Professional Women: Palin Is An Insult
September 7, 2008
by Marlene H. Phillips There wasn’t anything subtle about John McCain’s vice presidential selection. With the selection of Sarah Palin, Republicans clearly believe that adding a woman, any woman, to the ticket will lead women to vote for them. I decided to find out if they were right. I interviewed professional women ranging in age
Duelling Conventions Answer Key Questions
September 7, 2008
by John Adams We have seen the past two weeks the best presentation of our Party’s message in Denver, contrasted with the best presentation the Republicans could muster in St. Paul. The results are starkly impressive. Let’s consider some of the questions posed about our two Campaigns just a few short weeks ago…and answered so
Education Week Covers K12/AZVA Outsourcing
September 5, 2008
by David Safier NOTE: You can read all my posts on the topic of AZVA, K12 Inc. and outsourcing here. If you only want to read one post, this is the one that pulls most of the threads together. Education Week just posted an article, K12 Inc. Scraps India Outsourcing, on its website. It’s supposed
How John McCain became a POW in the Christian Right culture war
September 4, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans and the McMedia echo chamber want us to believe that John McCain reestablished his "maverick" credentials by selecting Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate — a Christian Right conservative who is comfortably at home within the Republican conservative base. How maverick-y. McCain’s selection of Governor Palin actually represents a major
RNC Convention Day 3: Sarah Palin overshadows McCain’s convention
September 4, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday the Republican talking point was today "we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats." (Funny, I thought our American hats never come off.) On Wednesday Republicans checked their American hats at the door and put on their partisan Republican hats. The RNC was serving up red
Open Mic Night: So tell us how you really feel…
September 3, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former McCain campaign advisor Mike Murphy and conservative pundit Peggy Noonan got caught by an open mic during a commercial break speaking honestly about how they really feel about John McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin, just after lying to Americans from the GOP talking points memo during their interview. Finally some
Republicans Attack Clean Elections from a New Angle
September 3, 2008
The "Goldwater" Institute is leading yet another futile crusade against Arizona’s popular and successful Clean Elections public finance system. This time several "traditionally" funded candidates are pewling about their civil rights being infringed upon by other candidates (their opponents) getting public funds. The "Goldwater" Institute saw the recent Supreme Court decision in Davis v. FEC
The real story behind John McCain choosing Sara Palin (Rated-R)
September 3, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
