Way to stay classy, Horne

October 9, 2009

by David Safier Tom Horne is playing coy about running for Attorney General, but he's already made his first campaign promise, and it's a doozy. State schools Superintendent Tom Horne says he has not decided whether he will run for attorney general next year, but he has promised his biggest campaign contributors that, if elected,

Joy Christian acts uncharitably

October 9, 2009

by David Safier Last week the Republic broke a story about students at Joy Christian, a private school, using the services of Sequoia Choice, and online charter school, to furnish coursework for its students at taxpayer expense. That's a major violation of ethics, and possibly the law, by both schools. Now, Joy Christian has kicked

The Mad Haters Tea Party

October 9, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The mad haters of the Tucson Tea Party will be holding a little soirre Saturday to compare new and creative ways of "how to hate Barack Obama even more!" at Tucson Electric Park. So much hate, so little time. (And a desicration of a cathedral of baseball.) The teabaggers will not be

President Obama reacts to being awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

October 9, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From The White House – Blog Post – Building a World that "Gives Life to the Promise of Our Founding Documents": In reacting to the news this morning that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the President struck a note of humility and recognized that the award was a nod to a

2009 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama

October 9, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From ITN World: The Nobel Committee announced Friday that the annual peace prize was awarded to Barack Obama, just nine months into his presidency, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy: The award cited in particular Mr. Obama’s

NASA to bomb the moon

October 8, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: NASA plans to bomb the moon early Friday morning. NASA Set to Bomb the Moon: A NASA spacecraft and its trusty rocket stage are drawing ever closer to the moon to intentionally crash to their doom Friday, all in the name of science. The cosmic collisions are expected to kick up tons

Is it racist to hate Obama?

October 8, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The folks at Red State Update try to answer the question. They just get better and better.

“Election Month” begins today – vote early!

October 8, 2009

Posted by AzBlueMleanie: Early voting in the Tucson City Council election and school district budget override elections begins today. Here are the important dates to remember. First Day of Early Voting Thursday, October 8, 2009 Initial Mailing of Early Ballots Thursday, October 8, 2009 Last Day to Request an Early Ballot Friday, October 23, 2009

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