Posted by AzBlueMeanie: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is inviting Southern Arizonans to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that will be on display in Tucson later this month. “The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s most cherished testament to the value we place on individual liberty,” said Giffords. “Southern Arizonans should not … Read more
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie was right to tear into Tom Tancredo for his blatantly racist suggestion that we need civics and literacy tests for voters. People who don't see the latent — and not-so-latent — strain of racism among tea partiers and many others in the anti-Obama movement just don't want to see … Read more
by David Safier Craig already posted about this, but it's mouth-dropping enough, it deserves a second look. "The Welfare Queen" stereotype is back, courtesy of Southern Arizonans like Antenori, Melvin, Gowan and Stevens as well as some of the Maricopa madmen who've taught our local legislators all they know. They've written a bill saying if … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Thane objected to Meghan McCain's assertion that Tom Tancredo's call for literacy tests for voting is "innate racism": "Can't Meghan McCain make a case that literacy tests are a bad idea? For her to claim racism is the same as admitting that she can't make make a case against a literacy test." Thane's … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for The Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): Let's cut to the chase. As I'm sure you know, Governor Brewer's sales tax referral passed out of the Legislature last week. I voted no, for the reasons I detailed last week. One of those reasons is that I think … Read more