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.

“E Coli Conservatism” and Jesse Kelly: the pro-salmonella candidate

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly takes a look at Republican Jesse Kelly in Arizona's Congressional District 8: Over the summer, there was a major egg recall, following at least 1,300 salmonella-related illnesses spanning 22 states over the summer. The Washington Post reported in August that the outbreak highlights the need to fix "the … Read more

Rally to Win! With Sen. Mark Udall and Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pima County Democratic Party announcement: RALLY TO WIN! with Sen. Mark Udall,Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva &Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Pima County Democratic Party Headquarters4639 E. First St.Tucson, Arizona Tuesday, October 26th5:00 PM Join United States Senator MARK UDALL, Congressman RAÚL M. GRIJALVA and Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS at a rally TUESDAY, October 26th at … Read more

The Party of No doubles down on its obstructionist strategy

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The one consistent opinion you can derive from the polling data compiled over the past two years is that the voting public wants Congress to "do something!" to fix the economy and to put people back to work. Standing in the way of doing something has been the Party of No (fka … Read more

Shocker! Democrats SHRANK federal spending, deficit in 2010

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here's something you would never know if you only listen to talk radio and FAUX News: Democrats shrank US spending, deficit in last fiscal year, figures show: The US deficit shrank nine percent last fiscal year but still topped one trillion dollars, the government said Friday in a report[.] * * * … Read more

TARP Bailout Money = Republican Corporate Campaign Contributions

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I bet American taxpayers are going to be pissed when they learn about this. Who new the TARP bailout was to bail out the GOP? The Washington Post reports Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates: Companies that received federal bailout money, including some that still owe money to the government, … Read more