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.

Jan Brewer’s “Spinning Wheels” Tour

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press Release from the Arizona Democratic Party: 'No Plan' Jan lets others do the talkingArizonans growing tired of Governor Brewer dodging the issues Gov. Jan Brewer brought her 'spinning wheels' tour to Scottsdale Wednesday night where, according to the Arizona Guardian, she left the heavy lifting to staffer Tom Manos.   Brewer … Read more

The Tortured Tautology of Cheney

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The evil spawn of Dick Cheney, his daughter and former State Department official Liz Cheney, was interviewed by Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC yesterday. Cheney's statements regarding the Bush torture program were no doubt first cleared with dear daddy and represent the official talking points of the apologists for illegal torture. This is … Read more

FBI Interrogator: torture did not produce actionable intelligence

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a remarkable opinion in the New York Times today, My Tortured Decision, FBI supervisory special agent Ali Soufan addresses the claim that torture produced actionable intelligence. According to him, traditional interrogation methods proved far more effective. One of the most striking parts of the memos is the false premises on which … Read more