Hey tea baggers – size really does matter

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Memo to Faux News: When you promise a phenomenon is sweeping the nation, you need to do better than boast about "hundreds" of tea baggers in Boston (h/t Daily Kos), home of the original Boston Tea Party:   Let me whip out some photos you may recall from last year's election.   … Read more

David Shuster has fun with tea baggers: “They need a Dick Armey”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: SHUSTER: For most Americans, Wednesday, April 15th will be Tax Day. But in our fourth story tonight: It‘s going to be teabagging day for the right-wing and they‘re going nuts for it. Thousands of them whipped out the festivities early this past weekend, and while the parties are officially toothless, the teabaggers … Read more

Repost: Cognitive Dissonance (on Tax Day)

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.' Or in its frequently revised form, "Don't tax me, don't tax thee, tax that man behind the tree." This quote from the late Sen. Russell B. Long (D-LA) is essentially the mantra of anti-tax conservatives. It must result in some … Read more

The threat of right wing extremism

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by David SafierHomeland Security has issued warnings about possible threats from extremists on the left and the right. From the left, it sees the possibility of cyber attacks. From the right, it sees the possibility of violence. Some of this predates the Obama administration. A report came out in September about right wing extremist groups … Read more

1 in 7 AZ students children of illegals?

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by David SafierThe Pew Hispanic Center says one in seven students in Arizona schools are there as the result of illegal immigration. About 100,000 of the students are citizens with one or more parents here illegally. Another 60,000 are themselves not legal residents. The study said the national figure is one in fifteen. These number … Read more