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.

Arizona Democratic Party: Keep Arizona’s Redistricting Independent!

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Message from the Arizona Democratic Party (useful links): Keep Arizona's Redistricting Independent! In 2000, Arizonans overwhelmingly voted to take the power away from politicians who had been gerrymandering our state to advance the interests of political parties. By passing Prop. 106, voters created an Independent Redistricting Commission with two Republicans, two Democrats, … Read more

Two reports on the tentacles of the Kochtopus and ALEC

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When you are a multi-billionaire, what's a few hundred million dollars to corrupt governments so you can make a few billion dollars more? You gotta spend money to make money, right? Karoli at croosandliars.com reports on the Kochtopus in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Recall Update: Wisconsin has open primaries, so Koch & Co have … Read more

AIRC Meeting Video Replay – July 8, 2011

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission hearing on July 8, 2011 video replay below. Please note a schedule change this week. There are no meetings scheduled for the week of July 11-15. Independent Redistricting Commission. For the latest news on what is happening at the AIRC, Steve Muratore at The Arizona Eagletarian blog is a must … Read more

Rupertgate scandal grows exponentially, may threaten News Corp.

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Some of the headlines from Britain and the U.S. today show that the Rupertgate scandal is growing exponentially and has expanded to the U.S. Legal liability could threaten News Corp. It looks as if the "Watergate" media feeding frenzy has begun. I'll try to do a quick summary. Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper … Read more

How long can John Boehner survive as Speaker of the House?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is increasingly clear that the TanMan, John Boehner, the Tea-Publican's Weeper of the House, is the weakest Speaker of the House in memory. There have been powerful Speakers whom no member of Congress would ever dare to challenge out of fear of having their committee assignments stripped and their office relocated … Read more