Pearce Recall Update: evidentiary hearing on ‘sham’ candidacy this Friday
October 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Judge Edward Burke denied a restraining order to keep "King" Russell Pearce's stalking horse candidate Olivia Cortes off the ballot last week, but an evidentiary hearing on the merits is scheduled for this Friday at 3:30 p.m. And attorney Tom Ryan says he will call witnesses who will clearly demonstrate that Olivia … Read more
AIRC Update: ‘Independent’ redistricting is the opposite of incumbent protection
October 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Redistricting in most states involves legislators sitting down and tweaking the lines of their districts to protect as many incumbents as possible in the majority party and even members of the minority party with whom they have a good working relationship. It is a status quo, incumbency protection game. Arizonans said "the hell with … Read more
City Council candidate Tyler Vogt won’t interview with the Star
October 4, 2011
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by David Safier Following in the footsteps of Al Melvin, Frank Antenori, Dave Gowan and David Stevens, Tyler Vogt has said uh-uh to sitting down for an interview with the Star staff. Which is interesting because, if he were elected, he would have to talk with the Star kinda regularly, since the Star is Tucson's … Read more
Koch Brothers lawbreaking: Oil Stealing episode
October 4, 2011
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by David Safier I've read through the lengthy Bloomberg News article, Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales. The Iran sales and bribery episodes which have gotten most of the attention are only part of the story. This is a "preponderance of evidence" situation, where, when you see all the things Koch … Read more
AIRC Update: About those applications of commissioners
October 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember all the hooplah earlier this summer from Rep. Terri Proud calling for the head of AIRC Chair Colleen Mathis over her AIRC application and a slight omission she used to claim Mathis "lied" on it? Arizona's Redistricting Commission Should Regard the Tea Party as Disruptive Loons: Supposedly, according to these nudniks, she lied … Read more
The Beatles heart Herman Cain
October 4, 2011
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by David Safier The Beatles may have wanted a Revolution, but what they got was Herman Cain. And the Four Moptops love his 9-9-9 plan. These guys were s-o-o-o-o far ahead of their time. Number_9
Ronald Reagan also called for taxing millionaires more
October 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh, how soon they forget. The modern-day radical extremists of the GOP all pay hommage to Ronald Reagan as a saint. They have their Saint Ronnie Reagan idols to worship, but they have completely erased from their memories what Ronald Reagan actually had to say. Reagan Called For An End To ‘Crazy’ Tax Loopholes That Let Millionaires … Read more
Gov. Chris Christie to the media villagers: Seriously, I am not running for president
October 4, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After a couple of weeks of non-stop media speculation about whether Gov. Chris Christie will reconsider and run for president — really a sad and pathetic attempt by the D.C. media villagers and Beltway bloviators to flatter Christie into running with their fawning over him — Christie today reiterated that "Seriously, I … Read more
