How to teach American History, Huppenthal style
January 8, 2012
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by David Safier All the talk of Huppenthal’s accusing the MAS program of inaccuracies and distortions took me on a trip down memory lane, to August, 2010, when Huppenthal attended a Tucson forum for Ed Supe candidates. I had my recorder with me, so my quotes are accurate. Huppenthal said this about his time in … Read more
Mitt Romney’s Dan Quayle Moment
January 8, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Unquestionably the greatest comeuppance in a presidential debate was Sen. Lloyd Bentsen schooling Sen. Dan Quayle on his friend, Jack Kennedy. But this morning on "Meet the Press Gregory," former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman made his bid for second greatest comeuppance in a presidential debate. During the ABC debate on Saturday night, … Read more
The writing on Arizona’s education wall
January 8, 2012
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by David Safier Things are shaping up to move Arizona education a few more steps backward this year. First, Ed Supe John Huppenthal performed as expected and declared Mexican American Studies to be in violation of the law created to put MAS in violation of the law. In an act of extraordinary dickishness, he decided … Read more
Hermey, er, Paul Gosar abandons his district to run in new CD 4
January 8, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hermey the Misfit Elf Paul Gosar, the dentist who plays a congressman on TV, has decided to abandon his constituents in CD 1 and move to Prescott, AZ to run in the new CD 4, a "safe" Tea-Publican district. Gosar abandoned a newly competitive CD 1 where he would have faced a … Read more
January 8
January 8, 2012
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by David Safier Not much to say that hasn't already been said, but I couldn't let the day go by without noting it. Best thoughts, hopes and wishes to all those affected directly or indirectly by the tragedy. Gabby, your recovery is right on the edge of miraculous. And though your grit, determination and positive … Read more
Tea-Publican legislators head back to the Capitol for the start of the session
January 8, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “No Man’s life liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” Long attributed to Mark Twain and various other nationally prominent humorists, the quote is actually the invention of Judge Gideon Tucker, formerly of the New York legislature, and it was appropriated by Samuel Clemens for his Twain persona.
‘Corporations are NOT people! Money is NOT Speech!’
January 7, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted in Los Angeles: 'corporations are not people' – amend the U.S. Constitution: As I have explained in several posts over the years, the only way to reverse the damage done by the "Felonious Five" conservative activist judges of the U.S. Supreme Court is by amending the U.S. Constitution. … Read more
Montana Supreme Court takes a defiant stand against Citizens United v. FEC
January 7, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It will be interesting to see how the Tenther "states' rights" crowd reconciles this decision with the aberrant decision of a conservative activist U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. Lost in the Friday news dump before the long New Year's Day weekend was this decision of the Montana Supreme Court … Read more
