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 Rising

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember when this country used to celebrate union organizers as working class heroes? Who could ever forget the memorable performance by Sally Field in the movie Norma Rae, in which she portrayed real life working class hero Crystal Lee Sutton. This memorable scene from the movie captured a moment of courage when … 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 including the website of the Arizona legislature and all info is subject to change without notice. This week since most committees either aren't meeting or are just receiving presentations, the schedules of both chambers will again be combined into one … Read more

Legislative weekly wrap up, with a quick preview of next week

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The Arizona legislature's activity, week of February 14. 2011, in review – – The big news this week was the passage of a massive corporate tax cut bill in a special session.  The bill, HB2001, is "massive," both in terms of its impact on the state's fiscal situation (blowing a … Read more

Green Bay Packers in solidarity with Wisconsin AFL-CIO

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "America's team," the World Champion Green Bay Packers, support Wisconsin's AFL-CIO in its fight against Tea-Publican tyrant governor Scott Walker's plan to gut union bargaining rights. Present, former Packers say they back AFL-CIO: Present and former members of the Green Bay Packers, all members of the National Football League Players Association, have signed a letter … Read more