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.

If you’ve got brown skin in Arizona, don’t get injured or sick.

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …Last week, in their war on brown people, the nativists in the AZ lege opened up a new front, targeting children.  Now, they're going after the sick and injured… During the 17th, 18th, and even 19th centuries, when the British Navy ran short on recruits to man their ships, … Read more

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Fails Us

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Thursday, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission released its final report, a 576-page book that is supposed to explain the causes of, and assign blame for, the great financial crash of 2007-08. Not so much. The panel issued three reports, with two ideologically driven minority reports from Republican members who defended the free-market, … Read more

Recall them all – Fight the Stupid!

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day I suggested that a recall should be initiated against anyone who signed on as a cosponsor of the "birther" bill by Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley) beginning with the "birther queen" herself. (Flashback) New Rule: Mental Competency Exams for Politicians: The voters of this state should not have to suffer … 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 the online sources (mostly the website of the Arizona Legislature) and subject to change without notice. Note: calling an agenda "quiet" doesn't mean that there aren't any bills on the agenda, only that there aren't any that twig the partisan radar.  If … Read more

A crime against Humanities

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Despite Egyptian citizens having formed a human chain to protect the Cairo Museum and the Egyptian Army having been dispatched to protect it as well, Reuters confirms that looters managed to enter the museum and to have damaged antiquities. Looters smash treasures and mummies in Egyptian Museum: Looters broke into the Cairo … Read more