Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The blockbuster movie premiere this weekend is the mother of all disaster movies, "2012." 2012 – Official Movie Site The producers of this movie clearly have spent way too much time watching the so-called History Channel and its Mega-Disasters and Apocolyptic prophecy programming (what is up with that?) The movie is loosely … Read more
by David Safier It makes me feel slightly dirty giving Sarah Palin any more ink pixels, but reading AP do a take-down on the "facts" in Palin's new book gives me a certain joy, and I want to share it with others. I get the sense the writer had as much fun writing it as … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Josh Kalven posts this timely piece as Congress considers new regulations for Wall Street — let's begin with the repeal of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act and return to the Glass-Steagall Act. (I have previously discussed this topic.) Ten Years After The Repeal Of Glass-Steagall: This weeks mark ten years since … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While I'm on the subject of full page ads in the Arizona Daily Star there is one today from NewsMax.com (a right-wing biased "news" mag that makes Faux News look like a legitimate news organization) promoting Sarah Palin's soon to be released book, "Going Rogue: an American Life," for the low, low … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/tTedski at R-Cubed for the press release and graphic. This fresh from the UFCW: We are proud to report that a strike has been averted with Safeway, Fry’s and Smiths. After 13 months of bargaining and a strike deadline just hours away, UFCW Local 99 and the grocery companies have agreed on … Read more