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Irony alert: the guy behind the Marana hit piece
April 22, 2009
by David SafierTedski has a follow up on the hit piece sent out last Friday against Kelle Maslyn, who is one of four candidates running for two seats on the Marana Town Council. The head of People for an Independent Marana, the group that created the flier, is Bruce Ash. The mailer complained about outside
Million Man Armed Militia March planned for July
April 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Neiwert, one of the leading experts on right-wing extremist organizations, reports at crooksandliars.com on the latest from the Ohio Militia The militias are on the march again: 'Million Man Militia' event planned in July David Weigel at the Windy happened to catch the latest idea from the militiamen who are starting
Clinton crushes wingnuttia talking point of the week
April 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you earlier this week about the wingnuttia talking point of the week, Obama's greeting of Venezuela strong man Hugo Chavez. "OMG! He shook his hand!" Apparently this is a sign of the pending Apocalypse and the end of the world as we know it. This wingnuttia talking point advanced by
SWAG Re: Arizona U.S. Senate Race in 2010
April 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our incumbent "Senator Sore Loser," John McCain, has already announced that he will seek reelection to yet another term in the U.S. Senate in 2010. This elicited from the electorate a collective sigh, "why?" After abandoning the citizens of Arizona for the past 10 years to pursue his quixotic quest to become
One final thought on the RTA …
April 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The reason why the RTA ballots could only be counted pursuant to a criminal investigation by the Office of Attorney General is simple: there is a serious legislative oversight in Arizona's elections code (A.R.S., Title 16). Pursuant to statute, ballots and election materials may be reviewed during the election and counting process;
Goddard: Hand Count of RTA Ballots Affirms Election Results
April 22, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier has faithfully chronicled the goings on in the RTA ballot recount, but since he is on vacation it falls to me to fill you in on the latest news. On Tuesday, The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced that its hand count of the ballots cast in the May 2006 Pima
Gingrich: U.S. Presidents never smile while greeting Russian dictators (except Republican Presidents)
April 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week the wingnuttia trivial talking point was the "Obama bow." The Latest Faux Obama "Scandal" on Faux News: The Bow This week the wingnuttia trivial talking point is "the handshake": Wingnuttia, led by Dr. Newt "The Professor" Gingrich said Obama's handshake with Venezuela strong man Hugo Chavez poses a grave threat
Ex-CIA official: “This was torture”
April 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Even after interrogators informed CIA headquarters Abu Zubaydah had told them all he knew, according to a newly released Justice Department memo, they were told to carry out harsh questioning anyway because CIA leaders in Washington insisted he knew more — setting off a quiet crisis inside the government. "You've got people
