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.

A Democrat wins Iowa special election, marriage equality preserved

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a native Minnesotan I can tell you, only half jokingly, that IOWA is an acronym for "idiots out wandering around." Iowa once had a proud farmer-labor progressive tradition, but in recent decades Iowa has faltered upon the influence of the Christian Right that only cares about making abortion and gays illegal, and outlawing sex. … Read more

DC Circuit Court denies summary judgment in Texas redistricting, panel of federal judges to draw new Texas maps

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that the redistricting maps drawn by the Tea-Publican Texas legislature and Governor Goodhair Rick Perry "intentionally discriminated" against Hispanic voters. Texas, naturally, said "no we didn't" and moved for summary judgment. Motion denied! Breaking: DC panel denies Texas' request for summary judgment on preclearance: The DC panel … Read more

In other Recall news…

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There was another Recall Election on Tuesday, not in Arizona, but in the state of Michigan. State Rep. Paul Scott, R-Grand Blanc, became the first state legislator to be recalled in a generation after he conceded defeat in a recall election. Rep. Paul Scott recalled, concedes defeat | Detroit Free Press: The … Read more

Thank you Stephen Lemons

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Stephen Lemons, the "Feathered Bastard" of the Phoenix New Times, has been the most dogged critic of Russell Pearce and Joe Arpaio. He does what a political reporter should aspire to do — "to afflict the comfortable and to comfort the afflicted," as the old axiom goes. Lemons wrote this propheitc post the … Read more

Arizona Democratic Party statement on election results

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Statement from the Arizona Democratic Party on the election results: Statement on tonight's election results Andrei Cherny, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, issued the following statement tonight: "Tonight, mainstream Arizona dealt a bitter blow to extremism. In choosing Greg Stanton as Phoenix's mayor, in electing Jonathan Rothschild as Tucson's mayor, and in recalling … Read more