Services for shooting victims
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Daily Star: A memorial service will be held for Phyllis Schneck on Saturday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2450 E. Fort Lowell Road. A funeral service will be held for Dorwan Stoddard on Sunday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Chapel East, 8725 E. Speedway. His wife Mavanell … Read more
The AZGOP, staunch defenders of private property rights…except when they aren’t
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings There has been an ongoing battle going on between the Tohono O'odham Nation (a southern AZ tribal nation) and the City of Glendale and some state legislators. The Nation legally acquired some unincorporated land near Glendale in the west Valley part of metro Phoenix and is planning to … Read more
Grijalva: “My fight will be clean and fair.”
by David Safier This is the kind of feeling you hope will last, or at least have some lasting effects. The people who stood and spoke at the Promoting a Civil Discussion press conference this afternoon were Republicans and Democrats, gathered together humbly, and actually seeming like they belonged together. Brian Miller and Jeff Rogers, … Read more
Trent Humphries blames Giffords for Saturday’s shooting
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, teabagger Trent Humphries blames Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for Saturday's shooting, and then has the audacity to claim that We're Arizona shooting victims too. Like Sarah Palin, for this fool "it's all about me!" Blaming the victim of an assassin's bullet for the acts of … Read more
Life must be tough in the conservative shtetl
by David Safier Let's face it, it's not easy being a Jew in old Eastern Europe a conservative in 21st century America. You have to put up with Blood Libels, not to mention pogroms. Yes, add "pogrom" to the offensive obsurdities from the right. The Washington Times believes Palin's Blood Libel reference makes perfect sense. … Read more
Pearce gets it right — once — with his “balance of rights” statement
by David Safier Why in the world would Russell Pearce, who believes nothing should restrict our "freedoms," vote along with the rest of the legislature to restrict the freedom of assembly and, by his usual logic, the freedom of speech of the Westboro Baptist Church when they planned to protest at Christina Taylor Green's funeral? … Read more
RNC electing a new chairman today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The RNC is electing a new chairman today. Here is a pre-vote analysis. The Results Are Anyone's Guess As RNC Chair Election Kicks Off | TPMDC: The RNC chairman's election will commence momentarily, and members are expected to pick a replacement for Michael Steele. But the arcane rules of the committee's election … Read more
