Sen. Russell Pearce: “Daddy, he said mean things to me!”
March 25, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) likes to demonstrate his manliness and what a "tough guy" he is by writing legislation to arm to the teeth every man, woman and child in Arizona so they can serve in a vigilante militia to round up anyone guilty of appearing Latino in public and deporting them
“Hell no you can’t!” – “Yes, we can”
March 25, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I listened to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) deliver his closing argument on Sunday evening, I knew immediately that it was a mistake. Boehner's cadence call for "no" from his fellow Republicans and his visibly angry tirade "hell no you can't!" forever fixed in the mind of the public the
This is not your father’s GOP
March 25, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Legend has it that as he put down his pen Johnson told an aide, referring to the Democratic Party, "We have lost the South for a generation." President Johnson was fully cognizant of the fact that Democrats
Intimination
March 25, 2010
Posted by AzBllueMeanie: Rachel Maddow does the reporting that you do not ever get in the local Tucson news media. Want to learn more about the Alabama Militiaman who claims credit for inciting the brick throwing at Democratic offices across the country? (Notice that Rachel uses the photo of the smashed window at Rep. Gabriel
CBS News covers vandalism, threats in Tucson and elsewhere
March 24, 2010
By David Safier CBS News takes the threats to Democrats and their families and the vandalism to Democratic offices very seriously. They ran an excellent, hard hitting piece on tonight's news. You can watch it below. The broken window in Giffords' office is the first image in the piece. Later it shows a collage of
Democrats call on Republicans to renounce violence, end inflammatory rhetoric
March 24, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl. Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Tuesday March 23, 2010 Chairman Bivens calls on Republicans to renounce violence and pledge to end inflammatory rhetoric PHOENIX—Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Don Bivens today called on elected Republican leaders in Arizona
Melvin on the sales tax hike: Blame the voter
March 24, 2010
by David Safier Earlier today, I posted about Melvin reaffirming his convict-ion that convicts-in-the-schools is a good idea. Saves the state money. Keeps 'em out of trouble, I guess. The children? What the hell, we cut funding to their schools and killed KidsCare. What's a few convicts thrown in the mix? But what about his
Palin: Democrats in the crosshairs
March 24, 2010
by David Safier Sarah Palin told her followers: Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: "Don't Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!" Then she created a map of the U.S. with the targeted Democrats pinpointed . . . by using rifle sight cross hairs. These people are insane, and dangerous. I'm talking about the leaders. Ten Democrats have
