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The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: Ethnic Studies and Ben Franklin
August 14, 2010
by David Safier I went to the Ed Supe forum at Rincon High Thursday, audio recorder in hand. All the candidates did reasonably well by themselves. By that I mean, I doubt if many people in the audience changed their vote based on a stellar performance by one candidate or a serious mistake by another.
President Obama’s clarion defense of the freedom of religion
August 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When many conservatives talk about "religious freedom," they really mean the freedom to impose their fundamentalist Christian religious dogma on people of other faiths, or no religious faith, through the force of law. Many subscribe to the Christian Nationalist movement or the dominion theology of Christian Reconstructionism. Christian Nationalists believe in a
President Obama’s Weekly Address on the 75th Anniversary of Social Security
August 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, President Obama promises to protect it from Republican leaders in Congress who have made privatization a key part of their agenda. He makes clear that, especially in light of the financial crisis, gambling Social Security on Wall Street makes no sense. The president's weekly address
75th Anniversary of the Social Security Act
August 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, the most popular and most successful government program in history. Social Security has kept many millions of elderly and the disabled from living destitute lives in abject poverty. Social Security is a solemn moral obligation from one generation to the next generation
Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit
August 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Introduction: AzScam In February 1991 a major political scandal rocked the state of Arizona as a grand jury charged seven legislators, five lobbyists and five others with felonies including bribery, money laundering and filing false campaign statements. Scandal In Phoenix – TIME: The product of a 16-month, $1.4 million investigation by the
Second private prisons segment on the Maddow Show
August 14, 2010
by David Safier Here is the second part of Rachel Maddow's coverage of the Arizona private prison story, including the close relationship between the private prison industry and Arizona Republicans. This time, Russell Pearce is on the hot seat, along with all that good campaign money he rakes in from the private prison crowd. (And
Ben Quayle Gets Dirty
August 14, 2010
By Michael Bryan Let's give the new web ad by Arizona Congressional candidate Ben Quayle The Dirty treatment, shall we? Feel free to crack wise in the comments. This is Ben Quayle. His claim to fame is being even prettier and even less intelligent than Daddy. Not an easy legacy to fulfill. What is with
Maddow show gives BfA credit for prison privatization story.
August 13, 2010
by David Safier Bill Wolff, executive producer of the Rachel Maddow Show, does a preview of the night's show on the Maddow Blog. In tonight's preview, about 30 seconds in, Bill says, "The fellows from blogforarizona.com, very nice guys, said, 'You really ought to look into the story about the privatization of Arizona prisons.' .
