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.

Tea-Publican Teh Stupid

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This past week we had some fun with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Teh Stupid: In a press conference today, Cantor promised to present the "Prevention of a Government Shutdown Act" on the House floor on Friday. He said, "that will say to the American people: the Senate's got to … Read more

Dr. Martin Luther King on today’s anti-union effort

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Leonard Pitts, Jr. has an opinion republished in the Arizona Daily Star on Sunday. Dr. King had words for today's anti-union effort: On Monday, it will be 43 years since that man was shot from ambush and killed in Memphis, Tenn. Martin Luther King's last public actions were in defense of labor … Read more

April 4th

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I still remember as if it was yesterday. My mind goes back in time to that day every time I hear the lyrics: Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride YouTube – U2 "Pride (In … Read more

The Rising: ‘There is going to be a backlash’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The concerted effort by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its coterie of right-wing think tanks and newly elected Tea-Publican governors to destroy unions has proven to be overreaching on a grand scale, with far-reaching unanticipated consequences about to befall Tea-Publicans. The heavy-handed tactics by Tea-Publicans, reminiscent of the corporate “bully-boys” Pinkerton … Read more

The Fiesta Bowl Scandal and Russell Pearce

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The news that a number of Arizona politicos may have improperly accepted gifts and illegal campaign contributions broke this week with the release of a report from the Fiesta Bowl investigating its own practices. The investigators examined a number of campaign finance reports looking for contributions from Fiesta Bowl … Read more