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Let us now pan Japan’s education system
April 27, 2012
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by David Safier I'm sure Japan has very fine tea [See post below]. But its education? Not so good, I'm guessing. I'm just trying to be logical here. Let me explain. A few decades back, Japan looked like an unstoppable economic engine powering its way across the world and devouring everything in its path. At … Read more
Let us now praise Tucson tea, education
April 27, 2012
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by David Safier Tucson deserves tips of the hat from both of our most recent presidents (Obama with his left hand, Bush with his right, naturally). Counter to TUSD's generally held (and overstated) bad image, C.E. Rose, a TUSD K-8 school, was given a national ed award for excellence for, according to the Star, "a … Read more
PDA open primaries debate: Emotion vs Facts
April 27, 2012
by Pamela Powers Hannley More than 60 Southern Arizonans turned out last night to hear two UA profs politely duked out the open primaries question in a debate sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of American (PDA) Tucson Chapter. Before an attentive crowd, former State Representative (and self-proclaimed recovering politician) Ted Downing (below) argued for open primaries. … Read more
Brewer: Obama is playing politics with SB 1070. Me play politics? Never!
April 26, 2012
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by David Safier This is just fun: a Daily Sun article: Brewer blames challenge on 'politics'. According to Brewer, the Obama administration filed the SB1070 challenge to coincide with the 2012 elections. "They are playing to the Latino community," Brewer said. "They're trying to use that scare card, if you will, to generate support." Then … Read more
Al Melvin, Commie?
April 26, 2012
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by David Safier Is this a case of the Commie kettle calling the environmental skillet red? If you remember, Sen. Al Melvin tweeted, "#azright To show the political agenda of environmentalists, slice a water melon open. It has a thin veneer of green but is Commie red inside" Today I learned Comrade Al granted what … Read more
AIRC Update: DOJ approves legislative district maps
April 26, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports that the U.S. Department of Justice today approved the legislative map drawn by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). Feds pre-clear new legislative districts | Arizona Capitol Times: In a letter to the IRC DOJ Letter (.pdf), DOJ attorney Thomas Perez informed the commission that … Read more
Bircher Madness!
April 26, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
There appears to be some dispute as to who is the craziest John Bircher of all: the Arizona Capitol Times gives credit to Rep. Terri Proud (R-Tucson) for SB 1507, but the Arizona Republic gives credit to Sen. Judy Burges (R-Sun City West) for SB 1507. Regular readers know that both are batshit crazy. Your call.
What is SB 1507? It is the "one world order" conspiracy theory nightmare of all nightmares for John Birchers.
First, the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) Bill aimed at stopping United Nations takeover of U.S. advances | Arizona Capitol times:
The Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that some proponents say is aimed at stopping a United Nations conspiracy to take away the rights of American citizens.
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The bill, SB1507, would make it illegal for any government entity in the state to abide by any tenet or principle of the non-binding United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, adopted by the international group in 1992.
The declaration includes 27 principles, such as promoting sustainable communities, managing natural resources and working toward the eradication of poverty.
Rep. Terri Proud, a Tucson Republican and proponent of the bill, said in a mass email to her supporters that the non-binding declaration “will take away our rights as Americans by allowing the United Nations to mandate laws on our soil.”
“It’s very real and it is happening,” Proud’s email warns.
[Rep.] Jack Harper, a Surprise Republican, said the declaration is connected to the “occult” of sustainability.
To your underground bunkers! Get yer guns! The U.N. blue helmets are a comin'!
Anti-SB1070 rally in Phoenix
April 26, 2012
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by David Safier Below are two of 30 pics on the Republic website from yesterday's anti-SB 1070 rally in Phoenix. You can read the story here. (h/t to AZ Blue Meanie for the link.)
