Movie review of the documentary film “Casino Jack”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Maybe J. D. Hayworth can get complimentary tickets (oops!) to the premier of the documentary film "Casino Jack," about the life of Jack Abramoff. Justin Elliott at talkingpointsmemo.com has the movie review. Casino Jack Delivers Sweeping View Of Abramoff Scandal: Early in the new documentary Casino Jack, a young Ralph Reed appears … Read more
Update: McCain: Illegal immigrants are “intentionally causing accidents on the freeway”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After taking some time to research a plausible explanation for his comment that had people scratching their heads and muttering “what the hell is he talking about?,” the McCain campaign contacted the Huffington Post with the following clarification. John McCain’s Campaign Clears Up Controversial Illegal Immigrant Quote: In an email to the … Read more
Don’t believe it: Rasmussen has become an outlier poll
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Most media outlets only report the "topline" number of polls. They never get down into the weeds and examine the statistical model and the sampling model of the poll (this is not always provided by polling companies in their press releases). Rasmussen has been spending a lot of time and money of … Read more
Russell Pearce takes no religious or political prisoners
by David Safier If you're Russell Pearce and Cardinal Roger Mahony says your anti-immigration bill is "the country's most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law," how do you respond? [Pearce called] the Roman Catholic leader a "guy who's been protecting child molesters and predators all of his life." "He's the last guy that ought to … Read more
Vic Williams comes out for Prop 100
by David Safier Here's a good way to measure of the level of Republican wingnuttery in Arizona. I'm about to praise Vic Williams, and by extension, Jan Brewer, for being at least a little supportive of our public schools. In today's Explorer, Williams has an op ed saying he's planning to vote for Prop 100: … Read more
Presented without comment
by David Safier The Arizona legislature passed a birther bill, SB1024. If Brewer signs it, Arizona will have the right to demand a birth certificate from presidential candidates who want to be on our ballot.
“I object!” Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, doing what he does best
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to the Huffington Post for this video mashup. What our Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, is objecting to in this video are non-controversial executive appointees to federal departments, agencies, military posts, etc. and judicial nominees who are on the "unanimous consent" calendar, meaning that the nominees have already been approved by committee … Read more
