A new era of Arizona Apartheid
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964, the nation ended state-sanctioned racial segregation, Jim Crow laws, and Black Codes. It was a sweeping rejection of America's shameful past of slavery and segregation. Advertisement Today, the Accidental Governor, in an act of supreme political cowardice … Read more
Connecting the dots to crazy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While seemingly unrelated, there is a connection between Sen. Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bill, and Rep. Judy Burges' "birther" bill. Let me connect the dots for you. You see, the next time President Obama visits the Valley of the Sun, Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio will be waiting to greet him at the airport … Read more
Bodfield slants article to make Giffords look weak, opponents look strong
by David Safier I sometimes wonder if Rhonda Bodfield has a phone conversation with Daniel Scarpinato, the ex-Star reporter who is Paton campaign's communications director, over her morning coffee. Either that, or Scarpinato has implanted a chip in the back of Bodfield's neck that sends regular, subliminal Sceets (Scarpinato tweets) straight up her brain stem … Read more
Grijalva’s Tucson, Yuma offices closed due to threats
by David Safier Some folks are upset enough about Grijalva's stand against Arizona's anti-immigration bill that, according to the Star, one person called “who threatened to go down there and blow everyone’s brains out then go to the border to shoot Mexicans.” The offices received "multiple death threats and threats of violence." Grijalva staffer Ruben … Read more
Teabagged Geico announcer fires back in new video
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Actor Lance Baxter, otherwise known as "D.C. Douglas," the voice-over announcer who informs you how much GEICO can save you on car insurance (not the gekko), was recently fired by GEICO after he left a satirical telephone message for the folks at FreedomWorks, the Dick Armey corporate lobbyist front group for the … Read more
President Obama addresses Arizona’s anti-immigrant law at naturalization ceremony
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today at a naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members, President Obama addressed Arizona's anti-immigrant law in his remarks (partial transcript): Like so many others, these men and women met their responsibilities. They played by the rules. They have earned their citizenship. And so on a day like this, we are also reminded … Read more
Arizona turns into America’s punch line
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today's headline in the Arizona Daily Star says it best: "Arizona turns into America's punch line." Actually, this has been true for many years. Remember AZ-SCAM, the Keating Five, the MLK Day economic boycott, the impeachment of Evan Mecham, the conviction of J. Fife Symington III, J.D. Hayworth and Jack Abramoff, Rick … Read more
