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.

July jobs report surprisingly better than expected

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "We sure could use a little good news today" – Little Good News, by Anne Murray (1983) Today we got some surprisingly good news in the July jobs report. Steve Benen reports at the Political Animal – Job numbers beat expectations, unemployment drops: Given the expectations and the larger global concerns — most … Read more

Hermey, er, Paul Gosar has some ‘issues’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hermey the Misfit Elf Paul Gosar, the dentist who plays a congressman on TV, has some staffing problems at the highest level which has thrown his office into disarray. Maybe he should go back to doing root canals. Politico reports Paul Gosar plagued by staffing turmoil: Staffing problems at the highest level … Read more

(Update) The ethically challenged Phisher King, Tyler Vogt

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There are those who downplayed what the Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, did in using a public records request to obtain Tucson City Council Members ward news e-mail lists (and other e-mail lists) for a commercial purpose, i.e., to spam Tucsonans with a solicitation for campaign contributions in a campaign e-mail. Here is why what … Read more

Reminder: AIRC public hearing in Sierra Vista today

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is holding a public hearing today in Sierra Vista. The remote location in Bisbee has been canceled due to technical difficulties with the AV connection to Buena H.S. Thursday, August 4, 2011City of Sierra Vista 6:00 p.m.Buena High School5225 E. Buena School Blvd.  Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 … Read more