Past Week’s Video Highlights
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Money for Potential Arizona Teachers
by David Safier (TASL) In my ideal world, teachers would be paid considerably more, both to reward them for the difficulty of the work and to attract the best candidates to the field. In my less-than-ideal-but-better-than-it-is-now world, teachers would have their college loans forgiven for each of the first five years they teach. We seem … Read more
Dems File Election Committee Complaint About Tim Bee Ad
by David Safier Now this is interesting National Democrats filed a federal complaint against state Senate President and Republican Congressional candidate Tim Bee, claiming an ad on his behalf was an illegal campaign contribution. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed the complaint with the Federal Elections Commission this week. It names a collection of school … Read more
Worse Than Watergate. Again.
by David Safier I’m leaving my usual education turf for a moment, because I am horrified by ABC News and Associated Press stories that the top White House officials sat around discussing torture and giving the CIA the go ahead to do pretty much whatever they wished to prisoners. And I am disgusted that this … Read more
Giffords Nixes Impeachment
DFATucson has been pressing Gabby Giffords for awhile now to get off the dime on impeachment and, as a very minimal sign that she’s willing to fulfill the Constitutional role for which we hired her, perhaps sign a letter being circulated by Rep. Wexler calling for investigations of possible criminal acts by the Bush Administration … Read more
“Thank You, Senator Bee, For Cutting My Education Off at the Knees”
by David Safier (TASL) Many pixels have been spent discussing whether the “Thank you, Senator Bee” ad was an illegal use of school district funds to influence the outcome of an election. (The right answer, by the way, is Yes, it was an illegal use of funds.) Meanwhile, Tim Bee, friend of education, has been … Read more
Bee’s “Not a Campaign Ad” Campaign Ad Canceled, but the Story Lingers On
by David Safier The Bee “This is not a political ad, just a Thank You” political ad has been pulled from the airwaves. (Kudos, by the way, to Star reporter Daniel Scarpinato, who has put together two excellent articles about the controversy, filled with valuable information. I’ve criticized Scarpinato in the past, often in emails … Read more
Convention Highlights
Excerpts from The 1908 Denver Demo Convention, Tom Noel) by PL Canady Before continuing the Convention Highlights, let me introduce myself. My name is Pat Canady and I am retired from a career in Education and being a Small Business Owner. My interest in politics led me to becoming a Democratic Party volunteer starting with … Read more
