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Conservatives Jump Ship: Kathleen Parker
October 11, 2008
by David Safier A funny thing has happened in the post-Palin era. A number of conservative pundits are jumping ship. I guess the effete intellectuals (to use the Republican’s parlance) of their party seem to think they’re too good for common people like Sarah Palin, and they don’t want to get their white gloves dirty
Saying BOO! to a Conservative
October 10, 2008
by David Safier Ever wonder why fear is such a great motivator for conservatives and why they run to Daddy candidates who make them feel safe? This study may provide a clue. Conservatives tend to have a more highly developed startle reflex than others. To measure that sensitivity, researchers conducted two tests. In one, they
My New Column at the Explorer
October 9, 2008
by David Safier Shameless self promotion edition. As of this week, I’ll be writing a regular column in The Explorer, a free weekly that circulates in northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. Emil Franzi has had the political opinion section all to himself for far too long with what I’ll describe as his eccentric right
More Reasons To Fear a McCain Presidency
October 9, 2008
by Marlene H. Phillips If anyone is wondering why John McCain is not holding a commanding lead over Barack Obama in his own state, all you have to do is listen to the people of Arizona. Many of the people I have spoken with shared their concerns that McCain has a nasty temper when people
A debate question for Bumbler Bee
October 9, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A friend of mine wrote to me after reading an earlier post I wrote Blog For Arizona: Bumbler Bee (hearts) Bush and asked if I would pose his debate question for Tim Bee in the hope that one of our local yokel political reporters, or one of our far braver readers, would
Vic Williams’ Anger Management Problem
October 9, 2008
by David Safier It seems Vic Williams, running for State House from LD-26, lost it before a recent Candidate Forum on Education held at Catalina Foothills High. He got in the face of Lisa Hawkins, who organized the event, demanding to participate even though he never responded to Hawkins’ repeated invitations. His demeanor was so
John McCain’s Temperament is a National Security Issue
October 8, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Robert Greenwald’s Brave New PAC has a new video up about John McCain’s volcanic temper and abusive personality. The video features commentary from our own former Senator Dennis DeConcinni about Senator Hothead. Robert Greenwald has also posted commentary at John McCain’s Rage Is a National Security Issue: "At last night’s debate, John
John McCain and Keating Economics
October 7, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember this really damning picture of McCain celebrating his birthday with Charles Keating, the villain of the last big taxpayer bailout of unrestrained Republican greed? Here’s the article where bmaz got that photo (download the whole pdf from The Phoenix Gazette, September 12, 1993). Apparently, that’s a picture and an article that
