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.

CNN’s John King interviews Gov. Jan Brewer

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: CNN's John King interviewed Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) about the "Birther bill" she vetoed last week. I am surprised she ventured outside of the protective bubble of FAUX News Fraudcasting. In the full interview that I watched (I cannot find a copy) John King went on to ask Gov. Brewer about her position … Read more

Steve Benen (and others) on The People’s Budget

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you planning to attend the PDA meeting Monday night in Tucson, Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly addressed The People's Budget last week: This week, the budget proposal from the Congressional Progressive Caucus is suddenly getting some attention, and I'm glad. Does it stand any chance of becoming law? Of … Read more

(Update) The new corporate business model: higher profits, fewer jobs

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a story I did not get to last week while the Tea-Publican Arizona legislature was laying waste to our state, the Wall Street Journal reported Big U.S. Firms Shift Hiring Abroad (subscription) summarized at the Huffington Post, U.S Multinationals Increasingly Hiring Abroad, Firing At Home: In the last decade, American multinational … Read more

Ad campaigns against the GOP vote to end Medicare

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a significant escalation of the progressive campaign to make Republicans pay a political price for voting to end Medicare, the progressive advocacy group Americans United for Change will run broadcast TV ads in the districts of Reps. Steve King (R-IA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), and Paul Ryan (R-WI). Significant … Read more