More Fools Gold: G.I. makes a fool of itself. Again.
by David Safier Fox News Phoenix ran a story, What Would Happen if Prop 100 Fails? The Goldwater Institute's Matthew Ladner is there saying, if Prop 100 fails, no big deal. There's plenty there to cut. Ladner points out that out of 104,000 employees in Arizona's school districts, only a little over half of them … Read more
SB1070 Update: For G.I., silence is still Gold-en
by David Safier W.W.B.D.? What Would Barry Do? One reason Barry Goldwater's reputation has grown over the years is because of his willingness to speak his mind, consequences be damned, with a candor rare in politics. The Goldwater Institute, on the other hand, is still hiding from SB1070. I think I can say with reasonable … Read more
Update: Arizona Diamondbacks in the eye of the boycott storm
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to Arizona Diamondbacks in the eye of the boycott storm. John Amato at crooksandliars.com has an update on his letter signed by a coalition of activists to Bud Selig and Major League Baseball demanding that they denounce Arizona's SB 1070 and relocate the 2011 All Star Game from Arizona. Our activists' … Read more
SB1070 Update: Comment from a politically conservative, Hispanic Mormon
by David Safier A little more than a week ago, I wrote a post, Mormons split on SB 1070, about Mormons in Utah and Arizona who object to anti-immigrant legislation in both states. Utah has about 100 Spanish speaking Mormon congregations, and the estimate is that 50% to 70% of the members are undocumented. I … Read more
The Troubles with Ted
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let me begin by saying that former Rep. Ted Downing (D-LD28) was done wrong when he ran for state senate in 2006. An independent expenditure committee comprised of members affiliated with a certain Democratic women's political action organization "swiftboated" Ted Downing with a smear campaign in his Democratic primary against Sen. Paula … Read more
FOEB (Friend of El Blog) Steve Gall gets good press
by David Safier I got so involved in crazy news yesterday, I neglected to give a few well-earned kudos to Steve Gall, who has been pressing for recess in elementary schools with laudable enthusiasm and tenacity. The Star gave Steve, his battles and successes a long, very positive story under the Health, medicine and fitness … Read more
