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.

Rage Against the (New) Media

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When I was in the second or third grade, my teacher had our class engage in an exercise about rumors. She lined up the 32 students in our class and whispered a message in the ear of the first student, and said "pass it on." By the time the message got to … Read more

Police release photo of person of interest

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Local law enforcement is asking for your help in identifying the person of interest they want to talk to following Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson. Police release photo of man 'possibly associated' with suspect: Police are seeking a man who was seen at the shopping center where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot and may … Read more

John McCain on the couch

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What does he want? Revenge. For what? Being born. This is the way famous gunslinger Doc Holliday answers equally famous lawman and good friend Wyatt Earp’s inquiry – in their depiction in the movie Tombstone – into why their sworn enemy, Johnny Ringo, is such a misanthrope. Cliff Schecter explains in Senator … Read more

Jobs recovery remains sluggish, but incremental progress

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While ostensibly American companies (multi-nationals) continue to sit on more than $2 trillion in profits and invest in expanding overseas markets rather than here in America, the jobs picture in the wake of the Bush Great Recession remains sluggish. The old days of the "V" shaped recovery from a recession are long … Read more