‘Payday’ Paton loses round one in his quest to kill clean elections
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently posted about the wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, Jonathan "Payday" Paton's attempt to kill Arizona Clean Elections in order to kill the City of Tucson's Clean Elections system — a twofer! Jonathan 'Payday' Paton still trying to subjugate the citizens of Tucson: [In 2010] was Paton's attempt to dictate to … Read more
Pima Dems call on ‘Rio Nuevo’ Rick Grinnell to denounce Governor Brewer’s naked power-grab over AIRC
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Did you know that the the Tea-Publican's "Hail Mary pass" write-in candidate for mayor of Tucson says that he is "nonpartisan" on his campaign materials — materials paid for by the Arizona Republican Party with a hefty contribution from GOP money-man Jim Click? Lucky for him campaign materials are not subject to Arizona's … Read more
Lame-Duck Governor Brewer Threatens the AIRC: Give her a Piece of Your Mind
October 27, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our lame-duck Tea-Publican Governor often gets credit from our feckless political media for being the "adult in the room," i.e., less crazy than the Tea-Publican members of the Arizona legislature, simply because she vetoed a few of their bills this past session. That's setting the bar pretty low. Apparently these media villagers do not recall Jan … Read more
AZ GOP illegal push poll in Tucson City Council elections
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona GOP's dirty politics Is the Arizona GOP illegally 'earmarking' funds for Tucson City Council elections? is deeper in the gutter today with an illegal push poll in the Tucson City Council elections. Press release form the Pina County Demcoratic Party: Floundering GOP Campaigns Resort to Anonymous Smear Tactics Trailing badly in … Read more
DOJ: Texas redistricting maps intentially discriminate against Hispanic voters
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission should take notice: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively defending the Voting Rights Act of 1965. If the commissioners want DOJ preclearance "on the first try" as Chair Colleen Mathis has set as an objective, they had better not have a retrogressive effect for Hispanic voting … Read more
Ayn Rand acolyte Rep. Paul Ryan tells a whopper about ‘economic mobility’
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a speech before the conservative Heritage Foundation on Wednesday, Republican budget guru and Ayn Rand acolyte Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin (who looks just like Eddie Munster) rejected the notion that wealthier Americans should pay higher taxes to sustain or broaden a social safety net for poor and middle class workers … Read more
Rocky Mountain Poll: Obama leads GOP field in Arizona
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzblueMeanie: I really don't like these early "horse race" polls for media consumption as you know, but I will post this press release from the Arizona Democratic Party as a favor to some friends working hard for OFA. "Yes we can!" Rocky Mountain Poll: In Arizona, Obama leads Romney & GOP field PHOENIX — A … Read more
The candidate from Koch: Cain’s homage to the ‘cigarette smoking man’ from X Files a warning
October 26, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Herman Cain has been putting out some of the weirdest presidential campaign web ads this cycle. They are meant to attract the attention of the D.C. media villagers and Beltway bloviators to get them talking about his web ad in order to get some free air time. The media villagers took the … Read more
