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.

Pearce Recall: Tom Cattey withdraws, endorses Jerry Lewis

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: And then there were two… Independent Tom Cattey has suspended his campaign and has endorsed Republican challenger Jerry Lewis in the Pearce Recall election. Mesa minister Cattey drops out of Pearce recall election Cattey, a registered independent with no political experience, said he never intended to split the vote in the race. … Read more

Rick Perry’s dishonest jobs claim

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Independent has a take down of the right-wing noise machine's dishonest talking point about Governor Rick Perry's Texas job growth. Perry touts misleading job growth stats at gathering for state legislatures: Gov. Rick Perry delivered his signature anti-Washington, states’ rights rhetoric to a packed theater at the National Conference for … Read more

Texas Observer: Rick Perry’s Army of God

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The radical religious right Christian Reconstructionism and Dominionism movements have a prophet to lead them to their end-times Rapture: Governor Rick Perry of Texas. The Texas Observer has this disturbing must read report by Forrest Wilder in its August issue, Rick Perry's Army of God: A little-known movement of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets wants … Read more

The crap I read in The Arizona Republic

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted about The Arizona Republic's long and sordid history of anti-unionism. The anti-unionism of the Arizona Republic. Today the newspaper continues this practice with an unsigned editorial opinion about the lessons from the Wisconsin recall election. Battle is over in Wis., And the unions lost. It reads as if … Read more

Unserious, and Unfit to Govern

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: FAUX News Fraudcasting hosted the third episode of "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate last night from Ames, Iowa. There was so much crazy to be had, where to begin? It really can be boiled down to a single question that was posed to the candidates asking them: "Would you raise your … Read more