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Still waiting on updated numbers in Tucson mayor and council races
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jim Nintzel saved me the trouble of a phone call. He posts at the Tucson Weekly, Vote Counting Scheduled for 3 p.m. Today | The Range: Assistant City Clerk Suzanne Mesich tells The Range that the city will count the remaining 8,000 or so votes in this year's city election at 3 … Read more
Governor Goodhair has a Jan Brewer moment
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hey Rick. This is why Sarah Palin cribs notes on the palm of her hand. I'm just sayin'. During last night's "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate, Governor Goodhair Rick Perry had a senior Jan Brewer moment while trying to name the three government agencies he would eliminate if elected president. The … Read more
Yes, you can recall the Red Queen, Jan Brewer
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: So here's the scenario: Let's say that the Arizona Supreme Court rules that the Red Queen, er, Governor Jan Brewer, acted in excess of constitutional and/or legal authority by removing the chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission later this month, and reinstates Chair Colleen Mathis. That would be an express rejection of the legal … Read more
Congressman Raúl Grijalva on recall of Russell Pearce
November 10, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow pulls together the strings of reporting on "King" Russell Pearce that we have posted about here over the years into a tapestry of a short, concise summary. "The only thing that is harder to believe than the fact that Russell Pearce is gone now is that he was there in … Read more
Jack Harper wants the taxpayers to give Russell Pearce a quarter-milliion dollar going away gift
November 9, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I've said it before, and I'll say it again – State Rep. Jack Harper (R-Surprise!) is God's gift to writers. And I don't mean that in a good way… The outlook for the post-Pearce era in Arizona politics is slowly coming into focus, and over the near term … Read more
Mike Tyson IS Herman Cain
November 9, 2011
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by David Safier Mike Tyson does a Herman Cain spoof and — surprise to me — he does it well. Watch. Herman Cainâs Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson
Iran looming on the horizon?
November 9, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted previously that this should be a question for the "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate on foreign policy this Saturday on CBS: Here's a question soon to be on everyone's lips: Why are newspapers in Israel reporting an "imminent" attack on Iran, Israel Questioned on News Reports It Is Eyeing … Read more
The Koch Brothers’ Mother of All Databases
November 9, 2011
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by David Safier Charles Koch, worth about $25 billion, called the 2012 presidential election "the mother of all wars." He and his brother David, also worth $25 billion — that's a combined $50 billion net worth, in case you weren't counting — are planning to fund the war with the help of their billionaire friends … Read more
