Camenisch stands up to Rosemont
October 24, 2010
by David Safier I've written two posts about a phone message left on Todd Camenisch's answering machine by Rick Grinnell, who says Rosemont Copper is a "personal client," and a follow-up phone call between the two. Grinnell's basic assertion is, don't mess with Rosemont, or your political future will be over. [Note to the Star's
Melvin: a candidate with STENGTH (read the word carefully) and an endorsement from David P.
October 23, 2010
by David Safier I can't resist posting this. A mailer for Cap'n Al Melvin from the Arizona Association of REALTORS Leadership Committee uses these words to describe him: INTEGRITY • SECURITY • STENGTH Stength? Help, my English teacher antennae are twitching, and I can't make them stop! But that's not my favorite part of the
The latest on the Brewer health story
October 23, 2010
by David Safier Team Brewer may have done enough to put questions about her health to rest in most of the MSM, but one part of the story remains unanswered. The story of Dr. Gordi S. Khera's satement that Brewer is in "excellent medical health" was carried in most AZ papers. Here is the Star's
Ingratitude is the Dominant Theme of this Election
October 23, 2010
By Karl Reiner Imagine a passenger airliner flying along its normal route; suddenly the engines fail due to the intake of contaminated fuel. The aircrew reacts; they are able to bring the plane down safely. The crew does it without the loss of life, wrecking the aircraft during the emergency landing in a wheat field.
AZ Public Media CD-8 debate
October 23, 2010
by David Safier Here is Friday's hour long Giffords/Kelly/Stoltz debate on KUAT:
Short-term memory leads to bad endorsements
October 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If it happened yesterday, it's already "old news." Move on. This kind of short-term memory leads to bad choices in making candidate endorsements. A glaring example of this is the endorsement by the Arizona Daily Star and The Arizona Republic of appointed Secretary of State Ken Bennett. In the case of the
Citizens United Fallout: Billionaires for Bush Buying Congress
October 22, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The alleged conservative "grassroots" movement is really just a few dozen ultra-conservative billionaires who have decided to purchase Congress in the wake of Citizens United v. FEC. Take these self-interested billionaires out of the equation and the political narrative of this election would be entirely different. Politico reported Thursday that Karl Roves
Rodney Glassman Promoted to Captain in U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Reserve
October 22, 2010
Posted by AzblueMeanie: Press release from the Rodney Glassman for U.S. Senate campaign: Glassman Promoted to Captain in U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Reserve U.S. Senate candidate and Air Force reservist Rodney Glassman has been promoted to Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps Reserve. Glassman enlisted in the Air Force Reserve after completing law
