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.

Don ‘Tequila’ Shooter: ‘We don’t need no stinkin’ testimony on the budget’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just how authoritarian is our Tea-Publican legislature? This authoritarian. Shooter considering banning public testimony on budget bills – Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required): The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee said Tuesday he is considering banning all public testimony when lawmakers take up the state budget later this year. Sen. Don Shooter told … Read more

Jonathan ‘Payday’ Paton to run for Congress in CD 1

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Don't say that I didn't give you fair warning. Watch out Alta Arizona! This carpetbagger has eyes for you. That's right, former state senator Jonathan "Payday" Paton, the wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, is going to run for Congress in the new CD 1. The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports Paton to … Read more

Sorry Newt, but that fantasy belongs to Arizona’s Russell Pearce

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Disgraced former House Speaker and preeminent housing historian, Newt Gingrich, participated in a Univision candidate forum in Miami on Wednesday. Newt was asked about Willard "Mittens" Romney's immigration policy of "self-deportation" from Monday night's "Survivor – GOP Presdiential Primary" debate. Newt had two responses which: (a) demonstrates that he is badly misinformed, … Read more

Romney-Gekko 2012: ‘Find Your Tax Haven’ ad

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Do we have any travel agents out there? I am curious what one of those 4 nights and three days in the Cayman Islands packages costs. I was thinking a "Visit Mitt's Money in the Caymans" raffle might make a good fundraiser for Democratic organizations. You need to bring back photos of his P.O. Boxes in the Caymans.

Americans United for Change's Romney-Gekko 2012 campaign, has a new parody ad highlighting Romney's use of an offshore tax haven in the Cayman Islands. The ad is a parody of the series of "Find your beach" ads for Corona Beer.

The ad opens with two men on the beach in suits, symbolizing "Mittens" Romney and Gordon Gekko. In the background two airplanes fly by with banners reading "Welcome to the Caymans — Home of Mitt's Millions" and "'Cuz Paying Taxes Is 4 Poor People… Romney-Gekko 2012."

See the campaign ad after the click…