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.

Steven Pearlstein on GOP Propaganda

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post speaks truth to power in his column today Republicans Propagating Falsehoods in Attacks on Health-Care Reform (emphasis mine): As a columnist who regularly dishes out sharp criticism, I try not to question the motives of people with whom I don't agree. Today, I'm going to step … Read more

Sonia Sotomayor confirmed as first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: That's Justice Sotomayor to you! Congratulations to Associate Justice Sotomayor. Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice in a historical vote that capped a summer-long debate marred by ethnic politics. She'll be sworn in Saturday as the court's 111th justice. The Senate vote was 68-31 to … Read more

Rachel Maddow exposes the big money pulling the strings of the GOP Astroturf protests

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Crooksandliars.com has more on the GOP Astroturf campaign to disprupt healthcare town halls. Rachel Maddow: Big Money Pulling the Strings of Protests Rachel Maddow exposes the monied interests pretending to be "average Americans" who are fueling the outrage at these "town halls gone wild". First up, Recess Rally, sponsored by Michelle Malkin, … Read more

GOP Astroturf losing control of the wingnuts, some threaten violence

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When you recruit hooligans and thugs from the far fringes of American society, you have to expect this kind of behavior. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the president of the freshman Democratic class has been “physically assaulted at a local event.” Freshman Democratic lawmaker ‘physically assaulted at a local event’ by activists. Rep. … Read more