The Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, spams Tucson, breaks the law

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about The Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, Tea-Publican troll candidate for the Tucson City Council, who misused and abused a public records request to obtain e-mail addresses for a commercial purpose, i.e., to solicit you for campaign contributions. Tyler Vogt goes 'phishing' for your email address. Dan Gibson at the Tucson Weekly … Read more

Is ALEC behind Terri Proud’s efforts to delegitimize the AIRC?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Karoli at crooksandliars.com has a post about ALEC's Influence On Campaigns Exposed: Previously I've told you about ALEC's mission, which is to write boilerplate right wing legislation and distribute it to state and federal lawmakers as a way to advance right-wing causes across the country. But ALEC's influence does not begin or … Read more

Let’s learn more about Arizona’s newest political party, Americans Elect

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day I saw this report posted at the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) Americans Elect becomes recognized political party in Arizona: The Americans Elect Party doesn’t have a platform or philosophy, but it will be an officially recognized party on Arizona ballots in 2012. The Washington, D.C.-based party submitted 27,288 valid … Read more

Stacking a commission to produce the desired result

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: No, not that commission. I am talking about the Governor's "Privatization" Commission. The Governor stacked the commission with like-minded individuals who would parrot back to her what she wanted to hear and to produce the desired result — a commission recommendation to which she will point in support of her policy proposals. … Read more