G.I.’s Ladner once again proclaims: Public schools are a success
by David Safier It does my heart good to see Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute has such faith in the possibilities of traditional public schools. This is the second or third time in recent months he's praised the schools for raising student test scores, and especially for increasing the scores of Hispanics. Ladner is … Read more
In Memoriam: Dorothy I. Height, Matriarch of the Civil Rights Movement
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dorothy I. Height, 98, a founding matriarch of the American civil rights movement whose crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades, died early Tuesday morning of natural causes, a spokesperson for the National Council of Negro Women said. Dorothy I. Height, founding matriarch of civil rights movement, … Read more
Mi Familia Vota launches campaign to mobilize Hispanic voters against SB 1070
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign: Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign Launches Aggressive Campaign to Mobilize Arizona's Hispanic Voters Against Anti-Immigrant Legislation Phoenix, AZ – With the recent passage of the worst anti-immigrant state legislation in the country, Arizona voters are pushing for Governor Jan Brewer to veto … Read more
Media pandering to ‘populism’ of the privileged
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: E.J. Dionne, Jr., a columnist for the Washington Post, writes this opinion for The New Republic The Populism Of The Privileged: The Populism of the Privileged Tea Partiers don't represent "Real America" after all. The tea party is nothing new, it represents a relatively small minority of Americans on the right end … Read more
Even Chris Wallace of Fox News calls out McCain
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Even Chris Wallace of Fox News calls out McCain for his recent statement in Newsweek that "I never considered myself a maverick." Watch McCain tie himself into a pretzel as he tries to have it both ways by saying he was a "maverick" to oppose the president of his own party (Bush), … Read more
McCain moves right, pushes the myth of a ‘secure border’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We learned last week from an interview with the editors of the Arizona Daily Star that Sen. John McCain says he will take his ball and go home rather than participate in drafting a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Challenged on his right by a shameless anti-immigrant basher J.D. Hayworth, McCain has moved … Read more
“Birther” Bill advances in House, Arizona is the laughingstock of the nation
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Monday was a big day for the "Know Nothing" Nativists in the Arizona Legislature. In addition to Russell Pearce's "I hates Mex-cans" police state bill, the House approved the "birther" bill of Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley), meaning that a majority of the Arizona Legislature subscribes to the wingnut fringe "birther" movement. … Read more
