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.

Arizona Tea-Publican Neoconfederate insurrectionists move for secession from the federal government

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dear Mr. President: When South Carolina did this in 1832, Congress authorized the use of military force against South Carolina and President Andrew Jackson was prepared to send federal troops to enforce federal law before South Carolina backed down. When the Southern Confederate States seceded in 1860 and then fired upon federal … Read more

American Pie

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star reports Good news on the doorstep: Giffords sings 'American Pie': U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sang the folk-rock song "American Pie" over the weekend – and knew all the words, her rabbi says. Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim, which Giffords attends, visited the congresswoman in Houston… "I sang … Read more

Maddow: Wisconsin ‘is an existential fight for the Democratic Party’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow explains in her own way (with graphics and video) what I explained in a previous post Wisconsin workers 'Go Egypt' on Tea-Publican tyrant governor – What's happening in Wisconsin right now is about Republicans v. Democrats, it's about winning elections. "This is an existential fight for the Democratic Party. This … Read more

Senate candidate Jeff Flake to Birthers: “Accept reality”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Is Rep. Jeff Flake aware that 41 Republican members of the Arizona Legislature are cosponsors of the "birther bill"? The Tucson Weekly published the list of 41 cosponsors. The 41 Arizona Legislators Who Still Want to See Obama's Birth Certificate. This isn't going to help in his GOP primary. From talkingpointsmemo.com, Rep. … Read more

Update: Democratic legislators leave Wisconsin to block anti-union bill

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote and instead left the state to deny a quorum and to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal. Protests of anti-union bill swell to 25,000 people at Wisconsin state Capitol | StarTribune.com: [As an estimated … Read more