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.

AFSC meeting today on prison privatization

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about the "Pimps For Private Prisons and Profit" lobbyist scandal in Arizona, a scandal to which much of the political media - with some notable exceptions of fine reporting – has turned a blind eye since the election. These lobbyists still represent a large number of state legislators and run … Read more

The roof fell in

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan — so many great teams that always seem to find a way to come up short of winning a Superbowl — what happened on Sunday is a perfect metaphor for the season the Vikings have had this year. The roof fell in. Metrodome roof rips, collapses … Read more

Tis the Season: Flashmob Halleluhah Chorus

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For all of you fans of Glee and members of professional and church choirs in Tucson, here is a flashmob idea for the holiday season you may want to get together on for fun. Be sure to make a YouTube video and send it to us, we will post it. On Nov.13 2010 … Read more

Republicans looking to change the nomination process for the Redistricting Commission

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings From the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) – Republican legislative leaders aren't happy with their choices for the Independent Redistricting Commission and are asking that a nominating commission reconvene and reconsider. Kirk Adams, the Republican Speaker of the Arizona House, and Russell Pearce the Tea Party Republican President … Read more

Sen. Bernie Sanders: a tutorial on tax policy

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went old school on Friday and demonstrated for the boys and girls in the millionaire's club of the U.S. Senate what a real filibuster is supposed to look like, not that cowardly chickenshit nonsense the Republicans have been doing in their scorched-earth obstructionism of the people's business. While … Read more