Foreign Policy Magazine: The Situation Room
May 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: These guys must have way too much time on their hands, but it's so funny I have to post it. From The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell blog, The Last Word – Situation Room superheroes: As both a comic book and political geek, I love this sooo much. It was tweeted out today by … Read more
The story behind the story that the “lamestream media” failed to report
May 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We have had fun with FAUX News Fraudcasting's new reality TV series, "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary," but this was just the sideshow. I have been searching the MSM media coverage for the story behind this story and find that the "lamestream media" completely failed to report on the real story behind … Read more
SB 1070, Baja AZ, Ethnic Studies on NPR
May 9, 2011
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by David Safier NPR's All Things Considered put together a 4 minute piece today linking SB1070, the Baja Arizona movement and the Ethnic Studies fight. (If the player doesn't come up, follow the link. You can hear it there.)
Peggy Judd, (R, LD-25): “We are spending more money (on public education) in Arizona than we need to.”
May 9, 2011
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by David Safier LD-25 Democrats, fire up your laptops and start your engines. Peggy Judd is quoted in the Nogales paper as saying we're spending more on public ed than we should in Arizona. Judd told the reporter she wants to spend her time learning more about her district. Among her tasks: She’s also working … Read more
The GOP Lunacy Argument in One Conversation
May 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Too good not to post! I love the Puritan costume for the social conservative doing the bidding of Corporatocracy conservatives. Substitute Arizona for Tennessee, same difference. "I feel like I am in a battle of intelligence with an unarmed person." Ain't it the truth! From xtranormal.com. The GOP Lunacy Argument in One Conversation – … Read more
Washington Post GOPropaganda
May 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have posted previously about the Washington Post's unholy partnership with the Pete Peterson Group, a conservative think tank dedicated to ending social security and Medicare. Pete Peterson's war on social security – and his media enablers. Is it any wonder that the Post has been an advocate for Rep. Paul Ryan's Roadmap … Read more
Nominate Elizabeth Warren to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
May 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Simon Johnson, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and a member of the CBO’s Panel of Economic Advisers, writes this persuasive post in favor of President Obama appointing Elizabeth Warren to head the … Read more
“Instant, accurate, comprehensive” gun background check bill introduced in House
May 9, 2011
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by David Safier
According to a Media Release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 was introduced in the House by more than two dozen Representatives.
The Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 was introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy and more than two dozen other members, including Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers and Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott. Senator Chuck Schumer introduced similar legislation in February.
The bill is modeled on a proposal developed after the Tucson mass shooting by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 550 mayors co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
“We can both respect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and do a lot more to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “We look forward to working with the President, Congress and the 280,000 Americans who have signed a petition in support of fixing the nation's broken background check system.”
The bill "would impose tougher penalties on states that are not sending records of prohibited purchasers to NICS," and it "would require a background check for every gun sale. . . . The bill would include reasonable exceptions, including sales to law enforcement and transfers among immediate family members."
Read the entire Media Release after the jump.
