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.

Democrats introduce bill to ban large capacity magazines

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "I blame the gunman for the first 10 bullets; I blame the law for the next 21 bullets." – Lawrence O'Donnell When the federal assault weapons ban was allowed to expire several years ago, it included a provision banning large capacity magazines that also expired. It was a large capacity magazine that … Read more

PDA Meeting in Tucson, February 21, 2011

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tucson Chapter With Special Guests Jim Hightower and Congressman Raul Grijalva Come find out how you can be a part of the PDA action to further progressive policies in the areas of Healthcare, Peace, the Environment, Civil Rights and Liberties, Fair Elections, and Labor Issues.    National representatives of the PDA will be … Read more

Senate Judiciary Holds Anti-14th Amendment Bills

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …but this isn't over yet. Before a packed meeting room, the Judiciary Committee of the Arizona Senate listened to well over two hours of testimony regarding SB1308 and SB1309, the anti-14th Amendment/birthright citizenship bills proposed by Sen. Ron Gould, the committee's chair. Anybody who watched the proceedings, in … Read more

The four sweetest words in the English language

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers on winning the Superbowl. (You have no idea how difficult that is to say for a life-long Minnesota Vikings fan still waiting for that first championship). Now that the NFL season is over, possibly for quite some time with the owners threatening a lockout in a labor … Read more

Stupid stuff I see in the Arizona Republic

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Editorial selection and emphasis of stories often reveals the thinking and biases of the editors. Since no other newspaper in Arizona is carrying this story today, you really have to ask why the editors of the Arizona Republic felt the need to publish this story. I am refering to this article republished … Read more