President Clinton campaigns for Carmona in Arizona, as polls show race tightening (video)
October 14, 2012
by Pamela Powers Hannley
Despite Arizona’s reputation as a stalwartly red state, with a capital R, Democrats are hoping to take back one of the state’s US Senate in November.
Although Democrats have held a percentage of the state’s Congressional seats for years, the Republican Party has controlled both Arizona US Senate seats since 1994, when embattled Senator Dennis Deconcini retired, and Arizona Congressman Jon Kyl won it.
Since early 2012, former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona has been crisscrossing the state, campaigning tirelessly to move that Senate seat to the D column. Over the summer, Carmona climbed steadily in the polls against Kyl’s heir apparent and six-term, conservative Congressman Jeff Flake. A recently released poll shows Independent-turned-Democrat Carmona leading Flake by four percentage points—a statistical dead heat.
This close—and important—Senate race has attracted the attention of heavy hitters from both parties. While the Koch Brothers’ Freedom Works PAC has been pumping money into Flake’s campaign, this week Democrats sent their secret weapon—President Bill Clinton—to Arizona to help Carmona.
Wednesday night, Carmona and Clinton addressed an estimated 5500 Arizonans at an outdoor rally on the Arizona State University (ASU) campus.
More details and a videos after the jump.
Obama campaign ad: ‘Challenges’
October 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
The Obama campaign is up with a new ad narrated by Morgan Freeman, entited "Challenges." Description:
"Every president inherits challenges, few have faced so many. Four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. Our heroes are coming home. Assembly lines are humming again—there are still challenges to meet, children to educate, a middle class to rebuild but the last thing we should do is turn back now."
Video below the fold.
Rocky Mountain poll: Obama leads by two points in Arizona
October 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Barack Obama stands at 44% and GOP challenger Mitt Romney has 42% in the Rocky Mountain poll released Saturday. The margin is within the poll's sampling error. Poll: Presidential race close in Arizona (CNN): With 11 electoral votes, the state has been considered to be leaning in Romney's favor. The state's … Read more
Draw the Line – Sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights
October 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
If we do not stand up and defend the reproductive rights of women, the pro-life forced birth movement will take those rights away and reduce women to second class citizens under the Constitution.
We just heard Rep. Paul Ryan say during the vice presidential debate this week that he and Willard "Mittens" Romney intend to put the fundamental constitutional rights of women to life, liberty and property to a referendum vote (disguised as a ban on abortion and most forms of contraceptives). Fundamental constitutional rights are not subject to a vote — that's what makes them fundamental constitutional rights. The minority is protected from tyranny by the majority.
A woman does not lose her constitutional rights to life, liberty and property at the moment of conception, reducing her to a second class citizen to her fertilized egg, and making her uterus "property of the state" subject to regulation.
Romney-Ryan promises to stack the U.S. Supreme Court with conservative activist judges who will rubberstamp their actions. Take this threat seriously.
Arizona’s Newest Supreme Court Justice, Ann Scott Timmer, and Prop 115
October 13, 2012
By Michael Bryan Governor Brewer just made her selection to replace Justice Hurwitz on the State Supreme Court: Arizona Appeals Court Judge Ann Scott Timmer. Judge Timmer will make a fine Supreme Court Justice and is highly qualified for the Supreme Court. The reason she was picked is that she was one of three … Read more
Vernon Parker hiding in the bunker, refuses to debate Kyrsten Sinema
October 13, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tea-Publican Vernon Parker is hiding in the bunker and refusing to debate his Democratic opponent for the CD 9 congressional seat, Kyrsten Sinema. Not to be deterred by such cowardice, Sinema resorted to a tried and true debate tactic: debating an empty chair at a recent debate (no, not Clint Eastwood's deranged … Read more
Occupy Tucson: Weekend events you won’t find in AZ Daily Star
October 13, 2012
by Pamela Powers Hannley
It's October in Tucson. This means jam-packed weekends, full of exciting events.
This weekend is particularly busy, as is evidenced by the front page of today's Arizona Daily Star— a veritable advertisement for what's happening downtown.
Events not on the front page of the Star– Occupy Tucson's anniversary and Democracy Now's Amy Goodman– are as interesting as what is there.
Yes, this is the weekend for umpteenth annual Tucson Meet Yourself, but those of you who were around and aware of Occupy Wall Street last October know that Tucson Meet Yourself weekend is also the anniversary of Occupy Tucson.
It's not surprising that the Arizona Daily Star chose to ignore Occupy Tucson's anniversary festivities; they stood solidly with other corporate media outlets in trying to ignore the Occupy Wall Street movement last year.
Goodman's talk– which is also a KXCI fundraiser— is today, October 13, at 1 p.m. at the Fox Theater. This Tucson stop is part of her book tour. The Silenced Majority: Stories Of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance and Hope shows how the work of ordinary people (aka The Silenced Majority) is pulling back the veil of corporate media and changing the world. Antigone Books will have books for sale at the event
Check out a list of Occupy Tucson's weekend festivities, after the jump.
TUSD Board endorsements
October 13, 2012
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by David Safier After writing a longish post about the TUSD candidates a few weeks ago, I want to boil it down to my final endorsements. My recommendations: Absolutely vote for Cam Juarez and Kristel Foster. As the last vote for the three open slots, I recommend Betts Putnam-Hidalgo. Here's the breakdown. Four credible progressive … Read more
