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The GOP sham debate
July 17, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first U.S. Senate debate last night for the Republican candidates was a sham. The questions, which the moderator Frank Camacho indicated were prepared with the help of the Arizona Guardian were designed to encourage personal attacks and a "Wrestlemania" atmosphere. The candidates did not disappoint. The reporters at the Arizona Guardian
JACL Votes to Continue their Opposition to SB1070
July 16, 2010
By Jenn Jim Shee, a 70-year-old American of Chinese and Spanish descent, claims he has been profiled by cops in Arizona twice since the passage of SB 1070 in the State Legislature. In May, the board of the Japanese American Citizens League voted 8-6 to join lawsuits that have been filed challenging the constitutionality of
Losing her head: the rest of the decapitation story
July 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a comment several days ago, a reader posted a link to a conservative publication, the Washington Examiner, that recited a letter from a rancher about a decapitation in Santa Cruz County as "proof" of Gov. Jan Brewer's allegation of decapitations [plural] in Arizona, in an attempt to rebut Dana Milbank's opinion.
Debate schedule for Republican U.S. Senate candidates
July 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first Senate debate will be held in Phoenix this Friday, July 16, at 7:00 p.m. on Channel 3, KTVK Phoenix. I believe it is also to be broadcast on KTTU-TV, Channel 18 (Channel 2 Cox) in Tucson. Moderating will be Frank Camacho. The debate will be simulcast on www.azfamily.com, and video
SB1070 Update: Star blacks out religious/moral objections to law, again
July 16, 2010
by David Safier Unless I somehow missed it, the Star has once again decided that a religious leader going to D.C. to object to SB1070 isn't news. First it was when a number of AZ religious leaders went to D.C. to state their objections to the law in person to members of our Congressional delegation.
Paul Krugman on the failed GOP economic ideology
July 16, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Continuing with the theme from yesterday, Paul Krugman writes today Redo That Voodoo – NYTimes.com: Republicans are feeling good about the midterms — so good that they’ve started saying what they really think. This week the party’s Senate leadership stopped pretending that it cares about deficits, stating explicitly that while we can’t
Owner of Brooklyn Pizza Does a 180 on SB1070
July 15, 2010
By Jenn I guess that singing frog puppet actually managed to convince one guy. Congratulations, Accidental Governor Brewer. The AZ Star reports that Tony Vaccaro, owner of Brooklyn Pizza and Sky Bar over on 4th Avenue, has reversed his position on SB 1070: Business owner defects from anti-SB 1070 campaign After showing his support for
SB1070 Update: Tucson-based SB1070 story deserves local coverage
July 15, 2010
by David Safier When Catholic Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson went to D.C. with a number of other Arizona religious leaders right after SB1070 was passed and talked to McCain, telling him why they opposed the law on religious grounds, McCain didn't like what they said. In other words, McCain told the religious leaders
