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.

Steve Benen on Sen. Jon Kyl

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We all knew that when the "super committee" failed the parties would point fingers at each other and the media villagers would go to great lengths to insist that “both sides” are to blame, creating false equivalencies regardless of the facts. And sure enough, the political world is following the script to … Read more

No, media villagers, both sides are NOT to blame

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Sargent today has a cautionary tale about the false equivalencies the media villagers will make for the failure of the "super committee" aka the "super Congress." No, `both sides’ aren’t equally to blame for supercommittee failure – The Plum Line: Here’s why the supercommittee is failing, in one sentence: Democrats wanted … Read more

Sen. David Schapira forms exploratory committee for new CD 9

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Minority Leader David Schapira announced the formation of an exploratory committee today for the new congressional district 9. Here is his press release: Schapira announces exploratory committee for congress TEMPE, ARIZ. – Statement from Arizona State Senate Democratic Leader David Schapira on exploratory committee announcement: “Our country is facing some challenging … Read more

The OCCUPIED Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now that's what i'm talkin' about! Concrete action. Last week Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment that would ban corporate money in politics and end corporate personhood once and for all. Rep. Deutch Introduces OCCUPIED Constitutional Amendment To Ban Corporate Money In Politics | … Read more