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.

Apparently Frank Antenori was just born yesterday

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: And I want to see his birth certificate. "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori wanted to give the folks in Vail who are seeking to incorporate as a city an assist in the legislature yesterday by changing Arizona's law regarding incorporation. Arizona lawmakers trying to limit cities' veto power over new communities: … Read more

‘Birther’ bill revived – Recall! Recall! Recall!

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh dear God, the delusional conspiracy theorists of the "Birthers, Birchers and Secessionists" Tea-Publican Arizona legislature revived Birther Queen Judy Burges' "Birther" bill — "We want to see Obama's birth certificate!" Arizona 'birthers' see tie to birthright citizenship: The political-candidate "birther bill" has been revived at the Arizona Legislature. The Senate Government … Read more

Razing Arizona: A ‘Failed State’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The cover story of the March/April edition of Boston Review (h/t David Johnson) is captioned "Failed State." Yes, it is about Arizona. Tom Barry writes a lengthy essay that ties together all the threads of information that the writers here at Blog for Arizona have posted about for years. It is a … Read more

The GOP Healthcare Plan – That Was a Lie Too

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr continues his analysis at perrspectives com. RIP: GOP "Repeal and Replace" of Health Care Law: A year after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, comically dire Republican predictions of an "Armageddon" which will "ruin our country" and mean "a lot of people are going to die" have … Read more

Study shows healthcare reform can’t come soon enough

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr breaks down the data at perrspectives.com. One Year Later, Study Shows Health Care Reform Can't Come Soon Enough: Just in the time for this week's one year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, a new study by the Commonwealth Fund revealed that the new health care reform … Read more