AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

Republican Economic Agenda: Take The Country Hostage Over The Debt Ceiling And Blow Up The Global Economy

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“After refusing for months to divulge what they’d do if they regained control of Congress, Republicans have finally revealed some of their economic agenda.” Catherine Rampell writes, Republicans’ secret economic agenda? A global financial crisis. Unfortunately, it might involve causing a global financial crisis, based on recent interviews with some GOP congressmen. Poll after poll … Read more

‘Election Killer’ Kari Lake Is Running Against American Democracy

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The Arizona Republic fka The Arizona Republican (still the mouthpiece of the Arizona Republican Party) is busy trying to normalize extremist MAGA/QAnon Republicans, and thus enabling their fascist destruction of American democracy by treating this election as if everything is fine, nothing to see here, same as it ever was. Llike this drivel from media critic … Read more

89 Year Old Sen. Chuck Grassley May Finally Meet His Waterloo (Iowa)

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The Des Moines Register reports on a race which has not received the obsessive attention from the chattering class of media villagers. Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley narrowly leads Mike Franken in US Senate race: Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s lead over Democrat Mike Franken has narrowed to 3 percentage points with less than a month … Read more

AZ County Sheriffs Too Close To Anti-Government Groups Engaged in Voter Intimidation

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Update to Not Just MAGA/QAnon Candidates Threaten Our Elections, But MAGA/QAnon Election Worker Insider Attacks. The Arizona Mirror reports, Fringe groups plan to watch AZ ballot drop boxes (excerpt): Fringe anti-government groups are planning to watch drop boxes and the polls in Arizona, spurred by conspiracy theories. The groups’ sometimes violent rhetoric has advocates worried, … Read more

‘Krazy Kari’ Lake’s Role Models Are Criminals

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Kari Lake and Blake Masters were the two Arizona headliners along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action’s Unite and Win Rally back in August. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rallies support around Lake, Masters in Arizona: Someone said ‘Kari, you’re going to be the DeSantis of the West,” Lake said. “Honestly, other than … Read more