Terry Goddard to Tom Horne: Stop intimidation of the AIRC
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and former Phoenix mayor Paul Johnson, chairman of the nonpartisan Open Government Committee, have a message for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today in an opinion in the Arizona Republic. Goddard and Johnson: Stop attacking redistricting commission: Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission has the important task of … Read more
Tell Gov. Jan Brewer to follow the law
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Chad Campbell has a message for Gov. Jan Brewer (and "shadow governor" Chuck Coughlin, who runs the governor's office while at the same time his lobbying firm lobbies on behalf of private prison clients). One principle of governing is that elected leaders should follow the law. It is a simple premise. In … Read more
C’mon Irene! Dedication of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial delayed by hurricane
August 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let freedom ring… from Stone Mountain in Georgia… to the "Stone of Hope" on the National Mall. The long-planned dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on Sunday, August 28, 2011 has been canceled due to hurricane Irene. It will be rescheduled to a date yet to be determined. The Martin Luther … Read more
Tom Horne files a politically motivated challenge to the Voting Rights Act
August 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I warned you before the 2010 election; others warned you as well. Tom Horne would use the office of Attorney General not to enforce the laws of Arizona and to pursue justice, but to use it as a platform to pursue his political agenda in his quest to become Arizona's next governor … Read more
Just how messed up is the City of Mesa?
August 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just how messed up is the City of Mesa? Isn't it bad enough that it is home to nativist anti-immigrant demagogue Russell Pearce and his buddy, Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready? (that's them together in the photo, h/t Phoenix New Times). Ready was booted from a low-level leadership role in the Republican Party in … Read more
Shameless Antenori proud of lying, cheating to gain an advantage
August 26, 2011
by
by David Safier Frank Antenori has been known to make callous, violence-laden references to women, and he's famous for his lack of compassion, but Frank's latest gambit in his exploratory campaign for a run against Giffords puts earlier remarks to shame. The thing is, though, Antenori is a man who knows no shame. He's the … Read more
Ron Barber: Gabrielle Giffords to return to Congress
August 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After "Don't make me angry" Frank(enstein) Anterori spent the last week terrorizing the villagers with speculative questions about the capacity and competency of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, her District Director Ron Barber had finally had quite enough. Barber told KVOA News last night that Rep. Giffords is now fully cognitive and will be … Read more
Star editorial on Stegeman ouster a bit . . . confused
August 26, 2011
by
by David Safier It seemed like an interesting idea when I first read it in the Star editorial: that ousting TUSD Board Pres Mark Stegeman from his position as president . . . is only a victory over free speech and freedom of thought – the very things the MAS program prides itself for instilling … Read more
