LD-26 Senate race goes nuclear
by David Safier When I say the LD-26 Senate race is going nuclear, I'm not speaking metaphorically. Advertisement Cap'n Al Melvin, who will heretofore be referred to as Atomc Al, has come out in favor of dotting Arizona with nuclear power plants, each the size of the huge Palo Verde facility outside Phoenix. But that … Read more
Politics, meet Strange Bedfellows
by David Safier Sonoran Alliance goes after McCain's connection to lobbyists by . . . now that's something you don't see every day . . . By using a video put together by the very progressive Robert Greenwald, who creates his videos under the BraveNew Films Production banner. Sonoran Alliance is none too fond of … Read more
Even more on the Huppenthal video
by David Safier Democratic Diva, which was the source of my story about the Hupp video, has issued a mea culpa. . . . it seems that the snippet of the interview I got from youtube was taken out of context and that Huppenthal did return after he’d left the room and completed the interview. … Read more
John McCain’s other lobbyist problem
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier told you about John McCain's campaign fundraiser-bundler Fred Malek, and how the Arizona Daily Star is not reporting the story. Well, John McCain's other lobbyist problem is also not being reported by the Star. The J.D. Hayworth campaign has been hammering away at the story on the Sonoran Alliance blog … Read more
More on the Huppenthal video
by David Safier One thing is clear. In the video created by high school journalism students, Ed Supe candidate John Huppenthal looks like a very dim bulb. Give him a question outside of his comfort zone, and he gets a blank look on his face and reveals a blank space in his gray matter. But … Read more
Just a thought
by David Safier Instead of the Star printing two AP analyses of Obama's Oval Office speech, both pretty critical . . . Obama promises progress on spill, but public grows leery In address, president fails to note some facts of oil spill: Obama doesn't say gov't won't control compensation fund [I couldn't find a link … Read more
Star continues to Speak No Evil about McCain
by David Safier The Star has an almost perfect record for avoiding stories that might put John McCain in a bad light. If a tree in the political forest falls on McCain's record or his credibility, no one in Southern Arizona hears it from the Star. Here's the latest example. Yesterday I put together a … Read more
