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.

KVOA getting ready for next week’s elections…

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by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Just a little levity… They've put up some "test" returns for Arizona House races on their website, and didn't pull down the test before I noticed it. Heh heh heh heh, time for a little fun (and it is just fun – they've got Ds winning in districts that … Read more

CD5: All Politics Isn’t Just Local, It’s People

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by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Note: while this one was written about the race in CD5 (Tempe and Scottsdale, and bits of a few other cities in Maricopa County), a lot of its points are applicable all over the state.   Nearly two decades ago, former House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill published … Read more

Russell Pearce: the man who wants to be shadow governor also wants to be shadow dictator of every city in the state

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by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Russell Pearce may deride the U.S. government, saying that "states' rights" supercede any central authority, but he doesn't hold the same for Arizona's cities and towns in their dealings with the central authority of the Arizona state government. First, his SB1070 would have shanghaied municipal police officers into his … Read more

Lies, more lies, and the truth

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by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings My friend and fellow blogger, Jobsanger from Texas, has been citing and complimenting some of my posts recently.  It's time to return the favor. His post, "8 Lies Republicans Want Us To Believe" is worth of a look, so worthy in fact that it rises to the level of … Read more

Keep Tucson First files complaint against No on 400

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Yes on 400: Keep Tucson First: What is the Campaign Against Prop. 400 Trying to Hide? Keep Tucson First filed a complaint today with the Tucson City Clerk's office against the No on 400 committee for failing to disclose any expenditures in their campaign finance reports, a potential violation … Read more