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.

GOP Astroturf for K Street Lobbyists and the Status Quo

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The health insurance industry lobbyists, right-wing political action committees, and the RNC are orchestrating an Astroturf campaign to disrupt townhall meetings of Democratic members of Congress to create YouTube moments for the easily gullible and incompetent mainstream media to report as public opposition to health care reform. The people who show up at these … Read more

New DNC Ad: Enough of the Mob

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic National Committee released a new web ad on Tuesday evening, accusing the Republican Party of being taken over by an angry mob of "birther" conspiracy theorists and disgruntled partisans. DNC Goes All In: Takes On Birthers, Conservative "Mob" In New Web Ad The spot, titled "Enough of the Mob," is … Read more

DNC ads praise Reps. Giffords and Kirkpatrick for health care work

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm is launching radio spots praising two centrist Arizona congresswomen for "taking on the lobbyists and the special interests and standing up for us and our families" and "working every day to make sure we have affordable quality health care." AZ/DC Blog: DNC ads praise … Read more

Who exactly are the Blue Dogs trying to appease?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blue Dog Democrats got elected to office on the strength of progressive party activists and union members walking, phone banking, and contributing money and material to their campaigns (often suppressing their concerns over supporting a Democrat who self-identifies as "conservative"). You don't show gratitude to your supporters by biting the hand that … Read more

John McCain, then and now

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What a difference a year makes. And the electorate to which he is trying to appeal (in this case, rabid GOP primary voters in Arizona). BarbinMD at Daily Kos posts this helpful reminder That Was Then, This Is Now, McCain Edition: [On Monday] John McCain said: … he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee … Read more