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Call the Wahhmbulance! Robb’s sensibilities are offended by the “T” word
August 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Call the Wahhmbulance! The Arizona Republic's Robert Robb has his sensibilities offended by "libruls" referring to the Tea Party as terrorists for holding America hostage and threatening a default on the national debt for the first time in our history in their extortionary demands for "no new taxes" during the federal debt … Read more
Republican talking points, circa 1939
August 6, 2011
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by David Safier Who made the following statements? "American for Americans!" "The government must not interfere with business!" "Reduce taxes!" "Our national debt is something shocking!" John Boehner? Mitch McConnell? Newt Gingrich? All of the above, and just about every other Republican legislator and luminary? Maybe so. But I took the quotes from Henry Gatewood, … Read more
Independent expenditure committee enters the Ward 1 Democratic primary
August 6, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Stealth Republican candidate Joe Flores, running as a fake Democrat in the Democratic Primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1, is the target of a new independent expenditure committee, Tucsonans for Democratic Leadership (major funding by the Pima County Democratic Party). The IE will have some billboards in Ward 1 and do … Read more
Dem legislator, ALEC member, kicked out of ALEC reception
August 6, 2011
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by David Safier Here's how it works. ALEC, the conservative, corporate sponsored group which creates hundreds of pieces of model legislation for Republicans to take back to their states, is registered as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. Apparently, it has to claim to be nonpartisan to give "scholarships" to legislators to their conferences, like the one … Read more
Confused on the concept
August 6, 2011
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by David Safier I'm trying to figure this out. The NRA and Rep. Darrell Issa think it's absolutely awful that about 2,000 guns made their way into Mexico during the ATF's Operation Fast and Furious. Those guns most likely went into the hands of criminal organizations and have been used to kill people. But as … Read more
The Tea-Publican Hostage Taking Credit Downgrade – Thanks, Mitch!
August 6, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Only in America can a criminal organization that aided and abetted the banksters of Wall Street in the largest financial fraud in the history of the world dare to presume to pass judgment on the government that should have prosecuted them for their crime. As Ezra Klein writes today, "Standard & Poor’s … Read more
Best Obama birthday news story
August 5, 2011
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by David Safier OK, I'm a day late, but I can't pass this up. From the Onion: Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican OppositionAUGUST 4, 2011 | ISSUE 47•31 WASHINGTON—After months of heated negotiations and failed attempts to achieve any kind of consensus, President Obama turned 50 years old Thursday, drawing strong criticism from Republicans in … Read more
29 AZ Republican legislators attend ALEC conference in New Orleans
August 5, 2011
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by David Safier Capitol Times (subscription only) has a long article about ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and its influence on Arizona's Republican legislators. When you talk about the vast right wing conspiracy, ALEC is one of the once-invisible tentacles which is finally getting a bit of much-deserved attention. Let's hope the Cap Times article … Read more
