Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! Coming to Tucson
October 10, 2006
Link: Tucson, AZ (Static: Book Tour). Amy’s coming! If ever I had a crush on a reporter, it’s Amy Goodman (well, I also had a thing for Kris Pickel, back in the day…). Amy’s promoting her new book "Static: Government, Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back." She will speak at the Rialto
The Atheist Tapes – Steven Weinberg
October 10, 2006
Excellent discussion of the friction between religion and science. Some of my favorite moments: "I think science is corrosive of religious belief, and it’s a good thing too." "I don’t like God. In the sense that I don’t like Iago, or some other fictional characters."
Copper Kleptos
October 9, 2006
A recent AZ State Dems newletter suggests (carefully) that GOP vandals are behind a recent incident of vandalism at the Pima County Dems HQ: Democrats Targeted for Vandalism If all of this wasn’t enough, we learned Friday that the Democratic Party Headquarters in Tucson was vandalized and the phone lines to the call center were
Mark Manoil on Mike Newcomb Show
October 9, 2006
Listen: Mark Manoil for AZ Corporation Commission interviewed by Dr. Mike Newcomb of Air America.
McCain supports Graf
October 8, 2006
Via AZ Daily Star: McCain supports Graf for House seat WTF? Wow, has McCain no standards left whatsoever? The Straight Talk Express has just taken a detour into the racist KKK militia mosh-pit. I don’t think this helps Graf as much as it does McCain. Moderates know that McCain is playing in the shallow end
Panic Mode
October 7, 2006
Via CQPolitics.com: NRCC Spends Nearly $8 Million in One Day on Tight Races. In Arizona’s 5th District Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth gets $240K with which to bash the hell out of Democratic state Sen. Harry Mitchell. That little piggie went to market. In Arizona’s 8th District Republican bete noir Randy Graf got $0 to beat
