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.

The Koch Brothers’ Think Tanks Echo Chamber

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "Koch Brothers Exposed" campaign released this video featuring Senator Sanders connecting the dots between the Koch brothers, "think tanks" they fund like the Cato Institute, and the common beltway pundit attacks on Social Security. H/T Bernie Sanders outs the Koch Brothers' "Echo Chamber" on Social Security | Crooks and Liars. And … Read more

Tea-Publican Tyranny in Arizona: Usurping the Constitutional Power Of ‘We The People’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When Arizona became a state in 1912 it was at the height of the Progressive Era. Arizona enacted a model "progressive" state constitution, which included the progressive reforms of citizen's initiative, referendum and recall. "We The People" are a super legislature superior to our elected legislature. The Arizona Constitution also includes a Declaration … Read more

Jon Huntsman: Not ready for prime time

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about former Utah governor Jon Huntsman's surreal introduction campaign ad the other day. The era of surreal campaign ads? Apparently he is sticking with it. Huntsman released another in this series of surreal ads on Tuesday as he announced his candidacy for president. Things didn't go well for Huntsman. His advance … Read more

John McCain now denies he ever said illegal immigrants started the fires

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted the other day about John McCain's latest foot-in-mouth disorder. John McCain scapegoats 'illegal aliens' for everything: "There is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused by people who have crossed our border illegally. They have set fires because they want to signal others. They have set fires … Read more