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Grijalva’s Tucson, Yuma offices closed due to threats
April 23, 2010
by David Safier Some folks are upset enough about Grijalva's stand against Arizona's anti-immigration bill that, according to the Star, one person called “who threatened to go down there and blow everyone’s brains out then go to the border to shoot Mexicans.” The offices received "multiple death threats and threats of violence." Grijalva staffer Ruben
Teabagged Geico announcer fires back in new video
April 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Actor Lance Baxter, otherwise known as "D.C. Douglas," the voice-over announcer who informs you how much GEICO can save you on car insurance (not the gekko), was recently fired by GEICO after he left a satirical telephone message for the folks at FreedomWorks, the Dick Armey corporate lobbyist front group for the
President Obama addresses Arizona’s anti-immigrant law at naturalization ceremony
April 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today at a naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members, President Obama addressed Arizona's anti-immigrant law in his remarks (partial transcript): Like so many others, these men and women met their responsibilities. They played by the rules. They have earned their citizenship. And so on a day like this, we are also reminded
Arizona turns into America’s punch line
April 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today's headline in the Arizona Daily Star says it best: "Arizona turns into America's punch line." Actually, this has been true for many years. Remember AZ-SCAM, the Keating Five, the MLK Day economic boycott, the impeachment of Evan Mecham, the conviction of J. Fife Symington III, J.D. Hayworth and Jack Abramoff, Rick
Arizona Republic: Immigration bill holds high price
April 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic editorial opinion today is on point. Immigration bill holds high price: Arizona faces sticker shock and buyer's remorse if Gov. Jan Brewer signs the immigration bill on her desk. The bill is not an answer to a long-standing failure of the feds to fix the border. It will not
Editors Note: The Trouble with Trolls (update)
April 23, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Repost of link http://www.cracked.com/funny-3809-internet-argument-techniques/ which provides an effective summary of the worst practices of blog trolls. Blog for Arizona does not care whether you use a pseudonym to post comments. We do care, however, when one individual creates multiple identities and posts from the same address. That's a red flag. It may
OK, Pearce really will say anything
April 22, 2010
by David Safier Conservative demagogues have a knack for saying things that sound just right the moment they say them. Sarah Palin is one of the more talented of the current breed, but just one of many. It doesn't matter if what they say makes any sense, so long as it sounds good when it
Fool’s Gold: Sales tax hike will turn Arizona into N. Korea, Cuba
April 22, 2010
by David Safier My jaw drops in amazement when I read most of the Goldwater Institute's Daily Emails, but today, G.I. is at its jaw-dropping best. G.I. has gotten lots of push back for its assertion that Prop 100 will cost Arizona 14,000 jobs. Some UA economists gave the lie to G.I's figures, noting they
