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.

AIRC Update: Schedule of public hearings

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Please be aware that, according to the publicy announced agenda, a final vote to finalize maps could occur at any one of these scheduled meetings. Location: Fiesta Inn Resort – Fiesta I Ballroom2100 South Priest DriveTempe, AZ 85282 Date & Time: Monday, December 12, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 3:00 p.m. Thursday, … Read more

Saturday Night Fight Card: GOP Establishment v. Newt Insurgency

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The next episode of "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" will be co-hosted by ABC News, ABC5/WOI-DT, The Des Moines Register and the Republican Party of Iowa on Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET, from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will moderate the … Read more

Headline writers get it wrong: what President Obama actually said

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Headline in the Arizona Daily Star today: Obama: 8% jobless rate possible. Only President Obama did not make a prediction, and specifically said "I’m not in the job of prognosticating on the economy." Steve Benen explains to our lazy corporate media villagers. Political Animal – That wasn’t a prediction: What the headline … Read more

Judge: AIRC not bound by Arizona’s open meeting law or subject to investigation into hiring decisions

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Supreme Court fired the first barrel at the Tea-Publican tyranny last month finding that the Red Queen and her Senate Star Chamber acted without constitutional authority or legal justification in removing Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) Chair Colleen Mathis. On Friday, the Arizona Superior Court fired the other barrel at the Tea-Publican … Read more

Vulture capitalists Romney-Gekko 2012

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The L.A. Times published A closer look at Mitt Romney's job creation record at Bain Capital: Now a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney says his Bain experience shows he knows how to create jobs. He often cites Bain's investment in a little-known office supply store called Staples, which now employs … Read more