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.

Update: Tea-Publican Tyranny: ‘Shut ‘er Down!’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's not about the budget numbers any longer. It's about a series of attached policy riders that Tea-Publicans are trying to extort from Democrats in order to pass a budget. Specifically, the Christian Taliban culture warriors want to defund Planned Parenthood in their blind pursuit to outlaw abortions worldwide, and thus deny hundreds of … Read more

Jon Perr: Party of Lincoln Wages War for Government Shutdown

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr at perrspectives.com has an informative post on the Party of Lincoln Wages War for Government Shutdown (excerpts): As the nation prepares to mark next week's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Party of Lincoln stands on the brink of shutting down the federal government. But whether it comes … Read more

Tea-Publican Tyranny: ‘Shut ‘er Down!’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The chattering class of media villagers and Beltway bloviators only want to speculate about the pending government shutdown. Conflict is what the media sells after all. There is wild speculation about the 'blame game" – who will the public blame for a government shut down? This is what passes for entertainment between … Read more

Arizona Daily Star creative headline writer: doublethink from ‘1984’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona frequently criticizes the creative headline writer(s) at the Arizona Daily Star for misprepesenting and distorting the substance of the story that follows below. (This is important because many readers only scan the headlines and maybe read the first paragraph). Doublethink is a term made famous in George Orwell's novel … Read more