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.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Edwards

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Elizabeth Edwards said goodbye to her family, friends and well wishers on Monday. Today she died. Elizabeth Edwards dies :: WRAL.com: Elizabeth Edwards, the political wife whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity and continued advocacy for the downtrodden raised her profile above that of her husband, died Tuesday. … Read more

George Carlin on “Our Owners”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am still reading through the economic data and analysis on the compromise capitulation tax deal between the White House and Republicans (it's not good). When Republicans were in the majority, they got everything they wanted for their corporate masters with the help of corporatist Democrats. Even when Republicans were in a … Read more

The Dickishness of The GOP

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jimmy Olsen at the Arizona Daily Star will probably get his panties in a twist over the caption above, but surprise! It is from Andrew Sullivan, I simply concur. Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly has the latest on what I have been telling you about for years –this is not your … Read more

Tea-Publican fantasy: taking away your franchise to vote

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: At the beginning of the Republic, only white males who owned property and were free of debt enjoyed the privilege of the franchise to vote. The Constitution has been amended several times to expand the privilege of the franchise to vote to all U.S. citizens, with rare exceptions. The Republican Party has … Read more

Naivete: Thy Name Is Santa Cruz County Board Of Supervisors

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by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings From the Nogales International – The county government is sending letters to its six representatives in the new state Legislature, both to congratulate them on their general election victories and to urge them to stop passing the state’s financial responsibilities on to Arizona’s counties. The letters, approved by … Read more