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.

20th annual LULAC Youth Leadership Conference

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than 2,500 students are expected to attend the 20th annual LULAC Youth Leadership Conference next week. LULAC hosting youth conference next week The League of United Latin American Citizens will host the conference in partnership with Pima Community College and the Southern Arizona Institute of Leadership on Monday and Tuesday from … Read more

Brawl Street: Cramer vs. Non-Cramer

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After a week of hyping the "fight of the century," Thursday night Jon Stewart of The Daily Show interviewed Jim Cramer from CNBC's Mad Money. I am posting the unedited interview (language not censored) from The Daily Show web site. This is must see TV. Jon Stewart will routinely dismiss what he … Read more

SWAG Re: 2010 Arizona Democratic Primaries

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tucson Weekly has its "Scramble Watch" to engage in wild political speculation. Here we just call it SWAG – "silly wild ass guesses" (with a measure of fact and solid rumors). Today's focus is on the potential and rumored Democratic candidates. For those of you who would like to play along … Read more

Senator Sore Loser Was An Accomplice to Wall Street’s Crimes

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Posted  by AzBlueMeanie: In an unbelievable display of amazing chutzpah, "Senator Sore Loser," John McCain and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) (not my problem) wrote an opinion for the Washington Post which was republished in the Arizona Daily Star today. We must investigate causes of financial crisis Senator Sore Loser bemoans the TARP bailout to Wall … Read more

5 biggest banks face huge loss risk

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Gordon and Kevin G. Hall report for McClatchy Newspapers Regulatory reports show 5 biggest banks face huge loss risk: WASHINGTON — Five of America's largest banks, several of which already have received $145 billion in taxpayer bailout dollars, still face potentially catastrophic losses from exotic investments if economic conditions substantially worsen, … Read more