Al Qaeda and the gun show loophole goes main stream
by David Safier When I posted about Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn urging potential terrorists to buy firearms at gun shows because "You can . . . come away with a fully automatic assault rifle, without a background check," the story was prominent on Media Matters and was floating around on progressive sites. But now … Read more
Weiner lied. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
by David Safier It's hard enough to debunk a right wing lie. But when they're telling the truth? You don't stand a chance. Weiner had online relationships with 6 women, he said. Not smart if you're out of the public limelight, and incredibly stupid if you're a congressman. Weiner tried to cover it up. Stupid, … Read more
Repeat after me: Vouchercare
by David Safier I don't know if Paul Krugman came up with the term, but today he has a column about Paul Ryan's end-Medicare-as-we-know-it plan. Krugman calls it Vouchercare. Perfect. Clear, simple, accurate and damning. And Republicans will deny it, because they know the word "vouchers" doesn't test well. People don't like vouchers. But each … Read more
The new GOP attack on Obama’s Americaness: ‘European’ (read Socialist)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To his credit, Willard "Mittens" Romney was not among the cursed creatures of the Obama Birther Conspiracy theorists who still insist that Barack Obama was born in Kenya (and is a secret Muslim and Marxist too!) No, Willard "Mittens" Romney is patrician old school. He attacks Obama's Americaness by suggesting that Obama … Read more
Horne not interested in investigating Arizona’s for-profit college scam
by David Safier Tom Horne is doing whatever he can to prevent the voter approved medical marijuana initiative from happening. But he refuses to join with other states to investigate for-profit colleges, which lie to students and saddle them with huge loans while making their millions from the government. I've posted about this scam before. … Read more
The GOP’s ‘Ayn Rand Budget’ vs. Jesus
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been writing about the GOP's alleged boy genius, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and his GOP Roadmap to America's Ruin for more than a year now. The GOP budget Ryan drafted was approved by all but four Republicans in the House and all but five Republicans in the Senate. Recently the … Read more
Putting O’Dell’s “city sick/vacation leave scandal” exposé into perspective
by David Safier Rob O'Dell has another of his "If it bleeds [money], it leads," "I hate city government" front page exposés in the Star today. The story: City employees get tens of thousands of dollars when they retire if they don't use all their sick and vacation days. It's a typical O'Dell hit piece. … Read more
