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.

The Devil’s Workshop For The Corporatocracy

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ever wonder where all that radical conservative legislation comes from? (Hint: Russell Pearce doesn't write his own bills). There really is a devil's workshop that produces "model legislation" for anti-democratic, pro-plutocratic corporatocracy legislation that does not receive nearly enough public scrutiny from our "lamestream" corporate media. And average Americans are completely unaware that it … Read more

The coming week – legislative edition

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from online sources such as the website of the Arizona Legislature, and subject to change without notice. This is likely the last week with a full committee schedule, though committees will still meet on occasion with permission of the leadership of the appropriate … Read more

Arizona Legislature week in review –

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… OK, so that's a little overwrought, and more than a little unoriginal.  🙂 It was definitely a "mixed bag" sort of week, with some genuinely horrible legislation moving forward while some equally horrible legislation was (surprisingly) … Read more

An Aggressive Defense of Teachers

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This guy and I agree: "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is: if you ask for it then I have to let you have it." The Most Aggressive Defense Of Teachers You’ll Hear This Year | MoveOn.Org: The guy who asked teacher Taylor Mali, “What do you make?” at … Read more

Biden: Unions ‘keeping the barbarians from the gate’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Right on, Joe! Joe Biden's a long-time union backer, and Huffington Post reports Vice President Biden Fires Up Union Activists: Organized Labor Keeps 'Barbarians From The Gate' (AUDIO): WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden gave the Obama administration's most forceful statement of solidarity with organized labor in its current battles around the nation … Read more