Commandment" of the modern-day Republican Party is to oppose taxes — all taxes, in any form, in any amount, for any purpose, at all times. It is a knee-jerk rejection of taxes. Modern-day Republicans are all about the individual accumulation of personal wealth. "I've got mine, buddy, screw you!" Modern-day … Read more
Why does Brewer hate AZ economy?
by David Safier (exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) You have to wonder. The Accidental Guv is forever talking about how she cares about Arizona's economy. Yet here she is, saying she'll continue her BWB — "Breathing While Brown" — crusade even if it hurts us financially. Gov. Jan Brewer emphasized Wednesday that Arizona won't … Read more
Viva Los Suns!
by David Safier (exclusively for El Blog for Arizona) Los Suns put another one in the win column. Los Suns: playing for Phoenix, Arizona and the Human Raza.
Dr. Word: Surprising results in a “political rhetoric” survey
by David Safier (exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) If I asked you if you have a positive or negative reaction to words and terms like Capitalism, Socialism, Progressive, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights and Family Values, what would you answer? Pew research asked that question about those and other words, and some of the results … Read more
To teach ELL students, hire accented teachers
by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) I haven't written about Tom Horne's decision to get rid of teachers whose English is heavily accented and possibly not grammatically correct. It's one of those stories that take a little time to wrap a post around, and I haven't had the time to do it … Read more
More on “Los Suns” story not rising to Star’s journalistic standards
by David Safier (Exclusive to El Blog for Arizona) The more I thought about the Star not running the Los Suns story, the more I realized how ridiculous it was. I'm leaning toward thinking it was a conscious decision, that someone said, "No, we're not running that damn story in the paper. End of discussion." … Read more
