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.

Who needs Medicare? 870,000 Arizona seniors do

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Who needs Medicare? 870,000 Arizona seniors do AZGOP congressmen vote to dismantle system – and anger a powerful voting bloc PHOENIX – Arizona seniors don't want their Medicare. Either that, or Arizona's GOP congressmen have just voted to make themselves more vulnerable in 2012. House … Read more

GOP Budget Plan: It’s Not Selling Very Well

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: New video from the DNC: From Wisconsin to Florida and everywhere in between Republican House Members are under fire from angry constituents at town hall meetings for voting for a budget that slashes critical initiatives for seniors, the young, the poor and working families while preserving subsidies for major oil companies and … Read more

What is up with the Star’s obsession over campaign signs?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star, like regular clockwork, will publish stories complaining about political campaign signs every election. I guess they have a problem with the First Amendment for anyone but corporate media, who knows? But recently the Star has been obsessed over campaign signs that have not yet been taken down from … Read more

A textbook example of extreme bias in political reporting

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh, I am definitely going to use this report from the Arizona Daily Star the next time I teach a political science class. This is a textbook example of extreme bias in political reporting. As you know, I have been encouraging the Star to send one of its Clueless political reporters to … Read more

White House releases the ‘holy grail’ birth certificate – Birthers question it (but of course)

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "lamestream media" is all atwitter this morning because the White House has released President Barack Obama's "long-form" birth certificate, the "holy grail" to Birther conspiracy theorists fueled by World Nut Daily. The "lamestream media" has given racist demagogue Donald Trump unlimited access to all of its programming in recent weeks to … Read more