Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: CD 8 candidates: Will you renounce Tea Party in light of violence, threats, racism? TUCSON — In the next 48 hours, southern Arizona will play host to a McCain-Palin reunion and a Tea Party event featuring one of Congress' most inflammatory Republicans, Tom Tancredo, who … Read more
by David Safier The NY Times ran a story today, After Health Vote, Threats on Democrats. The only photos related to the vandalism in the online piece (I don't have the paper itself) are the most evocative photo taken of the vandalism anywhere in the country, the flag behind broken glass at Giffords' Tucson office, … Read more
by David Safier John McCain is proud of Sarah Palin. He thinks her statement, "Don't Retreat, Instead – RELOAD!" is fine. Likewise the cross hairs on the map to "target" Democrats. This was on NBC. The interviewer, Ann Curry, seemed perplexed, almost angry. McCain was his genial, patronizing old self. Here are a few excerpts. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) likes to demonstrate his manliness and what a "tough guy" he is by writing legislation to arm to the teeth every man, woman and child in Arizona so they can serve in a vigilante militia to round up anyone guilty of appearing Latino in public and deporting them … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I listened to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) deliver his closing argument on Sunday evening, I knew immediately that it was a mistake. Boehner's cadence call for "no" from his fellow Republicans and his visibly angry tirade "hell no you can't!" forever fixed in the mind of the public the … Read more