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.

Stephen Colbert: Pap Smears at Walgreens

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Posted by AzBlueMenie: Have you noticed that most of Arizona's political media have shied away from criticizing Senator Obstruction, Jon Jyl, for telling a whopper of a lie about Planned Parenthood? Why does he get a pass? Well, Stephen Colbert didn't give Senator Obstruction any pass. He mocks the "not intended to be a factual statement" … Read more

‘The Persistency of Evil’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Attack on Fort Sumter(April 12-13, 1861) On this date, the Sesquicentennial of the beginning of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter, SC, it is worth remembering "the persistency of evil." We are reminded of this sad truism by comments from Arizona politicians in the wake of the 9th Circuit Court … Read more

SB1460: A “birther” bill aimed at neighborhood activists

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Thanks to Dave Safier for bringing this one to my attention.  I missed it among the many more brazen bills that were featured during the 2011 session of the legislature. Some people, including a few that I'm related to, scoff when others, including me, make the argument that … Read more

House Democrats thank transplant patients, urge audit of AHCCCS

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the House Democratic Caucus: House Democrats thank transplant patients, urge audit of AHCCCS STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Democrats thanked transplant patients today for fighting with them to get transplant funding restored at least until 2013 and requested an audit of AHCCCS’s handling of the transplant issue. House Democrats … Read more

Highlights from United States v. State of Arizona (SB 1070)

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Highlights from the opinion in United States v. State of Arizona, http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2011/04/11/10-16645.pdf. Posture of The Appeal Before Arizona’s new immigration law went into effect, the United States sued the State of Arizona in federal district court alleging that S.B. 1070 violated the Supremacy Clause on the grounds that it was preempted by … Read more